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Mtn. Lions fall short

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Altoona’s second-half comeback efforts fell short in a 31-20 loss to Cedar Cliff Friday night at Mansion Park. The Mountain Lions fell behind 21-0 late in the second quarter on three Blake Secrest touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving, before finding the scoreboard on their own. It was a trick play that saw quarterback Mark Harrington pitch the ball to up-back Parker White, who then found Harrington for a touchdown and to put Altoona on the board. The Colts managed a third-quarter field goal while Harrington found the scoreboard again ...

Tigers deliver in clutch

By Ron Musselman For the Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg’s quick-strike offense paid big dividends on senior night at Tiger Stadium. Senior quarterback Maddox Bainey passed for a career-high 353 yards and threw four touchdown passes, including the winning strike, a 13-yarder to senior receiver Brady Steiner, with 51 seconds left. It lifted the Golden Tigers (8-1) to a 30-26 victory over Williamsport and capped a 5-0 record at home. The winning pass was a slot fade and came on a third-and-goal from the 13-yard line. “We all trust each other,” Steiner said. “I trust ...

BG secures spot in LHAC final

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com PHILIPSBURG — Philipsburg-Osceola quarterback Archer Baughman connected with senior Sammy McDonald for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 2:04 left in the first half of the game against unbeaten Bishop Guilfoyle. Momentum seemed to be on P-O’s side ...

C-K loses, but wins ICC North

CLAYSBURG — Down by eight with just more than three minutes to play, Claysburg-Kimmel faced a fourth-and-4 from the Mount Union 23 at Bulldog Stadium on Friday. The way things have been going for C-K over the past six weeks, almost everyone expected the Bulldogs to convert a first down, score and tie the game on a two-point conversion. But this time, a scrambling Mason Campagna had his pass tipped away. It hit the turf, turning the ball over to the Trojans, who ran out the clock on a 21-13 victory. “We thought a moving pocket would be a little better than a drop back,” ...

Heights ambushes Shamokin in first quarter

By Calem Illig sports@altoonamirror.com PATTON — After being the overwhelming favorite to win the Heritage Conference at the beginning of the season, the Cambria Heights football team didn’t let prognosticators down. The Highlanders secured their second conference title in four seasons and earned their ninth-straight win with a 57-0 triumph over West Shamokin Friday night. Cambria Heights will attempt to record its first undefeated regular season next week against Penns Manor. Play of the game: Already up by three touchdowns, Heights quarterback Isaac Weiland threw a screen ...

Gibbons paces B-A to clinch a playoff spot

By Andy Elder For the Mirror WINGATE — Paced by Collin Gibbons’ 94 yards rushing, 59 yards receiving and three touchdowns, Bellwood-Antis clinched a playoff spot Friday night with a 32-18 win over Bald Eagle Area at Alumni Stadium. Play of the game: On a fourth-and-6 from the Blue Devils’ 15-yard line and the Bald Eagles trailing 16-6, Bald Eagle quarterback Carson Nagle completed a pass to Beau Taylor for what appeared to be a first down just inside the Bellwood 10. The referees, however, spotted the ball short of the line to gain and the Eagles turned the ball over on ...