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High school football: Week 8

FRIDAY Altoona (0-7) at Chambersburg (3-4), 7 Notable: The Mountain Lions have won four straight in the series and have beaten Chambersburg 10 of the last 12 meetings. Bedford (5-2) at Central (5-2), 7 Notable: Since beating the Scarlet Dragons in the 2020 state playoffs, Bedford has dropped four straight, including a 42-7 loss last year. Central Cambria (0-7) at Tyrone (3-4), 7 Notable: Tyrone won last year’s regular season game, but Central Cambria won two previous matchups, both playoff games, in 2007-08. Chestnut Ridge (4-3) at Bishop Guilfoyle (7-0), 7 Notable: ...

Players of the week

Team Offense Defense Lineman Special teams Altoona Noah Staines Tykear Davis Tyrese Pearson Mark Harrington Bedford Owen Tedrow Jacob Wilson Christian Stahlman Treg Nave Bellwood-Antis Holden Schreier Colin Gibbons Christian Jennings Griffin Kyle Bishop Guilfoyle Braden Reilly Rocco Cacciotti Joe Eckenrode Michael Cacciotti Cambria Heights Marshall Eckenrode Luke Mulraney Braylon Rydbom Trey Trybus Central Jay Hoenstine Lukas Black Austin Emig Cole Marks Central Cambria Grady Snyder David Smith Hunter Spochart Noah Contorchick Claysburg-Kimmel Mark Lattieri Collton ...

C-K’s game carries an air of gravitas

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com One of the biggest games in the Inter-County Conference and in all of District 6 Class 1A high school football will take place this week at … Bulldog Stadium in Claysburg. Claysburg-Kimmel hosts Moshannon Valley in a matchup of two 5-2 teams, both undefeated in the ICC North and both on five-game winning streaks that have propelled them near the top of the district playoff rankings with three weeks left in the regular season. “If you look at our schedules, we actually mirror each other a lot,” C-K coach Chuck Kassick said. “We ...

Marauders score early, often en route to 7-0

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror On a night when Bishop Guilfoyle Academy honored its 2014 state championship team, BG put on performance Saturday night that might have their fans thinking this year’s version of the Marauders is trending in the same direction. BG blitzed Bellwood-Antis with ...

Banks’ fumble recovery clinches win for Tigers

HOLLIDAYSBURG — In a splendid high school football game that featured a moment of truth in the final seconds, the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers used a great defensive stand to hold off Jersey Shore, 27-25, at Tiger Stadium Friday night. Jersey Shore marched from its own 8-yard line in eight ...

Bulldogs make ICC statement

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale entered Friday’s game with matching 4-2 records but appear to be headed in different directions. The Bulldogs took full advantage of three early Glendale turnovers to open up a 28-0 halftime lead on their way to a 47-0 win at Bulldog Stadium. Claysburg-Kimmel has now won five straight after opening 0-2. Glendale started 3-0 but has now dropped three of its last four. Offensive players of the game: Mason Campagna completed 12-of-20 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for another 71 yards and three scores. Mark Lattieri ran ...