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Dragons deliver in clutch

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — The Central Scarlet Dragons’ football history with the Tyrone Golden Eagles has been chock full of exciting, riveting games that have gone right down to the wire. Friday night’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup between the two teams at Tyrone’s Gray Veterans Memorial Field certainly followed suit. In a game that showcased two outstanding senior quarterbacks, Central’s Eli Muthler completed 17 of 32 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown, while running for another score, and the Scarlet Dragons’ defense ...

Tigers romp to third straight win

By Ron Musselman For The Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg fared much better Friday night in its home opener than Allegany, Md., did in its season opener. Senior quarterback Maddox Bainey threw four touchdown passes and backup Cole DeLattre ran for another score as the Golden Tigers ...

Mountain Lions’ offense shut down

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror The Altoona defense stood tall and played well enough to win Friday night, but the offense just couldn’t put much together, resulting in a 13-0 loss to Cumberland Valley at Mansion Park. Altoona dropped to 0-3 overall after getting shut out for the second ...

Panthers hang on late thanks to Harrold INT

CRESSON — It’s becoming clear that the Penn Cambria Panthers have been well tested so far during the 2024 football season. “Through our three games we played, Richland was a tough opponent at home, that was a tough game,” Penn Cambria coach Nick Felus said. “Go on the road to Philipsburg, they scored first, we faced some adversity. Tonight, you name it, the adversity we faced, we’re built for it.” Friday night, both the Panthers and Rangers of Forest Hills went back and forth from the opening kickoff and the fans were in for a treat. The Panthers have showed so far why ...

Blue Devil ‘D’ wrangles ’Cats

BELLWOOD — Thought it was still far too early in the game, Bellwood-Antis faced a decision on how it would respond going forward. After Huntingdon scored on a big play on its first drive, the Blue Devils knew that panicking was not the answer. Bellwood responded with a touchdown on its ensuing drive and then got a big, momentum-swinging touchdown 13 seconds before the half to take a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. B-A’s defense stood strong by holding the Bearcats in check — save for a late score — as the Blue Devils came out on top for the third straight week with a 20-14 ...

Claysburg uses defense to secure first victory

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com MORRISDALE — After a narrow loss to Northern Bedford last week, Claysburg-Kimmel was able to capture its first win in a rout of West Branch on Friday night at L.T. Drivas Memorial Field. The Bulldogs didn’t look like they were winless, riding the 1-2 running combination of quarterback Mason Campagna and tailback Mark Lattieri to 241 rushing yards in a 29-point first half and beating the Warriors, 49-12. “Our kids were hungry to get this number one win,” Claysburg-Kimmel coach Chuck Kassick. “West Branch is tough. They’ve got a ...