By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror ALEXANDRIA — Coming off a victory last week, the Glendale Vikings played spoiler to Juniata Valley on senior night with a 27-7 win over the Green Hornets at AR Simkins Memorial Field. The win was the Vikings first in their last nine meetings against the ...
By Joe Sager For the Mirror NEW WILMINGTON — In a battle of small-school powers, Northern Bedford nearly completed a furious comeback against Wilmington, but a 44-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left Friday as time expired in a 21-19 non-conference loss at Wilmington Greyhounds Stadium. The defeat snapped the Panthers’ 28-game regular-season winning streak. Players of the game: Northern Bedford quarterback Vaughn Schleinkofer completed 22 of 28 passes for 332 yards and a touchdown. Panthers wide receiver Aaron Bowers had a monster game with 12 catches for 185 ...
EBENSBURG — After only allowing a total of seven points over its first two contests, the Bedford defense made yet another strong statement on Friday night. The Bisons held Central Cambria to just one first-half score and kept the Red Devils’ offense at bay over the final two quarters to claim a 10-7 victory in Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference action. “We knew we were coming into a battle tonight, and that’s exactly what it was,” Bedford coach Kevin Steele said. “There were certainly a lot of mistakes, but both teams played with a ton of heart. I’m very proud of our ...
BLAIRSVILLE — River Valley forced four turnovers in the first half and made Portage pay dearly as the Panthers rolled to a 56-14 victory in a Heritage Conference game on Friday night at the newly christened Panthers Stadium. The Panthers recovered three fumbles in the second quarter and took advantage of the short field to score touchdowns on each such possession. River Valley took a 29-0 lead into the intermission. Sam Yanits’ 63-yard scoring run on the second play of the third quarter prompted enactment of the mercy rule. Play of the game: Gavin Burkhart ran 61 yards for the ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com After returning to the PIAA’s Class 1A classification in high school football this season, the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Marauders are a program on a mission. BG made five appearances in the Class 1A state championship game from the 2014 ...
MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Bishop McDevitt 40, Chambersburg 3 (FINAL) Central Dauphin East 28, Cedar Cliff 27 (FINAL) Central Dauphin 48, Carlisle 0 (FINAL) Cumberland Valley 13, Altoona 0 (FINAL) LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bedford 10, Central Cambria 7 (FINAL) Central 13, Tyrone 7 (FINAL) Chestnut Ridge 21, McCort-Carroll 14 (FINAL) Clearfield 33, Philipsburg-Osceola 7 (FINAL) Penn Cambria 30, Forest Hills 22 (FINAL) Bellwood-Antis 20, Huntingdon 14 (FINAL) Bald Eagle Area 49, Penns Valley 7 (FINAL) Richland 57, Westmont Hilltop 21 (FINAL) Somerset 35, Johnstown 12 (FINAL) ICC Berlin ...
