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Tigers hope to remain on a roll

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg’s high-powered offense has been clicking on all cylinders during the first two weeks of the 2024 high school football season. The Golden Tigers’ defense has been very sharp as well. After opening the season with a 28-14 victory over archrival Altoona at Mansion Park, the Golden Tigers traveled to Pittsburgh last Friday and blitzed Taylor Allderdice, 42-0. That sets the table for Hollidaysburg’s home opener, this Friday at 7 p.m. against Allegany (Md.) at Tiger Stadium. “We had a pretty good game,’’ ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: WEEK 3

FRIDAY Cumberland Valley (1-1) at Altoona (0-2), 7 Notable: CV has won eight of the last nine meetings with the lone exception coming in 2020. Bedford (2-0) at Central Cambria (0-2), 7 Notable: Last year’s 12-7 win by the Red Devils snapped a nine-game losing streak to Bedford in the series. Central (1-1) at Tyrone (1-1), 7 Notable: Dragons have had the Eagles’ number, winning eight of the last nine matchups. Chestnut Ridge (1-1) at McCort-Carroll (1-1), 7 Notable: The Lions have won six in a row in the series, scoring at least 35 points in each of the last four ...

Coaches appreciate Tyrone-CHS rivalry

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com The significance of Jerry Albright’s first victory as head football coach at Central High School didn’t initially sink in for him in the immediate aftermath of the Scarlet Dragons’ 20-13 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference road victory over Somerset last Friday night. But the satisfaction of the moment gradually increased for Albright, who had spent nearly three decades as an assistant coach in the Central football program before taking the head coaching reins this past March. “At the time, no, but afterwards, it meant a lot ...

BG runs past DuBois

Jack Gioiosa and Cam Bush each scored two touchdowns to lead Bishop Guilfoyle Academy to a 41-8 win over DuBois in JV football Tuesday at Tom Irwin Field. Gioiosa scored on runs of 17 and 50 yards, while Bush scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Justin Wheeler and on a 29-yard interception return. Wheeler also threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Evan Schimminger. Connor Okonak added a 74-yard scoring run for the 2-0 Marauders. SCORE BY QUARTERS DuBois 0 8 0 0 -- 8 Bishop Guilfoyle 6 13 22 0 -- 41 First Quarter BG–Bush 18 pass from Wheeler (kick ...

BG overcomes slow start

By Jim Hammett For the Mirror JOHNSTOWN — The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders had a bit of a slow start in a diocesan rival McCort-Carroll on Friday night at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in Johnstown, but eventually the Marauders found some life to dispatch the Crimson Crushers 30-12 to ...

Tigers get work done on the road

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PITTSBURGH — Hollidaysburg Area football coach Homer DeLattre was worried about two things going into Friday’s game against Taylor Allderdice at George K. Cupples Stadium. He felt the Dragons would come out inspired after honoring their late coach, Jerry Haslett, who died about a month ago at 59 on his way to one of Allderdice’s 7-on-7 matchups, and he didn’t think the Golden Tigers would be able to make many big plays due to Allderdice’s speed. One out of two isn’t bad. Hollidaysburg struggled in the first quarter and ...