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Altoona looks to bounce back at State

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com In football at any level, turnovers are often the most telling factor in a game. That was the case for Altoona in last Friday’s 2024 season opener against archrival Hollidaysburg at Mansion Park, when the Mountain Lions turned the ball over five times — three on interceptions and two on fumbles — in a 27-14 loss to the Golden Tigers. Altoona coach Vince Nedimyer Jr. said that his team will turn the page, and hopefully eliminate or greatly reduce those mistakes, when the Mountain Lions visit State College tonight. Kickoff in the ...

Week 2 High School Football Scoreboard

WEEK 2 FRIDAY MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH State College 57, Altoona 0, Final Cumberland Valley 35, Carlisle 0, Final Cedar Cliff 21, Central Dauphin 13, Final/OT Central Dauphin East 50, Chambersburg 2, Final LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bedford 35, Penns Valley 0, Final Bellwood-Antis 20, Westmont Hilltop 10, Final Bishop Guilfoyle 30, McCort-Carroll 12, Final Central 20, Somerset 13, Final Bald Eagle Area 39, Central Cambria 14, Final Bellefonte 28, Chestnut Ridge 11, Final Clearfield 27, Forest Hills 7, Final Richland 50, Huntingdon 7, Final Penn Cambria 32, Philipsburg-Osceola 13, ...

Emotional opponent awaits Tigers

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com The Hollidaysburg Area football team, coming off the high of beating rival Altoona last week, will be entering an atmosphere packed with even more emotion on Friday when it travels to Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh to take on Taylor Allderdice. The Dragons won their season opener over Fox Chapel and will be playing their first home game without longtime coach and athletic director Jerry Haslett, who died at 59 this summer. “They are playing at a very emotional high right now,” Hollidaysburg coach Homer DeLattre said. “This will be ...

High school football: Week 2

FRIDAY Altoona (1-0) at State College (0-1), 7 Notable: State College topped Gateway, 49-14, in its lone non-Mid Penn Conference game of the season. Bedford (1-0) at Penns Valley (0-1), 7 Notable: Quincy Swaim rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns last week. Also threw for a score. Bellwood-Antis (1-0) at Westmont Hilltop (0-1), 7 Notable: Hilltoppers won last year’s game 14-6. It was the first matchup between the teams since 2017. Bishop Guilfoyle (1-0) at McCort-Carroll (1-0), 7 Notable: Since McCort beat BG in 2012, the Marauders are 12-0 and have outscored the ...

Mayes leads Bellwood to victory

SPRING MILLS — Connor Mayes ran for a touchdown and recovered a fumble and returned it 30 yards for another score in a 20-6 Bellwood-Antis win over Penns Valley in junior varsity football on Monday. Brady Crist added a 3-yard touchdown run for the Blue Devils. SCORE BY QUARTERS Bellwood-Antis 6 14 0 0 -- 20 Penns Valley 0 0 6 0 -- 6 First Quarter BA—Crist 3 run (run failed) Second Quarter BA—Mayes 1 run (Mayes run) BA—Mayes 30 fumble return (pass failed) Third Quarter PV—Reed pass from Garson (run failed) Marauders top BEA WINGATE — Bishop ...

Marauders avenge loss from last season’s playoffs

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com The 2024 high school football season couldn’t have started out much better for Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Saturday night. And it couldn’t have started out much worse for Bald Eagle Area. With senior quarterback Chase Kissell completing ...