A year ago, Bedford did not have many highlights on the high school football gridiron but one was a 14-13 win over Central Cambria. Those teams meet again at Bedford tonight at 7 p.m. and both squads have their eyes set on much better campaigns in 2026. “Games like this are big, because we ...
A year ago, Huntingdon made a statement to District 6 with a 7-6 win over Bellwood-Antis. The Bearcats carried the momentum of that win into a berth in the 3A championship game before they fell to eventual PIAA semifinalist Penn Cambria. “It was a great defensive football game from both ...
TONIGHT Altoona (1-1) at Central Dauphin East (0-2), 6 Notable: Lions scored 41 points last week, the most since Oct. 9, 2020 in a 42-28 win over Chambersburg. FRIDAY Central (2-0) at Tyrone (2-0), 7 Notable: Central is 12-8 in the last 20 meetings against Tyrone. Eagles snapped a ...
Central head football coach Jerry Albright said that the Tyrone game represents the most intense rivalry matchup on the Scarlet Dragons’ annual schedule. “Even though Tyrone probably regards Bellwood-Antis as its top rival, we actually look at the Tyrone game as our top rivalry ...
Confidence and momentum are big parts of finding success in high school football, but when a program isn’t winning consistently, both are hard to find. That’s why Friday’s 41-27 Altoona victory over a Central Dauphin team the Mountain Lions had not beaten since 2009 just two games into ...
Name: Mekhi Jackson School: Altoona Area Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Jackson led Altoona to a 41-27 win over Central Dauphin and ran for 159 yards on 14 carries with four touchdowns. He also was 10-for-17 through the air and passed 140 yards and ...
