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Dream year ends for Heights

By Rick Weaver For the Mirror KITTANNING — It was fun while it lasted. Arguably the greatest football season in Cambria Heights history came to a resounding end on Saturday night as the District 6 champion Highlanders suffered a 49-6 loss to Central Clarion in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal playoff game at Armstrong Stadium. The Highlanders won their first 13 games this season entering Saturday’s game. “I’m proud of our team. We ran into a buzz-saw tonight. They’re really good,” Cambria Heights coach Jarrod Lewis said. Jace Ferguson, Central Clarion’s versatile ...

Win gets PC date with WPIAL

KITTANNING — One of the senior-laden Penn Cambria football team’s preseason goals was to be playing games after the Thanksgiving holiday. That goal was realized emphatically Saturday afternoon, when the unbeaten Panthers (14-0) made a strong statement from the beginning of the game until ...

First loss is last game for Tigers

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MECHANICSBURG — Hollidaysburg knew it would have to play close to perfect to win its PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against District 12 champion Roman Catholic on Friday at John Frederick Field. It didn’t take long before perfection was a ...

BG, PC games now Saturday

From Mirror reports Several PIAA quarterfinal football games were postponed Friday night due to weather conditions around the state, including games involving Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Penn Cambria. BG was set to play District 8 champ Westinghouse in a Class 1A game at Highlands High School in Natrona Heights at 7 p.m., but the game was postponed Friday afternoon and will now be played at 1 p.m. Saturday at Farrell High School. “We had the bus loaded, ready to go with kids on board when we got notified that the game was going to be postponed,’’ BG coach Justin Wheeler ...

Troy defense shuts down Bisons in victory

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror LOCK HAVEN — Rewind to last season and Bedford finished off a campaign where it went 3-7 and missed the postseason altogether. The Bisons took the summer off to refocus and get back to what they desired to be as a program, one that recaptured the District 5 Class 2A championship along with winning games in the state playoffs. The turnaround was impressive for the Bisons but like all good things, the 2024 season came to an end as after an early turnover, things unraveled quickly as they fell to Troy, 42-16, in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals at ...

Highlanders no longer new kids on the block

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com A year ago, Cambria Heights made its debut in the state playoffs — and things didn’t go so well. The Highlanders, fresh off their first District 6 championship, fell to South Williamsport, 33-0, in a Class 1A quarterfinal. Cambria Heights ...