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High school football Week 13 live scoreboard

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Cambria Heights (1) 42, Richland (2) 21, Final DISTRICT 5-8 PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP At Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh 8-1 Westinghouse 61, 5-1 Windber 6, Final PIAA PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND 6-1 State College 75, 4-1 Williamsport 14, Final CLASS 5A FIRST ROUND at Milton H.S. 6-1 Hollidaysburg 24, 2-1 Abington Heights 23, Final CLASS 4A FIRST ROUND 6-1 Juniata 27, 4-1 Shamokin 7, Final 9-1 Clearfield 27, 10-1 General McLane 26, Final CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND at Forest Hills H.S. 6-1 Penn ...

Abington program offers new challenges for Golden Tigers

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg is having one of its best high school football seasons in school history but rather than a raucous celebration after the Golden Tigers defeated DuBois to win the District 6-8-9-10 subregional last week, another feeling was obvious ...

High school football: Week 13

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Richland (2) vs. Cambria Heights (1), 7 Notable: Rams have won 14 of the last 15 meetings including 2020 District 6 title game. Heights’ win came in 2017, 31-7. CLASS 5A FIRST ROUND at Milton H.S. Abington Heights vs. Hollidaysburg, 7 Notable: From 2017-2022 Abington Heights won only 11 games combined, but the Comets have won 15 games over the last two years. CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND at Forest Hills H.S. Somerset vs. Penn Cambria, 7 Notable: Somerset beat Penn Cambria five times in a row ...

Heights to meet up with old foe in final

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com When top-seeded Cambria Heights and second-seeded Richland meet in Friday’s District 6 Class 2A championship game, it will be the second time in five years the teams play for the title. When the Highlanders made it in 2020 it was the start of what has turned into a special run that included the school’s first-ever district championship last year and two Heritage Conference championships. “I remember when we were there in 2020, and it was kind of a mountain-top moment,” Cambria Heights coach Jarrod Lewis said. “We wondered if ...

Golden Tigers are 12-0 now

Hollidaysburg athletic director and head football coach Homer DeLattre received official word Tuesday that the Golden Tigers have been awarded a victory for their game at Fort Hill, Maryland on Sept. 27. Hollidaysburg lost the game on the field, 28-14, but Fort Hill used an ineligible player and was forced to forfeit, which was made official by the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association on Tuesday. With the victory, Hollidaysburg is now 12-0 going into its PIAA playoff game Friday against District 2 champion Abington Heights at Milton High School. — From Mirror reports

Steiner’s big-play ability noticed

Name: Brady Steiner School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Steiner caught seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for Hollidaysburg in its 28-23 District 6-8-9-10 subregional championship win over DuBois. Season update: Steiner has 38 receptions for 608 yards and a team-high 11 touchdown catches for the Golden Tigers. Coach Homer DeLattre’s quote: “Brady has been a very consistent player for us and had some big plays. He obviously averages a lot of yards per catch and had some really big challenging catches ...