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NBC gets postseason shot to avenge Windber

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Northern Bedford County will be back in Somerset Saturday night to try and defend its District 5 Class 1A crown it won a year ago, but there are some big differences in this year’s matchup with 2022 champion Windber. The Panthers graduated a special group of seniors, and the Ramblers brought back an impressive offensive and defensive line and dominated the regular season meeting in a 35-6 win in which NBC’s only score came on a defensive touchdown. “They played a lot better than us up front,” Northern Bedford coach Garry Black ...

Bisons blank Berlin, return to top of D5

By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror ​WINDBER — Bedford coach Kevin Steele said Friday night’s contest against Berlin Brothersvalley was the most complete game his team has played all year, and the Bisons saved it for the biggest stage. The Bisons shut down the powerful Mountaineers’ rush offense and received a three-touchdown performance from quarterback Quincy Swaim in an 18-0 victory at Windber Stadium, giving Bedford the District 5 Class 2A crown. “I’m very proud of the kids,” Steele said. “They worked very hard so hard in the offseason, starting out in the summer. ...

There’s no place like home for Tigers

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg’s high school football team has spent a lot of time traveling all over the state of Pennsylvania due to its status as an independent without a conference to play in the past few years. But Friday night at Tiger Stadium, the Golden Tigers get a chance to capture a District 6-8-9-10 subregional championship on their own field when they host DuBois at 7 p.m. “Other years, we have traveled two-plus hours away to play in our playoff games,” Hollidaysburg coach Homer DeLattre said. “When they put this subregional ...

High school football week 12 live scoreboard

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6-10 PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP State College 35, McDowell 7, Final DISTRICT 6-8-9-10 PLAYOFFS CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP Hollidaysburg (2) 28, DuBois (3) 23, Final DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Penn Cambria (1) 39, Tyrone (3) 14, Final CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS Cambria Heights (1) 15, Bellwood-Antis (5) 8, Final Richland (2) 35, Marion Center (6) 14, Final CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS Northern Cambria (2) 27, Penns Manor (6) 7, Final DISTRICT 5 PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP at Windber H.S. Bedford (1) 18, Berlin Brothersvalley ...

Tyrone in way of PC’s title dreams

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com For Penn Cambria, the time is now. The undefeated Panthers (11-0) punched their fourth straight ticket into the District 6 Class 3A football championship game with a 33-0 victory over Central last Friday. Penn Cambria has never won a district football championship, and its team will be aiming to make school history in that regard Friday night, when the Panthers meet Tyrone in the title game at Mansion Park Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. “They’re a pretty good team,’’ Penn Cambria senior running back Tommy Plunkett said of ...

High school football: Week 12

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6-8-9-10 PLAYOFFS CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP DuBois (3) at Hollidaysburg (2), 7 Notable: This will be the eighth time the teams have met since ’16. The Tigers have won all of them and scored at least 34 points. DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Tyrone (3) vs. Penn Cambria (1), 7 Notable: PC’s season ended at the hands of Central the last three years. The previous year, Eagles beat PC, 20-14, in playoffs. CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS Bellwood-Antis (5) at Cambria Heights (1), 7 Notable: Last meeting came in 2019 when ...