SIDMAN — Tyrone entered the season with a makeshift offensive and defensive line after star lineman John Stanton was lost to injury in the offseason. There were some bumps in the road along the way, but everything came together Friday night against Forest Hills at G.H. Miller Field in the ...
CRESSON — Unbeaten Penn Cambria will be making its fourth straight trip to the District 6 Class 3A championship game next week, and the Panthers are hoping again to win the school’s first district football title there. After reaching the district title game in each of the previous three years but losing there to Central, Penn Cambria turned the tables on the Scarlet Dragons Friday night, when the Panthers posted a 33-0 semifinal victory in a game played on the Penn Cambria High School Athletic Field. The win puts Penn Cambria (11-0) into next weekend’s District 6 Class 3A ...
By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Following a heartbreaking loss to Cambria Heights in the 2023 District 6 semifinals that ended Northern Cambria’s season, Colts coach Sam Shutty said the defeat would light a fire in his team and the group would come back this year even stronger. So far, it has. Northern Cambria turned in another stellar defensive performance and received a strong game from quarterback Ty Dumm as the second-seeded Colts defeated No. 7 Portage, 27-7, in the District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals at Duffy Daugherty Stadium. “Like I told the guys ...
BEDFORD — It was a tale of two halves on Friday night as the Bedford Bison sought revenge over a Week 5 loss to Chestnut Ridge. After a first half filled with penalties, Bisons quarterback Quincy Swaim led the charge with two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 27-10 victory over the Lions in a District 5 Class 2A semifinal game Friday night at Bedford Bisons Field. “Quincy has been fantastic all year,” Bedford coach Kevin Steele said. “He welcomed the opportunity and has been nothing short of fantastic both running and throwing the ball.” In the first ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com LOYSBURG — Come playoff time, the best football teams generally have things clicking in all three facets of the game. On Friday night against Meyersdale, Northern Bedford had just that as the second seed put things all together with the use of its offense, defense and special teams. The Black Panthers got big contributions from all three in the first half where they grabbed momentum and never looked back in earning a 30-14 victory over the third-seeded Red Raiders in District 5 Class 1A semifinal action at Panthers Community ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria is coming off perhaps one of its most emotional victories in decades after surviving a last-seconds rally by Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship. How can the Panthers guard against a letdown in the District 6 Class 3A semifinals on Friday? Easy. The team that has ended their season the last three years is coming to town. “We’re very familiar with Central. They are a great program,” Penn Cambria coach Nick Felus said. “To be quite honest, they have had our number the ...
