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NBC gets big effort from Clouse, ‘D’ in win

By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror BERLIN — Northern Bedford County wide receiver Wyatt Clouse may not be the biggest player on the field, but the senior made the most impactful play of Friday night’s contest against Berlin Brothersvalley. With the game tied at 14-all with 5:46 to go, Clouse hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass for the game-winning score as the Black Panthers took down the Mountaineers, 20-14, at Snyder Sports Complex. “This feeling is hard to describe,” Northern Bedford coach Garry Black said. “Teams don’t just walk into Berlin and win. We faced a team ...

Bulldogs overcome slow beginning

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel entered Friday’s game against Curwensville looking for its third straight win, but it didn’t go well early. Claysburg fell into a big, early hole when the Golden Tide scored touchdowns on its first three possessions for an early 21-0 lead. The Bulldogs didn’t panic, however, scoring three straight touchdowns of their own. One play after Claysburg tied it up, Curwensville struck for a 67-yard touchdown late in the first half, taking a 28-21 lead to the locker room. The Bulldogs made some halftime adjustments, shut out Curwensville in the second ...

Not perfect, but Vikings prevail

THREE SPRINGS — Three minutes into the third quarter, Glendale found itself only up five points to a winless Southern Huntingdon team. The Vikings had dominated the line of scrimmage, and through a strong running duo and quarterback play, they had controlled the pace of the game as well. With their backs against the wall against a Rocket team more than eager to get into the win column, Glendale responded exactly the way it needed to. The Vikings reeled off three unanswered scores to turn the close contest into a blowout with a 40-22 win on Friday night at Southern Huntingdon ...

B-A wins thriller over Eagles

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — Sometimes the big rivalry games don’t pan out, become blowouts and aren’t interesting. That wasn’t the case on Friday night between Bellwood-Antis and Tyrone in the 19th Backyard Brawl Trophy game before a large crowd at John ...

JV rushing attack too much for WB

By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror WILLIAMSBURG — Coming off a blowout loss last week, the Juniata Valley Green Hornets came into Friday night’s game against West Branch looking for a much-needed win in a game that was played in Williamsburg instead of Alexandria. Thanks to their ground game, the Hornets secured a 46-19 victory over the West Branch Warriors at Veterans Memorial Field in Williamsburg. “I feel good for these kids, because they worked extremely hard,” Hornets coach Bill Musser said. “Some good things headed are way tonight and they took advantage of it.” ...

Mustangs’ bid for comeback falls just short

DAVIDSVILLE — Portage fell behind by two touchdowns early on in Friday night’s Heritage Conference contest at Conemaugh Township, and the Mustangs battled through a plethora of mistakes before rallying in the second half. However, the comeback fell just short on the final play of the game ...