NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Cambria Heights stands alone. Marshall Eckenrode’s 2-yard touchdown run with 4:01 remaining lifted the Highlanders to a hard-fought 21-14 victory against host Northern Cambria in the annual Coal Bowl game at Duffy Daugherty Stadium on Friday night. The win gave ...
Coal Bowl Game: Cambria Heights at Northern Cambria. Site, time: Friday, 7 p.m. at Northern Cambria’s Duffy Daugherty Stadium. Records: Both teams are 4-0 overall and in the Heritage Conference. Coaches: Jarrod Lewis is in his 14th season at Cambria Heights and has a 78-69 career record. Sam Shutty is in his eighth season at Northern Cambria and has a career record of 50-32. Last week: Both teams won big on their home fields, with Cambria Heights blanking Conemaugh Valley, 48-0, and Northern Cambria shutting out West Shamokin, 42-0. Last season: Northern Cambria won the ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger Football Association’s Facebook page confirmed sophomore Spencer Davis had a medical emergency during a football play at Hollidaysburg’s varsity practice on Wednesday. He was transported to UPMC Altoona and according to the Facebook post, he was listed in stable condition. A post from a woman who identified herself as Davis’ aunt said tests on his heart and body came back normal, but that he did aspirate fluids during the incident and was transferred to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. A report of the incident came across ...
MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Bishop McDevitt 56, Carlisle 7 (FINAL) Central Dauphin East 34, Altoona 0 (FINAL) Cumberland Valley 10, Central Dauphin 7 (FINAL) Harrisburg 28, Cedar Cliff 20 (FINAL) State College 29, Chambersburg 7 (FINAL) LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bald Eagle Area 33, Philipsburg-Osceola 14 (FINAL) Chestnut Ridge 25, Bedford 7 (FINAL) Bishop Guilfoyle 23, Central 12 (FINAL) Penn Cambria 36, Central Cambria 0 (FINAL) Clearfield 46, Huntingdon 7 (FINAL) Richland 21, Forest Hills 13 (FINAL) Bellefonte 34, Penns Valley 13 (FINAL) McCort-Carroll 30, Somerset 24 ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Many people questioned the decision of Bellwood-Antis to leave the Inter-County Conference, a league it dominated in many sports including high school football, to enter the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference last season when the Blue Devils finished their first season in the league 2-8. Tyrone coach John Franco was not one of those doubters. “I always felt that they were as good as any team in the Mountain League year in and year out and any team in the Laurel Highlands,” Franco said. “When I talked to some of the coaches from ...
FRIDAY Central Dauphin East (4-0) at Altoona (0-4), 7 Notable: CD East is 4-1 against Altoona since the Mountain Lions rejoined the Mid-Penn Conference in 2018. Bald Eagle Area (2-2) at Philipsburg-Osceola (2-2), 7 Notable: BEA has beaten the Mounties 12 straight times, and four of those victories have been by shutout. Bedford (3-1) at Chestnut Ridge (2-2), 7 Notable: Ridge is 10-7 in the series since 2006, and the teams have split the last six meetings. Central (3-1) at Bishop Guilfoyle (4-0), at Hollidaysburg H.S., 7 Notable: Central won thrillers vs. BG the last two ...
