By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com ROARING SPRING — After winning four consecutive District 6 Class 3A championships over the past four seasons, the Central High School football program may have begun this year taking a few things for granted, according to first-year head coach ...
By Paul Buriak For the Mirror JOHNSTOWN — Greater Johnstown sophomore quarterback Julius Reed accounted for seven touchdowns to spark an offensive explosion that was too much for Central Cambria to overcome on Friday night. The Trojans ended a 43-game losing streak dating back to 2019 at the expense of the Red Devils with a 47-36 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory at Trojan Stadium. Play of the game: Reed’s 27-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Porter on the opening drive of the third quarter for the Trojans opened up a 41-21 lead for Greater Johnstown. Player of the ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com BEDFORD — With both Penn Cambria and Bedford unbeaten heading into the Week 4 matchup, one thing was for certain: someone had to lose. The Panthers flexed their muscles on both sides of the ball and the Bisons simply had no answer. PC was ...
By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror PORTAGE — Aiming to rebound off a 42-point loss in Week 3, Portage set the tone for its offense on Friday night by scoring on a 69-yard touchdown pass on the third play of the game. The Mustangs rode this momentum into making multiple key stops defensively on the way to defeating Heritage Conference foe Penns Manor 28-15, giving the Comets their first loss of the campaign. The victory marked Portage’s first win over Penns Manor as a member of the Heritage and the first time the Mustangs defeated the Comets since 2016. “Obviously, Penns ...
LOYSBURG — Everett opened its 63rd meeting against Northern Bedford with a lightning bolt when Jonathan Cooper hit a deep pass to Dillen Bell for a 77-yard touchdown a minute into the game. After that, it was all Northern Bedford. The Panthers put together five consecutive long, methodical scoring drives and shutout Everett the rest of way for a 32-6 win Friday at Panther Community Stadium. “We got caught sleeping a little, but after that we settled down,” Northern coach Garry Black said. “Outside of another long pass at the end of half and a fake punt, we played really good ...
FLINTON — Glendale sought its first 4-0 start to a season since 1981 and continue to surprise local high school football followers. Backyard rival Moshannon Valley was looking to spoil the Vikings’ historic run and Glendale’s homecoming game on Friday night at Dr. Roy F. Baker Field. It was a very good Friday the 13th for the Black Knights, who forced two first-half turnovers and scored on a fourth-and-9 with a 38-yard pass from freshman quarterback Brady Mihalko to junior Chase Mital with 6:19 left in the game to secure a stunning 15-12 upset of the Vikings. “It feels ...
