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Stingy defense helps Tigers blank Butler

By Ron Musselman For the Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg has constructed its own version of the Steel Curtain defense. The unbeaten Golden Tigers pitched their third consecutive shutout Friday night, intercepting five passes in a 24-0 victory over Butler at Tiger Stadium. Hollidaysburg’s defense has not been scored on since the second quarter of the opener, a span covering 14 quarters. “We haven’t allowed a score since the second quarter of the Altoona game,” said Hollidaysburg coach Homer DeLattre, whose team matched its best start in 17 years at 4-0. “We’ve ...

PC, Bedford clash in unbeaten battle

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria and Bedford entered the 2024 high school football season as programs seemingly moving in opposite directions, but both the Panthers and Bisons find themselves at 3-0 heading into tonight’s 7 p.m. matchup at Bisons Stadium. Penn ...

Defense for Tigers part of early success

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg hasn’t allowed a score in 10 quarters, but the Golden Tigers’ excellent start to the season has been on all three sides of the ball according to coach Homer DeLattre. “It’s going well so far,” DeLattre said. “Special teams have been playing extremely well, and field position is very important to everything we have accomplished. Every phase of our football team has been playing off each other very well, and I think we can still be better. We need to be able to run the football better as the season goes on and the ...

High School Football: Week 4

FRIDAY Altoona (0-3) at Central Dauphin (1-2), 7 Notable: Teams have combined to complete just 23 passes through three weeks (Altoona with 10, CD with 13). Bald Eagle Area (2-1) at Tyrone (1-2), 7 Notable: BEA QB Carson Nagle has thrown for 903 yards and seven touchdown passes through three weeks. Bellwood-Antis (3-0) at Central (2-1), 7 Notable: Last year’s 41-20 CHS win was first meeting between the two schools in 16 years, a B-A win in 2007. Bishop Guilfoyle (3-0) at Huntingdon (0-3), 7 Notable: Bearcats have been outscored 38-100 so far this season, and BG has ...

B-A taking its 3-0 mark to Central

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com A pair of Blair County football teams that are both riding a hot hand will meet Friday night in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference showdown. Unbeaten Bellwood-Antis brings a 3-0 overall and conference record into Friday’s matchup with a Central team that has won two games in a row and is 2-1 overall and in the conference. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Roaring Spring Athletic Field. Playing on its home field last week, Bellwood spotted Huntingdon an early touchdown before regrouping for a 20-14 victory. “The game started ...

Bellwood defense leads JVs

HUNTINGDON — Brady Crist had a pair of interceptions and returned one 49 yards for a score in Bellwood-Antis’ 20-0 win over Huntingdon in junior varsity football on Monday. Brendan McNelis and Connor Mayes also scored touchdowns for the Blue Devils. SCORE BY QUARTERS Bellwood-Antis 0 0 8 12 -- 20 Huntingdon 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Third Quarter BA—Crist 49 interception return (Crist run) Fourth Quarter BA—Shedlock 27 pass from McNelis (pass failed) BA—Mayes 11 run (run failed) Records: Bellwood-Antis (2-0). Tyrone shines ROARING SPRING — Tyler Connelly ...