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Heights ambushes Shamokin in first quarter

By Calem Illig sports@altoonamirror.com PATTON — After being the overwhelming favorite to win the Heritage Conference at the beginning of the season, the Cambria Heights football team didn’t let prognosticators down. The Highlanders secured their second conference title in four seasons and earned their ninth-straight win with a 57-0 triumph over West Shamokin Friday night. Cambria Heights will attempt to record its first undefeated regular season next week against Penns Manor. Play of the game: Already up by three touchdowns, Heights quarterback Isaac Weiland threw a screen ...

Gibbons paces B-A to clinch a playoff spot

By Andy Elder For the Mirror WINGATE — Paced by Collin Gibbons’ 94 yards rushing, 59 yards receiving and three touchdowns, Bellwood-Antis clinched a playoff spot Friday night with a 32-18 win over Bald Eagle Area at Alumni Stadium. Play of the game: On a fourth-and-6 from the Blue Devils’ 15-yard line and the Bald Eagles trailing 16-6, Bald Eagle quarterback Carson Nagle completed a pass to Beau Taylor for what appeared to be a first down just inside the Bellwood 10. The referees, however, spotted the ball short of the line to gain and the Eagles turned the ball over on ...

Ramblers grab South crown

LOYSBURG — The Inter-County Conference South Division championship was up for grabs Friday night, and Windber seized it. Emphatically. The Ramblers controlled tempo on both sides of the ball and dominated the second half en route to a convincing 35-6 victory over host Northern Bedford in ...

Mustangs go down to wire in road victory

By Baron Dionis For the Mirror HOMER-CITY — A back and forth battle between two single-A teams fighting for a playoff spot came down to the final moments. After nearly three hours of hard fought football, Portage beat Homer-Center, 34-28, at Homer City Memorial Field. The Mustangs were propelled by a stellar performance from Easton Slanoc, who finished with two interceptions, a pick-six, a passing touchdown and a receiving touchdown. After getting a defensive stop with about than two minutes remaining, Homer-Center had an opportunity to put a drive together, but three ...

Panthers inching closer to perfect regular season

By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror CRESSON — The Penn Cambria Panthers came into Friday night’s game against the McCort-Carroll Crushers looking to keep their record blemish-free. Led by a two-touchdown performance by senior wide receiver Gavin Harrold, they did just that by ...

Snyder has incredible night in CC victory

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror EBENSBURG — While some teams are putting their finishing touches on their playoff preparations for the upcoming high school football postseason, others are finding a way to end the year on a high note. Central Cambria hasn’t had a lot to cheer about this season, having dropped their first eight games this year. Friday night, however, one of the bright spots in their season was Grady Snyder putting on a show in one of his last games in a Red Devil uniform. The senior Snyder racked up a staggering 263 yards on 10 carries with five touchdowns ...