ROARING SPRING — Central and Bedford mirror each other in many ways: identical records entering Friday night’s game, similar size on the offensive and defensive lines, each possesses athletic and smart quarterbacks capable of making plays for their teams. The schools entered the halftime ...
COMMODORE — Portage overcame a rough first half and went on to post a 16-0 victory against Purchase Line in a Heritage Conference football game on Friday night at Barry T. Madill Athletic Field. The Mustangs fumbled the ball four times in the first half. “Our kids owned some mistakes that they made, which is what you want to see. We talked about it, and continued what we were doing,” Portage coach Marty Slanoc said. “We had different kids make big plays at different times in big situations.” Play of the game: Bode Layo’s 30-yard touchdown run on Portage’s first ...
By Paul Buriak For the Mirror BOSWELL — A huge second-half effort lifted Northern Bedford to its fifth consecutive victory on Friday night as the Black Panthers erased a one-point deficit at the break and pulled away over the final two periods to come away with a 28-7 triumph at North Star. The Black Panthers remained atop the District 5 Class 1A standings and also held onto first place in the Inter-County Conference South Division, thanks to a balanced offensive attack that controlled the ball in the second half and a defense that stymied the Cougars over that ...
PATTON — A stellar performance on both sides of the football led Cambria Heights to a 49-0 shutout victory over Heritage Conference foe Homer-Center on Friday night. The victory extended the Highlanders’ perfect season to 8-0, which is Cambria Heights’ longest win streak since the team won its first nine games on the way to claiming the Heritage Conference title in 2021. Cambria Heights can clinch the conference championship with a victory over West Shamokin next week. “Right now, we’re just focused on one game at a time and getting better each week,” Cambria Heights ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com FLINTON — After getting shut out by Claysburg-Kimmel and losing one of its best players last week, Glendale was looking to bounce back against winless West Branch. That’s what the Vikings did on a cool Friday night at Dr. Roy F. Baker Field. The running game, led by Cameron Dreibelbis, chewed up rushing yardage, and the defense sacked West Branch quarterback Conner Danko eight times and held the Warriors to 52 total yards in a 32-0 win on pink night. “We had a lot going on, and it wasn’t all on the field stuff last week,” ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com After reaching the District 6 Class 3A football championship game last season and losing there to Central, the Penn Cambria Panthers have been a team on a mission this fall. Penn Cambria carries a 7-0 overall and Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference record into its conference game at Bellwood-Antis tonight. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on John Hayes Field at Bellwood’s Memorial Stadium. “It’s definitely not a surprise,’’ Penn Cambria two-way senior standout Gavin Harrold said of his team’s performance so far this season. “We ...
