HOLLIDAYSBURG — In a splendid high school football game that featured a moment of truth in the final seconds, the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers used a great defensive stand to hold off Jersey Shore, 27-25, at Tiger Stadium Friday night. Jersey Shore marched from its own 8-yard line in eight ...
CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale entered Friday’s game with matching 4-2 records but appear to be headed in different directions. The Bulldogs took full advantage of three early Glendale turnovers to open up a 28-0 halftime lead on their way to a 47-0 win at Bulldog Stadium. Claysburg-Kimmel has now won five straight after opening 0-2. Glendale started 3-0 but has now dropped three of its last four. Offensive players of the game: Mason Campagna completed 12-of-20 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for another 71 yards and three scores. Mark Lattieri ran ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HUNTINGDON — Having suffered three tight losses in its last four games, Tyrone really needed a win over winless Huntingdon on Friday night at War Vets Field. The Golden Eagles, who had last won in overtime against Bald Eagle Area on Sept. 13, got that victory after overcoming some early sloppiness in a 32-7 win on Huntingdon’s homecoming night. After both teams combined for two lost fumbles, two interceptions and a blocked field goal in the first quarter, Tyrone quarterback Ashton Walk and receivers Trent Adams and Eli Woomer took ...
Messiah Mickens and his Harrisburg Cougars ran over the Altoona Mountain Lions in a 33-0 Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division rout Friday night at Mansion Park Stadium. Mickens, a Penn State commit, scored a 32-yard rushing touchdown on his third carry of the game, and from there it was all Cougars. He finished with three touchdowns on the night with two others from 19 yards out and 1 yard out. Touchdowns by Quincy Brannon, one each on offense and defense, rounded out the scoring for Harrisburg, which handed Altoona its fourth shutout of the season. Play of the game: ...
By Ron Musselman For The Mirror ROARING SPRING —Central senior Lukas Black isn’t your prototypical middle linebacker. He is just 5-foot-9, 170 pounds. “He’s amazing,” Central coach Jerry Albright said. “He’s undersized. He’s not the fastest guy, but he’s the guy that probably watches the most film out of anybody on our team. “He does all the little things that he has to do to be successful.” On Friday night, Black was at his best at Roaring Spring Athletic Field. He intercepted two passes in the second quarter and returned both for touchdowns as the ...
By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror DAVIDSVILLE — Coming off the program’s first-ever District 6 championship has Cambria Heights hungrier than ever to continue its success and reign supreme once again. The 11 seniors on the Highlanders roster are aiming to end their careers by checking all of the boxes for the fall season, meaning a Heritage Conference title, a second consecutive district championship, and a run in the state playoffs. Cambria Heights took another big step to achieving its goal by extending its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 43-6 victory over Conemaugh ...
