On the move
Bryce Lewis of Cambria Heights breaks through a tackle attempt by United Valley’s Connor Riffer during the Highlanders’ 50-7 victory Friday in Patton. See story here. Photo for the Mirror by Roger Kerekes
Central unloads after early score
ROARING SPRING — In Central’s 2026 season opener, Philipsburg-Osceola’s DaMarcus Law took the opening kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown. While it didn’t start off in a favorable way, Dragons coach Jerry Albright will be hard-pressed to find any other negatives on film throughout ...
Refocused Panthers start off on the right foot
CRESSON — Last weekend’s scrimmage against Hollidaysburg and Richland showed how much turnover Penn Cambria would be dealing with this season. “We scrimmaged two great teams last week, and they took advantage of some of our inexperience,” Penn Cambria coach Jason Grassi said. “We ...
Heights opens season with solid all-around win
PATTON — Just about everything went well for Cambria Heights in its Heritage Conference football season opener on Friday night. The Highlanders amassed 314 total yards and scored in nearly every way imaginable in their 50-7 romp against United Valley at Highlander Stadium. “Definitely ...
Red Devils unable to hold early lead against Richland
EBENSBURG — Central Cambria couldn’t have asked for a better start to Friday night’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference season opener against visiting Richland, as the Red Devils controlled the ball and the clock for the first 16 and a half minutes of the contest before the Rams were ...
Bednarski nails huge kick for Portage
RURAL VALLEY — Portage won a wild back-and-forth game over West Shamokin when freshman kicker Dylan Bednarski nailed a 36-yard field goal with 53 seconds remaining to give the Mustangs a 31-29 victory. “We stopped them at midfield,” Portage coach Marty Slanoc said. “They were at our ...