Confidence and momentum are big parts of finding success in high school football, but when a program isn’t winning consistently, both are hard to find. That’s why Friday’s 41-27 Altoona victory over a Central Dauphin team the Mountain Lions had not beaten since 2009 just two games into ...
Name: Mekhi Jackson School: Altoona Area Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Jackson led Altoona to a 41-27 win over Central Dauphin and ran for 159 yards on 14 carries with four touchdowns. He also was 10-for-17 through the air and passed 140 yards and ...
Name: Crosby Denis School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sports: Tennis and golf Athlete of the week achievement: Denis picked up three wins, all in straight sets, against Tyrone, Altoona and Central at the No. 1 singles position, helping the Lady Tigers to an undefeated 5-0 ...
REEDSVILLE — Bedford’s Chloe May won the Big Valley Invitational’s varsity girls cross country race in 17:48, and State College’s Luke Bradbury took home the boys title in 15:01 on Saturday at Indian Valley Elementary School. Altoona’s Ashlyn Noce was fourth overall and second among ...
Altoona junior quarterback Mekhi Jackson accounted for five total touchdowns as the Mountain Lions took down Central Dauphin, 41-27, Friday night at Mansion Park in a Mid-Penn Commonwealth game. Jackson scored four touchdowns on the ground for Altoona, including two that were 55 and 41 ...
JOHNSTOWN — In a no-holds barred heavyweight battle in which one of the state’s top Class 2A high school football programs, Richland, went toe-to-toe with one of the state’s best Class 1A programs, Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, both teams fittingly punched and counter-punched through four ...
