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October 2023

 

Central wins LHAC Championship

October 28, 2023  |  

Roaring Spring-Hunter Smith’s 3 first half touchdowns leads Central over Richland 43-15, to win the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Championship. Richland (9-1) knew coming into the game it was going to be a tough task. Being down a few key players including 2 QBs and RB Evan Mccraken who is their leading rusher. The Rams […]

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Tyrone Bombs Rams

October 22, 2023  |  

Utilizing an unstoppable passing attack, the Tyrone Golden Eagles bombed the Penns Valley Rams 35-7 in a game played at Tyrone this evening. Penns Valley received the opening kickoff, and on the first play from scrimmage, Ty Watson broke through a hole and raced 42-yards to set the Rams up on the Tyrone 25-yard line, […]

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Local Football Legends Inducted Into Centre County Sports Hall of Fame

October 22, 2023  |  

There were eleven new members inducted into the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet that took place on Sunday October 22, at the Penn Stater Hotel. Among the honorees were six people whose contributions to football were a significant reason for their induction. Jon CondoThe 2000 Philipsburg-Osceola graduate was a multi-sport standout. […]

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Youth Football alive and well in the Tri-County!

October 22, 2023  |  

  Youth Football alive and well in the Tri-County!@Heritage_Confer @CH_Highlanders @IASDAthletics @HCWildcatSports The Tri-County Youth Football League which has 13 schools in Armstrong, Cambria and Indiana counties played their 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade championships last night at Shannock Valley’s Tom Brewer Field. It has been 23 since Shannock Valley and Dayton high schools merged to […]

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River Valley Ends United Valley’s 11 Game Streak

October 21, 2023  |  

The night started with United Valley’s senior night celebration and a recognition of the 1998 United football team who won the D6 championship. But the night ended with River Valley celebrating as they overcame a sloppy and mistake filled first half and held off previously unbeaten United Valley 13-6.  Snapping United Valley’s 11 game win […]

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Madden Patrick is the Difference in Danville’s Win Over Hollidaysburg

October 21, 2023  |  

Danville’s record setting quarterback, Madden Patrick, celebrated his birthday Friday at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg by leading his Ironmen to a 28-21 victory over the Golden Tigers.  All Patrick did was account for Danville’s four touchdowns by throwing for three and running for the other.  He completed 18 of 28 passes for 343 yards and […]

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West Branch erases 0-4 start, qualifies for playoff with win at Moshannon Valley

October 21, 2023  |  

Pregame fireworks lit up the sky on senior night at Moshannon Valley. But after the opening drive by the home team, things got lit up on the field. Only it was the visiting team shooting off those fireworks.  Tyler Biggans accounted for over 300 yards of offense, four touchdowns and intercepted a tipped pass to […]

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Crusaders air raid proves too much 42-0 over Miffco on Senior night.

October 21, 2023  |  

       When asked what his hopes were for his team, University of Kentucky commit and number 22 ranked QB in the class of 2025 Stone Saunders had this to say. “ I mean anything short of a State Championship for this group would be kind of a letdown. Last week I wasn’t at my best and […]

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Central Holds off Clearfield

October 21, 2023  |  

Central beats Clearfield 27-21 to remain unbeaten. Jack Dunn was crowned Homecoming King, had 2 receiving touchdowns and had the interception to seal the game. The Bisons won the toss and decided to defer to the second half. Both teams took chances in on their first drive, for they went on 4th down and were […]

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Cumberland Valley Gets Big Senior Night Win Over State College

October 21, 2023  |  

In a low scoring battle, the Cumberland Valley Eagles were able to come away with a 17-10 win thanks to an inspired Senior Night performance from number 1, Bryce Staretz. Cumberland Valley started the game receiving the open kickoff and worked effectively, but as they reached the redzone the State College defense stepped up and […]

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More experienced Dragons maul younger Wildcats! @PLRedDragons @HCWildcatSports @Heritage_Confer

October 21, 2023  |  

More experienced Dragons maul younger Wildcats! Purchase Line Red Dragons (7-2) at Homer-Center Wildcats (2-7) Last Meeting: 10/21/22 Wildcats 12 @ Red Dragons 14 All -Time Series Wildcats 49 wins Red Dragons 14 wins Homer- Center won the first 23 games Purchase Line hadn’t won in Homer City since 2011 the only year the Wildcats […]

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Bellwood Antis @ Penn Cambria Photo Gallery

October 17, 2023  |  

Penn Cambria defeats Bellwood Antis 30 – 18 on Sr Night in Cresson, Pa. Oct. 13th 2023 Full Gallery: https://leomurrayphotography.smugmug.com/High-School-Football-2023/Penn-Cambria-Football-Sr-Night/  

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Garden Spot cruises to 48-0 win at Central Mountain

October 14, 2023  |  

The game between a Lancaster Lebanon team and a PHAC team 3 hours north came about when the LL league combined with Berks and it left some teams scrambling to fill a couple open dates. Spartan head coach Matt Zamperini, being from Dubois, was familiar with the northern region and didn’t mind that Central Mountain […]

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#3 Richland Tops Clearfield in Hard-Hitting Game

October 14, 2023  |  

The Richland Rams, ranked third in AA in the most recent PFN poll, started slow, picked up momentum as the game wore on, and made a couple of plays late that enabled them to hold on and earn a hard-fought 35-28 victory over the Clearfield Bison at Herlinger Field in Richland Friday night.  Winning Coach […]

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Harrisburg Shuts Out State College for Big Win.

October 14, 2023  |  

Harrisburg came to State College and took care of business, effectively limiting the State College offense to just one visit to the redzone all game. This performance happened thanks to a strong offensive output by Shawn Lee and a very impressive defensive showing. The first possession for Harrisburg started off with a bang when Shawn […]

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Moshannon Valley Handles Claysburg-Kimmel

October 14, 2023  |  

Moshannon Valley used 5 receiving touchdowns from Micah Beish to beat Claysburg-Kimmel 48-20, on homecoming in Houtzdale. The Black Knights started with the ball and couldn’t get anything going on their first drive, going 3 and out. On the Bulldogs first offensive possession, Mark Lattieri put the ball on the ground. Rocco Reifer came up […]

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McCort-Carroll Handles Bellefonte 33-14

October 14, 2023  |  

The McCort-Carroll Crushers hosted the Bellefonte Red Raiders in a Laurel Highland Conference matchup at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in Johnstown, PA. McCort-Caroll was coming off a huge win against the Westmont Hilltoppers last week improving their record to 2-5 while Bellefonte was still looking for their first win. McCort-Carroll looking to keep their […]

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Stingers fumble away victory! @Heritage_Confer @PLRedDragons @

October 13, 2023  |  

Heritage Conference Game of the Week Purchase Line Red Dragons (5-2) at Marion Center Stingers (2-5) Last Meeting : 9/30/22 Stingers 7 @ Dragons 20 What a difference a week makes. PL was smacked down and MC had pulled off an upset against PM. The three schools in northern Indiana county are all about 8-10 […]

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State College Hosts Harrisburg for Huge Mid Penn Commonwealth Game

October 13, 2023  |  

This game is a big deal for many reasons. Both teams come into this matchup with 1 loss, State College at 5-1 and Harrisburg 6-1, and are also both undefeated in conference play. This game may decide the Commonwealth champion if the winning team wins out. This game also matters a lot to the teams […]

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Bubblers get popped…. 48-28 Indians

October 7, 2023  |  

         “This is the first time since Week 1 drive 1 we’ve been 100 percent healthy.” Coach Kurt Condo on the new look offense he’s trotting out there.          Senior RB/LB Seth Laub on how it feels to be back. “Honestly it’s amazing, the original goal was around districts, but hey I’m not gonna question […]

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Clearfield drops BEA in downpour

October 7, 2023  |  

BEA was knocked from the unbeaten ranks in a downpour last night in Wingate with a exciting 13-7 win. The Bison shut down the Eagle run game and forced BEA to try and make plays through the air in a constant downpour. “I thought it was a great football game. They (Clearfield) did a lot […]

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United Valley Demolishes Purchase Line

October 7, 2023  |  

In 1987, the rock group Starship had a number one song entitled, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.’  That was the way United Valley played Friday night at Barry T. Madill Memorial Field in Commodore when the visiting Lions absolutely demolished Purchase Line’s Red Dragons 46-0 before a very large crowd on Homecoming night.  The game […]

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State College Uses Strong First Half and Special Teams Performance to Beat Carlisle

October 7, 2023  |  

State College went to Carlisle and took care of business, a fantastic job by special teams and good overall performances led them to a 55-20 win. State College started with a bang when kicker John Zipf attempted and recovered an onside kick. This quick start would continue with the very next play, as a little […]

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