Centre County Report

Bellefonte residents win battle to keep the Red Raider name and imagery

January 12, 2022 | Billy Splain

Back in April, the Bellefonte school board voted 8-1 to remove Native American imagery throughout the district and 6-3 to remove the word “red” from the district moniker. Due to the efforts of a grass roots movement, led by the more than 3,000 members of the facebook page “Keep the Bellefonte Logo“, the Bellefonte school […]

Mount Lebanon cruises to Hershey @mtlebofootball @EHeidenreich44

December 4, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter

The Mount Lebanon Blue Devils and State College Little Lions squared off at windy Manion Park for a trip to next week’s PIAA 6A State Championship game. However, for the Blue Devils, the wind wasn’t holding back the powerful offense as they finished with 487 total yards of offense in a 49-28 victory. For the […]

Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs Nov 12/13

November 11, 2021 | Greg Ricupero

Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs November 12/13 6A Williamsport(6-5) vs State College(5-5) 11/12 7pm at Central Mountain Common Opponents-Altoona & Mifflin County- Both teams beat Mifflin Co. easily. State College beat Altoona two weeks ago, Williamsport beat them last week. However in week two, the Lions beat the Millionaires. The District VI Championship […]

Bellwood-Antis runs away with a big win over Penns Valley in a 49-28 1st round playoff game

November 6, 2021 | Rodney Brungart

Bellwood Antis runs away with a big win over Penns Valley in a 49-28 1st round playoff game in Bellwood. Penns Valley would win the opening coin toss, electing to receive the ball. Taking the ball on their own 37 yard line, Penns Valley’s Jackson Romig would find a wide open Zach Braucht on 63 […]

Bald Eagle Area wins thriller over upstart River Valley (Gallery Included) @CoachJNagle @BStaats12 @Angelo_Bart23

November 6, 2021 | Billy Splain

Turnovers. If you win that battle, you usually win the game. There were plenty of turnovers in this game, but the game ultimately didn’t come down to who won the turnover battle. BEA had 3, River Valley had 4. You might think that stat is close but tells the story. Well, it is. And, it […]

Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs

November 4, 2021 | Greg Ricupero

Breaking down the PIAA District VI Playoffs November 5/6 Playoff Byes: Juniata Valley#1 Homer-Center#2 Bishop Guilfoyle#3 Portage#4 West Shamokin#5 Purchase Line#6 6A Altoona(4-6) at Williamsport(5-5) 11/5 7pm Head to Head-Altoona beat Williamsport at home in week one 31-24. Common Opponents-None Prediction-After a strong start, Altoona has lost three in a row. The Mountain […]

Penns Valley special teams embrace the rain, lead Rams to 45-14 win over Glendale.

October 30, 2021 | PFN Staff

Penns Valley special teams recovered three fumbled kicks and blocked this punt. (pic Jason Confer) Penns Valley takes it to the house, in a 45-14 win over Glendale. Written by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley had to move their final home game to Bald Eagle Area High School due to poor field conditions at Penns Valley. […]

State College vs Harrisburg

October 23, 2021 | David

State College rode down the highway and showed up to play today and gave the Harrisburg Cougars at Severance field all they could handle today and some more. It went down to the last seconds and a two point conversion by State College that failed. Cougars 15 and State College 13. For more images […]

Penns Valley whacks Philipsburg in conference game 40-14

October 23, 2021 | PFN Staff

Photos by Amy Wasson Pics courtesy Jason Confer and Amy Wasson Penns Valley whacks Philipsburg in Conference game 40-14. by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley won the opening coin toss and elected to receiving, taking the ball on their own 37 yard line. Two plays later, Jackson Romig found a wide open Miles Brooks on a […]

Jersey Shore turns in big third quarter to pull away from BEA (Jeff Jodon Gallery)

October 23, 2021 | Billy Splain

Brady Jordan had a heck of a game Holding on to a 13-2 lead, helped by two 32 yard field goals from Breck Miller, the Bulldogs offense needed a spark. They got one thanks to a 67 yard td run from quarterback Brady Jordan on their second possession of the third quarter. Jersey Shore scored […]

Penns Valley takes it to the house with a 55-0 win over visiting Everett.

October 16, 2021 | PFN Staff

Written by Rodney Brungart Penns Valley took off and never looked back in this win, winning the coin toss and electing to receive. The Rams would take the opening kickoff on the Everett 47 yard line. Moving the ball down the field, Penns Valley Quarterback Jackson Romig found Logan Crater from 7 yards out […]

Bald Eagle Area starting to hit on all cylinders, but it was defense again that shined in Curtain Bowl win (Gallery included) @CoachJNagle

October 16, 2021 | Billy Splain

Prior to the opening kickoff, BEA head coach Jesse Nagle walked by and said “watch this first play, we’re going to try something that’s either going to be an interception or a touchdown.” Neither happened but it was a precursor to what the Bellefonte defense could expect all night. Carson Nagle fired a bomb to […]

BEA dismantles Philipsburg @CoachJNagle (Jeff Jodon Gallery)

October 10, 2021 | Billy Splain

BEA dominated the Mounties 49-0 Carson Nagle threw for four touchdowns and 208 yards and four touchdowns. Gavin Eckley returned both a kickoff and a punt for 49 yards for TD

Penns Valley vs. Tyrone Gallery by Amy Wasson

October 9, 2021 | Amy Wasson

Story: Rodney Brungart Tyrone Golden Eagles topple the Penns Valley Rams in a 28-18 victory. Penns Valley would win the opening coin toss, deferring to the second half. Tyrone would take the ball on the kickoff at their own 35 yard line. Moving the ball down the field with a combination of pass and run […]

EAGLES RALLY TO DEFEAT PENNS VALLEY @KerrytheProphet

October 9, 2021 | PFN Staff

October 9, 2021 Kerry Naylor Walk throws two touchdowns to lead the comeback The plan all along for Tyrone’s game last night against Penns Valley was to rotate Keegan Gwinn and Ashton Walk at quarterback and then ride the player who got hot. As well as Gwinn played through the first quarter-and-a-half, it was looking like […]

Central Dauphin doubles up on State College (GALLERY)

October 2, 2021 | Billy Splain

Central Dauphin quarterback Max Mosey scored five times to lead the Rams to a 42-21 win over State College in front of a huge crowd Friday Night. Early in the first quarter, Mosey found Randy Rudy to make it a 8-0 game, then he hit Zion Allen for a 29-yard TD to make it 15-0. […]

BEA Escapes Tyrone with 15-9 win (Jeff Jodon Gallery) @CoachJNagle

October 2, 2021 | Billy Splain

BEA scored twice last night. Once on a 75 yard interception return by Gavin Eckley in the first quarter and on a Garret Burns one yard run in the fourth. Burns also turned in the 2 point run to give the Eagles a 15-9 come from behind win. Tyrone made it 7-0 early with a […]

Penns Valley gets homecoming win over Bellefonte

October 2, 2021 | Billy Splain

Ty Watson got things rolling for the Rams When starting quarterback Riley Brungart went out with an injury early in the game, head coach Marty Tobias didn’t hesitate to keep him out for precaution. He just inserted Jackson Romig who played a stellar game. Romig completed 12 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns to […]

McDaniels has career day, CD East rolls over State College GALLERY @cdeastfootball @statehighfball @LanceDeane @McDanielsJr11

September 25, 2021 | Billy Splain

Marcel McDaniels had a great night. Marcel McDaniels ran for 202 yards on 25 carries as the Panther offensive line paved the way for CD East enroute to a 34-12 win at Speed Ebersole Stadium. State College’s offense just never got rolling and didn’t get past midfield until late in the second quarter. State College […]

BEA shuts out Penns Valley in defensive game. GALLERY INCLUDED @CoachJNagle

September 25, 2021 | PFN Staff

by Rodney Brungart Bald Eagle holds on for the win in a defensive battle with visiting Penns Valley 14-0. What a game these two teams put on tonight in Wingate, Pa. Neither team was able to put anything together to move the ball as both defenses shined through a quarter and a half. Bald Eagle […]

Clearfield blanks Bellefonte, Billotte throws for 129 yards. GALLERY @Bison__Football @BellefonteFoot1

September 25, 2021 | Billy Splain

BELLEFONTE – Bellefonte welcomed an undefeated Clearfield team Friday night to Rogers Stadium with the hopes of an upset over the Bison. However, Clearfield played the role of the unfriendly guests as they defeated the young Raiders team 48-0. With the win, the Bison improve to 5-0 on the season. Quarterback Oliver Billotti was able […]

BEA offense racks up 429 yards in 42-0 win over Huntingdon FULL GALLERY @CoachJNagle @BearcatFootbal2

September 18, 2021 | Billy Splain

A rough night for the Bearcats at War Vets field tonight as Bald Eagle Area came in and dominated from start to finish for a 42-0 victory. BEA got on the board at the 10:45 mark on a 46 yard pass from Carson Nagle to Gavin Eckley. Nagle then proceeded in connecting with Owen Irvin […]

Penns Valley records programs 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. (Gallery)

September 18, 2021 | Amy Wasson

Penns Valley records 300th win in a 35-20 win over the Philipsburg Mounties. Story by Rodney Brungart The Penns Valley Rams came into the game with Philipsburg-Osceola seeking win number 300 for the progam. They left with with victory, a 35-20 rout over the Mounties. Penns Valley opened the game on their own 32 yard […]