District 6
October 2020
Bellefonte captures Luther Trophy
October 24, 2020 | Billy Splain
PHILIPSBURG – A drive-killing interception led to a backbreaking touchdown which led to a 35-7 victory for Bellefonte over Philipsburg-Osceola in the annual battle for the Luther Trophy Friday night. P-O had fallen behind the Raiders, 7-0 when Ethan Rossman went up the middle from a yard out with 4:18 in the second quarter and […]
Altoona takes thriller from State College to win their first District 6 title since 2002 @AltoonaAthletic @scoachlintal @SCoachLintal @Marcusday15
October 24, 2020 | Billy Splain
Aaron Carothers second interception of the night couldn’t have come at a better time. Trailing State College 21-14 late in the fourth quarter, the Little Lions had just gotten an interception of there own and were hoping to either run the clock down or get an insurance score. Instead, quarterback Marcus Day ripped off a […]
Berlin edges Forest Hill in rare meeting 41-18 to remain undefeated
October 24, 2020 | Alex Bruck
In a game that wasn’t announced till last Sunday, the Berlin mountaineers traveled to Sidman, PA to take on the (2-3) Forest hill rangers. Berlin started off strong in the first half with a strong performance by the offense. Berlins Quarterback Will spochart connected with wide receiver tuck hillegass on some huge screen passes […]
Penns Valley Outlasts Bearcats @aidanbrinker2 @StephenRipka @DHarman_22
October 23, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Penns Valley Rams used a two-headed attack in their Mountain league victory over the Huntingdon Bearcats Friday night. Senior Seth Baney led the Rams attack rushing for 173 yards and two total touchdowns followed by Senior quarterback Aidan Brinker who had 65 yards rushing and accounted for three total touchdowns. The Bearcats weren’t going […]
Undefeated Eagles Bound For Playoffs (via @tyroneeagleeye)
October 22, 2020 | TyroneEagleEyeNews
By Dean Grassi, Assistant Sports Editor The Tyrone Golden Eagles finished the regular season undefeated with a 35-27 win over visiting Philipsburg-Osceola last Friday night. While it was not their best performance of the season by a longshot, finishing the Coronavirus shorted regular season undefeated is an accomplishment that makes Tyrone Head Coach John Franco proud. “We’re […]
State High at Carlisle on Monday Night Football @Statehighfball @Carlisle_Sports
October 20, 2020 | Caleb Craig
Monday- a day normally reserved for Junior Varsity games, State College Area High School and Carlisle High School varsities played a game postponed from Friday night. As weird as playing on a Monday was both teams were facing the weather- which always makes a good game. The intermittent showers mixed with Carlisle’s grass field […]
Highlanders outlast Crushers! @crushersports @CH_Highlanders
October 18, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Bishop McCort Crushers (1-4) @ Cambria Heights Highlanders(2-3) @crushersports @CH_Highlanders @LHAC_sports Saturday October 17, 2020 By Greg Ricupero Twitter @ GregoryRicupero Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Game Last Meeting 9/13/19 CH 37 @ BM 15 Bishop McCort was looking to make the playoffs. Cambria Heights was looking to get to .500. I was looking for a […]
Schmidt, Homer Center outscores Purchase Line
October 18, 2020 | Avery Falisec
With the playoffs starting sooner than normal, every team in the conference is looking to increase their position in the bracket. No exception was made for the Homer Center Wildcats and the Purchase Line Red Dragons. The game’s final score was high, as was each team’s total yards on Friday, October 18. The Wildcats defeated […]
Bellefonte gets their 7th straight Curtin Bowl win (Jodon Gallery)
October 17, 2020 | Billy Splain
Jalen Emel hauled in two touchdown passes and Dan Persiko hit a 26 yard field goal to lead the Red Raiders to a 17-7 win. Bald Eagle scored in the fourth quarter on a Eric Burns to Owen Irvin 57 yard strike. GALLERY JEFF JODON
At the Top: Comets Earn #1 District 6 Seed in Dominant Win Over Colts
October 17, 2020 | Luke Rainey
What was a 2-7 team in 2019 now sits atop the district leaderboard entering the 2020 postseason. Through an usually-short 6-game regular season, the Penns Manor Comets remained undefeated against the Northern Cambria Colts, moving to the No. 1 seed in the final week before the District 6 Class 1A playoffs. Penns Manor’s dominance was […]
Jeff Hoenstine Leads Dragons Over Rams @jeffhoenstine2 @CentralDragonFB @ParkerGregg11
October 17, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Central Dragons and Penns Valley Rams faced off Friday night in a Mountain League matchup that saw Central coming out with a huge victory to move them to 6-0 on the season. The Dragons led by Sophomore quarterback Jeff Hoenstine. Before Friday night’s game, Hoenstine had accounted for 1,353 passing yards with 18 touchdowns […]
Tyrone secures senior night win over feisty Mounties
October 16, 2020 | Ron Bracken
TYRONE – Never let it be said that Tyrone quarterback Brandon Lucas is not a man of his word. At a team meeting Lucas told his teammates he was not going to lose a third Senior Night game. He was right as the Golden Eagles held off a game Philipsburg-Osceola team 35-27, Friday night at […]
Look Ahead: Philipsburg Edition (via @TyroneEagleEye)
October 16, 2020 | Billy Splain
By Nicholas Lewis, Business Editor After a gritty 27-20 win over the Penns Valley Rams, the Tyrone Golden Eagles sit perfect at 4-0 and will look to keep it that way this Friday against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties (1-3). Philipsburg’s only win was against the 0-5 Huntingdon Bearcats. They have lost to the Central Dragons (5-0), Clearfield […]
The Comeback Kids: Tyrone Tops Penns Valley on Late Gripp TD (via @TyroneEagleEye)
October 14, 2020 | PFN Staff
By Dean Grassi, Assistant Sports Editor . For the third time this season, the Golden Eagles found themselves down by a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, this time on the road against Penns Valley. Just like they did in week one against Bellefonte and week four against Bald Eagle, the Golden Eagles stepped up with […]
Crushing the Colts: Marion Center cruises to victory @MCStingersFB
October 13, 2020 | Liam cornetto
Marion Center, PA – It was a Stinger-themed senior night showdown under the glow of the Friday night lights at John Mallino Stadium, as two previously undefeated teams, the Northern Cambria Colts and the Marion Center Stingers, met for a District 6, Heritage Conference tussle. One arose victorious, as Marion Center’s Ty Ryen threw two […]
Purchase Line Red Dragons shut down Blairsville Bobcats
October 11, 2020 | Avery Falisec
Purchase Line knew what to expect when they traveled to the home of the Blairsville Bobcats: Zak Artley and his passing game. However, the Bobcats didn’t anticipate the Dragons handling their offense so well, causing the 42-0 shutout of Friday, October 9. Blairsville gave up three interceptions, one from junior Mello Sanchez and two from […]
Bishop Guilfoyle tops Chestnut Ridge @BGMarauderFball @CRLionsFootball
October 11, 2020 | Shane Lux
Bishop Guilfoyle forced three turnovers and gained 417 yards of offense to down Chestnut Ridge 31-21 Saturday night at Mansion Park. “I told our guys early in the season that the turnover battle for us is huge,” said Bishop Guilfoyle head coach Justin Wheeler. “I fell we’re a good offense, and those extra drives help […]
Separate but United-BlueJays route Red Raiders @MdaleFootball @CVBlueJays
October 11, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Separate but United-Blue Jays route Red Raiders! @MdaleFootball @CVBlueJays By Greg Ricupero October 10, 2020 WestPAC Week#5 Meyersdale Red Raiders(1-3) @ Conemaugh Valley Raiders (3-1) Last Meeting- 9/22/18 Meyersdale 20-14 The first thing you noticed were two bleachers of students on the home sideline. The one on the left had band members and cheerleaders in […]
Twos are Wild, Berlin over Windber! @WindberFootball @FootballBerlin
October 10, 2020 | Greg Ricupero
Twos are Wild! Berlin over Windber! @WindberFootball @WindberRamblers @FootballBerlin By Greg Ricupero WestPAC Game of the Week October 9, 2020 Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers (4-0) @ Windber Ramblers (4-0) Last Meeting 9/20/19 Berlin 49-7 A battle of two unbeaten teams became a tale of two halves. Windber took the opening kickoff and drove 34 yards in […]
Central steals one from Clearfield with perfectly executed trick play @CentralDragonFB @obillotte14 @jeffhoenstine2 @Bison__Football
October 10, 2020 | Billy Splain
Trick plays are fun to watch, especially when they’re done to perfection. Central used two of them, a timely fourth down stop from the Dragon defense and got some key turnovers when needed to take a 25-21 win over Clearfield. Trailing by 2 with just over 2 minutes to play, Central QB/DB Jeff Hoenstine launched […]
Defense carries BEA to win over Phillipsburg-Osceola @CoachJNagle @PO_Athletics (Jodon Gallery)
October 10, 2020 | Ron Bracken
The Eagles held the Mounties to 153 yards in total offense, 4 yards through the air, and stopped P-O at the 10 and the 18 when a score would have made it a one-touchdown game. “They played pretty good defense against us,’’ said Mountie coach Jeff Vroman. “Defensively they attacked us in the first half. […]
State High Little Lions soar past the Cumberland Valley Eagles
October 10, 2020 | Caleb Craig
As I highlighted last week State Highs season thus far was full of questions. A big one was if there would be a senior night in newly renovated Memorial Field sporting the new uniforms. The team got just that. A night not only honoring the graduating seniors but a night honoring long time coach […]
Northern Bedford’s big plays too much for Juniata Valley
October 10, 2020 | Ryan Spring
LOYSBURG – Northern Bedford has an awesome array of skill players, and Juniata Valley got a first-hand example of that ability on Friday night. That talented, home-run kind of display led the Black Panthers to a 36-19 victory over the Green Hornets. Despite that final margin, the home team found itself trailing by a […]
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