D6 AA Semifinal Game Preview Bald Eagle Area @ Penns Valley
Tagged under: Centre County Report, District 6, News, Playoffs
Brian Ingalls | November 8, 2022
The 2022 D6 AA Semifinals are this Friday. These 4 teams are looking to secure their spots in the D6 AA Championship game on 11/18 7pm at Mansion Park. These teams are also hoping to get one step closer to a Trip to the Chap on December 9th.
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The four teams left in D6 AA are #1 Richland (11-0), #2 Penns Valley (9-2), #3 Bald Eagle Area (8-3), and #4 Bishop Guilfoyle (8-3). The semifinal matchups are Bishop Guilfoyle @ Richland and Bald Eagle Area @ Penns Valley. The Richland and Bishop Guilfoyle matchup features returning D6 champions (BG was single A last year). Bishop Guilfoyle is also the returning class A state champion. Richland is ranked #6 in the state. Richland has beat two state ranked AAA teams this year; Penn Cambria (#7) and Central (#10). Check out the rest of the rankings here: PFN Rankings . The Penns Valley and Bald Eagle Area game is a rematch from a 9/16 game @ Bald Eagle Area. Bald Eagle Area won that game 42-27.
Bald Eagle Area @ Penns Valley
#3 Bald Eagle Area will travel to #2 Penns Valley for a D6AA Semifinal game this Friday. This game is a rematch from a game on 9/16 where Bald Eagle Area won 42-27. Penns Valley had a slim lead going into the 4th quarter (21-20), but Bald Eagle scored 22 in the 4th. In that game Bald Eagle ran for 321 yards. Senior RB Tre Greene ran for 184 yards on only 7 carries with 2 TDs. Sophomore QB Carson Nagle was 19-27 for 240 yards with 3 TD and 0 INT passing. Nagle hit 7 different receivers on the night. Bald Eagle Area also held Penns Valley to 79 yards rushing. For Penns Valley, Junior QB Jackson Romig was 15-23 for 169 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs passing. Junior RB Ty Watson rushed 15 times for 49 yards and 2 TDs and caught 4 passes for 73 yards and 1 TD. You can check out Billy Splain’s game recap and Jeff Jodon’s photo gallery here: The Bell stays with Bald Eagle .
Last week, Bald Eagle beat Bellwood-Antis 45-19. Nagle had a great game through the air. Nagle was 20-25 for 401 yards with 5 TDS and 0 INTs. Junior WR Camron Watkins had 6 receptions for 174 yards and 2 TDs. Senior WR Elliott Splain had 6 receptions for 114 yards and 1 TD. Tre Greene and Junior Eric Clark had 2 sacks each. Senior DB Mikey Snyder had 3 INTs. You can read Billy Splain’s game recap here: BEA dominates Bellwood to earn a rematch with Penns Valley .
Penns Valley beat Mount Union 55-7 last week. This game was tied early and then Penns Valley led by Romig and Watson went on to score 48 unanswered points. Romig was 8-11 for 241 yards with 4 TDs passing and added 4 rushes for 55 yards. Watson had 22 rushes for 160 yards with 1 TD. Watson also had an 85-yard TD receiving. You can read Jason Confer’s game recap and photo gallery here: Penn Valley throttles Mount Union to advance
This semifinal game should be great. The last time these teams played it was a lot closer than the final score shows. These teams are well balanced on offense with Nagle and Greene for BEA and Romig and Watson for Penns Valley.
