State College
October 2023
Cumberland Valley Gets Big Senior Night Win Over State College
October 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
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 […]
Harrisburg Shuts Out State College for Big Win.
October 14, 2023 | Todd Ross
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 […]
State College Hosts Harrisburg for Huge Mid Penn Commonwealth Game
October 13, 2023 | Todd Ross
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 […]
State College Uses Strong First Half and Special Teams Performance to Beat Carlisle
October 7, 2023 | Todd Ross
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 […]
MID PENN CONFERENCE (MID SEASON REVIEW)
September 28, 2023 | Terry Clark Jr.
Mid Penn Mid-Season Review Commonwealth: Harrisburg: 4-1 (2-0) State College: 3-1 (2-0) Central Dauphin: 3-2 (1-1) Central Dauphin East: 3-2 (1-1) Chambersburg: 3-2 (1-1) Cumberland Valley: 1-4 (1-1) Altoona: 2-3 (0-2) Carlisle: 1-4 (0-2) Review: So, as we expected in the Commonwealth the 2 teams sitting at the top of the division at the […]
D’Antae Sheffey,State College Win Big Over Central Dauphin
September 23, 2023 | Todd Ross
After a rough first possession, State College’s offense, defense, and special teams combined for a strong team effort to get a 31-13 win over Central Dauphin. Central Dauphin’s opening drive was very successful and on the first play from scrimmage, senior running back Miles Copper took a handoff 60 yards to the State College 15. […]
State College Heads to Central Dauphin in Inter Conference Clash
September 21, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College (2-1) travels to Landis Field to play Central Dauphin (3-1), as both teams began Mid Penn play with wins. Central Dauphin beat Chambersburg with a score of 35-7 and State College defeated Altoona 49-7. As of late, Central Dauphin has been the better team with State College winning their first game against them […]
Little Lions Let Out Big Roar in Dominating Win
September 16, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College came into the game having not played in 2 weeks but for the last three quarters it definitely didn’t appear that way with them winning in a dominant 49-7 fashion. The first quarter was a bit different from the other three as State College kicked off and Altoona drove down the field. Thanks […]
Little Lions Lineup for Battle in Inter Conference Game
September 15, 2023 | Todd Ross
The Altoona Mountain Lions (2-1) travel to State College (1-1) for this District 6 and Mid Penn Commonwealth matchup. These teams are quite familiar with each other and to be honest, don’t like each other. Altoona is coming off a 35-0 shutout of Mifflin County and State College’s game against Hollidaysburg was postponed due to […]
Downingtown East Bests State College in Thriller.
September 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
Just like last year’s matchup, this one went down to the last play as State College lined up for a 50 yard field goal but was just short on the kick. Downingtown earned this hard fought win 28-26 thanks to a strong performance from Ayden Harris and the Cougar offensive line. After a few punts […]
State College Takes on Downingtown East in Big 6A Matchup
August 31, 2023 | Todd Ross
Both teams enter this game with a 1-0 record and look to be some of the top teams in 6A this season. Downingtown is coming off of a 43-0 shutout against Pennridge and State College won 49-20 at Williamsport. These teams have faced off against each other for the past two years; in 2021 the […]
Sheffey Shines for State College in Big First Game Win
August 26, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College looked strong from the jump, and after just three plays junior Linebacker Michael Gaul jumped a pass and intercepted it giving State College good field position. They would capitalize on it with a D’Antae Sheffey touchdown (heads up I’ll be writing about a lot of those). Williamsport’s next drive ended when the Little […]
State College Heads to Williamsport for First Game Class
August 25, 2023 | Todd Ross
A day both teams have certainly been waiting for is here. the first game-day. Last years opener was a game that Williamsport wants to forget as the little lions jumped on them early and never looked back winning 42-14 with all of State College’s points coming in the first half but both teams will look […]
Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!
August 24, 2023 | John Kotsko
The 2023 Season is upon us!!! Hard to believe that it feels like it hit June 1st and now it’s suddenly the end of August and Week 1 is finally here. Several contenders from last season were hit hard by graduation and quite a few are hoping this will be the year that their program […]
2023 Season outlook for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth
August 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Make no mistake, winning this conference is one tough feat. The Commonwealth is always, in our opinion, one of the toughest conference divisions in the state if not the toughest. Last year Harrisburg and State College battled it out with the Little Lions getting the title with a perfect 13-0 record before bowing out to […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 11 – Close but No Cigar)
June 9, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Centre Daily Times, the Erie Times, […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 7 – Nail-biters)
May 12, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the DuBois Courier-Express, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 3 – High Scoring Contests)
April 14, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. From […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 2)
April 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of greatest games I’ve seen in PA from the 1970s through 2022. I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t get to witness many games in the 80s. […]
State College sends three more on signing day.
February 1, 2023 | Todd Ross
During today’s signing day John Brighton, Logan Milito, and Ian Brandt signed Letters of Intent to attend college and play footballl John will be playing football at Hiram in Ohio when asked in why he picked Hiram he said “I thought it was the perfect place for me, felt like a family and I think […]
State College sends four to three different schools.
December 21, 2022 | Todd Ross
On Wednesday during State Colleges Signing day four players signed their letters of intent. Brothers Michael and Thomas Dincher, JW Scott, and Stephen Scourtis. Michael and Thomas will be staying in state as they are both headed to Lafayette.“It’s always been are dream to play football in college together” said Michael. When talking to head […]
State College’s bid for perfection ends with State Semi-Final loss to Harrisburg
December 3, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(State College Head Coach Matt Lintal with Senior LB John Scott after the Little Lions were eliminated) ALTOONA, Pa. — It’s never an easy moment for any program when their first loss of the season also happens to be the last time that they ever take the field together. For the State College Little Lions, […]
State College and Harrisburg renew rivalry in 6A State Semi-Finals
December 2, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
(With contributions from Todd Ross) ALTOONA, Pa. — It is extremely uncommon for teams from the same conference to face one another in the state playoffs, let alone in the semi-finals with a trip to the PIAA 6A State Championship on the line. Yet here we are. In 2021, Harrisburg took down State College in […]
Little Lions defense steps up, shuts down North Allegheny opportunities for the 28-7 win
November 25, 2022 | Billy Splain
Matt Lintal addresses hig team after the win They say defense wins games. That’s what they say. Tonight, the State College Little Lions gave that saying credibility and held the North Allegheny offense out of the endzone several times when the Tigers were deep in Little Lion territory. For their efforts, the Little Lions will […]
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