Pat Rothdeutsch
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Week 10 Arrives as Centre County High School Football Teams Position for Postseason
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Everyone is at home this week in what could be called the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference East-West Challenge. In the final week of the regular season, the conference matches up the corresponding teams from the East and West divisions and has them play against each other to end the season. This year, the East teams…
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Previewing Week 9 of Centre County High School Football
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Bald Eagle Area and Philipsburg-Osceola both braved the terrible weather on Oct. 14 and came away with LHAC wins against teams in Johnstown. But two of the three local teams that played on Oct. 13 — Bellefonte and State College — did not fare very well and came up short to league teams, while Penns Valley…
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Previewing Week 8 of Centre County High School Football
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As advertised, the Bald Eagle Area LHAC clash with Clearfield on Oct. 6 was a classic struggle in which Clearfield needed a last-minute turnover to hold on for a 13-7 victory over the Bald Eagles. And in Philipsburg, the Mounties celebrated their second win of the season when a last-second Bellefonte field goal try sailed…
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Previewing Week 7 of Centre County High School Football
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Central Dauphin East started fast at State College on Sept. 29, but the Panthers could not keep it going and the Little Lions swept past them in a 43-17 win, while undefeated Bald Eagle Area kept up its blistering pace with a 55-7 win over Bellefonte in the Curtin Bowl. Philipsburg-Osceola took a first-half lead…
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Previewing Week 6 of Centre County High School Football
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State College dominated in Harrisburg, Penns Valley held on again and Bald Eagle Area started quickly against P-O in last week’s high school football action. The Little Lions used a big second quarter to pull away from Mid Penn arch-rival Central Dauphin, and the Rams stopped a last-minute 2-point try by Bellefonte and held on…
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Previewing Week 5 of Centre County High School Football
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The Penns Valley Rams turned a possible disaster into the winning touchdown on Sept. 15 in Philipsburg against the Mounties, and Bald Eagle Area improved to 4-0 with a 41-22 win over Tyrone at home. State College entered Mid Penn Conference play with a convincing win over Altoona, and Bellefonte slipped to 0-4 after a…
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Previewing Week 4 of Centre County High School Football
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The stormy weather played havoc in what was an interesting Week 3 for Centre County high school football teams. Bald Eagle Area made an impressive comeback at Penns Valley on Sept. 8 to remain unbeaten in the Laurel Highlands Conference with a record of 3-0. In Clearfield, the Bison started early and never let up…
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Previewing Week 3 of Centre County High School Football
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Penns Valley and Bald Eagle Area both came through with impressive Week 2 wins in the new Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference, while Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola and State College all came up short last Friday night. The State College loss to Downingtown East was especially wrenching since a last-second, potentially game-winning field goal came agonizingly close in…
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After Strong Start, Local High School Football Teams Gear Up for Week 2
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It was a strong start for Centre County high school football teams on Aug. 25. Four of our five teams came through with victories, three of them in the new Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. This week, everyone is back in action and there will again be some new matchups between old and new LHAC teams.…
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High School Football Season Kicks Off
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All five Centre County high school football season kick off the 2023 season on Friday night.