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Mifflinburg outlasts Montoursville in low-scoring affair

MIFFLINBURG – Mifflinburg won its sixth straight game Friday night, leaning on a strong defensive effort and timely special teams play to defeat Montoursville, 21-7, in the penultimate game of the regular season. In a rematch of last year's District 4 Class AAA championship game, the Wildcats (7-2, 4-1) controlled the momentum for much of the night in a contest that evolved into a defensive battle. After Montoursville pulled within one score midway through the fourth quarter, Mifflinburg responded immediately. Hunter Bolick returned the ensuing kickoff 34 yards, setting up ...

Central Mountain scores 21 but falls to Mount Carmel 49-21 on the road

MOUNT CARMEL - While you generally are what your record says you are after 80 percent of the season, by just the eye test alone, one would not have known that Central Mountain entered Friday’s game at Mount Carmel winless without looking up its record. The Wildcats consistently moved the ball on Mount Carmel, picking up 17 first downs in the game and 360 yards of offense, including 176 through the air and 184 on the ground. They also held a decided advantage in time of possession and ran 61 plays to just 36 for Mount Carmel. But Central Mountain simply had no answer for Mount ...

Week 9 area football box scores

Hughesville 10, Loyalsock 7 Hughesville 7 0 3 0 — 10 Loyalsock 0 7 0 0 — 7 First quarter H—Connor Anstadt 14 run (Anstadt kick), 4:37. Second quarter L—Dyson Dupont 5 pass to Carter Brown (Ethan Boyer kick), 6:52. Third quarter H—Anstadt 29 field goal, 4:48. TEAM STATISTICS H L First downs 12 18 Rushes-yards 58-203 40-129 Passing yards 12 73 C-A-I 1-4-0 5-15-0 Total yards 215 202 Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-3 Penalties-yards 10-95 5-40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Hughesville, Chase Shrawder 34-130; Carson Shoemaker 4-16; Nicholas Stubbs 5-18; ...

Wellsboro at South Williamsport preview

Wellsboro PPG—14.3, PPA—25.3; YPG—190, YPA—301.6 Wellsboro notes: Wellsboro (3-5) is heating up at the right time, as it did a year ago, winning consecutive games. The Hornets allowed just 20 points in those victories and turned their season around with a 16-7 win at Towanda. ...

Huge fourth-down stand gives Spartans dramatic 10-7 win against Loyalsock

Loyalsock was gaining momentum and picking up first down after first down on its final drive. Trailing by just three points as the clock ran under two minutes, the Lancers were hoping to punch in the go-ahead, game-winning score. On a short two-and-2, Dyson Dupont found Zion Cobb for an ...

Hughesville at Loyalsock preview

Hughesville PPG—13.8, PPA—26.4; YPG—184.3, YPA—303.4 Hughesville notes: Hughesville (3-5) is coming off a dramatic 36-30 overtime comeback win against Warrior Run which vaulted it to No. 5 in the District 4 Class AA rankings. The Spartans likely need at least one win in their final ...