The top two finishers in the Heritage Conference – champion Cambria Heights and runner-up Northern Cambria – were winners Friday night in the first round of the District 6 Class AA and A football playoffs.
In Class AA, No.1 seed Cambria Heights came back to defeat No. 8 McCort-Carroll, 24-17, on Renda Digital TV. The Highlanders trailed at halftime, 17-10, then scored 14 unanswered points in the second half.
Mark Bertig has the recap.
Cambria Heights will play No. 5 Bellwood-Antis in the semifinals on Renda Digital TV with details to be announced. Bellwood-Antis beat No. 4 River Valley, 43-14, on Cat Country 106.3 FM.
In Class A, No. 2 Northern Cambria and No. 7 Portage were tied, 7-7, early on, but the Colts pulled away for a 27-7 win on Renda Digital TV. The Colts will take on conference rival No. 6 Penns Manor, which upset No. 3 Moshannon Valley, 30-8, on WCCS. Pat Dougherty has the recap.
Read more about the Comets win here. The Colts and Comets will meet for the second time this season in the semifinals on Renda Digital TV with details to be announced.
Back in AA, No. 6 Marion Center took No. 3 Mt. Union to double overtime and came out 35-27 winners on U92.5 FM. Todd Marino has the recap.
No. 7 United Valley’s season ended with a 37-12 loss to No. 2 Richland in AA. Richland will take on Marion Center in the semifinals.
In other Class A action, No. 1 Bishop Guilfoyle blanked No. 8 Juniata Valley, 49-0, and No. 5 Claysburg-Kimmel beat No. 4 Glendale, 32-12.
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