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Franco’s Golden Eagles tag themselves underdog

August 28, 2008

Tyrone Area High School football coach John Franco’s Golden Eagles are the favorite to win the District 6 Class AA championship this year. They return nearly half their starters. They are state ranked. They’ve won their last 32 straight regular-season game and the last five meetings with archrival Bellwood-Antis — the last two by shutout. Improbable as it might seem, though, Franco is trying to pass Tyrone off as the underdog in this year’s renewal of the ‘‘Backyard Brawl.’’ ‘‘That’s the only way you can look at it,’’ said Franco, whose team will host this year’s clash with the Blue Devils on Friday at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field Friday night. ‘‘That’s how the kids look at it.’’ The basis for Franco’s rationale? A 42-0 pasting the Devils dropped on the Eagles in junior high when this year’s seniors were freshmen. If he needed any more reinforcement, he got it when Bellwood beat Tyrone in the junior varsity opener. ‘‘I think [our players] know how good they are.

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Huskies could be hungry this week

August 28, 2008

In the second week of last season, Central Cambria, on its way to a District 5-6 Class AA championship game appearance, put a hurting on neighboring Bishop Carroll.

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State College girls win five-way golf tourney

August 28, 2008

STATE COLLEGE — State College (180) defeated Hollidaysburg (202), Bellefonte (215), Philipsburg-Osceola (219) and Penns Valley (271) in a five-way high school girls golf meet at Centre Hills Wednesday.

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Q&A: Clark, Devlin discuss QB competition

August 27, 2008

Daryll Clark and Pat Devlin spoke to the media Wednesday morning, their first opportunity to do so since Joe Paterno named Clark the starting quarterback for Saturday's season opener against Coastal Carolina.

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Plenty of talent in the fold

August 27, 2008



Last year, the Altoona boys cross country team went 8-0, captured the District 6 Class AAA championship and seven runners qualified for the PIAA Meet.

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Like the old days

August 27, 2008



The first night of the high school football season provides a built-in adrenaline rush for players, coaches and fans alike.

Add a matchup between two archrivals into the mix, and the excitement becomes all the more palpable.

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