Stories, photos and results from Week 3 of postseason football for Centre County teams

State championship dreams are still alive for two Centre County high school football teams, as both State College and Bald Eagle Area advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals on Friday. Meanwhile, Bellefonte saw its season come to an end with a 9-3 final record and a district title.

Here’s what happened:

Bedford 20, Bald Eagle Area 21 (final)

The Bald Eagle Area Eagles came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to take down the Bedford Bison in the first round of the Class 3A PIAA Championships.

Bedford’s 14 points in the first half came by way of a 6-yard Miles Washington run and a 59-yard run by Steven Ressler.

Bald Eagle Area didn’t score until 3:40 left in the third, when Gage McClenahan cut the lead in half with a 6-yard TD run of his own.

Down 14-7 to start the fourth quarter, BEA senior QB Jaden Jones found Matthew Reese with just 1:06 remaining to tie things up.

Bald Eagle started with the ball in overtime, and scored on a 10-yard pass from Jones to McClenahan on the second play of the drive to go up 21-14.

Bedford answered on the next possession with a touchdown, but missed the extra point. Meanwhile, BEA’s Carter Stere was 3 for 3 in PATs.

The Eagles will take on the winner of the Grove City-Sharon matchup in the state quarterfinals next weekend.

Delaware Valley 7, State College 38 (final)

State College overcame some early mistakes Friday night to blow out Delaware Valley, advance to the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals, and to secure its 11th win of the season. With 11 wins, State College’s senior class became the winningest class in school history.

State College quickly blew things open when senior Lokey Howell scampered 34 yards into the end zone with 4:53 left in the first. Aiden Spitler’s PAT was good. Brady Dorner then tossed his 13th TD pass of the season, this one to Dresyn Green for 5 yards, with 3:23 left in the quarter.

Delaware Valley struggled with turnovers, as a blocked punt led to another Green touchdown and a Howell interception led to his second TD of the night — a 40-yard pass play from QB Brady Dorner.

Before the end of the first half, State College recovered a Delaware Valley fumble, leading to a 7-yard TD run by Isaiah Edwards.

A 38-yard field goal by Spitler made it 38-0 heading into the half.

State College came into the second half with its second string and a running clock.

Delaware Valley was able to avoid the shutout with a 5-yard run from Jason Henderson with 2:41 left in the third.

State College will play the winner of Central Catholic vs. Pine Richland next week.

Cathedral Prep 49, Bellefonte 21 (final)

Bellefonte saw its season come to an end Friday night at Clarion University against Erie Cathedral Prep in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A championships.

Cathedral Prep came out swinging, scoring on a lateral from QB Tamar Sample to Jaheim Howard from 36 yards with 9:32 left in the first quarter. The Ramblers’ Jaelen Carson then blocked a Red Raiders punts and recovered it in the end zone with 7:30 left in the first.

Howard would score again for the Ramblers, this time from 2 yards out, to extend the lead to 21-0 with 9 minutes left in the half.

Bellefonte got on the board before the end of the half, with a 5-yard pass from QB Ethan Rossman to Trae Bauman to make it 21-7 with 2:49 left. But Cathedral Prep answered right back as Carson took the ensuing kickoff return 85 yards to the house with 2:36 left in the half.

Then Sample ran in a TD from 2 yards out with just seconds remaining to make it 35-7 heading into the half.

Right out of the gate in the third quarter Cathedral Prep’s Luke Sittinger broke loose for a 39-yard run to Bellefonte’s 1 yard line. He punched it in from there to make it 42-7 with 11:12 left in the quarter and to start the running clock. The Ramblers would add a 31-yard run by Collin Johnson before the quarter’s end.

Bellefonte’s Nick Capparelle scored twice in the fourth quarter, including on an 80-yard fumble return.

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Here’s how QB Jaden Jones led Bald Eagle Area to its second consecutive District 6 crown

Penns Valley QB Aaron Tobias sets a new state passing record in ‘bittersweet’ end to season

Stories, photos and results from Week 2 of postseason football for Centre County teams

Snow doesn’t slow State College football down as the Little Lions run over McDowell

How Bellefonte football beat Clearfield to win its 2nd District title in the past 3 years

Other scores from across Pa.

Friday’s scores

PIAA Class 6A

First Round

Central Dauphin 27, Harrisburg 20

Downingtown West 49, Haverford 42

Nazareth Area 22, Parkland 21, OT

State College 38, Delaware Valley 7

PIAA Class 5A

First Round

Academy Park 21, West Chester Rustin 20

Cedar Cliff 24, Exeter 0

Cheltenham 42, Kennett 20

Cocalico 21, Warwick 13

Gateway 14, McKeesport 7

PIAA Class 4A

First Round

Berks Catholic 49, Milton Hershey 18

Dallas 29, Valley View 7

Erie Cathedral Prep 49, Bellefonte 21

Imhotep Charter 35, Bonner-Prendergast 14

Jersey Shore 33, Bishop Shanahan 14

Lampeter-Strasburg 30, Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt 27

PIAA Class 3A

First Round

Bald Eagle Area 21, Bedford 20, OT

Montoursville 42, Loyalsock 14

Tamaqua 47, Pope John Paul II 21

PIAA Class 2A

First Round

Avonworth 41, Elwood City Riverside 14

Philadelphia Bishop McDevitt 28, Dunmore 13

Richland 34, Ligonier Valley 6

Washington 20, Brentwood 14

Wilmington 35, Chestnut Ridge 20

PIAA Class 1A

First Round

Lackawanna Trail 44, Williams Valley 30

This story was originally published November 15, 2019 at 6:38 PM.