Results, photos, video and more from Week 1 of Centre County high school football
High school football has returned to Centre County, bringing with it a little bit of a sense of normalcy.
But nothing can be too normal during a pandemic.
For one, State College won’t be playing Friday night, as the Mid Penn Conference delayed the start of its competitive season until at least Sept. 25. And Bellefonte, Bald Eagle Area, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola won’t be playing in front of their typical fanbases, as the governor’s order limits outside gatherings to no more than 250 people.
Nevertheless, football goes on.
Here’s what has happened so far:
Central 33, Bald Eagle Area 9 (final)
How to watch: Eagle Ambassadors, Inc. on YouTube
Clearfield 27, Penns Valley 0 (final)
Oliver Billotte scores on a QB sneak from the 1 yard line to put Clearfield on the board with 6:40 left in the first quarter. Billotte scored again for the Bison with a 7-yard run with 5:07 left in the second. Penns Valley’s Alex Hammer responded with a 90-yard kickoff return, but Clearfield’s kicker stripped the ball out of his hands in the end zone for a touchback. Billotte made it 21-0 with an 11-yard TD pass to Karson Kline with 7 seconds left in the half. Kline caught another with about 5 minutes left in the fourth, but the PAT was blocked.
How to watch: WHVL on TV and Penns Valley Area School District on Facebook
Bellefonte 13, Tyrone 21 (final)
QB Ethan Rossman put Bellefonte on the board first with a 5-yard TD run. The Golden Eagles responded with a 25-yard TD pass to Damon Gripp with 2:30 left in the first. Gripp then scored on a 56-yard play with 9:07 left in the second to put Tyrone up 14-7. Bellefonte scored on the opening drive of the second half on a 3-yard TD run from Rossman with 6:55 remaining in the third. An 11-yard run by Tommy Hicks put Tyrone ahead 21-13 with 2:37 remaining in the game.
How to watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/TyroneEagleEye/videos
Philipsburg-Osceola 35, Huntingdon 20 (final)
How to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXoRf5ks04M or listen at https://tribhssn.triblive.com/broadcast/71695/philipsburg-osceola-boys-football-at-huntingdon-boys-football-september-11-2020-audio/ or WPHB 1260 AM.
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This story was originally published September 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM.