Centre County high school football rolls on Week 3. See local scores, highlights

It took Harrisburg two overtimes to get past State College on Friday in a wild game with 93 total points, while 274 yards on the ground propelled Bald Eagle Area to a victory over Penns Valley.

Here are the highlights from local games covered by After the Whistle, the high school sports coverage team at Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications.

Harrisburg 48, State College 45 (2OT): Princeton Dent rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown to propel the Cougars to a 48-45 win over the Little Lions. Despite Connor Kulka’s three total touchdowns and a miraculous fumble recovery on a two-point conversion, the Harrisburg offense proved too much for the State College defense as Jaiyon Lewis walked it off with a 5-yard rushing touchdown.

Bishop Guilfoyle 7, Bellefonte 0: Bishop Guilfoyle, led by its stifling defense, was able to defeat the Bellefonte Red Raiders in a nail-biting 7-0 game. Jake Kissell’s rushing touchdown for the Marauders was the lone score in a game controlled by the defenses for both teams.

Bald Eagle Area 21, Penns Valley 0: Bald Eagle Area’s Grady Fisher rushed for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the Eagles’ 21-0 win over the Rams. Nate McCulley added 175 yards, while averaging 6.25 yards-per-carry in a dominant rushing performance.

Clearfield 27, Phillipsburg-Osceola 15: Colton Ryan ran for two scores as Clearfield beat Philipsburg-Osceola 27-15. Xavier Curry added a rushing touchdown of his own in the victory. Damarcus Law scored for the Mountaineers midway through the second quarter, but P-O’s offense was largely stifled outside of that.

Helmet Stickers

Every week, After the Whistle will highlight the players who made the biggest impacts on the field. Here are Week 3’s star performers:

Grady Fisher, WR, Bald Eagle Area: This wide receiver scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, all earned on the ground.

Connor Kulka, QB, State College: The quarterback went 13-20 for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while adding four rushes for 62 yards and a rushing score.

Anneke Wagner, Massimo Manfra, Alec Brown, Max Malec, Harlyn Peña, Owen Cameros, and Kassandra Vasellas contributed to this story. Photos by Mack Leach, Brandon Collica, Sawyer Hadlum and Matt Cropp.

Check out this week’s highlights from Penn State’s Bellisario College’s After the Whistle on its YouTube channel.