Altoona Lions
Altoona Lions |
Head Coach: Vince Nedimyer |
PIAA District 6 - Class 6A |
Mid-Penn Conference - Commonwealth |
Stadium: Mansion Park |
Three in a row, State College defeats Altoona for a Third consecutive district Title.
November 11, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College was able to come away with a 16-6 win over Altoona in the District Championship for 6A in District Six.This was a hard fought physical game between two strong teams. The first quarter didn’t have much action with State College punting to Altoona, who drove until fumbling the ball, giving it back to […]
State College and Altoona Meet again in a battle for the District 6 title
November 9, 2023 | Todd Ross
Altoona (5-6) and State College (6-3) will meet at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg for the district six 6A Championship. This is a repeat of last year’s matchup where State College came away with a 28-7 win. This will be the second meeting between State College and Altoona this season, and in the previous meeting State […]
Bron Mosely’s four td’s lead Altoona over Mifflin County 26-8
November 4, 2023 | Quincy Piper
A chilly evening in the once prevalent PA canal system town of Lewistown played host to one heck of a game this first weekend of November. Shane Breon’s Mifflin County team came into this evening in the midst of a historic season. His senior “do it all” tailback, Deakon Sheaffer, came into the night as […]
Little Lions Let Out Big Roar in Dominating Win
September 16, 2023 | Todd Ross
State College came into the game having not played in 2 weeks but for the last three quarters it definitely didn’t appear that way with them winning in a dominant 49-7 fashion. The first quarter was a bit different from the other three as State College kicked off and Altoona drove down the field. Thanks […]
Little Lions Lineup for Battle in Inter Conference Game
September 15, 2023 | Todd Ross
The Altoona Mountain Lions (2-1) travel to State College (1-1) for this District 6 and Mid Penn Commonwealth matchup. These teams are quite familiar with each other and to be honest, don’t like each other. Altoona is coming off a 35-0 shutout of Mifflin County and State College’s game against Hollidaysburg was postponed due to […]
2023 Season outlook for the Mid-Penn Commonwealth
August 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Make no mistake, winning this conference is one tough feat. The Commonwealth is always, in our opinion, one of the toughest conference divisions in the state if not the toughest. Last year Harrisburg and State College battled it out with the Little Lions getting the title with a perfect 13-0 record before bowing out to […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Altoona RB/LB Bron Mosley
July 24, 2023 | Billy Splain
Bron Mosley Running back and linebacker Altoona Area Class Of 2024 Jersey #23 HT/WT 5”11’ 220lbs Defensive player of the week multiple times Other sports Track and field 3rd in the district in shot-put Twitter @bronoo Coach Nedimyer: “He’s probably the most explosive player we’ve had in our 5 years. He works as hard as […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 13 – A Touchdown Differential)
June 23, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Altoona lineman Hayden Speece
April 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Hayden Speece Center Altoona Area Class Of 2024 Jersey #66 HT/WT 6’2/270 Other sports Wrestling All Conference HM(OL). 1st team All County OL Twitter @HaydenSpeece “Hayden is a returning starter on both the offensive and defensive line and will play a pivotal role in how successful we are, especially on offense” said Altoona head coach […]
Scott, Sines headline Mid-Penn Commonwealth award list
November 23, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
The Mid-Penn Conference recently released their official award list, with State College LB John “JW” Scott being named the Mid-Penn Commonwealth division defensive player of the year, and Cumberland Valley QB Isaac Sines as the offensive player of the year. In addition to Scott taking home the defensive player of the year, State College head […]
Sheffey, State College grind out District 6 6A Championship win over Altoona
November 11, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – D’Antae Sheffey lived up to the hype in his first playoff game as the freshman ran for three touchdowns to help lead State College over Altoona in the District 6 Class 6A Championship game. The first time that #1 State College (10-0) and #2 Altoona (6-5) met back in Week 4, […]
State College and Altoona rematch set for the District 6 6A Championship
November 9, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
WINGATE, Pa. — The State College Little Lions will put their perfect 10-0 record on the line this Thursday as they take on the 6-5 Altoona Mountain Lions for the second time this season in the District 6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. Head Coach Matt Lintal and the State College Little […]
2022 D6 6A Championship Game Preview Altoona vs State College
November 8, 2022 | Brian Ingalls
click to see brackets The 2022 D6 6A Football playoffs consisted of 3 teams. #1 State College, #2 Altoona, and #3 Mifflin County. Altoona beat Mifflin County last week 31-24. This Friday, State College and Altoona will play for the D6 6A Championship at Bald Eagle Area High School. The winner of this game will […]
Huskies valient effort on emotional night comes up short, Altoona wins with last minute td (FULL PREGAME TRIBUTE VIDEO INCLUDED)
November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain
Joshua Cruz hands Tamara Sechler a flower during the teams pregame tribute to their fallen coach. It was an emotional night for the Mifflin County football team, coaches and fans. Their former coach, Scot Sechler, passed away early this morning after a battle with cancer. Head coach Shane Breon had some concern before the game, […]
PIAA District 6 Class 6A playoff: Mifflin County vising Altoona
November 4, 2022 | Billy Splain
click to see brackets PIAA District Playoff: Altoona (5-5) and Mifflin County (6-4) These two teams will meet Friday night at Mansion Park Stadium for the chance to play undefeated State College for the District 6 Championship. These two teams met earlier this year with Altoona thumping the Huskies 38-0. Since then, both teams went on […]
Bison stomp Lions!
October 22, 2022 | Greg Ricupero
Mid Penn Commonwealth Game Altoona Lions(5-3) at Carlisle Thundering Herd(4-4) The Carlisle Thundering Herd took one step closer to securing a playoff spot with a 24-14 victory over the visiting Altoona Lions. It however did not start out well for the Bison on Homecoming/ Senior Day. The Lions went 77 yards on their opening drive […]
State College uses six rushing touchdowns to win on the road over Altoona
September 17, 2022 | Brendan Ricciardi
ALTOONA, Pa. – The State College Little Lions used six rushing touchdowns including four from their quarterbacks to take down Altoona 55-14 as they win their fourth straight game to start the season. It was about as dominant of a start as you could dream of for State College as they forced a quick three-and-out […]
2022 Mid Penn Conference Preview: Commonwealth Division
August 22, 2022 | Billy Splain
It’s one of the toughtest leagues in the state. Of that there’s no doubt. For the past couple years It’s been either Harrisburg or Central Dauphin that have taken the crown. This year it looks like a wide open race. Harrisburg returns a lot of talent from last years title team, but State College, Central […]
Central Dauphin vs Altoona Gallery @CDAthletics @CDRamsFootball @AltoonaAthletic @MtLionFootball
October 16, 2021 | David
Central Dauphin had a hard time with Altoona as Altoona jumped on them from the very start of the game. Altoona was up the whole game until the last seconds. CD scored a TD to take the lead. Max Mosey led CD with at least four touchdowns. It was a back and forth game but […]
Flowers and McDaniels Lead Panthers Over Lions @MehkiFlowers @cdeastfootball
September 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night during the third quarter the Altoona Mountain Lions just scored on a huge run play to bring the game to just a four-point separation. But not for long as Penn State Commit Mehki Flowers took a screen 81 yards to the house. This would be just one of Flowers’s big plays on the […]
Altoona’s Ethan Stroup Rushes Lions To Victory @EthannStroup @MtLionFootball @two20studios
September 4, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night the Altoona Mountain Lions and Williamsport Millionaires squared off in a rematch of last year’s state playoff game. Faced with a tie game with less than two minutes to go Lions Ethan Stroup took the ball, bounced outside, and ran 63 yards down to the four-yard line. This was just one of Stroup’s […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Ethan Stroup – Altoona @AltoonaAthletic @MtLionFootball @EthannStroup
August 22, 2021 | Billy Splain
Ethan Stroup Altoona Class Of 2022 RB and LB Jersey # 24 HT/WT 6’1” / 215 817 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns (7games) Other sports Track and Field 2x game MVP, Mirror all-star, all-state team finalist Twitter @EthannStroup Why do you play football? I’ve played from a young age and I love the atmosphere it brings […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Alexander Yost-Altoona Mountain Lions @AlexanderYost4 @AltoonaAthletic @LionsMt
August 6, 2021 | Billy Splain
Alexander Yost Altoona Mountain Lions Class Of: 2023 Position(s): OLB, RB Jersey#: 22 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 200 Stats You’d like to Share: Freshman Year I had 21 TDs and over 1,000 rushing yards Other Sports: Baseball and Wrestling Awards: District 6 Champion Twitter @AlexanderYost4 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? To follow in my dads […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Manny Miller – Altoona @mannymiller83 @AltoonaAthletic @MtLionFootball @LionsMt
July 29, 2021 | Billy Splain
Manny Miller Altoona Class Of2023 TE/DE/LB Jersey # 83 HT/WT 6’3 215 20 solo tackles sophomore year Other sports track 2nd team all conference Twitter @mannymiller83 Why do you play football? Football takes my mind off everything and im also trying to show kids. it don’t matter how/where you grew up or how bad your […]
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