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Facing two skilled opponents, the Dragons had their hands full throughout the week against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders and the Bishop Carroll Huskies. Against both the Bishop teams, the Dragons held to a close game in the first half, followed by an explosive offensive push in the third quarter for 61-38 and 70-42 victories respectively. Against the Marauders, a close first half ended with a tied 20-20 score. Out the gate after halftime, the Dragons turned up the intensity on both sides of...
Due to a successful football season, the Central Scarlet Dragon Basketball team had just under a week of full practices with the whole team. This didn't stop them, however, from seizing victory in their home opener of the season against the Huntingdon Bearcats. The Dragons' overall physicality and persistence led to their 64-29 victory over the Bearcats. With the limited practice time, the Dragon offense was stifled for the match. Defense quickly became the key factor in the Dragon victory. The...
After making an appearance in the state semi-finals the year prior, the Central Scarlet Dragons were eager to take the next step this year through the match against the Belle Vernon Leopards. Unfortunately, the Dragons fell short once again in a 21-17 loss to the Leopards. The Dragons began by kicking off to the Leopards, which was immediately returned for a touchdown. Starting off in a seven-point deficit, the Dragons' offense could not make enough headway with the ball, forcing a turnover...
After making an appearance last year and leaving in utter defeat to the eventual state champion, the Central Valley Warriors, the Central Scarlet Dragons will now make their return to the state semi-finals once again for their next bout against the Belle Vernon Leopards. Now one of the four remaining teams in the state, the Dragons knocked off the Grove City Eagles, an opponent from the year prior, in the previous week. A 35-7 decimation of the Eagles on their home field puts the Dragons on an...
Playing during the week of Thanksgiving is an accomplishment of epic proportions for any high school football team, and even greater a feat to do so for two years in a row. The Central Scarlet Dragons began its second consecutive state playoff run with a match against the Clearfield Bisons. Cold, windy and snowy conditions stifled the Dragons' offense, leading to a slow first half with only two scores for the Dragons. Picking up the tempo in the second half, the Dragons rushed and threw for...
Heading out from a loss to the Bedford Lady Bisons, the Lady Dragons faced the Clearfield Lady Bisons in the first round of the state playoffs. The Dragons were defeated, losing a 7-0 match to end their season. After the Lady Bisons scored an early goal, the Lady Dragons had a chance to tie the game at 1-1 halfway through the first half. Lakkyn Dibert got out ahead of the Clearfield defenders, and beat the goalie to the ball, but slipped up on the shot and missed just right. Throughout the...
Offense wins games, defense wins championships, but it's all determined by the guys up front. This statement has never held more true than in the District Six AAA finals, which pitted the Central Scarlet Dragons against the Penn Cambria Panthers. After a crushing 42-28 defeat in their third week of the season, the Dragons were seeking revenge heading into their match against the Panthers. The Dragons' showed their true strength on both sides of the ball, ending by devastating the Panthers in a...
The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced the Tyrone Lady Golden Eagles in the District Six AA Semi-Finals. The Dragons' defense led Central to a 4-3 victory in order to advance to the finals where they faced the Bedford Lady Bisons. A hard-fought game led to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation as well as through two overtimes. The Dragons lost for the first time of the season 2-1 in a shootout against the Bisons. Early in the first half against the Eagles, Carlie Hart scored an unassisted goal to tie...
The Dragons faced the Tyrone Golden Eagles in the District Six AAA Semi-Finals last week in a long-standing rivalry. The Dragons showed their full strength throughout the night, combining on rushing and passing for well over 400 yards. The Dragons' dominance of the field left them with a 35-14 victory over the Eagles. The Dragons started by kicking off to the Golden Eagles. The Dragon's defense quickly halted the Golden Eagle's offensive pursuits, allowing for Central to make an offensive push...
The Lady Dragon Volleyball faced the Northern Bedford Lady Panthers and the Southern Huntingdon Lady Rockets in the last week of the season. A 3-1 victory over the Panthers and a 3-0 victory over the Rockets propelled the Dragons’ record to 7-14, which will not allow them to advance into the playoffs. After coming up short in the first set against the Panthers, losing 25-20, the Dragons swept in the next three sets to pull out the win with scores of 25-19, 25-21, and 25-23 in the second, third, and fourth sets respectively. Alex Klotz led with...
The Lady Dragons' impenetrable defense led them to their 4-0 victory over the Cambria Heights Lady Highlanders in the District Six AA playoff opener. A coordinated balance between the Dragons' offense and defense provided the perfect storm for the Dragons to seize victory. After some offensive back-and-forth, a stop from the Dragons' back line led to a shot up field from Jenna Smith to Carlie Hart, who advanced on the goal and assisted Katie Ritchey in the Dragon's opening goal. The score...
The Central Dragon Football team faced the Somerset Golden Eagles in week ten of the regular season. An unsurpassed air attack left the Dragons in complete control of the game, attaining a 47-14 victory for Senior Night. The Dragons received the kickoff to start the game, and within the very first minute, Jeff Hoenstine threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Shalen Yingling to give the Dragons an early lead. After a defensive stop, the Dragons pushed up field once again to score with a three-yard...
Central Dragon Football advanced its winning streak to six with a homecoming night victory. A dogfight brawl from the Dragons' defense and an unstoppable offense gave a 44-23 victory over the Westmont Hilltoppers. The Dragons' defense came up with a stop early in the first quarter after the Hilltoppers received the opening kickoff. The Dragons pushed downfield to take an early lead from a scoring four-yard reception by Eli Lingenfelter. The Dragons gave up one touchdown to the Hilltoppers soon...
An infamous yearly game against the Bedford Bisons always ends in a spectacular fashion for the Dragon Football team. This year was no exception, with a game that came down to the wire ending with a 38-35 victory for the Dragons. Within the first quarter, a lot of back and forth of offensive possession left both teams scoreless. The Dragons gave up one touchdown to the Bisons, before completing a drive that ended with a four-yard touchdown reception by Shalen Yingling. After the Bisons had another scoring drive, the Dragons capped the half by...
The Central Dragon Soccer team faced the Central Cambria Red Devils and the Bedford Bisons during the week. The Dragons were narrowly defeated by the Red Devils, dropping a 2-1 loss, while soon after being crushed by the Bisons in a 7-1 defeat. Against the Red Devils, the Dragons quickly dropped a goal in the first half to be in a deficit from the start. The Dragons gave up another goal shortly into the second half as well. The Dragons nearly made a late-game comeback with an unassisted goal scored by Avery Campbell at 79:13, but the Dragons...
The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced three opponents throughout the week, including who is likely to be their most difficult challenge of the regular season, the Bedford Lady Bisons. As a precursor to the Lady Bisons, the Lady Dragons faced the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils as well as the Forest Hills Lady Rangers. The Lady Dragons found victory in all their matches throughout the week, topping the Lady Red Devils 5-0, the Lady Rangers 2-0, and the Lady Bisons 1-0. Against the Lady Red Devils,...
The Lady Dragon Volleyball team was defeated by three tough opponents throughout the week. The Lady Dragons took losses to the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions, the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers, and the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils. Starting off the week, the Lady Dragons dropped a 3-1 loss to the Lady Lions. After winning the first set 29-27, the Lady Dragons were defeated in the next three sets with scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-22. Alex Klotz had 22 good serve receptions and 23 good digs. Madison Kennedy had 21 good serve receptions, 14...
The undefeated Lady Dragon Soccer team faced the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders and the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers throughout the week. A tight game against the Marauders left the Dragons with a 3-2 victory, while a showing of dominance over the Panthers ended with a 7-2 Dragon victory. Against the Marauders, the first half was scoreless. A penalty kick gave the Marauders a lead in the second half, before Ella Garner scored an unassisted goal at 41:10 to tie the game again. Assisted by Jenna...
The Lady Dragon Tennis team sent two singles players and two doubles teams to compete in the district tournament. Julia Ritchey, who was seeded third in the tournament, defeated a Westmont player in the first round, then won in the quarterfinals against a Bishop Guilfoyle player, but lost a three-set match in the semifinals to the number-two seeded player from Central Cambria. Brooklyn Coppersmith won in the first round against another Bishop Guilfoyle player but lost in the quarterfinals to...
The Dragon soccer team continued through the season with three opponents throughout the week. The Dragons finished with one 4-1 victory at the beginning of the week against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders, and two 2-0 losses later in the week against both the Penn Cambria Panthers and the Cambria Heights Highlanders. Against the Marauders, Central’s Ben Brumbaugh gave the Dragons an early lead with an unassisted goal at 6:44 in the first half. The Dragons had given up one goal in the first half for the score to remain tied until halftime but e...
The Lady Dragon Volleyball team came out from a two-match week with one win and one loss. The Lady Dragons were defeated early in the week in a 3-0 loss to the Richland Lady Rams, but narrowly pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Bishop Carroll Lady Huskies. Throughout all three sets against the Rams, the Dragons remained close to victory, but fell just short at the end of each of the sets, losing 25-22 in the first, then 25-23 in the next two. Alex Klotz had 10 good serve receptions and 12 good digs, while Payton Gregg had 13 good serve...
Though wet and slippery conditions were in play, nothing could stop the Dragons’ offense from scoring in another blowout victory against the Central Cambria Red Devils. Even with a slow first half, the Dragons still came out on top with a 41-10 victory. The opening kickoff left the Red Devils with the ball, where they began their slow trudge towards the endzone with nonstop running plays. With a constant running clock, the Red Devils came just shy of scoring due to the Dragons impenetrable defense but settled for a field goal and a three-point...
The Lady Dragon Tennis team headed a two-match week with an away match against the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers, coming up just short with a 3-2 loss. The second match of the week against the Richland Lady Rams ended with a 4-1 Dragon victory. The Dragons gained their first point of the double match against the Hilltoppers in the second singles match. With the rules of the match dictating only one 10-point set, Ashlyn Renner pulled ahead early to end with a 10-4 victory. The second point for the Dragons came from the doubles team of...
The Central Dragon Boys Soccer team faced the Richland Rams in a home match last week. A long and hard-fought game left the Dragons just short of a win, ending in a two-point deficit with a final score of 3-1. The Dragons score remained at zero throughout the entire first half, though the Dragons’ defense kept the Rams to only one goal scored by Evan Beglin at 31:52. In the second half, the Rams had an unassisted goal by Tyler Sukenik at 51:53. Central’s Alexander Eicher scored an unassisted goal for the Dragons at 62:06 in an attempt to tur...
A three-game week for the undefeated Lady Dragon Soccer team nearly resulted in the first loss for the team. Early in the week, against the Bedford Lady Bisons, the Dragons barely squeaked out a 2-1 victory. The Dragons utterly destroyed the Richland Lady Rams in the second game of the week, ending with a 10-1 victory for Central. The last game of the week ended with the decimation of the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions for a 13-1 Dragon victory. Senior captain Ella Garner led the Dragons with both goals against the Bisons. Garner scored the first...
The Central Dragon Football team continued their winning streak this week with a display of dominance over the Bishop McCourt Crushers. A 55-21 victory over the Crushers propelled the Dragons to a 4-2 record. Within minutes of the first quarter, the Dragons' offense took an early lead with a 58-yard touchdown pass to Shalen Yingling. The Dragons' defense gave up an early touchdown to the Crushers shortly after, but a failed kick left the Dragons with a one-point lead at the end of the quarter....
The Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced three tough opponents throughout the week, including the Johnstown Lady Trojans, the Somerset Lady Eagles and the Bedford Lady Bisons. The Dragons were able to find victory against the Trojans with a 3-1 victory. However, the Dragons were swept in a 3-0 loss against the Eagles and lost in a 3-2 match to the Bisons. The Dragon Volleyball team started the week defeating the Trojans through four hard fought sets. The Dragons lost the first set 25-21, but took over in the second set, winning 25-7, then winning...
\As the Lady Dragons continued through their season, they came to a roadblock last week when traveling to face the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders. The Dragons faced defeat in just three sets, losing in the first 25-13. Nearly making a comeback, however, in the second and third sets, but still losing both, 25-17 and 25-18 respectively, the Dragons ended with a 3-0 loss. Alex Klotz had 21 good serve receptions and 16 good digs throughout the match for the Dragons. Maya Hazenstab had 14 good...
The Central Dragon Football Team faced the Chestnut Ridge Lions at home this week. After last week's defeat over the Forrest Hills Rangers, the Dragons continued its push through mid-season with a 39-14 victory over the previously undefeated Lions. To start off the game, the defensive domination by the Dragons caused a quick turnover, giving them the opportunity to take an early lead with a 20-yard reception by Shalen Yingling for a touchdown. Back on defense, an interception by Kade Rhule set...
The Lady Dragon Tennis team traveled to face the Forest Hills Lady Rangers to start the week, ending with a 4-1 victory. At home for Senior Night against the Somerset Lady Eagles, the night ended with a 4-1 loss for the Dragons. Against the Rangers, the Dragons lost in the first match of the night but swept through the next four matches. In the second singles match, Ashlyn Renner won in just two sets, winning 6-1 and 6-0. Brooklyn Coppersmith then won the third singles match by forfeit. Adacyn...
The Central Golf team traveled to the Summit Country Club to face the Bishop McCourt Crushers, the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers and the Penn Cambria Panthers in a quad match on Thursday. The Dragons came out on top with a final score of 211, edging out the Crushers’ score of 213, the Hilltoppers’ score of 223, and the Panthers’ score of 238. The best score of the match came from Central’s Griffin Snowberger with a score of 37. Zach Oakes shot just behind with a score of 39, followed by Nick Baum, who shot a 41. Luke Bettwy and Kaleb Sollenb...
The Central Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced three opponents throughout the week. They started the week off against the Cambria Heights Lady Highlanders, winning in a 3-0 set sweep. In the next week, the Lady Dragons lost in a 3-0 sweep to the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers. In the last game of the week against the Bishop McCourt Lady Crushers, the Lady Dragons held a lead early in the match, only to fall short at the end, losing 3-2. Against the Lady Highlanders, the Lady Dragons won the match in just three sets, winning 25-13, 25-14 and 25-13...
The Lady Dragon Tennis team had three matches throughout the week and ended at 2-1. To start the week, the Lady Dragons faced Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions for a full 5-0 sweep. The second match of the week against the Bedford Lady Bisons ended in a 5-0 loss for the Lady Dragons. To end the week, the Lady Dragons faced the Bishop McCourt Lady Crushers, ending in another 5-0 blowout victory for the Lady Dragons. Against the Lions, Julia Ritchey started it off in the first singles match for the Lady Dragons, winning her first match 6-2, before taking...
Coming off a two-week losing streak, the Dragons traveled to Forest Hills thirsty for a win on Friday. A strong offensive attack paired with a strong defensive front gave the Dragons a spectacular 39-16 win. After starting the game on defense, the Dragons were able to force a punt from the Rangers, giving them the ball. A short drive later, the Dragons scored with a 13-yard pass to Hunter Smith. The Rangers scored early in the second quarter, only for the Dragons to score on the next drive, ending with one-yard run from Smith. Shortly after,...
The Central Dragons Golf team started the week with a home match against the Altoona Mountain Lions. Though weather caused a few delays, a full 18-hole match left the Dragons with a score of 333, just behind the Lion’s score of 317. Soon after, in another home match, the Dragons faced the Forest Hills Rangers and the Richland Rams. The Dragons won with a total score of 211. Against the Lions, Nick Baum had the best score for the Dragons with 76. Griffin Snowberger was just behind, hitting 77. Following them was Nick Wiedemer with a score of 8...
The Lady Dragon Tennis Team started the week off with a double match against the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders. Utterly destroying the competition, the Lady Dragons ended with a 10-0 victory. Later in the week, in a home match against the Richland Lady Rams, the Lady Dragons took another shutout victory, winning 5-0. Starting off in the singles matches against the Lady Marauders, Julia Ritchey, Ashlyn Renner and Brooklyn Coppersmith all won with either a 10-0 victory in the match or won by forfeit through both matches of the double-header....
In a rematch game from last year’s district six title, the Penn Cambria Panthers found a way to change the outcome from last year, coming out on top with a 42-28 victory over the Dragons. In the first quarter, the Dragons started with the ball and, after a quick drive ending with a 10-yard pass to Eli Lingenfelter, scored to take an early lead. The Panthers returned with an equally successful drive, scoring to tie. Within 30 seconds, the Dragons had completed a 70-yard pass to Lingenfelter for another touchdown to take the lead once again. B...
The Central Dragon Team faced off against two tough opponents in the week. In the first game, the Dragons were defeated by the Central Cambria Red Devils 5-0. In the second match, the Dragons were again defeated by the Forest Hills Rangers 3-1. In the first half, Jonathon Wess scored three goals for Central Cambria at 14:09, 23:21 and at 29:55. In the second half, the Dragons were still unable to score against the Red Devils, giving up two goals in the process. One from Matt Kirsch at 47:43,...
The Central Tennis team started its week of three matches against the Forest Hills Lady Rangers, winning all five matches in a complete shutout victory. Against the Somerset Lady Eagles, the Lady Dragons were only able to win one of the five matches, taking a 4-1 loss. The Lady Dragons rounded out the week at home against the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers, pulling out ahead in the end to squeak out a 3-2 victory. At the start of the week, the Lady Dragons completely dominated on the court. I...
The Central Dragon Soccer team faced the Northern Bedford Panthers in a home match last Wednesday. The Dragons were unable to attain a goal throughout the game, ending with a 5-0 loss to the Panthers. Colin Yeatts scored two goals for the Panthers to start the game, while Evan Coffey added two goals himself to end the first half with the Dragons trailing 4-0. Drew Childers added another goal for the Panthers in the second half to lead to a final score of 5-0. Yeatts had three assists throughout the game, while Childers had one. In the losing...
The Central Golf team traveled to Somerset to face the Eagles and the Central Cambria Red Devils in a match last Wednesday. The Dragons finished second of three teams and had the individual best score of the entire match. Nick Baum had the best score for the Dragons, hitting 39 over the 18 holes and with the best individual score of all three teams as well. Griffin Snowberger hit just below with a finishing score of 40, and Zach Oakes hit just lower with an ending score of 41. Luke Bettwy had the next best score on the team with a 46, followed...
The Central Dragon Football team faced the Richland Rams at home Friday night and, despite a one touchdown lead at halftime, lost with a devastating score of 35-28. Starting the game with a strong offensive push, the Dragons made quick work of their opening touchdown, thanks to a 31-yard reception by Shalen Yingling to put the Dragons on the one-yard line. Jeff Hoenstine finished the drive with a one yard run for a touchdown. Whilst the Dragons held their lead for a majority of the first...
The Central Dragons traveled to Mansion Park to face the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders in their season opener. A nail-biting game that came down to the final minute left the Dragons with a mere one-point lead to end the game 21-20. After a fumble recovery for the Dragons in a scoreless first quarter, their momentum led to a 10-yard pass from Jeff Hoenstine to Eli Lingenfelter to score with 11:53 remaining until halftime. A failed punt left the Marauders with the ball on the three-yard line, and a...
After only five innings against the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders in the state championship, the Dragons left triumphant with a mercy-rule, 13-2 victory. With a state title on the line, the Dragons started out against the Crusaders with an offensive push. Paxton Kling was walked, but quickly advanced to third after a single by Jeff Hoenstine. Devon Boyles and Hunter Smith were both hit by pitches to score Kling, giving the Dragons an early 1-0 lead. Boyles headed the defensive front, pitching for...
The Lady Dragons began their playoff run with a game against the Richland Lady Rams. An 11-4 win allowed them to advance to the next round against the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles. A tragic 7-0 loss brings the Lady Dragons' season to a close. The Lady Dragons started the week against the Lady Rams. The Lady Dragons gave up one run in the first, but then responded with one run in the second themselves, followed by three more in the third. Another run in the fourth, two runs in the fifth, and four...
The Central Dragon Baseball team began the week facing the Bald Eagle Area Eagles in the District Semi-Final game. A 10-0 win advanced the Dragons to the District title game, where a 7-1 victory over the Penns Valley Rams gave the Dragons the District 6 3A Championship for two years in a row. Against the Eagles, the Dragons exploded for five runs in the first inning. Paxton Kling led off with a single, then moved to third on Jeff Hoenstine's single to right field. A walk for Devon Boyles led to...
At the end of an undefeated season, the Central Dragon Baseball team are the champions of the Laurel Highlands Conference. An 8-5 victory over the Forest Hills Rangers ended the undefeated season for the Dragons. Then, the Dragons started strong in the playoffs with a 15-0 victory over the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers. Against the Rangers, the Dragons came out with a strong start with three runs in the first inning. Four more in the fifth and another in the sixth secured the undefeated finish fo...
The Central Dragon Volleyball team faced the Altoona Mountain Lions as well as the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders this week. The Mountain Lions gave the Dragons their first loss of the season, with the Dragons losing 3-1 sets. However, the Dragons were able to defeat the Marauders 3-2. Against the Mountain Lions, the Dragons had a nice start, winning the first set 25-19. However, the Mountain Lions responded by winning the next three consecutive sets 26-24, 27-25, and 25-16 to take the match. Luke Weber had 14 service points for the Dragons. Eli...
In the past week, the Lady Dragons faced the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils, the Richland Lady Rams, had a double-header against the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders, and finished the week against the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mounties. The Lady Dragons found victory against the Lady Red Devils 9-1, the Lady Marauders 18-0 and 20-1, and the Lady Mounties 5-2. However, the Lady Dragons lost to the Lady Rams 5-4. Against the Lady Red Devils, the game was scoreless up until the seventh inning, where both teams each brought in one run. In the extra...
The Central Dragon Baseball team remains undefeated after two more games against the Central Cambria Red Devils and the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders. A 10-0 victory over the Red Devils and a 15-0 victory over the Marauders leaves the Dragons with a record of 19-0. In the first game of the week against Central Cambria, the game was scoreless after the first inning. The Dragons brought in one run in the second, followed by three in the fourth. Then, in the fifth, the Dragons took off, bringing in six runs to end the game with a run-rule. Jacob...
