Central, Hollidaysburg to Face Formidable Opponents First Week

Sometimes teams have to wait a half-season or more to find out what they’re really made of. The Central and Hollidaysburg Area football teams won’t have to.

Or, the Scarlet Dragons and Golden Tigers won’t have that luxury, depending how you look at it.

The respective squads might have their biggest game of the regular season in the very first week, playing on back-to-back nights at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium.

Things get started on Friday night when Hollidaysburg renews a rivalry that traces its roots all the way back to 1900 against bitter rival Altoona. Then, on Saturday, Centr...