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Oct 29, 2022 By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MECHANICSBURG , Altoona ran for 231 yards as a team, possessed the ball nearly the entire third quarter and somehow lost, 37-6, to Cumberland Valley Friday night at Chapman Field. “It’s just mental mistakes, us shooting ourself in the foot.

I had a false start,” Altoona running back Alex Yost said. “Other people did too.

It’s a collective team group, and we made too many mistakes.

We’re going to work on it Monday, and we’re going to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Cumberland Valley nearly returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown before kicker Ian Palilla made a great open field tackle, but that only slightly delayed an Eagles team that never punted and did not face a third down until late in the first half.

Meanwhile, Altoona lost two fumbles and had to punt it away four times after some lengthy drives. “It’s been our nemesis the last couple weeks, executing and finishing drives,” Altoona coach Vince Nedimyer Jr. said. “Give credit to CV.

They do a nice job and play sound football, but we just have to get better at executing.” Play of the game: With the score 20-6, the Eagles were facing a fourth-and-7 from the Altoona 11, and CV quarterback Isaac Sines ran for 10 yards.

He scored on a 1-yard sneak on the next play with 2:44 left to put the game out of reach.

Player of the game: Yost carried the ball 17 times and finished with 177 yards and a touchdown.

Unsung hero: Tyson Reid recovered an Altoona fumble one play before Yost ran for Altoona’s only score, a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Most vital statistic: Cumberland Valley had 17 first downs in the first half alone and did not punt the entire game.

Cumberland Valley coach Josh Oswalt: “That was the plan, and it’s nice when the plan works.

It was super important, and then our defense came out and played well.

It was a real gut-check after last week not playing disciplined enough.

I was nervous coming into tonight, because this is an offense that you can’t go rogue and put yourself in bad situations.

Our guys played under control and filled the gaps well.” Nedimyer on the Eagles scoring on their first drive: “It’s tough.

That’s been us the last couple years where we have done that.

We responded, and we had the ball at the end of the half and could have made it a two-score game and then get the ball at half, but we had some penalties and missed blocks.

Execution.

If we can execute, we can get better.

We’re getting new kids in there, and they are getting better every week.” Yost on playing Mifflin County in the semifinals: “It’s going to mean a lot to play at home again and get that atmosphere back.

Hopefully we can beat Mifflin County and go play State College again.

That’s what we’re looking at, and we’re ready for next week.” Notable: Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field was chosen over Mansion Park, HersheyPark Stadium and Beaver Stadium to host the PIAA championship games earlier this year.

The school’s campus features a turf field and large parking lots but did not have enough room in the press box to accommodate all the media for Friday’s regular season game, and Altoona’s coaching staff was forced to sit outside on the visitor’s side under a metal roof with no walls.

According to an official at the school, plans are in place to eventually build a larger press box. … Referee Tom Dunleavy Jr. officiated his final game and was honored in between quarters. … Cumberland Valley’s Adam Somerville was carted off the field just before halftime with a leg injury. … The winner of Mifflin County and Altoona’s game next week will play top-seeded State College.

Records: Altoona (5-5); Cumberland Valley (7-3).

Next week: Altoona hosts Mifflin County in the District 6 Class 6A semifinals; Cumberland Valley begins the District 3 playoffs.

SCORE BY QUARTERS Altoona 0 6 0 0 , 6 Cumberland Valley 13 17 7 0 , 37 First Quarter CV, Hunter 9 run (kick failed), 9:25.

CV, Huffman 39 pass from I.

Sines (I.

Sines kick), 4:03.

Second Quarter CV, Pines 17 pass from I.

Sines (I.

Sines kick), 7:56.

A, Yost 60 run (kick blocked), 5:49.

CV, I.

Sines 1 run (I.

Sines kick), 2:44.

CV, I.

Sines 39 FG, :00.

Third Quarter CV, Hunter 14 pass from I.

Sines (I.

Sines kick), :31.

TEAM STATISTICS A CV First downs 12 24 Total yards 264 424 Rushes-yards 39-231 38-222 Yards passing 33 202 Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 3-8-0 12-21-0 Punts-avg. 4-34.3 0-0 Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-2 Penalties-yards 4-30 2-10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING, Altoona, Yost 17-177, Hazelwood 2-21, Jackson-Shepard 4-17, Freiwald 9-13, Reid 5-4, Hite 1-2, Treece 1-(-3).

Cumberland Valley, I.

Sines 8-73, Staretz 7-43, Wagenheim 8-38, Williams 4-29, Cunningham 3-20, Hunter 4-20, Lane-Black 2-3, J.

Sines 1-1, TEAM 1-(-5).

PASSING, Altoona, Freiwald 3-8-0-33.

Cumberland Valley, I.

Sines 11-19-0-191, Rardain 1-2-0-11.

RECEIVING, Altoona, Reid 2-16, Hite 1-17.

Cumberland Valley, Huffman 5-110, Pines 3-46, Hunter 2-31, Ogunaike 1-11, Somerville 1-4.

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From Mirror reports A Oct 29, 2022 By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MECHANICSBURG , Altoona ran for 231 yards as a team, possessed the ball nearly the entire third quarter and somehow lost, 37-6, to Cumberland Valley Friday night at Chapman Field. “It’s just mental mistakes, us shooting ourself in the foot.