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Slowly but surely Thursday night Cedar Cliff sucked the life out of a mistake-prone Mechanicsburg squad that fell short on the execution level the Colts demanded. Led by a ground game that churned out 240 yards on 56 totes, Cedar Cliff improved to 2-0 and kept the Wildcats winless with a 27-9 victory at West… Read more: High School Football: Making the Grade- Cedar Cliff 27, Mechanicsburg 9

It might not last long, but for now there is a ray of hope for teams in the Mid-Penn Keystone Division hoping to catch up with Bishop McDevitt, a team which has had its offensive line absolutely gutted from graduation losses. But the reality is the backups for the Crusaders are almost always good enough… Read more: High school football season previews 2023: Mid-Penn Keystone predicted finish, players to watch and more

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.

CD East led wire-to-wire against previously unbeaten Cedar Cliff, and really the final score, 20-7, was closer than it should have been. The Panthers dominated with strong ball control with their backup quarterback, Terrence Jackson-Copney, making his first start after coming in last week to replace injured starter Tony Powell and guiding the Panthers to a come-from-behind victory.

subdue previously unbeaten Cedar Cliff 20-7 Friday night at The Speedway. It was the Panthers second straight victory.

Cedar Cliff has had a run of good quarterbacking for nearly a decade now.

It wouldn’t be fair to put Ethan Dorrell in the company of the Grant Brenemans and Andrew Fords of the 2010s, but the senior kicked off his first season as the clear-cut QB1 with a nearly flawless performance. 

Each week during the 2021 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.

While we know winning the Keystone Division is always a challenge with perennial contender Bishop McDevitt in the fray, this is a team more than capable of staking their flag to the top of the hill when the dust settles on the regular season.

By Andy Shay:  Each week during the 2020 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference. The battle that didn’t happen:  The Hershey vs. Bishop McDevitt game never happened in 2020 because of the pandemic. Both squads kept the game alive as long as… Read more: News and Notes: Mid-Penn Keystone

By Andy Shay:  Following an underwhelming and pedestrian first half at West Shore Stadium where the defenses dominated, there was no indication from either team what was to come the next 12 minutes. Bishop McDevitt and Cedar Cliff combined to score seven touchdowns in the third quarter — McDevitt four and Cliff three. The Crusaders… Read more: Making the Grade: A position-by-position breakdown of Bishop McDevitt’s 40-28 victory against Cedar Cliff

By 4th Down Staff:  BISHOP McDEVITT (2-0) at CEDAR CLIFF (1-1)7 p.m. Friday, West Shore Stadium, Camp Hill THE CRUSADERS: It’s been a relax-by-the-campfire kind of feeling for Bishop McDevitt so far. All Jeff Weachter’s crew has done is shutout two overmatched Mid-Penn Keystone neighbors in Mifflin County (33-0) and Lower Dauphin (40-0), barely breaking a… Read more: 4th Down Magazine Game of the Week: Bishop McDevitt vs. Cedar Cliff

By Andy Shay: Inside The Mid-Penn Conference Each week during the 2020 season we’ll offer some news, notes, tidbits and opinions from each of the five divisions in the Mid-Penn Conference.   Keystone Division 1. Hello, Cedar Cliff, and welcome back. We missed ya during that one-week hiatus of the 2019 District 3 Championship game.… Read more: News and Notes: Mid-Penn Keystone (Week 2)

By Adam Kulikowski:  Head coach: Colin Gillen, 7th season (57-16) Classification: 5A Division: Mid-Penn Keystone 2019 season: 10-3 (6-0) Postseason: Lost to Cocalico 45-7 in the District 3 Class 5A championship. RETURNING LEADERS Passing: Comp-Att,Yards, TD Gannon McMeans: 112-218, 1,442, 14 Rushing: Att-Yards, Avg, TD Jontae Morris: 17-149, 8.8, 2 Jamir Reynolds-Vasquez: 9-66, 7.3, 1 Receiving: Rec-Yards, Avg, TD Ramon Garcia:… Read more: 2020 Preview: Cedar Cliff Colts