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Another season of high school football season is upon us and it’s time to take a preseason look at the Mid-Penn Conference, specifically the Capital division. Last season, Steel-High lost in the PIAA first round to Bedford after winning a District 3 2A title and Juniata won the District 6 4A championship and made a… Read more: Mid-Penn Capital: Preseason Records, Breakdowns, MVP and More

The Liberty Division was fun while it lasted, but when push came to shove in the offseason, the Mid-Penn Conference ultimately ruled to blow up its fifth division to make way for a future of four super divisions.  All seven pieces of the Liberty — coming in the form of Line Mountain, Juniata, Upper Dauphin,… Read more: High school football season previews 2024: Mid-Penn Capital predicted finish, players to watch and more

Even though the Mid-Penn Conference’s far-flung Liberty Division featured outright champions each of the past two seasons — Juniata in 2021 and Upper Dauphin last season — this time around the seven-team scrap for league supremacy may be tighter than it’s been since many of these programs called the Tri-Valley League home. Even back as… Read more: High school football season previews 2023: Mid-Penn Liberty predicted finish, players to watch and more

Since Cliff Pine’s bunch is still waiting to experience what a full tour of the Mid-Penn Liberty Division is all about — not the three-hour version they logged a season ago during engagements with Susquenita and Juniata — league play remains an unknown for much of the roster since JB played two years as an independent before reconnecting with the football portion of the sprawling conference.

By Michael Bullock:  Head coach: Cliff Pine (1st season) Classification: 4A League/Division: Mid-Penn Liberty 2019 season: 3-7 as an independent Postseason: Did not qualify RETURNING LEADERS Passing: Comp-Att, Yards, TD Caden Stoner: 3-7, 47, 0 Rushing: Att-Yards, Avg, TD Logan Miller: 68-250, 3.7, 1 Receiving: Rec-Yards, Avg, TD Caden Stoner: 34-310, 9.1, 1 Key Returning players: Caden Stoner, sr, QB-DB; Grant Ellis,… Read more: 2020 Preview: James Buchanan Rockets