Each week on Friday Trojan Nation will give statistics and facts on the opponent the Trojans will face. Week twelve brings us to the District 6-AAA Championship Game. Johnstown takes on Hollidaysburg.

SCHOOL: Hollidaysburg is a Class AAA school with a male enrollment of according to the PIAA for the current classification period (2008-10) is 500. They are the largest AAA team in District 6.

The school district’s website can be viewed here: http://www.tigerwires.com/tigerwires/site/default.asp while the athletic website is here: http://www.tigerwires.com/tigerwires/site/Directory_List.asp?byType=40 and the football page is located here: http://www.tigerwires.com/1667105311012277/site/default.asp

COACH: John Barton coaches the Golden Tigers

LAST SEASON: Hollidaysburg was 9-3 a year ago. Currently, they are 9-1.

HOME FIELD/STADIUM: Tiger Stadium

COLORS: Navy Blue and White

LAST WEEK'S RESULT: Hollidaysburg had a first round bye while Johnstown defeated Indian Valley 35-7 in first round action.

HISTORY AGAINST JOHNSTOWN: The Trojans are 3-2 all time against Hollidaysburg. Their last meeting was in 2006 in the District 6-AAA first round. The Tigers beat the Trojans 13-12 that game. Prior to that, Hollidaysburg beat Johnstown 24-0 in the 1989 District 6-AAAA Championship Game. Johnstown won all three contests between the two teams in 1922-24. In 1922, Johnstown won 12-8, in 1923, Johnstown won 59-0 and in 1924 Johnstown won 52-0. For the series, Johnstown has outscored Hollidaysburg 135-45 winning by an average score of 27-9. The average margin of victory in Johnstown’s three wins is 38.33 while the average margin of defeat in the two losses is 12.5.

It’s quite amazing that these schools from neighboring counties haven’t played each other more. Especially in light of the great series Johnstown had with Altoona and Hollidaysburg is in close proximity to Altoona.

WEATHER FORECAST: According to Weather.com it will be 53 degrees with a 20% chance of rain at kickoff. Winds will be 7 MPH from the south.

Doug Keklak can be reached at doug.keklak@trojannation.net.