2026 District Nine Review – 9th Week Action

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Phil Myers | October 27, 2026

Here are the top performers of the week along with a couple other tidbits:

Quarterbacks:

• Dom Corcetti, Keystone, threw for 184 yards and 3 touchdowns.  He also ran for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, had 250 yards passing and 3 touchdowns.  He also ran for a pair of scores.  
• Aiden Patton, Brockway, pitched the pigskin for 216 yards and 5 TDs.
• Brennan Fillhart, Port Allegany, ran for 3 scores.
• Andrew Kifer, Union/AC Valley, threw 3 touchdown passes while throwing for 235 yards.
• Seth Wilmoth, DuBois, passed for a couple of TDs.
• Max Presloid, Punxsutawney, scrambled for 130 yards and 2 scores, plus he caught a touchdown pass.

Running Backs:

• Zach Blews, Punxsutawney, ran for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Parker Bish, Union/AC Valley, is closing in on 1,000 yards rushing with his 96 yards and a TD.  But, this week he rolled up some good receiving numbers.  He grabbed 7 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Jude Kisko, Smethport, rushed for 112 yards and scored twice.
• Maddox Dickerson, Smethport, rushed for 125 yards.  He scored a pair of touchdowns, 1 running the football and the other receiving.
• London Duncan, DuBois, ran for 108 yards and 2 scores.
• Christian Driskell, Coudersport, scored 2 touchdowns and had over 100 yards rushing the ball.
• Owen Steger, Ridgway, had 2 touchdowns running and 1 passing.

Wide Receivers:

• Jackson Mravintz, Central Clarion, had 115 yards receiving on 8 catches, scoring 2 touchdowns.
• Dylan Smail, Central Clarion, chalked up 131 yards receiving.
• Caleb Daugherty, Brockway, scored 3 touchdowns on 3 receptions with 139 receiving yards.
• LJ Rankin, Keystone, hauled down 9 passes for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Owen Kaufman, Karns City, only had 1 touchdown reception because he was used more as a RB this week.  He ran for 131 yards and 2 scores.

Defense and Special Teams:

• Brock Yale, Brockway,  blocked a punt, then recovered it for a touchdown.
• Keller Chamberlain, Kane, also blocked a punt and fell on it in the end zone for a touchdown.
• TJ Singer, St. Marys, recovered a fumble for a TD.
• Matthew Winnings, Brockway, scored on a fumble return of 44 yards.
• Cole Johnston, Karns City, had a 10-yard pick six.
• Mason Swanson, Smethport, intercepted 2 passes.
• Mike Blackwell and Lucas Risser, Coudersport, made 10 and 9 tackles respectively.
• Dawson Hepler and Stephen Hepler, Union/AC Valley, both made 9 tackles in their game.
• Owen Roken, Punxsutawney, connected on a field goal and 6 PATs.
• Caleb Daugherty, Brockway, split the uprights on all 10 of his extra point attempts.
• Martin Ormeno, Central Clarion, booted 6 PATs.
• The Keystone defense continued its dominance this week by holding Moniteau to 66 yards for the game and in doing so, pitched a shutout.
• The Ridgway Elker defense held Bucktail to 106 yards.
• Brockway’s defense registered 5 quarterback sacks.

Other Tidbits:

• Brockway became the District 9 Region 2 champion.
• Brockway scored 72 points in the first half against Bradford last Friday.  According to D-9 and 10 Sports this may be the second highest individual team point total in a half.  When Keystone clobbered Sheffield 86-0 back in 2020, the Panthers piled up 79 first half points.
• Speaking of Keystone, they have won 7 straight games after a second week loss to Karns City.
• Keystone’s Panthers also racked up 499 yards of offense on Friday.
• Brockway has won 7 in a row after losing their first two games to Keystone and DuBois.
• Smethport has won 7 consecutive games after falling to Port Allegany in week two.

Game(s) of the Week:

• Otto-Eldred jumped off to a quick 22-0 lead over Coudersport.  Then the Coudy Falcons kicked it up and scored a pair of TDs in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 22-14 by halftime.  Coudersport closed the gap to two points 22-20 by the end of the third period of play.  But the Otto Terrors built their lead to 28-20 early in the last quarter.  Coudersport had a chance to tie the game with about 5 minutes left when they scored to make it 28-26, but their 2-point try failed.  Final score – Otto-Eldred 28 Coudersport 26.

Upset of the Week:

• None 

Protime’s Top 9 Teams in District Nine (last week’s rank):

1. Karns City 8-1 (1)
2. Keystone 8-1 (2)
3. DuBois 6-3 (3)
4. Brockway 7-2 (4)
5. Punxsutawney 6-3 (5)
6. Central Clarion 5-4 (6)
7. Port Allegany 5-4 (7)
8. Ridgway 6-3 (8)
9. Redbank Valley 5-4 (9)

Upcoming Game(s) of the Week:

• Ridgway (6-3) at Punxsutawney (6-3)
• Maplewood (6-3) at Brockway (7-2)
• Hollidaysburg (6-2) at DuBois (6-3)