| Phil "Protime" Myers covers high school football games all over the state with the blessing of his wonderful wife. "Protime" also predicts most of the biggest games around the state each week. His prognostications are second to none, usually averaging 80% or better. |
District Nine Third Round Playoff Games Preview
November 11, 2025
Friday, November 14, 2025: Redbank Valley (8-4) @ Port Allegany (11-0) (Kane H.S.) – 7:00 pm The Bulldogs of Redbank are coached by Blane Gold. Quarterback Braylon Wagner holds most of the passing records at Redbank. Wide receiver Jaxon Huffman is Wagner’s main target. Mr. Wagner has passed for 2,497 yards with 28 touchdown […]
2025 District 9 Review – 12th Week
November 10, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits (SEE ARTICLE TOMORROW FOR D-9 PLAYOFF PREVIEW): Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, had 326 yards passing the pigskin and 98 markers running. He threw 3 TD passes and scored another rushing. Trey Wingard, DuBois, pegged the rock for 234 yards. Dom […]
Punxsutawney Dethrones Clearfield and Earns First District Title Since 2009
November 8, 2025
The Punxsutawney Chucks will move on in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs as they soundly defeated the Clearfield Bison 28-8 at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway, taking the District 9 crown in the process. The Chucks, now 10-1 on the year, appeared to be a team on a mission from the opening kickoff. The Punxsy […]
District Nine Second Round Playoff Games Preview
November 4, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025: Central Clarion (7-4) @ Karns City (8-2) (Brookville H.S.) – 7:00 pm The Central Clarion Wildcats are coached by Dave Eggleton and have scored 331 points while giving up 175 this year. Carter Hindman, Ethan Rex, and Mason Burford lead the offense. Hindman, the sophomore QB, has passed for 1,063 yards […]
2025 District 9 Review – 11th Week
November 3, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits (SEE ARTICLE TOMORROW FOR D-9 PLAYOFF PREVIEW WEEK 2): Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, had 325 total yards, 180 passing and 145 running. He threw 3 TD passes and scored once rushing. Trey Wingard, DuBois, heaved the rock for 279 yards […]
Brockway Wins Back to Back D-9 Crowns, Defeats St. Marys in a Thriller
November 1, 2025
The Brockway Rovers captured their second consecutive District Nine Class 3A crown on a sunny, but chilly Saturday afternoon at Mansell Stadium in DuBois by defeating St. Marys 31-26 in a hard fought contest. The Rovers got a couple of big plays, one on offense and one on defense, and then held on to fend […]
DuBois Spanks Mifflin County, Wingard has Record Night
November 1, 2025
On a chilly Halloween night, the DuBois Beavers, led by quarterback Trey Wingard, got off to a fast start and never looked back in collaring the Mifflin County Huskies 48-21 at Mansell Stadium in DuBois. The contest was a District 6-8-9 subregional Class 5A semi-final playoff game. Mr. Wingard, who leads the state in passing […]
District Nine First Round Playoff Games Preview
October 28, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025: Cameron County (6-4) @ Union-AC Valley (9-1) – 7:00 pm Union-AC Valley defeated Cameron County 36-12 earlier this year. The Falcon Knights are coached by Dan Reed. UACV is led by running backs Max Gallagher and Logan Sibinski, and freshman QB Andrew Kifer. Gallagher has galloped for 1,081 yards and 17 […]
2025 District 9 Review – 10th Week
October 27, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits (SEE ARTICLE TOMORROW FOR D-9 PLAYOFF PREVIEW): Quarterbacks: Xavier Stockman, Ridgway, ran for 182 yards on only 5 carries and on 3 of those totes he scored a touchdown. Xavier Curry, Clearfield, had 228 all-purpose yards, passing for over 100 and […]
Six Touchdowns by Aiden Bliss Helps Port Allegany Thwart Brockway’s Upset Bid
October 24, 2025
On a chilly senior night at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway, the Port Allegany Gators, led by all-state running back Aiden Bliss, fought off the Rover upset quest by scoring three touchdowns in four minutes in the latter part of the fourth quarter to come away with a 48-22 victory in District Nine’s Region 2 […]
2025 District 9 Review – 9th Week
October 20, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, passed for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns. Mason Swanson, Smethport, had a couple TD passes, plus he caught a touchdown pass. Maddox Hetrick, Punxsutawney, had 208 yards passing […]
Karns City Knocks Punxsy From the Ranks of the Unbeaten With A Strong Performance
October 18, 2025
Using a pounding running game and throwing in some timely pass completions, plus playing a physical bend but don’t break defense, the Karns City Gremlins went on to defeat the Punxsutawney Chucks 35-23 before a large senior night crowd at Jack Hart Field in Punxsutawney. “We’re a pretty decent running team for the most part,” […]
Central Clarion Plays Best Game of Year and Defeats DuBois
October 17, 2025
There was a lot of excitement at Mansell Stadium in DuBois Thursday night. One, it was senior night, and two, the Beaver quarterback set the school record for career touchdown passes. But other than that most of the excitement and cheers came from the visitor’s side of the field as Central Clarion pretty much manhandled […]
2025 District 9 Review – 8th Week
October 14, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Trey Wingard, DuBois, passed for 251 yards and 4 touchdowns. Weston Cook, Moniteau, had 3 TD tosses. Cole Johnston, Karns City, had 245 all-purpose yards, passing for 3 touchdowns and running for 2 more. Malakai Zucal, Cameron County, ran for […]
Hempfield Upsets Exeter Township in a Classic
October 11, 2025
It may be a long time before football fans on both sides will see another game as good as this one. Hempfield came from behind and scored ten points in the fourth quarter. Then the Black Knights stopped a 2-point conversion inches short of the goal line late in the game to upset unbeaten Exeter […]
Miller Sets School Record as North Schuylkill Cruises Past Blue Mountain
October 10, 2025
It was the Luke Miller show at Spartan Stadium in Ashland as the North Schuylkill Spartans scored touchdowns on their first six possessions to cruise by the Eagles of Blue Mountain 42-21. The large crowd on hand witnessed a record setting performance by Miller as he rushed for nearly 400 yards (379 by my count, […]
2025 District 9 Review – 7th Week
October 7, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Maddox Hetrick, Punxsutawney, is now the top career passer in Chuck history with over 3,800 yards as he completed 13 of 15 passes and threw for 267 yards and 2 scores. He also ran for a touchdown Trey Wingard, DuBois, […]
2025 District 9 Review – 6th Week
September 30, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, threw for 300 yards and 4 scores. Trent Colgan, Brookville, passed for 4 touchdowns. Carter Hindman, Central Clarion, had 223 yards throwing the football. Ryan Schenfield, Otto-Eldred, threw a trio of TD passes and also ran […]
Elizabeth Forward Dominates Greensburg Salem
September 27, 2025
Scoring in every quarter, the visiting Elizabeth Forward Warriors downed Greensburg Salem’s Golden Lions 49-7 at historic Offutt Field in Greensburg Friday night before a large homecoming/alumni crowd. Offensively, the Warriors were led by QB Ryan Messina, RB Rocco Thompson, and WR Logan Rider. Elizabeth Forward scored twice in the first five minutes of the […]
2025 District 9 Review – 5th Week
September 23, 2025
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits including state leaders: Quarterbacks: Dom Corcetti, Keystone, accounted for 5 touchdowns, 3 via the air and 2 more with his legs. Cole Johnston, Karns City, ran for 2 scores and passed for another. Trey Wingard, DuBois, had 4 TD tosses. Ryan […]
Mason Campagna Was the Man in Claysburg-Kimmel’s Victory Over Curwensville
September 20, 2025
You would be hard-pressed to write a better script for Claysburg-Kimmel quarterback Mason Campagna as he accounted for seven touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 46-20 win at Curwensville’s Coach Andy Evanko Stadium on homecoming night. Young Mr. Campagna threw 5 touchdown passes, ran for another, and raced to the house with an interception to pave the […]
Conversation with Coach – Art Walker, Jr. of North Allegheny
September 18, 2025
Art Walker, Jr. is now the tenth all-time winningest football coach in the WPIAL (District 7). After beating Woodland Hills in the 2025 opener, his teams have won 255 games since 1998 when he began his coaching career at Pittsburgh Central Catholic. His legendary dad, Art Walker, Sr. has 213 wins, but there is someone […]
2025 District 9 Review – 4th Week
September 15, 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances (computer failure), Protime regretted not being able to post last week’s D-9 review. But he is back in business with a new computer and still learning the ropes as they say. Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Dom Corcetti, Keystone, had 288 […]
DuBois Cruises Past Bradford
September 13, 2025
On Veterans Appreciation Night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois, the Beavers used six touchdown passes and a pair of pick sixes to cruise by the visiting Bradford Owls by a score of 59-20. “We practiced hard all week,” said DuBois head coach TJ Wingard, “we don’t want to take anyone lightly and the kids want […]
Conversation with Coach – Blane Gold, Redbank Valley
September 5, 2025
His dream in high school was to become a football coach someday. He has one of the highest winning percentages in Pennsylvania for any head football coach that has overseen 70 or more games. One of the biggest influences in his coaching life isn’t even a coach in Pennsylvania, but is a growing legend in […]
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