November 2022
District Nine Class 4A Playoff Preview
November 8, 2022 | Phil Myers
Class 4A District 6-9 Finals: Juniata Indians (7-3) at DuBois Beavers (5-5) on Thursday Nov. 10 at 7 P.M. Both teams had byes last week. Juniata is the only Class 4A District 6 team to qualify for the 2022 state playoffs. Last year in the playoffs Juniata defeated Bellefonte and USO out of Pittsburgh […]
District 9 Final Regular Season Individual Stats (Top 5)
November 4, 2022 | Phil Myers
The regular season is over and to the best of our knowledge here are the final stats according to MaxPreps and some coaches: Passing Yardage: Andrew Schenfield, Otto-Eldred – 2,188 Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion – 2,177 Brayden Fox, Brockway – 2,106 Talan Reese, Bradford – 2,068 Dan McGarry, Curwensville – 2,067 Touchdown Passes: Andrew Schenfield, […]
District 9 Playoff Preview
November 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
For those who are not familiar with District 9, it is one of the smaller districts in the state with 23 football teams. D-9 is mostly made up of rural communities, and therefore there are no 5A or 6A schools. District 9 only has two 4A schools and three 3A schools. There are six 2A […]
Protime Predictions (Protime Jr.)
November 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
Occasionally Protime likes to hearken back to yesteryear. This week he does with joy and happiness, but also some sadness as Protime, Jr. will be getting married on Saturday. That means the lovely Mrs. P and Protime will become empty nesters. Protime can remember taking Junior to his first high school football game. The little […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 10
November 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver-Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger contest. The Beavers were up early in the 4th quarter 35-24, but Hollidaysburg scored with 9 minutes left to cut the lead to 35-30. When DuBois drove into Hollidaysburg territory, the Golden Tiger defense came up big on a 4th down […]
Redbank Valley Spoils Central Clarion’s Bid for a Perfect Season
October 29, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs have overcome adversity the past 2 years and have played lights out on the football field. The 2021 Class A state runners-up knocked the Central Clarion Wildcats from the ranks of the undefeated by a score of 47-38 on Senior Night in New Bethlehem. Redbank, on the strength of freshman quarterback […]
Protime Predictions – Halloween Pumpkin Edition
October 27, 2022 | Phil Myers
This weekend is Halloween and the Protimes have carved out a couple of pumpkins to set on the front porch at night. Each pumpkin has a little candle inside giving the little jack-o-lanterns a majestic glow. Protime and Mrs. Protime then settle in for the night to read, play games, or watch an old classic […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 9
October 25, 2022 | Phil Myers
Port Allegany came from behind in the 4th quarter to defeat Keystone 20-10 last Friday to keep pace with Redbank at 8-1. RBV desperately hung on to win their game with Brockway 34-28 after leading at one time 34-14. The difference ended up being a pick six by Aiden Ortz of the opportunistic Bulldog defense. […]
Central Clarion Scores Twenty-Eight in Second Quarter to Knockout St. Marys
October 22, 2022 | Phil Myers
It was a chilly night at Dutch Country Stadium in St. Marys, but things really warmed up in the second quarter for the visiting Central Clarion Wildcats, whose 48-27 triumph kept their undefeated season intact at 9-0. The Wildcats scored 28 points, the last 14 of those in twelve seconds, to give themselves a little […]
Protime Predictions Week 9. The trick is the mascot
October 20, 2022 | Phil Myers
Protime was thinking about something the other day. He always wished he could have been a high school mascot. Kids love mascots and want to get their pictures taken with them. A while back Protime had his picture taken with the Nittany Lion. Come to think of it Protime was an adult, but he acted […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 8
October 18, 2022 | Phil Myers
Just like the week before, another trio of great games were played Friday. Port Allegany gave Redbank Valley their first loss of the season by beating the Bulldogs 8-7. Redbank and Port were scoreless heading to the 4th quarter. Redbank took the 7-0 lead after they stopped Port on fourth down at the ten. On […]
Protime Predictions Week 8, 2022
October 13, 2022 | Phil Myers
When Protime first heard the words gym rat he thought, ‘I better find somewhere else to go. I don’t want no rat nibbling on my feet whilst I’m in the middle of bench pressing 300 pounds. I certainly don’t need to have some rodent hop into my gym bag unnoticed and stowaway to my house […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 6
October 4, 2022 | Phil Myers
Some really good games occurred in District 9 this past Friday. In one of the better games of the year, Central Clarion put their 5-0 record on the line against Karns City. The game was tied at 20 after 3 quarters and stayed that way as the 4th quarter ended sending the contest into overtime. […]
Penn Cambria Remains Unbeaten, Hands Bedford First Loss
October 1, 2022 | Phil Myers
Penn Cambria is for real. Just ask the Bedford Bisons. On a beautiful night for football in Cresson, the hometown heroes took advantage of a couple Bedford turnovers in the first half and the Panther defense pitched a shutout in the second half to send Bedford home with their first loss of the season, 27-20. […]
Protime Predictions
September 29, 2022 | Phil Myers
Not long ago Protime was asked to be part of a radio team that was going to broadcast area football games. Suddenly memories of speaking in public that had haunted Protime for years came back into the picture. Granted, describing a football game on the radio to thousands of people is vastly different than speaking […]
Conversation with Coach – Mike Ricci, Garnet Valley
September 28, 2022 | Phil Myers
Photos tbone smith What happened in 2006 that took a successful coach and football program to the next level? Coach Mike Ricci’s record at Garnet Valley was 97-93-1 in his first nineteen years. Since 2006 his teams were an amazing 164-32. The answer to what caused that drastic turnaround, Ricci’s coaching philosophies, what his plans […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 5
September 27, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Ridgway Elkers gave Redbank Valley and their faithful fans a scare last week before falling to the Bulldogs 42-33. Clearfield appears to be gaining steam as they won their 4th straight easily over a tough Penns Valley squad. Union/AC Valley seems to be hitting the right notes after a big stumble out of the […]
Solanco Wins Fifth Straight, Tops Conestoga Valley 41-21
September 24, 2022 | Phil Myers
A mule is a valued work animal, strong muscled, and tough. A Golden Mule is a rare breed. They are mentally tough, hard-working, physically strong, and can only be found in and around Quarryville, PA. On a cool and breezy Friday night before an almost packed house, the Solanco Golden Mules methodically took charge of […]
Protime Predictions
September 22, 2022 | Phil Myers
Protime happily went shopping at the local grocery mart last week at the request of Mrs. Protime. Standing in the cereal aisle looking for oatmeal, raisin bran, and sugar pops Protime was startled when a lady came up behind him and said, “hey, how ya doing?” Protime glanced over his shoulder at her and said, […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 4
September 20, 2022 | Phil Myers
In what was thought to be the game of the week, Redbank Valley fell behind Keystone early and then scored six straight first half touchdowns to mercy rule the Panthers 42-7. Redbank appears to be on a mission to get back to the state championship game this year. A couple of other games worth mentioning […]
Big First Quarter Propels Wyoming Seminary’s Triumph Over The Kiski School
September 18, 2022 | Phil Myers
Wyoming Seminary scored 35 first quarter points and never looked back Saturday afternoon at Donald H. Jones Stadium in Saltsburg home of The Kiski School Cougars. The visiting Blue Knights tacked on another 19 to defeat Kiski 54-22 and thereby upped their record to 2-0 early in the 2022 campaign. “Our guys were […]
Wagner’s Six TD Tosses Enables Redbank to Defeat #10 Keystone
September 17, 2022 | Phil Myers
Alabama’s legendary coach, Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant once said, “offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” If that in fact is true then teams around District 9 with Redbank Valley on their schedule do not have a lot to look forward to in playing these hungry Bulldogs, because right now Coach Gold has his team psyched […]
Protime Predictions
September 15, 2022 | Phil Myers
A few years ago, Protime and brothers Protime went on a trip down south and stopped at a convenience store for some R and R. On the magazine rack was a sports magazine. Inside the magazine was a page with one of those scratch and sniff colognes for men. Protime liked the fragrance and thinking […]
Conversation with Coach – Jeff Weachter, Bishop McDevitt
September 14, 2022 | Phil Myers
Weachter celebrating a big win over La Salle this season. Coach Weachter is a well-respected man around the halls of Bishop McDevitt High School. McDevitt students from all sports come to him for advice regarding their college recruitment, scholarships, etc. He is also well-respected among coaches and others associated with high school football as he […]
District Nine Review and Standings – Week 3
September 13, 2022 | Phil Myers
The game of the week last week was the Keystone Panther 20-19 victory over the Brookville Blue Raiders. Brookville led 13-0 in the first quarter and 19-12 in the fourth when Kyle Nellis scored a TD with just over 6 minutes remaining. Trailing 19-18, Keystone’s coach, Todd Smith, appeared to elect to try the game […]
