October 2019
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 24, 2019 | Phil Myers
Protime wants to know if anyone still plays board games. It seems all anyone wants to do these days is stare at a smart phone. Even now Protime, Mrs. Protime, and Protime Junior play board games on any given night. And back in the day, Protime and brothers Protime spent hours seeing who was better […]
District Nine Tidbits
October 23, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Ridgway Elkers claimed their second consecutive D-9 League Large School Title when they scored a 28-14 victory over Brookville last week. Coudersport won the D-9 League Small School North Division with a convincing 42-0 win against Smethport. The state ranked Falcons are the only District Nine squad that remains unbeaten. The Small School South […]
Ridgway Beats Brookville to Claim D-9 Large School Title
October 19, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Ridgway Elkers repeated as the District Nine League Large School Division champs with a hard fought 28-14 triumph over Brookville in Johnsonburg Friday night. They used four first half touchdowns and a tenacious defense to stifle the Blue Raiders. Gabe Watts scored twice in the opening period on runs of 53 and 7 yards […]
District Nine Tidbits
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
The big news here is DuBois, currently 0-8 on the season, has been granted leave from the District 10 football league and was accepted into the D-9 League Large School Division where they will renew old rivalries like Bradford and Punxsy. Clearfield will be the only D-9 school not in a D-9 conference beginning next […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 17, 2019 | Phil Myers
This could only happen to Protime. Two weeks ago, was the infamous painting fiasco, last week was the equally infamous plumbing escapade. The Protime family was in need of a new toilet and Protime was firm in his decision to save some bucks and put it in himself. First of all, he forgot to turn […]
Conversation With Coach – Bob Wolfrum, Wyomissing @WyoFootball
October 16, 2019 | Phil Myers
How did a Philadelphia guy like Bob Wolfrum end up at Wyomissing? How did he build a winning tradition there? What are some highlights from his illustrious career? The answers to these questions and other inquiries lie within the exclusive interview I had with this great coach. Wolfrum’s 2019 Spartans are 8-0 and are among […]
Bald Eagle Comes from Behind and Spoils Senior Night in Clearfield
October 12, 2019 | Phil Myers
Bald Eagle Area’s trip to Clearfield was rewarding to say the least. The Bald Eagles avenged last year’s embarrassing loss to the Bison by scoring the last three touchdowns to wipe out a 28-15 deficit and win 36-28. The defense, which could not stop Clearfield’s offense in the first half, shut the Bison out in […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 10, 2019 | Phil Myers
This past Saturday Protime was goaded into doing some painting by the pretty Mrs. P. Just as he arrived home from the paint store, Protime smelled paint in the car. To his astonishment the paint can he had put in the back seat had tipped over, the lid had popped off, and paint was all […]
Ft. LeBoeuf Grinds Out a Victory Over DuBois
October 5, 2019 | Phil Myers
Using a tough smash mouth ground game, forcing five turnovers, and returning a kickoff to the house, Ft. LeBoeuf gradually pulled away from DuBois for a 42-14 triumph Friday night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois. Coach Jeff Nichols was proud at how his team responded to being down 7-0 early and then clinging to a […]
District Nine Tidbits
October 3, 2019 | Phil Myers
And then there were three. Undefeated teams that is. Clearfield, Kane, and Smethport were knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten last week. Bellefonte took out Clearfield, while Clarion did in Kane and Redbank Valley stopped Smethport. Clarion and Redbank improved to 6-0, joining Coudersport as the only unblemished squads in D-9. This week finds […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS by Phil
October 3, 2019 | Phil Myers
To say Protime has a sweet tooth is an unquestionable understatement. When he was a kid his favorite summertime meal was strawberry shortcake. Father and Mother Protime would, on occasion, go to a buffet restaurant where Protime would load his plate with jello, cake, pudding, cookies (especially oatmeal raisin if available), and an assortment of […]
Conversation With Coach – John Franco, Tyrone
October 1, 2019 | Phil Myers
Conversation With Coach – John Franco, Tyrone Brought to you by: Tyrone football has not been what the faithful fans of the Golden Eagles were used to the past few years. A champion was needed to revitalize the program. From 1994 to 2011 John Franco was the face of Tyrone football leading them to three […]
J.J. Woodward was Royal in Erie’s Victory Over DuBois
September 28, 2019 | Phil Myers
They say to never judge a football team by the first half. That certainly was the case Friday night in DuBois. When the Erie Royals disembarked from the bus after the two and a half-hour trip they appeared to be in a fog. “We got off the bus and we were flat,” said head coach […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS: WEEK 6, WHO YA GOT?
September 26, 2019 | Phil Myers
Many years ago, Protime decided he would go into the predictions business. He began with college games and progressed into the high school dynamic. He’s been trying to divine winners for almost 50 years now. During the first year he acquired a very special crystal ball that is correct more times than not. He has […]
Mid-Season District Nine Report
September 26, 2019 | Phil Myers
Some football teams in District 9 are having banner years, and some are not. We’ll start with the haves. Heading into Friday’s games six teams are undefeated. They are Clarion, Clearfield, Kane, and Redbank Valley who are all 5-0. Coudersport and Smethport are 4-0. There will be at least two less come next week as […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS: WEEK 5, WHO YA GOT?
September 18, 2019 | Phil Myers
Last week Protime decided to try the sidelines instead of the press box where he usually takes pictures and keeps game stats. You probably won’t see him on the sidelines again for a while. First of all, he lost the lens to his camera. (It was found after the game under the goal posts, right […]
In Battle of Unbeatens, Clarion Bests Brookville
September 14, 2019 | Phil Myers
Before a packed house in Brookville Friday night, Clarion bested Brookville 29-12. The game was physical and featured some hard hitting by both defenses. In fact, it was Clarion’s tenacious and unyielding defense along with some big plays by the offense that did Brookville in. “It was a team effort and I was proud of […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS: WEEK 3, WHO YA GOT?
September 11, 2019 | Phil Myers
Protime took a little jaunt down ‘Memory Lane’ last week. No, he was not jogging down the street across town, his mind was traveling back in time. Doesn’t everyone’s? For all those old enough, remember the sandlot and pick-up football games when you were kids? You’d come home with grass stains on your pants, maybe […]
CONVERSATION WITH COACH – Jim Roth, Southern Columbia
September 11, 2019 | Phil Myers
The Southern Columbia Tigers were in the midst of a 27 game losing streak, 14 of which came during Coach Jim Roth’s first two years there as an assistant coach. Fast forward to today and Coach Roth’s Southern Tigers are one of the most successful teams ever in the state of Pennsylvania. They are currently […]
The Portage Mustangs Gallop Past Windber 35-7
September 7, 2019 | Phil Myers
Before a packed house at Mustang Stadium, Portage gave the hometown fans something to cheer about as they completely overwhelmed a younger Windber Rambler team in a key WestPac contest. The game was close for a half, but a 64-yard run by Portage QB Connor Price on the opening play of the third quarter took […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS 2019 Week Two! Who ya got??
September 4, 2019 | Phil Myers
A couple of weeks ago the Protime family visited relatives in Annapolis, MD to celebrate Mrs. Protime’s birthday. Now these relatives have a real nice place and have some fancy things that Protime isn’t used to seeing back in his neck of the woods. Take for example the pepper used for Mrs. P’s wonderful birthday […]
The Southern Columbia Versus Mount Carmel Rivalry Experience @SoCoTigerSports @GOBIGRED19
September 1, 2019 | Phil Myers
I realize there are many rivalry games across the state and I’ve been to Punxsy-DuBois, Tyrone-Bellwood, and North Allegheny-Pine Richland to name a few, but Saturday night was a treat to witness the winningest team in Pennsylvania history, Mount Carmel, take on the winningest team in the last 36 years, Southern Columbia. Even though the […]
PROTIME PREDICTIONS Week One: Who ya got?
August 29, 2019 | Phil Myers
Change. Protime doesn’t like it much. His body is changing and that’s no fun dealing with all those little aches and pains. His six pack abs have changed into a small keg right before his eyes. Work is changing by going paperless with the modern technological automated contraptions. Protime even changed his phone which used […]
Conversation with Coach, This week’s edition: Tim Janocko, Clearfield @coachjanocko @clearfieldbison
August 28, 2019 | Phil Myers
Writer’s Note: Hopefully, this will be a series, interviewing many of the top coaches in the state. These articles may not be every week or even every other week, but we plan on having them throughout the year and years to come. I sat down with Tim Janocko, head coach of the Clearfield Bison, before […]
Billotte and Lezzer Lead Clearfield Past DuBois in King of the Mountain Contest
August 26, 2019 | Phil Myers
Sophomore Oliver Billotte made his much-anticipated debut at quarterback for the homestanding Bison and he made the most of it by throwing for three scores and running for another in Clearfield’s 31-20 triumph over the DuBois Beavers. Tim Janocko, who won his 276th game as the Bison head coach, said “For a sophomore against a team […]
