| 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 9 Names 2022 Region 2 All-Stars
November 23, 2022
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Miska Young – Port Allegany Defensive Lineman of the Year: Miska Young – Port Allegany Offensive MVP: Kyle Nellis – Keystone Defensive MVP: Blaine Moses– Port Allegany OFFENSE: Offensive Interior Line: Miska Young Port Allegany Landon Chalmers Union/ACV Reese Yahner Brockway Carson Neely Port Allegany Josh Beal Keystone Aaron […]
District 9 Names 2022 Region 1 All-Stars
November 23, 2022
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Baily Miller– Brookville Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Waylon Wehner – St. Marys Defensive Lineman of the Year: Alex Lukaschunis – St. Marys Offensive MVP: Jase Ferguson – Central Clarion Defensive MVP: Ryan Hummell– Central Clarion OFFENSE: Offensive Interior Line: Matthew Grusky Punxsutawney Jimmy Kerr Central Clarion Waylon Wehler […]
Meadville Rides Simmons and Defense in Comeback Win Over Juniata
November 20, 2022
Meadville’s come from behind 27-14 victory over Juniata at Bald Eagle High School’s Alumni Field was a tale of two halves for both teams. Averaging 51 points a game, Meadville trailed Juniata 14-6 at half time due to a plethora of mistakes. To Juniata’s credit, they were moving the ball, they were making plays on […]
State College Advances in Dramatic Fashion
November 19, 2022
Wow! What can one say about a game that was played in the snow, had 107 points scored, almost 840 yards of combined total offense, and took three overtimes to finally see someone emerge as the winner. That was the case on a very cold Friday night in St. College at Memorial Field as the […]
PIAA Class 2A State Playoff Preview – Central Clarion vs. Westinghouse
November 18, 2022
Class 2A State Playoff: Central Clarion Wildcats (10-1) at Westinghouse Bulldogs (11-0) @ Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh on Friday Nov. 18 at 7 P.M. Central Clarion is the District 9 champs by virtue of their 35-0 victory over Brookville last week. Westinghouse won the Pittsburgh City League title and represents District 8 in the 2A […]
District Nine Class 1A Championship Playoff Preview
November 17, 2022
Class 1A District 9 Final: Brockway Rovers (8-4) vs. Port Allegany Gators (10-1) @ Bradford on Friday Nov. 18 at 7 P.M. Port is the #1 seed and ousted Keystone last week by a score of 18-6. Brockway is seeded 3rd and defeated #2 Redbank Valley 7-3 this past Saturday. This is a rematch […]
Protime Predictions (Protime’s Likes)
November 17, 2022
Protime got a little advice on his advice column last week. People liked it and want to hear more. So, Protime will do another one, but not this week. Protime likes it when people say they like his columns or like him. Mrs. Protime only likes it when people say they like his column. Protime […]
District 2/11 Class A Playoff Preview: Northern Lehigh vs. Lackawanna Trail
November 17, 2022
The District 11 Class A champion Northern Lehigh Bulldogs face off against the District 2 Class A champion Lackawanna Trail Lions at Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium, Saturday 11/19 at 1pm Northern Lehigh (11-1), under Head Coach Joe Tout, head into this week’s game fresh off of a 40-15 victory over Tri Valley. On the […]
Brockway Stuns Redbank Valley 7-3
November 12, 2022
Not many outside of Brockway thought the Rovers could defeat the defending Class A state runners-up in the playoffs. And no one in their right mind would have guessed the score would end up 7-3 because Redbank averages 37 points a game and Brockway 34. Plus, Redbank beat the Rovers 34-28 in their first meeting […]
Clearfield’s Defense Comes Up Big Against St. Marys
November 12, 2022
On a very rainy night in Brockway thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Nicole, Clearfield’s defense was the difference in the Bison’s 13-7 victory over the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen. Yes, the ground game for Clearfield scored two touchdowns and, at times in the first half, was hard to stop. But it was the defense […]
Ehrenzeller and Kauffman Give Juniata the Spark Needed to Beat DuBois
November 11, 2022
The Juniata Indians travelled two hours to play DuBois at Mansell Stadium last night in a PIAA District 6-9 subregional game. That didn’t seem to bother Waylon Ehrenzeller or John Kauffman too much, as they helped orchestrate a solid team effort in defeating the DuBois Beavers 17-7. The win propels Juniata into the next round […]
District Nine Class 1A Playoff Preview (2 Games)
November 10, 2022
Class 1A District 9 Semi-Final: Brockway Rovers (7-4) vs. Redbank Valley Bulldogs (9-1) @ DuBois on Saturday Nov. 12 at 1 P.M. Redbank is the #2 seed and had a bye last week. Brockway is seeded 3rd and defeated Coudersport in the opening round last Friday. Redbank weathered a Brockway comeback during the season and […]
Protime Predictions (With Some Protime Advice)
November 10, 2022
Protime has always said, ‘you can’t take your actions or words back.’ All the young high schoolers (and most adults) should remember that. Do what you can to stay on the straight and narrow. Always be good and do good. Stay away from negative people and those who would lead you astray. Be a leader […]
District Nine Playoff Class 2A Preview
November 9, 2022
Class 2A District 9 Final: Brookville Blue Raiders (6-5) vs. Central Clarion Wildcats (9-1) at Clarion University on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Central Clarion is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. Brookville, the #3 seed, bested Karns City last week 31-7 to advance to the final. In 2021 Brookville lost […]
District Nine Playoff Class 3A Preview
November 9, 2022
Class 3A District 9 Final: Clearfield Bison (7-3) vs. St. Marys Flying Dutchmen (7-4) at Brockway on Friday Nov. 11 at 7 P.M. Clearfield is the #1 seed and had a bye last week. St. Marys is the #2 seed and defeated Punxsy 12-7 last Friday to earn their spot in the final. The Bison […]
District Nine Class 4A Playoff Preview
November 8, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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