Brockway Rovers
| Brockway Rovers |
| Head Coach: Jake Heigel |
| PIAA District 9 - Class 3A |
| District 9 - Region 2 |
| Stadium: Frank Varischetti Field |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | 0.667 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
08-16 |
@ Kane (3-0) |
- |
08-23 |
@ Punxsutawney (3-0) |
L, 0-31 |
08-29 |
vs. Saint Marys (1-2) |
W, 20-13 |
09-05 |
vs. Redbank Valley (1-2) |
W, 42-6 |
09-12 |
@ Brookville (0-3) |
- |
09-19 |
vs. Central Clarion (1-2) |
- |
09-26 |
@ Keystone (1-2) |
- |
10-03 |
vs. Bradford (1-2) |
- |
10-10 |
@ Karns City (2-1) |
- |
10-17 |
@ Ridgway (1-2) |
- |
10-24 |
vs. Port Allegany (3-0) |
- |
Protime’s First Week Games Highlights and Comments
August 25, 2025 | Phil Myers
Kirtland, Ohio 30 Central Clarion 7 – Kirtland showed why they are one of the top Division VI teams in Ohio year in and year out. Their coaching is phenomenal and they have a nice system on offense that is hard to stop. Central Clarion did a good job on defense until the 4th quarter […]
Punxsutawney Shuts Out Brockway
August 24, 2025 | Phil Myers
The Punxsutawney Chucks pitched a shutout on defense and scored in every quarter on offense to beat the visiting Rovers of Brockway 31-0 Saturday evening at the famous Jack LaMarca Stadium in Punxsutawney. Head coach Brandon Snyder stated this after the game, “We’re happy with the defense. We moved to the 3-4 this year. We […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Brockway Rovers
August 8, 2025 | Cody Brady
Brockway Rovers Head Coach: Jake Heigel Class 3A PIAA District: 9 2024 Record 7-5 Key Starters Lost John Varischetti Blake Pisarcik Carter Guaglianone Ja Wherry Colton Ross Michael Pirrow Returning starters Carter Himes, RB, 5’11, 205, 2026 Ben Yale, Line, 6’1, 290, 2026 Jon Winnings, Line, 6’, 280, 2026 Madox Decker, Line, 6’4, […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Brockway Rover’s OL/DL-Ben Yale
June 28, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Ben Yale Brockway Rovers Class Of: 2026 Position(s): OL/DL Jersey Number: #57 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 270lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: All-State Center D9 Defensive Lineman MVP Region 2 District 9 All-Star DL and OL Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @BenjaminYale2 ————————————- COACH SAYS: Ben is an All-State […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Brockway Rovers LT/TE/DE-Madox Decker
June 16, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Madox Decker Brockway Rovers Class Of: 2027OK Position(s): LT/TE/DE Jersey Number: #50 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 225lbs Other Sports: Wrestling Notable Awards or Recognitions: All Conference Honorable Mention, Tri-County All Stars First Team DE Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @Madox_Decker65 —————————————- Coach Says: Madox is a returning TCW/Courier Express All-Star at Defensive End […]
In What is Becoming a Rivalry, DuBois Defeats Brockway with Balanced Attack
October 19, 2024 | Phil Myers
After splitting close games with Brockway, the past two years in front of huge crowds, the DuBois Beavers upended the Rovers 38-24 before a near packed house at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway on a clear, but chilly Friday night. Led by Danny Dixon’s 205 yards rushing and Trey Wingard’s 297 yards passing, the Beavers’ […]
Pisarcik, Patton Pave Path for Brockway to Down Union-AC Valley
October 11, 2024 | Phil Myers
When you have one of the top passing quarterbacks (Aiden Patton) in the state and you have an all-state wide receiver (Blake Pisarcik), that is a recipe for success. But Brockway’s tough schedule has taken a toll and the offense has struggled at times mainly in the running game. So, with that in mind, Coach […]
District 5, District 6, District 8, & District 9 Rankings
October 3, 2024 | Josh Krise
We are passed the halfway point in the high school football season, let’s take a look at the rankings within the districts. These rankings were based off of record, point differential, and strength of schedule District 5 Rankings: North Star (2A) 5-1 Northern Bedford (1A) 5-1 Windber (1A) 4-2 Chestnut Ridge (2A) 4-2 Bedford (2A) […]
Brockway Falls To Port Alleghany 47-21
September 14, 2024 | Carter Cummings
Port Allegany delivered an impressive performance on the road, defeating Brockway 47-21 in a high-energy contest that showcased their offensive firepower and defensive resilience. Junior Aiden Bliss came into the night number 18 in rushing yards in the whole country. (according to https://www.maxpreps.com/football/stat-leaders/offense/rushing/yds/ ) From the opening whistle, Port Allegany set the tone with a […]
2024 District 9 Review – 1st Week Action
August 27, 2024 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Aiden Patton, Brockway, tossed 4 touchdown passes while throwing for 383 yards. Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, tossed the agate for 325 yards and 3 TDs. He also ran for a pair of scores. Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, threw for 209 […]
2024 District Nine Conference Preview – Region 2
August 15, 2024 | Phil Myers
Brockway – The Rovers have a team to challenge St. Marys for the 3A crown this year. Coach Jake Heigel brings back 7 offensive and 7 defensive starters from a year ago. The strength of the ’24 version of Rover football will be at wide receiver and in the trenches. Leading a speedy and very […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Brockway Area lineman Ben Yale
July 29, 2024 | Billy Splain
Ben Yale OL/DL Brockway Area HS Class Of 2026 Jersey #57 HT/WT 6 ft 270 lbs 60 tackles and 6.5 sacks last season Other sports Baseball and basketball Tri-county first team DL, all conference first team DL Twitter @BenjaminYale2 Coach says: “Ben is an old school Oline/Dline player who has exceptional weight room strength and […]
District 9 Combine a Complete Success
June 2, 2024 | Phil Myers
The 2nd Annual District 9 Combine was held Saturday June 1st at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway. Eighteen of the twenty-three District 9 teams were represented and over 100 kids came out on a picture-perfect day to test their skills. Ten colleges were also on hand to observe the talent. Circle W Sports provided the […]
Led by Redbank’s 5 Selections, District Nine Lands 11 Players on the 2023 Coaches-Select Class A All-State Football Team
January 4, 2024 | Phil Myers
Redbank Valley placed five individuals on the Coaches Class 1A All-State football squad. Four of those players were first team all-staters. They were Ashton Kahle at slot back, Mason Clouse at wide receiver, Hayden Rearick as long-snapper, and Brandon Ross at defensive tackle. But District Nine put four others on the all-state first team squad […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Team Trifectas
November 8, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
Three Hours Later, Redbank Valley 52 Brockway 28
October 20, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Feature picture by Chris Wechtenhiser of the Courier-Express) It took almost three hours for Redbank Valley to come away with the 52-28 victory at Brockway’s Frank Varischetti Field on a rare Thursday night game in District Nine. The Bulldogs and the Rovers combined for 80 points, over 800 yards of offense, 66 passes, and 258 […]
District 9 Review – Week 2
September 13, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week was Punxsutawney giving Redbank Valley fits through 3 quarters before succumbing 50-27. Redbank’s offense could do no wrong as they scored on 7 of 9 possessions and rolled up over 500 yards against the Chucks. To Punxsy’s credit, they never gave up and accounted for over 450 yards of offense […]
BROCKWAY WINS IN SHUTOUT FASHION
September 9, 2023 | Carter Cummings
With a district 9 quarter final loss to Brockway, Coudersport was looking to get even. Unfortunately for them this wasn’t the case. The first quarter was looking good for Coudersport with a fumble recovery on Brockway’s first possession. However, this didn’t lead to any points for Coudersport as they punted the ball away in the […]
District 9 Review – Week 1
September 5, 2023 | Phil Myers
The most important thing this week is that everyone should be in prayer for Mason Martin, Karns City’s quarterback, who was injured in the game with Redbank on Friday. He suffered a significant brain bleed and a collapsed lung. He was flown to Pittsburgh where he underwent surgery. He is still in critical condition at […]
Brockway Ekes Out the Overtime Win Against DuBois
September 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
Only eleven miles separate Brockway and DuBois. Yet they have only met four other times in their history. The most recent was last year’s heart stopper where DuBois stopped a slant pass at their one-yard line as time expired to preserve the 27-26 win. That DuBois victory upped the Beavers’ all-time record against Brockway to […]
District 9 Review – Week 0
August 29, 2023 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had DuBois beating Karns City 41-35 in a wild one. Trey Wingard, the DuBois sophomore quarterback, threw for 324 yards and 4 touchdowns including the game winner with 4 minutes left. One other major happening that affected the outcome of the game was late in the third quarter when […]
District 9 – Region 2 Conference Preview
August 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Brockway is coming off a successful year going 8-5 with a very tough schedule and beating defending district 1A champ Redbank Valley in the playoffs before falling to Port Allegany in the title game. Coach Jake Heigel feels his team can make it back to the championship game and bring home the district title in […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Brockway RB/DB Jendy Cuello
July 8, 2023 | Billy Splain
Jendy Cuello Running back, strong safety Brockway Class Of 2024 Jersey #2 HT/WT 5’9, 170 1,400 rush yards, 14 tds Other sports Baseball Twitter @jendy_cuello Coach Heigel says “1k pound club member. 1k yard rusher. Team Leader”. LET’S GET TO KNOW JENDY Why do you play football? I play football because it is what allowed […]
Pitt Football Players Volunteer to Help at Brockway’s Football Camp
July 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
Eight University of Pittsburgh Panther football players voluntarily travelled the two hour distance to Brockway’s camp on Saturday to give their time in teaching and advising the Brockway Rover Middle School and High School players and coaching staff. The event lasted from 9:30 until 2:00 at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway. It was a once […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 10 – Crazy 4th Quarters)
June 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Erie Times, Indiana Gazette, Post-Gazette, the […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Brockway Center/LB Johnny Varischetti
April 22, 2023 | Billy Splain
Johnny Varischetti C, MLB, Long Snapper Brockway Class Of 2025 Jersey #56 HT/WT 5’11” 210lbs Other sports Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball 2022 YDL Sports 2nd Team All Star Twitter @J_Varischetti Incoming junior Johnny Varischetti had an exciting 2022 season. It was his first time as a starter and he didn’t disappoint. As center he […]
Nine District 9 Players Named to PFN Coaches 2022 Class 1A All-Star Team
December 31, 2022 | Phil Myers
There were nine District 9 football players named to the 2022 PFN Coaches Class 1A All-Star team. Two made the All-State first team and seven made the second team. Seven were offensive all-stars and two broke into the all-state defensive line-up. Port Allegany, a state semi-finalist, placed three on the all-state roster, while Brockway and […]
District Nine Class 1A Championship Playoff Preview
November 17, 2022 | Phil Myers
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 […]
Brockway Stuns Redbank Valley 7-3
November 12, 2022 | Phil Myers
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 […]
District Nine Class 1A Playoff Preview (2 Games)
November 10, 2022 | Phil Myers
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 […]
District 9 Review and Standings – Week 2
September 6, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver 27-26 win over Brockway. The game came down to the final play from the DuBois 5-yard line where a slant pass was stopped at the 1-yard line to prevent the Rovers from winning. The Brockway coaching staff elected to go for the touchdown […]
DuBois Beats Brockway by a Yard (and a Point)
September 3, 2022 | Phil Myers
Before one of the biggest crowds in recent memory at DuBois’ Mansell Stadium, the DuBois Beavers beat the Brockway Rovers 27-26 when they stopped the visitors one yard shy of winning the game as time expired. The game was also one of the best games Mansell Stadium has seen for quite a while as the […]
D-9 Review and Top Performers for the Week of August 26 and 27
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
Team wise, there were no real surprises or upsets the first week, although some scores were not expected. DuBois beating Karns City was not really a surprise considering the number and quality of players the Gremlins lost to graduation. But beating them 28-7 probably was not expected by most. PFN’s #10 ranked single A team, […]
District 9 – Region 2 2022 Preview
August 19, 2022 | Phil Myers
DISTRICT 9 REGION 2 This region is so well-balanced that any one of the eight teams can win it. The coach’s poll for Region 2 found last year’s Class A state runner-up, Redbank Valley as the top dog followed by Port Allegany and Brockway. The Bulldogs of Redbank Valley are the 2021 state silver medalists […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight Brayden Fox-Brockway
June 16, 2022 | contributor
Brayden Fox School: Brockway Position: Quarterback Class 2025 Jersey, #8 Height 5-8 Weight 155 Other sports: Baseball & Basketball Do you believe being a left-handed quarterback gives you an advantage against defense? Personally, I don’t think it really matters what hand you are at QB. If you can sling it, you can sling it. […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Reese Yahner
June 6, 2022 | contributor
Reese Yahner School Brockway class 2024 Right Tackle Jersey, 67 Height 6’3 weight 260 pounds. Basketball i Twitter @ReeseYahner You are the fourth Yahner to play for Brockway. I have read that all of those before you were good players. Does this add pressure on you to be as good as those before you or […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Reese Yahner-Brockway Rovers @Reeseyahner @BrockwayFootba1 @BrockwaySchools
August 21, 2021 | Billy Splain
Reese Yahner Brockway Rovers Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RT/C Jersey #67 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 250 Stats You’d like to Share: None Other Sports: Basketball and Track and Field Awards: None at this time Twitter @Reeseyahner _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? I play football for the bonding of teammates and working collectively to win. Who […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Peyton Maurer-Brockway Rovers @maurer_peyton @BrockwayFootba1 @BrockwaySchools
August 17, 2021 | Billy Splain
Peyton Maurer Brockway Rovers / Dubois Central Catholic Class Of: 2022 Position(s): DE/TE, Left-Tackle and Long Snapper Jersey#: 71 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 220 Stats You’d like to Share: I had 6 sacks in a 7 game season(2020) Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball Awards: 2nd Team All Star Tri-County 2nd Team D9 All Star Twitter: […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Brockway Rovers @BrockwaySchools @ReeseYahner @maurer_peyton @BrockwayFootba1
July 29, 2021 | Billy Splain
Brockway Rovers PFN Page Head Coach Jake Heigel PIAA District 9 – Class AA League: District 9 – Small School South Stadium: Frank Varischetti Field @BrockwayFootba1 Assistant Coaches Frank Varischetti (OC) Jordan Hoover (DC) Ben Donlin (Linebackers) Benny Benasutti (O-line) Alec Shaffer-Doan (QB’s) Anthony Benson (RB’S) Kyle Braun (WR/DB’s) Key Starters Lost * Ben Glasl […]
The South Wins the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game
June 26, 2021 | Phil Myers
Led by two all-state quarterbacks, a 6’5” 250-pound tight end, and a tenacious defense the South rose up in the second half to defeat the North 14-12 in a colossal battle royale. The 6th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Game held in Brockway was one of the better all-star games anyone will see, as it had […]
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