PA Football News Archives
October 2023
District 9 Review – Week 6
October 10, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: It had to be the St. Marys at DuBois overtime thriller won by DuBois 21-14. The Beavers trailed 14-7 until there were 7 minutes remaining in the game. That was when they tied the game. Eventually DuBois got the ball back with a minute to go. A 36-yard defensive fumble […]
AN OVERTIME THRILLER!! (DuBois PA)
October 7, 2023 | Carter Cummings
Saint Mary’s travelled 45 minutes to DuBois to take on the Beavers. The game was bound to be close with these teams looking to bounce back after loses the week before. The potential game of the year started with a flashy 68 yard touchdown run by Matthew Davis followed by an extra point. Landon Schrock […]
Clearfield drops BEA in downpour
October 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
BEA was knocked from the unbeaten ranks in a downpour last night in Wingate with a exciting 13-7 win. The Bison shut down the Eagle run game and forced BEA to try and make plays through the air in a constant downpour. “I thought it was a great football game. They (Clearfield) did a lot […]
District 9 Review – Week 5
October 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: There were two fantastic games last week in District Nine. The premier game was Cameron County’s fourth quarter comeback to down Bucktail 30-28. The Red Raiders were down 22-6 at one point in the third quarter and 28-14 with 7 and a half minutes to go. A touchdown, a defensive […]
West branch obliterates Curwensville 43-14
September 30, 2023 | Carter Cummings
With Curwensville and west Branch coming down to the wire last year high tensions were there for both teams. West branch from the get-go fired on all cylinders with 29 points scored in the first half; but only giving up 7. The game started with a 66 yard passing touchdown for west Branch to number […]
District Nine’s Mid-Season Report
September 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
There is not much that has surprised many in District 9 as far as who the top teams are. The head of the class right now appears to be Central Clarion with their 5-0 record. The Wildcats are PFN’s #7 ranked AA team. They average 60 points a game and are pretty dangerous on defense […]
District 9 Review – Week 4
September 26, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: There were not very many close games that could even be considered the game of the week. One did however meet those qualifications and that was Coudersport’s 26-14 win over Cameron County. The game went into the intermission deadlocked 0-0. The fireworks all went off in the second half. After […]
District 9 Review – Week 3
September 19, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: Union/AC Valley, who lost to Central Clarion 72-0 the prior week, defeated Brockway 12-7 in a stunning upset of PFN’s #6 ranked 1A team in the state. This may have been the biggest upset in years in relation to District Nine football. Brockway scored first and led 7-6 at the […]
Redbank Valley Overcomes Slow Start to KO Keystone 42-9
September 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Redbank Valley is ranked #9 in the state by PFN in Class 1A and for good reason. They have an explosive offense that can beat you a number of ways. The Bulldogs also have a tenacious defense that seems to get better as games progress. But Saturday afternoon in Knox at Keystone’s home field, Redbank […]
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 […]
Wagner to Clouse Leads Redbank Valley to Win Over Punxsy
September 9, 2023 | Phil Myers
In a game where there were almost 1,000 yards of offense, Braylon Wagner accounted for all 7 Redbank touchdowns much to the delight of the home town fans in New Bethlehem, but much to the chagrin of the visiting Punxsutawney Chucks. Wagner connected on 21 of 23 passes for 391 yards and 6 touchdowns in […]
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 […]
Community Joins Coach Larry Wiser In Celebration Christening Wiser Field
September 5, 2023 | Billy Splain
Photo by Bri Kirkland-Kirkland Photography – Coach Wiser, former players, assistants and folks from throughout the area who were involved in the Bobcat program throughout the years (All photos by Bri Kirkland -Kirkland Photography unless otherwise listed) A large crowd was on hand Friday (September 1st) night as the newly refurbished field behind Clarion Area […]
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 […]
Moniteau’s Logan Campbell and Defense Key to Victory Over ECC
September 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
Every once in a while, good players have great games. Every once in a while, defenses appear to be really focused, create turnovers, pressure the quarterback, and allow no breathing room for the opposing offense. That every once in a while occurred twice in last night’s game when Moniteau’s Logan Campbell scored four touchdowns and […]
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 […]
Coach Wiser Shares Many Memories Prior To Christening Of Larry Wiser Field
August 21, 2023 | David McClaine
Coach Wiser Shares Many Memories Prior To Christening Of Larry Wiser Field; Dr. Carrico Provided Particulars On The Celebration And Information On The Improvements To The Field At The Bottom Of The Article CLARION SPORTS ZONE on 21 August, 2023 at 20:06 Above photo submitted A special surprise took place at the Clarion Area School […]
2023 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Preview: LHAC West 2
August 19, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
The 2022 Laurel Highlands Final Standings (Record-Conference/Overall) Richland 10-0/11-1 Penn Cambria 9-1/9-2 Central 8-2/12-3 Bishop Guilfoyle 7-3/10-4 Bedford 7-3/7-4 Chestnut Ridge 6-4/6-5 Westmont Hilltop 4-6 Central Cambria 3-7 Forest Hills 3-7 Bishop McCort/Carroll 2-8 Somerset 1-9 Greater Johnstown 0-10 The Laurel Highlands had a very competitive and successful 2022. The conference had two D6 Champions, […]
District 9 – Region 3 Conference Preview
August 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
Bucktail played some competitive football last year and was rewarded with a couple of wins and some other close games. Coach Frank Sutliff will have a veteran team of Bucks this year as they only lost one senior. The kids put in a lot of work and everyone involved is hoping the payoff is a […]
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 Inter-County Conference (North) Preview
August 15, 2023 | Brian Ingalls
2023 Inter-County North Conference Preview 2022 Inter-County Conference Standings Record Conf/Ovr Northern Bedford (8-0/11-1) Bellwood-Antis (6-2/6-5) Southern Huntingdon (6-3/7-4) Juniata Valley (6-3/6-5) Mount Union (5-3/6-5) West Branch (4-3/4-6) Moshannon Valley (4-4/5-6) Glendale (4-5/5-6) Tussey Mountain (3-5/4-7) Curwensville (2-6/3-7) Claysburg-Kimmel (1-6/1-9) Everett (0-9/0-10) There are been some changes for the Inter-County Conference for the 2023 Football […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Elk County Catholic RB/DB Noah Cherry
August 15, 2023 | Billy Splain
Noah Cherry Running back and strong safety Elk County Catholic Class Of 2024 Jersey #21 HT/WT 5’10, 160 junior season:1107 rushing yards and 23 rushing touchdowns. Other sports Basketball and Tennis District 9 football all-star, District 9 region 3 Offensive MVP Twitter @n_cherry21 Coach Pearson says “Noah has a natural ability for the game of […]
District 9 – Region 1 Conference Preview
August 10, 2023 | Phil Myers
Bradford returns 5 players on offense including dynamic quarterback Talan Reese who threw for over 2,000 yards last year. The Owls also return 5 players on defense highlighted by two of their top tacklers in AJ Gleason and Evan Whitmore. Bradford has struggled in recent years, losing 29 straight games and 36 of their last […]
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