District 9
November 2023
Redbank Moves on with Impressive 44-0 Win Over Cambridge Springs
November 25, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs advanced to the western Class 1A finals next week by beating the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils in convincing fashion on a calm and cold night at Meadville High School. The 44-0 shutout was Redbank’s first of the year, although in 7 of their prior 12 games they’ve held their opponent to […]
PIAA State 1A Quarter-Final Preview – Redbank Valley vs. Cambridge Springs
November 22, 2023 | Phil Myers
This game will be a contrast in offensive styles. Redbank Valley likes to throw the rock to some talented receivers, but they keep you off balance and honest with a decent running game. Cambridge Springs likes to run and pound the ball at you, but they will pass effectively to keep defenses from stacking the […]
Central Advances as They Beat Clearfield in Double Overtime
November 18, 2023 | Phil Myers
In one of the best games of the year, the Central-Martinsburg Scarlett Dragons beat the Clearfield Bison 41-35 in a thrilling double overtime game that will be talked about for years to come. Before a strong contingent of fans from both schools who braved the rain at Mansell Stadium in DuBois, Central and Clearfield put […]
PIAA Class 2A Preview: Central Clarion vs. Westinghouse
November 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Westinghouse took care of business last year on their way to the state championship game by beating Central Clarion 44-8 in a lop-sided contest. This year the rematch has the smell of something a little different. Central Clarion (11-0) – The Wildcats are representing District Nine. They beat Brookville last Friday 63-18 to win the […]
PIAA Class 3A Preview: Central vs. Clearfield
November 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Central won the first meeting on October 20th by a score of 27-21. Clearfield holds the lead in the all-time series winning 11 of the 17 games played. Central, though, has won the past 3 contests played including a 35-6 victory last year in the state playoffs. Central-Martinsburg (11-0) – The Scarlet Dragons are the […]
District Nine Class A Championship Preview: Port Allegany vs. Redbank Valley
November 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Port Allegany is the defending D-9 Class A champs. The Gators defeated RBV last year 8-7 in the regular season. They did not meet in the 2022 playoffs. Redbank could do no wrong earlier this year when they smoked Port 57-13. Because these two teams played in different District Nine leagues through the years and […]
Indians Move on 36-22 over Dubois.
November 11, 2023 | Quincy Piper
Thanksgiving is slated for less than two weeks from now, so that means playoff action is upon us. The Indians came into the evening flying high. Fresh off a 4th consecutive District 6 AAAA title with Kurt Condo at the helm. And to top it all off they were hosting a state game for the […]
Central Clarion Makes It Look Easy in Winning Back-to-Back D-9 AA Crowns
November 11, 2023 | Phil Myers
Central Clarion was never threatened as they defeated Brookville to win their second consecutive District Nine AA title by the score of 63-18 last night at Clarion University’s Memorial Stadium before a large crowd. Coming into the game, the Wildcats had one of the top scoring teams in Pennsylvania. They did not disappoint by rolling […]
Juniata High School out plays DuBois High School 36 to 22 Gallery
November 11, 2023 | Mike Frazier
Clearfield Defeats Punxsutawney for Fourth Straight District 9 AAA Crown
November 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Clearfield Bison knows what it takes to win. They’ve been in this situation the past three years, playing for the district 3A title. St. Marys had been the victim the past three times, but this year Punxsutawney was the Bison’s new and worthy opponent. Last night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois, Clearfield earned their […]
District Nine Playoff Preview
November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
It’s that time of year. Teams from all around the state have played out their regular season in hopes of getting to the next step, the playoffs. In District Nine it’s no different. It’s time for the players to ignore those bumps and bruises and take their game to the next level. It’s time for […]
District 9 Review – Week 9
October 31, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: The GOTW pitted the only two D-9 undefeated teams against each other in what is becoming a rivalry. Redbank Valley held their own against Central Clarion. The high-water mark was when the Bulldogs tied the game at 14 in the third quarter. After that C.C. took control to grind out […]
Central Clarion-Redbank Valley Photo Gallery
October 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
All Photos Courtesy of Phil Myers Jr.
Central Clarion Stays Unbeaten With Win Over Redbank Valley
October 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
On a warm late October evening, before one of the largest crowds in years to watch a football game in New Bethlehem, the visiting Central Clarion Wildcats defeated the Redbank Valley Bulldogs 35-14 to finish the year undefeated at 10-0. The win by Central Clarion avenged their only regular season loss they had last year […]
District 9 Review – Week 8
October 24, 2023 | Phil Myers
The games of the week: Central-Martinsburg remained undefeated when they beat Clearfield 27-21 in a battle that came down to the last seconds. Just like they did against Richland the week before, the Bison battled back from a deficit. They tied the game in the 4th only to have Central go up by six late. […]
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 7
October 17, 2023 | Phil Myers
The games of the week: A defensive stand at the end of the game, enabled St. Marys to fend off the visiting Bradford Owls, 28-20. The Dutch held an eight-point lead late, but Bradford moved the ball to the St. Marys 21-yard line. Then a fourth down pass fell incomplete to give the Dutch the […]
#3 Richland Tops Clearfield in Hard-Hitting Game
October 14, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Richland Rams, ranked third in AA in the most recent PFN poll, started slow, picked up momentum as the game wore on, and made a couple of plays late that enabled them to hold on and earn a hard-fought 35-28 victory over the Clearfield Bison at Herlinger Field in Richland Friday night. Winning Coach […]
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 […]
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