District 9 Review – Week 1

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Phil Myers | September 5, 2023

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 this time.  Let’s all pray for a full recovery.

The Game of the Week was the humdinger between DuBois and Brockway, that the Rovers won 14-13 in overtime.  Both teams scored in the first quarter and never scored again until the extra stanza.  It appeared, at least on that night, the two teams were of equal stature.  DuBois did miss a long field goal in the fourth quarter and the extra point to send the game into double OT was ever so slightly wide right.  Blake Pisarcik scored both of Brockway’s touchdowns.

Brockway vs. DuBois. (Brockway in black.)

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits:

Quarterbacks:

• Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, accounted for 7 touchdowns! He threw for 226 yards and 5 scores.  He ran for a touchdown and returned a fumble 21 yards for his 7^th TD on the night.
• Talan Reese, Bradford, completed 25 of 30 passes for 370 yards and 3 TDs.
• Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, threw for 278 yards and 2 TDs.
• Shane Magee, Otto-Eldred, threw 4 touchdown passes.
• Brody Pentz, Bucktail, accounted for 3 touchdowns, throwing for 2 and rushing for the other.

Receivers:

• Jake Franz, Bradford, had 10 catches for 252 yards and 3 TDs.
• Ashton Kahle, Redbank Valley caught 4 passes for 155 yards and 2 TDs.
• Zach Presloid, Punxsutawney, had 105 yards.
• Brady Quinn, Central Clarion, had 107 yards.

Running Backs:

• Devin Kimball, Otto-Eldred, ran for 3 TDs.
• Hunter Holden, Sheffield, ran for 203 yards and scored a trio of TDs.
• Matthew Davis, St. Marys, ran for 211 yards, scoring twice.
• Logan Campbell, Moniteau, scored 4 TDs, 2 rushing and 2 receiving. He had over 210 all-purpose yards.

Logan Campbell, Moniteau Warriors.

Defense and Special Teams Touchdowns:

• Kolten Koppenhaver, Punxsutawney, returned a fumble 8 yards for a TD.
• Blaine Jamison, Moniteau, blocked 2 PATs and had 2 interceptions.
• Brody Pentz, Bucktail, had 13 tackles.
• Trey Fleming, Union/AC Valley, intercepted 3 passes.
• J. Gleason, Bradford, had 2 picks.
• John Wright, Coudersport, ran a kickoff back 85 yards.
• Alex Gahr, Elk County, recorded a safety by tackling the QB in the end zone.

Other Notes:

• Central Clarion scored 57 straight points against Port Allegany after trailing 6-0 early in the game.
• Bradford won their first game since 2019, a 34-12 win over Coudy.
• Brockway won their first game ever against DuBois. (They’ve only played each other 5 times.)

Game of the Week:

• Punxsutawney 2-0 is at Redbank Valley 2-0

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