Karns City Gremlins
| Karns City Gremlins |
| Head Coach: Joe Sherwin |
| PIAA District 9 - Class 2A |
| District 9 - Region 1 |
| Stadium: Diehl Stadium |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-2 | 0.778 | 3-2 | 0.600 | 4-2 | 3-0 | W4 |
08-16 |
vs. Greenville (8-1) |
- |
08-22 |
@ Saint Marys (3-6) |
W, 61-6 |
08-29 |
vs. Brookville (3-6) |
W, 62-14 |
09-05 |
vs. DuBois (6-3) |
L, 42-56 |
09-12 |
@ Moniteau (3-6) |
W, 56-7 |
09-19 |
vs. Punxsutawney (8-1) |
L, 19-22 |
09-26 |
vs. Central Clarion (5-4) |
W, 35-14 |
10-03 |
vs. Westinghouse (6-3) |
W, 28-24 |
10-10 |
vs. Brockway (6-3) |
W, 63-27 |
10-17 |
@ Punxsutawney (8-1) |
W, 35-23 |
10-24 |
@ Wilmington (7-2) |
- |
Karns City Knocks Punxsy From the Ranks of the Unbeaten With A Strong Performance
October 18, 2025 | Phil Myers
Using a pounding running game and throwing in some timely pass completions, plus playing a physical bend but don’t break defense, the Karns City Gremlins went on to defeat the Punxsutawney Chucks 35-23 before a large senior night crowd at Jack Hart Field in Punxsutawney. “We’re a pretty decent running team for the most part,” […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Karns City Gremlins
August 13, 2025 | Cody Brady
Karns City Gremlins Head Coach: Joe Sherwin Class 2A PIAA District: 9 2024 Record 7-3 Key Starters Lost Camden Ealy Braden Slater Troy Nagel Shane Peters Returning starters CJ Emrick C/LB 5′ 9″ 190 SR Sean Slaughenhoupt G/DT 5′ 9″ 250 SR Kolby Blair T 5′ 10″ 250 SR Shane Emrick G/LB 5′ […]
Central Clarion Wins Third Straight District AA Title
November 2, 2024 | Phil Myers
For a half at Brookville’s new turfed field, it looked like Karns City might pull off one of the biggest upsets in PA playoff football history as they were tied with the #2 ranked AA team in the state going into the intermission at halftime. Central Clarion had mercy ruled everyone they had played this […]
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) […]
2024 District 9 Review – 2nd Week Action
September 2, 2024 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, became the third District 9 quarterback ever to throw 100 or more career touchdown passes when he threw for 5 TDs and 251 yards against St. Marys. He also rushed for 108 yards. Braylon Wagner, Redbank […]
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 […]
District Nine Conference Preview – Region 1
August 12, 2024 | Phil Myers
Bradford – The Owls broke a 3-year losing streak in 2023 by winning 4 games. They have 50 players going into camp, so the numbers are good. Coach Jeff Puglio says it is a matter of getting the right kids and they are getting there. They had a few kids step up and contribute last […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Karns City RB/LB Luke Cramer
June 23, 2023 | Billy Splain
Luke Cramer Linebacker/Running Back Karns City Class Of 2024 Jersey #4 HT/WT 6’2” 230lbs Bench: 405 lbs Other sports Basketball, Track and Field PFN All academic sliver team Twitter @Luke__Cramer As a running back, Luke has the size and strength to break a few tackles. He’s a downhill runner that doesn’t pretend to be a […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 12 – A Day at the Office)
June 16, 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 Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, and the Patriot […]
Wildcats Move To 6-0 With Thrilling Overtime Win Over Gremlins
October 3, 2022 | David McClaine
All images by Nate Girvan: Above: Wildcat players signaling the winning touchdown The Central Clarion Wildcats downed the visiting Karns City Gremlins, 26-20, in overtime in a key District Nine League contest at Memorial Stadium on Friday night (September 30th). With the win, the Wildcats move to 6-0 and put some distance between them […]
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 […]
District 9 – Region 1 Season Preview
August 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
District 9 did a good thing for the 2022 football season and restructured the previous Small School North, Small School South, and Large School divisions into what they call three regions. The idea is to bring a little more parity into each division. Region 1 will consist of Bradford (4A), DuBois (4A), Punxsutawney (3A), St. […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Eric Booher – Karns City
July 29, 2022 | Billy Splain
Eric Booher Karns City Class Of 2023 QB/OLB Jersey #7 HT/WT 6”1, 200 Two time District Nine Champions, Thousand yard passer twice Other sports baseball, basketball Butler Eagle Sweet Sixteen Twitter @EricBooher4 Why do you play football? The competition, and having a great time with the boys. Who is your favorite sports star and why? […]
Steelers too much for Gremlins in the snow! @farrellfootball @KC_GremlinFball
November 27, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Farrell Steelers D10 (10-0) at Karns City Gremlins D9 (11-1) PIAA 2A Round of Eight The Farrell Steelers went into Friday nights game as big favorites despite playing on the road. The Steelers were averaging 53.4 points per game and giving up just 6.2 points per game. The Karns City Gremlins were hoping home field […]
Protime’s District 9 Notes and Playoff Preview
November 17, 2021 | Phil Myers
AA Last Friday Karns City and Ridgway punched their ticket to the AA title game with relatively easy victories. Karns City’s potent ground game was a huge factor in beating Central Clarion 35-7. Big Luke Garing rambled for 175 yards and a couple of TDs for Karns City as the purple and gold piled up […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Eric Booher-Karns City Gremlins @Ericbooher4 @KC_GremlinFball
August 15, 2021 | Billy Splain
Eric Booher Karns City Gremlins Class Of: 2023 Position(s): QB Jersey#: 7 Ht: 6”1 – Wt: 200 Stats You’d like to Share: 850 passing yards, 4 INTS Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball Awards: Player of the Week for District 9 Twitter @Ericbooher4 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? The competition and adrenaline is the key reason. […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Karns City Gremlins @KC_GremlinFball @AustinBrown1015 @EricBooher4
July 30, 2021 | Billy Splain
Karns City Gremlins PFN Page Head Coach Joe Sherwin PIAA District 9 – Class AA League: District 9 – Large School Stadium: Diehl Stadium Assistant Coaches Zach Kepple Jeff Wagner TJ McFarland Jason Hackwelder Jake Dailey Tom Covington Todd Weibel Joe Schumacher Josh Stimac Madden McMillen 2020 Season Record 6-3 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION […]
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 […]
Special Teams lift Karns City over Moniteau @MoniteauWarrior @MoniteauD @KC_GremlinFball
September 11, 2020 | Shane Lux
Micah Rupp scored twice for Karns City. Two special teams touchdowns fueled Karns City to a 31-8 route of Moniteau Friday night in West Sunbury. “I thought everybody contributed tonight,” said Karns City head coach Joe Sherwin. “We subbed a lot of guys, but everyone did their job and played their part. That is what […]
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