2024 District 9 Review – 2nd Week Action

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Phil Myers | September 2, 2024

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 Valley, tossed another trio of TD passes this week and 222 yards. He also ran for another score.
• Trey Wingard, DuBois, pitched the pigskin for 292 yards and 3 TDs.
• Talan Reese, Bradford threw 3 TD passes and ran for another.
• Shane Magee, Otto-Eldred, threw for 3 scores for the 2^nd week in a row.
• John Wright, Coudersport, passed for over 200 yards and 4 touchdowns.
• Aiden Patton, Brockway, tossed 3 touchdown passes while throwing for 383 yards.
• Dom Corcetti, Keystone, passed for 2 touchdowns and rushed for another.

Receivers:

• Aiden Snowberger, Brockway, came down with 139 yards and 2 touchdowns with his 2 grabs against Redbank.
• Manning Splain, Otto-Eldred, had 111 yards in receptions and 2 touchdowns.
• Eli Nellis, Keystone, caught 2 touchdown passes once again.
• Mason Burford, Central Clarion, had 108 yards receiving.

Running Backs:

• Owen Higenbotham, Karns City, ran the ball only 10 times but those rushes amounted to 181 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Brady Collins, Clearfield, rushed for over 200 yards for the second consecutive week. He had 213 yards and crossed the goal line twice.
• Aiden Bliss, Port Allegheny, ran for 4 TDs.
• Malakai Zucal, Cameron County, had 211 yards rushing and scored 4 times.

Defense and Special Teams:

• Nathan Kougher, DuBois, had a 55-yard interception return for a TD.
• Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, had a 35-yard pick six.
• A teammate of Bliss, Liam Hawver, returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown.
• Owen Bish, Union-AC Valley, returned a fumble 74 yards for a score.
• Kolton Griffin, Brookville, scooped a fumble up and rambled 51 yards to the house.
• Redbank Valley’s defense sacked Brockway’s QB 8 times, forced a fumble, and intercepted 3 passes.
• Carson Gould, Redbank Valley, had 2 of those interceptions.

Game of the Week:

The Union-AC Valley Falcon Knights defeated the Ridgway Elkers in dramatic fashion this past Friday.  Union-AC Valley’s defense saved the game when they made three stands in the 4^th quarter to preserve the win.  The Falcon Knights had half the offensive yards that Ridgway did, and only had the ball for about 15 minutes for the whole game.  A 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Owen Bish right after Union-AC Valley’s offense scored when Aidan Fox caught a TD pass was all the scoring the UACV needed.  Fox was another integral part of that Union-AC Valley ‘D’ as he had 2 picks including one in the end zone late in the game.

Other Notes:

• Central Clarion, Clearfield, Karns City, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany, and Redbank Valley are the only unbeaten teams left in District 9 after only two weeks of play.
• Karns City, for the second week in a row rushed for over 400 yards as a team.
• For those interested the other two quarterbacks with over 100 TD passes are Matt Bodamer of Port Allegany (137) and Jack Krug of Brookville (108).

Upcoming Games of the Week:

• Redbank Valley (2-0) @ Port Allegany (2-0)

These two teams have accounted for the past four D-9 Class 1A championships. {@Protime_PFN will be live at Port covering for PFN}

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