2025 District 9 Review – 10th Week

Phil Myers | October 27, 2025

Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits (SEE ARTICLE TOMORROW FOR D-9 PLAYOFF PREVIEW):

Quarterbacks:

Xavier Stockman, Ridgway, ran for 182 yards on only 5 carries and on 3 of those totes he scored a touchdown.
Xavier Curry, Clearfield, had 228 all-purpose yards, passing for over 100 and rushing for over 100.
Cole Johnston, Karns City, had 230 all-purpose yards with 2 TDs via the ground game.
Eric Novosel, Kane, tossed 2 TD passes and ran for a TD.
Dom Corcetti, Keystone, had himself a night by running for 258 yards and 5, count ‘em, 5 touchdowns.
Andrew Kifer, Union/AC Valley, passed for 229 yards.
Brody Wehler, St. Marys, threw for 3 TDs and rushed for another.
Aiden Patton, Brockway, threw 2 TD tosses and 222 yards.

Running Backs:

Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, ran for 276 yards and 5 TDs (He scored a 6th TD on defense – see below).
Ethan Rex, Central Clarion, scored 3 times, two running the ball and one more receiving.
Colton Ryan, Clearfield, gained 150 yards, scoring 4 TDs.
Hunter Scherer, Karns City, scored 3 touchdowns.
Joey Spence, Keystone, racked up 149 yards and a pair of scores,
Jonah Ganoe, Smethport, cruised the field for 226 yards and 2 TDs.

Receiving:

Defense and Special Teams:

Owen Roken, Punxsutawney, banged home his third 40+ yard field goal of the year when he connected for a 42-yarder.
Mike Miller, St. Marys, made the baker’s dozen (13) tackles.
Nico Assalone, St. Marys, had a defensive trifecta by intercepting a pass, recovering a fumble, and blocking a punt.
Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, traversed the entire field when he returned a fumble for about 95 yards. He also made 8 tackles.
Julian Kaple, Port Allegany, brought down 9 opposing ball carriers.
Colbin Elliot, Union/AC Valley, had 8 take downs of football toters.
Nate Steger, Ridgway, returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown.
Wyatt Blendinger, Otto-Eldred, had a 20-yard pick six.

Other Tidbits:

Port Allegany’s all-state running back, Aiden Bliss, now has 7,003 career rushing yards according to MaxPreps and trails D-9’s all-time leader, Nick Stewart of Curwensville, who has 7,324 yards. The magic number now is 322.
Bliss is up to 108 career rushing touchdowns and 120 TDs overall.
Jake Henry of Keystone became the Panther career leading tackler with over 300.
DuBois’s Trey Wingard broke the school career passing touchdown record a couple weeks ago, and now sits all alone with 89 TD tosses. He needs 703 more yards and 6 more TD passes to break the career passing yardage record and the single season touchdown pass record.
Union/AC Valley went 9-1 this year with their only loss to state ranked Port Allegany. It looks like this was the Falcon Knights’ best record ever since the co-op of the two schools for football happened in 2016.

Where District 9 Players Rank in State Stats According to MaxPreps:

Trey Wingard, DuBois, leads the state in passing yardage (2,610) and TD passes (36). He is 3rd in total yards (2,785) and 4th in completions (162).
Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, is 4th in rushing yards (1,935) and 5th in rushing touchdowns (28). He’s tied for 1st in with 216 points scored.
Jaxson Hanzely, DuBois, is tops in the state in receiving yards (1,473) and TDs (20). He is tied for 3rd in receptions (65).
Jaxon Huffman, Redbank Valley, is tied for 3rd with Hanzely for receptions (65) and 5th in yards (989).
Dom Corcetti, Keystone, is 5th in the state in scoring (138 points).
Jonah Ganoe, Smethport, is 7th in PA in scoring (131 points).
Owen Roken, Punxsutawney, is 3rd in kick points (64) and tied for 7th for quite a few others in field goals (7).
Mason Bell, Karns City, is tied for 3rd in sacks (12).

Games of the Week:

Clearfield defeated Penn Cambria 34-28 in overtime in dramatic fashion Friday night. The Bison were down 21-7 in the second half when they staged a comeback that pulled them to within one point at 21-20. Penn Cambria, however, scored with a minute to go to in the game to increase their lead to 28-20. Things looked bleak for Clearfield, but they put together a quick drive going 70 yards or so, scoring with 11 ticks on the clock. A trick play garnered the two-point conversion to send the game into overtime. Clearfield then won the contest with a touchdown after Penn Cambria missed a field goal.

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