District 9 Review – Week 3

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Phil Myers | September 19, 2023

The game of the week: Union/AC Valley, who lost to Central Clarion 72-0 the prior week, defeated Brockway 12-7 in a stunning upset of PFN’s #6 ranked 1A team in the state.  This may have been the biggest upset in years in relation to District Nine football.  Brockway scored first and led 7-6 at the intermission, but the Falcon-Knights took the lead for good in the 3^rd quarter.  Halfway through the 4^th quarter Brody Dittman intercepted a Brockway Rover pass at the Union one-yard line.  From there they put on a drive that ate up precious time before Brockway got the ball back.  The Falcon-Knight defense then did their job.  To say the Union/AC Valley defense played inspired ball is to underestimate how well they played after getting humiliated the week before.  Congrats to Union/AC Valley.  They proved why the games are played.  

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

Quarterbacks:

• Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, threw for 279 yards and 4 scores.
• Brody Dittman, Union/AC Valley, threw for 212 yards.
• Tyler Dunn, Curwensville, accounted for 5 TDs (3 passing and 2 rushing).
• Shane Magee, Otto-Eldred, threw for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns.
• Brody Pentz, Bucktail, accounted for 218 yards on the ground and 2 TDs.
• Cameron Larkin, Ridgway threw 2 TD passes and ran for 2 other scores.
• Trent Beachem, Moniteau fired 3 TD passes.
• Nick Wilfong, Port Allegany, passed for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Charlie Krug, Brookville passed for 218 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Receivers:

• Danny Vanvladricken, Coudersport, caught 6 passes for 111 yards and 2 TDs.
• Mason Clouse, Redbank Valley had 107 yards receiving.
• Shene Thomas, Otto-Eldred, accounted for 110 yds receiving scoring twice.
• Dawson Smail, Central Clarion, had 118 yards receiving.
• Dan Anderson, Kane, snared 7 passes for 104 yards.

Running Backs:

• Noah Cherry, Elk County Catholic, ran for 301 yards and scored 4 TDs.
• Landon Martz, Punxsutawney, garnered 177 yards rushing.
• Garret Nissel, DuBois, scored 3 times running the ball.
• Hunter Scherer, Karns City, ran for 3 touchdowns.
• Drew Byers, Redbank Valley, had 157 yards and scored twice.
• Jonah Ganoe, Smethport, score 3 rushing touchdowns.
• Ryan Mason, Smethport, had 110 yards rushing and 102 receiving.
• Tanner Pettingill, Bucktail, scored 3 times via the ground game.

Defense and Special Teams:

• Brandon Ross, Redbank Valley, had 13 tackles.
• Brady Quinn, Central Clarion, returned an interception 78 yards for a TD.
• Jack Pete, Brookville, had a 51-yard pick six.
• Matthew Davis, St. Marys had 16 tackles.
• Colby Barr, Sheffield, scored a touchdown of 70 yards on an INT.
• Will Wortman, Elk County Catholic, kicked 2 FGs (32 yards and 42 yards).
• Matthew Gilmore, Elk County Catholic, had a 45-yard pick six.
• Hunter App, Otto-Eldred, returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD.
• Owen Bish, Union/AC Valley had 11 tackles.

Other Notes:

• If Central Clarion and Redbank Valley continue their winning ways, they will both be unbeaten at 9-0 when they meet in New Bethlehem on October 27, the last game of the regular season.
• Redbank in 1A and Central Clarion in 2A are now the only D-9 teams ranked by PFN. They are also the only two unbeaten teams in District Nine after four weeks of play.

This is a picture of Central Clarion and Redbank Valley from last year. Redbank won the game.

Games of the Week:

• Port Allegany 3-1 @ Brockway 3-1
• Marys 3-1 @ Punxsutawney 2-2

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