District 9 Review – Week 4

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Phil Myers | September 26, 2023

The game of the week: There were not very many close games that could even be considered the game of the week.  One did however meet those qualifications and that was Coudersport’s 26-14 win over Cameron County.  The game went into the intermission deadlocked 0-0.  The fireworks all went off in the second half.   After Cameron County tied the game in the 4^th quarter, Gavyn Ayers (feature picture) had a long TD run to give Coudy the lead.  He then had a pick six to nail down the win for his team.  Ayers scored all 4 of Coudy’s touchdowns.

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

Quarterbacks:

• Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, threw for 241 yards and 5 scores.
• Will Domico, Clearfield, threw for 266 yards and 3 TDs. He also ran for 136 yards and 2 more touchdowns.
• Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, rushed for 3 TDs.
• Shane Magee, Otto-Eldred, threw for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns. He accounted for a 4^th TD via the ground.
• Dom Corcetti, Keystone, passed for 214 yards.
• Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, accounted for 5 TDs by passing for 4 and running for another. He had 204 yards throwing the ball.
• Colby Barr, Sheffield, had the high marks this week as he tossed 6 touchdown passes and threw for 427 yards!!!
• Maddox Baughman, Cameron County, threw for 229 yards.

Receivers:

• Jack Pete, Brookville, caught 7 passes for 109 yards.
• Carter Freeland, Clearfield, had 172 yards on 6 catches, scoring twice.
• Noah Weaver, Punxsutawney, had 107 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Dawson Smail, Central Clarion, had 122 yards receiving and 3 TDs.
• Jackson Moss, Coudersport, 109 yards.
• Malakai Zucal, Cameron County, snared 7 passes for 163 yards.
• Hayden Holden, Sheffield, pulled down 8 passes for 164 yards and a pair of scores.
• Dylan Hardwick, Sheffield, also had 2 TDs in catching 10 passes for 156 yards.

Running Backs:

• Landon Martz, Punxsutawney, had 3 TDs rushing.
• Hunter App, Otto-Eldred, ran for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Owen Bish, Union/AC Valley, scored twice including a 92-yard jaunt.
• Eli Nellis, Keystone, scored 4 rushing touchdowns.
• Braylon Fantaski, Bucktail, found the end zone 3 times, 2 were rushing and 1 was on a pass reception.

Defense and Special Teams:

• Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, had a 54-yard pick six to give him 4 touchdowns on the night as the QB ran for 3 TDs also.
• Brady Quinn, Central Clarion, returned a punt 75 yards for a TD.
• Hunter Scherer, Karns City, had a 17-yard INT TD to add to the 2 touchdowns he already scored.
• Dawson Smail, Central Clarion, ran a punt back 34 yards to score a 4^th
• Thomas Ukert, Central Clarion, booted 12 PATs.
• Sam Krug, Brookville, had a 32-yard INT return for a touchdown.
• Nathan Kougher, DuBois, ran a kickoff back 89 yards for a score.
• Alex Love, Central Clarion, registered a safety.
• Noah Cherry, Elk County Catholic, had a 30-yard pick six.
• Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, had a 39-yard pick six.
• Luke Wilson, Union/AC Valley, made 11 tackles.
• Aidan Fox, Union/AC Valley, returned a fumble 80 yards for a score.
• The Clouse brothers both returned punts for touchdowns for Redbank Valley. Mason’s return was for 70 yards and Owen’s went for 66 yards.

Other Notes:

• As noted last week, 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. Both teams are the only ones without a loss in D-9 and the only ones ranked by PFN.
• Central Clarion scored 86 points against Bradford. Apparently, that is a record for any Clarion or Clarion-Limestone team.  The Wildcats average 60 points a game.

Games of the Week:

• Bucktail 4-1 @ Cameron County 3-2
• Penns Valley 4-1 @ Clearfield 4-1
• Brookville 3-2 @ St. Marys 3-2

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