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District 9 Review – Week 7

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| October 17, 2023

The games of the week: A defensive stand at the end of the game, enabled St. Marys to fend off the visiting Bradford Owls, 28-20.  The Dutch held an eight-point lead late, but Bradford moved the ball to the St. Marys 21-yard line.  Then a fourth down pass fell incomplete to give the Dutch the win.  Bradford trailed 22-20 lead at the intermission, thanks to Talan Reese’s Hail Mary TD pass to Jake Franz with one second on the clock.

Clearfield gave Richland, who is now the #2 double A team in PA, all they could handle before falling 35-28.  The Bison trailed 28-7 after one play in the 4th quarter but made a furious comeback attempt, falling just one score short of the upset.  In fact, Clearfield had the ball at midfield late in the game with a chance to tie or take the lead, but the Ram defense took charge and didn’t allow the Bison to advance beyond that point.

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

Quarterbacks:

  • Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, was 15 of 19 passing for 282 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown.
  • Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, threw for 296 yards and 5 touchdowns.
  • Shane Magee, Otto-Eldred, had 3 touchdown passes.
  • Brayden Fox, Brockway, pitched the pigskin for 310 yards and 3 TDs.
  • Charlie Krug, Brookville, had 235 passing yards with 3 TDs. He ran for 2 more scores to account for 5 TDs on the night.
  • Brody Dittman, Union/AC Valley, had 227 yards passing and 3 TDs.

Receivers:

  • Isaac Crawford, Brockway, had 116 yards receiving and scored 2 TDs.
  • Caleb Daugherty, Brockway, came down with 114 receiving yards.
  • Blake Pisarcik, Brockway, had 121 receiving yards.
  • Mason Clouse, Redbank Valley, (Owen’s twin) snared 7 passes for 142 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Cael Butler, Curwensville, 105 yards receiving.
  • Dawson Smail, Central Clarion, hauled down 7 passes for 166 yards and 4 touchdowns.
  • Sam Krug, Brookville, grabbed 7 passes for 116 yards and a pair of scores.
  • Jack Pete, Brookville, 112 reception yards.

Running Backs:

  • Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, 172 yards and scored both of Port’s touchdowns.
  • Jendy Cuello, Brockway, 191 yards rushing and scored 3 TDs.
  • Matt Davis, Saint Marys, had a night with 320 yards carrying the rock. He scored 2 touchdowns.
  • Landon Martz, Punxsutawney, scored 3 touchdowns via the ground game.

Defense and Special Teams:

  • Owen Clouse, Redbank Valley, (Mason’s twin) went 82 yards for a TD on a punt return.
  • Owen Clouse Redbank Valley also nailed 7 PATs.
  • Caden Adams, Redbank Valley, scored a touchdown on a 65-yard pick six.
  • Zach Kelly, Karns City, had an 84-yard kickoff return TD.
  • Jack Pete, Brookville, had a 77-yard interception return for a score.
  • Carter Freeland, Clearfield, took an interception 65 yards to the house.
  • Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, intercepted two passes.
  • Thomas Ukert, Central Clarion, booted a perfect 10 for 10 on PATs for the second week in a row.
  • Viggio Brown, Coudersport, tackled 10 opposing ball carriers.
  • Jackson Moss, Coudersport, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a TD.
  • Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, returned a punt for a score.
  • Levi Wilson, Kane, had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown.
  • Mason Sheely, Saint Marys, had 12 tackles and 4 of them were sacks.
  • Nadon Cook, Saint Marys, had 11 tackles.

Other Notes:

  • Thirteen D-9 teams have a .500 record or better. Two are still undefeated and they are the Redbank Valley Bulldogs and the Central Clarion Wildcats.
  • It appears that Central Clarion, Redbank Valley, and Coudersport have respectively already claimed the Regions 1, 2, and 3 crowns.
  • Mason Clouse of Redbank set a new school single season receiving record by scoring 15 touchdowns. He will undoubtedly add to his record before all is said and done.
  • What makes the Central Clarion at Redbank Valley game so intriguing on Friday October 27 is, not only the fact both teams may be undefeated but that both quarterbacks are playing so well. Ferguson and Wagner have each thrown 33 touchdowns in just 8 games.
  • Central Clarion leads all of Pennsylvania in scoring. They average 61.8 points a game and have scored 70 points or better in 4 of their 8 contests.
  • Redbank Valley is 3rd in PA in scoring offense, averaging 54 points per game.

Games of the Week:

  • Redbank Valley 8-0 at Brockway 6-2
  • Cameron County 6-2 at Otto-Eldred 6-2
  • Brookville 6-2 at Punxsutawney 6-2

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