District 9 Review – Week 9

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Phil Myers | October 31, 2023

The game of the week: The GOTW pitted the only two D-9 undefeated teams against each other in what is becoming a rivalry.  Redbank Valley held their own against Central Clarion.  The high-water mark was when the Bulldogs tied the game at 14 in the third quarter.  After that C.C. took control to grind out a 35-14 win.  Redbank will be the top seed in the D-9 playoffs in the 1A classification.  Central Clarion’s Wildcats will be #1 in the 2A playoffs.

Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion (white) looking for room to run as Broc Monrean #4 of Redbank Valley is closing in.

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

Quarterbacks:

• Trey Wingard, DuBois, threw for 434 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Brayden Fox, Brockway, tossed 3 touchdown passes and ran for another while throwing for 304 yards.
• Talan Reese, Bradford, had 282 passing yards with 2 TDs.
• Charlie Krug, Brookville, pitched the rock for 250 yards and 3 scores.
• Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, accounted for 3 TDs, 2 passing and 1 rushing.
• Will Domico, Clearfield, accounted for 3 touchdowns by passing for 1 and running for the other 2.

Receivers:

• Hayden Freeman, Brookville, caught 7 passes for 208 yards and 2 TDs.
• Caleb Daugherty, Brockway, came down with 121 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Kaden Clark, DuBois, 150 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns on 8 grabs.
• Logan Kohler, Bradford, had 185 yards and 2 TDs.

Running Backs:

• Jendy Cuello, Brockway, 166 yards.
• Eli Nellis, Keystone, ran for 186 yards and a pair of scores plus he had a receiving TD.
• Landon Martz, Punxsutawney, scored 3 touchdowns.

Defense and Special Teams:

• Thomas Ukert, Central Clarion, booted 5 PATs.
• Warren Diethrick, Clearfield, 6 PATs.
• Malakai Zucal, Cameron County, had an 80-yard pick six.
• Ben Yale, Brockway, took down 9 ball carriers.
• Johnny Varischetti, Brockway, had 8 tackles.
• Evan Whitmore, Bradford, had 9 tackles.
• Jordan Thompson, Bradford, hauled down 8 runners.

Other Notes:

• Maddox Hetrick of Punxsy set the new single season passing yardage record for the Chucks, breaking the 20-year-old record set by Joe Martin of 1,668 yards. He will add to his record this week against Clearfield.
• The number one seeds for the playoffs are Redbank Valley in 1A, Central Clarion in 2A, and Clearfield in 3A.

Upcoming Games of the Week:

• Punxsutawney (7-3) @ Clearfield (7-3) at DuBois – this is the 3A championship playoff game.
• Union/AC Valley (5-5) @ Brockway (7-3) – first round 1A playoff game where Brockway hopes to avenge one of their 3 losses this year.

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