District Nine Review and Standings – Week 4

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Phil Myers | September 20, 2022

In what was thought to be the game of the week, Redbank Valley fell behind Keystone early and then scored six straight first half touchdowns to mercy rule the Panthers 42-7. Redbank appears to be on a mission to get back to the state championship game this year. A couple of other games worth mentioning were Union/AC Valley holding off Brockway 26-20 after leading 20-0 at one point, and Karns City’s triumph over St. Marys 14-6 to knock the Flying Dutchmen from the ranks of the unbeaten. Last year St. Marys gave the Gremlins their only loss in the regular season. Only Central Clarion in Region 1, Redbank in Region 2, and Elk County Catholic in Region 3 remain undefeated four weeks into the 2022 campaign.

Redbank Valley in red getting ready to score again. Keystone in white.

Here are the top performers for the week:

Quarterbacks (threw for over 200 yards and/or 2 or more touchdowns) – Cam Wagner (Redbank Valley) was QB of the week as he threw for 376 yards and 6 first half touchdowns by completing 14 of 17 passes against Keystone who was ranked 10^th in the state in Class A by PA Football News. Will Domico of Clearfield went 8 for 8 in the passing department for 249 yards and 5 TDs. Jase Ferguson of Central Clarion also threw for 249 yards. Jase had 4 TD tosses. He also ran for another touchdown. Otto-Eldred’s Andrew Schenfield passed for 4 touchdowns and 265 yards. Talon Reese chalked up 317 yards passing with 3 touchdowns for the Bradford Owls. Brayden Fox from Brockway hit 280 yards passing with a pair of TD tosses. Finally, Drew Evens of Port Allegany had 217 yards with 3 TDs.

Cam Wagner, Redbank Valley quarterback.

Running Backs (ran for over 100 yards and/or scored 2 or more touchdowns) – Kane’s Ricky Zampogna led the way in District 9 for running backs with his 189 yard and 5 touchdown performance against Ridgway. He also hauled in 4 passes for 91 yards to complete quite an evening. Teammates Sam West and Addison Plants were 100-yard carriers also. West had 127 yards and 2 scores, while Plants had 120 yards. Dawson Camper led Union/AC Valley to its win by running for 103 yards and scoring a trio of touchdowns. Other 100-yard rushers include Punxsy’s Zeke Bennett (119), Brookville’s Jackson Zimmerman (132), and Clearfield’s Brady Collins (122). Otto’s Hunter App scored 3 TDs running the ball, Noah Cherry had 2 (plus another receiving), and Austin Henery of DuBois got 2 scores via the ground game.

Wide Receivers (over 100 yards in receptions and/or 2 or more TDs) – Alex Carlson had another big week for Brockway as he caught 13 passes for 121 yards and a TD. Ashton Rex of Central Clarion caught 9 passes for 161 yards and 2 TDs. Isaac Samsel had 129 yards catching passes and crossed the goal line 3 times. Samsel is a Clearfield Bison. Teammate Carter Freeland accumulated 114 yards receiving and had 2 touchdowns. RBV’s duo of Aiden Ortz and Ashton Kahle had a nice night. Ortz only caught 3 passes but they amounted to 160 yards and 2 of them went for TDs. Kahle snagged 4 throws with 3 going for touchdowns. Manning Splain of Ott-Eldred came up with 125 yards and scored 3 times. Port’s Noah Archer had 122 yards receiving, scoring twice and another time on a run. Bradford’s Lucas Laktash caught 2 touchdown passes and had 112 yards. Ridgway’s Isaiah Jackson pulled down 2 touchdown passes.

Special Teams and Defense – A 72-yard kickoff return was turned in by Jackson Kilpeck of Ridgway. Elk County’s Frankie Smith had a pick 6 and returned a punt 28 yards for a touchdown. Central Clarion’s Wildcats forced Punxsy into 7 turnovers in holding a powerful running attack to a mere 7 points.

Top Games for the Upcoming Week – The big games in D-9 this week are Brookville at DuBois, Punxsy at St. Marys, and Elk County at Otto-Eldred. Elk County defeated Otto earlier this year 35-30 as Otto missed all 5 point after touchdown attempts.

Standings after 4 Weeks:

Region 1: