Punxsutawney Chucks
| Punxsutawney Chucks |
| Head Coach: Brandon Snyder |
| PIAA District 9 - Class 4A |
| District 9 - Region 1 |
| Stadium: Jack LaMarca Stadium |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-0 | 1.000 | 3-0 | 1.000 | 2-0 | 3-0 | W5 |
08-16 |
@ Brookville (1-4) |
- |
08-23 |
vs. Brockway (3-2) |
W, 31-0 |
08-29 |
@ DuBois (4-1) |
W, 49-35 |
09-05 |
vs. Bradford (1-4) |
W, 58-13 |
09-12 |
@ Central Clarion (2-3) |
W, 24-21 |
09-19 |
@ Karns City (3-2) |
W, 22-19 |
09-26 |
vs. DuBois (4-1) |
- |
10-03 |
@ Redbank Valley (2-3) |
- |
10-10 |
@ Saint Marys (2-3) |
- |
10-17 |
vs. Karns City (3-2) |
- |
10-24 |
vs. Sharpsville (0-5) |
- |
Punxsutawney Tops DuBois With A Strong Second Half Effort
August 30, 2025 | Phil Myers
The Punxsutawney Chucks upped their record to 2-0 in the young 2025 season as they whipped the DuBois Beavers 49-35 before a large crowd at Mansell Stadium in DuBois. The offense of the Chucks made some big plays and also consistently moved the football against the Beavers. But it was the defense, believe it or […]
Protime’s First Week Games Highlights and Comments
August 25, 2025 | Phil Myers
Kirtland, Ohio 30 Central Clarion 7 – Kirtland showed why they are one of the top Division VI teams in Ohio year in and year out. Their coaching is phenomenal and they have a nice system on offense that is hard to stop. Central Clarion did a good job on defense until the 4th quarter […]
Punxsutawney Shuts Out Brockway
August 24, 2025 | Phil Myers
The Punxsutawney Chucks pitched a shutout on defense and scored in every quarter on offense to beat the visiting Rovers of Brockway 31-0 Saturday evening at the famous Jack LaMarca Stadium in Punxsutawney. Head coach Brandon Snyder stated this after the game, “We’re happy with the defense. We moved to the 3-4 this year. We […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Punxsutawney Chucks
August 9, 2025 | Cody Brady
Punxsutawney Chucks Head Coach: Brandon Snyder Class 4A PIAA District: 9 2024 Record 5-6 Key Starters Lost Kaden Heigley Noah Kengersky Returning starters Maddox Hetrick, QB/WR/OLB, 5’9” 175, SR Zaden Gould, QB/OLB, 6’ 195, SR Jordan Rutan, RB/S, 5’8” 150, SR Beau Thomas, TE/LB, 6’2” 225, SR Logan Moore, WR/S, 5’10” 180, SR […]
Resiliency and Big Plays by USO Spell Defeat for Punxsutawney
November 5, 2024 | Billy Splain
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from challenges, adversity or difficult situations. That is exactly what University Prep, also known as USO, did when they defeated the Punxsutawney Chucks 38-26 at Brookville’s Blue Raider field Saturday afternoon in a Class 4A District 8-9 sub-regional game. The USO Wildcats clawed their way back from a […]
Luxy’s Week 10 Game Highlight Reels
October 28, 2024 | Shane Lux
Subscribe to Luxy’s YouTube Here Union/A-C Valley vs. Reynolds Central Clarion vs. Butler Punxsutawney vs. Sharpsville
Sharpsville Knocks Off Punxsutawney 45-34
October 27, 2024 | Shane Lux
Sharpsville – Sharpsville snapped a 2-game skid with a 45-34 victory over Punxsutawney Saturday night at James McCracken Stadium. There was no shortage of big plays Saturday, as the Chucks and Blue Devils combined for 79 points and 975Â yards of total offense. There were also zero punts. “I knew we were going to struggle […]
District 5, District 6, District 8, & District 9 Rankings
October 3, 2024 | Josh Krise
We are passed the halfway point in the high school football season, let’s take a look at the rankings within the districts. These rankings were based off of record, point differential, Â and strength of schedule District 5 Rankings: North Star (2A) 5-1 Northern Bedford (1A) 5-1 Windber (1A) 4-2 Chestnut Ridge (2A) 4-2 Bedford (2A) […]
Punxsutawney Wins the Route 36 Trophy Game by Beating Brookville
September 13, 2024 | Phil Myers
Punxsutawney turned two back-to-back second half interceptions into touchdowns which ultimately was the margin of victory as the visiting Chucks handed Brookville the 34-19 loss before a nice crowd on a picture-perfect Thursday night. The win gave Punxsutawney the much-coveted Route 36 Trophy for the next year. Punxsy upped their record to 3-1, while Brookville […]
2024 District 9 Review – 1st Week Action
August 27, 2024 | Phil Myers
Here are the top performers of the week, along with a couple other tidbits: Quarterbacks: Aiden Patton, Brockway, tossed 4 touchdown passes while throwing for 383 yards. Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley, tossed the agate for 325 yards and 3 TDs. He also ran for a pair of scores. Jase Ferguson, Central Clarion, threw for 209 […]
District Nine Conference Preview – Region 1
August 12, 2024 | Phil Myers
Bradford – The Owls broke a 3-year losing streak in 2023 by winning 4 games. They have 50 players going into camp, so the numbers are good. Coach Jeff Puglio says it is a matter of getting the right kids and they are getting there. They had a few kids step up and contribute last […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Punxsutawney QB Maddox Hetrick
May 8, 2024 | Billy Splain
Maddox Hetrick Punxsutawney Class Of 2026 Quarterback Jersey #2 HT/WT 5’10 170 1,846 passing yards Other sports Baseball Single season school passing record Twitter @maddo_hetrick2 Coach says: Maddo had a fantastic year at QB as a sophomore, Maddo was responsible for over 1,900 yards of offense and 19 TD’s. He also broke a 21 year […]
Clearfield Defeats Punxsutawney for Fourth Straight District 9 AAA Crown
November 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Clearfield Bison knows what it takes to win. They’ve been in this situation the past three years, playing for the district 3A title. St. Marys had been the victim the past three times, but this year Punxsutawney was the Bison’s new and worthy opponent. Last night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois, Clearfield earned their […]
District Nine Playoff Preview
November 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
It’s that time of year. Teams from all around the state have played out their regular season in hopes of getting to the next step, the playoffs. In District Nine it’s no different. It’s time for the players to ignore those bumps and bruises and take their game to the next level. It’s time for […]
District 9 Review – Week 5
October 4, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week:  There were two fantastic games last week in District Nine. The premier game was Cameron County’s fourth quarter comeback to down Bucktail 30-28. The Red Raiders were down 22-6 at one point in the third quarter and 28-14 with 7 and a half minutes to go. A touchdown, a defensive […]
District Nine’s Mid-Season Report
September 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
There is not much that has surprised many in District 9 as far as who the top teams are. The head of the class right now appears to be Central Clarion with their 5-0 record. The Wildcats are PFN’s #7 ranked AA team. They average 60 points a game and are pretty dangerous on defense […]
District 9 Review – Week 2
September 13, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week was Punxsutawney giving Redbank Valley fits through 3 quarters before succumbing 50-27. Redbank’s offense could do no wrong as they scored on 7 of 9 possessions and rolled up over 500 yards against the Chucks. To Punxsy’s credit, they never gave up and accounted for over 450 yards of offense […]
Wagner to Clouse Leads Redbank Valley to Win Over Punxsy
September 9, 2023 | Phil Myers
In a game where there were almost 1,000 yards of offense, Braylon Wagner accounted for all 7 Redbank touchdowns much to the delight of the home town fans in New Bethlehem, but much to the chagrin of the visiting Punxsutawney Chucks. Wagner connected on 21 of 23 passes for 391 yards and 6 touchdowns in […]
District 9 Review – Week 1
September 5, 2023 | Phil Myers
The most important thing this week is that everyone should be in prayer for Mason Martin, Karns City’s quarterback, who was injured in the game with Redbank on Friday. He suffered a significant brain bleed and a collapsed lung. He was flown to Pittsburgh where he underwent surgery. He is still in critical condition at […]
District 9 Review – Week 0
August 29, 2023 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had DuBois beating Karns City 41-35 in a wild one. Trey Wingard, the DuBois sophomore quarterback, threw for 324 yards and 4 touchdowns including the game winner with 4 minutes left. One other major happening that affected the outcome of the game was late in the third quarter when […]
District 9 – Region 1 Conference Preview
August 10, 2023 | Phil Myers
Bradford returns 5 players on offense including dynamic quarterback Talan Reese who threw for over 2,000 yards last year. The Owls also return 5 players on defense highlighted by two of their top tacklers in AJ Gleason and Evan Whitmore. Bradford has struggled in recent years, losing 29 straight games and 36 of their last […]
District 9 Review and Standings – Week 2
September 6, 2022 | Phil Myers
The top game of the week had to be the DuBois Beaver 27-26 win over Brockway. The game came down to the final play from the DuBois 5-yard line where a slant pass was stopped at the 1-yard line to prevent the Rovers from winning. The Brockway coaching staff elected to go for the touchdown […]
D-9 Review and Top Performers for the Week of August 26 and 27
August 30, 2022 | Phil Myers
Team wise, there were no real surprises or upsets the first week, although some scores were not expected. DuBois beating Karns City was not really a surprise considering the number and quality of players the Gremlins lost to graduation. But beating them 28-7 probably was not expected by most. PFN’s #10 ranked single A team, […]
District 9 – Region 1 Season Preview
August 9, 2022 | Phil Myers
District 9 did a good thing for the 2022 football season and restructured the previous Small School North, Small School South, and Large School divisions into what they call three regions. The idea is to bring a little more parity into each division. Region 1 will consist of Bradford (4A), DuBois (4A), Punxsutawney (3A), St. […]
Dubois Stout Defense Blanks Punxsutawney 24-0, Breaks 13 Game Losing Skid @carter_newcome @PABackyard
September 26, 2020 | Nate Grella
By Carter Newcome The Dubois Beavers hosted the Punxsutawney Chucks on Friday Night for the first time since 2015. The two arch-rival schools met up for the 95th all time matchup and for the first of two contests this season. The Beavers took advantage of playing in front of its’ hometown crowd and put points […]
GALLERY: Punxsutawney v. Brookville (Thursday)
September 11, 2019 | Sykotyk
Punxsutawney v. Brookville September 5, 2019 Jack LaMarca Stadium, Punxsutawney, PA BKV – 14 – 7 – 14 – 3 — 38 PNX – 6 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 6 For more, and larger, photos from this game and others this weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit […]
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