Redbank Valley
October 2023
District 9 Review – Week 9
October 31, 2023 | Phil Myers
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 […]
Central Clarion-Redbank Valley Photo Gallery
October 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
All Photos Courtesy of Phil Myers Jr.
Central Clarion Stays Unbeaten With Win Over Redbank Valley
October 28, 2023 | Phil Myers
On a warm late October evening, before one of the largest crowds in years to watch a football game in New Bethlehem, the visiting Central Clarion Wildcats defeated the Redbank Valley Bulldogs 35-14 to finish the year undefeated at 10-0. The win by Central Clarion avenged their only regular season loss they had last year […]
District 9 Review – Week 8
October 24, 2023 | Phil Myers
The games of the week: Central-Martinsburg remained undefeated when they beat Clearfield 27-21 in a battle that came down to the last seconds. Just like they did against Richland the week before, the Bison battled back from a deficit. They tied the game in the 4th only to have Central go up by six late. […]
Three Hours Later, Redbank Valley 52 Brockway 28
October 20, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Feature picture by Chris Wechtenhiser of the Courier-Express) It took almost three hours for Redbank Valley to come away with the 52-28 victory at Brockway’s Frank Varischetti Field on a rare Thursday night game in District Nine. The Bulldogs and the Rovers combined for 80 points, over 800 yards of offense, 66 passes, and 258 […]
District 9 Review – Week 7
October 17, 2023 | Phil Myers
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 […]
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 4
September 26, 2023 | Phil Myers
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 […]
District 9 Review – Week 3
September 19, 2023 | Phil Myers
The game of the week: Union/AC Valley, who lost to Central Clarion 72-0 the prior week, defeated Brockway 12-7 in a stunning upset of PFN’s #6 ranked 1A team in the state. This may have been the biggest upset in years in relation to District Nine football. Brockway scored first and led 7-6 at the […]
Redbank Valley Overcomes Slow Start to KO Keystone 42-9
September 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Redbank Valley is ranked #9 in the state by PFN in Class 1A and for good reason. They have an explosive offense that can beat you a number of ways. The Bulldogs also have a tenacious defense that seems to get better as games progress. But Saturday afternoon in Knox at Keystone’s home field, Redbank […]
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 2 Conference Preview
August 16, 2023 | Phil Myers
Brockway is coming off a successful year going 8-5 with a very tough schedule and beating defending district 1A champ Redbank Valley in the playoffs before falling to Port Allegany in the title game. Coach Jake Heigel feels his team can make it back to the championship game and bring home the district title in […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Redbank Valley’s RB-DE Brandon Ross
July 26, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Brandon Ross Redbank Valley Bulldogs Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/DE Jersey Number: 26 Ht: 6″1 – Wt: 230lbs Notable Awards/Recognition(s): N/A Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: N/A _______________ Words from the Coach: “Brandon is a four-year starter for us who is returning for his Senior season. A first team All-District 9 player in […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Redbank Valle (WR/CB/S)-Mason Clouse
July 1, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Mason Clouse Redbank Valley Bulldogs Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/CB/S Jersey Number: 12 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 160lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: 1st Team All Region 2 at CB Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @clouse_mason1 ________________________ Words from the Coach: “Mason is the most underrated player on our […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw (Part 13 – A Touchdown Differential)
June 23, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Redbank Valley LB/OT Caden Adams
June 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Caden Adams Middle Linebacker | Offensive Tackle Redbank Valley Class Of 2024 Jersey #50 HT/WT 5’11 180 LBS 22-23 season. 11.8 TPG. 118 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss . 2 forced fumbles, 1 interception. 2nd team all district team linebacker. First team all region Linebacker. All TCW/CE Linebacker Twitter @cadenadams50 Coach Gold says “Caden […]
Nine District 9 Players Named to PFN Coaches 2022 Class 1A All-Star Team
December 31, 2022 | Phil Myers
There were nine District 9 football players named to the 2022 PFN Coaches Class 1A All-Star team. Two made the All-State first team and seven made the second team. Seven were offensive all-stars and two broke into the all-state defensive line-up. Port Allegany, a state semi-finalist, placed three on the all-state roster, while Brockway and […]
Brockway Stuns Redbank Valley 7-3
November 12, 2022 | Phil Myers
Not many outside of Brockway thought the Rovers could defeat the defending Class A state runners-up in the playoffs. And no one in their right mind would have guessed the score would end up 7-3 because Redbank averages 37 points a game and Brockway 34. Plus, Redbank beat the Rovers 34-28 in their first meeting […]
District Nine Class 1A Playoff Preview (2 Games)
November 10, 2022 | Phil Myers
Class 1A District 9 Semi-Final: Brockway Rovers (7-4) vs. Redbank Valley Bulldogs (9-1) @ DuBois on Saturday Nov. 12 at 1 P.M. Redbank is the #2 seed and had a bye last week. Brockway is seeded 3rd and defeated Coudersport in the opening round last Friday. Redbank weathered a Brockway comeback during the season and […]
Redbank Valley Spoils Central Clarion’s Bid for a Perfect Season
October 29, 2022 | Phil Myers
The Redbank Valley Bulldogs have overcome adversity the past 2 years and have played lights out on the football field. The 2021 Class A state runners-up knocked the Central Clarion Wildcats from the ranks of the undefeated by a score of 47-38 on Senior Night in New Bethlehem. Redbank, on the strength of freshman quarterback […]
Wagner’s Six TD Tosses Enables Redbank to Defeat #10 Keystone
September 17, 2022 | Phil Myers
Alabama’s legendary coach, Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant once said, “offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” If that in fact is true then teams around District 9 with Redbank Valley on their schedule do not have a lot to look forward to in playing these hungry Bulldogs, because right now Coach Gold has his team psyched […]
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 […]
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