Information for this story courtesy of the DuBois Courier Express/Tri-County Sunday

NEW BETHLEHEM – In a game filled with turnovers and not a whole lot of offense, the Redbank Valley Bulldogs shut out visiting Kane, 15-0, in the District 9 Class A quarterfinals Friday night.

The Bulldogs (6-5) advance to next week’s semifinals against Port Allegany at a site and time to be announced. The Wolves finished 4-6.

Bulldogs quarterback Brandon Bain had a hand in both of his team’s touchdowns, throwing a 29-yard pass to Keaton Delp in the second quarter and scoring on a 1-yard run at the end of the third quarter.

Redbank Valley notched a safety before its final touchdown when it tackled Kane running back Pat Anderson in the end zone one play after a Bain punt was downed the the Wolves’ 1-yard line.

The teams combined for seven turnovers, four for Redbank Valley and three for Kane. The Wolves were also flagged 14 times for a whopping 122 yards and their penalty bug aided the Bulldogs in their first score.

A roughing-the-passer and another personal foul 15-yarder on Kane helped Redbank Valley move 85 yards in its first scoring drive. The big play came at the end when, on fourth-and-4 from the Kane 29, Bain found Delp in the end zone.

After the safety put the Bulldogs up 9-0, Redbank Valley turned a Kane miscue into points. Keaton Delp intercepted Kane quarterback at the Wolves’ 31 and returned it inside the 10-yard-line. A double personal foul penalty led to an ejection of a Wolves player and moved the ball to the 1-yard-line. Bain then scored on the first play on offense and the Bulldogs had their 15-0 lead.

Kane had its chances as well, coming up empty in three possessions in the Bulldogs’ red zone. On one chance, the Wolves appeared headed to the end zone after stripping Kyle Lee of the ball on a Lee run, but an inadvertent whistle blew the play dead. While the Wolves got the ball, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the ball back to their own 42 and killed the scoring chance.

Kane also got deep into Bulldogs territory late in the fourth quarter, but Mike Kocjancic fumbled the ball away after a pass completion at the Bulldogs’ 20. Earlier in the game, the Wolves fumbled the ball away at the Bulldogs’ 19.

Redbank Valley advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the five years it’s been a Class A school. The Bulldogs beat Keystone in 2006 and Elk County Catholic in 2007. They’ve never gotten past the Class A semifinals.

Kane was playing in its second playoff game since winning the Class A title in 2007. The Wolves lost in last year’s Class AA semifinals to Karns City, 40-0.

REDBANK 15, KANE 0

Score by Quarters

Kane               0          0          0          0          –          0

Redbank        0          7          8          0          –          15

Scoring Summary

Second Quarter

RV—Keaton Delp 29 pass from Brandon Bain (Bain kick), 7:13.

Third Quarter

RV—Safety, 3:41.

RV—Bain 1 run (kick blocked), 0:21.

                                    K                     RV

First Downs                11                    8

Rushes-Yards              38-120             33-126

Passing Yards             56                    52

Passes: Comp-Att-Int 10-25-1            8-13-1

Total Yardage             176                  178

Punts-Average                        7-36                 6-34.8

Fumbles-Lost              2-2                   5-3

Penalties-Yards           14-122             7-59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing – Kane: Logan Depto 11-47; Pat Anderson 11-37; Sean Jordan 9-20; Dylan Eckstrom 2-9; Ricky Harp 1-6; Simon Gadley 4-1. Redbank: Brandon Bain 15-45; Kyle Lee 15-45; Mark Strothers 3-18; Keaton Delp 1-12.

Passing – Kane: Sean Jordan 10 of 25, 56 yards, 1 Int. Redbank: Brandon Bain 8 of 13, 52 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int.

Receiving – Kane: Mike Kocjancic 2-21; Ricky Harp 2-15; Logan Depto 2-1; Bruce Waters 2-(-8); Evan Depto 1-25; Simon Gadley 1-2. Redbank: Keaton Delp 2-51; Kyle Lee 2-11; Mark Strothers 4-(-10).

Interceptions – Kane: Bruce Waters. Redbank: Keaton Delp.