SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – The results of the PIAA quarterfinal games last weekend caused a shuffle in the Nov. 29 Allegheny Grille of Foxburg D9Sports.com District 9 Football Rankings, the final rankings of the 2016 season.
The results of the games – losses by Kane, Karns City and Ridgway – left Clearfield (10-2) in the top spot in the rankings. The Bison own a win over Karns City (10-3) and the team that beat the Gremlins, Central-Martinsburg, while also playing PIAA Class 4A quarterfinalist Johnstown down to the wire.
Karns City ends up at No. 2 edging out Kane based on the Gremlins win over Hickory, which beat Wilmington, who ended Kane’s season with a 42-0 win Saturday. The Wolves (13-1) finish at No. 3 followed by Clarion (9-2) at No. 4, Brockway (8-2) at No. 5, DuBois (6-5) at No. 6, Ridgway (10-3) at No. 7, Elk County Catholic (8-4) at No. 8, Clarion-Limestone (8-3) at No. 9 and Curwensville (6-5) at No. 10.
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| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LAST WK |
| 1 | Clearfield | 10-2 | 3 |
| 2 | Karns City | 10-3 | 1(t) |
| 3 | Kane | 13-1 | 1(t) |
| 4 | Clarion | 9-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Brockway | 8-2 | 5 |
| 6 | DuBois | 6-5 | 7 |
| 7 | Ridgway | 10-3 | 6 |
| 8 | Elk County Catholic | 8-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Clarion-Limestone | 8-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Curwensville | 6-5 | 10 |
