WEEK NINE PREVIEW STORIES

Oct. 24-25

By Rich Rhoades and Chris Rossetti

SHIPPENVILLE – Believe it or not the 2003 high school football season comes to a close for most District 9 teams this week.

Up to this point it has been an exciting season with some surprise teams, great games and outstanding finishes. That will surely carry on into the District 9 playoffs, which get underway next week in Class AA and Class A with Class AAA to follow in two weeks.

While almost everything of consequence has been wrapped up before Week Nine, there are a couple of games with some meaning still left to be played including the AML Title game between Coudersport and Brockway and a regular-season finale between Clarion-Limestone and Moniteau with the KSAC’s No. 1 spot up for grabs. Those two games are our Games of the Week. Short capsules on the remaining games in District 9 can be found below the links to the Games of the Week.

GAMES OF THE WEEK (Coming Soon)

Friday, Oct. 24

Clarion-Limestone (8-0 overall, 7-0 KSAC) at Moniteau (6-2, 6-1); 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25

AML Title Game

Coudersport (8-0 overall, 8-0 AML North) at Brockway (8-0, 8-0); 7 p.m.

GAME CAPSULES – Listed Alphabetically by Conference

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS STATISTICS ON EVERY TEAM PLAYING IN DISTRICT 9 LEAGUES

ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN LEAGUE-CROSSOVER

Eisenhower (3-5 AML, 3-5 overall) at Cameron County (1-7 AML, 1-7 overall)

WHERE

Emporium

WHEN

7:30 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Otto-Eldred 34, Eisenhower 11 Friday

Ridgway 47, Cameron County 28 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Season concluded for both teams

Sheffield (3-5 AML, 3-5 overall) at Curwensville (2-6 AML, 2-6 overall)

WHERE

Curwensville

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Curwensville 36, Johnsonburg 7 Friday

Coudersport 35, Sheffield 7 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Sheffield season concluded

Curwensville at Bellwood-Antis Friday (If Bellwood-Antis not in D-6 playoffs)

Port Allegany (7-1 AML, 7-1 overall) at Elk County Catholic (1-7 AML, 1-7 overall)

WHERE

St. Marys

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Port Allegany 55, Youngsville 18 Saturday

Brockway 49, Elk County Catholic 8 Friday

GAME STORY

Gators are playoff-bound, it’s just a matter of who they will play next week. If both Port and Ridgway win, there’s no set factor on deciding who the third and fourth seeds for the Class A playoffs. Both will have 8-1 records.

NEXT WEEK

Port Allegany in District 9 Class A playoffs at Clarion-Limestone or Coudersport

Elk County Catholic vs. St. Marys Friday

Otto-Eldred (5-3 AML, 5-3 overall) at Johnsonburg (2-6 AML, 2-6 overall)

WHERE

Johnsonburg

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Otto-Eldred 34, Eisenhower 11 Friday

Curwensville 36, Johnsonburg 7 Friday

GAME STORY

Terrors were eliminated from the playoffs, but could still finish out the season with two wins. Otto has a game next week in New York.

NEXT WEEK

Otto-Eldred at Olean-Walsh (N.Y.) Friday

Johnsonburg season concluded

Youngsville (2-6 AML, 2-6 overall) at Kane (5-3 AML, 5-3 overall)

WHERE

Kane

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Port Allegany 55, Youngsville 18 Saturday

Kane 27, Smethport 0 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Kane at Keystone Friday

Youngsville season concluded

Smethport (2-6 AML, 2-6 overall) at Ridgway (7-1 AML, 7-1 overall)

WHERE

Ridgway

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Ridgway 47, Cameron County 28 Friday

Kane 27, Smethport 0 Friday

GAME STORY

Elkers clinched a District 9 Class A playoff berth last week. They’ll be the third or fourth seed and travel to either Clarion-Limestone or Coudersport next Friday or Saturday.

NEXT WEEK

Smethport season concluded

Ridgway at Clarion-Limestone or Coudersport in District 9 Class A playoffs, TBA

DISTRICT 9 LEAGUE

DuBois (2-6 overall, 2-2 D-9 League) at Clearfield (6-2 overall, 2-2 D-9 League)

WHERE

Hyde

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Oil City 46, DuBois 29 Friday

Clearfield 40, St. Marys 20 Friday

GAME STORY

It’s the 99th meeting between these longtime rivals. DuBois leads the series, 66-27-5, but Clearfield has won last three meetings. Playoff-bound Bisons have won six straight games since starting the year 0-2.

NEXT WEEK

DuBois season concluded

Clearfield vs. Bradford in District 9 Class AAA title game Nov. 7 or 8

KEYSTONE SHORTWAY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

A-C Valley (1-7 overall, 1-6 KSAC) at Clarion (5-3 overall, 4-2 KSAC)

WHERE

Clarion

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Moniteau 14, Clarion 12 Friday

Keystone 40, A-C Valley 29 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Season concluded for both teams

Karns City (6-2 overall, 5-2 KSAC) at Union (0-8 overall, 0-7 KSAC)

WHERE

Rimersburg

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Karns City 33 Meadville 0 Friday

West Shamokin 33, Union 6 Friday

GAME STORY

Gremlins are playoff-bound in Class AA. They’ll visit either Brookville or Brockway next week.

NEXT WEEK

Karns City at Brookville or Brockway in District 9 Class AA playoffs

Union season concluded

Redbank Valley (4-4 overall, 4-3 KSAC) at Keystone (3-4 overall, 3-4 KSAC)

WHERE

Knox

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Clarion-Limestone 29, Redbank Valley 8 Friday

Keystone 40, A-C Valley 29 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Redbank Valley season concluded

Kane at Keystone Friday

NON CONFERENCE

Bradford (7-1) at Strong Vincent (7-1)

WHERE

Erie

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Bellefonte 20, Bradford 7 Friday

Strong Vincent 48, Erie East 6

GAME STORY

Bradford will try to rebound from its first loss of the season against a strong Erie Strong Vincent team

NEXT WEEK

Bradford off then vs. Clearfield in D-9 Class AAA final Nov. 7 or 8

Strong Vincent in D-10 Class AAA playoffs, TBA

Meadville (1-7) at Brookville (7-1)

WHERE

Brookville

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Brookville 10, Punxsutawney 7 Friday

Karns City 33, Meadville 0 Friday

GAME STORY

Raiders try to win eight games in the regular season for only the third time in school history and first time since 1971.

NEXT WEEK

Brookville hosts Moniteau or Karns City in District 9 Class AA playoffs

Meadville season concluded

Punxsutawney (1-6) at West Shamokin (2-6)

WHERE

NuMine

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Brookville 10, Punxsutawney 7 Friday

West Shamokin 33, Union 6 Friday

NEXT WEEK

Punxsutawney hosts Bellefonte

West Shamokin at Penns Manor Friday

St. Marys at Philipsburg-Osceola

WHERE

Philipsburg

WHEN

7 p.m. Friday

LAST WEEK

Clearfield 40, St. Marys 20 Friday

Philipsburg-Osceola 24, Bald Eagle Area 6 Friday

NEXT WEEK

St. Marys vs. Elk County Catholic Friday

Philipsburg-Osceola in District 6 Class AA playoffs TBA