With the Class A and AA playoff fields set in District 9, it’s down to Class AAA as all four of the district’s Class AAA teams — Bradford, Clearfield, Punxsutawney and St. Marys head into Week 10 looking to clinch one of two playoff berths.

That foursome is involved in three of the district’s 12 Friday night games in the final regular-season weekend of the season.

Bradford (6-3) and Clearfield (6-3) control their own destiny. Win and both are in. The Owls host Corry (6-3) while the Bisons travel to St. Marys (6-3). For St. Marys to get in, the Dutch must beat the Bisons and hope that Punxsutawney (7-2) loses at Brookville. The Chucks get in with a win and a loss by either the Bisons or the Owls.

There is a slim chance that the Dutch could get in with a win and a loss by Bradford, depending on how many, if any, power points the Owls might receive from teams they’ve beaten earlier this year.

At St. Marys, the Bisons and Dutch meet for the eighth time in five seasons. They met twice last year, with the Bisons winning both, including a 42-20 win in the District 9 Class AAA Championship game. In 2007, the Bisons lost to the Dutch in the playoff semifinals after beating them during the regular season. In 2005, the Bisons beat the Dutch in the championship game after losing to them during the regular season.

The Bisons, winners of three of the last five district titles, are also trying to keep a postseason streak alive. They haven’t missed the postseason since 1995.

In Bradford, both teams enter the game struggling. The Owls have lost three straight after winning their first six to start the season while Corry has lost three of its last four games, including a 26-13 loss to Erie East last week. Bradford beat East, 31-22, back in Week 6.

The Owls, who missed the playoffs last year, haven’t missed the postseason two years in a row since 1997-98.

Punxsutawney is trying to not only to get back into the postseason for the first time since 2002, the Chucks are also trying to end a seven-game losing streak in the Route 36 Trophy Game this week at the 3-6 Raiders. A win would also claim a share of the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference title with Karns City.

The Chucks haven’t won eight games in a season since winning their only district title back in 1991.

In the Mountain Athletic Conference-Seven Mountains Division, the DuBois Beavers (4-5) have a chance to claim part of a division title if they can win at Hollidaysburg (4-5). A Beavers win would create an unbreakable three-way tie for first place with Central Mountain. Hollidaysburg beat Central Mountain, 20-17, one week after Central Mountain beat the Beavers, 21-7.

A DuBois win could also move them into the third spot of the District 6-8-9-10 Class AAAA Sub-Region standings ahead of Central Mountain and behind McDowell and State College.

The rest of the weekend schedule features non-conference matchups. At the top of the list is Keystone (6-3) hosting Brockway (7-2) in a battle of what could be a major offensive shootout in Knox.

The Rovers are led by junior quarterback Derek Buganza, who just happened to pass former Keystone quarterback Adam Black in the district’s all-time yardage list. He’s now third already with 5,594 yards and his 51 career TD passes rank sixth all-time.

Buganza has passed for 2,671 yards, 23 TDs with 12 interceptions. With at least two more games on the schedule for the Rovers, Buganza is certainly within range to catch and pass Clearfield’s Chad Kroell’s district season yardage mark of 3,224 set back in 1994. He also trails second-place Kroell on the all-time yardage list by 494 yards.

Not to be outdone, Panthers quarterback Dan Reed ranks second behind Buganza in the district with 1,733 yards passing. He’s also thrown 16 touchdown passes against 12 interceptions. He also ranks behind Buganza at the top in total offense.

The only other non-conference game between District 9 teams has a pair of 2-7 teams with Clarion-Limestone hosting Ridgway. It’s the first meeting between the team since the Lions routed the Elkers, 54-0, in the opening round of the 2003 Class A playoffs.

After beating the eventual state champions 22-21 in their regular season finale a year ago, Karns City (8-1) host an 8-1 Wilmington that’s probably geared up for revenge considering it was the Greyhounds’ only loss last year. The Pennsylvania Football News ranks head coach and Curwensville native Terry Verrelli’s squad No. 5 in Class AA right now.

In other matchups involving District 10 opponents, Clarion (7-2) travels to Sharpsville (7-2), which is in the Honorable Mention rankings in Class A by PFN. One of Sharpsville’s losses, 12-7, came to the top-ranked Class A team Farrell.

Moniteau (6-3) travels to Grove City (6-3), which is coming off a 34-14 loss to Wilmington.

In Warren County, longtime rivals Sheffield (2-7) and Youngsville (4-5) meet in Youngsville in the 90^th time in their head-to-head series. Sheffield won last year, 14-7, after a four-year hiatus. The Wolverines lead the all-time series, 48-44-4.