Football

PORT ALLEGANY — Not much football was played in the northern half of District 9 on Friday. Perhaps the week’s best game, however, was played in Johnso...

Short of an injury to quarterback Josh Allen, it’s hard to imagine the Bills getting off to a worse start to the 2022 season than the one that’s curre...

ST. MARYS — Their offensive stat sheets looked quite opposite from one another, but in the end, Elk County Catholic’s rushing attack prevailed over Ot...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky staked his claim to take over for the retired Ben Roethlisberger, throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown as the Pitts...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A major public backlash coupled with the graphic details contained in a lawsuit alleging Matt Araiza’s involvement in a gang...

Just when we thought the Bills biggest story of the week was their virtual admission that they blew their second-round draft pick in 2019 when they de...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has spent the past month fending off almost daily questions about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback competition. Some...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield completed 9 of 15 passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Buffalo Bills 21...

NEW BETHLEHEM — The ghosts of last year’s season-opening loss at Keystone whispering in the Redbank Valley Bulldogs’ ears didn’t last long after kicko...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Araiza, the “Punt God” who led San Diego State to a record-setting season before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills, and two of ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY — It came as a shock to a team that hoped to open the 2022 season with a statement victory. As it turned out, Bradford’s opponent did jus...

JOHNSONBURG — Here come the Gators. The Port Allegany football team emphatically announced its arrival Friday night, winning on the road against one o...

SMETHPORT — Much will look different for Smethport in 2022. The school district will have a new athletic director. The football team will have a new h...

DUKE CENTER — Like many of its District 9 Region 3 foes, Otto-Eldred was young in 2021 and will be young again this season. Many of the Terrors’ skill...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns were convinced their perpetual quarterback puzzle was finally, thankfully, solved when they signed Deshaun Watso...

The southern schools will have their say. But, if searching north of the I-80 corridor in District 9, one would be hard pressed to find a team with mo...

After one of the wildest offseasons in NFL history featuring blockbuster trades, rapid free-agency movement, record-setting contracts and plenty of of...

Sometimes a prediction can feel right even though it ends up wrong. And vice versa. Last season, this column projected both Ohio State and Alabama to ...

A three-word phrase populated the Bradford football team’s practices throughout the week. The task at hand remains the same ahead of this year’s trip ...

A culture change started the process. But, as the Bradford football team aims to turn around its recent fortunes, the coming weeks will determine whet...