PIAA Football Playoffs
CLASS 1A District 9 Championship
Port Allegany 62, Redbank Valley 28 – The Gators tallied more than 450 rushing yards…Aiden Bliss with 308 yards and four touchdowns. Port Allegany will face District 10 champ Wilimington in DuBois Friday at 7pm.
CLASS 4A
D9 Champ Clearfield 27, D10 Champ General McLane 26 – Clearfield blocked a 24-yard field goal attempt with 14 seconds remaining to seal the win. Brady Collins ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns for the Bison, who improve their season record to 12-0. Clearfield will face another 12-0 opponent, WPIAL champ Thomas Jefferson, Friday night in Windber.
CLASS 2A
D9 Champ Central Clarion 41, D10 Champ Farrell 6 – The Wildcats scored three touchodwns in the first five minutes of the game … Central Clarion quarterback Jase Ferguson accounted for 388 yards of offense, 139 rushing and 146 passing. The Wildcats are 12-and-0, and will face 13-and-0 Cambria Heights, the champs of District 6, in Kittanning Saturday afternoon at 1.
College Football (Saturday):
#4 Penn State 49, Purdue 10
#17 Clemson 24, Pittsburgh 20
East Stroudsburg 22, Clarion 19
IUP 38, Shippensburg 7
Pittsburgh Steelers:
The Pittsburgh Steelers nipped rival Baltimore Sunday, 18-16. The win gives the Steelers sole possession of the lead in the AFC North Division with their 8-and-2 record. It will be a short week for Pittsburgh as they prepare to play the Browns in Cleveland Thursday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins:
The Pittsburgh Penguins pulled out a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena.
Here’s Paul Steigerwald with the recap …
Tuesday night, the Pens host Tampa Bay. The pregame show begins at 6:30 tomorrow evening. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 7pm…on Connect FM and Sunny 106.
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