Bulldogs last D9 survivor
Class 2A champion Redbank Valley is the only left of the 19 District 9 teams that entered the PIAA basketball championship tournament last week.
On Wednesday, the Bulldogs were 51-21 winners over District thirdplace West Shamokin (21-7) to secure a spot in Saturday's quarterfinal against WPIAL champ Aliquippa (23-5).
Girls
The district Class A champion Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders were eliminated in Wednesday's second round by D6 runner-up Williamsburg (26-3) 5430 at West Branch High School. Third-place DuBois Central Catholic (15-12) was ousted by D6 winner Bishop Guilfoyle (26-3) 47-21. The other district Class A participant's runner-up, Ridgway (20-7), fourth-place Clarion (14-13), and fifth-place Port Allegany (19-8) were beaten in the first round.
The season for district 4A champion St. Marys came to an end at Keystone High School on Wednesday, where the Lady Dutch (21-6) lost 63-33 to D7 runner-up Blackhawk (24-3).
Suffering first-round defeats were 2A champ
Redbank Valley (20-6) and runner-up Moniteau (18-7), and the district's 3A winner Karns City (18-9)
Boys
On Tuesday, the single-A winning ECC Crusaders (25-3) were beaten by WPIAL thirdplace Union (17-11) 6442 at PennWest Clarion. The contest followed D9 third-place Cameron County's (23-6) 69-56 loss to D10 champ Farrell (21-5). Runner-up Clarion (18-10) was beaten by defending state champ and WPIAL winner 7-1 Imani Christian (16-10) in the second round on Tuesday. The district's other Class A advancers, fourth-place Johnsonburg (19-9) and fifth-place Union (13-12), lost in the first round.
Double A boy's runners-up Karn City (208) and third place OttoEldred (25-3), 3A champ Moniteau (13-12), and 4A winner Punxsutawney (14-11) were beaten in the first round.
District 9 PIAA playoff records 2020 thru 2024 Girls • *2020:
1A – Coudersport (2-0), North Clarion (2-0), Elk County Catholic (0-1), Otto-Eldred (0-1); 2A – Redbank Valley (1-1), Keystone (1-1), Clarion (0-1); 3A – Brookville (0-1); 4A – Punxsutawney (0-1) – 6-7.
1A – Coudersport (0-1), 2A – Keystone (0-1), 3A – Punxsutawney (1-1) – 1-3, 4A (none).
1A – Elk County Catholic (1-1), OttoEldred (2-1), North Clarion (0-1), Ridgway (0-1), DuBois Central Catholic (0-1); 2A - Brockway (0-1), Clarion-Limestone (0-1); 3A – Redbank Valley (0-1); 4A – St. Marys (0-1) – 3-9.
1A – Otto-Eldred (2-1), Elk County Catholic (1-1), DuBois Central Catholic (1-1), North Clarion (0-1), Clarion (0-1); 2A – Redbank Valley (1-1), Moniteau (0-1), 3A – Karns City (0-1), 4A – Punxsutawney (0-1) – 5-9
1A – Elk County Catholic (1-1), DuBois Central Catholic (1-1), Ridgway (0-1), Clarion (0-1), Port Allegany (0-1); 2A – Redbank Valley (0-1), Moniteau (0-1), 3A – Karns City (0-1); 4A – St. Marys (1-1) – 3-9
• **2021: • 2022: • 2023: • 2024: D9 PIAA playoff records 2020 thru 2024
• Coudersport 2-1-.667
• Otto-Eldred 4-3-.571
• North Clarion 2-2-.500
• Elk County Catholic 3-4-.429
• DuBois Central Catholic 2-3-.400
• Redbank Valley 2-4.333
• St. Marys 1-2-.333
• Keystone 1-2.333
• Punxsutawney 1-3.250
• Brockway 0-1-.000
• Port Allegany 0-1-.000
• Brookville 0-1-.000
• Clarion-Limestone 0-1-.000
• Ridgway 0-2-.000
• Karns City 0-2-.000
• Moniteau 0-2-.000
• Clarion 0-3-.000
Boys • *2020:
1A – Elk County Catholic (1-1), Cameron County (1-1), Clarion-Limestone (0-1), A-C Valley (0-1); 2A – Ridgway (1-1), Clarion (0-1), Coudersport (0-1); 3A – Brookville (1-1); 4A Clearfield (0-1) – 4-9.
1A – Clarion (1-1), 2A – Karns City (1-1), 3A – Brookville (2-1), 4A – Clearfield (0-1) – 4-4.
1A – Elk County Catholic (3-1), DuBois Central Catholic (1-1), Otto-Eldred (0-1), North Clarion (0-1), Johnsonburg (0-1); 2A – Ridgway (2-1), Redbank Valley (1-1), Karns City (1-1); 3A – Brookville (0-1), 4A (none) – 8-9.
1A – Elk County Catholic (1-1), Union (1-1), DuBois Central Catholic (0-1), Cameron County (1-1), Clarion (0-1); 2A – Otto-Eldred (3-1), Clarion-Limestone (0-1), Karns City (0-1); 3A – Brookville (1-1),