So, the Trojans will play the winner of this Saturday's D9-AAA championship game between Clearfield and St. Marys.  The Bison enter this contest with a 9-1 record and the clear favorites.  Their lone setback was to Philipsburg-Osceola week six.  By contrast, the Flying Dutch are 5-4 and only one of their victories is over a Class AAA team (Punxsutawney).  I think Clearfield will win easily and defend their 9-AAA title.

If Johnstown can get past the 9-AAA champion, they look like they could have a very good chance against whoever might come out of the next pod of the bracket, which would be the 4-AAA champ.  Traditional power Selinsgrove had a bad season, with problems on and off the field.  The Seals' absence leaves a four-team contigent with no team have more than five wins and three of the four with sub .500 records.