Canisius Is On A Crusade October 4, 2012 Issue No. 66 56 Pages W E E K L Y S E C T I O N 6 Crusaders improve to 5-0 with a big win over Frannies Lockport Wins AA North Division Title Orchard Park Stays Unbeaten With Win Grand Island Overlooked With 5-0 Mark State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Schedules Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings PLUS: INSIDE: ALSO: Football Upstate Dog Pounded Alden senior Corey Barczykowski leads a Punishing Running Attack for the Bulldogs
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CanisiusIs On ACrusade
October 4, 2012 Issue No. 66 56 Pages
W E E K L Y
S E C T I O N 6
Crusaders improveto 5-0 with a bigwin over Frannies
Lockport WinsAA NorthDivision Title
Orchard ParkStays UnbeatenWith Win
Grand IslandOverlookedWith 5-0 Mark
State RecordsTeam ReportsNYS RankingsSchedules
Sideline ChatterExtra PointSection 6 Standings
PLUS:
INSIDE:
ALSO:
FootballUpstate
DogPoundedAlden senior Corey Barczykowski leads aPunishing Running Attack for the Bulldogs
Sopko Honored After UpsetSpringville coach John Sopko was named the Coach of
the Week by the Buffalo Bills and the U.S. National Guardafter his Griffins beat Pioneer 14-13 last week.
“I’m glad to accept this on behalf of the entire program,”Sopko said, “and especially my varsity assistants, RobValenti, Bill Bursee and Garrett Girst.”
Springville entered the game 0-4 after suffering a string ofbitter defeats.
The Griffins lost to Salamanca 7-6, lost in triple-overtimeto Eden and lost to Burgard on a Hail Mary pass on the lastplay of the game. Springville fell to 0-4 when they lost toEast Aurora 14-6.
“We were alllooking aroundwondering whatwas going to hap-pen next,” Sopkosaid. “We knew wewere a good team.It was just a playhere or there thatwas the differencein all of thosegames.”
Sopko said hewas as disgustedas his players.
“There’s notmuch to be saidabout being thebest 0-4 team in thestate,” he said, “butwe all felt we werebetter than ourrecord.”
Sopko tried tokeep his team look-ing forward.
“After each loss,we wanted to getright back to workon Monday,” he said “Just keep the kids focused on thegame in front of us. They knew that we were just a few playsaway from winning all four of those games.”
At 0-4, Springville had the daunting task of facing anundefeated Pioneer team that entered the game ranked 14thin the New York State Class B poll.
“Sometimes you just need your luck begin to turn,” Sopkosaid. “Hopefully this is it.”
Making the night even more festive, was the fact it wasSpringville’s Homecoming night and Pioneer coach JimDuprey, a Springville graduate, was one of four people beinginducted to Springville’s Hall of Fame. Sopko had coachedfor years under Duprey’s father, Jim Duprey, Sr.
“I had a great experience working with Jim Duprey,”Sopko said. “He was always good to me and he was a greatcoach.”
Pioneer scored on the game’s opening drive to take a 7-0
lead but Springville tied the game shortly before halftime.“We felt optimisitic about our ability to play with them,”
Sopko said. “We felt we could win and we were positive inthe locker room at the half.”
Springville scored in the third quarter to take a 14-7 lead.Pioneer scored with less than 3:00 to play but missed the
extra point kick.Quarterback Billy Dickinson rushed 19 times for 125
yards and a TD in the win.“He had a great game executing the triple option,” Sopko
said. “He had a great night running himself, too.”Slot back Tyler
Conklin ran 9times for 88yards, including a24-yard TD run.
Fullback ChrisPhinney added 34yards on 8 carriesand made 7 tack-les on defense.
Sopko playedhigh school foot-ball at WestSeneca West andgraduated in1977.
He then playedat CanisiusCollege while heearned his teach-ing degree andhis Master’sDegree.
He first landeda teaching andassistant coach-ing job at Aldenbefore moving onto Springville. Hetaught Social
Studies and coached modified and freshman football atSpringville from 1989 until 1998.
“I enjoyed the younger levels,” Sopko said. “I got a greatdeal of satisfaction out of getting the kids ready to move upto the next level.”
He quit coaching at Springville to coach at CanisiusCollege but stayed for only the 1999 season.
“You could see the writing on the wall that they weregoing to drop the program,” he said. “My head coach did nothave his contract re-newed. They hired Ed Argast and hehired new assistants.”
Sopko says that the day Canisius dropped football is stillone of the most disappointing days he has ever had associ-ated with the sport.
“It still hurts,” he said. “I’m still angry about it.”He then stayed out of football for 10 years before accept-
ing the head coaching position at Springville.
Buffalo Bills Coach of the Week
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Springville coach John Sopko (left) was named the Coach of the Week bythe Buffalo Bills and the U.S. National Guard after his Griffins team upsetundefeated Pioneer 14-13 last weekend.
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2012By Mark AdairCanisius opened up a 27-6 lead at the half and crushed Msgr.
Martin rival St. Francis 51-18 last weekend. The Crusaders
improved to 5-0 with the win.
“I like our team a lot,” Canisius coach Rich Robbins said.
“These kids have worked hard since January to make sure that this
season is everything they want it to be.”
The fact that Canisius and arch-rival St. Joe’s have both started
5-0 has sent the WNY media into breathless anticipation about the
game between the teams that is looming at the end of the schedule.
“I understand that,” Robbins said. “Any time Canisius plays St.
Joe’s it’s a big deal.
However, we have
Aquinas, Timon and
Cardinal O’Hara on the
schedule. It’s very impor-
tant that we stay focused
on the job at hand.”
Senior Denzel Benton
caught 2 passes for 92
yards, including a 62-yard
TD pass in the 3rd quarter.
“Denzel is one of the
fastest players we’ve ever
had here at Canisius,”
Robbins said. “He is a
legitimate 4.4 kid in the
40. His speed and ability
when he has the ball in his
hands is phenomenal. He
can make people miss all
over the field.”
Benton, who has been
known as one of WNY’s
top receiver for three years, has caught 19 passes for 370 yards
and 5 TDs this fall.
“Everyone knows what he can do with his ball in his hands,”
Robbins said, “but his downfield blocking, his play on special
teams and his defense have been outstanding this year. He has
become a complete player this season.”
Before the season, Benton went to Robbins and requested a
spot on the kickoff team.
“He came and asked me to play on kickoff coverage,” Robbins
said. “We had some trouble last year with kickoff returns. When a
kid with his skill set asks the coach to be on special teams, that
speaks volumes.”
Benton, a team captain, is getting noticed by several Division I
college programs.
“We’ve heard from a few of the MAC schools,” Robbins said.
“Bowling Green is really interested in him. We’ve also heard from
the New Hampshire and the University of Massachusetts.”
W e s t e r n N e w Y o r k
Benton Leading Canisius
N O T E B O O K
Photo by Tim Frank
Canisius senior Denzel Benton isamong the WNY leaders in recep-tions and yards this season.
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Quarterback Maurice Howie wasdeadly accurate as he completed 15 of17 passes for 284 yards and 3 touch-downs in South Park’s 38-14 win overLake Shore last weekend. Howie alsoran for 23 yards and another touch-down.
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Liam Ryan was a standout as hehelped Nichols to a 37-20 win overCharles Finney last weekend. Ryanintercepted 3 passes, returning one 47yards for a TD. Ryan also made 11tackles and broke up 2 passes in thewin.
Nathaniel Hyman had a solid night inDepew’s 34-13 loss to Alden last week.Hyman averaged 38 yards per punt andalso blocked a kick in the loss. He alsomade 5 tackles and intercepted a passon defense as the Wildcats fell to 4-1.
Photo by Tim Frank
AA North TitleTevye Maslowski heads for the end zone to complete a 20-yard TD pass in Lockport’s 36-21 win over Kenmore West.Lockport clinched the AA North title with the win.
Longest FGs in NYS HistoryPlayer, Team Yards Date
1. Todd Sauerbrun, Ward Melville 62 10-27-90
2. Kevin Knope, Greece Olympia 58 10-06-90
3. Todd Sauerbrun, Ward Melville 57 10-14-89
3. Chris Soto, East Rockaway 57 10-02-93
5. Chris Collins, Ketcham 56 09-21-02
6. Ed Perks, Chaminade 55 11-14-87
6. Shawn Dussault, Livonia 55 10-30-93
6. Mark Zajkowski, Macarthur 55 10-05-01
6. Mike Torres, North Rockland 55 10-13-01
6. Denis Avdic, Utica Proctor 55 10-07-05
Other WNY Players:
11. C.J. Coy, Williamsville East 54 10-17-98
NYStateRecords
By Mark AdairGrand Island beat Williamsville North 26-21 last week
when QB Quinn Corrao snuck in for the game-winning TDfrom a yard out with just :15 left in the game.
“This was a big win but we still have some games leftto play,” Grand Island coach Dean Santorio said. “We stillneed to work hard to get better each week.”
After taking over on theirown 20-yard line with 3:00 leftin the game, the Vikingsworked the hurry-up offense toperfection to drive for thegame-winning TD.
“We’ve actually worked onthe hurry-up offense quite a bitover the last 4 or 5 weeks,”Santorio said. “We haven’tneeded to do it in a game yet.But the situation arose to do itand we did a really nice job.”
It was actually the secondtime in the game that theVikings used the hurry-upoffense for a TD.
With the Vikings holding a14-7 lead, they got the ball ontheir own 20-yard line with just1:30 left in the 2nd quarter.Grand Island proceeded todrive 80 yards in 8 plays andscored a TD with just 2 sec-onds left in the half.
“We did a nice job gettingfirst downs to stop the clock,”Santorio said, “We had twocatches where we got out ofbounds. The kids did a greatjob.”
While Grand Island maynot have had to use theirhurry-up offense in a gameuntil last weekend, the Vikings have actually used it dailysince the season began.
“We work at the hurry-up drill quite a bit,” Santorio said.“We do it every day for at least a couple minutes. We set itup once or twice during in practice every day.”
But, for the hurry-up to work in a game, the quarterbackneeds to stay calm enough to execute the offense.
“Quinn doesn’t get flustered,” Santorio said. “I’m prettypleased with his composure. To execute the hurry-up twicein a game is a pretty big deal.”
The Vikings went to the locker room with a 20-7 leadbut it didn’t last long.
Williamsville North started the second half on their own30-yard line and in the first play, Spartans’ QB RyanMajewski hit Kolbe Hughes with a 69-yard pass to theGrand Island 1. From there, Majewski ran in for a TD.
After forcing a 3-and-out series, Williamsville Northstarted their next possession on their own 15-yard line.
On the first play, Majewski hit Hughes again and, thistime, he went all the way to the end zone.
The Vikings lead was gone in under three minutes ofplaying time... and just three plays from scrimmage.
“We were pretty disappointed,” Santorio said. “We hadplayed well but we werebehind. That just shows that ifyou give someone breathingroom, anything can happen.They made two nice plays andgot the lead.”
Corrao, a junior, finishedthe day by completing 15 of 30passes for 158 yards and 2TDs. But, most impressive, hiscalm direction of the hurry-upoffense stood out.
“He’s always been calmand relaxed no matter what hedoes,” Santorio said. “He’svery relaxed and calm. I thinkthat’s his best quality.”
Corrao is also a pitcher onSantorio’s baseball team atGrand Island. Last spring,Corrao helped the Vikingsreach the state championshipgame.
“He pitched four innings inthe state championship game,”Santorio said. “He’s pitched insome big games. Whetherhe’s facing a pressure situa-tion as a pitcher or as a quar-terback, he does a great job ofhandling it.”
Corrao is also a top stu-dent, maintaining an academicaverage of 3.75 which places
him 33rd out of 257.The Vikings are now 5-0... and may be the most over-
looked 5-0 in WNY history. The were ranked 8th in themost recent Buffalo News poll.
“I don’t worry about that stuff too much,” Santorio said.“You would like to be recognized but some of the teamswe have played don’t have great records. We just try to goabout our business and work hard and let other peoplevote in the polls.”
Grand Island is also in line to get a home game in theupcoming Class A playoffs.
“We have an opportunity to move to 6-0 this week,”Santorio said. “Our kids expect to do well. Our kids workawfully hard and their expectation is to make the playoffs.Beyond that, we just want to do everything we can to wineach week.”
Corrao Leads Vikings to 5-0
Photo by Mark Adair
Grand Island QB Quinn Corrao led the Vikings to a26-21 win over Williamsville North last weekend.Corrao snuck in for the winning TD with :15 left.
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AA Niagara Falls beat rebounded from a
bad loss at Lockport and beat Hutch Tech
21-6 last weekend
In the loss to Lockport, whatever could
go wrong went wrong,” coach Don bass
said. “When we
looked at film, we
watched the first
two plays and dis-
carded the rest of
the film. Then we
went to work.”
Niagara Falls
clinched a spot in
the AA playoffs
with the win over
Hutch Tech.
“We had a good
week of aggressive
practice,” Bass
said. “We wanted
to find the 10
things we do well
and make them
stop that. This was
our most complete
game of the sea-
son.”
While the
Wolverines are in
the playoffs, they can still earn a home
game if they beat Kenmore West this
weekend.
“We don’t want to discuss the future,”
Bass said. “We just worry about tomor-
row. We just want to play our best game
this weekend.”
Jaylin Smith stepped in to play QB in
the win. Bass needed someone to replace
starter Ricky Bailey.
“Ricky hurt his shoulder and couldn’t
throw,” Bass said. “I asked Jaylin to play
quarterback. He
started playing QB
on Wednesday.”
Smith rushed for
68 yards and 2 TDs
on 11 carries in the
win. He also com-
pleted 5 of 7 passes
for 95 yards.
“He’s an ath-
lete,” Bass said,
“but he’s football
smart. He made a
perfect read on the
defensive end when
he scored his sec-
ond touchdown.”
Smith is a quick
learner, according to
Bass.
“I told him to
read the end and
pull the handoff,”
Bass said. “He had
only been playing
quarterback for 8 days and he knew per-
fectly what to do.”
Smith is also a good student in school.
“Jaylin is a responsible, forward-think-
ing young man,” Bass said. “He thinks
about his future and wants to be somebody
and he is truly a team player.”
Falls Clinches Playoff Spot
Photo by Mark Adair
Niagara Falls junior Jaylin Smith.
Lockport pulled awayfrom a 15-15 tie atthe half and clinchedthe AA North title witha 36-21 win atKenmore West.Moziah Townsendwas a standout on defense with 7solo tackles, 8 assists, and aninterception. The Lions play a non-league game against WNY power-house St. Joe’s this week.
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AAFrontier trailed 14-7at the half but ralliedto beat Jamestown35-28 last weekend.The Falcons thrustthemselves back intothe AA playoff racewith the win. QB Ben Koch fin-ished the game by completing 14of 19 passes for 219 yards and 3TDs. Frontier needs to beatLancaster this week to qualify.
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ASweet Home jumpedout to an early leadand beat NiagaraWheatfield 48-6 lastweekend. ThePanthers kept pacewith unbeaten GrandIsland in the A North Division.Jordan Evert ran 18 times for 97yards and 3 TDs. He also caught 2passes for 16 yards. Sweet Homeplays Williamsville North this week.
Friday, October 5thMcKinley @ North Tonawanda, 7:00
Saturday, October 6thWmsville North @ Sweet Home, 2:00Grand Island @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00Starpoint @ Kenmore East, 2:00
AIroquois won a hugeA South contest lastweek when theChiefs beatWilliamsville South29-26 last week.Tyler Miller poweredthe ground attack as he carried29 times for 177 yards and 3 TDs.Miller also caught 2 passes for 38yards. Iroquois will clinch a playoffspot with a win over Hamburg.
Bennett trailed 18-14 at the half butrallied to beat Williamsville East 28-25last weekend. It was the Tigers’ first winof the season.
“It was very positive for all the kids tolet them experiencethat winning feel-ing,” coach SteveMcDuffie said. “Ialso believe that ithelped bring thatcore group of kidstogether. Ourmorale was downbut this win has putthe first few weeksin the rearviewmirror and helpedthe kids restoresome pride.”
The win alsogave McDuffiebragging rightsover his youngerbrother Chris, whois the coach atWilliamsville East.
“I’m ten yearsolder than him,”Steve McDuffie said, “so this was reallyour first time even playing against oneanother. Last year they were up in the ANorth Division so we didn’t play.”
McDuffie said that he will rememberthe game no matter how long he coaches.
“It was a very positive experience,” he
said, “not only for me and Chris but alsofor our mother and father. My father start-ed on my side of the field and our motherwas on his side but you could see themswitch at halftime.”
DespiteBennett’s strugglesearly this season,senior linemanKhalil Sommervillehas been a standout.
“He’s been a 4-year starter at thevarsity level,”McDuffie said,“and he’s startedboth ways since hissophomore year.”
Sommerville (6-2, 270) starts at Gand DE this season.He made 8 tacklesand 2 QB sacks inthe win.
“He has been aforce all year forus,” McDuffie said.“He’s a great kid.He does the right
thing in the classroom and off the field.”Sommerville has been timed at 4.71 in
the 40-yard dash.“That’s good speed for a big man,”
McDuffie said. “We’re getting some inter-est in him from Morgan State and NewHampshire.”
Bennett Gets First Win
Photo by Mark Adair
Bennett senior Khalil Sommerville.
Friday, October 5thWest Seneca East @ Lake Shore, 6:30Bennett @ South Park, 7:00Hamburg @ Iroquois, 7:00 Wmsville East @ Wmsville South, 7:00
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BAlbion earned its firstwin of the seasonwhen the PurpleEagles beat Newfane20-12 last week. EdNarburgh had a bignight as he ran 16times for 90 yards and a TD tolead the ground attack. He alsomade a team-high 14 tackles ondefense. Albion hosts Barker thisweekend.
BBurgard led 14-7 atthe half and beatLackawanna 20-14 ina crucial B Westgame for both teams.Jamar Holmes had abig night as herushed 3 times for 74 yards and aTD. Holmes also made 11 tackleson defense. Burgard can take abig step towards a playoff spotwith a win over Tonawanda.
BPioneer lost their firstgame of the seasonwhen they weretipped by Springville14-13. Kyle Hoffmanrushed 23 times for102 yards and scoreda TD. Hoffman has rushed formore than 100 yards in all 5games this season. The Pantherswill play Eden this week to decidethe B South Division title.
Friday, October 5thEden @ Pioneer, 7:00Springville @ Dunkirk, 7:30Olean @ East Aurora, 7:30
Olean kept their Class B playoff hopes
alive when they beat Eden 28-14 last
weekend.
Olean coach Mike Kane admits that a
lot still has to happen for the Huskies.
“It’s a compli-
cated process,”
Kane said, “but we
can still qualify for
playoffs. We have
2 losses in the
league and that
puts us right in the
thick of everything.
We have to win our
games, that’s all we
can control.”
Kane says that
his squad has
improved since the
start of the season.
“We are still a
young team,” he
said. “We are gain-
ing confidence and
starting to play bet-
ter defense. We
actually ran the
ball a little more
against Eden. We eliminated a lot of mis-
takes and had no turnovers. We are still
improving and getting better every week.”
QB Chance Anzivine had a big night
in the win over Eden as he completed 14
of 25 passes for 201 yards ad a TD.
“This was his best game of the sea-
son,” Kane said. “We have some pretty
good receivers and he is pretty good at
reading matchups. He did well.”
Anzivine also started on defense for
the first time this season.
“We had an
injury so we started
Chance at outside
linebacker,” Kane
said. “He does well
on defense but we
don’t want to play
him there all the
time yet.”
Anzivine (5-11,
185) has passed for
996 yards and 8
TDs this season.
“He’s got a real-
ly strong arm and
he’s a really smart
kid,” Kane said.
“He has worked out
all off-season and
he came in pretty
strong.”
Kane says that
Anzivine has
allowed Olean to
open up their Spread Offense and stretch
the defenses even more than in the past.
“He throws the deep ball,” Kane said.
“He can put some zip on it and he’s very
accurate. He’s grown into being a leader
and has really gotten better at reading
defenses. He’s had a good year.”
Olean QB Leads Huskies
Photo by Tim Frank
Olean junior Chance Anzivine.
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Friday, October 5thFredonia @ Akron , 7:00
Saturday, October 6thGowanda @ JFK, 1:30Amherst @ Cleve Hill, 2:00Wilson @ Newfane, 2:00
CSalamanca explodedout of the gate andtook a 42-0 lead atthe half and beatGowanda 64-8 lastweekend. DustyLewis made 10 tack-les and a QB sack to spearheadthe defensive effort. The Warriorsneed to beat Falconer this week-end to stay in contention for the CSouth Division title.
Friday, October 5thForestville @ Westfield, 7:30Cassadaga Valley @ Southwestern, 7:30Falconer @ Salamanca, 7:30Finney (5) @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:30
Southwestern trailed just 14-13 in the
third quarter but surrendered 3 TDs and
lost to Allegany-Limestone 34-13 last
weekend.
The loss means that the Trojans are in
an unusual posi-
tion... they have to
beat Cassadaga
Valley this weekend
or they will miss
the Class C play-
offs.
“We have to
win,” coach Jay
Sirianni said. “If we
earn our way into
the playoffs, we
could pose some
problems for teams
in the first round.
But we have to get
there first. It comes
down to our game
with Cassadaga
Valley.”
To have
Southwestern in
such a situation is
startling. The
Trojans have played in three NYS champi-
onship games in the last four seasons.
“We haven’t been in this situation,”
Sirianni said, “but it’s high school sports.
Some years you’re up and some you’re
down. We’ve suffered some losses and it’s
testing our character.”
One player who has been a stalwart for
the Trojans as they try to find their way is
senior WR Ryan Schutte.
“He started last year as a junior,”
Sirianni said. “He had to step up this year
as a leader.”
Schutte is among
WNY’s leaders with
18 receptions for
198 yards.
“He’s not a big
kid,” Sirianni said.
“He’s small in size
but he’s quick and
he understands the
game very well.”
Schutte had two
older brothers who
played for Sirianni.
Matt Schutte gradu-
ated in 2007 while
Trevor, a starting
tackle for both NYS
title teams, graduat-
ed in 2010.
“He’s a good
athlete just like his
brothers were,”
Sirianni said. “He’s
also on the golf team and he used to play
hockey.”
Schutte is a an outstanding student and
member of the National Honor Society.
“He’s a smart kid,” Sirianni said. “Our
whole team is pretty smart. Hopefully that
will help us a bit on Friday.”
Trojans Schutte for Playoffs
Photo by Mark Adair
Southwestern senior Ryan Schutte.
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DDSherman fell behind20-15 after threequarters and lost toEllicottville 34-21. TheWildcats are now inthe thick of a Playoffrace in DD. DevinMoorhead rushed for 158 yardsand 2 TDs on 24 carries in theloss. Moorhead also recorded ateam-high 12 tackles. Shermanhosts Franklinville this week.
MsgrNichols led just 7-6 atthe half but explodedfor 30 points after thebreak and beatCharles Finney 37-20last week. The BigGreen is now 4-1 onthe season. Adam Noonan ran 14times for 243 yards and 4 TDs.Noonan, a 3-year starter has setthe all-time Nichols rushing recordwith 2,326 yards.
Saturday, September 29thAquinas @ Canisius, 1:00St. Francis @ St. Mary’s, 1:00Timon @ Cardinal O’Hara, 2:00St. Joe’s @ Lockport, 2:00
Cardinal O’Hara earned its first win of
the season when the Hawks beat
Rochester UPrep 49-30 last weekend.
“Our kids needed a win,” coach
Angelo Sciandra said. “There has to be
some sort of veryfi-
ing that their hard
work pays off.”
Sciandra said
that he has seen
weekly improve-
ment despite the
first four games
ended in a loss.
“We need to
compete better so
we can win in our
league,” Sciandra
said. “We are one
of the smallest
schools in a very
tough league. Our
kids have played
well. We have been
losing but the kids
have been improv-
ing and playing
well.”
Sciandra says
that he will never look to make the
Hawks schedule easier.
“People that think I’m nuts,” he said.
“They say we should be playing more
schools our size. But I tell the kids that
when you are out there competing in life,
no one cares whether you came from a
large or a small school. When it comes to
competing for a job, no one is going to
adjust anything for you. If you want to be
the best, you have to play the best and
beat the best.”
QB AnthonyDiFrancesco rushed25 times for 214yards and 3 TDs inthe win over UPrep.He also led thedefense with theteam-high of 7 solotackles and a QBsack.
“He’s been car-
rying a big load this
year,” Sciandra
said. “He had 31
carries against St.
Mary’s. He’s work-
horse and doesn’t
mind the work.”
DiFrancesco, a 6-2, 170-pound senior,also starts at OLB forthe Hawks.
“He has good
size,” Sciandra said.
“He’s also fast and he’s tough. He just
runs hard.”
DiFrancesco, who also plays basketball,
maintains an academic average of 95.
He’s Top 10 in his class ,” Sciandra
said. “He’s a great kid. We should have a
hundred kids like him.”
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Cardinal O’Hara senior Anthony DiFrancesco.
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Team W-L1. Orchard Park (6) 5-02. Rush-Henrietta (5) 5-03. Oceanside (8) 4-04. Sachem North (11) 4-05. Tottenville (PSAL) 4-06. New Rochelle (1) 4-07. St. Joseph's (MMA) 5-08. Shaker (2) 5-09. Monroe-Woodbury (9) 5-010. Syracuse CBA (3) 5-011. St. Anthony's (CHSFL) 2-212. Canisius (MMA) 5-013. Aquinas (5) 4-114. Iona Prep (CHSFL) 3-115. Erasmus Hall (PSAL) 4-016. North Rockland (1) 4-017. Chaminade (CHSFL) 3-118. Binghamton (4) 4-119. Connetquot (11) 4-020. Farmingdale (8) 4-021. Shenendehowa (2) 4-1 22. Abraham Lincoln (PSAL) 3-123. West Islip (11) 4-024. Boys & Girls (PSAL) 4-025. St. Joe's by the Sea (CHSFL) 4-0
Team W-L1. Maple Grove-6 (5-0)2. Tuckahoe (1) 4-03. Tioga (4) 4-14. Avon (5) 4-15. Weedsport (3) 5-06. Cambridge (2) 5-07. Clyde-Savannah (5) 5-08. Rensselaer (2) 5-09. Perry (5) 4-110. Unatego (4) 4-111. West Canada (3) 5-012. Sauquoit Valley (3) 3-213. Caledonia-Mumford (5) 4-114. Westmoreland (3) 4-115. Canajoharie (2) 4-116. Sandy Creek (3) 5-017. Chautauqua Lake (6) 4-118. Red Jacket (5) 5-019. Stony Brook (11) 3-120. Dolgeville (3) 4-1
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Alden pulled awayfrom Depew in the 2ndhalf to win a matchup ofundefeated, state-rankedteams, 34-13, last week-end.
“I thought it was avery close, physical ballgame,” Alden coach DickDiminuco said. “I didn’tthink it would be three-touchdown difference atthe end.”
Depew took the lead7-0 on a 5-yard TD runby Rodney Turner butAlden countered with TDruns by tailback CoreyBarczykowski and QBKen Stoldt. The Bulldogsled 14-7 at the half.
“At halftime, I thoughtthat it could go eitherway,” Diminuco said.
Alden struck quickly inthe third quarter whenMatt Shields returned aninterception 36 yards fora TD.
“That was a hugeplay,” Diminuco said.“That gave us a littlebreathing room and reallyset them back.”
After Depew pulledwith 21-13, Barczykowskipunched in two more TDs, including a 29-yard rumble inthe fourth quarter to put the game away.
“Our kids did a great job and our offensive line reallytook over the second half,” Diminuco said. “We playedwell and did all the things we want them to do. We stillhave things we have to get better at, no question aboutit, but we played well.”
In one of the most-hyped regular-season games in afew years, Alden had entered the game ranked #2 in theNYS Class B poll while Depew was ranked fourth. A hugeHomecoming crowd had packed the stands a large num-ber of standees ringed the field at Alden.
“It was a great feeling to walk onto the field and haveall those fans there,” Barczykowski said. “That was a
pretty big crowd.”The teams had met
twice last season withAlden winning bothgames, including a 12-0win in the Class B titlegame in Ralph WilsonStadium.
Alden has now wontwo straight Section 6titles. After two straightclose losses to eventualstate-champion Hornellin the Far WestRegionals, the Bulldogshave their sights set onmore this fall.
“We are trying toreach our expectations,”Barczykowski said, “but,I said the same thinglast year.”
In 2011, the Bulldogslost to Hornell 21-20 inovertime in the Far Westregionals. It was thesecond straight seasonthat Alden had lost aclose game to Hornell.
“Losing to Hornellhurt a lot,” Barczykowskisaid. “We should havebeat them.”
Diminuco does notdeny that his team’sgoal is the win the New
York State title this year.“Any good football coach sets the bar high,” Diminuco
said, “and tries to get your football team to reach the bar.Yes, we are going to try and get there.”
And while Alden had a solid running game in 2011, theBulldogs are much more punishing this season.
Barczykowski carried 29 times against Depew andrushed for 252 yards against the #4 team in the state.
“He gives 100 percent on every play,” Diminuco said.“He’s a physical kid. He’s a North-South runner and he’llpunish you when he runs the football.”
In 2011, Barczykowski was a back-up to Justin
Corey Barczykowski has rushed for 842 yards and 7 TDs as he hashelped Alden to a 5-0 record. Barczykowski ran for 252 yards and3 TDs in a win over Depew last weekend.
Alden senior Corey Barczykowski leads a punishing Running Attack
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Patterson, who had rushed for more than 1,000 yards inthe season’s first four games. After Patterson was injured,Barczykowski stepped in at tailback and ran for 842 yardsand 7 TDs.
“Corey did a great job for us last year,” Diminuco said.“He started on defense at cornerback and filled in at widereceiver. He played some tailback but when Justin washurt, Corey stepped in full time and did a great job.”
Barczykowski and Patterson were best friends - andtwo very different running backs.
“Justin could hit a home run every time he carried theball,” Diminuco said. “Corey gets into the secondary andruns over people.”
And, in truth, Barczykowski has been bull for the‘Dawgs this season. He currently leads all rushers in WNYwith 897 yards. He has also rushed for 13 TDs.
“He’s also bigger than last year,” Diminuco said. “He’sput on about 15 pounds.”
Barczykowski (6-2, 195) played at 175 pounds lastyear.
“He has above-average speed,” Diminuco said. “Andhe’s a true competitor.”
Barczykowski, now a senior, says he didn’t mind wait-ing his turn while Patterson started last season.
“Justin was a great runner,” Barczykowski said. “I’velearned a lot from him. He’s still one of my best friendsand he really helps me out. I didn’t mind being behind him.It was for the team and when it was time to step up I hadto step up.”
When Diminuco started coaching at Alden three yearsago, Barczykowski was a freshman on the Alden JV team.
“We knew what we had with him,” Diminuco said. “Youcould tell he was going to be a very good athlete. He com-peted and you could see that someday he would blossomphysically.”
Diminuco is not sure if Barczykowski will play collegefootball.
“He was an all-league baseball player,” Diminuco said,“and he really loves baseball as well. He could play eithersport in college but I don’t know which one he’ll want toplay. I just want him to go and get an education.”
In fact, Barczykowski’s older brother Christian, is apitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
“Christian is pitching for the Braves’ Rookie Leagueteam in Orlando, Florida,” Corey said. “He throws about96 miles-per-hour. He’s the reason I work so hard. I wantto say I was better than him in high school.”
While Barczykowski was only half-kidding about beingbetter than his older brother, he is deadly serious aboutAlden winning a state title in football this fall.
“I think we have great team chemistry and great lead-ers,” Barczykowski said. “Everyone seems to bond thisyear. We have great assistant coaches that really help usout with the schemes each week. If our team keeps ourhead to the grindstone, I think we can win games. It’s allabout our focus.”
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The Tigers lost anoth-er tough battle as theyfell to Wilson 32-29... AustenLauricella played with an injuredankle and still rushed for 114 yardsand a TD on 10 carries. He alsocaught a 15-yardpass... CJayLongwell caught 2passes for 13 yardsand a TD... JoeSarow made 4 tack-les... Austin Mietzran 16 times for 133yards and 2 TDs.Mietz also completed6 of 9 passes for 83 yards and a TD...Sturgis Sundown made 6 tackles ondefense. Sundown also caught 2 pass-es for 26 yards... Garrett Schultz car-ried 5 times for 24 yards... ConnorLadd made 6 tackles... Wyn Blueyecaught a 29-yard pass... TommyJames made 4 tackles...
AkronTigers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Medina................W 34-22
Fri., Sept. 7......... U Prep.................W 50-12
Fri., Sept. 14....... Cleve Hill........ L 32-34 ot
The win clinched a spot in theClass A playoffs for the Spartans. It isthe second consecutive year thatStarpoint will appear in the post-sea-son tournament.
“Right nowour kids are play-ing with a lot ofconfidence,”Starpoint coachAl Cavagnarosaid. “We’verushed for over300 yards ineach of the lasttwo weeks.”
After losses toGrand Island andLockportdropped theSpartans to 1-2,Cavagnaro madesome moveswith his lineup.
He insertedKevin Armstrong(6-1, 235) andRion Elson (6-0,260) into startingspots on theoffensive line.
“They’re big kids,” Cavagnaro said.“I just felt we needed more size upfront.”
Starpoint won two straight A Northgames in convincing fashion. TheSpartans rushed for 367 yards in awin over Niagara Wheatfield andrushed for 344 yards in the win overNorth Tonawanda.
“I don’t know if I’m smart or stupid,”Cavagnaro said, “but maybe thosekids should have been there from thestart.”
In the win over North Tonawanda,Evan Majewski rushed for 164 yardsand 4 TDs and did not play in the 4thquarter.
“Up until now, the running backslooked slow,” Cavagnaro said. “It waslike they weren’t sure the holes were
going to bethere.”
After thechanges to theline, the runninggame has accel-erated into highgear.
“Evan hasconfidence withthese guys infront of him,”Cavagnaro said,“he just knowsthe hole is goingto be there.”
Majewski, ajunior, led theSpartans in rush-ing last seasonwith 971 yardsand 10 TDs.
“He’s a com-plete runningback,” Cavagnarosaid. “He’s strong
enough to break tackles and quickenough to get outside. He has greatinstincts about when to cut and whento follow his blockers.”
Majewski finished 4th in the 200-meter dash at the Section 6 meet.
“He’s got speed,” Cavagnaro said.Majewski has an academic aver-
age in the high 80s, was voted a teamcaptain before the season started.
“He very much leads by example,”Cavagnaro said, “in the weight roomand on the practice field. He doesn’ttake plays off and the other kids know
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Starpoint Runs Past NT
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Starpoint junior Evan Majewski rushed for164 yards and 4 TDs in Starpoint’s win.
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The Gators beatSouthwestern 34-13 lastweek... Trevin Barber led the groundgame as he ran for 97 yards and 2TDs on 19 carries. He also caught a 9-yard pass for another TD... JoshHarrington rushed 7times for 70 yardsand a TD... He alsoran in a 2-point PATand led the defensewith 9 tackles... KyleStover ran 15 timesfor 76 yards and aTD... Stover alsocompleted 2 of 8 passes for 12 yardsand a TD... Todd Mason ran 9 timesfor 46 yards and ran in a 2-point PAT.Mason made 6 tackles on defense, ...Lucian Greco made 5 tackles... ColePapasergi intercepted a pass...Dakota Woodgie made 4 tackles...Thomas Nye was in on 3 stops...
The Bulldogs beatDepew 34-13 in a match-up of undefeated teams... MattShields had a 36-yard interceptionreturn for a TD in the 3rd quarter thatset the tone for the rest of the 2ndhalf... CoreyBarczykowski pow-ered the offense as herushed 29 times for252 yards and 3 TDs.He also caught 4passes for 25 yards...Phil Zobrest led thedefense with 10 tack-les, a QB sack and a fumble recov-ery... QB Brian Stoldt ran 10 timesfor 24 yards and a TD. Stoldt alsocompleted 5 of 8 passes for 33 yards.Jason Bunk made 5 tackles and arecorded a QB sack... Eric Feitshansrecovered a fumble... Ryan Richardsran for 18 yards on just 3 carries...
The Purple Eaglesearned their first win ofthe season when they beat Newfane20-12 last week... Jack Narburghhad a big game as he got his first var-sity start. He caught 2 passes for 104yards, including a93-yard TD pass. Healso had a QB sackand an INT ondefense... KyleSmith completed all4 of his passes for173 yards and 2TDs... Ed Narburghran 16 times for 90 yards and a TD.He also made a team-high 14 tackles...Tre Hart caught 2 passes for 69 yardsand a TD... John Warne ran for 27yards on 4 carries... Ed Wolfe made 7tackles and recorded a QB sack...Austin Klein recovered a fumble...Quincy Byrd rushed for 18 yards...
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AldenBulldogs
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Barker................ W 42-13
Fri., Sept. 7......... Niag Wheatfield...W 34-6
Fri., Sept. 14....... @ Albion............ W 36-14
The Tigers led 21-14at the half and held on tobeat St. Mary’s 28-21... Lew Vacarrocaught 6 passes for 166 yards and aTD... Vacarro also intercepted 2 passesand made 5 tackles on defense...Jackson Brown ran24 times for 138yards and 3 TDs,including the decid-ing 2-yard plunge inthe 4th quarter.Brown also made 10tackles on defense...Ryan Doughertycompleted 7 of 13 passes for 205yards and a TD... Ryan Byrne made 9tackles... Kyle Polakiewicz had a QBsack... Adam DiMillo ran 17 timesfor 102 yards... Sean Murphy made 8tackles... Brandon Donahue caught a36-yard pass... Brad Wellenzohnmade 6 tackles...
Team Reports
Bishop TimonTigers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Wmsville South....7:00
The Tigers trailed 18-14 at the half but ralliedto beat Williamsville East 28-25 lastweekend... RJ Humphrey ran 12times for 120 yards, scoring 3 TDsand 4 2-point PATs. Humphrey alsocaught 2 passes for26 yards... PaulDixon had a solidday on defense as hemade 8 tackles... EricThomas completed 2of 9 passes for 26yards... KahlilSommerville was aforce on defense as he made 8 tacklesand 2 QB sacks... Joel Dean rushed 7times for 40 yards. Dean also made 6tackles and intercepted two passes...Shawn Wilson recorded 7 tackles...Fred Ross made 6 tackles... CavinDriskell made a QB sack... RodneyBrown intercepted a pass...
The Tigers trailed 20-6at the half and lost toTonawanda, 26-6... Dion Lewis had asolid night as he he recorded 7 solotackles and 2 assists. He also caught 2passes for 23 yards... TadriekJohnson caught 3passes for 32 yardsand a TD. He alsointercepted a pass...Maliik Holidayrushed 13 times for52 yards and caughta 10-yard pass.Holiday made 3 solotackles and assisted on 2 more ondefense... Jon Yang and DavonBurgin each made a team-high of 13tackles with 6 initial hits... KaseyBrown caught 2 passes for 16 yards...Justin Twarog completed 8 of 20passes for 81 yards... Austin Leymade 5 solo tackles and 3 assists...
AmherstTigers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Lackawanna.......W 31-20
The Bulldogs led 14-7at the half and beatLackawanna 20-14 last weekend...Roderick Morrow was a standout onthe offensive line, leading the way fora Bulldogs’ offense that totaled 414yards. Morrow alsorecorded 17 tackles,4 pass deflections,and a QB sack...Sean Marshall ran 6times for 71 yardsand a TD. Marshallalso caught 3 passesfor 112 yards andanother TD... Daquan Walker com-pleted 4 of 7 passes for 113 yards anda TD... Joseph Goodman rushed 11times for 115 yards... Darlell Sandersmade 12 tackles... Jamar Holmesrushed 3 times for 74 yards and a TD.Holmes also made 11 tackles ondefense...
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Lew-Port................... 7:00
The Hawks got theirfirst win when they beatU-Prep 49-30... Anthony DiFrancescorushed 25 times for 214 yards and 3TDs. He also led the defense with theteam-high of 7 solo tackles and a QBsack... KhariWright ran for 107yards and 2 TDs onjust 4 carries. Wrightalso made 5 solotackles, 1 assist, and2 QB sacks... DonelCathcart completed1 pass for 3 yardsand a TD... Keenan Newman caughta 3-yard pass for a TD and ran for a33-yard TD... Keith Carter made 7tackles, 4 solo... Zack Glowackireturned an interception 52 yards.Glowacki also ran for 101 yards on 11carries ... Curtis Johnson recovered afumble in the end zone for a TD...
Canisius bolted out toa 27-6 lead at the halfand beat St. Francis 51-18 last week...Solomon Renfro rushed for 40 yardson 9 carries... Tyler Mascio complet-ed 8 of 12 passes for 148 yards and aTD. Mascio also ranfor 32 yards... DenzelBenton caught 2passes for 92 yardsand a TD... KyleAbernathy intercept-ed 3 passes andreturned them a totalof 68 yards... RyanHunter led the defense with 6 solotackles, 2 assists, and an INT...Qadree Ollison rushed for 251 yardsand 5 TDs on 25 carries... JoshHuffman intercepted 2 passes... DanMinogue made 4 solo tackles and 3assists... Anthony Kellerman caught3 passes for 37 yards...
The Thunderbirdstrailed 6-0 at the half butrallied to beat Frewsburg 16-6... KyleMayer completed 3 of 4 passes for 66yards and a TD... Nick Zentz rushed12 times for 117 yards and caught a 3-yard pass... RyanMiller ran 14 timesfor 54 yards and aTD. Miller also inter-cepted a pass...David Applegarthforced a fumble...Jeremiah Russincaught a 62-yard passfor a TD. Russin also ran for 29 yardson just 2 carries... AJ Hulton led thedefensive unit with a team-high 20tackles... Adam Carpenter ran 5times for 25 yards. He also made 13tackles on defense... Anthony Pezzulomade 17 tackles... Cody Thomasintercepted a pass...
Team Reports
Chautauqua LakeThunderbirds
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ I Prep.................... 3:00
The Timberwolves lostto Silver Creek 30-20 lastweekend... Damian Watts played agreat game on both offense anddefense, recording a big fourth downQB sack and 5 tackles... Matt Boothran 7 times for 78yards and a TD.Booth also made ateam-high 14 tack-les... Sam Agnew ran5 times for 16 yardsand a TD. He alsocompleted 4 of 13passes for 28 yardsand a TD... TJ Magara made 6 tack-les and intercepted a pass... ColtAgnew caught 3 passes for 33 yardsand scored a TD... Gil Keenan ran 11times for 28 yards... Ryan Hanftmade 5 tackles... Justin Forster made5 tackles and intercepted a pass... TheTimberwolves play I-Prep this week...
The Cougars hostedthe first night game inschool history for Homecoming butlost to Westfield 18-0... The schoolrented temporary lights in order toplay the game at night... TageReuther led theground game as hecarried 15 times for52 yards. Reutheralso recorded a QBsack... QB DakotaMorano ran 12 timesfor 32 yards... ZackKubera spearheadedthe defense as he made a team-high 7tackles... Justin Peck intercepted apass... Jarrett Blizzard rushed for 17yards... David Carlson made 6 tack-les... Nick Peterson caught a 9-yardpass and rushed for 16 yards... BradySimpson made 6 tackles... Cass Valleyplays at Southwestern this week...
Cassadaga ValleyCougars
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... Pine Valley................ 1:30
The Golden Eagleslost a hard-fought battleto Fredonia 15-8... Jacob Radlichcompleted 5 of 9 passes for 40 yards.He also kicked 4 punts for 155 yards,a 39-yard average... Josh White andBrandon Thomaseach made 7 solotackles and assistedon 3 others... Thomasalso ran 18 times for59 yards... Ny’JuanRainey made a solotackle and intercepteda pass... WayneJones caught a 3-yard pass...Jonathan Thomas made 5 solo tack-les and assisted on 3 others. He caught3 passes for 25 yards... AaronJackson made 7 tackles with 6 initialhits... Cleve Hill will play a non-league game this week when theEagles host Amherst...
The Red Devilscharged out to a 35-6lead at the half and ran over Riverside42-12 last week... Vince Taverna ledthe defense as he made 8 tackles andrecorded a QB sack... EmaureWilliams rushed 9times for 103 yardsand 2 TDs... BenReinhardt caught a75-yard pass for aTD and ran 6 timesfor 87 yards andanother TD... AlexDietsch made a teamhigh 16 tackles. He also ran 37 yardsfor a TD... Austin Krawczyk made 8tackles... Joe Wesolowski recovered afumble... Mike D’Andrea made 5carries for 25 yards... Mike Morgantehad a QB sack... Les Oakes complet-ed 2 of 4 passes for 78 yards and aTD...
The Warriors led 29-18 at the half and beatDunkirk 44-26 last week... QB TimWhelan completed 13 of 19 passesfor 248 yards and 3 TDs... MarquelJackson ran for 185 yards and 3 TDson 12 carries...Preston Summerscaught 5 passes for164 yards and 2 TDs,including scoringstrikes of 29 and 80yards... KennyDillenburg caught 2passes for 31 yardsand a TD... Davion Stallworth ran 3times for 19 yards. Stallworth alsomade 3 solo tackles and 3 assists ondefense... Kobe Walenka made 5 solotackles and 2 assists... Louis Hyattcaught 5 passes for 52 yards and made3 solo tackles... The Warriors playLew-Port this week...
Cleveland HillGolden Eagles
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Maryvale.............. 7:00
The Blue Devilstrailed 21-14 at the halfand lost to JFK 28-14... Senior RBEric Warner has been consistent allseason, averaging 5 yards per carry...Warner is also and outstanding block-er... Alec Hibit ran10 times for 32 yardsand 2 TDs. Hibit alsorecorded 8 tackles ondefense... GrantHaffenden made 6tackles and recorded2 QB sacks... TylerNorcia made a teamhigh 14 tackles... Frank Nigro caughta 34-yard pass... Drew Horton rushed10 times for 71 yards and caught a 14-yard pass. Horton also made 11 tack-les on defense... Conor Allen inter-cepted a pass. Allen also ran 8 timesfor 24 yards... East Aurora will hostSpringville this weekend...
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East AuroraBlue Devils
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... @ Eden................ L 26-28
Dunkirk trailed 29-18at the half and lost toCheektowaga 44-26 last weekend...Nick Barlette rushed for 141 yardsand 2 TDs, including a 59-yard scor-ing jaunt... Kevin Burns rushed 11times for 41 yardsand a TD. Burns alsocompleted 4 of 10passes for 57 yards...Edwin Pryll led thedefense with a team-high 12 tackles...Nick Bomasuto ran9 times for 56 yardsand a TD... Marquel Ruiz caught 4passes for 15 yards... Zach Torainmade 9 tackles. Torain also added 15rushing yards to the offensive totals...Edwin Gomez made 8 tackles...Dunkirk will host Springville thisweekend...
The Wildcats trailed14-7 at the half and lostto Alden 34-13... Nathaniel Hymanmade 5 tackles, intercepted a pass andblocked a kick. Hyman also averaged38 yards per punt... Anthony Buonoran 8 times for 36yards and a TD. Healso completed 7 of17 passes for 90yards... DerrickSekuterski caught 4passes for 57 yards...Brandon Atlas madea team-high 12 tack-les. Atlas also ran 4 times for 20yards... Cody Penner intercepted apass. Penner also caught a 16-yardpass on offense... Brian Rybak made5 tackles... Dylan Grant and SamRoger each had a QB sack... BryceLeair made 5 tackles... Nick Yelichcaught a 10-yard pass...
DepewWildcats
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Albion........................ 7:30
Ellicottville won ahuge game when theEagles beat Sherman 34-21 last week-end... Phalla Musall had his biggestday as a varsity player as he rushedfor 239 yards and 4 TDs on 21 car-ries... Cam Wilsonran 12 times for 94yards and a TD.Wilson also rushedfor a pair of 2-pointPATs... Jake Rinkorushed for 23 yardson just 3 carries...Peter Gabel had abig night as he ended two Shermandrives with interceptions... Ellicottvilleis now in first place in the DD Leagueand will play at Panama this week-end...
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The Raiders surren-dered 3 TDs in the sec-ond quarter and lost to Olean 28-14...Joe Tripi ran 14 times for 77 yards topower the offense... GarrettDistefano rushed 3 times for 30 yardsand a TD... BradyBermingham caughta 12-yard pass for aTD and also rushedfor 18 yards... NickSarratori completedboth of his passes for19 yards and a TD.Sarratori also ran for59 yards... Jon Lyndsley led thedefense as he made a team-high 9tackles, 4 solo... Matt Bialy complet-ed 2 of 7 passes for 12 yards andmade 4 solo tackles on defense...Anthony Cummings made a solotackle, assisted on 2 others and record-ed a QB sack...
The Panthers trailed14-6 at the half and lostto Medina 34-18 last weekend...Daquan Sylvester had a solid night ashe made a team-high 7 tackles.Sylvester also rushed 8 times for 61yards... JevanteGlover rushed 22times for 156 yardsand 3 TDs. Gloveralso completed 7 of16 passes for 84yards and made 6tackles on defense...Demetrius Lowryintercepted a pass... Dajuan Quarlesran 14 times for 98 yards and caught 2passes for 6 yards... Julian Hodgemade 5 tackles. Hodge also caught 3passes for 58 yards... DeonMcDougald caught a 10-yard pass...East High plays at Depew this week-end...
East HighPanthers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Newfane................W 36-6
Receiving: Smith 2-48, Musall 2-17, Gabel 2-12,Rinko 1-28, Wilson 1-3.
TDs: Musall 7, Rinko 3, CWilson 3, Smith,Mowrey.
Passing: CWilson 8-22-108.
TD Passes: CWilson 2.
Interceptions: Gabel 2.
Fumbles: SWilson.
Demetrius Lowry Joe Tripi Phalla Musall
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Franklinville fellbehind 6-0 after one quar-ter but won a defensive slugfest withFalconer 7-6... Trent Dingman led astout defensive effort with 6 tackles...Dingman has become known for asolid wirk ethic onthe defensive line...Peter Kopp rushed18 times for 66yards, scoring thePanthers TD in the2nd quarter. Koppalso completed 3 of 5passes for 22 yards...Eric Michaelis rushed for 6 yards andalso caught 3 passes for 22 yards...Pat Defoe recovered a fumble...Jamie Greiner made 6 tackles. Healso carried 19 times for 35 yards...Matt Bacher made 5 tackles... ThePanthers play a big game with playoffimplications at Sherman this week...
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FranklinvillePanthers
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... @ Panama............. L 6-40
The Hornets lost atough decision to PineValley 26-21... Jake Nosbisch playeda solid game on both offense anddefense. Nosbisch rushed 15 times for77 yards and also completed 6 of 15passes for 166 yardsand 2 TDs. He alsomade a team-high 10tackles and a QBsack... Nate Mainesran 18 times for 138yards and a TD...Adam Pleva inter-cepted a pass andcaught an 11-yard pass... CalebMakuch caught 2 passes for 85 yardsand a TD. He also made 7 tackles, 5solo... Ryan Forbes caught a 56-yardpass for a TD... Dylan Robinsonrecovered a fumble... Cody Jacksonmade 6 solo tackles, assisted on 2 oth-ers and recorded and a QB sack..
The Falcons lost adefensive slugfest toFranklinville 7-6 last week... JimmySchwab had a big night as he caught7 passes for 97 yards... BrandonMuntz led the defense with 10 tacklesand a QB sack...Devon Cameroncompleted 12 of 21passes for 171yards... Cody Dustinrushed 9 times for 19yards and a TD...Kyle Petersencaught 4 passes for62 yards. Petersen also intercepted apass... Jacob Youngberg rushed for46 yards on 13 carries. He also caughta 12-yard pass and made 10 tackles ondefense... Kyle Ross recovered a fum-ble... Jacob Penhollow made 7 tack-les... Jimmy MacDonald helped thecause with 9 tackles...
FalconerFalcons
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Southwestern.........L 0-24
The Panthers fellbehind 21-0 after the firstquarter and lost to Salamanca 64-8last weekend... Sebastian Luther hasbeen a find this season. Luther, whohas never played football before,earned a starting jobon defense and ledthe team with 6 tack-les and a fumblerecovery... WalkerCygan ran 17 timesfor 115 yards and aTD. He also complet-ed a 10-yard pass...Nick Andrews contributed a QB sackto the defensive effort... BrennanGeiger ran 12 times for 46 yards...Justin Grimm recorded a QB sack...Jon McCarthy rushed 14 times for54 yards... Chase Williams caught a10-yard pass... Gowanda plays at JFKthis weekend...
Frontier trailed 14-7 atthe half but rallied to beatJamestown 35-28... The Falcons thrustthemselves back into the AA playoffrace with the win... Nick King led thedefensive effort as he made 12 tacklesand recorded a QBsack... Ryan Harvelintercepted a pass...Kevin Hamiltonpowered the groundgame as he rushedfor a team-high 74yards. Hamiltonscored the game-winning TD with just :54 left... RickyFitzgerald had a big night as hecaught passes for 139 yards... AJLicata caught a 2-yard TD pass fromBen Koch, who finished the game bycompleting 14 of 19 passes for 219yards and 3 TDs... Elijah Rickscaught an 18-yard TD pass...
Fredonia took a 9-0lead at the half and heldoff Cleve Hill 15-8 last weekend...Cody Smith played a big role as hecaught a 41-yard TD pass and a sealedthe win with an interception late in thefinal quarter... QBWeston Ley com-pleted 3 of 7 passesfor 57 yards and aTD... Ley also ran 31times for 130 yards...Nick Nocek was aforce on defense ashe made a team-high12 tackles recorded 4 QB sacks...Zach Buckley ran 9 times for 87yards. Buckley also made 8 tackles ondefense... Tyler Cassidy rushed for 23yards on just 2 carries... MattMcCarthy caught a 10-yard pass...John Piper made 7 tackles... TrentThompson completed a pass...
FredoniaHillbillies
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ JFK..................... W 28-14
Receiving: McCarthy 5-51, Andrews 3-46,Geiger 2-47, Williams 1-10.
TDs: Geiger, Cygan.
Passing: Williams 7-13-78, Cygan 6-20-82.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Grimm, Luther, Jensen.
Fumbles: Richter, Luther.
Cody Smith
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The Bulldogs trailed14-6 at the half and lostto West Seneca East 34-14 last week-end... Colin Daly made a team-high 8tackles from his free safety position.He also added 9 rushing yards to theoffenive totals... NickLarson ran 6 timesfor 30 yards and aTD... Kyle Violanticaught 5 passes for85 yards and a TD...Josh Bennett made4 tackles, a QB sack,and recovered a fum-ble... Luke Kramer completed 8 of13 passes for 110 yards and a TD...He also rushed 11 times for 46 yards...Wes Riley had a QB sack... BrettSchuman made 4 tackles... VinnySardo ran 7 times for 42 yards...Griffin Ryan caught 2 passes for 15yards...
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HamburgBulldogs
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ South Park........L 6-18
The Presidents playedhard but lost to MapleGrove 38-0 last weekend... I-Prepstarted the game with just 16 playersbut two left the game with injuries,leaving the Presidents with just 14available playes tofinish the game...William Burgess ledthe team on bothoffense and defense.He rushed for 140yards on 20 carriesand made a teamhigh 6 tackles...Robert Johnson made 3 tackles...Willquan Burgess threw 3 passes andalso made 3 tackles on defense...Santos Arroyo-Camacho made 3tackles to help the cause... I-Prepplays at Cattaraugus-Little Valley thisweekend...
The Vikings won atough battle withWilliamsville North 26-21 last week-end... Chris Connors had a great day,making 8 receptions for 81 yards andscoring 3 TDs. Connors also made 6tackles and 2 QBsacks on defense...Quinn Corrao com-pleted 15 of 30 pass-es for 158 yards and2 TDs. Corrao alsosnuck in for the win-ning TD with :15 leftin the game... TJAcker made 7 tackles... DannyBlocho ran 16 times for 70 yards andtossed a 3-yard TD pass... AnthonyZogaria made 6 tackles... MitchFachko carried 5 times for 50 yards...Nick Paolini made 6 tackles... BenGoc caught 4 passes for 30 yards...The Vikings play Wheatfield...
Grand IslandVikings
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... Kenmore East.... W 26-14
Jamestown led 14-7 atthe half but lost toFrontier 35-28 last weekend... JohnCzech was a force on the defensiveline as he recorded a team-high 15tackles and a QB sack... Da’QuanHollingsworthrushed 21 times for221 yards and 3TDs... CortlandHaines made 13tackles and a QBsack... ZackPanebianco caught 6passes for 75 yardsand a TD... JacobSisson completed 13 of 25 passes for158 yards and a TD... JustinCappuano made 9 tackles and recov-ered a fumble... Miaker Andersonhad a QB sack... Josh Colwell caught2 passes for 19 yards... JacobMcBride made 9 tackles...
Iroquois won a hugeA South contest lastweek when the Chiefs beatWilliamsville South 29-26... TylerMiller powered the ground attack ashe carried 29 times for 177 yards and3 TDs. Miller alsocaught 2 passes for38 yards... JonCleary led thedefense with a team-high 9 tackles... QBMatt Keating com-pleted 7 of 13 passesfor 84 yards... RobPiesczak made 8tackles and recorded 4 QB sacks...Jack Geary made 7 tackles... NateWilkinson caught 4 passes for 33yards... Mason Bonafede made 7tackles... Iroquois plays Hamburg athome this weekend...
The Engineers trailed7-6 at the half and lost toNiagara Falls 21-6 last weekend... TheEngineers blocked a punt in the 2ndquarter and returned it for a TD...Roman West powered the offense ashe ran for 158 yardson 22 carries... QBLenny Dowell com-pleted 3 of 13 passesfor 14 yards and ran9 times for 46yards... CantrellMitchell caught a 4-yard pass...Dashawn Stroyeran 5 times for 15 yards and alsocaught 2 passes for 10 yards... ShanePallistrant carried once... ZachFilipski threw 2 passes... Joe Brownhad a carry... Hutch Tech playsRiverside this weekend for a spot inthe AA playoffs...
IroquoisChiefs
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Hutch Tech........... 4:00
Fri., Sept. 7......... South Park................ 7:00
Sat., Sept. 15....... @ Wmsville East...... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 21....... Lake Shore................ 7:00
The Blue Devils lost akey AA North contest toLockport 36-21 last weekend... AdamFron completed 13 of 26 passes for157 yards and a TD... Alex Pricewent over 100 yards rushing for the4th consecutiveweek. Price finishedwith 124 yards and 2TDs on 30 carries...Trent White caught3 passes for 71 yardsand a TD... GregHowell gave a solidperformance ondefense as he made 6tackles and a QB sack... Gary Haltalso was a standout with 6 tackles anda QB sack... Kenmore West playsNiagara Falls this weekend. The gamewill determine the 2nd-seed from theAA North in the upcoming playoffs...
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Kenmore WestBlue Devils
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Jamestown............7:00
The Bulldogs fellbehind 12-0 at the halfand lost to McKinley 44-0... AaronCannon led the defensive effort as hemade a team-high 9 tackles... PrestonSmith ran 12 times for 38 yards...Connor McMahoncompleted 6 of 18passes for 14 yards...Kurt McGowan had8 carries for 25yards... Adam Geibcaught 3 passes for36 yards. Geib alsoreturned a pair ofkickoffs for 28yards... Brandon Mack caught a 12-yard pass and rushed for 8 yards...Deion Brown had a 27-yard kickreturn and caught a 10-yard pass...Luke Simmons made 3 rushingattempts and 20-yard kick return...Ken East hosts Starpoint this week...
JFK led 21-14 at thehalf and held off EastAurora 28-14... Anthony Sundquistplayed a solid game on both the offen-sive and defensive lines... NickAnderson rushed 13 times for 101yards and 2 TDs. Healso completed 7 of13 passes for 63yards and a TD andmade 8 tackles ondefense... DavidLebron recovered afumble. He alsocaught 2 passes for10 yards... JoeyBurkowski caught a 19-yard pass forand TD and rushed for 23 yards.Burkowski led the defense with 10tackles... Zack Walkowski rushed 16times for 53 yards and made 7 tacklesand a QB sack... Tyler Gabrielli andChris Kozak each had an INT...
John F. KennedyBears
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Fredonia..........L 14-28
The Redskins playedtough but lost to OrchardPark 34-24... Mitch Fuller caught 3passes for 75 yards and 2 TDs. Fulleralso rushed for 16 yards... CoreyHelenbrook caught 8 passes for 123yards and a TD...Hayden Schonertled the defense witha team-high 10 tack-les. Schonert alsocaught a 26-yardpass... ConnorAsposto ran 8 timesfor 57 yards... MattSzymanski had a solid day as hemade 9 tackles and recorded a QBsack... Kevin Colafranceschi com-pleted 15 of 31 passes for 243 yardsand 3 TDs... Mike Curran made 8tackles... Zach Szarpa sacked the QBonce... Dan Corbi caught 2 passes for17 yards...
The Eagles fell behind20-0 at the half and lostto South Park 38-14... Nick Wintersplayed his best offensive game lastweekend, becoming the Eagles’ first100-yard rusher of the season. Wintersfinished with 119yards and a TD on 26carries... JovanniKlimowicz alsobroke the century-mark as he ran 12times for 112 yardsand a TD... NickEvans completed 2of 10 passes for 12 yards... BruceFriedenberg recovered a fumble...Nick Miranda made 5 tackles...Kenny LaBarge rushed 14 times for42 yards... Trey Franey caught a 5-yard pass... Hunter Whitney made 5tackles... Cody Smith recorded a QBsack to help the cause...
Lackawanna trailed14-7 at the half and lostto Burgard 20-14... TE-DE JavonSmith played a solid game, recording6 tackles, 2 QB sacks, and catching a30-yard pass... Dylan Gregoire com-pleted 5 of 11 passesfor 111 yards and aTD. Gregoire alsoadded 2 rushingyards to the offensivetotals... CamerenSmith led the groundattack as he ran 32times for 141 yardsand a TD. Smith also caught a 7-yardpass... Deron Adams led the defensewith a team high of 7 tackles and aQB sack... Shaq Brooks made 6 tack-les and intercepted a pass. Brooks alsocaught 2 passes for 46 yards and aTD... Jeremy Alexander recovered afumble...
LackawannaSteelers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Amherst.......... L 20-31
Fri., Sept. 7......... Lake Shore...........W 14-0
The Red Dragonsraced out to an early leadand beat I-Prep 38-0 last weekend...Devin Moorhead led the groundattack as he ran for 158 yards and 2TDs on 24 carries. He also made 12tackles from his safe-ty position ondefense... OliverSimpson rushed 12times for 151 yardsand 2 TDs... Simpsonalso recovered a fum-ble on defense...Jonah Tanner had abig night on defense as he made 14tackles, 5 solo... Matt Golombeckrecovered a fumble... Jon Scroxtonmade 8 tackles... Lee Wascher recov-ered a fumble... Jeff Tampe made 8tackles... Mike Burns recovered afumble... Maple Grove plays atPortville this weekend...
The Lions clinched theAA North title with a36-21 win at Kenmore West... RDHillman caught 4 passes for 149yards and scored a TD... DanBronson completed 8 of 14 passes for255 yards and 3 TDs.He also rushed for 20yards... JamesChambers ran 17times for 83 yardsand 2 TDs. He alsocaught 2 passes for81 yards and a TD...Moziah Townsendled the defense with 7 solo tackles, 8assists, and an interception... TevyeMaslowski caught a 20-yard pass fora TD... Mitchell Evans ran 3 timesfor 53 yards and caught a 5-yardpass... Will Diebel made 7 solo tack-les and 5 assists... Josiah Chandlermade 3 solo tackles and an assist...
Lew-Port bolted out toa 33-6 lead at the half andheld off Maryvale with a 47-32 win...Josh Daul has emerged as a leader ofthe offense and displayed resilienceboth running the ball and in the pock-et. Daul rushed for30 yards and com-pleted 7 of 13 passesfor 181 yards and 4TDs... Dan Hoganran 19 times for 101yards and a TD... BillSchiavitti caught 3passes for 112 yardsand 2 TDs. He also led the defensewith 14 tackles... Zak Nalbone rushed13 times for 73 yards and a TD...Jesse Daul caught a 16-yard TD passand made 12 tackles on defense... DanReagan caught 3 passes for 53 yardsand a TD. He also made 5 tackles anda recovered a fumble...
Lewiston-PorterLancers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Burgard (AH)...... 7:00
The Mustangs took a14-6 lead at the half anddefeated East High 34-18... AdamEick played an outstanding game ashe recorded 8 tackles from his nosetackle position. Eick also anchoredthe offensive linefrom the left tacklespot... Eick and histeammates haven’tgiven up a sack thisseason... Kyle Barnarushed 8 times for 93yards and a TD. Healso caught 2 passesfor 29 yards and another TD. Barnaalso made 9 tackles and intercepted apass... Jason Hellwig completed 4 of11 passes for 33 yards and a TD...Lonnie Taylor made 2 QB sacks andintercepted a pass... Dan Brownrushed 4 times for 12 yards and aTD...
McKinley explodedfor 32 points in the 2ndhalf and beat Kenmore East 44-0 lastweek... Jamar Rutledge did a greatjob controlling the offense and his 76-yard TD run was the game’s longest.Rutledge also com-pleted 5 of 7 passesfor 173 yards and 2TDs... StephenJohnson caught 3passes for 101 yardsand 2 TDs. Johnsonalso intercepted apass on defense...Ian Irby recorded 5 tackles and a QBsack... Daquan Warren caught 2passes for 73 yards and a TD... RickyWilliams made a QB sack... JeremyKelley intercepted a pass... ReyjzonJordan rushed 6 times for 39 yardsand a TD... McKinley plays at NorthTonawanda this week...
The Flyers trailed 33-6at the half and a rally fellshort as they lost to Lew-Port 42-37...Tim Parmalee, who made 4 tackleson defense, played hard the entirenight... Mike Wawryzniak ran 18times for 135 yardsand a TD... JonDipasquale made theteam high of 13 tack-les... BrandonBojanowski caught a28-yard pass for aTD... Taylor Jordanrushed 7 times for 56yards and a TD. He also caught a 19-yard pass for another TD... TylerGraham caught 2 passes for 29 yardsand a TD. Graham also made 6 tack-les on defense... Troy Mason caught 3passes for 64 yards and a TD...Demetri McCallie made 4 tackles...Adam Kelley rushed for 11 yards...
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MedinaMustangs
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Akron.............. L 22-34
The Wolverinesclinched a spot in the AAplayoffs with a 7-6 win over HutchTech last weekend... Ricky Baileyreturned a fumble 60 yards for a TD...Jaylin Smith ran 11 times for 68yards and 2 TDs.Smith also complet-ed 5 of 7 passes for95 yards... FredBryant ran 6 timesfor 32 yards...Imanni Davis made8 tackles... ShaloinMcCray rushed 10times for 35 yards and caught 2 passesfor 12 yards... Marques Johnson hada QB sack... Demarco Scarboroughcaught a 37-yard pass... Amir Mylescaught 2 passes for 46 yards and inter-cepted a pass on defense... MaleikAgee made 7 tackles... TikereRalands had a QB sack...
The Panthers trailedjust 8-0 at the half andlost to Albion 20-12 last weekend...QB Jake Bow has become Newfane’sbiggest threat... Bow rushed 4 timesfor 101 yards and 2 TDs... Bow alsocompleted 4 of 9passes for 63 yardsand caught a 20-yardpass... Connor Searsrushed 14 times for60 yards and caughta 20-yard pass. Searsalso made 6 tackleson defense... BrianRatacyzak recovered a fumble... JakeO’Keefe caught a 30-yard pass...Jimmy Branca had a solid day as hemade 6 tackles... Josh Kneelandcaught a 20-yard pass... Kyle Burdickmade 5 tackles.... Newfane will hostWilson this weekend...
NewfanePanthers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ East High.......... L 6-36
The Huskies kept theirClass B playoff hopesalive as they beat Eden 28-24 lastweek... Jaryd Plaud rushed for 13yards, and punched in a pair of short-yardage TDs... Dante Tarr ran 13times for 59 yardsand a TD... ChanceAnzivine completed14 of 25 passes for201 yards and a TD...Wil Bathurst caught6 passes for 106yards and a TD...Chase Cole caught 3passes for 48 yards... Julian Rouloreturned 2 kicks for a total of 21yards... Luke Hennessy ran for 21yards on just 2 carries... PatrickScholla caught 3 passes for 38 yards...Olean will play at East Aurora thisweekend...
The Lumberjacks fellbehind 28-7 at the halfand lost to North Tonawanda 48-7 lastweekend... Ian Gilhousen rushed for44 yards and a TD on just 3 carries.Gilhousen also made 5 solo tackles ondefense... ChrisWoodard completed8 of 14 passes for 74yards and a TD.Woodard also maderushed for 15 yards...Brandon Buryta ledthe defense with ateam-high 8 tackles,6 solo... Nememiah Stone rushed 12times for 35 yards and caught a 16-yard pass... Chris Mellott made 5solo tackles and an assist... LukeTopolski made 3 solo tackles, anassist, and returned 2 kickoffs for 92total yards... Jacob Ferry caught 3passes for 10 yards...
Nichols led just 7-6 atthe half but exploded for30 points after the break and beatFinney 37-20 last week... Liam Ryanintercepted 3 passes on defense,returning one 47 yards for a TD. Healso made 11 tacklesand broke up 2 pass-es... Adam Noonanran 14 times for 243yards and 4 TDs...Noonan, a 3-yearstarter has set the all-time Nichols rushingrecord with 2,326yards... Mike Geiger made 8 tacklesand 7 assists. Geiger also rushed for50 yards on 3 carries... Jordan Tysoncaught a 3-yard pass... Steve Glinskiran 5 times for 32 yards... KenWilliams made 12 tackles, 6 solo...
North TonawandaLumberjacks
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Sweet Home...... L 19-46
TDs: Noonan 13, Glinski 2, Williams 2, Ryan 2,Tyson, Pringle, Geiger.
Passing: Ryan 16-31-324.
TD Passes: Ryan 5.
Interceptions: Ryan 5, Glinski.
Fumbles: Williams 2, Noonan, Geiger.
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The Panthers scoredwith 2:19 left in the gameto pull within a point but missed thePAT kick in a 14-13 loss toSpringville... Connor Johnson made10 tackles including 2 tackles forloss... Kyle Hoffmanrushed 23 times for102 yards and scoreda TD. Hoffman hasrushed for more than100 yards in all 5games this season... Tyler Mummeryhad 6 tackles, a tack-le for loss, a fumble recovery and aforced fumble in his first varsitygame... Zack Franz made 5 tacklesand a sack... Justin Bliss punted 5times for a 42 yard average anddropped 2 punts inside the 10-yardline... This Friday's game vs Eden willdecide the B South title...
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PioneerPanthers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Dunkirk..................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 7......... @ East Aurora...W 42-22
Fri., Sept. 14....... East High.................. 7:00
Panama fell behindearly and lost to Clymer55-7 last weekend... Stephen Enlowran 17 times for 132 yards and a TD.Enlow also caught 4 passes for 41yards... Bryce Payne completed 4 of8 passes for 25yards... Kelvin Eddymade 3 carries for 8yards and kicked aPAT... Ricky Eddymade 9 solo tacklesand 2 assists... RobBenson ran 4 timesfor 7 yards andcaught 2 passes for 5 yards. Bensonalso made 5 tackles, 4 solo, ondefense... Sawyer Eggleston complet-ed 2 of 7 passes for 21 yards...Thomas Hoch made 3 solo tacklesand assisted on 6 others... DylanBergman made 3 solo tackles and 5assists...
The Quakers surviveda tough battle withLancaster to claim a 34-24 win lastweekend... Raphael Pagliei had a bigday as he caught 9 passes for 95 yardsand 2 TDs... Ryan Falsone caught 5passes for 92 yardsand rushed for 15yards... Ben Holmesran 16 times for 112yards and 2 TDs...Jett Modkins made4 tackles and inter-cepted a pass.Modkins also rushed14 times for 52 yards and a TD...Chris Murphy caught 3 passes for 40yards and rushed 3 times for 23yards... Tucker Gamble made 4 tack-les... Jake Cullen caught 2 passes for45 yards... Jacob Dogal made 3 tack-les and intercepted a pass... OrchardPark plays at Jamestown this week...
PanamaPanthers
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... Franklinville........ W 40-6
Riverside fell behind21-6 after one quarterand lost to Clarence 42-12 last week-end... Julius Cathcart ran 22 timesfor 151 yards and caught 2 passes for8 yards. Cathcart also made 3 tacklesand intercepted apass on defense...Jarmel Coldwellcaught 4 passes for40 yards. Coldwellalso rushed for 20yards on 4 carries...Teron Scott led thedefense with a teamhigh 7 tackles. Scott also caught 2passes for 33 yards... LawrenceBonaventure recovered a fumble...Yusef Burgos made 3 tackles...Brandon Jefferson caught 2 passesfor 20 yards... QB Rayshawn Jonescompleted 11 of 29 passes for 109yards...
Randolph entered thetight Class D playoff racewhen the Cardinals pummeledPortville 42-6 last weekend... TheCardinals won back-to-back games forthe first time this season... JordanDowiasz ran for an80-yard TD in thefirst quarter. AlexMiinte then ran for a45-yard TD later inthe quarter...Randolph led 21-0 atthe half and 35-0after three quarters...Randolph amassed 349 yards of totaloffense, 249 in the first half...Randolph plays at Chautauqua Laketghis weekend...
Portville fell behindearly and lost toRandolph 42-6 last weekend... JuniorOL-DL Justus Elliott was a brightspot, recording 4 tackles on defense...Elliott continued his solid play at cen-ter and on specialteams... GunnarVan Curen rushed19 times for 144yards and a TD...Tyler Veno led thedefense with a team-high 7 tackles...Zach Wood caughta 10-yard pass and ran 14 times for 50yards... Ben Waugh recovered a fum-ble... Brett Marcellin completed 1 of2 passes for 10 yards. Marcellin alsomade 5 tackles on defense... TroyGiberson recovered a fumble...Portville will host Maple Grove thisweekend...
PortvillePanthers
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Cattaraugus......... W 20-0
Rushing: Cathcart 54-273, Scott 29-169,Jones 10-37, Caldwell 6-31, Jefferson 2-8,Davis 2-6.
Receiving: Burgos 9-66, Jefferson 8-147,Caldwell 7-72, Scott 3-63, Cathcart 3-33,Davis 1-50, Nelson 1-18.
TDs: Cathcart 3, Jefferson 2, Scott, Caldwell.
Passing: Jones 32-77-457.
TD Passes: Jones 3.
Interceptions: Burgos 2, Cathcart.
Fumbles: Singletary, Bonaventure.
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St. Mary’s lost a hard-fought battle to BishopTimon 28-21 last weekend... JuniorRB Nick Vallone ran 18 times for 107yards and a TD... He also caught a 21-yard pass... JustinHersey completed 4of 8 passes for 49yards. Hersey alsoran 8 times for 34yards and a TD...Nate Keith recorded8 tackles... DioneStrong intercepted apass and recovered afumble... Alex Horvatis caught 3passes for 28 yards and ran for 70yards and a TD on just 2 carries.Horvatis also made 6 tackles ondefense... Bryan O’Neill rushed 8times for 31 yards... Milton Zeiglermade 7 tackles and a recovered a fum-ble...
St. Joe’s jumped out toa 21-0 lead at the halfand beat Aquinas 27-14... New QBDennis Gilbert completed 10 of 15passes for 122 yards and 3 TDs... IloNoble ran 7 times for28 yards and caught3 passes for 53 yardsand 2 TDs... RodPayne led thedefense with 6 solotackles, 6 assists anda QB sack... Paynealso ran 15 times for118 yards and caughta 5-yard pass... Tyler Hill caught 2passes for 37 yards and a TD... NigelDavis caught 3 passes for 29 yardsand a TD... Brandon Belles was 3-for-4 on PAT kicks and made a solotackle on defense... St. Joe’s will playat Lockpoer this weekend...
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St. Mary’sLancers
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... @ Ben Franklin W 16-14
Rushing: Noble 46-579, Payne 44-271, Davis 26-214, Young 15-117, Hill 6-52,Stepney 3-23, Talford 3-20, Gilbert 5-12,Gregory 2-11, Owens 1-5, Thompson 1-(-3).
Receiving: Hill 6-105, Noble 5-179, Stepney 4-62, Davis 4-38, Payne 3-73,Shelton 1-16, Archer 1-13.
TDs: Noble 11, Payne 5, Davis 4, Hill 3,Stepney, McKenna, Young, Gregory.
Passing: Hill 9-28-293, Gilbert 10-15-122,Davis 5-10-71.
TD Passes: Hill 5, Gilbert 3, Davis.
Interceptions: Davis 5, Bargnesi 2, Archer,McKenna, Noble, Stepney, Payne, Hubert.
Fumbles: Payne, Davis, Spina, Hill.
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St. Francis trailed 27-6at the half and lost toleague-rival Canisius 51-18 last week-end... Alex Misterman ran for 76yards and 2 TDs on 26 carries.Misterman broke freefor a 65-yard TD runand also caught 2passes for 99 yards...QB Jake Dolegalacompleted 7 of 21passes for 235 yardsand 2 TDs... JarrettDolegala caught a71-yard pass... ElliottBuccieri caught 2 passes for 40yards... Julyan Coleman returned 6kickoffs for a total of 98 yards...Robert Choboy caught a 20-yardpass... St. Francis will play at St.Mary’s this weekend...
St. FrancisRed Raiders
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Aquinas..................L 7-44
Sherman fell behind20-15 after three quartersand lost to Ellicottville 34-21... DevinMoorhead rushed for 158 yards and 2TDs on 24 carries... Moorhead alsorecorded a team-high 12 tackles fromhis safety position...Andrew Grahamran 12 times for 76yards and a TD.Graham also com-pleted 2 passes for 55yards and made 8tackles on defense...Trevor Enterlinemade 10 tackles and added 5 rushingyards to the offensive totals... JohnLuden caught a 50-yard pass... ZachReyes recovered a fumble forced byRyan Robson... Chris Greinerrushed twice for 8 yards. Greiner alsomade 10 tackles on defense... EricHorstman made 6 tackles...
Salamanca explodedout of the gate and took a42-0 lead at the half and beatGowanda 64-8 last weekend... CyrusSpruce led the ground game as he ran11 times for 157 yards and a TD.Spruce also recorded6 solo tackles...Tanner John ran for116 yards and 2 TDson 4 carries. He alsocompleted 8 of 15passes for 155 yardsand 3 TDs... DustyLewis made 10 tack-les and a QB sack... Joe Hinmancaught 3 passes for 78 yards and aTD... Damion Taylor rushed twice for76 yards and 2 TDs... Jaron Ballcaught 2 passes for 32 yards and aTD... Sean Greene scored a TD on a7-yard run... Austin White caught 2passes for 16 and a TD...
Silver Creek trailed20-15 after three quartersbut rallied to beat Catt-Little Valley30-20 last weekend... Zed Williamsran 27 times for 201 yards and 3 TDs.Williams also caught 4 passes for 50yards... Nick Iskracompleted 8 of 17passes for 99 yards.He also ran 3 timesfor 17 yards a TD...Sherman Williamsled the defense witha team-high 8 tack-les. Williams also ran13 times for 33 yards... ZackKlisiewicz caught 3 passes for 44yards... Kaine Kettle made 4 tackles...Tyler Bain caught 2 passes for 14yards. Bain also intercepted a pass...Stephen Marcey caught a 21-yardpass... Silver Creek plays atFrewsburg this weekend...
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... Maple Grove........L 20-31
The Griffins earnedtheir first win of the sea-son with a 14-13 victory over previ-ously undefeated Pioneer... QB BillDickenson executed the triple-optionoffense flawlessly... Dickenson rushed19 times for 125yards and a TD. Healso tossed a 10-yardpass... Bob Fisherrecovered a fumble...Tyler Conklin ran 9times for 88 yardsand a TD... TylerStudd led the defenseas he made a team-high 8 tackles...Chris Phinney rushed 8 times for 37yards. Phinney also made 7 tackles ondefense... Justin DeWitt caught a 10-yard pass... Ethan Benz ran 7 timesfor 12 yards... Brandon Ball made 7tackles... Springville plays at Dunkirkthis weekend...
The Trojans trailed14-13 in the third quarterbut surrendered 3 TDs and lost toAllegany-Limestone 34-13 last week-end... Nick Melquist played a solidgame on defense as he recorded 8tackles... JakePilling completed 10of 27 passes for 92yards and a TD.Pilling also ran 13times for 57 yardsand a TD... RyanSchutte caught 7passes for 74 yardsand a TD... Peter Trathen spearhead-ed the defensive effort as he made ateam-high 16 tackles... HunterPeterson rushed 6 times for 30 yardsand caught 2 passes... Matt Martinmade 9 tackles... Andy Greenleecaught an 11-yard pass... KevinBellardo rushed for 7 yards...
Team Reports
SpringvilleGriffins
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Salamanca...........L 6-7
Fri., Sept. 7......... Eden.................L 13-19 ot
Sat., Sept. 15....... @ Burgard (AH).......1:00
Fri., Sept. 21....... East Aurora...............7:30
South Park jumped outto an early lead and beatLake Shore 38-14 last weekend...Daquan Coleman caught 3 passes for72 yards and a TD... Maurice Howiecompleted 15 of 17 passes for 284yards and 3 TDs. Healso ran for 23 yardsand another TD...Chino Berriosrecorded 11 tacklesand returned an inter-ception 82 yards for aTD. Berrios alsocaught 2 passes for42 yards and a TD and ran for a 3-yard TD... Laron Watkins caught 3passes for 35 yards and a TD. Watkinsalso ran 4 times for 20 yards... MikeDegraffenre made 10 tackles andrecovered a fumble... AntonioLeonard caught 3 passes for 46 yardsand intercepted a pass...
South ParkSparks
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Hamburg..............W 18-6
Fri., Sept. 7......... @ Iroquois........... L 26-40
Sat., Sept. 15....... W Seneca East.......... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 22....... South Park................ 2:00
Fri., Sept. 28....... @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
Interceptions: Mitchell 4, Howie 2, Leonard 2,Degrafenre, Berrios, Sturgis.
Fumbles: Mitchell, Degrafenre, Aponte.
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No report.The Panthers jumpedout to an early lead andbeat Niagara Wheatfield 48-6 lastweekend... Shaun Huebert averaged44 yards on 8 kickoffs and also inter-cepted a pass on defense. Huebert alsopunched in a 2-yardTD... Jordan Evertran 18 times for 97yards and 3 TDs. Healso caught 2 passesfor 16 yards... CalvinMartin caught a 44-yard TD pass...Carter Mann rushedfor 6 yards and caught an 18-yardpass... Brandon Smiley ran 6 timesfor 42 yards and caught a 6-yardpass... Brad Zaffram caught 3 passesfor 87 yards and 2 TDs... MichaelTorrillo completed 8 of 11 passes for171 yards and 3 TDs... TyshawnJohnson rushed for 16 yards on 4 car-
ries...
Starpoint jumped outto a 28-7 lead at the halfand beat North Tonawanda 48-7 lastweekend... Austin Bratek ran 4 timesfor 49 yards and a TD... EvanMajewski rushed 27 times for 164yards and 4 TDs...Andrew Rankiecompleted a 38-yardpass and rushed for14 yards... RichardDuermeyer led thedefense as he record-ed 9 tackles and aQB sack... JonRudes caught a 38-yard pass andrushed for 34 yards... Tony Hartrecovered a fumble... Julian Mott ran4 times for 61 yards and a TD... MattWetzel made 9 tackles and recovereda fumble... Justyn Thompson rushedfor 13 yards... Steve Wilde made 9tackles and a QB sack...
The Flames led 18-14at the half but lost a hard-fought game to Bennett 28-25... TajhiLewis played well on defense andintercepted a pass... Alex Dibernardocompleted 16 of 28 passes for 273yards and 2 TDs...Matt Schulenbergran 15 times for 20yards and a TD. Healso caught a 13-yardpass... Schulenbergalso intercepted apass on defense...Cort Williams made5 tackles... Eric Kwietniewski caught2 passes for 88 yards and a TD...Jaleel Battle caught 6 passes for 64yards. Battle also completed 2 of 3passes for 92 yards and a TD... EarlPerrin and Ryan Wayne each record-ed a pair of QB sacks... The Flamesplay at Williamsville South...
The Indians lost aheart-breaker to Barker32-31 last weekend... Devin Reynoldsplayed well as he rushed 9 times for48 yards and 2 TDs... Chris Walkercaught a 47-yard pass for a TD andalso ran for 46 yardson 4 carries... DevanLeo recorded theteam high of 13 tack-les with 5 solo...Chris Lucas com-pleted 4 of 10 passesfor 94 yards and wasin on a TD... He alsomade 5 carries for 33 yards... TylerPerna caught 3 passes for 47 yardsand a TD... Pete Walsh rushed 20times for 92 yards and a TD... MattWheelock made 3 solo tackles, 4assists, and recovered a fumble... TheIndians will host Clarence this week-end...
Team Reports
Williamsville EastFlames
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
West Seneca East ledjust 14-6 at the half butscored 3 TDs in the 3rd quarter to pullaway from Hamburg 34-14... AustinSpindler caught 2 passes for 33 yardsand scored a TD... Ryan Johnsonrushed 11 times for29 yards and 2 TDs.He also recorded 12tackles and 2 QBsacks... AndySmigiera completed6 of 13 passes for 92yards and a TD.Smigiera also rushed5 times for 33 yards... Scott Ackermanran 17 times for 137 yards and a TD...Ackerman also caught 2 passes for 32yards... Zach Osmanski took chargeon defense a made a team-high of 13tackles. Osmanski also had 2 QBsacks... Anthony Skretny caught 2passes for 27 yards...
West Seneca EastTrojans
2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Bennett................. W 48-6
Fri., Sept. 7......... Wmsville East....W 28-14
Sat., Sept. 15....... @ South Park........... 2:00
The Lakemen won acrucial Class C contestover Akron last weekend... Wilson led16-15 at the half and went on to win32-29... Dan Myrto made 3 PATkicks... Justin Slango rushed 26 timesfor 205 yards andcaught 2 passes for21 yards and scored2 TDs... Tim Walchran 4 times for 12yards and a TD. Healso completed 11 of20 passes for 168yards... Chris Reidrushed 5 times for 44 yards... SteveSzuba recorded a team-high 7 solotackles and 4 assists... Tayler Thilkcaught 6 passes for 90 yards, includ-ing a 42-yarder. Thilk made 5 tacklesand intercepted a pass... Ryan Heckocaught an 18-yard pass... Nick Bellcaught a 17-yard pass...
Williamsville Southlost a key A South gameto Iroquois 29-26 last weekend...Chaquille Nettles caught 9 passes for108 yards and 3 TDs to lead theoffense... Sam Cohen rushed 9 timesfor 92 yards, includ-ing a 52-yard run.Cohen also caught a12-yard pass for aTD... TrentFerguson completed16 of 25 passes for190 yards and 4TDs... He also ran 17times for 61 yards... Tyler Piaseckicaught 2 passes for 27 yards and alsorushed for 10 yards... Tyler Utzcaught an 11-yard pass... BenClement rushed 3 times for 6 yards...Kevin Mason caught 2 passes for 19yards... Azaz Khan caught a 13-yardpass...
The Spartans lost toGrand Island 26-21 whenthe Vikings scored with just :15 left inthe game... Senior co-captain MikeKuebler played a solid game ad hemade 9 tackles. Kuebler also starredon Special Teams...Ryan Majewskirushed for 11 yardsand scored a TD.Majewski also com-pleted 12 of 22 pass-es for 302 yards and2 TDs... Mo Siammade 5 tackles andalso recorded a QB sack... DerickIsler caught 2 passes for 112 yards.He also made 11 carries for 23 yards...Zac Kelly made 7 tackles and inter-cepted a pass... Ryan Mitchell con-tributed a QB sack... Tyler Greenrushed twice for 20 yards... TheSpartans play at Sweet Home...
Williamsville NorthSpartans
2012 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... @ Starpoint......... L 20-23
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WEEK 1Friday, August 31East 36, Newfane 6Chautauqua Lake 36, I-Prep 12Iroquois 15, Hutch Tech 14South Park 18, Hamburg 6Amherst 31, Lackawanna 20Williamsville East 40, Lake Shore 19Jamestown 27, Kenmore West 8West Seneca West 28, Frontier 12West Seneca East 48, Bennett 6Timon 21, Williamsville South 0McKinley 52, Niagara-Wheatfield 0Burgard 42, Lew-Port 26Bradford 20, Olean 7Pioneer 21, Dunkirk 12Alden 42, Barker 13Akron 34, Medina 22Cleve Hill 34, Maryvale 16Sweet Home 46, North Tonawanda 19Frewsburg 35, Randolph 24Portville 20, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 0Lancaster 16, Niagara Falls 10Salamanca 7, Springville 6Cheektowaga 53, Tonawanda 32Depew 42, Albion 0Allegany-Limestone 34, Westfield 6Southwestern 24, Falconer 0Fredonia 28, JFK 14Wilson 48, Gowanda 0Ellicottville 36, Forestville 6
Saturday, September 1stNichols 14, Canisteo-Greenwood 7St. Mary’s 16, Ben Franklin 14Canisius 36, McQuaid 17Panama 40, Franklinville 6Cassadaga Valley 40, Pine Valley 12Sherman 32, Clymer 0Orchard Park 42, Lockport 21Eden 28, East Aurora 26Grand Island 26, Kenmore East 14 Starpoint 23, Williamsville North 20St. Joe’s 56, Rochester Wilson 34Edison Tech 21, Cardinal O’Hara 14Aquinas 44, St. Francis 7Maple Grove 23, Silver Creek 14
Sunday, September 2ndCarrier Classic GamesClarence 34, West Genesee 33Auburn 50, Riverside 20
WEEK 2Friday, September 7thStubenville (OH) 21, Timon 7West Seneca West 34, Lancaster 7Williamsville South 35, Hamburg 20Iroquois 40, South Park 26Lackawanna 14, Lake Shore 0West Seneca East 28, Williamsville East 14St. Joe’s 43, Bennett 14Alden 34, Niagara-Wheatfield 6Lew-Port 38, Tonawanda 14Maryvale 42, Amherst 21Medina 38, Barker-RH 22Randolph 13, Silver Creek 12Maple Grove 30, Cattaraugus-LV 6Chautauqua Lake 12, Portville 6Frewsburg 27, IPrep 0Akron 50, UPrep 12Mynderse Academy 41, Nichols 34East High 22, Albion 16Eden 19, Springville 13Pioneer 42, East Aurora 22Fredonia 13, Allegany-Limestone 12Salamanca 24, Cassadaga Valley 8
Falconer 24, Panama 12Westfield 27, Southwestern 0Sherman 35, Pine Valley 7Franklinville 34, Forestville 14
Saturday, September 8thHoly Trinity 42, St. Francis 41Canisius 30, St. Mary’s 27Kenmore West 21, Hutch Tech 14Clymer 20, Ellicottville 14JFK 31, Wilson 26Jamestown 35, Niagara Falls 7Lockport 31, Starpoint 6McKinley 24, Williamsville North 12Grand Island 35, North Tonawanda 21Sweet Home 41, Kenmore East 6Cleve Hill 50, Gowanda 0Depew 53, Newfane 0Batavia 35, Cardinal O’Hara 8Frontier 28, Riverside 16Cheektowaga 20, Burgard 14 (ot)Orchard Park 49, Clarence 14Dunkirk 34, Olean 28
WEEK 3Friday, September 14thLew-Port 36, Amherst 32Niagara Falls 17, Riverside 14Canisius 55, McKinley 30Orchard Park 48, West Seneca West 8Hamburg 28, Lake Shore 7Pioneer 16, East High 14Depew 33, Barker/RH 14Cheektowaga 28, Lackawanna 7Cleve Hill 34, Akron 32 otWilson 20, Fredonia 7Portville 16, Frewsburg 12Maple Grove 27, Randolph 14Chautauqua Lake 40, Cattaraugus-LV 6Alden 36, Albion 14Medina 50, Newfane 6Frontier 27, Clarence 24Jamestown 29, Lancaster 22Eden 48, Gowanda 0Dunkirk 16, East Aurora 14Maryvale 28, Tonawanda 7Salamanca 28, Allegany-Limestone 20Clymer 6, Franklinville 0Ellicottville 24, Pine Valley 0
Saturday, September 15thSilver Creek 22, IPrep 7Burgard 16, Springville 12Aquinas 35, Timon 7St. Mary’s 40, Cardinal O’Hara 18Nichols 35, Cuba-Rushford 24Sherman 26, Westfield 18JFK 33, UPrep 6Panama 40, Forestville 15Cassadaga Valley 21, Falconer 0West Seneca East 35, South Park 18Lockport 38, Hutch Tech 8Sweet Home 28, Kenmore West 6Williamsville East 14, Iroquois 7Williamsville North 20, North Tonawanda 14Grand Island 31, Starpoint 14Kenmore East 21, Niagara Wheatfield 0St. Joe’s 28, St. Francis 21Williamsville South 42, Bennett 14Olean 18, Southwestern 3
WEEK 4Friday, September 21stGrand Island 24, Hutch Tech 6Jamestown 42, West Seneca West 8Iroquois 35, Lake Shore 7West Seneca East 28, Williamsville South 7North Tonawanda 31, Kenmore East 28Sweet Home 28, McKinley 20Cheektowaga 60, Amherst 23Burgard 20, Maryvale 13JFK 26, Akron 22Portville 37, Silver Creek 14Frewsburg 22, Catt/Little Valley 20Maple Grove 21, Chautauqua Lake 0Randolph 40, IPrep 0Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa) 69, St. Francis 0Lackawanna 41, Tonawanda 21Clarence 25, Lancaster 21Orchard Park 27, Frontier 10East Aurora 14, Springville 6Eden 35, Dunkirk 21Batavia 22, Albion 12Depew 63, Medina 26Westfield 18, Falconer 6Southwestern 47, Salamanca 46 OTFredonia 56, Gowanda 8Franklinville 25, Pine Valley 13Nichols 37, Bolivar-Richburg 16
Saturday, September 22ndAlden 31, East 6St. Mary’s 41, Ellicottville 0Canisius 14, Walsh Jesuit 7Timon 16, Wilson Magnet 0Sherman 38, Panama 27Alley-Limestone 27, Cassadaga Valley 6Clymer 37, Forestville 6Hamburg 28, Bennett 12Kenmore West 30, Riverside 6Lockport 49, Niagara Falls 9 Williamsville East 21, Williamsville North 19Starpoint 49, Niagara-Wheatfield 14Barker/RH 30, Newfane 20Cleve Hill 16, Wilson 13Lew-Port 28, South Park 27St. Joe’s 35, Cardinal O’Hara 0Pioneer 42, Olean 6
WEEK 5 Friday, September 28th South Park 38, Lake Shore 14Barker 32, West Seneca West 31West Seneca East 34, Hamburg 14Iroquois 29, Williamsville South 26Cheektowaga 44, Dunkirk 26Lew-Port 47, Maryvale 32Alden 34, Depew 13Burgard 20, Lackawanna 14Medina 34, East High 18Wilson 32 , Akron 29Silver Creek 30, Catt/Little Valley 20Chautauqua Lake 16, Frewsburg 6Maple Grove 38, IPrep 0Randolph 42, Portville 6St. Joe’s 27, Aquinas 14Timon 28, St. Mary’s 21Clarence 42, Riverside 12Frontier 35, Jamestown 28JFK 28, East Aurora 14Springville 14, Pioneer 13Tonawanda 26, Amherst 6Alley-Limestone 34, Southwestern 13Franklinville 7, Falconer 6Salamanca 64, Gowanda 8Fredonia 15, Cleve Hill 8Ellicottville 34, Sherman 21Westfield 18, Cassadaga Valley 0
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WEEK 5 (Continued) Saturday, September 29th Nichols 37, Charles Finney 20Niagara Falls 21, Hutch Tech 6Orchard Park 34, Lancaster 24Canisius 51, St. Francis 18Clymer 55, Panama 7Pine Valley 27, Forestville 21Lockport 36, Kenmore West 21Bennett 28, Williamsville East 25Grand Island 26, Williamsville North 21Starpoint 48, North Tonawanda 7McKinley 44, Kenmore East 0Sweet Home 48, Niagara-Wheatfield 6Olean 28, Eden 14Albion 20, Newfane 12Cardinal O’Hara 49, UPrep 30
WEEK 6Friday, October 5th UPrep (5) @ Nichols, 4:30West Seneca East @ Lake Shore, 6:30Clarence @ West Seneca West, 7:00Orchard Park @ Jamestown, 7:00Hamburg @ Iroquois, 7:00Bennett @ South Park (RF), 7:00Williamsville East @ Williamsville South, 7:00McKinley @ North Tonawanda, 7:00Eden @ Pioneer, 7:00Barker/RH @ Albion, 7:00Cheektowaga @ Lew-Port, 7:00Maryvale @ Lackawanna (Vets Field), 7:00Tonawanda @ Burgard (AH), 7:00Fredonia @ Akron, 7:00Silver Creek @ Frewsburg, 7:00Maple Grove @ Portville, 7:00Randolph @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00IPrep @ Catt/Little Valley, 7:00Lancaster @ Frontier, 7:30Olean @ East Aurora, 7:30East @ Depew, 7:30Alden @ Medina (Vets Park), 7:30Springville @ Dunkirk, 7:30Finney (5) @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:30Cassadaga Valley @ Southwestern, 7:30Falconer @ Salamanca (Vets Park), 7:30Forestville @ Westfield, 7:30Clymer @ Pine Valley, 7:30
Saturday, October 6th St. Francis @ St. Mary’s, 1:00Gowanda @ JFK, 1:30Ellicottville @ Panama, 1:30Franklinville @ Sherman, 1:30Kenmore West @ Niagara Falls, 2:00St. Joes @ Lockport, 2:00Williamsville North @ Sweet Home, 2:00Grand Island @ Niagara-Wheatfield, 2:00Starpoint @ Kenmore East, 2:00Wilson @ Newfane, 2:00Amherst @ Cleve-Hill, 2:00Timon @ Cardinal O’Hara, 2:00Aquinas @ Canisius, 3:00Riverside @ Hutch Tech (AH), 4:00
WEEK 7Friday, October 12th North Tonawanda @ Tonawanda, 6:00Burgard @ Amherst, 6:00Frontier @ Hamburg, 7:00West Seneca West @ West Seneca East, 7:00Lockport @ Riverside (RF), 7:00Hutch Tech @ Pioneer, 7:00Niagara Falls @ Orchard Park, 7:00Lake Shore @ Williamsville South, 7:00Iroquois @ Bennett (AH), 7:00East Aurora @ Wilson, 7:00Newfane @ Alden, 7:00Maryvale @ Cheektowaga, 7:00Lackawanna @ Lew-Port, 7:00Chautauqua Lake @ Silver Creek, 7:00Frewsburg @ Maple Grove, 7:00Catt/Little Valley @ Randolph, 7:00St. Joe’s @ Timon, 7:00Depew @ Lancaster, 7:30Albion @ Medina/Lyn (Vets Park), 7:30Dunkirk @ Fredonia, 7:30All-Limestone @ Falconer, 7:30Salamanca @ Westfield/Brocton, 7:30Akron @ Gowanda, 7:30Panama @ Pine Valley, 7:30Franklinville @ Ellicotvile/WV, 7:30St. Francis @ St. Ignatius (OH), 7:30St. Mary’s @ Batavia (5), 7:00
Saturday, October 13th Nichols @ Charles Finney (5), 1:00Cardinal O’Hara @ Canisius, 1:00Cassadaga Valley @ Clymer, 1:30Cleve-Hill @ JFK, 1:30Sherman/Ripley @ Forestville, 1:30East @ Barker/RH (Barker HS), 1:30Kenmore West @ Kenmore East, 2:00Jamestown @ Clarence, 2:00South Park @ Williamsville East, 2:00Williamsville North @ Niagara-Wheatfield, 2:00Sweet Home @ Starpoint, 2:00Southwestern @ Eden, 2:00Grand Island @ McKinley (RF), 4:00Portville @ IPrep (AH), 4:00Springville @ Olean, 6:30
WEEK 8FRIDAY OCTOBER 21stSection VI Playoffs TBA Canisius @ Timon, 7:00
Saturday, October 22ndSection VI Playoffs TBASt. Mary’s @ St. Joe’s, 2:00Nichols @ Niagara Catholic, 2:00Cardinal O’Hara @ St. Francis, 7:00
WEEK 9Friday, October 28thSection VI Semifinals TBASt. Francis @ Timon, 7:00
Saturday, October 29thSection VI Semifinals TBACanisius @ St. Joe’s, 1:00Nichols @ Cardinal O’Hara, 2:00
WEEK 10Friday, November 6th @ Ralph WilsonMsgr. Martin Playoffs, TBASection VI Championships, TBA
Saturday, November 7th @ Ralph WilsonMsgr. Martin Playoffs, TBASection VI Championships, TBA
WEEK 11Thursday, November 12th @ Ralph WilsonMsgr. Martin Championships, TBA
Friday, November 13thNYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA
Saturday, November 14thNYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA
WEEK 12Friday, November 20thNYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA
Saturday, November 21stNYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA
WEEK 13Friday, November 27th @ Carrier DomeNYS Championships, TBA
Saturday, November 28th @ Carrier DomeNYS Championships, TBA
The Ithaca College football teamjumped out to a 24-10 lead in thefirst half andused a balancedoffensive attack(490 yards oftotal offense) inthe second halfto down visitingUtica College40-22 in Empire8 Conferenceaction.
“A few costlymistakes earlyon put us in ahole that wasdifficult to fightout of. I've gotto hand it toIthaca forputting togethera great gameplan. They con-trolled the timeof possessionand that made itdifficult for us tofight back,” saidUC Head Coach Blaise Faggiano,who won a national championshipduring his playing days at Ithaca
College. “Our guys proved onceagain that we never give up, and I
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Saturday'sgame marksthe first meetingbetween Uticaand Buffalo inthe Pioneers'13-year history.
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When Clarence lost to Frontier two weeks ago, theRed Devils also lost QB Mark Armstrong when he suf-fered a separated shoulder.
“He dropped back to pass and got hit from the blindside,” Clarence coach Mark Layer said. “The Frontierplayer got him cleanly and he hit the ground and separat-ed his right shoulder. It’s mild, but he won’t play footballanymore.”
Armstrong didn’t initially know theextent of his injury.
“I got up and I thought I mighthave pinched something,” Armstrongsaid. “But then I tried to move myselfand I couldn’t move my arm. I knewsomething was wrong.”
Armstrong was having a good sea-son when it ended so suddenly. Hewas among WNY’s leaders in pass-ing yards and TDs.
“Mark is a tremendous athlete anda tremendous leader,” Layer said.“He was having a great season.”
Layer had coached Armstrong forfour straight seasons.
“Mark started for me on the JVteam as a 9th grader and again as a10th grader,” Layer said. “He movedup to the varsity the same year I tookover the varsity job. He started 28games for me.”
To have a QB follow a coach isunusual.
“We developed a unique working relationship,” Layersaid. “That was a pretty special thing. Mark and I knowwhat we are trying to do offensively. It was a wonderfulexperience working with him.”
Unfortunately, Armstrong is also a baseball pitcher. Hisfastball is consistently over 90 MPH. He had a scholar-ship offer on the table from the University of Pittsburgh.
Thankfully, Pittsburgh did not pull the scholarship offerwhen they heard about the injury.
“He met with the baseball staff and everything is still ago there,” Layer said. “They encouraged him to play foot-ball and they are backing him 100 percent.”
Layer has known Armstrong a lot longer than thesenior has been playing football. Layer and his wifeMichelle both teach at the Clarence Center Elementary
School. Armstrong’s mother, Joanne, is a Teacher’s Aideat the same school.
“I’ve known Mark since he was in elementary school,”Layer said. “Our family had a longtime connection withMark and his family. I was really looking forward for thisyear to be our culminating athletic season together.”
Armstrong’s father, Bob, was an active coach in manyof the youth sports seasons in Clarence. He coachedLittle League baseball and Youth hockey.
“He’s been my coach since I was 3 years old,”Armstrong said. “He was a three-sport athlete and hadinjuries. He got hurt his senior year in football, too.”
On January 28th of this year, Bob Armstrong startedfeeling pain in his chest.
“We were with him at the time,” Mark said. “He hadtight chest pains and we called the ambulance. We got to
the hospital but he didn’t make it.”The entire Clarence community
was shocked when Bob Armstrongdied at the age of 50.
“Mark’s dad was very involved insports in Clarence,” Layer said. “Hewas a standout hockey player himself.He fully supported Mark in all his ath-letic endeavors, as much as anyfather could have.”
Bob Armstrong was an All-American hockey player at ClarkstonUniversity and even got a tryout withthe Toronto Maple Leafs.
“He was going through their train-ing camp,” Mark said, “but he got areally good job offer. He had alreadyhad a great hockey career so he tookthe job.”
Mark’s senior season was sup-posed to be a crowning achievementfor Armstrong and his dad. But lifehas a way of changing your plans...whether it’s an injury or a suddenheart attack.
“My dad preached work hard and to never quit,” Marksaid. “Never back down and never be intimidated. Workto the best of your ability no matter what and then youcan lay your head down at night and be proud.”
Layer does not doubt that Armstrong will pitch thisspring for Clarence and then pitch in college.
“It’s a heartbreaking thing,” Layer said. “Mark’s a greatkid and has a great future in front of him. This injury iswhat it is and his job is to get ready for baseball. I knowhe’ll take it and run with it.”
Despite the heartbreak this year has given him,Armstrong says he will never quit and never back down.
“My dad would say, this is the way it happens,” Marksaid. “I’m going to keep going with what I learned andwhat he taught me. It’s worked out pretty well so far.”
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Dad would say Keep Going
By Mark Adair
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Photo by Mark Adair
Clarence senior Mark Armstrong.
It’s not the critic who counts.
Not the man who points out wherethe strong man stumbled or wherethe doer of deeds could have donethem better.
The credit belongs to the man marred by the dust and the sweat and the blood;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again and again...
...who at best knows,in the end, the triumphof high achievements and who, at the worst, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place will never be with those cold timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.