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September 13, 2017 Issue No. 123 53 Pages
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This Week’s Lineup:
AA Stevens Solid for DevilsAfter opening the season with a loss to
Williamsville South, Clarence rebounded
to beat Niagara Falls 26-0 last week. If
Clarence is going to contend for the AA
title this season, they will need a big year
from junior WR John Stevens.
A Mazzara Leads SpartansStarpoint led 20-0 after one quarter and
steadily pulled away to beat Kenmore
West 49-14 last week. If Starpoint is
going to win the Class A title this season,
they will need a big year from senior
Sam Mazzara.
B Post Leads Depew LineDepew lost to Albion 28-7 last week and
dropped to 0-2. If the Blue Devils are
going to turn the season around and
make a run at the Class B playoffs, they
will need more big games from senior
lineman Carter Post.
C Cleve Hill QB Settles In
ContentsSEPTEMBER 13, 2017
4 ... WNY Notebook
5 ... Players of the Week
7 ... League Look-Ins
13 ... 2015 Notebook
16 ... Team Reports
40 ... Standings
41 ... Leader Board
42 ... Around The State
44 ... Campus News
47 ... Extra Point
Cleve Hill bounced back from a disap-
pointing loss to Maryvale in Week 1
and beat Wilson 48-7 last week. QB
Brett Kochanski completed 6 of 10
passes for 137 yards and a TD.
Nagel Honored for Newfane WinNewfane coach Chuck Nagel was named the Buffalo
Bills/ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week after his Panthersbeat Lew-Port 48-18 last week.
The game was only the second night game at Newfane.The Newfane Sports Boosters rented lights and moved thekickoff from 2pm to 7 pm Saturday night.
“A lot of people have toagree for this to happen,”Nagel said. “The head of offi-cials has to agree to do this.The other school has to agreeto do it. We really appreciateLew-Port agreeing to do this.”
The crowd was estimatedat 1,700, the biggest crowd inNewfane history.
“There was a lot of peoplethere,” Nagel said. “We hadthe whole Newfane Little.League there. Two years ago,we had a night game and1,500 people were there.”
The excitement of theevening has spurred talk inthe town of putting in perma-nent lights and playing nightfootball.
“I’m a Newfane guy, bornand raised,” Nagel said. “Iplayed football for Newfane.Yeah, I would love lights here.I think it would be a big thingin Newfane.”
Nagel says that Friday orSaturday night football wouldbe a huge attraction in thesmall town.
“There’s not much goingon in Newfane,” he said. “It’sa safe town. There’s notmuch crime. It’s a great placeto raise kids. We have a couple of great restaurants but theschool is the center of the whole town. Having night footballwould be a great thing for our community.”
Newfane’s 30-point margin of victory was the biggest winin over a decade.
“We took a tough loss against a very tough Lackawannateam in Week 1,” Nagel said. “We really focused on beingready for Lew-Port on Saturday. We focused on coachingthe kids. We worked on our pass protection. We worked onspecial teams. By Saturday night, these kids were reallyready to play. They believed in themselves and it showed ina big way with all those people here. The played a completegame on both sides of the ball.”
The crowd roared early in the game when Chad Dunbartook the ball on a reverse and sped down the sidelines for60 yards. He was knocked out on the Lew-Port 5-yard line.
“It was just great execution on the part of our offensive
line, our quarterback and our tailback. Lew-Port rushedinside and Chad took off outside down the field.”
One play later, Dunbar scored on an 8-yard TD run on thesame play.
Newfane led 13-0 after one quarter and 21-6 early in the2nd frame.
“We were rolling,” Nagelsaid. “I was hoping ourdefense could stay tough andkeep doing the job. Ouroffense needed to keep mov-ing the chains.”
In the loss to Lackawanna,‘moving the chains’ wasn’t aproblem for the Panthers.
“We moved the ball againstLackawanna,” Nagel said, “butwe lost the ball on downsinside the 5 and we lost afumble inside the 10. AgainstLew-Port we were able to fin-ish the drives.”
Late in the first half, holdinga 21-12 lead, Brandon Grosshit Drew Boudeman with a 26-yard TD. Newfane took a 28-12 lead into the locker room.
“That was a huge play,”Nagel said. “Brandon is a 3-year starter. If he’s in distressor getting chased, he can getout of it and make it a positiveplay.”
The celebration in the lock-er room was intense.
“After 2 minutes we told thekids that the game wasn’tover,” Nagel said. “We neededto keep the pedal down.”
Newfane scored 3 moreTDs and led 48-12.
“Every single kid played, which is awesome,” Nagel said.“Everybody had a big game.”
Gross finished the night by completing 10 of 21 passesfor 184 yards and 2 TDs. He also rushed for 130 yards and2 TDs on 13 carries.
Julian Nixon ran 16 times for 156 yards. Dunbar ran for68 yards and 2 TDs on 4 carries. Shayne Harrington caughta screen pass and went 45 yards for a TD.
Nagel played WR and DB at Newfane, graduating in1994. In the fall of 1993, his senior season, Newfane fin-ished undefeated in the regular season but lost a playoffgame to Salamanca.
“I know we can win here,” he said. “We used to win all thetime. Now we have kids who are putting the work in and itshows.”
Nagel and his wife Kristina have a daughter (Melanie, 14)and a son (CJ, 11).
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Newfane coach Chuck Nagel was named the BuffaloBills ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week after leadinghis Panthers to a 48-18 win over Lew-Port.
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By Mark AdairWilliamsville East fought hard but lost to crosstown rival
Williamsville North 35-18 last week.The Flames, who were heavy underdogs entering the
game, pulled within 21-18early in the 3rd quarter.
“That’s two weeks in arow we have battled hardbut lost,” coach MikeTorrillo said. “We have tofind a way to be able toplay for 4 quarters.”
In a Week 1 loss toStarpoint, the Flamestrailed 7-0 late in the thirdquarter.
“Starpoint scored onthe last play of the 3rdquarter,” Torrillo said, “andthey scored 21 points inthe 4th quarter.”
Torrillo says that,despite the 0-2 start, histeam has played betterthan the final scores haveshown.
“We are doing a lot ofgood things,” he said, “butwe still have things weneed to get better at.”
When the 2017 sched-ule came out, Torrillo knewthat the Flames weregiven a brutal gauntletduring the first half.
With games againstStarpoint, WilliamsvilleNorth, Williamsville Southand Sweet Home, theFlames faced heavy com-petition.
“The kids are giving me everything they have,” Torrillosaid. “I can’t ask for anything more than that.”
The Flames have also had to contend with school con-struction. While their new football stadium will be enviedby many other programs in WNY, it isn’t quite finished yet.
“We did not practice once on our own field until thisweek,” Torrillo said. “It’s gorgeous but there is still con-struction everywhere. The field is ready to go but there arestill fences to be put up. They did a nice job with it. It’sgoing to be gorgeous.”
The players have had to board a bus and rode over tothe middle school for practice every day.
“It’s been a long four weeks,” Torrillo said. “We’ve defi-nitely had some obstacles to overcome. We are just tryingto focus on football and the other stuff will fall into place.”
One final obstacle happened just before the start of the
training camp. Defensive coordinator Chris Heim wasinjured in a weight lifting accident at the school.
“He’s still out of school,” Torrillo said, “so we are down acoach. I have to give a lot of credit to my other coaches.All the assistants have worked really hard.”
If Williamsville East isgoing to survive the firstfour weeks and contend fora Class A playoff spot, theywill need a big season fromsenior Joey Shifflet .
“He was named a teamcaptain last fall before Iwas hired,” Torrillo said,“but I am very comfortablewith him being our leader.”
Shifflet (5-11, 185) wasmoved from CB to S overthe winter.
“He has been key for usthis year,” Torrillo said. “Ifwe make a mistake, he’sthere to cover for us.”
The senior has becomea big hitter in the defensivesecondary.
“He works extremelyhard in the weight room,”Torrillo said. “He workshard at everything heneeds to do with his game.”
Torrillo said that Shifflet’sis reacts quickly to playshappening in front of him.
“His knowledge of thegame is incredible,” Torrillosaid. “You don’t have to tellhim anything more thanonce. He knows the game.He was brought up in foot-ball. I’m sure he talked
about football at home all the time.”It’s not surprising that Shifflet has an incredible knowl-
edge of how to play the game. Football is in his DNA andhis family tree.
Joey’s grandfather is Joe Shifflet, the legendary SweetHome coach who finally retired in 2009 with 200 careervictories.
“I played for Coach Shifflet at Sweet Home,” Torrillosaid. “He has been a mentor to me for years. He has anwealth of knowledge and I’ve always welcomed hisadvice.”
Torrillo says that the elder Shifflet, who actually earnedhis 200th career win while coaching at Williamsville East,has transitioned smoothly from the sidelines to the stands.
“He’s a coach,” Torrillo said. “He’ll always be a coach.But he’s a grandpa, too and he supports his grandkids.”
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Williamsville East senior Joey Shifflet is the grandson oflegendary Sweet Home coach Joe Shifflet.
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N O T E B O O K
AA At A Glance
After opening the season with a loss to
Williamsville South, Clarence rebounded
to beat Niagara Falls 26-0 last week. The
Red Devils evened their record at 1-1
with the win.
“After we lost
to South, we
watched film the
next day,” Clarence
coach Paul Burgio
said, “and 12 kids
came with me to
scout Niagara
Falls. The kids
were committed to
bouncing back.”
The Devils led
6-0 at the half and
took control after
the break.
“We had previ-
ous experience
playing the Falls,”
Burgio said. “We
knew they were a
Spread football
team. We know
what they typically
like to run.”
The Devils will travel to Jamestown
this week for a key AA league contest.
After winning just one game in 2016,
Jamestown is 2-0.
“Jamestown is an improved team over
last year,” Burgio said. “Wins don’t come
easy and beating Jamestown won’t be
easy either.”
If Clarence is going to contend for the
AA title this season, they will need a big
year from junior WR John Stevens.
“He’s sneaky fast,” Burgio said. “He
runs a 4.7 in the 40-
yard dash and he
runs great routes.”
Stevens (5-9,
165) also starts at
CB for Clarence.
“He’s not our
biggest kid,” Burgio
said, “but he’s the
strongest kid on the
team.”
Burgio says that
Stevens is a tough
defender.
“He is our num-
ber-1 kid for cover-
age,” he said. “We
put him on top
receiver of the other
team,”
Stevens, who
maintains an acade-
mic average of 96
is on the High
Honor Roll at Clarence. He also plays on
the basketball team and is an intense com-
petitor, according to Burgio.
“If you aren’t ready to practice against
him, you’ll have a long day,” Burgio said.
“No such thing as half-speed with him.
He’s ready every single day.”
Stevens Solid in Devils ‘D’
Photo by Mark Adair
Clarence senior John Stevens
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N O T E B O O K
N O R T H
AN O R T H At A Glance
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Starpoint led 20-0 after one quarter
and steadily pulled away to beat Kenmore
West 49-14 last week.
“We went into the game expecting a
battle ,” Starpoint coach Al Cavagnaro
said. “We felt we
needed to make a
statement in our
division. Ken West
is normally an AA
team and being up
20-0 after the first
quarter was a
shock to us.”
The Spartans
are 2-0 and tied for
first in the A North.
They won the
league title last
year and lost in the
Class A title game
to Bennett.
“We were
young last year,”
Cavagnaro said.
“We have kids who
started and lost at
the Ralph. We
have some kids
who didn’t get a chance to play. They all
want to go back there and win.”
Cavagnaro says that his players began
working as soon as the 2016 season ended.
“We’ve been in the weight room since
last November,” he said. “We had a
power-lifter in twice a week to coach us
in the weight room. We did team camps
and passing tournaments. The kids know
it will take more to get farther than last
year.”
If Starpoint is going to win the Class A
title this season,
they will need a big
year from senior
Sam Mazzara.
“Sam is the last
of 3 Mazzara broth-
ers to play here,”
Cavagnaro said.
Mazzara is a 3-
year starter who
was named an all-
league player each
season.
“He is our lock-
down cornerback,”
Cavagnaro said.
“He covers the
other team’s best
receiver.”
Mazzara (6-0,
185) also starts at
WR and leads the
team with 8 recep-
tions for 126 yards.
“He runs great routes,” Cavagnaro said.
“He’s fast, strong and has great hands.”
Mazzara has an academic average in
the 90s and is on the Honor Roll.
“I know St. John Fisher and Buff State
are very interested in him,” Cavagnaro
said. “A lot of D-3 programs are.”
Starpoint Moves to 2-0
Photo by Mark Adair
Starpoint senior Sam Mazzara.Friday, September 15thWmsville East @ Wmsville South, 7:00Kenmore West @ Sweet Home, 7:00Starpoint @ North Tonawanda Niagara Wheatfield @ Grand Island, 7:00Kenmore East @ Amherst, 7:00
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N O T E B O O K
S O U T H
AS O U T H At A Glance
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After opening the season with a loss to
Iroquois, West Seneca East bounced back
in a big way as they beat Lake Shore 41-0
last week.
“We played a very sloppy game in
Week 1,” coach Jim
Maurino said. “We
felt we gave the
game away with
penalties and
turnovers. We
played as poorly as
we possibly could.”
Maurino made
some changes
before the game at
Lake Shore.
“We had to
shore up the block-
ing and tackling,”
he said. “We needed
to get back to
basics. We had
some injuries and
guys stepped up.”
The Trojans led
28-0 at the half and
were never serious-
ly threatened by
Lake Shore.
Jacob Maurino rushed 14 times for 175
yards and 4 TD. He also caught an 82-yard
TD pass and recorded 2 sacks on defense.
The defense was also solid, earning a
shut out victory.
“Our defense really improved over one
week,” Maurino said. “They played tough.”
If the Trojans are going to contend for
the A South title, they will need a big year
from senior Drew Woltz.
“Drew is a very unselfish player,”
Maurino said. “He’s
asked to block more
than carry the ball.
He’s good at block-
ing and he takes
pride in it.”
Woltz (5-10,
175) starts at WB
and ILB on defense.
“He gets about 6
to 8 carries a game,”
Maurino said. “He’s
a good athlete so we
are trying to get him
more touches.”
Woltz, a team
captain, made a
team-high 10 tackles
in the win over Lake
Shore.
“Drew played a
very disciplined
game this week,”
Maurino said. “He is
a high-motor kid with great energy and he’s
a good leader.”
Maurino says that Woltz directs the
defense on the field.
“He feels comfortable talking to the
team,” he said “He is that one guy that
keeps your defense going.”
Trojans Earn Shutout Win
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N O T E B O O K
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East Aurora lost to Burgard 38-0 last
week and fell to 0-2 on the season.
“I still feel good about the team,” new
coach John Swiniuch said. “The kids are
still working hard. They haven’t quit in
any games.”
The transition
hasn’t been easy
this season.
“We are still
trying to learn a
new offense,”
Swiniuch said. “We
have had mistakes
that have cost us.”
The Blue Devils
offense moved the
ball in both games.
“We lost 3 fum-
bles against
Burgard,”
Swiniuch said.
“Those are drive
killers. If we elimi-
nate the mistakes,
we’ll be OK as we
get more comfort-
able with the
offense.”
East Aurora will play at defending
Class B champion Dunkirk this weekend.
“B-1 is tough,” Swiniuch said. “We
have 7 very difficult games. Dunkirk will
be another tough test. The big thing is the
kids are hanging with it and still working
hard.”
If East Aurora is going to turn the sea-
son around, they will need big games
from senior JT Anstett.
“He has a great motor,” Swiniuch said.
“Technically, he is a very good player and
he’s consistant.
Anstett (6-1,
195) starts at FB
and LB.
“He’s a good
blocker and a pow-
erful runner,”
Swiniuch said. “He
explodes into the
holes and is tough
to bring down.”
Anstett leads the
Devils in rushing
and is among the
leading tacklers.
“He’s quick and
athletic,” Swiniuch
said. “He’s tough to
block on defense
and gets good
leverage.”
Swiniuch, a
team captain, is also
a member of the
track team. He maintains an academic
average in the 90s and ranks 29th in his
class academically.
“He is a focused young man,”
Swiniuch said. “He leads by example. As
a captain, he speaks when he has to and
he has the respect of the entire program.”
JT Anstett Leads Devils
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East Aurora senior JT Anstett.
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Saturday, September 16th
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Div AllDunkirk..................…..... 2-0 2-0Albion............................. 2-0 2-0Olean............................. 1-0 2-0Fredonia......................... 0-1 1-1Springville....................... 0-2 0-2Depew............................ 0-2 0-2
N O T E B O O K
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Depew lost to Albion 28-7 last week
and dropped to 0-2. The Wildcats led 7-0
at the half.
“We’ve only played half a football
game both times this season,” coach
Brian Wilson said.
“We have to figure
out how to play 48
minutes.”
Depew lost a
tough 21-19 deci-
sion to Dunkirk in
Week 1.
“We played a
good second half
against Dunkirk,”
Wilson said, “and
we played a good
first half against
Albion. We need to
make plays the
whole game. That’s
what we need to
figure out.”
If the Blue
Devils are going to
turn the season
around and make a
run at the Class B
playoffs, they will need more big games
from senior lineman Carter Post.
“Carter is a good athlete,” Wilson said.
“He also plays hockey and lacrosse. He’s
usually in very good condition, too.”
Post, a 2-way starter, leads both lines
as he starts at RT and DT.
“He’s a student of the game,” Wilson
said. “He’ll ask questions on how to
adjust his technique to different situations.
He’s constantly trying to get better.”
Post (6-3, 245) is a team captain.
“The players
chose him almost
unanimously,”
Wilson said. “He’s
a great player on
the field. He’ll
work hard to figure
things out and help
his teammates.”
Post has played
hockey for 6 years
and is a defenseman
for the Depew
lacrosse team. The
Wildcats will play
their first season of
varsity lacrosse this
spring.
“He’s constantly
in-season,” Wilson
said. “He’s a kid
who spends quite a
bit of time in the
weight room, too.”
Post maintains an academic average of
96 and is a member of the National Honor
Society.
“He’s a smart kid,” Wilson said. “He
wants to play college football and I think
he will definitely get an opportunity. He’s
a good teammate and very unselfish.”
Post leads Depew Lines
Photo by Mark Adair
Depew senior Carter Post.Friday, September 15thAlbion @ Fredonia, 7:00Depew @ Springville, 7:00Maryvale @ Olean, 7:00East Aurora @ Dunkirk, 7:30
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Alden opened up a20-7 lead at the halfand pulled awayafter the break asthey beat Roy-Hart41-18 last week...Bryan Cybulski had
a huge game as he rushed 9 timesfor 151 yards and 2 TDs. He alsocompleted 9 of 14 passes for 177yards and a TD... Alden plays atLackawanna this week...
Div AllAlden.............................. 2-0 2-0Lackawanna................... 1-0 2-0Medina.............……....... 1-0 2-0Newfane................…..... 0-1 1-1Roy-Hart......................... 0-1 0-2Tonawanda..................... 0-2 0-2
N O T E B O O K
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Friday, September 15thTonawanda @ Roy-Hart, 7:00Newfane @ Medina, 7:30
Saturday, September 16thAlden @ Lackawanna, 1:00
Lackawanna built a 22-8 lead at the
half and went on to beat Eden 52-14 last
week. The Steelers scored 4 TDs in the
3rd quarter to pull away.
“We’ve played pretty solid football so
far,” coach Adam
Tardiff said.
Lackawanna is
now 2-0, 1-0 in
league games.
“The nucleus of
our team has been
starting for 3
years,” Tardiff said.
“Our QB, our
receivers, our
backs, our tight end
all started for me as
10th graders. They
have all been play-
ing together all that
time.”
Last year,
Lackawanna start-
ed the season with
a pair of losses.
The Steelers fin-
ished the season 4-
3 and upset
Medina in the first round of the Class B
playoffs.
“I think the kids matured after the two
losses,” Tardiff said. “They saw that it
took a little bit more at practice. The kids
starting working harder. We beat Depew
and when on a good winning streak.”
In the win over Eden, Khalil Horton
rushed 13 times for 187 yards and 3 TDs.
He scored on runs of 7, 36 and 42 yards
and also returned an interception 22 yards
for another TD.
“He has speed,”
Tardiff said. “He
has always had
speed. But he
worked hard in the
offseason and he
put on 25 pounds of
muscle.”
Horton (5-8,
205) has rushed for
415 yards through
the first two games.
“He still has great
vision and speed,”
Tardiff said, “but he’s
powering through
people now.”
Horton, a team
captain, also starts
at OLB for the
Steelers defense
and leads the team
in tackles.
“A lot of the D-3
schools and the smaller D-1AA schools
are looking at him,” Tardiff said.
“Horton is in the top 20 of his class
academically and maintains an academic
average of 91.
“He’s focused and quiet,” Tardiff said.
“He’s a good captain and teammate.”
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Div AllJFK........…..................... 1-0 1-1Cleveland Hill................. 1-0 1-1Eden........….................... 0-0 0-2Wilson..............……….... 0-1 1-1Akron.............................. 0-1 1-1
N O T E B O O K
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Friday, September 15thWilson @ Akron, 7:00
Saturday, September 16thEden @ JFK, 1:30U-Prep (5) @ Cleve Hil, 2:00
Cleve Hill bounced back from a disap-
pointing loss to Maryvale in Week 1 and
beat Wilson 48-7 last week.
“Maryvale was a good indicator of
things we needed to work on,” coach
Glen Graham said.
“It was a great
learning experi-
ence.”
Despite losing
to Maryvale,
Graham says it
helps having a
rivalry game to
open the season.
“It helps both
programs,” he said.
“We really have to
focus on the first
game. This is an
annual event for
Cheektowaga and
the players and
fans love it. I’ve
found we have a
better week of
practice and a more
sustained effort for
the Maryvale
game.”
In the win over Wilson, the Golden
Eagles led 8-0 after one quarter.
“Wilson has 10 of 11 starters back but
we were able to get up on them early.”
Graham said.
Cleve Hill scored 22 points in the 2nd
quarter and led 30-7 at the half.
Aaron Wahler rushed 15 times for 148
yards and 4 TDs to lead the ground game.
“We were abe to get after them,”
Graham said. “The kids played well.”
QB Brett
Kochanski complet-
ed 6 of 10 passes
for 137 yards and a
TD.
“He’s not as big
a running threat as
we have had in the
past but he can run
the football,”
Graham said. “He
also gives us a nice
balance with the
skill set he has.”
Kochanski com-
pleted 10 of 14
passes against
Maryvale.
“That was his
first varsity start,”
Graham said, “and
he was even more
comfortable against
Wilson.”
Kochanski, who has an academic aver-
age in the 90s, has already been offered a
scholarship to play baseball at St.
Bonaventure after high school.
“He’s a pretty focused kid,” Graham
said. “He’s very goal-oriented in the class
and in athletics.”
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Div AllSouthwestern.................. 1-0 2-0Cass Valley-Falconer...... 1-0 1-1Allegany-Limestone........ 0-0 1-1Gowanda........................ 0-1 0-2Silver Creek.................... 0-1 0-2
N O T E B O O K
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Friday, September 15thAllegany-Limestone @ Southwestern, 7:00Silver Creek @ Gowanda, 7:00
Saturday, September 16thCV-Falconer @ Nichols, 1:00
Gowanda suffered a heart-breaking 1-
point loss to Cass Valley-Falconer last
week.
“It was our first league game,” coach
Sean Gabel said. “We were disappointed.
We had a lot of
emotions. We just
have to get better
and keep working.”
The Panthers
scored with 5 min-
utes left in the
game to take a 26-
20 lead and looked
like they would
earn their first win
of the season. But
CVF returned the
ensuing kickoff 85
yards to the 1-yard
line. CVF scored on
the next play and
won 27-26.
“Losing this
game will be a test
of character,” Gabel
said. “We have to
get back with each
other and get better
together.”
Caleb Maloney carried 19 times for 183
yards and 2 TDs for Gowanda.
“We moved the ball,” Gabel said. “We
just had a breakdown on special teams.”
The Panthers host Silver Creek in their
first home game of the season this week.
If Gowanda is going to stay in the race
to make the Class C playoffs, they will be
relying on senior lineman Robbie Clutter.
“He started for us last year,” Gabel
said. “He is a great young man. He is
relentless and he
doesn’t quit. He
gives everything he
has on every play.”
Clutter (6-1,
170) starts at OT
and DE.
“He’s just 170
pounds but he plays
a lot bigger,” Gabel
said. “He’s tough,
he’s in the right
position every time.
He starts both ways
because he’s not
afraid to work. He
earned the starting
spots.”
Clutter is among
the Panthers leading
tacklers.
“He is relentless
on defense,” Gabel
said. “He keeps the
edge and he consistently makes plays.”
Clutter also plays basketball for Pine
Valley.
“He’s a great young man,” Gabel said.
“He’s very quiet and respectful and a good
student. He’s just a well-rounded student-
athlete and a good team player.”
Gowanda Relies on Senior
Photo by Mark Adair
Gowanda senior Robbie Clutter.
CS O U T H
CS O U T H
DChautauqua Lakejumped out to a 23-0lead at the half andbeat Randolph 30-16 last week...Devin Pope com-pleted 7 of 14 pass-
es for 204 yards and 2 TDs. Healso rushed 6 times for 26 yardsand a TD...
Div AllFranklin-Ellicott.............. 1-0 2-0Maple Grove................... 1-0 2-0CSP................................ 1-0 2-0Chautauqua Lake........... 1-0 1-1Salamanca...................... 1-1 1-1Cattaraugus-LV.............. 0-1 1-1Portville.......................... 0-1 0-2Randolph....................... 0-2 0-2
N O T E B O O K
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CSP led 21-12 at the half but scored
twice in the third quarter and pulled away
from Cattaraugus-LV with a 41-18 win.
“The kids played well,” coach Ty
Harper said. “They played a complete
football game.”
Tanner Ramsey
rushed for 119
yards and a TD to
lead the ground
game. Garrett
Hinsdale complet-
ed 12 of 19 passes
for 153 yards and 2
TDs.
CSP has started
the season 2-0.
“We’ve never
been 2-0,” Harper
said. “We’ve only
been a program for
3 years. It’s pretty
exciting.”
CSP is in their
third season after
merging Clymer,
Sherman and
Panama into one
program.
“A lot of our learning was just getting
a routine,” Harper said. “All of our play-
ers have only played for CSP and don’t
know anything different. This is just what
we do now.”
Harper says that initially, people were
hesitant to merge the programs.
“Any time you are doing something
new, people will be hesitant,” he said. “I
think we have a full buy-in to the pro-
gram now. We started to see our kids turn
the corner last year when we won 5 of our
last 6 games.”
If the Wolfpack
is going to chal-
lenge for the Class
D title this season,
they will need a big
year from senior
captain Thomas
Delahoy.
“He’s a 2-year
starter,” Harper said.
“He missed his
sophomore season
with a knee injury
but he started both
ways last year.”
Delahoy (6-2,
280) starts at G and
DT. He was named a
1st-team all-league
player in 2016.
“On top of his
size, he works hard
in practice,” Harper
said. “His technique is pretty good, he has
good feet and plays with a good pad level.”
Delahoy, who also plays basketball
and baseball, is on the honor roll with an
academic average in the 90s.
“He’s a very bright kid,” Harper said.
“He’s a focused kid and he’s intense.”
Senior Solid for CSP
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O’Hara fell behind at the half and lost
to St. Joe’s 41-14 last week.
O’Hara is now 0-2 after playing two
large private schools.
In week 1, the Hawks lost to Mt. St.
Joseph’s of
Baltimore, a top 10
team in the state of
Maryland.
“I actually feel
pretty good,” coach
Shaquille Dudley
said. “We haven’t
been dominated.
Player for player
we are just as tal-
ented as those two
big schools. We just
don’t have as many
players as they do
and they wore us
down. We are com-
peting hard for 4
quarters and that’s
all I can ask for.”
Dudley does not
regret scheduling
large schools.
“I wanted to
give our kids an opportunity to play foot-
ball at the highest level,” he said. “That’s
why you go to a private school. We have
great academics and I want our kids to be
challenged mentally, spiritually and physi-
cally.”
If O’Hara is going to get in the win
column against Batavia this week, they
will need another big game from junior
Remir Velazquez.
“He’s tough as nails,” Dudley said.
“Wherever we ask him to play, he’ll play.
Two years ago he
played center as a
freshman.”
Velazquez (6-1,
215) now starts at
LB in addition to
playing several
positions on the OL.
“He has played
TE,” Dudley said.
“When our starting
tackle went down,
Remir finished the
game at left tackle.”
Velazquez is a
team captain,
despite being just a
junior.
“He’s dedicat-
ed,” Dudley said,
“and he’s been dedi-
cated to making
himself better. He
works harder than
anyone.”
Velazquez also plays for the O’Hara
basketball team and is on the Merit Roll.
“I put him on the field as a freshman,”
Dudley said. “His confidence and his
body grew. This past year everything just
clicked for him.”
O’Hara Junior Leads Hawks
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Cardinal O’Hara junior Remir Velazquez.
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Div AllSt. Mary’s....................... 1-0 2-0St. Joe’s.......................... 1-0 2-0Canisius.......................... 0-0 1-1St. Francis........……....... 0-0 1-1Cardinal O’Hara.............. 0-1 0-2Bishop Timon.................. 0-1 0-2
Nichols............................ -- 0-1
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Team W-L
1. Troy (2) 2-0 2. Lancaster (6) 2-0
3. Freeport (8) 1-04. Erasmus Hall (PSAL) 1-05. Victor (5) 2-06. New Rochelle (1) 2-07. William Floyd (11) 2-08. Syracuse CBA (3) 2-09. Iona Prep (CHSFL) 1-010. Newburgh (9) 2-011. Canisius (MMAA) 1-1
12. Oceanside (8) 1-013. Cicero-North Syracuse (3) 2-014. Archbishop Stepinac (CHSFL) 1-015. Lindenhurst (11) 1-016. Farmingdale (8) 1-017. Baldwinsville (3) 2-018. Shaker (2) 2-019. St. Anthony’s (CHSFL) 1-020. Half Hollow Hills West (11) 1-021. Pine Bush (9) 2-022. Cardinal Hayes (CHSFL) 0-023. Longwood (11) 1-124. Tottenville (PSAL) 1-025. Pittsford (5) 1-1
Team W-L
1. Somers (1) 2-02. Garden City (8) 1-03. Yorktown (1) 2-04. Wantagh (8) 1-05. Whitesboro (3) 2-06. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (2) 2-07. Starpoint (6) 2-0
8. Cornwall (9) 2-09. Canandaigua (5) 2-010. Carey (8) 1-011. West Seneca West (6) 2-0
12. Greece Athena (5) 2-013. Irondequoit (5) 2-014. Indian River (3) 2-015. Lehman (PSAL) 1-016. Union-Endicott (4) 2-017. Queensbury (2) 1-118. Roosevelt (8) 1-019. South Park (6) 2-0
20. Port Jervis (9) 2-021. Lawrence (8) 1-022. Rye (1) 1-123. Sweet Home (6) 2-0
24. Fordham Prep (CHSFL) 1-025. Westhampton (11) 1-0
Team W-L
1. Glens Falls (2) 2-02. Chenango Forks (4) 2-03. Pleasantville (1) 2-04. Homer (3) 2-05. Hornell (5) 2-06. Schuylerville (2) 2-07. Cazenovia (3) 2-08. Seaford (8) 1-09. Medina (6) 2-0
10. Babylon (11) 1-011. New Paltz (9) 2-012. Maryvale (6) 2-0
13. Batavia (5) 1-114. Locust Valley (8) 1-015. Geneva (5) 2-016. Chittenango (3) 2-017. Hackley School (AIS) 1-018. Marlboro (9) 2-019. Norwich (4) 2-020. Cheektowaga (6) 2-0
21. Westlake (1) 2-022. Dunkirk (6) 2-0
23. W.T. Clarke (8) 1-024. Maine-Endwell (4) 1-125. Gouverneur (10) 2-0
Team W-L
1. Newark Valley (4) 2-02. East Rochester (5) 2-03. General Brown (3) 2-04. Stillwater (2) 2-05. Bath (5) 2-06. Dobbs Ferry (1) 2-07. Canastota (3) 2-08. Southwestern (6) 2-0
9. Mechanicville (2) 2-010. Lansing (4) 2-011. Ogdensburg (10) 2-012. LeRoy (5) 2-013. Cleveland Hill (6) 1-1
14. Port Jefferson (11) 0-115. Burke Catholic (9) 1-116. Skaneateles (3) 2-017. Watkins Glen (4) 1-018. Holy Trinity (2) 1-119. Penn Yan (5) 2-020. Woodlands (1) 2-0
Team W-L
1. Cambridge (2) 2-02. Maple Grove (6) 2-0
3. Sidney (4) 2-04. Clyde-Savannah (5) 2-05. Greenwich (2) 2-06. Alexander (5) 2-07. Dolgeville (3) 2-08. Ticonderoga (7) 2-09. Sandy Creek (3) 2-010. Harpursville (4) 2-011. Moriah (7) 2-012. Bishop Ludden (3) 2-013. Cuba-Rushford (5) 2-014. Franklin-Ellicott (6) 2-0
15. Onondaga (3) 2-016. Red Jacket (5) 2-017. Tioga (4) 1-118. Whitehall (2) 2-019. Canjoharie (2) 2-020. Herkimer (3) 2-0
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A Brother’s LoveBy Mark Adair
Iroquois improved to2-0 on the season with30-13 win over Hamburglast week.
“Everything is goingaccording to plan,” coachRob Pitzonka sid. “Weput a lot of work in duringthe off-season. Wepreached all off-seasonthat the stronger we wereand the better conditionwe were in, we wouldhave the stamina for thesecond half.”
Pitzonka, in his firstseason as a head coach,says stamina is crucialfor the Chiefs this fall.
“We are running anup-tempo offense,” hesaid. “We want to aver-age about 13 seconds inbetween plays. Rightnow, because of the workthey put in, our guys arebuilt for that.”
Pitzonka says that hechanged the Iroquoisoffense out of necessity.
“With HS football youhave to gear your game-plan to the kids,” he said.“We lost some big, pow-erful players to gradua-tion. We are a smallerteam this season. We have one kid that is 250 pounds ormore.”
The lack of size meant a change in tactics.“We have guys who are strong,” Pitzonka said, “but we
don’t have a lot of height and weight. We needed to be inshape and in condition.”
The players embraced the program.“We had 120 workout sessions over the off-season,”
Pitzonka said, “and a lot of kids made almost every ses-sion. They put in the effort.”
The extra effort seems to be paying dividends in theearly season. Iroquois trailed West Seneca East late inthe 3rd quarter and rallied for a 33-26 win.
Against Hamburg, Iroquois led 21-7 at the half and
stretched the lead to 30-7 in the 4th quarter.
The Chiefs are alsoplaying with emotion,especially senior WRMike King.
“Mike is Mister Do-Everything,” Pitzonkasaid. “He has been allover the field.”
In the win over WestSeneca East, Kingcaught 7 passes for 88yards.
He also returned afumble 60 yards for aTD, blocked a PAT, andsealed the game with aninterception with :11 leftin the game.
“He has always had aknack for making big,drama-filled plays rightwhen we need it themost,” Pitzonka said.
Mike King is playinginspired football thisseason, despite dealingwith a profound familytragedy.
On November 6th,2016, Mikes older broth-er Anthony was killed inan accidental shooting.
“We had just wrappedup the season,” Pitzonka
said. “A couple of weeks after our last game, I got aphone call at 1 am.”
Pitzonka looked at his phone and saw the name ofJared Gasz - one of his players.
“When one of your players is calling at that time ofnight, it’s never good,” Pitzonka said.
Gasz gave Pitzonka devastating news. Anthony Kinghad been killed a few hours earlier.
“One of his friends was handling a gun and it acciden-tally went off,” Pitzonka said.
Anthony King, 19 at the time and a student at theUniversity at Buffalo, died at the hospital.
Iroquois senior Mike King is playing football this season. His olderbrother Anthony was killed last fall in an accidental shooting.
Mike King is inspired this season by the memory of his brother
Photo by Mark Adair
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Anthony’s friend, Jake Klocek, who is now 20, wasarrested and will be sentenced Sept. 28. He faces any-where from probation to 15 years in prison.
“It was not a good time in our school,” Pitzonka said. “Itshocked the entire community.”
Pitzonka says he had trouble figuring out how to handlethe situation with his players.
“Kids look to teachers, coaches and grown-ups on howto handle those situations,” he said. “But something likethis, especially when it’s one of your player’s, affects uspretty deep, too.”
Pitzonka says that he also had to try to help Anthony’syounger brother Mike, who was still in his program.
“Mike is a phenomenal kid,” Pitzonka said. “He worksvery hard in the classroom. I had the opportunity to coachhim last year in football and last spring in lacrosse. He isjust a great teammate.”
King says that he went into a very dark place when hisbrother died.
“We were very close,” Mike said. “We we’re like thesame person. We always had everything in common andwe always had each others back. We hardly ever fought.”
Mike also said that.“The first couple of months I couldn’t focus in school,”
he said. “It still doesn’t seem like it can be true. Once westarted the off-season work, it was 5 days a week and itkind of took my mind off it.”
The players on the team, which was already close, real-ly pulled tighter after tragedy.
“We are a very close team and that helped a lot,” Mikesaid. “Everybody in the community was there for us.”
Pitzonka actually got a custom-made 17-yard markermade to honor Anthony King, who wore #17.
“A lot of our kids were friends with Anthony,” he said. “Iwanted something that we could gather around on the fieldand channel our thoughts. I thought it would be a cool ideato have our kids huddle around a 17-yard marker.”
However, finding one, was not easy.“I had to make a ton of phone calls,” Pitzonka said.
“Most people buy a set of 10s through the 50. Nobodymakes a 17-yard marker. I finally got a hold of theChampro company. They heard the idea and ran with it.They made it, shipped it out to us before the first gameand they didn’t even charge us.”
The grounds crew also painted an Iroquois helmet onthe field with the number 17 on it.
Before the game, the players gathered around the yardmarker and a moment of silence was observed.
Early in the first quarter of Iroquois’ win over Hamburg,the Chief’s took possession on the 50 after a punt. The ballsat on the #17 that commemorates Anthony King.
On the snap, Mike suddenly found himself wide open.He caught a pass over the middle and sped 50 yards for aTD. No one came close to bringing him down.
“That was really cool,” Mike said. “That made the gameeven more special for me. I know Anthony was with me.”
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2017 Numbers
The Tigers fell behind22-6 at the half and lostto JFK 34-21 last week... Jake Sarowled the ground game as he rushed 14times for 75 yards. He also made anincredible 20 tacklesand recovered a fum-ble on defense...Brandon Orr com-pleted 9 of 23 passesfor 80 yards and aTD. He also rushed 6times for 26 yardsand a TD... RobbiePeQueen returned aninterception 40 yards for a TD. Healso caught 3 passes for 6 yards andrushed for 18 yards... TimothyLongwell caught 4 passes for 49 yardsand a TD. he also made 12 tackles ondefense... Millard Young made 9tackles... Mo Smith and KasenKynter each made 6 tackles...
Team Reports
AkronTigers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Roy-Hart.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... JFK............................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Wilson....................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Silver Creek......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Cleve Hill.................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Fredonia.................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Eden...................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Sarow 33-157, Orr 9-41,PeQueen 2-18.
Receiving: PeQueen 13-230, Longwell 7-83,Young 4-34, Holtz 1-11, Pietrowski 1-6.
TDs: PeQueen 3, Sarow, Longwell, Orr
Passing: Orr 25-48-385.
TD Passes: Orr 3.
Interceptions: Holtz, Orr, PeQueen.
FRec: Sarow 2, PeQueen.
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Timothy Longwell
Williamsville North overcame a slug-
gish first half to earn a 35-18 non-league
win over crosstown rival Williamsville
East.
Despite being heavily favored, the
Spartans led just 21-18 in the 3rd quarter.
“East came to play,” North coach Mike
Mammoliti said. :”In the first half, East
played like it was a rivalry game and we
didn’t.”
Mammoliti says
he tried to warn his
players that the
Flames would not
be intimidated by
the Spartans.
“They didn’t
heed my warning,”
Mammoliti said.
“East came to play
and they played
hard. At the half,
we had to have a
little re-focusing.”
Mammoliti says
he “re-focused’ his
players in loud,
emphatic voice.
“You could say
that,” he said. “The
kids woke up. I
think it showed in
the way they
played in the second half.”
The Spartans are 2-0 and are fueling
excitement about their playoff chances.
“This is a really talented group,”
Mammoliti said. “There are as many good
athletes in this group that we have had in
a very long time.”
No less than 15 kids have joined the
varsity after a year on the JV team.
“That group of kids has not lost at the
modified or the JV level,” Mammoliti
said. “They are now 26-0.”
The athleticism is matched with size.
“They are extremely talented athletes,”
Mammoliti said. “The top 6 players on the
JV basketball team are also football play-
ers. They are all over 6-feet tall. They are
just big, athletic kids.”
However, Mammoliti says, despite the
talent, immaturity has also shown through
the first two games.”
“They are so used to being better than
other teams,” he said, “the last 2 weeks
we started slow because they relied on
that. Well, that doesn’t work on the varsi-
ty. Varsity football is different. You can be
talented but every team comes to play and
they found that out the last two weeks.”
If the Spartans are going to harness
their talent and advance deep into the
playoffs this year, they will need a big
year from junior LB Scott Becht.
“He’s a junior,”
Mammoliti said,
“but he is already a
3-year starter. He
has started both
ways since he was a
freshman.”
Becht actually
won a starting job
on the varsity
before he was offi-
cially enrolled in
high school.
“He came and
practiced with us in
the summertime
before his freshman
year,” Mammoliti
said. “He was better
than anybody we
had at the time at
LB. He was already
bigger and smarter
than most of the
other kids.”
After 1 game at LB, the Spartans had
an injury on the offensive line.
“We put him in at tackle,” Mammoliti
said. “He dominated and he never left.”
Becht (6-4, 226) is a solid student that
maintains an academic average of 95,
despite having a class schedule loaded
with Advanced Placement classes.
“His intelligence is superior,”
Mammoliti said. “He spends as much
time watching film as anybody I have
ever seen. He logged on last week and he
watched more than 6 hours of film.”
Becht is also a team captain.
“He’s a natural-born leader,”
Mammoliti said. “Other kids followed
him in the off-season. A lot of times, the
kids will have a Players Only Meeting.
They’ll eat dinner at someone’s house and
they watch even more film. He leads the
show on that, too. He just has that passion
about football. That’s what leaders do.”
Becht Leads North to 2-0
Photo by Mark AdairWilliamsville North junior Scott Becht.
2017 Numbers
The Gators played to a0-0 tie after one quarterbut exploded for 4 TDs in the 2ndquarter and beat Portville 47-0...Logan Klice led a punishing groundattack as he ran 28times for 200 yardsand 2 TDs...Brendan Stoverrushed 5 times for 37yards and 2 TDs...Tom Moran carried6 times for 56 yards.He also led thedefense with 10 tack-les... Brad Barton added 27 yards on5 carries... Thomas Callen completed2 of 2 passes for 35 yards and 2 TDs...Mike Nye caught a 20-yard TD passand made 5 tackles on defense... BenGiardini intercepted 2 passes, return-ing one 30 yards for a TD... JeremyFlick intercepted a pass...
2017 Numbers
The Bulldogs openedup a 20-7 lead at the halfand pulled away after the break asthey beat Roy-Hart 41-18 last week...Bryan Cybulski had a huge game ashe rushed 9 times for151 yards and 2 TDs.He also completed 9of 14 passes for 177yards and a TD...Brandon Windnaglerushed 5 times for117 yards and a TD.He also made 9 tack-les n defense... ColinSkowronski carried 7 times for 85yards and a TD.... Christian Snellcaught 6 passes for 134 yards and aTD... Zac O’Shei caught 2 passes for11 yards and a TD. He also made 6tackles on defense... Stephen Marksrecorded a QB sack and was a stadouton the OL...
2017 Numbers
The Purple Eaglestrailed 7-0 at the half, tiedthe game in the third quarter, and thenscored 3 TDs in the final frame to beatDepew 28-7 last week... UgeneHarrison rolled up116 yards and 2 TDson just 4 carries.Harrison scored onruns of 60 and 51yards... BrillianceJohnson ran 8 timesfor 41 yards. He alsomade 5 tackles andrecovered a fumbleon defense... Demetrius Gardneradded 74 yards on 8 carries. He alsomade 8 tackles on defense... BenRestivo led a stout defensive effortwith 9 tackles... Justin Robinson was4-for-4 on PAT kicks... JaqueesHarrison made 7 tackles and inter-cepted a pass...
Team Reports
AldenBulldogs
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Tonawanda............... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... Roy-Hart.................. 6:00
Sat., Sept. 16...... @ Lackawanna........ 1:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Cheektowaga............ 7:30
Sat., Sept. 30....... @ Newfane............... 2:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Medina...................... 7:00
Thu., Oct. 12...... @ Iroquois................ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Allegany-LimestoneGators
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... @ Olean.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Portville.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Southwestern....... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Randolph.................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Gowanda.............. 7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... @ Cass Valley........... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ Silver Creek.............. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Skowronski 22-217, Cybuski 10-174,Windnagle 12-164, Snell 2-7, Funk 2-3,Gulla 3-2, Rzepka 2-(-1).
Receiving: Snell 12-280, Kent 3-42, O’Shei 2-11,Skowronski 1-23, Funk 1-13.
TDs: Snell 5, Cybulski 2, Kent, Funk,Skowronski 2, Windnagle, O’Shei.
Passing: Cybulski 10-28-367.
TD Passes: Cybulski 6.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Klice 46-282, Moran 9-61,Stover 15-47, Barton 6-29, Napolean 2-7,Lippert 3-7.
Receiving: Nye 4-32, BGiardini 2-40, Klice 2-2.
TDs: Klice 2, Stover 2, Nye 2, Giardini.
Passing: Stover 5-16-40, Callen 2-2-35,Klice 1-1-3.
TD Passes: Callen 2, Klice.
Interceptions: BGiardini 3, Flick.
FRec: JGiardini.
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Zac O’Shei Ben Giardini
AlbionPurple Eagles
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Springville................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Depew................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Fredonia (B)......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Roy-Hart................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Olean......................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Dunkirk................ 7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ Medina...................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: UHarrison 16-216, Gardner 8-74,Johnson 15-67.
Receiving: Moore 4-55.
TDs: UHarrison 4, Moore 2, Johnson 2,JHarrison, Pritchard.
Passing: Pricthard 9-14-77.
TD Passes: Pritchard 2.
Interceptions: JHarrison.
FRec: Johnson.
Ugene Harrison
2017 Numbers
No Report.
2017 Numbers
The Rams fell behind20-7 at the half and lost toAlden 41-18 last week... Malik Smithled the ground game as he rushed 9times for 72 yards and a TD... AaronCurry ran 8 times for 31 yards...Patrick Dwyer ran 4times for 12 yardsand a TD... CharlieBruning snuck for a1-yard TD... MattSteves had an out-standing night on theoffensive line... JonHuntington led thedefensive unit as he made 6 tackles.He also had a solid day punting theball... Walker Samanka had a solidnight as he made 5 tackles... LoganMorgan was in on 3 tackles... TheRams will host Tonawanda this week-end...
2017 Numbers
The Tigers fell behindearly and lost to SouthPark 42-0... The running game hadtrouble finding traction all night. JoeByrne led the team with 11 yards on 6carries... Ja’Kye Womack competed5 of 10 passes for 41yards and added 9rushing yards to thetotals... BrandonFowler was the maintarget as he caught 4passes for 27 yards.Fowler is 2nd on theteam with 17 tackles,1 for lost yardage... Devan Torrenceintercepted a pass... Charles Kilgoleads the team with 48 yards rushingthis season. He also leads the teamwith 19 tackles, 14 solo, with 1 forlost yardage. he has also recorded 2QB sacks... Sean Murphy has made10 tackles this fall...
Team Reports
BennettTigers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Lancaster.............. 7:30
Fri., Sept. 8........ Frontier..................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Lockport.............. 4:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ Niagara Wheat.....2:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Clarence.................... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... @ Burgard................ 1:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ Niagara Falls............ 1:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: None.
Receiving: None.
TDs: None.
Passing: None.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
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AmherstTigers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ WSeneca West..... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... @ South Park (AH)... 6:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Kenmore East........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... WSeneca East........... 7:15
Thu., Sept. 28..... @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Hamburg................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ McKinley................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Kilgo 15-48, Tyson 5-32,Womack 18-30, Barefield 4-16, Chisholm 1-5,Fowler 6-5, Byrne 7-5.
Receiving: Fowler 6-33, Murphy 3-22,Barefield 1-11, Byrne 1-7, Kilgo 1-5, .
TDs: Murphy.
Passing: Womack 11-23-72, Tyson 1-2-6.
TD Passes: Womack.
Interceptions: Torrence.
FRec: None.
Barker-Roy-HartRams
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Akron (R).................. 7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... @ Alden.................... 6:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Tonawanda (R)........ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Albion.................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Medina................. 7:30
Sat., Oct. 7.......... Newfane (B).............. 1:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ Lackawanna (R)....... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Smith 17-102, Curry 18-54,Dwyer 6-21, Samanka 6-19, Brigham 3-16,Bruning 3-5.
Receiving: Samanka 2-35, Smith 1-42,Bruning 1-39.
TDs: Samanka, Smith, Dwyer, Bruning.
Passing: Bruning 4-7-75, Brigham 1-4-39.
TD Passes: Bruning.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
Joe Byrne Logam Morgan
2017 Numbers
The Bulldogs took a20-0 lead at the half andshut out East Aurora 38-0... TonyMaple had a huge day as he complet-ed 7 of 11 passes for 205 yards and 3TDs. He also rushed 10 times for 87yards... MyronPritchett caught 2passes for 87 yardsand 2 TDs. He alsorushed 5 times for 65yards... AustinWatkins carried 5times for 38 yardsand 2 TDs. He alsomade 8 tackles on defense... JovanniFeggans rumbled 21 yards for a TD...Demario Baines caught 3 passes for31 yards... Jihad Loynes led thedefense with 9 tackles and 2 QB sacks...Jerimiah Moss made 8 tackles with aQB sack... Desante Robinson recorded7 tackles and a QB sack...
2017 Numbers
No Report.
2017 Numbers
The Hawks fell behind20-0 after one quarter andlost to St. Joe’s 41-14... JermaineHaynes completed 15 of 27 passes for117 yards and 2 TDs. He did notthrow an interception... Nasir Bentoncaught 8 passes for33 yards... JustinHemphill played inhis first game of theseason and caught 5passes for 78 yardsand 2 TDs. Hemphillscored on plays thatcovered 11 and 10yards and also caught a 2-point PATpass. He recorded a QB sack ondefense... Remir Velaquez led thedefense with 8 tackles... QuantrilMoss also had a soid day as he was inon 6 tackles... Stephen Boyd recov-ered a fumble... O’Hara will hostBatvia this week...
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Medina (R)............... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ East Aurora (R)........ 1:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Lew-Port.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Maryvale.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Cheektowaga (R)..... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... Bennett (R)............... 1:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Pioneer.................. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Cardinal O’HaraHawks
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Mt. St. Joseph’s........ 1:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ St. Joe’s................ 4:30
Sat., Sept. 16....... Batavia (5).................1:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... OPEN
Sat., Sept. 30....... Canisius..................... 1:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Bishop Timon.......7:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ St. Francis................. 1:00
Fri., Oct. 20........ @ Steubenville (O)... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 28........ St. Mary’s................. 1:00
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
BurgardBulldogs
Rushing: Lewis 15-12, Haynes 5-5.
Receiving: Benton 8-33, Hemphill 5-78,Moss 2-30, Haynes 1-25, Dudley 1-6,Broadnax 1-3.
TDs: Hemphill 2, Moss.
Passing: Haynes 17-34-140, Masters 5-18-56.
TD Passes: Haynes 3.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Boyd.
Rushing: Maple 27-226, Pritchett 7-101,Watkins 10-58, Feggans 1-21, Boans 1-11,Lee 1-9.
Receiving: Williams 7-74, Baines 3-31,Feggans 2-112, Pritchett 2-87.
TDs: Maple 2, Watkins 2, Feggans 2, Williams2, Pritchett 2.
Passing: Maple 13-23-292, Hampton 1-3-12.
TD Passes: Maple 5.
Interceptions: Williams 2, Maple.
FRec: Maple, Moss.
Team Reports
Canisius Crusaders
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Pittsford (5).......... 7:15
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ McDevitt (Pa)...... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16...... Bishop Timon........... 1:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... St. Joe’s (NEF)......... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... @ O’Hara................. 1:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... A Massillion (Oh)..... 7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Aquinas (5)........... 7:00
Thu., Oct. 19...... @ St. Francis (NEF)... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 28........ Cathedral Prep......... 1:00
Nov. 3/4............... Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Johnson 12-146, Huston 5-93,Jamison 5-20.
Receiving: Woods 5-53, Brandon 4-66,Ollison 3-18, Minogue 1-27, Huston 1-0.
TDs: Johnson 3, Jamison, Huston, Woods.
Passing: Johnson 14-20-164.
TD Passes: Johnson.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Nicholas, Jamison.
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Myron Pritchett Quantrail Moss
2017 Numbers
No Report
2017 Numbers
The Thunderbirdsjumped out to a 23-0 leadat the half and beat Randolph 30-16last week... Devin Pope completed 7of 14 passes for 204 yards and 2 TDs.He also rushed 6times for 26 yardsand a TD... JoshWalsh caught 2 pass-es for 46 yards and aTD. He also rushed10 times for 30 yardsand made 5 tackleson defense... JackWhipple was astandout on the OL... Bryce Rowecaught 3 passes for 111 yards and aTD. He also made 7 tackles ondefense... Trey Sauerland intercepteda pass and returned it 27 yards for aTD. He also recovered a fumble...Blane Thomas recovered a fumbleand recorded a QB sack...
Team Reports
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Cass-FalconerGolden Cougars
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... @ CSP (P)................. 1:30
Sat., Sept. 8........ Gowanda (CV)......... 1:30
Sat., Sept. 16...... @ Nichols................. 1:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Eden (F).................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Silver Creek (F)........ 7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... Alley-Lime (CV)....... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Southwestern....... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Penhollow 26-115, Langless 6-33,Torres 6-31, Crabtree 6-8, Rodriguez 1-2.
Receiving: Dustin 5-64, Penhollow 4-36,Torres 2-21.
TDs: Penhollow 2, Rodriguez.
Passing: Crabtree 11-18-121.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Penhollow.
FRec: Mikula, Torres, Langless, Goot.
Chautauqua LakeThunderbirds
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Southwestern............ 7:00
Sat., Sept. 8........ @ Randolph.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Portville..................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Maple Grove............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Cattaraugus-LV....7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Franklin-Ellicott.......7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Frewsburg............ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Carson 22-120, Rowe 4-47,Walsh 21-45, Pope 8-34, Sauerland 1-5.
Receiving: McCoskey 7-142, Roew 3-111,Walsh 3-88, Wood 1-7, McCaslin 1-4.
TDs: Walsh 2, Sauerland 2, Pope, Rowe.
Passing: Pope 14-34-352.
TD Passes: Pope 3.
Interceptions: Sauerland.
FRec: Martin, Thomas, Sauerand, Walsh.
Jack Whipple
2017 Numbers
The Warriors led at thehalf 29-28 but gave up aTD pass with :14 left in the game andlost to Sweet Home 40-35 last week...KeShone Beal completed 11 of 24passes for 195 yards and 3 TDs tolead the offense. Healso rushed 18 timesfor 66 yards and 2TDs... Michael Grayran 20 times for 77yards. He also caught5 passes for 70 yardsand a TD... KeonWhite caught 2 pass-es for 69 yards and a TD. He alsobroke off a 22-yard run... AlekzanderBryant was in on 13 tackles, 9 solo, 1for lost yardage... Adam Bellausmade 6 tackles, 1 for lost yardage...Javaughn Williams made 5 tackles, 2for loss... John Sweat had 4 tacklesand a QB sack...
CheektowagaWarriors
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Lew-Port................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Sweet Home.............. 7:15
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Pioneer.................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Alden.................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Burgard (Rv)....... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... East Aurora.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Maryvale.............. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Beal 23-96, Gray 20-77, White 3-43,Bush 6-19.
Receiving: Zolnowski 6-129, Gray 5-70, Bass3-93, White 2-69, Bush 1-11.
TDs: Beal 3, White 2, Gray, Pugh.
Passing: Beal 22-37-454.
TD Passes: Beal 6.
Interceptions: Conner 2, Reeves.
FRec: Sweat.
Michael Gray
2017 Numbers
The Wolfpack boltedto a 21-6 lead after onequarter and beat Cattaraugus 41-18...Tanner Ramsey led the ground gameas he rushed 13 times for 119 yardsand a TD... Derek Ecklund ran 12times for 87 yardsand a TD... GerritHinsdale completed12 of 19 passes for163 yards and 2TDs... RobbieOverton caught a TDpass, ran for a TD,and intercepted a passon defense... Michael Beatmanpunched in a 3-yard TD... CamBarmore caught 6 passes for 107yards and a TD... Corey Jones was astandout on the OL... ThomasDelahoy made 10 tackles to lead thedefense... Dalton Goldberg was in on9 tackles...
2017 Numbers
The Golden Eagles ledjust 8-0 after one quarterbut exploded for 3 TDs in the 2ndframe and beat Wilson 48-7 lastweek... Aaron Wahler led the groundattack as he rushed13 times for 190yards and 4 TDs...Michael Clark ranfor 30 yards and aTD on just 2 carries.He also caught a 34-yard TD pass... BrettKochanski complet-ed 4 of 8 passes for46 yards and a TD... David Grantcaught 2 passes for 12 yards...D’Mario Grant led the defense with7 tackles, 6 solo... Ryan Majerowskialso made 7 tackles, 4 solo... SamArrington made 4 tackles, 1 for lostyardage... Manny Al-Hemyarirecorded 2 QB sacks...
2017 Numbers
The Red Devils took a12-0 lead at the half andbeat Niagara Falls 26-0 last week...Jacob Reger led the ground game ashe rushed 14 times for 94 yards. Healso caught 2 passes for 32 yards...Jack Putney com-pleted 12 of 18 pass-es for 172 yards and2 TDs... BrendanCimerman carried 5times for 23 yardsand 2 TDs.. He alsocaught 2 passes for23 yards and record-ed 2 QB sacks on defense... JonStevens caught 2 passes for 71 yardsand a TD. He also intercepted a passand recovered 2 fumbles on defense...Ryan Culhane caught 2 passes for 32yards and a TD... Noah Corry inter-cepted a pass... Mason Davis made ateam-high 5 tackles...
CSPWolfpack
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... CVF (Pan)................. 1:30
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Randolph.............. 7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... Bishop Timon (Sh)... 1:30
Sat., Sept. 30....... Maple Grove (Cl)..... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Salamanca............ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Clarence Red Devils
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Wmsville South........ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Niagara Falls............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Jamestown............7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Frontier......................1:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Bennett (AH)....... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Niag Wheatfield........7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Hutch Tech (Rv).. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Ramsey 20-228, Ecklund 19-128,Overton 16-90, Beatman 8-78, Mitchell 2-8,Hinsdale 2-(-7).
Receiving: Barmore 7-113, Hovey 5-34,Gleason 4-121, Overton 2-15, Ramsey 1-16.
TDs: Ecklund 3, Gleason 2, Ramsey 2,Beatman 2, Barmore 2, Overton 2.
Passing: Hinsdale 19-36-299.
TD Passes: Hinsdale 5.
Interceptions: Overton 2, Ecklund.
FRec: Delahoy, Gleason.
Rushing: Stevens 12-103, Putney 8-88, Reger5-33, Cimerman 1-1.
Receiving: Reger 2-24, Stevens 1-48.
TDs: Stevens, Reger, Cimerman.
Passing: Putney 3-12-72.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Corry.
FRec: None.
Team Reports
Cleveland HillGolden Eagles
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Maryvale................... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Wilson................... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16...... U-Prep (5)................. 2:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... Southwestern............ 2:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Akron................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Eden...................... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ JFK............................ 2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Wahler 32-312, DMGrant 10-32,Clark 2-30, Majerowski 8-29, Kochanski 7-19,KJackson 4-12, Jones 1-5, CJackson 2-5,Diem 1-3, Al-Hemaryi 1-3.
Receiving: DvGrant 8-47, DMGrant 2-3,Clark 1-34, Wahler 1-10, Al-Hemyari 1-6,Majerowski 1-3.
TDs: Wahler 4, Clark 2, Majerowski, Wahler,Kochanski.
Passing: Kochanski 14-22-108.
TD Passes: Kochanski.
Interceptions: Kochanski 2, Majerowski.
FRec: Urban, DvGrant, Diem.
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Mason Davis Cam BarmoreD’Mario Grant
2017 Numbers
The Blue Devils fellbehind 21-0 at the halfand lost to Burgard 34-0 last week...Paul Nellis led the offense as he com-pleted 7 of 14 passes for 65 yards...Sebastian Stencil-DeGweck caught 4passes for 42 yards.He also racked up 33yards in kickreturns... JT Anstettrushed 7 times for 40yards... WilssonEisenbaum caught a16-yard pass... BenSchweikhard wasdominating on defense as he made 11tackles, 4 for lost yardage... SeanLidner made 8 tackles and forced afumble... Mark Michalek was in on 6tackles... Patrick Nolan averaged 32yards on 4 punts... East Aurora willplay at defending Class B championDunkirk this week...
2017 Numbers
The Marauders led just10-8 in the 2nd quarterbut pulled away to beat Springville31-8... Jazzy Rivera completed 7 of10 passes for 209 yards and 2 TDs. Healso rushed 9 times for 25 yards and aTD... Isaiah Velezreturned a kickoff 80yards for a TD. Healso ran 6 times for45 yards and caught 3passes for 66 yards...Ezequiel Torres car-ried 6 times for 37yards... DevaunFarnham-Dejesus caught 2 passes for112 yards and a TD. He also kicked a36-yard FG... Sabian Smith caught 2passes for 31 yards and a TD... PeytonMoreland made 7 tackles and had aQB sack... Tyrece Kristan-Johnsonmade 7 tackles, 6 solo, and intercepted3 passes...
2017 Numbers
The Wildcats led 7-0at the half and were tied7-7 after 3 quarters but surrendered 3TDs in the final quarter and lost toAlbion 28-7 last week... JordanCiesielski led the ground game as herushed 15 times for94 yards... JoePagano completed13 of 20 passes for104 yards and a TD.He also ran for 46yards on 9 carries...Chad Biersbachcaught 4 passes for59 yards... Mike Creighton was astandout on the OL... Alex Neu caught a7-yard TD pass... Sean Miller led thedefensive effort as he made 6 tackles...Dylan Lis was in on 4 tackles... CarterPost had a QB sack and recovered afumble... Jeremy Clark and DylanCwiklinski each had a QB sack...
Team Reports
East AuroraBlue Devils
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Fredonia (B)......... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ @ Burgard (Rv)....... 1:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Dunkirk................ 7:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Pioneer.................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Maryvale.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Cheektowaga....... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Lew-Port...............7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Anstett 8-34, Russell 10-28,Eisenbaum 6-25, Nellis 7-22.
Receiving: Schweikhard 1-11, Nolan 1-0.
TDs: None.
Passing: Nellis 2-14-11.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
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DepewWildcats
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Dunkirk..................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 8........ Albion........................ 7:30
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Springville............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Fredonia.................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Tonawanda........... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Olean.....................7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Lancaster...................7:15
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Ciesielski 29-134, Clark 22-40,Pagano 14-35, Neu 3-24, Blair 3-2.
Receiving: Biersbach 9-134, Ciesielski 4-19,Clark 4-8, Neu 3-100, Cwiklinski 3-44,Direnzo 3-37.
TDs: Pagano 2, Neu 2.
Passing: Pagano 26-46-335.
TD Passes: Pagano 2.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Post 2, Blair.
DunkirkMarauders
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Depew................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ Springville............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... East Aurora.............. 7:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... Olean......................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Southwestern....... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Albion........................ 7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ Fredonia.................... 7:30
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Wright 18-118, Velez 12-68,Torres 9-66, Kleckley 15-58, Rivera 16-33,Leeper 6-16, Carter 3-7.
Receiving: Velez 4-134, Farham-DeJesus 3-148,Smith 3-33.
TDs: Smith 2, Velez 2, Wright, Rivera,Farnham-DeJesus.
Passing: Rivera 10-14-313.
TD Passes: Rivera 4.
Interceptions: Kristan-Johnson 3, Kleckley,Rivera, Farham-DeJesus.
FRec: None.
Mike Creighton Isaiah Velez Mark Michalek
2017 Numbers
The Raiders trailedjust 22-8 at the half butallowed 24 points in the third quarterand lost to Lackawanna 52-14 lastweek... The Class C Raiders have lostto a Class A school and a Class Bschool. They starttheir league schedulethis week... CharlesRizzo completed 3 of4 passes for 62yards... MartinBarnack rushed for28 yards and a TD on5 carries. He alsorecovered a fumble and returned it 15yards on defense... Colton Stetz ranfor 14 yards and a TD... John MarkEmel caught a 50-yard pass... ColbySroda caught a 2-point PAT pass...Zachory Decarolis led the defensewith a team-high 6 tackles... ElyottStappenback recorded a QB sack...
2017 Numbers
The Titans led 7-6 atthe half but scored 4 TDsafter the break and beat South Alleganyin Pennsylvania 36-19 last week...Brock Blecha had a big day as hecompleted 5 of 7 passes for 84 yardsand a TD. He alsorushed 20 times for146 yards and 2TDs... Griffin Chudycarried 14 times for74 yards and a TD.He also led thedefense with 9 tack-les... Sam Ericksoncaught 2 passes for 52 yards and a TD.He also had 7 tackles and 2 QB sackson defense... Austin Grinols rushed 3times for 30 yards... Jacob Peters made6 tackles and returned an interception 58yards for a TD... Walter Woodarekwas a standout on the OL. He alsomade 5 tackles, 2 for loss, on defense...
2017 Numbers
No Report.
EdenRaiders
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
Sat., Sept. 9........ @ Lackawanna.........1:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ JFK....................... 1:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ CVF (Falc)........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Wilson........................7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Cleve Hill.................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Akron.........................7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Franklin-EllicottTitans
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Randolph (Fr)...........7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Frewsburg............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Maple Grove........ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Salamanca (El)......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ JFK....................... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Chaut Lake.......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ CSP (Fr).................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Eck 9-74, Stetz 15-25, Barnack 6-33,Kobie 3-2, Sroda 5-2, Crowley 5-5, Wesolek 1-1.
Receiving: Emel 5-119, Sroda 5-71, Kobie 2-12,Barnack 2-4, Sroda 1-14, Overhoff 1-12, Eck 1-9.
TDs: Eck, Barnack, Stetz.
Passing: Stetz 9-16-102, Rizzo 6-10-123.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: ZDecarolis, Barnack.
Rushing: Blecha 25-168, Chudy 20-166,Grinols 6-58, Peters 9-34, Clear 3-9,Mooney 2-3.
Receiving: Erickson 4-155, Grinols 2-32,Mooney 1-11, Leiper 1-10, Chudy 1-6.
TDs: Erickson 3, Blecha 3, Chudy 2, Grinols,Leiper, Peters.
Passing: Blecha 9-16-214.
TD Passes: Blecha 5.
Interceptions: Blecha, Clear, Peters.
FRec: None.
FredoniaHillbillies
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... East Aurora (B)........ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Olean.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Albion (B)................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Depew................... 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... Springville (B).......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Akron................... 7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Dunkirk................ 7:30
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: None.
Receiving: None.
TDs: None.
Passing: None.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
Team Reports
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Elyott Stappenback Jacob Peters
2017 Numbers
The Falcons werelocked in a 14-14 tie atthe half but allowed 3 TDs after thebreak and lost to Bennett 36-14 lastweek... QB Dylan Kmitch led theground game as he rushed 8 times for135 yards and 2TDs... Max Flemingcarried 9 times for 55yards... Matt Prattsran 9 times for 52yards... Chris Smithchipped in with 33yards on 5 carries...Desmond Carrollled the defense as he made 7 tackles, 6solo. He also caused a fumble... MikeVentresca was in on 6 tackles... TylerBailey made 3 tackles and recorded aQB sack... Diego Valasquez had a QBsack... Jacob Stamboulis recovered afumble... Evan Tanner made 5 tack-les...
2017 Numbers
The Panthers lost athriller 27-26 to CVF lastweek... Gowanda took a 26-20 lead latein the game but allowed an 85-yardkickoff return that set up the game-winning TD by CVF... Caleb Maloneyled the ground gameas he rushed 19 timesfor 183 yards and 2TDs.. He scored onruns of 60 and 59yards. Maloney alsomade 8 tackles ondefense... JordanBailey ran 15 timesfor 65 yards and 2 TDs... Adam Sistiadded 35 yards on 12 carries to theoffense. He also made 6 tackles ondefense... Hunter Ring made 7 tack-les... Nate Brawdy was also in on 7tackles... Robbie Clutter recorded aQB sack... Damon MacLeod inter-cepted a pass...
2017 Numbers
The Vikings built a15-0 lead at the half andwent on to shut out North Tonawanda36-0 last week... Cam Sionko had abig night as he completed 19 of 26passes for 235 yardsand 3 TDs... ZaneJohnson caught 9passes for 130 yardsand a TD. He alsohad a 43-yard puntreturn and a 32-yardkick return... JayBreeden caught 6passes for 67 yardsnd a TD... Frank DePalma caught a29-yard TD pass... Thomas Cecererushed 7 times for 57 yards and a TD.He also made 7 tackles, 2 for lostyardage, on defense... AdamPatterson led the defense with 9 tack-les, 6 solo... Sean Rustowicz was 4-for-4 on PAT kicks...
FrontierFalcons
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Jamestown................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ Bennett (AH)....... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 14..... Hutch Tech................7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Clarence............... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Niagara Falls............ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Wmsville North... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Hamburg.................. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
GowandaPanthers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Maple Grove........ 7:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ @ CVF (Cass)........... 1:30
Fri., Sept. 15....... Silver Creek.............. 7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ JFK....................... 1:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... Alley-Limestone....... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Southwestern............ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Salamanca................. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Kmitch 19-204, Fleming 20-104,Pratts 16-78, Smith 10-57, Carroll 6-38,Ventresca 7-23, Bailey 1-3.
Receiving: Smith 5-61, Bailey 1-15.
TDs: Kmitch 4.
Passing: Kmitch 7-12-83.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Bailey, Stamboulis.
Rushing: Maloney 33-217, Bailey 15-65,Sisti 14-39, Hunt 3-32, Smith 3-13, Conrow 1-2,Kohn 6-(-1).
Receiving: MacLeod 3-25, Maloney 1-12,Brawdy 2-2, Rosier 1-9, Smith 1-7.
TDs: Maloney 2, Bailey 2.
Passing: Kohn 8-29-55.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Brawdy, Hunt, MacLeod.
FRec: McCarthy.
Grand IslandVikings
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Kenmore East...... 7:15
Fri., Sept. 8........ North Tonawanda.... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Niagara Wheatfield..7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Wmsville South....7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Starpoint................... 7:15
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Sweet Home......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Wmsville East........... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Cecere 17-135, Anzalone 5-96,Jellnick 7-31, Hart 4-24, Breeden 3-22,Sionko 7-10, Click 5-7, Gorrell 1-4,Johnson 1-(-11).
Receiving: Johnson 13-140, Breeden 8-76,Cecere 4-66, DePalma 2-40, Oursler 2-16.
TDs: Johnson 3, Cecere 2, Breeden 2, Sionko,Anzalone, DePalma, Hart
Passing: Siono 29-46-438.
TD Passes: Sionko 7.
Interceptions: Johnson, Breeden.
FRec: Jellnick, Cornelius, Seifert, Johnson,Sionko.
Team Reports
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Max Fleming Caleb Maloney Jay Breeden
2017 Numbers
The Chiefs built up a21-7 lead at the half andbeat Hamburg 30-13... CJ Perillo hada big game on the ground as he rushed33 times for 207 yards and a TD...Cory Day ran 6 times for 35 yards...Ethan Herboldcompleted 9 of 19passes for 174 yardsand 3 TDs... MikeKing caught 2 passesfor 62 yards and aTD... TonyMorganti was astandout on the OL...Parker Valvo caught 2 passes for 94yards and 2 TDs. He also made 5tackles with 2 QB sacks on defense...Spencer Slachetka led the defensewith 6 tackles and 2 QB sacks... NickKrause was in on 5 tackles... CodyCollins intercepted a pass... JoeSullivan recovered a fumble...
2017 Numbers
The Engineers playedto a 0-0 tie after one quar-ter but lost to Jamestown 23-0 lastweek... The running game could neverfind any traction as the Engineersrushed for 11 yards as a team... KrisMassey completed11 of 24 passes for137 yards... KhyreeJeader caught 2passes for 57 yards...Nassir Tarver caught3 passes for 12yards... OtisHouston caught 2passes for 57 yards... Rodney Baileywas a disruptive force on the defenseas he made 9 tackles and recorded 4QB sacks... Emmanuel Geegba made9 tackles, 4 for lost yardage, and inter-cepted a pass... Antonio Whitfieldmade 8 tackles... Rob Sliwinski andVergie Morrison each had a sack...
2017 Numbers
The Bulldogs fellbehind 21-7 at the halfand lost to Iroquois 30-13 last week...Brett Hall completed 9 of 24 passes for82 yards and a TD... John McCaberushed 14 times for a team-high 37yards... Nick Hafnerrushed 2 times for 19yards and a TD...Kyle Shuttleworthcaught a 14-yard TDpass... HunterBarnes caught 4passes for 27 yards...Nick Impagliacaught 2 passes for 28 yards... AustinGrzechowiak had a huge night ondefense as he made 17 tackles, 11solo. He also had a tackle-for-loss...Spencer Dix made 6 tackles, 4 solo,and 3 for lost yardage... BradenSmith made 9 tackles, 1 for loss... PatGilhooly recovered a fumble...
Rushing: Perillo 61-426, Herbold 10-39,Day 6-35, Valvo 4-23, King 4-6, Slachetka 2-2,Bool 1-(-3).
Receiving: King 9-150, Valvo 4-94,Pattacciato 2-15, Bool 1-12, Slade 1-6,Perillo 1-0.
TDs: Perillo 3, King, Slade.
Passing: Herbold 19-33-277.
TD Passes: Herbold 4.
Interceptions: King, Collins.
FRec: King, Sullivan.
Team Reports
IroquoisChiefs
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Hamburg................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... WSeneca West.......... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 21..... @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... South Park................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ McKinley (Rv)..... 7:00
Thu., Oct. 12...... Alden......................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
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HamburgBulldogs
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... South Park................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ Iroquois................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Lake Shore................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ WSeneca West......7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... McKinley................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Amherst................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Frontier.................7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: McCabe 15-37, Hall 15-23Hafner 3-24, Smith 6-7, Rager 2-2, Dix 1-(-3).
Receiving: Barnes 8-52, Shuttleworth 5-82,Impaglia 2-28, McCabe 2-3, Smith 2-(-1),Hagen 1-11, Ranger 1-10, Hafner 1-10.
TDs: McCabe, Shuttleworth, Hafner.
Passing: Hall 22-57-195.
TD Passes: Hall.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Bernard, Gilhooly.
Hutch-TechEngineers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Wmsville North... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... Jamestown (Rv)........7:00
Thu., Sept. 14..... @ Frontier.................7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ Lockport...............2:00
Thu., Sept. 28..... WSeneca East (AH)... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Orchard Park (AH)....7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Clarence (Rv)............7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Massey 18-16, Bradshaw 7-9,Baines 2-6, Beaudoin 1-4, Tarver 1-(-2),LaGrange 12-(-1), Whitfield 1-(-6).
Receiving: Bradshaw 5-20, Jeader 4-70,Houston 4-61, Tarver 3-12, Abdul-Nafi 2-10.
TDs: None.
Passing: Massey 18-41-173.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Geegba.
FRec: Geegba.
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Parker ValvoEmmanuel GeegbaAustin Grzechowiak
2017 Numbers
No Report.
2017 Numbers
The Bears opened up a22-6 lead at the half andkept Akron at arm’s length to comeaway with a 34-21 win last week...James Bailey completed 11 of 17passes for 103 yards and 2 TDs. Healso ran 6 times for36 yards... JordanSnyder carried 8times for 48 yardsand a TD. He alsocaught 5 passes for45 yards and a TD...Zack Manzellarushed 8 times for 45yards... Justin Bohrer rolled up 73yards on just 4 carries. He also caught 2passes for 42 yards and a TD. Bohreralso returned an interception 50 yardsfor a TD... Zack Manzella ran 8 timesfor 45 yards. He also made 7 tackles andintercepted a pass on defense... DylanBelscher was a standout on the OL...
2017 Numbers
The Red Raiders tooka 10-0 lead at the half andearned a shut out win over Hutch tech23-0 last week... Drew Boggs had asolid day as he completed 13 of 24passes for 176 yards and a TD...Gavin Bowen alsohad a big day as hecaught 4 passes for75 yards. He alsorushed for a team-high 73 yards on 11carries... FranRodriguez added 45yards and a TD on 13carries... Andrew Pumford caught 3passes for 41 yards... Tyler Eganskicaught 2 passes for 44 yards and aTD... Savon VanSickle made 10 tack-les and recorded 2 QB sacks... NoahTurzillo made 10 tackles with a QBsack... Kanin Tanner made 11 tacklesand had a QB sack...
Jamestown Red Raiders
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Frontier.................7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... @ Hutch Tech (Rv)...7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Clarence.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Springville................. 7:00
Thu., Sept. 28..... Wmsville North........ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Lancaster...................7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Orchard Park.......7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
JFKBears
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Pioneer.......................1:30
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Akron....................7:00
Sat., Sept. 16....... Eden.......................... 1:30
Sat., Sept. 23....... Gowanda................... 1:30
Sat., Sept. 30....... Franklin-Ellicott.......1:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Wilson................... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 14....... @ Cleve Hill..............2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Kenmore EastBulldogs
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Grand Island............ 7:15
Fri., Sept. 8......... Wmsville South........ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Amherst................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Starpoint.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Sweet Home......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... North Tonawanda.... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ @ Kenmore West..... 2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Rodriguez 28-144, VanSickle 12-115,Bowen 11-73.
Receiving: Rodriguez 6-34, Pumford 5-107,Bowen 4-75, Eganski 2-44, Seager 2-1,VanSickle 1-20.
TDs: Rodriguez 2, VanSickle, Pumford,Eganski.
Passing: Boggs 21-38-299.
TD Passes: Boggs 2.
Interceptions: Pumford, Eganski, Seager.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Bohrer 5-77, Manzella 14-73,Bailey 13-60, Snyder 12-59, Nawojski 15-55,Braniecki 3-37, Lighten 2-8.
Receiving: Snyder 11-112, Manzella 3-27,Allen 3-14, Bohrer 2-42, Baker 1-21,Nawojski 1-5, Braniecki 1-3.
TDs: Snyder 2, Bohrer 2, Baker, Braniecki.
Passing: Bailey 22-37-224.
TD Passes: Bailey 3.
Interceptions: Bohrer 2, Manzella.
FRec: None.
Rushing: None.
Receiving: None.
TDs: None.
Passing: None.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
Team Reports
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Zack ManzellaGavin Bowen
2017 Numbers
The Blue Devils fellbehind 20-0 after the firstquarter and lost to Starpoint 49-14 lastweek... Andrew Fron completed 6 of13 passes for 120 yards. He alsorushed for 20 yards and caught a 2-point PAT pass... JoeStewart ran 12 timesfor a team-high 50yards. He also passedfor a 2-point PAT andmade 7 tackles ondefense... ErickRainey made 7 tack-les, 1 for lostyardage. He also ran for a 2-yardTD... Faisal Ahmadi snuck in for a 1-yard TD... John Milks led the teamwith 10 tackles... Gabe Coheley had 7tackles and a QB sack... WilliamKlopp made 6 tackles and recorded aQB sack... Mike Miranda made 7tackles...
2017 Numbers
The Steelers led 22-8at the half and explodedfor 24 points in the 3rd quarter as theybeat Eden 52-14 last week... KhalilHorton led the ground game as herushed 13 times for 187 yards and 3TDs. He also caughta 26-yard pass andintercepted a pass ondefense... NobleSmith completed 5of 7 passes for 103yards and 2 TDs...Juan Rodriguezcaught a 31-yard TDpass... London Smith caught 2 passesfor 28 yards and a TD... JarredLaska was a standout on the OL...Jakwon Ingram led the defense with10 tackles and 3 QB sacks... RobertRice made 5 tackles and recorded aQB sack... Danny Evers also had 5tackles and a QB sack...
2017 Numbers
The Legends rolled up489 yards of total offenseas they beat Lockport 53-0 last week...Ryan Mansell completed 10 of 11passes for 301 yards and 3 TDs andonly played the first half... BrianMartin caught 3passes for 80 yardsand 3 TDs...Gianluca Fulcinitirushed 8 times for 56yards... AndrewHersey rushed 9times for 49 yardsand 2 TDs...Brandon Wingard ran 9 times for 49yards... Joe Andreesen made 8 tack-les, 2 for loss... Alec Tamburricaught 3 passes for 32 yards... MaxGiordano caught 3 passes for 88yards... Ben Damiani made 9 tackles,5 solo, and 3 for lost yardage... NickMeara intercepted a pass...
Team Reports
LancasterLegends
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Bennett...................... 7:30
Sat., Sept. 9........ @ Lockport...............2:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Orchard Park........... 7:30
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ Niagara Falls......12:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Niagara Wheatfield..7:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Jamestown........... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Depew................... 7:15
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Hersey 26-161, Wingard 18-101,Fulciniti 16-85, Andreesen 6-58, Ingersoll 5-12,Antoszek 2-1, Mansell 2-(-1).
Receiving: Giordano 6-170, Tamburri 8-79,Martin 3-145, Hersey 3-37, Daminiani 1-25,Backert 1-20, Meara 1-7, Sokolowski 1-7.
TDs: Hersey 5, Andreesen 4, Martin 3,Damiani, Wingard, Ingersoll.
Passing: Mansell 21-27-473, Fulciniti 3-3-17.
TD Passes: Mansell 3.
Interceptions: Damiani, Backert, Klima,Meara, Brainard.
FRec: None.
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Kenmore WestBlue Devils
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Niagara Falls............ 2:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ Starpoint................... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Sweet Home......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ NTonawanda........ 7:00
Thu., Sept. 28..... Wmsville South........ 4:30
Sat., Oct. 7.......... @ Wmsville East...... 2:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Kenmore East........... 2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Stewart 28-130, Rainey 13-54,Fron 10-23, Vona 2-7, Crosier 1-3, Miranda 2-2,Green 1-1, Ahmadi 11-(-6).
Receiving: Stewart 6-77, Rainey 3-50,Poumitt 3-43, Crosier 1-64, Ahmadi 1-46,Fron 1-39.
TDs: Stewart 2, Crosier, Rainey, Ahmadi.
Passing: Fron 11-20-176, Ahmadi 4-8-143.
TD Passes: Fron, Ahmadi.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
LackawannaSteelers
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... @ Newfane................ 2:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ Eden.......................... 1:00
Sat., Sept. 16...... Alden......................... 1:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Medina................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ WSeneca West..... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Tonawanda................7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Roy-Hart...............7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Horton 28-415, Ingram 5-49,NSmith 10-41, Evers 1-14, Land 4-13.
Receiving: LSmith 5-88, Rodriguez 2-69,Horton 1-26, Nasr 1-18.
TDs: Horton 4, LSmith 3, Rodriguez.
Passing: NSmith 10-17-217.
TD Passes: NSmith 4.
Interceptions: NSmith, Horton.
FRec: Horton.
William Klopp Gianluca FulcinitiRobert Rice
2017 Numbers
The Lions ran into abuzzsaw as they fellbehind 47-0 at the half and lost toLancaster 53-0 last week... QB JavonFord completed 8 of 15 passes for 56yards before leaving the game with aninjury... LukeHausrath stepped inand completed 3 of 7passes for 37 yards...Xaviar Barber ran14 times for 66 yardsto lead the groundgame... AJ Hill ran 3times for 43 yards...Devon Darrell caught 4 passes for 30yards... Nico Haney caught 3 passesfor 16 yards... Issiah Johnson had a30-yard kickoff return... Qusar Huntled the defensive unit with 10 tack-les... Malik Ward-Bratton made 8tackles... Cullen Snyder was in on 7tackles...
2017 Numbers
The Red Dragons builta 20-0 lead at the half andbeat Salamanca 34-6... Nick Fabriziopowered the ground game as herushed 6 times for 90 yards and 2TDs... Taige Jones ran 7 times for 35yards. He also madea team-high 10 tack-les on defense...Easton Tanner com-pleted 5 of 7 passesfor 68 yards and 2TDs. He also caught2 passes for 42 yardsand a TD... CarsonCrist completed 4 of 8 passes for 61yards and a TD... Zach Fischercaught 4 passes for 46 yards and aTD... Zach Hendrick made 9 tackles,5 initial hits... Zach Trim was in on10 tackles... Kyle Trim made 5 tack-les and recorded a QB sack... DavidBrown recovered a fumble...
2017 Numbers
The Flyers jumped outto a 21-0 lead at the halfand held Pioneer at arms length therest of the way to come away with a27-13 win last week... Jay Henley ledthe ground attack as he rushed 11times for 130 yards...Rashad Law ran 11times for 70 yardsand 2 TDs. He alsocaught 3 passes for35 yards... ConnorDesiderio completed8 of 12 passes for 94yards. He also ran 5times for 38 yards and a TD... RayBlackwell caught 3 passes for 37yards... Nick Costanzo spearheadedthe defense as he made 12 tackles...Synceir Middlebrooks was in on 9tackles... Dylan Casey returned aninterception 70 yards for a TD...Myles McCoy made 7 tackles...
Maple GroveRed Dragons
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Gowanda................... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 8........ @ Salamanca............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Franklin-Ellicott.......7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Chautauqua Lake.. 7:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... @ CSP....................... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Randolph.................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Portville.................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Fabrizio 13-166, Nelson 10-69,Hendrick 9-62, Jones 13-58, Reagle 3-35,Tanner 13-24, Roller 4-22, Fischer 1-6, Egan 4-4,Tomlinson 2-5, Crist 1-4.
Receiving: Fischer 6-60, Fabrizio 3-42,Jones 3-41, Nelson 1-11, Tanner 3-52.
TDs: Fabrizio 4, Fischer 3, Reagle, Jones,Nelson, Tanner.
Passing: Tanner 9-16-105, Crist 7-15-101.
TD Passes: Tanner 3, Crist 2.
Interceptions: Tanner.
FRec: Smith, Brown.
LockportLions
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2........ @ Niag Wheatfield... 2:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ Lancaster...................2:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Bennett...................... 4:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... Hutch Tech............... 2:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... @ Orchard Park...... 1:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... @ Niagara Falls......12:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ Starpoint................... 2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Barber 30-204, Ford 30-189, Hill 3-43,Haney 2-18, Snyder 3-17, Haney 1-10,Drake 1-2, Darrell 1-(-1).
Receiving: Drake 3-35, Haney 5-33, Darrell 6-37,Snyder 2-22, Barber 2-9, Cooper 1-20.
TDs: Ford 3, Barber, Snyder, Haney.
Passing: Ford 16-33-119.
TD Passes: Ford.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Henry.
Team Reports
MaryvaleFlyers
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... @ Cleve Hill............. 2:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Pioneer...................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Olean.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Burgard..................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... East Aurora.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Lew-Port.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Cheektowaga............ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Henley 20-183, Law 21-159,Casey 12-80, Desiderio 6-45, Taggart 6-30,Ferguson 2-17, Derby 1-2.
Receiving: Blackwell 11-196, Law 5-105,Henley 3-23, Casey 2-15.
TDs: Casey 3, Blackwell 2, Law 2, Desiderio.
Passing: Desiderio 21-36-328.
TD Passes: Desiderio 2.
Interceptions: Casey.
FRec: Ferguson, Majewski.
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Easton Tanner Ray BlackwellXaviar Barber
2017 Numbers
No Report
2017 Numbers
The Mustangs took a14-2 lead at the half andbeat Tonawanda 26-15 last week...Izaiah Rhim ran 10 times for 118yards and 2 TDs. He also completed 6of 18 passes for 78 yards and a TD...William Braswellrushed 14 times for acareer-high 105yards and a TD...Jalin Cooper caught2 passes for 22yards. He also made7 tackles ondefense... BrendanLuthert caught 2 passes for 11 yards.He also intercepted a pass ondefense... DaRon Bellan caught a 32-yard TD pass... Ian Joseph led thedefense as he made 12 tackles andrecorded a QB sack... Justice Hughesmade 7 tackles and had 2 QB sacks...Mason Lewis intercepted a pass...
2017 Numbers
The Panthers built a27-12 lead at the half andpulled away after the break to beatLew-Port 48-18... Brandon Grosshad a huge night as he completed 10of 20 passes for 140 yards and 3 TDs.He also rushed 13times for 130 yardsand 2 TDs... ChadDunbar ran 4 timesfor 68 yards and 2TDs. He also caughta 26-yard TD pass...Julian Nixon led theground game as heran 16 times for 156 yards. He alsocaught a 2-point PAT pass... ShayneHarrington caught 2 passes for 47yards and a TD... Drew Boudemancaught a 10-yard TD pass... CalebAuernhamer made 7 tackles andintercepted a pass... Thorne Geiserecovered 2 fumbles...
Team Reports
NewfanePanthers
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Lackawanna............. 2:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ Lew-Port................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Medina................. 7:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Tonawanda........... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... Alden......................... 2:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... @ Roy-Hart (Bkr).... 1:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Wilson................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Gross 31-203, Nixon 23-171,Dunbar 6-77, Harrington 9-2, Aniolowski 1-2.
Receiving: Harrington 4-57, Boudeman 3-45,Casinelli 2-36, Dunbar 2-31, Worley 2-20,Nixon 2-6.
TDs: Dunbar 3, Gross 2, Nixon, Harrington,Boudeman.
Passing: Gross 18-36-232.
TD Passes: Gross 2.
Interceptions: Auernhamer.
FRec: Geise 2, Nixon 2.
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McKinleyMacks
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Orchard Park...... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ WSeneca West (Rv)... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... WSeneca East (Rv)... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ South Park (AH)..1:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Hamburg.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Iroquois (Rv)............ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Amherst................ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
MedinaMustangs
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Burgard (R)..........7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Tonawanda........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Newfane.....................7:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... Lackawanna............. 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... Roy-Hart................... 7:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Alden.................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Albion................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Fields 18-313, Haynes 12-53,Holloman 5-47, Caurthon 1-2.
Receiving: Lester 3-25.
TDs: Fields 2, Coble, Haynes.
Passing: Holloman 3-7-25.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Coble 2, Lester.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Braswell 27-179, Rhim 20-165,Cooper 6-15, Shatara 2-4, Bellan 1-1.
Receiving: Lewis 6-93, Luthart 6-113,Cooper 4-66, Bellan 2-39, Shatara 1-13,Braswell 1-(-2).
TDs: Braswell 3, Lewis 2, Luthart 2, Rhim 2,Cooper, Bellan.
Passing: Rhim 20-46-322.
TD Passes: Rhim 6.
Interceptions: Lewis 2, Cooper, Luthert.
FRec: Hughes.
Chad DunbarBrendan Luthert
2017 Numbers
The Falcons fellbehind 29-8 at the halfbut battled hard before losing toOrchard Park 46-30 last week...Jordan Parks led the offense as herushed 16 times for177 yards and 2 TDs.He also completed 4of 7 passes for 42yards... Josh Brownran 16 times for 90yards and a TD...Nick Stott ran for a4-yard TD and a 2-point PAT... NoahBennett added 22 yards on 3 carriesto the offensive totals... Jake DeWolfled the defensive effort as he made 9tackles... Mike Ziegler was in on 7tackles... Josh Thibeault made 5tackles... Cody Guiliani and JakeLeising each made 4 tackles andrecovered a fumble...
2017 Numbers
The Huskies led 14-6after 3 quarters and pow-ered their way past Fredonia 28-13last week... Dylan Vincent had a hugenight as he rushed 13 times for 107yards to lead theground game. Ondefense, he returneda fumble 37 yards fora TD and returned aninterception 85 yardsfor TD... Icar Simonran 12 times for 64yards and a TD. Healso made a team-high 15 tackles and recorded a QBsack on defense... Daunte Jetercaught 2 passes for 53 yards... NickFratercangelo made 14 tackles, 5solo... Mourece Guyton was in on 12tackles, (4 solo) and a QB sack...Zack Linderman was 4-for-4 on PATkicks...
2017 Numbers
The Quakers fellbehind 8-7 after onequarter but scored 3 TDs in the 2ndframe and beat Niagara Wheatfield46-30 last week... Jack Sharp wasdeadly accurate as hecompleted 12 of 15passes for 141 yardsand 2 TDs... DavidPerkins led theground game as herushed 18 times for133 yards and 3TDs... Zach Bucherran 7 times for 76yards... Nic Bruce caught 5 passes for41 yards and a TD... TristanLancaster caught a 51-yard TDpass... Andrew Relosky was in on 13tackles, 4 solo, 2 for lost yardage...Michael Pataky was in on 10 tackles,1 for lost yardage... Ethan Falsoneintercepted 2 passes...
Team Reports
Orchard ParkQuakers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... McKinley................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Niagara Wheatfield....7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Lancaster.............. 7:30
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Wmsville North... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... Lockport................... 1:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Hutch Tech (AH)...7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Jamestown................ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Perkins 46-272, Bucher 7-76,Bieler 3-30, Deitz 1-3, Irizarry 4-12,Sharp 8-(-1).
Receiving: Bruce 11-176, Deitz 6-59,Falsone 2-12, Bucher 2-5, Lancaster 1-51,Bieler 1-11, Larson 1-10.
TDs: Bruce 2, Perkins 3, Lancaster.
Passing: Sharp 24-40-324.
TD Passes: Sharp 3.
Interceptions: Falsone 2.
FRec: Pataky, Bruce.
Niag WheatfieldFalcons
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 1......... Lockport................... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ Orchard Park...... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Grand Island........7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... Bennett...................... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Lancaster.............. 7:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Clarence................7:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ Wmsville North........ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
OleanHuskies
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2......... Alley-Limestone....... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Fredonia.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Maryvale................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Dunkirk................ 7:30
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Albion................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Depew........................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Springville............ 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Parks 28-317, Dewolf 18-148,Brown 28-145, Stott 18-90, Bennett 3-22,Mixon 1-0.
Receiving: Bennett 1-13, Brown 1-11,DeWolf 1-9, Mixon 1-9.
TDs: Dewolf 3, Brown 3, Parks 3, Stott.
Passing: Parks 4-10-42, Peltier 0-2-0.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Guiliani, Leising.
Rushing: Vincent 26-207, Simon 14-67,Weakfall 4-18, Turner 1-3, Chapman 11-3,Gayton 5-2.
Receiving: Jeter 2-53, Reynolds 1-13, Turner 1-9,DeAngelo 1-5.
TDs: Vincent 5, Parr, Simon.
Passing: Chapman 5-16-80.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: Vincent.
FRec: Parr, Vincent.
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Icar SimonMike Ziegler Jack Sharp
2017 Numbers
The Red Raiders tookan 18-6 lead at the halfand pulled away after the break asthey beat Rochester’s U-Prep 32-14...Dawson Tyger completed 7 of 18passes for 132 yards and a TD. Healso rushed 15 timesfor 80 yards and 2TDs... ColeO’Connor ran 11times for 76 yardsand a TD... RetsenDailey caught 3 pass-es for 26 yards and aTD. He also ran for a26-yard TD and had a 35-yard kickoffreturn... Melique Straker caught a40-yard pass... Connor Miller caughta 38-yard pass... Jadd Dolegala ledthe team with 12 tackles, 1 for lostyardage... David Hayes made 6 tack-les, including 3 QB sacks... JaronAlexander intercepted a pass...
2017 Numbers
The Cardinals fellbehind 14-0 after onequarter and fought back but lst toChautauqua Lake 30-16 last week...The Cardinals lost 3 fumbles and had4 turnovers in the loss... RoccoOliverio capped a12-play, 62-yarddrive with a 2-yardTD run for theCardinals first TD.Oliverio finishedwith 78 yards on 11carries... DeterMiinte rushed 14times for 61 yards. He also made 7tackles on defense... TylerMarchincin caught a 26-yard TDpass... Trent Gray completed 5 of 19passes for 61 yards and a TD... NickBecker made 8 tackles... DevinFoster made 8 tackles... DakotaDonaldson intercepted a pass...
2017 Numbers
The Panthers fellbehind 21-0 at the halfand lost to Maryvale 27-13 lastweek... Nick Rinker completed 5 of10 passes for 47 yards. He also rushed5 times for 29 yards and a TD... WakeKless ran for a team-high 37 yards on 10carries. Kless alsoreturned a kickoff 38yards... MikeRigerman had ahuge day on defenseas he made 16 tack-les, 2 for lostyardage. He also caught 3 passes for39 yards, including a 20-yard TD...DE Trevor Smith (6-3 215) had 7tackles, 2 for loss, and a QB sack...LB Caleb Riordan made 6 tackles, 2for loss, and intercepted a pass...Chris Carter made 5 tackles, 1 forloss... Lane Patton had a QB sack...
Team Reports
St. FrancisRed Raiders
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2........ McDowell (Pa.)......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ U-Prep (5)................. 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16....... Walsh Jesuit (Oh.)....7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ Aquinas (5)........... 1:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Cathedral Prep.....7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... St. Joe’s..................... 1:00
Sat., Oct. 14........ @ Cardinal O’Hara... 1:00
Thu., Oct. 19...... Canisius (NEF)......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 27....... @ Bishop Timon.......7:00
Nov. 3/4............... Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Tyger 31-165, O’Connor 15-105,Daley 6-88, Daley 2-27, Thomas 5-27,Miller 7-21, Edgerton 5-12, Insalaco 2-7,Alexander 2-4, Rudnicki 1-3, Browning 3-1,Straker 1-(-2), Schindler 3-(-11).
Receiving: Thomas 7-79, Browning 3-17,Daley 5-45, CMiller 2-48, O’Connor 2-36,Insalaco 2-6, Edgerton 2-0, Straker 1-40,RMiller 1-17, Rudnicki 1-16.
TDs: Daley 3, Tyger 2, O’Connor 2, Browning.
Passing: Tyger 22-43-276, Schindler 2-5-22.
TD Passes: Tyger 2.
Interceptions: Thomas 2, Daley, CMiller,Alexander.
FRec: Straker, Schindler, Alexander, Tyger,CMiller.
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PioneerPanthers
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2........ @ JFK....................... 1:30
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Maryvale.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Cheektowaga............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... East Aurora.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Lew-Port.............. 6:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Springville................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Burgard..................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
RandolphCardinals
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Franklin-Ellicott....7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Chautauqua Lake.... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... CSP............................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Alley-Limestone...7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Portville..................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Maple Grove........ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Kless 24-145, Rigerman 9-93,Riordan 20-90, Rinker 5-29, Ellis 6-24.
Receiving: Rigerman 4-74, Kless 4-40, Ellis 1-7.
TDs: Kless 2, Riordan, Rigerman, Rinker.
Passing: Rinker 9-18-121, Riordan 0-1-0.
TD Passes: Rinker.
Interceptions: Kless, Rigerman, Riordan.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Oliverio 11-78, Minte 14-61.
Receiving: None.
TDs: Oliverio, Marchincin.
Passing: Gray 5-19-61.
TD Passes: Gray.
Interceptions: Donaldson.
FRec: None.
Trevor Smith Cole O’ConnorDeter Miinte
2017 Numbers
The Black Knightsplayed to a 0-0 tie afterone quarter but surrendered 3 TDs inthe 2nd frame and lost toSouthwestern 28-0 last week... Theground game had trouble finding trac-tion all night...Austin Egglestonrushed 8 times for ateam-high 19 yards...Angel Caraballo ran6 times for 18 yards.He also had a 35-yard kickoff return...Tom Galfo complet-ed 4 of 11 passes for 34 yards... DylanWeber caught 2 passes for 32 yards...Luke Szumigala made 3 tackles andrecorded 3 QB sacks... ChandlerEggleston recorded 2 tackles, both forlost yardage... Silver Creek will playat Gowanda this week before return-ing home to play Akron...
2017 Numbers
The Warriors fellbehind 20-0 at the halfand lost to Maple Grove 34-6 lstweek... Maple Grove entered the gameranked #2 in NYS... Jeremiah Shouprushed 16 times for a team-high 36yards. He also made6 tackles, 4 solo, andrecorded a QB sackon defense... BradenSiebert carried 5times for 33 yards.He also led thedefense with 8 tack-les, 6 solo... ZariahArmstrong completed 4 of 10 passesfor 119 yards and a TD... Ira Johncaught 2 passes for 82 yards. He alsomade 6 tackles, 4 initial hits, ondefense... Asa John was a standout onthe OL... Tyler Hedlund caught 2passes for 56 yards and a TD. He alsomade 7 tackles on defense...
2017 Numbers
The Lancers roaredout of the gate to a 29-6lead at the half and went on to beatNichols 49-6 last week... D’Jae Perryran for 107 yards on just 4 carries,including TD runs of 45 and 50 yards.erry also led thedefense with 8 tack-les and 2 QB sacks...Derrick Johnsonrushed 12 times for125 yards... JamesMiller carried justtwice but scored onruns of 34 and 18yards... JaShawn Collins ran 3 timesfor 34 yards and a TD. He also tosseda 23-yard TD pass... Jacob Lukasikcaught a 23-yard TD pass. He alsohad 6 tackles and a QB sack ondefense... CJ Ozolins made 7 tacklesand had a QB sack... James Byrdintercepted a pass...
SalamancaWarriors
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Portville................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Maple Grove............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Cattaraugus-LV....7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Frewsburg................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... CSP............................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Gowanda.............. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Silver CreekBlack Knights
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Wilson....................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Southwestern............ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Gowanda.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Akron........................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ CVF (Falc)........... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Cattaraugus-LV........ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Alley-Limestone...7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Shoup 27-185, Siebert 11-84,Johnson 4-21, Ball 8-17, Gillette 3-7,Stahlman 1-6, Wheeler 1-5, Hedlund 4-5.
Receiving: Hedlund 3-99, IJohn 3-96,Siebert 2-28, Shoup 1-15, Johnson 1-9.
TDs: Shoup 2, Siebert 2, Hedlund 2, IJohn.
Passing: Armstrong 9-17-219, McKenna 1-1-28.
TD Passes: Armstrong 3.
Interceptions: Hoag.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Eggleston 26-138, Caraballo 10-32,Golembieski 4-10, Yochum 7-(-8), Jamison 4-(-3),Gadewoltz 5-(-5), Galfo 5-(-18).
Receiving: Weber 5-63, Rybak 2-35,Jamison 1-(-5).
TDs: Eggleston.
Passing: Galfo 8-20-93.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
Team Reports
St. Mary’sLancers
2017 ScheduleSat., Sept. 2........ @ Bishop Timon.......1:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ Nichols....................... 1:00
Sat., Sept. 16....... Bishop Kearney........ 1:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ U-Prep.................. 1:00
Sat., Sept. 30....... Honeoye Falls-Lima... 1:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... Steubenville Catholic..7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Batavia..................7:00
Fri., Oct. 20........ OPEN
Sat., Oct. 28........ @ O’Hara................. 1:00
Nov. 3/4............... Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Perry 16-174, Johnson 16-140,Manuel 3-74, Miller 6-55, Collins 6-49,Ozolins 5-40.
Receiving: Lukasik 2-32, Miller 2-19,Vallone 1-8.
TDs: Perry 3, Miller 2, Manuel 2, Collins 2,Ozolins, Melson, Lukasik.
Passing: Collins 5-7-59.
TD Passes: Collins.
Interceptions: Melson, Byrd.
FRec: Kegler.
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James Miller Luke SzumigalaZariah Armstrong
2017 Numbers
The Griffins trailedjust 10-8 in the 2nd quar-ter but allowed 2 more TDs before thebreak and lost to Dunkirk 31-8 lastweek... Jeremy Baker led the groundgame as he rushed 9times for 75 yardsand a TD. He alsocaught a 17-yardpass... Devin Brunoran 10 times for 49yards... Sean Barrycarried 6 times for 24yards... Matt Evanscompleted 2 of 10passes for 33 yards... Kyle Albrechtcaught a 16-yard pass... Wayne Smithled the defensive effort as he made 8tackles, 2 solo, 1 for lost yardage...Bryson Black made 6 tackles, 4 solo,2 for lost yardage... Josh Steff was in on6 tackles, 2 for lost yardage... MikeHannon made 6 tackles with 2 TFLs...
2017 Numbers
The Trojans played toa 0-0 tie after one quarterbut exploded for 3 TDs in the 2ndframe and went on to beat SilverCreek 28-0 last weekend... ColeSnyder completed13 of 23 passes for136 yards and a TD.He also rushed 12times for 46 yardsand a TD... BrianBurns rushed 13times for 67 yards...Cooper Pannes wasa standout on theOL. He also made 6 tackles, 1 for lostyardage, and recovered a fumble ondefense. Pannes also punched in a 1-yard TD in the 4th quarter... FaizonMunir caught 3 passes for 34 yards...Alex Card caught 4 passes for 60yards and a TD... Alex Calabresemade a team-high 8 tackles...
2017 Numbers
The Sparks jumpedout to an early lead andbeat Amherst 42-0 last week...Daebeyon Humphrey had a big nightas he completed 11 of 19 passes for189 yards ad 3 TDs.He also rushed 9times for 50 yards...Clarence Thomascarried 9 times for 68yards and a TD...Justin Johnsonrushed 5 times for 44yards and a TD...Dayquan Andersoncaught 4 passes for 80 yards and aTD... Shyquan Brodie caught a 15-yard TD pass... Jadon Bellfieldcaught 3 passes for 30 yards...Jerimiah Sanders led the defense ashe made 7 tackles and recorded 2 QBsacks... Jayon Renfro and DevonteFountain each made 8 tackles...
Team Reports
SpringvilleGriffins
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Albion................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Dunkirk.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Depew........................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Jamestown........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Fredonia (B)......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Pioneer.................. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Olean......................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Baker 21-223, Barry 19-90,Bruno 10-49, Szudzik 5-33, Evans 22-32,Salzler 9-28, Black 4-6.
Receiving: Baker 2-22, Wright 1-35,Szudzik 1-20, Albrecht 1-16, Salzler 1-7.
TDs: Baker 5, Wright.
Passing: Evans 6-22-100, Black 0-2-0.
TD Passes: Evans.
Interceptions: Szudzik, Black.
FRec: None.
SouthwesternTrojans
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Chautauqua Lake.. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Silver Creek......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Alley-Limestone....... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... @ Cleve Hill............. 2:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Dunkirk.................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Gowanda.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ CVF........................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Burns 29-132, Snyder 22-61, Heil 6-20,Calabrese 4-16, Schnrs 3-9, Certo 3-8, Card 1-7,Pannes 1-1.
Receiving: Munir 7-121, Card 6-147, Heil 5-9,Burns 3-40, Miller 3-9.
TDs: Burns 2, Card 2, Heil, Snyder, Certo,Pannes.
Passing: Snyder 24-42-326.
TD Passes: Snyder 2.
Interceptions: Munir 2, Snyder, Card.
FRec: Card, Calabrese, Pannes.
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South ParkSparks
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Hamburg.............. 7:00
Thu., Sept. 7....... Amherst (AH)........... 6:00
Sat., Sept. 16....... @ Perry Pittsburgh... 6:00
Sat., Sept. 23....... McKinley (AH)......... 1:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Iroquois................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Lake Shore (AH)...... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Humphrey 19-124, Thomas 18-100,London 7-61, Marrion 2-55, Johnson 5-44,Bellfield 3-28, Houston 1-18.
Receiving: Anderson 12-191, Brodie 4-46,London 4-30, Fountain 3-49, Bellfield 3-30,Thomas 2-55, Renfro 1-8.
TDs: Thomas 3, Anderson 2, Brodie 2,Humphrey, Johnson, Houston.
Passing: Humphrey 29-44-409.
TD Passes: Humphrey 4.
Interceptions: Anderson.
FRec: Brodie, Henderson.
Sean BarryShyquan Brodie Cooper Pannes
2017 Numbers
The Warriors trailed atthe half 14-2 and battledhard but fell short to Medina 26-15 lastweek... The offense was in high gear astwo backs went over 100 yards... ZackBraddell rushed 12 times for 115 yardsand a TD. He also ledthe defense with 10tackles... Noah Rayran 15 times for 110yards and a TD. Healso caught 4 passesfor 75 yards. Ray alsomade 7 tackles, had aQB sack, and recov-ered a fumble on defense... ChrisTartick completed 14 of 25 passes for187 yards... Josh Allen caught 5 passesfor 50 yards... John Forster caught 2passes for 65 yards. He also made 4tackles on defense... Alex Prims wasin on 7 tackles... Riley Whipple was inon 4 tackles...
2017 Numbers
No Report.
2017 Numbers
The Spartans explodedfor 3 TDs in the firstquarter and led 28-0 at the half as theybeat Kenmore West 49-14 last week...Anthony Robinson led the groundgame as he rushed19 times for 155yards and a TD...Justin Mott ran for55 yards and a TDon just 4 carries...Dalton Zienkiewiczcarried 5 times for 29yards and a TD...Aaron Chase com-pleted 10 of 16 passes for 189 yardsand 3 TDs... Josh Brooks caught 3passes for 98 yards and 2 TDs. Hemade 8 tackles and recovered a fum-ble on defense... Kyle Schreader ledthe defense with 10 tackles... GriffinMack made 5 tackles and returned aninterception 47 yards for a TD...
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Alden.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ Medina...................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Roy-Hart.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Newfane.................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Depew....................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Lackawanna.........7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ North Tonawanda.. 6:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
StarpointSpartans
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Wmsville East........... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 9........ @ Kenmore West..... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ North Tonawanda..7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Kenmore East........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Grand Island........7:15
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Wmsville South........ 7:00
Sat., Oct. 14....... @ Lockport...............2:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Sweet HomePanthers
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ North Tonawanda.. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Cheektowaga........7:15
Fri., Sept. 15....... Kenmore West.......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Wmsville East...... 7:15
Fri., Sept. 29....... Kenmore East........... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Grand Island............ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Wmsville South....7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
TonawandaWarriors
Rushing: Robinson 37-301, Zienkiewicz 6-77,Gawel 15-69, Mott 4-53, Chase 10-62,Majewski 1-8, Mack 3-7.
Receiving: Mazzara 8-126, Spina 7-70,Bowden 4-42, Brooks 3-98, Gawel 1-19.
TDs: Robinson 2, Mazzara 2, Zienkiewicz 2,Brooks 2, Gawel, Chase, Mott, Mack.
Passing: Chase 23-38-355.
TD Passes: Chase 4.
Interceptions: Mazzara 2, Mott 2, Voss,Ruchala, Mack.
FRec: Roetzer, Brooks, Parisse.
Rushing: Robertson 12-140, McDuffie 11-34,Johnson 1-19.
Receiving: Johnson 4-189, McDuffie 2-44.
TDs: McDuffie 4, Johnson 3, Robertson.
Passing: Robertson 5-9-171, Torrillo 1-1-62.
TD Passes: Robertson 3, Torrillo.
Interceptions: Robertson, Harris.
FRec: Rivera.
Rushing: Braddell 15-120, Ray 25-160,Tartick 10-40, Frazier 2-5.
Receiving: Allen 5-50, Ray 7-225, Forster 5-105,Allen 2-40, Braddell 2-5, Badner 1-40,Summerson 1-31, Gross 1-5.
TDs: Ray 2, Braddell, Badner, Tartick.
Passing: Tartick 26-40-435, Ray 1-1-5.
TD Passes: Tartick 2.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: Ray.
Team Reports
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Alex PrimsJosh Brooks
2017 Numbers
The Trojans steadilybuilt a 28-0 lead at thehalf and beat Lake Shore 41-0 lastweek... Jacob Maurino had an enor-mous night as he rushed 14 times for164 yards ad 4 TDs. He scored onruns of 36, 1, 51 and2 yards. Maurinoalso caught an 81-yard TD pass... ZachArnone ran for 38yards on just 3 car-ries. He also inter-cepted a pass ondefense... DrewWoltz added 29 yards on 6 carries tothe totals... Salvatore Sperrazzamade 3 tackles, including a QB sack...Dylan McNulty made 3 tackles,recorded a QB sack and recovered afumble... Kyle McCubbin and JareldBailey were each in on 4 tackles... WSEast hosts McKinley ths week...
2017 Numbers
The Indians led 14-0at the half but scored 3TDs in the 3rd quarter to pull away toa 35-13 win over McKinley lastweek... Matt Myers completed 10 of22 passes for 188 yards. He alsorushed for 24 yardsand 3 TDs... JustonJohnson had a hugeday as he caught 5passes for 128 yards,including a 58-yardTD... Kyle Haettichcaught 2 passes for36 yards... JesseBroad rushed 4 times for 28 yardsand a TD. He also caught 2 passes for27 yards... Mike Glinski led thedefense with 12 tackles, 7 solo. Healso intercepted a pass... LiamScheuer made 8 tackles, 6 solo. Healso had 4 tackles-for-loss, including aQB sack...
2017 Numbers
No Report
Team Reports
Williamsville EastFlames
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Starpoint.............. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... @ Wmsville North... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Wmsville South... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Sweet Home.............. 7:15
Thu., Sept. 28..... North Tonawanda.... 7:00
Sat., Oct. 7.......... Kenmore West.......... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Grand Island........7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: None.
Receiving: None.
TDs: None.
Passing: None.
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: None.
FRec: None.
West Seneca WestIndians
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Amherst.....................7:00
Fri., Sept. 7......... @ McKinley (Rv)..... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Iroquois.................7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Hamburg................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... Lackawanna............. 7:00
Thu., Oct. 5........ @ Lake Shore........... 6:30
Fri., Oct. 13........ WSeneca East........... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Speyer 18-164, Myers 23-122,Scheuer 8-52, Ball 6-45, Broad 6-37,Johnson 2-10, Karmazyn 1-2.
Receiving: Johnson 6-149, Haettich 5-90,Broad 3-35, Ball 2-30, Wilhelm 1-9.
TDs: Myers 5, Haettich 3, Scheuer 2, Ball,Johnson, Broad.
Passing: Myers 15-30-275, Scheuer 2-3-38.
TD Passes: Myers 4, Scheuer.
Interceptions: Glinski, Johnson, Karmazyn.
FRec: Karmazyn, Scheuer.
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West Seneca EastTrojans
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Iroquois..................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Lake Shore................ 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ McKinley (Rv)..... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... @ Amherst................ 7:15
Thu., Sept. 28..... @ Hutch Tech (AH)....7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... South Park................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ WSeneca West......7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: JcMaurino 37-244, Arnone 15-78,JrMaurino 8-61, Woltz 11-52, Bullis 4-13,Moore 5-13, Bailey 5-10.
Receiving: Maurino 1-81.
TDs: JcMaurino 7, Bullis, McNulty.
Passing: JrMaurino 0-3-0, Arnone 0-3-0,JcMaurino 1-1-(-2).
TD Passes: None.
Interceptions: JrMaurino, Arnone.
FRec: Woltz, Moore, McNulty.
Liam ScheuerDylan McNulty
2017 Numbers
The Spartans held aslim 21-18 lead in the 3rdquarter but powered their way pastWilliamsville East 35-18 last week...Marquell Wells led the ground gameas he rushed 20 times for 166 yardsand 2 TDs... IvanGhemmegnepunched in a pair ofshort TD runs... JoeNusall completed 7of 13 passes for 181yards. He also snuckin for a 1-yard TD...Jacob Orlandocaught 3 passes for 64 yards... BrettIsler caught 2 passes for 59 yards...Dylan Kelly caught 2 passes for 35yards. He also had 6 tackles ondefense... Scott Becht led the defenseas he made 9 tackles and recorded 2QB sacks... Cam Walter made 7 tack-les and also had a QB sack...
2017 Numbers
The Billies trailed 7-0after one quarter butexploded for 22 points in the 2ndframe and beat Kenmore East 44-27last week... Josh Foster had a bignight as he completed 11 of 19 passesfor 189 yards and 3TDs. He also rushed9 times for 86 yardsand a TD... JemelleJones ran for 59yards and a TD onjust 3 carries...Jeremy Turner car-ried 5 times for 49yards and a TD... Cody Sanfordcaught 6 passes for 78 yards and 2TDs... Alec Miller caught 2 passes for33 yards and a TD... Joel Penvosecaught 2 passes for 61 yards... R-SonStone and Dan Thomeer led thedefense with 11 tackles each... JoeyBattaglia made 10 tackles...
2017 Numbers
The Lakemen trailedjust 8-0 after one quarterbut surrendered 3 TDs in the 2ndquarter and lost to Cleve Hill 48-7 lastweek... The ground game struggled tofind traction as the Lakemen rushedfor just 31 yards...Steven Frerichscompleted 11 of 29passes for 92 yardsand a TD... MarcelWilson caught 3passes for 45 yards...Matt Kitcho caught2 passes for 29 yards.He also made a team-high 7 tackles ondefense and averaged 43 yards on 5punts... Andrew Hadsell caught 2passes for 10 yards. He also made 4tackles on defense... Nicklos Steuberrecovered a fumble... DrewWestmoreland made 6 tackles, 5solo... Tanner Feeley made 4 stops...
Williamsville NorthSpartans
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... Hutch Tech............... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Wmsville East........... 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16...... @ Niagara Falls....... 2:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Orchard Park........... 7:00
Thu., Sept. 28..... @ Jamestown........... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... Frontier..................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ @ Niag Wheatfield... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Williamsville SouthBillies
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Clarence............... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8........ @ Kenmore East...... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... Wmsville East........... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Grand island............. 7:00
Thu., Sept. 28..... @ Kenmore West..... 4:30
Fri., Oct. 6.......... @ Starpoint.............. 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Sweet Home.............. 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Wells 20-166, Mann 13-111,Richards 8-73, Ghemmenge 15-49.
Receiving: Kelly 7-128, Orlando 3-64, Isler 2-59,Johnston 1-30.
TDs: Ghemmenge 3, Kelly 2, Wells 2, Nusall,Richards.
Passing: Nusall 19-35-375.
TD Passes: Nusall 2.
Interceptions: Mann.
FRec: None.
Rushing: Jones 17-144, Foster 24-103,Turner 12-79, Miller 5-37, Sanford 2-13,Battaglia 2-7, Lantzas 4-1, VanSplunder 1-(-3).
Receiving: Sanford 11-197, Miller 7-179,Penvose 3-67, Jones 2-36, Jacobs 2-20,Montgomery 1-17, Turner 1-10.
TDs: Sanford 4, Miller 3, Jones 3, Foster,Turner.
Passing: Foster 25-46-512.
TD Passes: Foster 7.
Interceptions: Turner, Battaglia.
FRec: Jones 2, Battaglia, Thomeer, Jacobs,Manna, Turner.
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Jeremy Turner
WilsonLakemen
2017 ScheduleFri., Sept. 1......... @ Silver Creek......... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 8......... Cleve Hill.................. 7:00
Fri., Sept. 15....... @ Akron................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 22....... Lew-Port................... 7:00
Fri., Sept. 29....... @ Eden...................... 7:00
Fri., Oct. 6.......... JFK............................ 7:00
Fri., Oct. 13........ Newfane.................... 7:00
Oct. 20/21............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Oct. 27/28............ Playoffs.....................TBA
Rushing: Frerichs 9-22, Rick 13-19,Westmoreland 5-10, Bender 1-0.
Receiving: Hadsell 4-42, Wilson 3-44,Carney 3-34, Bender 1-3.
TDs: Westmoreland, Wilson, Carney, Bender.
Passing: Frerichs 11-18-123.
TD Passes: Frerichs 3.
Interceptions: Steuber.
FRec: None.
Matt KitchoDylan Kelly
Class D Div All PF PA NextFranklin-Ellicott............ 1-0 2-0 83 34 @ Maple GroveMaple Grove................ 1-0 2-0 74 6 Franklin-EllicottCSP.............................. 1-0 2-0 86 38 @ RandolphChautauqua Lake........ 1-0 1-1 44 47 PortvilleSalamanca.................. 1-1 1-1 44 44 @ Cattaraugus-LVCattaraugus-LV............ 0-1 1-1 42 61 SalamancaPortville........................ 0-1 0-2 10 85 @ Chaut LakeRandolph..................... 0-2 0-2 31 77 CSP
Msgr Martin Div All PF PA NextSt. Mary’s................... 1-0 2-0 82 6 Bishop Kearney (5)St. Joe’s..................... 1-0 2-0 79 28 Aquinas (5)Canisius..................... 0-0 1-1 63 55 Bishop TimonSt. Francis................. 0-0 1-1 53 37 Walsh Jesuit (Oh)Cardinal O’Hara......... 0-1 0-2 22 81 Batavia (5)Bishop Timon............. 0-1 0-2 18 59 @ Canisius
Independent Div All PF PA NextNichols....................... -- 0-1 6 49 CVF
C North Div All PF PA NextJFK.............................. 1-0 1-1 40 42 EdenCleveland Hill.............. 1-0 1-1 72 37 U-Prep (5)Eden............................ 0-0 0-2 20 80 @ JFKWilson......................... 0-1 1-1 36 55 @ AkronAkron........................... 0-1 1-1 57 29 Wilson
C South Div All PF PA NextSouthwestern.............. 1-0 2-0 59 14 Alley-LimestoneCValley-Falconer......... 1-0 1-1 47 71 @ NicholsAllegany-Limestone..... 0-0 1-1 53 21 @ SouthwesternGowanda..................... 0-1 0-2 26 67 Silver CreekSilver Creek................. 0-1 0-2 7 57 Gowanda
B-1 Div All PF PA NextMaryvale...................... 1-0 2-0 57 37 @ OleanCheektowaga............... 1-0 1-1 77 40 @ PioneerBurgard....................... 1-0 1-1 68 52 @ Lew-PortPioneer........................ 0-1 1-1 34 33 CheektowagaEast Aurora................. 0-1 0-2 7 79 @ DunkirkLew-Port...................... 0-1 0-2 18 90 Burgard
B-2 Div All PF PA NextDunkirk....................... 2-0 2-0 52 27 East AuroraAlbion......................... 2-0 2-0 68 41 @ FredoniaOlean.......................... 1-0 2-0 49 19 MaryvaleFredonia...................... 0-1 1-1 54 35 AlbionSpringville................... 0-2 0-2 42 71 DepewDepew........................ 0-2 0-2 26 49 @ Springville
B-3 Div All PF PA NextAlden........................... 2-0 2-0 87 38 @ LackawannaLackawanna................ 1-0 2-0 74 20 AldenMedina........................ 1-0 2-0 78 45 NewfaneRoy-Hart...................... 0-1 0-2 26 64 TonawandaNewfane...................... 0-1 1-1 54 40 @ MedinaTonawanda.................. 0-2 0-2 35 72 @ Roy-Hart
A North Div All PF PA NextGrand Island............… 2-0 2-0 78 7 Niagara WheatfieldStarpoint...................... 2-0 2-0 84 14 @ N TonawandaSweet Home...…......... 1-0 2-0 93 72 Kenmore WestWilliamsville South...... 1-0 2-0 84 48 Wmsville EastKenmore West…......... 0-1 1-1 37 63 @ Sweet HomeWilliamsville East.....… 0-1 0-2 18 70 @ Wmsville SouthNorth Tonawanda........ 0-2 0-2 37 89 StarpointKenmore East……...... 0-2 0-2 34 86 @ Amherst
A South Div All PF PA NextWest Seneca West.... 2-0 2-0 89 19 @ IroquoisSouth Park................. 2-0 2-0 72 7 @ Perry PittsburghIroquois...................... 2-0 2-0 72 39 WSeneca WestWest Seneca East..... 1-1 1-1 67 33 @ McKinleyMcKinley..........…....... 0-1 1-1 38 42 WSeneca EastLake Shore.........…… 0-1 1-1 28 47 @ HamburgHamburg.........……… 0-2 0-2 20 69 Lake ShoreAmherst..................... 0-2 0-2 6 96 Kenmore East
AA Div All PF PA NextLancaster…................. 2-0 2-0 102 16 Orchard ParkJamestown.................. 2-0 2-0 45 20 ClarenceWilliamsville North....... 1-0 2-0 63 38 @ Niagara FallsOrchard Park…........... 1-0 1-1 53 55 @ LancasterClarence…………....... 1-0 1-1 47 40 @ JamestownNiagara Wheatfield...... 1-1 1-1 73 88 @ Grand IslandBennett...................... 1-1 1-1 52 63 @ LockportNiagara Falls…….…... 0-1 0-2 14 49 Wmsville NorthLockport…………........ 0-2 0-2 42 96 BennettFrontier………............. 0-2 0-2 34 58 Hutch TechHutch Tech.................. 0-2 0-2 20 51 @ Frontier
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Photo by Bert Smith
Jamestown kicker Jayden Schultz kicks one of his 3 FGs inthe Red Raiders 23-0 win over Hutch Tech last week. Schultzhit FGs from 27, 27 and 28 yards.
2017 League Standings
Friday, September 1stLake Shore 28, Eden 6Williamsville North 28, Hutch Tech 20Jamestown 22, Frontier 20McKinley 25, Orchard Park 7Williamsville South 40, Clarence 21West Seneca West 54, Amherst 6Iroquois 33, West Seneca East 26South Park 30, Hamburg 7Starpoint 35, Williamsville East 0Sweet Home 53, North Tonawanda 37Albion 40, Springville 34Fredonia 41, East Aurora 7Medina 52, Burgard 30Alden 46, Tonawanda 20Akron 23, Roy-Hart 8Wilson 29, Silver Creek 7Southwestern 31, Chautauqua Lake 14Maple Grove 40, Gowanda 0Franklin-Ellicott 47, Randolph 15Cattaraugus-LV 24, Bishop Kearney 0Salamanca 38, Portville 10Grand Island 42, Kenmore East 7Canisius 42, Pittsford 27Lancaster 49, Bennett 16Dunkirk 21, Depew 19
Saturday, September 2ndSt. Joe’s 38, Archbishop Ryan (Phil.) 14Mt. St. Joseph’s (MD) 40, Cardinal O’Hara 8St. Mary’s 33, Bishop Timon 0Pioneer 21, JFK 6CSP 45, CVF 20Kenmore West 23, Niagara Falls 14Niagara Wheatfield 43, Lockport 42Maryvale 30, Cleve Hill 24Lackawanna 22, Newfane 6Cheektowaga 42, Lew-Port 0Olean 21, Allegany-Limestone 6Erie McDowell (Pa.) 23, St. Francis 21
Thursday, September 7th South Park 42, Amherst 0Alden 41, Roy-Hart 18
Friday, September 8th St. Joe’s 41, Cardinal O’Hara 14Clarence 26, Niagara Falls 0Williamsville North 35, Williamsville East 18Bennett 36, Frontier 14Orchard Park 46, Niagara Wheatfield 30Williamsville South 44, Kenmore East 27Grand Island 36, North Tonawanda 0West Seneca West 35, McKinley 13West Seneca East 41, Lake Shore 0Iroquois 39, Hamburg 13Medina 26, Tonawanda 15Maryvale 27, Pioneer 13Dunkirk 31, Springville 8Olean 28, Fredonia 13Cleve Hill 48, Wilson 7JFK 34, Akron 21Allegany-Limestone 47, Portville 0Southwestern 28, Silver Creek 0Chautauqua Lake 30, Randolph 16CSP 41, Cattaraugus-LV 18Maple Grove 34, Salamanca 6Franklin-Ellicott 36, South Allegany (Pa.) 19Bishop McDevitt (Pa.) 28, Canisius 21St. Francis 32, U-Prep (5) 14Sweet Home 40, Cheektowaga 35Albion 28, Depew 7
Saturday, September 9thJamestown 23, Hutch Tech 0Burgard 38, East Aurora 0Lackawanna 52, Eden 14St. Mary’s 49, Nichols 6CVF 27, Gowanda 26Lancaster 53, Lockport 0Starpoint 49, Kenmore West 14Newfane 48, Lew-Port 18Bishop Kerney 26, Bishop Timon 18
Thursday, September 14th Hutch Tech @ Frontier, 7:00
Friday, September 15thBennett @ Lockport, 4:00Niagara Wheatfield @ Grand Island, 7:00Clarence @ Jamestown, 7:00Williamsville East @ Williamsville South, 7:00Starpoint @ North Tonawanda, 7:00Kenmore West @ Sweet Home, 7:00Kenmore East @ Amherst, 7:00West Seneca West @ Iroquois, 7:00West Seneca East @ McKinley (Riv), 7:00Lake Shore @ Hamburg, 7:00Burgard @ Lew-Port, 7:00Cheektowaga @ Pioneer, 7:00Maryvale @ Olean, 7:00Tonawanda @ Roy-Hart, 7:00Depew @ Springville, 7:00Albion @ Fredonia (Broc), 7:00Wilson @ Akron, 7:00Allegany-Limestone @ Southwestern, 7:00Silver Creek @ Gowanda, 7:00CSP @ Randolph, 7:00Salamanca @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00Franklin-Ellicott @ Maple Grove, 7:00Portville @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00Orchard Park @ Lancaster, 7:30East Aurora @ Dunkirk, 7:30Newfane @ Medina, 7:30
Saturday, September 16thBatavia (5) @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00Bishop Kearney @ St. Mary’s, 1:00Bishop Timon @ Canisius, 1:00Alden @ Lackawanna, 1:00Aquinas (5) @ St. Joe’s, 1:00CVF @ Nichols, 1:00Eden @ JFK, 1:30Williamsville North @ Niagara Falls, 2:00U-Prep (5) @ Cleve Hill, 2:00South Park @ Perry (Pittsburgh, PA), 6:00Walsh Jesuit (Oh.) @ St. Francis, 7:00
WEEK 1Must SeeBennett @ LancasterJoe Foyle Stadium, 7:30 pmDefending Champs in AA and A meet
WEEK 2Must SeeNorth Tonawanda @ Grand Island7:00 pmEarly matchup of Class A contenders
WEEK 3Must SeeFranklin-Ellicott @ Maple Grove7:00 pmWinner is early favorite in Class D
WNY 2017 Schedule
WNY 2017 Schedule
Thursday, September 21stIroquois @ Lake Shore 6:30
Friday, September 22ndOrchard Park @ Williamsville North, 7:00Frontier @ Clarence, 7:00Springville @ Jamestown, 7:00Hamburg @ West Seneca West, 7:00Grand Island @ Williamsville South, 7:00Kenmore West @ North Tonawanda, 7:00Kenmore East @ Starpoint, 7:00Roy-Hart @ Albion, 7:00Newfane @ Tonawanda, 7:00Burgard @ Maryvale, 7:00East Aurora @ Pioneer, 7:00Lew-Port @ Wilson, 7:00Eden @ CVF (Falc), 7:00Akron @ Silver Creek, 7:00Randolph @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:00Cattaraugus-LV @ Portville, 7:00Maple Grove @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00Salamanca @ Franklin-Ellicott (E), 7:00Bishop Timon @ Permian (Tex.), 7:00St. Joe’s vs. Canisius (@ New Era Field), 7:00Sweet Home @ Williamsville East, 7:15West Seneca East @ Amherst, 7:15Cheektowaga @ Alden, 7:30Fredonia @ Depew 7:30Lackawanna @ Medina, 7:30Olean @ Dunkirk 7:30
Saturday, September 23rdLancaster @ Niagara Falls 12:00McKinley @ South Park (AH), 1:00 St. Francis @ Aquinas, 1:00St. Mary’s @ UPrep, 1:00Gowanda @ JFK 1:30Bishop Timon @ CSP 1:30 (Sherman)Southwestern @ Cleve Hill, 2:00Hutch Tech @ Lockport, 2:00Bennett @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00
Thursday, September 28thWilliamsville South @ Kenmore West, 4:30Amherst @ Lake Shore, 6:30Williamsville North @ Jamestown, 7:00North Tonawanda @ Williamsville East, 7:00West Seneca East @ Hutch Tech (AH), 1:00
Friday, September 29thPioneer @ Lew-Port, 6:00Niagara Falls @ Frontier, 7:00Clarence @ Bennett (AH), 7:00McKinley @ Hamburg, 7:00Kenmore East @ Sweet Home, 7:00Lackawanna @ West Seneca West, 7:00South Park @ Iroquois, 7:00Depew @ Tonawanda, 7:00Dunkirk @ Southwestern, 7:00Olean @ Albion, 7:00Springville @ Fredonia (Broc), 7:00Cheektowaga @ Burgard (Riv), 7:00East Aurora @ Maryvale, 7:00Cleve Hill @ Akron, 7:00Wilson @ Eden, 7:00Allegany-Limestone @ Gowanda, 7:00Silver Creek @ CVF (Falc), 7:00Portville @ Randolph, 7:00Chautauqua Lake @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00Frewsburg @ Salamanca, 7:00St. Francis @ Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.), 7:00St. Joe’s @ Cardinal Mooney (Oh.), 7:00Aquinas (5) @ Bishop Timon, 7:00Starpoint @ Grand Island, 7:15Roy-Hart @ Medina, 7:30Niagara Wheatfield @ Lancaster 7:30
Saturday, September 30thLockport @ Orchard Park, 1:00Canisius @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00Honeyoe Falls-Lima @ St. Mary’s, 1:00Franklin-Ellicott @ JFK, 1:30Maple Grove @ CSP (Clymer), 1:30Alden @ Newfane, 2:00
Thursday, October 5thWest Seneca West @ Lake Shore 6:30
Friday, October 6thFrontier @ Williamsville North, 7:00Orchard Park @ Hutch Tech (AH), 7:00Lancaster @ Jamestown, 7:00South Park @ West Seneca East, 7:00Hamburg @ Amherst, 7:00Iroquois @ McKinley (Riv), 7:00Williamsville South @ Starpoint, 7:00North Tonawanda @ Kenmore East, 7:00Grand Island @ Sweet Home, 7:00Depew @ Olean, 7:00Springville @ Pioneer, 7:00Tonawanda @ Lackawanna, 7:00Medina @ Alden, 7:00Maryvale @ Lew-Port, 7:00East Aurora @ Cheektowaga, 7:00JFK @ Wilson, 7:00Cleve Hill @ Eden, 7:00Southwestern @ Gowanda, 7:00Randolph @ Maple Grove, 7:00Franklin-Ellicott @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00CSP @ Salamanca, 7:00Cattaraugus-LV @ Silver Creek, 7:00Cardinal O’Hara @ Bishop Timon, 7:00Niagara Wheatfield @ Clarence, 7:30Albion @ Dunkirk 7:30Fredonia @ Akron 7:30Canisius @ Massillion (OH), 7:30
Saturday, October 7thLockport @ Niagara Falls, 12:00Bennett @ Burgard, 1:00 (Riv)St. Joe’s @ St. Francis, 1:00Newfane @ Roy-Hart, 1:30 (@ Barker)Alley-Lime @ CVF (Cass Valley), 1:30Kenmore West @ Williamsville East, 2:00Nichols @ Portville, 7:00St. Mary’s @ Steubenville Catholic (OH) 7:00
WEEK 4Must SeeSt. Joe’s @ CanisiusNew Era Field, 7:00 pmMost intense rivalry in WNY
WEEK 5Must SeeStarpoint @ Grand Island7:00 pmBig Division game for Class A contenders
WEEK 6Must SeeSouth Park @ West Seneca East7:00 pmMay decide Class A South Division
WNY 2017 Schedule
Thursday, October 12th
Alden @ Iroquois, 7:00
Friday, October 13th
Tonawanda @ North Tonawanda, 6:00Hamburg @ Frontier, 7:00Jamestown @ Orchard Park, 7:00Clarence @ Hutch Tech (Riv), 7:00West Seneca East @ West Seneca West, 7:00Lake Shore @ South Park (AH), 7:00McKinley @ Amherst, 7:00Sweet Home @ Williamsville South, 7:00Williamsville East @ Grand Island, 7:00Burgard @ Pioneer, 7:00Cheektowaga @ Maryvale, 7:00East Aurora @ Lew-Port, 7:00Lackawanna @ Roy-Hart, 7:00Medina @ Albion, 7:00Newfane @ Wilson, 7:00Olean @ Springville, 7:00Silver Creek @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:00CVF @ Southwestern, 7:00Akron @ Eden, 7:00Randolph @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00Portville @ Maple Grove, 7:00Chautauqua Lake @ Frewsburg, 7:00CSP @ Franklin-Ellicott (Frank), 7:00Salamanca @ Gowanda, 7:00Canisius @ Aquinas (5), 7:00St. Joe’s @ U-Prep (5), 7:00Bishop Timon @ Erie Cathedral Prep, 7:00St. Mary’s @ Batavia, 7:00Williamsville North @ Niagara Wheatfield, 7:00Lancaster @ Depew, 7:15Fredonia @ Dunkirk 7:30
Saturday, October 14th
Niagara Falls @ Bennett (AH), 1:00St. Francis @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00Starpoint @ Lockport, 2:00Kenmore East @ Kenmore West, 2:00JFK @ Cleve Hill, 2:00
WEEK 8Thursday, October 19th
Canisius @ St. Francis (@ New Era Field), 7:00
Friday, October 20th
Cardinal O’Hara @ Steubenville (Oh.), 7:00Section VI Playoffs, TBA
Saturday, October 21st
Bishop Timon @ St. Joe’s, 1:00Section VI Playoffs, TBA
WEEK 9Thursday, October 26th
Chuck Funke Bowl ChampionshipsClass D @ Cattaraugus-LVClass C/B @ PioneerClass A/AA @ Depew
Friday, October 27th
Section VI Playoffs, TBASt. Francis @ Bishop Timon, 7:00
Saturday, October 28th
Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) @ Canisius, 1:00Erie McDowell @ St. Joe’s, 1:00St. Mary’s @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00Section VI Playoffs, TBA
WEEK 10Friday, November 3rd @ Ralph Wilson
Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBASection VI ChampionshipsClass D, 5:00 pmClass AA, 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 4th @ Ralph Wilson
Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBASection VI ChampionshipsClass C, 12:00 pmClass B, 3:15 pmClass A 6:30 pm
WEEK 11Friday, November 10th
NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBAMsgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA
Saturday, November 11th
NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBAMsgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA
WEEK 12Friday, November 17th
NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA
Saturday, November 18th
NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBAMsgr. Martin Association Championship
WEEK 13Friday, November 24th @ Carrier Dome
NYS Championships, TBA
Saturday, November 25th @ Carrier Dome
NYS Championships, TBA
WEEK 7Must SeeCheektowaga @ Maryvale
7:00 pm
Crosstown rivalry may decide Class B
WEEK 8, 9, 10Must SeeSection 6 Playoffs
Msgr. Martin Association Playoffs
Dates, Times TBA
WEEK 11, 12, 13Must SeeNYS Playoffs
Section 6 vs Section 5
Dates, Times TBA
By Mark AdairAlfred opened the season two weeks ago with a 20-17
win over Ithaca and enjoyed a bye week last weekend.“I actually don’t like a bye this early but we don’t get to
choose that,” Alfred coach Bob Rankl said. “The confer-ence has rotations as to who gets their bye each weekbut we want to get start-ed and get somemomentum.”
In the win overIthaca, the Saxonstrailed 17-13 at the half.Alfred shut the Bombersout over the last 30minutes.
“We definitely did notplay our best footballgame,” Rankl said. “Nodoubt about that. Weneed to improve everysingle week.”
Rankl did say thatthe only stat that mat-ters is the final score.
“I’m not dissatisfiedbut we definitely needto be cleaner,” he said.“We have stuff to workon.”
Alfred, ranked 21stin the nation, will hostUtica in their firstEmpire 8 game thisweekend.
“Every win is vital,”Rankl said. “It’s a dog-eat-dog conference.Blaise Faggiano hasdone a great job withthat program and weknow we’ll have ourhands full with them.”
If Alfred is going towin a second straightEmpire 8 Conference title, they will need another big yearfrom senior captain AJ Licata.
“AJ is an outstanding student and an outstanding foot-ball player,” Rankl said. “He’s pretty much everything youwant in the leader of your football program.”
Licata starts at OLB and was Alfred’s leading tackler in2016 as the Saxons finished 12-1, setting a school recordfor most wins in a season. He finished the season with153 tackles, just one off the single-season school record.
“He runs well, he’s strong and he’s tough,” Rankl said.“He does everything well.”
Alfred advanced to the NCAA Final 8. They were alsogiven the Lambert Cup by the ECAC as the top DivisionIII team in Northeast.
Rankl recruited AJ out of Frontier High School.“I watched him on film and I could tell he was a very
aggressive football player,” he said. “Did I think he wouldturn out as good as hehas? Probably not but hehas worked his tail off tobecome the kind of playerhe is.”
Licata, a Finance Majorwho maintains a GPA of3.62, was also given theJay Berwanger Award asthe top Division III playerin the northeast.
“It’s a testament to thekind of season he had lastyear,” Rankl said. “Thoseawards usually go to run-ning backs or quarter-backs. It shows how muchhe is respected by theteams he has playedagainst. He’s been amaz-ing.”
This summer, Licatawas named a first-teamDivision III All-American.
“AJ deserved it,” Ranklsaid, “but he would tellyou that he’s more inter-ested in winning footballgames. We are muchmore interested in winningfootball games, confer-ence games and playoffgames.”
Licata was chosen as ateam captain by his team-mates.
“The other players seehim as a guy who is a
leader,” Rankl said. “He will always does the right thing, inhis pads, in the off-season and outside of football. He is aguy you can count on and other people respect him.”
Licata is also driven to win football games, accordingto Rankl.
“He’s a very intense competitor on the field,” he said.“He doesn’t like to lose and loves to compete. He doesn’tlead by yelling at people.”
Incredibly, Licata may even be better this year than hewas in 2016.
“He has improved every year,” Rankl said, “and he isplaying his best football right now.”
Senior AJ Licata Leading Alfred
Photo by Alfred University
Alfred senior AJ Licata, a Frontier graduate, was given theJay Berwanger Award as the top Division III player in 2016.
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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.
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