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1 S E C T I O N 6 wny Football W E E K L Y Mustangs Win with Rhim Junior QB Leads Medina to victory with 5 TD passes September 6, 2017 Issue No Pages INSIDE: Erickson Has Huge Night for Franklin-Ellicott CJ Perillo Runs Iroquois Past WSeneca East Go West, Young Man Matt Myers leads West Seneca West to a big win over Amherst in his first game for his home district McKinley Grad is Buff State Team Captain PLUS: State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Schedules ALSO: Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings

2 This Week s Lineup: 8 Seager Leads Jamestown Jamestown opened the season with a tense win over Frontier last week. One player that the Raiders will be relying on this season is junior CB Jeff Seager, who started as a sophomore last fall. 9 Rainey Stars for KW Kenmore West opened the new Crosby Field with a win over Niagara Falls last week. If the Blue Devils are going to contend for the A North title this season, they will need a big year from senior Erik Rainey. 10 Simon Solid for Olean Olean opened the season with a 21-6 win over Allegany-Limestone last week. Junior LB Icar Simon will play a key role for the Olean defense this season. 11 Erickson Plays Big for F-E Franklin-Ellicott opened the season with a huge win over Randolph. Sam Erickson finished the game with 2 catches for 103 yards and 2 TDs. He scored on plays that covered 57 and 46 yards. Contents SEPTEMBER 6, WNY Notebook 5... Players of the Week 7... League Look-Ins Notebook Team Reports Standings Leader Board Around The State Campus News Extra Point Football W E E K L Y wny Publisher Adair Publishing Editor-In-Chief Mark E. Adair Statistician Paul Hutzler Photography Jerome Davis, Tim Frank The WNY Football Weekly is published every Thursday throughout the high school football season (August-November) by Adair Publishing. Contents copyright 2017 by Adair Publishing. All rights reserved. This volume may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the prior written consent of the publisher. Address editorial and advertising correspondence to: WNY Football Weekly, nyfootballwriter@yahoo.com To advertise in the Upstate Football Weekly or for information regarding ad rates and sizes call (716) Football Weekly 86 Park Lane Circle Lockport, N.Y (716) nyfootballwriter@yahoocom

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4 Buffalo Bills & ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week McKinley Coach Honored for Upset McKinley coach Brian Hillery was named the Buffalo Bills/ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week after his Macks went to Orchard Park and came away with a 25-7 win. I m extremely proud of the kids, Hillery said. It was a great win for our whole staff and for the kids. Hillery wanted to play Orchard Park for the Macks nonleague game. I knew our team would be pretty talented this year, he said. I definitely feel that when you play tough competition, win or lose, the competition makes us better. So when we went to schedule our non-league contest, I scheduled a great program. Kaiyer Fields had a huge day for the Macks. The junior RB rushed 18 times for 313 yards and 3 TDs. We have two great running backs, Hillery said, but Kaiyer is special. Orchard Park scored in the first quarter and held a 7-0 lead. Late in the second quarter, Fields bolted through the line and went 65 yards for a TD to tie the game at 7-7. We called a counter play, Hillery said. He broke one ankle tackle, bounced off another tackler, got to the open field and outran everyone. To go into the half tied was huge. I think if we were still down at halftime, it s a different game. In the third quarter, the Macks took their first lead when senior safety Troy Coble returned an interception 30 yards for TD. Our pass rush got to the QB and he threw a bullet over the middle, Hillery said. Troy stepped up, grabbed the ball with both hands and was down the left sideline. McKinley suddenly led 13-7 and the sideline exploded. The kids went absolutely crazy, Hillery said. it was impossible to get them ready for the extra point and Orchard Park blocked it. The Macks held the 13-7 lead until the fourth quarter when Fields broke off another big run. With the ball at the 37-yard line, Fields broke a tackle and went down the sidelines again. Sixty yards later he was brought down on the OP 3-yard line. Kaiyer was gassed so we put Myles Haynes in, Hillery said. He punched it up the middle on the next play. McKinley led 19-7 but Hillery was still nervous. It was still early in the 4th quarter, he said. It wasn t in 4 the bank yet. Orchard Park is an outstanding program and our kids knew that. We played our normal defense. They drove the ball on us a couple of times but we came up with some huge stops. Fields had one huge play left in his arsenal. With 3 minutes left, and the Macks facing 3rd-and-4, the junior RB broke a tackle, juked a defender and went 85 yards down the sideline for the clinching TD. McKinley led Hillery says that the win has given his team a shot of confidence and raised the excitement level. The kids have been fired up all weekend, he said. They have been texting me, wanting to now how to upload their Hudl highlights, asking when we re practicing next. This is a great way to go into our 6-week league schedule. Hillery has been sought after by more than just his players. I ve talked to more media this weekend than I did all last season, he said. Hillery is in his second year as a head coach at McKinley. He also spent 2 years as the JV coach under Ed Wilson. Before that was the JV coach at Riverside for 3 years. Photo by Mark Adair McKinley coach Brian Hillery was named the Buffalo Bills/ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week after leading his macks to a 25-7 win over Orchard Park. He is also one of those rare coaches who have never played football. I ve never played a down of football in my life, he said. I have always been a huge football fan but I was a golfer growing up. Unfortunately, golf and football are the same season in high school. If golf was in the spring, I would have payed football. Hillery played hockey and golf for 2 seasons at ECC. He then went to SUNY Brockport where his love for football took a serious turn. I took a 3-credit course that was called Advanced Football, Hillery said. Pete Mathews, the offensive line coach at Brockport, taught a film room. He showed how the game was called, why motion, why shift. That class led me to be a student of the game. After graduating from Brockport, Hillery coached middle school football for one season in Virginia. That was a great start because it was all about teaching the fundamentals, he said. After 1 year, I came back to Buffalo. It took a couple of years but I finally was able to join the staff at Riverside.

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8 By Mark Adair Rhim Leads Medina to Win Medina trailed with 2 minutes to play in the first half but rallied to beat Burgard in the season opener last week. We had some untimely turnovers in the first half, Medina coach Eric Valley said. Our defense is very young and I wondered if we were going to be able to slow them down. Trailing by 14 points late in the 2nd quarter, Medina took possession on their own 17-yard line and proceeded to drive 87 yards for a crucial score. We hit a lot of short passes, Valley said. With time running out in the half, QB Izaiah Rhim hit Mason Lewis with a 30- yard TD pass with just :14 left in the half to pull the Mustangs within That definitely created some momentum for us, Valley said. We knew if we made some adjustments and eliminated the mistakes, we could play with them. Valley says the passing game began to work late in the first half. We didn t have much success running the ball, Valley said, but it opened up the passing game and Izaiah picked them apart. After making a few defensive adjustments at halftime, the Mustangs defense allowed no points after the break. Our defense really took over, Valley said. We gave up just 2 first downs in the second half. Medina scored twice in the third quarter and entered the final frame with a lead. Early in the 4th quarter the Mustangs scored again to pull in front A final TD clinched the Mustangs first win over Burgard. As far as I can remember, we have never beaten Burgard, Valley said. Maybe it happened years ago but I certainly wasn t here for it. The win, though it has no effect on the B-3 standings, has given the entire program a boost in confidence. It s a great way to start the season, Valley said. It was s a non-league contest and a very difficult opponent. We think we can play with anybody in B now. Medina QB Izaiah Rhom tied a school record when he tossed 5 TD passes in the win over Burgard. 6 Rhim had a big night as he completed 14 of 28 passes for 244 yards and 5 TDs. His emergence as one of WNY s top QBs would be welcome news for a team that traditionally runs the ball. We re definitely different this year, Valley said. We called 35 pass plays against Burgard. We ve had to take a different approach. Medina also lost RBs Jake Cotter and Eric Neace to graduation, meaning Valley was going to have to change tactics with the offense. We have two juniors, William Braswell and Daemon Shatara, Valley said. They did a great job but we had trouble moving the ball until went with 3 wide receivers. Once the field was spread, Braswell was able to find running lanes and finished with 80 yards and 2 TDs on 12 carries. Rhim tied a school record with 5 TD passes in a game. He zips the ball with the flick of his wrist, Valley said. He can throw the football. Photo by Bert Smith Rhim (6-2, 240) has many targets to choose from, including WR Jalin Cooper who has already committed to play at Toledo University. People are going to double-cover Jalin, Valley said, so we need Izaiah to move the ball around. We have 3 other targets he can go to. Rhim, who started as a sophomore, maintains an academic average of 94. Izaiah is a very smart kid, Valley said. He s smart in the classroom and he s a savvy kid on the field. He s 100 percent in charge out there and the other kids know it. Rhim, who also plays basketball and baseball at Medina, is also working with 4 new offensive linemen. He is calling our blocking schemes and the plays out there, Valley said. He s a student of the game and he embraces all the learning that goes along with being coached. Izaiah is a hard worker and he s a great kid to have on the team and in the program.

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10 AA N O T E B O O K Williamsville North was tied at 0-0 after one quarter but ground out a 28-0 win over Hutch Tech last week. Joe Nusall completed 12 of 22 passes for 194 yards and 2 TDs to lead the offense... AA At A Glance Div All Niagara Wheatfield Jamestown Lancaster Williamsville North Niagara Falls Orchard Park Clarence Hutch Tech Bennett Lockport Frontier Friday, September 8th Niagara Clarence, 7:00 Orchard Park, 7:00 Wmsville Wmsville North, 7:00 Bennett, 7:00 Saturday, September 9th Hutch Tech, 12:00 Lockport, 2:00 Seager Leads Jamestown Jamestown opened the season with a tense win over Frontier last week. Getting a win in the first game was a welcome change after the Red Raiders started the 2016 season with 5 straight losses. I think it says a lot about our group that we can take a young team on the road and win, Jamestown coach Tom Langworthy said. The Raiders will be fielding a youthful squad this season. Out of our 22 starters, we had 15 guys get their first varsity start, Langworthy said. The Raiders have just 4 seniors on offense and 3 on the defense this season. Langworthy says that this team is the youngest group he has coached in a while. Five years ago we started 6 sophomores, he said. That class ended up being very successful for us. Langworthy said he isn t worried about the learning curve that comes with such an inexperienced roster. Jamestown junior Jeff Seager. We love our kids, he said. They have a great attitude and they play hard. Jamestown will play Hutch Tech at noon on Saturday at All-High Stadium. The game was originally supposed to be played on Thursday. One player that the Raiders will be relying on this season is junior CB Jeff Seager, who started as a sophomore last fall. We had a need in the secondary, Langworthy said. Last summer, we watched him play 7-on-7 with the JVs and he made a lot of plays. We felt Jeff was ready for the varsity and he played well on defense. In the win over Photo by Tim Frank Frontier, Seager started at WR for the first time. He has good speed and good hands, Langworthy said. Langworthy said that Seager (5-10, 165) prepares thoroughly for each game. He watches a lot of film, he said. Jeff is a student of the game and likes to be prepared. GIVE YOUR CHILD MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME

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12 A N O T E B O O K N O R T H Grand Island opened up a 21-7 lead at the half and beat Kenmore East 42-7 last week... Thomas Cecere caught 2 passes for 67 yards and a TD. He also rushed for a team-high 78 yards on 10 carries... N O R T H A At A Glance Div All Sweet Home Grand Island Starpoint Williamsville South Kenmore West North Tonawanda Williamsville East Kenmore East Friday, September 8th Wmsville Wmsville North, 7:00 Sweet Cheektowaga, 7:15 North Grand Island, 7:00 Williamsville Kenmore East, 7:15 Saturday, September 9th Kenmore West, 2:00 Erik Rainey Stars for KW Kenmore West opened the new Crosby Field with a win over Niagara Falls last week. It s been a long time waiting for the new turf, coach John Haynes said. We have new locker rooms, a new sound system, new turf and a new press box. Haynes said that the victory was important for many reasons. It s a great way for the kids to open the new field, he said. It s a great memory for these kids to be the first team to play a game there and get a win. Ken West led 16-0 at the half but Niagara Falls pulled within with a minute left in the 3rd quarter. Momentum was definitely going their way, Haynes said. We had to step up our intensity. In the 4th quarter, Haynes pulled out a trick play to blunt the rally. We ran a Jet Reverse Pass, he said, and we had 3 guys wide open. Faisal Ahmadi hit Cam Crosier with a 64-yard TD, giving KW a lead. If the Blue Devils are going to contend for the A North title this season, they will need a big year from senior Erik Rainey. He had 2 or 3 huge catches for us, Haynes said. Rainey (6-0, 225) starts at FB and MLB for the Blue Devils. He s a 3-year starter and a team captain, Haynes said. His leadership on the field is good. He s very motivational and a hard worker, Rainey made 7 tackles, 1 for lost yardage in the win. We saw a lot of promise in him when he was a Photo by Mark Adair Kenmore West senior Erik Rainey. sophomore, Haynes said. We knew he could be an impact player right away. Rainey also starts on the basketball team. He moves very well for his size, Haynes said. He s very hard to bring down. He s a tank. All the Division III schools are interested in him and I think he will be a very good player at the college level. 10

13 A N O T E B O O K S O U T H South Park jumped out early and beat Hamburg 30-7 last week... Daebeyon Humphrey had a big night as he completed 18 of 25 passes for 220 yards and a TD. He also ran 10 times for 74 yards and a TD... S O U T H A At A Glance Div All West Seneca West South Park Iroquois McKinley Lake Shore Hamburg West Seneca East Amherst Thursday, September 7th South Park (AH), 6:00 Friday, September 8th Lake West Seneca East, 7:00 West Seneca McKinley (Rv), 7:00 Iroquois, 7:00 Saturday, September 9th Iroquois outlasts WS East Iroquois beat West Seneca East in the season-opener. The game featured wild swings in momentum and was not decided until there were just :11 left in the game. Both our teams go into a football game with the same mentality, Iroquois coach Rob Pitzonka said. It s physical and neither side ever quits. Pitzonka, a firsttime head coach, watch head as special teams mistakes hurt Iroquois several times in the first half. We had a season s worth of adversity to overcome in one game to get that win, he said. After Iroquois failed to get a first down on their first possession, West Iroquois senior CJ Perillo. Seneca East blocked the punt and returned it for a TD. That s just a great way to start your head coaching career, Pitzonka said. Later in first quarter, Iroquois LB Mike King picked up a fumble and ran 60 yards for a TD but the PAT was blocked and Iroquois trailed 7-6. But, West Seneca east returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a TD and a 14-6 lead. I know the numbers, Pitzonka said. If you give up a special teams score, you lose. We had given up 2 in the first quarter. CJ Perillo had a huge night for the Chiefs. The senior RB rushed 26 times for 219 yards and 3 TDs. He got stronger as the game went on, Pitzonka said. He played very little on offense last year and this was his coming out party. Perillo (5-11, 192) was unanimously chosen as a team captain by his teammates. Photo by Nick LoVerde He had the best off-season of any athlete I have ever had. He is more explosive and faster Perillo also plays basketball and has an academic average in the mid-90s. He has always had the skill set, Pitzonka said, but he had to work in the weight room. Out of 121 days in the offseason, he didn t miss a singe day. The William R. Memorial Honoring the top player in WNY since 1972 Individual & Team Sports Training Located in Buffalo, NY but developing athletes Nationwide! (716) w w w. p r o f o r m a n c e s p o r t s t r a i n i n g. c o m 11

14 N O T E B O O K Cheektowaga bolted out to a 35-0 lead at the half and beat Lew-Port 42-0 last week... KeShone Beal was deadly accurate as he completed 11 of 13 passes for 259 yards and 3 TDs. Beal also ran 5 times for 30 yards and a TD... B1 B1 At A Glance Div All Cheektowaga Pioneer Maryvale East Aurora Burgard Lew-Port Friday, September 8th Maryvale, 7:00 Sweet Cheektowaga, 7:15 Saturday, September 9th East Burgard (Riv), 1:00 Newfane, 7:00 Kless Leads Pioneer Pioneer scored on their first drive to take an early 7-0 lead and went on to beat JFK 21-6 last week. It was a great way to start things off, Pioneer coach Jim Duprey said. We wanted to control things right from the start. JFK has some good players so we wanted to control the clock as much as we could. Wade Kless ran for TDs of 10 and 5 yards to give Pioneer a 14-0 lead at the half. We wanted to keep on moving the ball on the ground, Duprey said. We moved the ball but we made some aggressive mistakes. There were not a lot of mental mistakes, so I can live with that. JFK pulled within 14-6 in the 3rd quarter as they embarked on a 14-play scoring drive. We made them earn it, Duprey said. It was a great drive by them. Pioneer responded with a long drive of it s own but an interception ended the drive at the 20-yard line. Two plays later, Kless intercepted a pass and returned it to the JFK 4-yard line, setting up Caleb Riordan s TD. Kless finished the day with 108 yards and 2 TDs on 14 carries. He also caught 2 passes for 32 yards. You will never find someone who works harder, Duprey said. He is strong and fast. He worked very hard to put himself in this position. Kless (5-8, 165), is a senior who starts at RB and DB. He is also a pole vaulter for the track team. He advanced to the Sectional meet Photo by Mark Adair Pioneer senior Wake Kless. in pole vault, Duprey said. Kless maintains an academic average of 99 and is a member of the National Honor Society. He s an active kid and a real pleasure to have on the team, Duprey said. He is a team leader in word and in action. He definitely makes his presence felt on the field and off. NIAGARA FRONTIER AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION Driving The Community Supporting WNY Athletes BUFFALO AUTO SHOW FEB , 2016 (716) Wehrle Drive, Williamsville, NY

15 B N O T E B O O K Albion held a slim lead at the half and was able beat Springville in a seasonopening league contestlast week... Ugene Harrison led the ground game as he carried 12 times for 100 yards and 2 TDs in the win... B2 2 At A Glance Div All Dunkirk Albion Olean Fredonia Springville Depew Friday, September 1st Depew, 7:30 Springville, 7:00 Olean, 7:00 Saturday, September 2nd Simon Solid for Olean Olean opened the season with a 21-6 win over Allegany-Limestone last week. It was struggle, Olean coach Phil Vecchio said, We missed a lot of assignments, didn t stay on blocks. We made a lot of first-game mistakes that we can correct. The teams played to a 0-0 tie at the half. We both committed 2 turnovers, Vecchio said. We had 13 punts combined in the game. It was an offensive struggle for both teams. Vecchio stayed calm in the locker room during the break. We didn t really get on them at all, he said. Our defense was playing solid. We just Olean junior Icar Simon. talked about what we had to do offensively. Olean scored first in 3rd quarter when Dylan Vincent broke away for a 53-yard TD a 7-0 lead. Later in the 3rd quarter, Zach Parr caught a fumble in midair and ran 34 yards for a TD and a 14-0 lead. Good Luck to all WNY Football Programs! Early in the 4th quarter, Allegany scored to pull within 14-6 but Vincent ran 33 yards for the clinching TD. Olean had 145 yards of total offense while A-L had 134 yards of total offense. It was an earlyseason mistake-filled game, Vecchio said. Our defense played well. Junior LB Icar Simon will play a key role for the Olean defense this season. He came up as a sophomore and started both ways for us, Veccho said. He doesn t get a break. He plays all the special teams, too. Simon (5-10, 175) also wrestles for Olean and advanced Photo by Tim Frank to the Section 6 championship meet last year. Icar is a very fast, aggressive kid, Vecchi said. He s very strong and he just loves to play football. Simon is not known for speaking often. He s a quiet kid, Vecchio said. He s just a hard-nosed football player who lets his play on the field do his talking. 13 Join us in for our Linemen camps and Team Camps Check out our complete camp listings at: bethebestfootballcamp.com

16 B3 N O T E B O O K Lackawanna scored twice in the first quarter and led 22-0 at the half and beat Newfane 22-6 last week... Khalil Horton had a huge day as he rushed 15 times for 228 yards and a TD. He also made 10 tackles and recovered a fumble on defense... B3 At A Glance Div All Lackawanna Alden Medina Roy-Hart Newfane Tonawanda Thursday, September 7th Alden, 7:00 Friday, September 8th Tonawanda, 7:00 Saturday, September 9th Lackawanna, 1:00 Newfane, 7:00 Tartick Moves into QB Spot Tonawanda fell behind early and lost the season-opener to Alden We played terrible in the first quarter, coach Joe Kelly said. I could tell that we were really nervous. We just tried to stay positive and move forward. Alden opened the scoring early on a 50-yard punt return. That should never happen, Kelly said. We gave up 20 points in that first quarter but the kids fought back. Tonawanda scored twice in the second quarter to pull within late in the 2nd quarter. We have a bunch of kids that haven t experienced a lot of winning, Kelly said. We re trying to take baby steps. I think a lot of people had their eyes opened by how much we came together and how hard we fought. Tonawanda QB Chris Tartick had a solid game as he completed 12 of 15 passes for 248 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran 7 times for 30 yards and a TD. He s a senior who has never played quarterback before, Kelly said. He was one of our best linebackers last year and he also played wide receiver. The decision was made to move Tartick to QB over the summer. He was more than willing to move to quarterback, Kelly said. It s hard to get kids to take something like that on but he has taken the respnsibility and run with it. Tartick had to take a crash course in the QB position. He knows the offense like the back of his hand, Photo by Mark Adair Tonawanda senior Chris Tartick. Kelly said. We have the ability to call plays at the line because he knows the whole offense. He has studied and worked hard at it. Kelly says he is not surprised by Tartick s work ethic. He a leader and he leads by example, he said. He ll work harder than everyone else. Athletic Surfacing... Synthetic Technology University at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium - Buffalo Bills Rome Free Academy Camden High School Indiana University of Pennsylvania Eastern Mennonite University Elizabethtown College University of Detroit Jesuit High School PO Box 157 Williamsville, NY (888) Titan The industry s plushest, safest & longest - lasting synthetic turf surface.guaranteed. 14

17 C N O T E B O O K N O R T H Eden trailed just 6-0 at the half but surrendered 2 TDs in the 3rd quarter and lost a hard-fought battle to Lake Shore 28-6 last week... Jarrett Eck led the ground game as he ran 9 times for 74 yards and a TD. Eck also made a team-high 9 tackles on defense... CN O R T H At A Glance Div All Wilson Akron Eden JFK Cleveland Hill Friday, September 8th Akron, 7:00 Cleve Wilson, 7:00 Saturday, September 9th Lackawanna, 1:00 Wilson Opens with Win Wilson opened the season with 29-7 win over Silver Creek last week. We have lost the opening game the past couple years, coach Bill Atlas said. This year, we want to have a quick start, both in the season and in every game. Atlas said his players were business-like on the long ride to Silver Creek. It was the quietest bus I ve been on in a while, he said. They were all business. Wilson actually fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter. Silver Creek has a tough RB and we were getting pushed around, Atlas said. But, after the first drive we were able to Wilson senior Matt Lange. get our feet under us and push back. Wilson got a break when a bad punt snap gave them the ball on Silver Creek s 10-yard line. On 4th-and-goal from the 2, John Bender caught a TD pass from Steve Frerichs. Later, Frerichs hit Marcel Wilson with a 39-yard TD pass to give the Lakemen a 12-7 lead. Jared Carney caught a 23-yard TD pass from Frerichs put Wilson out in front 19-7 at the half. If the Lakemen are going to contend for the C North title this season, they will need a big year from senior Matt Lange. We called him up as a sophomore, Atlas said. He played 2 games for us then we sent him back down. Lange (6-3, 240) starts on both the OL and the DL. We tried to give him a rest early on, Atlas said, and as soon Photo by Mark Adair as we pulled him off the field, Silver Creek drove and scored. We don t have many big boys in the middle so it s nice to have him. Lange, who also wrestles for Wilson, gives Atlas some bulk in the middle. We put a lot of weight on his shoulders, Atlas said. We need him in there as much as possible. Be sure YOU can breathe this fall! North Buffalo Rd. Orchard Park, NY (716) Specialists in Allergies Andrew W. Green, MD Roland Honeine, MD Asthma, Exercise Asthma, Nasal Allergies and Food Allergies 15

18 CS O U T H N O T E B O O K Southwestern led 7-6 after one quarter but scored twice in the 2nd frame and beat Chautauqua Lake last week... Alex Card caught 2 passes for 87 yards, including a 70-yard TD. Card also intercepted a pass on defense and kicked a 28-yard FG... CS O U T H At A Glance Div All Southwestern Cass Valley-Falconer Gowanda Allegany-Limestone Silver Creek Friday, September 8th Silver Creek, 7:00 Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 Saturday, September 9th CV-Falconer (CV) 1:30 Nye Solid at Alley-Lime Allegany-Limestone lost a hard-fought battle to Olean 21-6 in the season-opener last week. The whole game was defense, Allegany coach Paul Furlong said. Neither one of us could put 6 or 7 or 8 plays together. The teams battled to a 0-0 tie at the half and combined for 13 punts in the game. We d either have a bad first play or we started rolling and Olean would come up with a big defensive stop, Furlong said. It was tough to get anything going. The Gators were hampered when TB Jake Lippert could not play in the first half with leg cramps. We wanted to pound them but it didn t work as well without him, Furlong said. The Gators fell behind 14-0 in the third quarter but were finally able to put together a drive. They reached the 2-yard line and Logan Klice finished off the drive with a 2-yard TD pass to TE Michael Nye. Allegany-Limestone senior Michael Nye. Olean scored again in the 4th quarter to put the game away. It s a non-league loss, Furlong said. There was a lot of good and bad. I am very pleased with our defense. We played as well as I think we could play on defense. Nye, a senior, made 5 tackles and recorded a pair of QB sacks on defense. He just shut down that side of the field, Furlong said. He was just fantastic. All his 6am weight room sessions paid off. He had some extra dedication and it showed. Nye is in the top ten of his class academically. He has Photo by Tim Frank an average in the high 90s and is a member of NHS. He s smart and he s strong, Furlong said. His reaction time is outstanding. He just seems to know what s coming. Nye is being looked at by several D-3 college programs. He s mild-mannered and polite, Furlong said. He just takes care of business. Are yo our thoughts your Enemy or your Ally? Do yo ou eve er find yo ourself slip pping out of "The Zone" "? CALL NO OW FOR A FREE 15 MINUTE CONSULTA ATION Call the Un-der Dog Coach... "Coach Steve e" and get back into yo our zone Upon Command! (716) *ASK US ABOUT OUR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS! coachsteve@un-derdog.com 16

19 D N O T E B O O K Maple Grove led 6-0 after one quarter but exploded for 3 TDs in the second frame and beat Gowanda 40-0 last week... Nash Nelson ran 5 times for 50 yards and a TD to lead the ground game... D At A Glance Div All Salamanca Franklin-Ellicott Cattaraugus-LV Maple Grove CSP Chautauqua Lake Portville Randolph Friday, September 1st Maple Salamanca, 7:00 Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 Chautauqua Randolph, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 S. Allegany (Pa) vs Franklin-Ellicott, 7:00 Saturday, September 2nd Erickson Plays Big for Titans Franklin-Ellicott opened the season with a huge win over Randolph. We had to come out and have a big week, coach Chad Bartoszek said. We stressed the importance of our division games this year. Bartoszek said that the re-worked schedule in Class D has made winning division games even more important. There is going to be an extra league game for both Maple Grove and Randolph, He said. So it was crucial to get this win. The Titans trailed 7-6 before scoring 24 points in the 2nd quarter for a 30-7 lead at the break. Just to come out and win was a great way to start the season, Bartoszek said. We really needed that win. The Titans scored early in the third quarter to put the game away. Brock Blecha hit Sam Erickson with a 65-yard TD pass to give F-E a 37-7 lead. That made it pretty difficult for Randolph to come back, Bartoszek said. Erickson finished the game with 2 catches for 103 yards and 2 TDs. He scored on plays that covered 57 and 46 yards. He s a sparkplug for our team, Bartoszek said. He has a high motor. He s always moving and always running. Erickson also had a big night on defense as he made 6 tackles, including 3 QB sacks. Sam is a 3-year starter on both sides of the ball, Bartoszek said. We knew he had talent. He has stuck with it and really made himself a good Photo by Tim Frank Franklin-Ellicott senior Sam Erickson. player. Erickson (6-4, 190) also starts for the Franklinville basketball team and maintains an academic average of 92. He s big and he s very athletic for his size, Bartoszek said. He gives us everything he s got He s competitive in whatever sport he is playing and he wants to do well in the classroom, too. TRENCH TROPHY WNY LINEMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD WeekONENominees James Gregoretti Kenmore West Nick Krause Iroquois Justin Stikney Niagara-Wheatfield Kyle Schroeder Starpoint Dan Thomeer Williamsville South Walt Woodarek Franklin-Ellicott /TRENCHTROPHY 17

20 MsgrM a r t i n N O T E B O O K Canisius was locked in a tie at the half but scored twice in the 3rd quarter and held off stateranked Pittsford last week... Kenyatta Huston ran 5 times for 93 yards, including a 65-yard TD scamper... Canisius plays at Bishop McDevitt in Pennsylvania this week. MMAA At A Glance Div All St. Mary s Canisius St. Joe s St. Francis Cardinal O Hara Bishop Timon Nichols Thursday, September 7th Cardinal O St. Joe s, 4:30 Friday, September 8th St. Francis, 7:00 Bishop McDevitt (Pa.), 7:00 Saturday, September 9th St. Mary s, 1:00 Collins Leads Lancers St. Mary s led just 6-0 at the half but exploded for 21 points in the third quarter as they beat Timon 33-0 last week. It s been a long time since we ve beaten Timon, coach Chris Dickson said. The kids had worked very hard the last 3 weeks and it was time to show what we can do. We shut them down on defense in the second half. Ja Shawn Collins ran 12 yards for a TD to give the Lancers a 6-0 lead. In the third quarter, a broken play extended the lead for St. Mary s. RB D Jae Perry picked up a bad snap and raced 35 yards down the sideline for a TD. Jaqwan Manuel broke free for a 52- yard TD to give St. Mary s a 20-0 lead. Later in the thir quarter, Sean Nelson returned an INT 68 yards for a TD. CJ Ozolins closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 10-yard TD run. I thought our kids played extremely well, Dickson said. Timon has some good size but they are awful young. They are in the same boat we were in last year. St. Mary s QB Ja Shawn Collins had a solid day in his first start at QB. Last year he was our backup QB, Dickson said. He also played some WR but he played primarily on defense. Collins, a senior, was moved into the starting role this fall. He has all the intangibles, Dickson said. If something bad happens, he shakes it off and doesn t let it bother him. Collins completed 4 of 6 passes for 36 yards in the win. He had 3 straight completions on a drive in the Photo by Mark Adair St. Mary s senior Ja Shawn Collins. first half, Dickson said. We just need him to manage the offense and that s exactly what he did. Collins has an academic average in the low 90s. He s well-respected and the teachers love him, Dickson said. He particpates in the school plays and is an active student in school. Speed Strength POWER! Nichols Street, Lockport, NY Your Place To Go For Candy Fundraising Snacks & More! Have your Booster Club Call Us! (716) We Provide Customized and specific training for all sports Specialized nutritional guidance In-season Recovery Prehab/rehab methods Team training Adult fitness programs 7070 Seneca Street Elma, NY (716)

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22 N e w Y o r k S t a t e AA Team W-L 1. Troy (2) Victor (5) Curtis (PSAL) Lancaster (6) New Rochelle (1) Freeport (8) William Floyd (11) Erasmus Hall (PSAL) Pittsford (5) Syracuse CBA (3) Canisius (MMAA) East Islip (11) Farmingdale (8) Cicero-North Syracuse (3) Shaker (2) Half Hollow Hills West (11) West Islip (11) Cardinal Hayes (CHSFL ) Newburgh (9) Archbishop Stepinac (CHSFL) Bellport (11) Guilderland (2) Monroe-Woodbury (9) Lindenhurst (11) Abraham Lincoln (PSAL) New York State FINAL Rankings Compiled by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Full rankings, records and more are at roadtosyracuse.com N e w Y o r k S t a t e A Team W-L 1. (tie) Garden City (8) (tie) Somers (1) Wantagh (8) Greece Athena (5) Sayville (11) Whitesboro (3) Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (2) Shoreham-Wading River (11) Lehman (PSAL) Cornwall (9) Yorktown (1) Bennett (6) Brewster (1) Staten Island Tech (PSAL) Westhampton (11) Brighton (5) Iona Prep (CHSFL) Harry S Truman (PSAL) Roosevelt (8) Starpoint (6) Averill Park (2) Indian River (3) East Syracuse-Minoa (3) Queensbury (2) Holy Trinity (CHSFL) 9-2 N e w Y o r k S t a t e B Team W-L 1. Glens Falls (2) Chenango Forks (4) Seaford (8) Babylon (11) Pleasantville (1) Dunkirk (6) Batavia (5) Hackley School (AIS) Cheektowaga (6) Eagle Academy III (PSAL) Westlake (1) Cazenovia (3) Hudson (2) Hornell (5) Frederick Douglass (PSAL) New Paltz (9) Rye Country Day (AIS) Olean (6) Carle Place-Wheatley (8) Homer (3) Marlboro (9) James O'Neill (9) Mexico (3) Livonia (5) Windsor (4) 7-3 N e w Y o r k S t a t e C Team W-L 1. Newark Valley (4) Ogdensburg (10) Bishop Kearney (5) Cleveland Hill (6) Greenwich (2) East Rochester (5) Burke Catholic (9) Lowville (3) Dobbs Ferry (1) General Brown (3) Southwestern (6) Bath (5) Hoosic Valley (2) Mechanicville (2) Woodlands (1) Canastota (3) Voorheesville (2) Saranac Lake (7) Stillwater (2) Gouverneur (10) 7-1 N e w Y o r k S t a t e D Team W-L 1. Cambridge (2) Maple Grove (6) Alexander (5) Sidney (4) Onondaga (3) Ticonderoga (7) Clyde-Savannah (5) Dolgeville (3) Unatego-Franklin (4) Groton (4) Red Jacket (5) Franklinville-Ellicottville (6) Frankfort-Schuyler (3) Silver Creek (6) Harpursville-Afton (4) Whitehall (2) Sandy Creek (3) West Canada Valley (3) Bolivar-Richburg (5) Greene (4) 6-3 Section 1: Westchester, Rockland Section 2: Capitol District Section 3: Central New York Section 4: Southern Tier Section 5: Genesee Valley Section 6: Western New York Section 7: Champlain Section 8: Nassau Section 9: Orange, Ulster Section 10: St. Lawrence Section 11: Suffolk Section 12/PSAL: NY City CHSFL: Catholic Football 19

23 CoverStory Go West, Young Man Senior QB Matt Myers transfers home to play at West Seneca West By Mark Adair West Seneca West opened a huge 41-0 lead at the half and beat Amherst 54-6 in the opening week. The Indians led 7-0 after one quarter and scored 34 points in the 2nd quarter. We got some short fields, West coach Mike Vastola said. Our whole team did really well. The Indians new QB Matt Myers completed 5 of 8 passes for 87 yards and 3 TDs. He also rushed 6 times for 98 yards and 2 TDs. He even sat out the end of a drive, Vastola said. His helmet came off in the 2nd quarter and we let our back-up finish the rest of the drive. He hardly played at all in the second half. Myers, one of WNYs top QBs, transferred back to his home district after two seasons at Bishop Timon. Vastola learned of the good fortune that fell in his lap in the summer. I ve known Matt and West seneca West QB Matt Myers passed for 87 yards and 3 TDs in the Indians 54-6 win over Amherst. He also rushed 6 times for 98 yards and 2 more TDs. coached his brother, he said. Our offense relied on the QB quite a bit. When you find out that one of the best QBs in the area is coming to your school, you get excited. Vastola says that Myers coming back to West Seneca West was good on several levels. Obviously, Matt can play, Vastola said. But this also took a lot of pressure off of our sophomore quarterback Liam Scheuer. Until June, Scheuer was slated to start for the Indians. Liam is pretty darn good, too, Vastola said. Having both of them gives us the best 1-2 punch in our area, perhaps even the state. But he s still just a sophomore and I think that having Matt here takes a lot of pressure 21 Photo by Nick LoVerde off of Liam. West Seneca West has not had much success in recent years, though the Indians were improving. We have had a tough run lately, no doubt, Vastola said. We just didn t have a ton of good athletes for a while. West also had the disadvantage of playing in the AA South which, for a while, was one of the toughest leagues in the state. We were the smallest school in AA, Vastola said. It seemed like every year, we would be ready to move down to Class A, and the state would change the numbers and we would be moved back up again. A combination of a smaller pool of players and having a dry spell with athletes was a deadly whammy. We were the smallest fish in the pond, Vastola said, That was tough for us, especially when you don t have any playmakers. We would walk into OP or Jamestown and lose 3 starters to injury. West Seneca West last made the playoffs in We had Dez Randall, Jeremy Kelley and Tim Rowley, Vastola said. They were really good, multi-sport athletes. They finished 7-1. It had been a while since we had good athletes like that. Things began to turn around when West was finally moved down to Class A and, last fall, the Indians finished 4-5. We are not playing a AA schedule, Vastola said, We See Cover Story on page 22

24 CoverStory continued from page 21 went from the smallest fish to the biggest fish. And, right now, we are in a good spot with athletes. We have football players now. And then, the top QB in WNY, who has already verbally committed to play at UB after high school, walks onto your team. It s a good thing for him and us, Vastola said. Myers had attended West Seneca West and played JV football as a freshman. He transferred to Timon in January of his freshman year. Everybody s population is shrinking, Vastola said. The private schools are recruiting to stay afloat. They have to recruit now, where maybe they didn t have to 30 years ago. But we have St. Francis, Timon and Canisius all in our general vicinity. With a smaller fishbowl for everybody, you really notice when your top 3 kids are at a private school. Myers made the decision to transfer back to West Seneca West after turmoil hit the Bishop Timon program. Timon s principal was let go and football coach Charlie Comerford reigned. Rumors were rampant that Timon was not going to be able to field a team this fall. When he called me I was pretty happy, Vastola said. Matt came home to play with all his friends. He always felt like it would cool to come back to West. Myers says it was a tough decision to come back to West Seneca West. At first I was devastated by everything that happened, Myers said. I had not planned on leaving Timon. We had a great bond with all the guys there. And before a final decision was made, Myers talked with Vastola. Before I officially transferred, I talked to the team and the starting QB, Myers said. I told Liam that I didn t mean for this to happen. I want to come in and compete and I m not automatically the starter. I don t want the job given to me. Myers also worried if he would be accepted after leaving West to go to Timon 3 years ago. I wondered if they going to accept me in the locker room, Myers said, but the guys were excited to have me here. It s been great. Vastola says that, so far, everything seems to have worked out. Liam and Matt have been consummate teammates, Vastola said. Liam plays defensive end for us. He played a whole half of quarterback this week. He knows he has 2 more years to play after this. He has time to get used to the varsity speed and he s still a heck of a DE for us. Myers says he is thrilled to be back playing at West. It s exciting, he said. I think we showed what kind of a team we can be. I m very happy were I am right now. In addition to being excited about contending for a playoff spot, Myers is excited to be verbally committed to UB. I went out and watched some practices, he said. I really can t wait to get to UB. I m going to love playing there. But first I want to win here at West. 22 Roger Weiss Tune in to TALK FOOTBALL!! Be sure to LISTEN Saturday Morning from 10 to 11!! Tony Caligiuri (716) Frank Wolf

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26 Team Reports Costanzo Leads Maryvale Maryvale opened the season with a thrilling win over Cleve Hill in the teams annual season-opening rivalry game. The Flyers trailed 24-8 with 6 minutes remaining but scored 3 TDs to pull out the win. This was a one-sided rivalry in favor of Cleve Hill for a long time, Maryvale coach Jeff Buccieri said. The last 5 years we have had good competitive games where it could go either way. The last 4 years, the game has gone down to the last play. Buccieri says that the rivalry game is intense, if not celebrated among WNY media and fans. I think is one of the most underrated rivalries in WNY, he said. There is great respect on both sides, from the players and the coaches. The family ties between the teams make the rivalry even more intense. Our offensive coordinator, Steve Griffin, coached at Cleve Hill under Dennis Mason, Buccieri said. Coach Mason is now the offensive coordinator for Glenn Graham at Cleve Hill. We are all very competitive with each other but we have great respect for each other and we are good friends. Buccieri says that the rivalry was huge in years past. It was a big rivalry at one time, he said, but it kind of died away. But the credit for reviving it goes to Steve Griffin. Griffin was a Phys Ed teacher and a football coach for Cleve Hill before accepting the Athletic Director s job at Maryvale. As soon as he got to Maryvale, he wanted to start that rivalry back up, Buccieri said. It s become a great tradition in Cheektowaga. The stands at Cleve Hill were full for the now-annual season-opener and many fans were standing on the track behind the ropes because there was no seating available in the bleachers. It s really starting to become a big deal here in northern Cheektowaga, Buccieri said. There is definitely a buzz to it all the the week leading up to the game. When Cleve Hill scored with 6 minutes left to take a 24-8 lead, Buccieri was worried. It didn t look very promising, he said. It was definitely deflating. But, after the score, Dylan Casey returned the kickoff 77 yards for a TD, sparking a rally. That was a huge play, Buccieri said. What a swing in momentum. Maryvale Photo by Mark Adair Maryvale senior Nick Costanzo. stopped Cleve Hill s next drive and scored to pull within 2 points. Senior LB Nick Costanzo, a 3-year starter, made a huge tackle stopping the drive. Nick is a captain, both last year and this year, Buccieri said. He is out top offensive lineman and our middle linebacker. He s a really a huge part of our team on both sides of the ball. Costanzo made 14 tackles in the win, 3 for lost yardage. All 3 TFLs came at crucial oments. He was a huge run-stopper for us, Buccieri said. He s the defensive captain. He takes the signals and is the field general who gets everyone lined up properly. Costanzo (6-0, 210) is an honor roll student with an academic average in the mid-90s. Nick is a great leader and a very succesful wrestler, Buccieri said. He wants to play college football and I think he ll be a very succesful D-3 player. Akron Tigers The Tigers led 13-0 at the half and went on to beat Roy-Hart 23-8 last week... The Tigers played an emotional game, trying to overcome the death of senior Johnny Feibelkorn a week earlier... Jake Sarow played an inspired contest as he rushed 19 times for 82 yards and a TD. He also made 21 tackles, recorded a QB sack, and recovered a fumble on defense... Robbie PeQueen caught 10 passes for 244 yards and 2 TDs. He scored on plays that covered 50 and 75 yards. PeQueen also made 7 tackles on defense and kicked a 17-yard FG... Brandon Orr completed 15 of 26 passes for 305 yards and 2 TDs in his first varsity start... Fri., Sept. Roy-Hart... 7:00 Fri., Sept JFK... 7:00 Fri., Sept Wilson... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept Cleve Hill... 7:00 Fri., Oct Fredonia... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Eden... 7:00 Rushing: Sarow 19-82, Orr Receiving: PeQueen , Longwell 3-34, Young TDs: PeQueen 2, Sarow. Passing: Orr TD Passes: Orr 2. Interceptions: Holtz. FRec: PeQueen, Sarow. Brandon Orr 24

27 Albion Purple Eagles The Purple Eagles held a slim lead at the half and was able beat Springville last week... Bryce Pritchard completed 5 of 10 passes for 61 yards and 2 TDs... Ugene Harrison led the ground game as he carried 12 times for 100 yards and 2 TDs... Brilliance Johnson rushed 7 times for 26 yards and a TD... Nate Moore caught 3 passes for 40 yards and 2 TDs. He also had a QB sack and an interception on defense... Jawless Harrison returned a punt 50 yards for a TD... Ben Restivo led the defense with 14 tackles and a QB sack... Jessy Cruz made 8 tackles and recorded a sack... Jon Depuy made 6 tackles and forced a fumble... Fri., Sept Springville...7:00 Fri., Sept. Depew... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Fredonia (B)... 7:00 Fri., Sept Roy-Hart... 7:00 Fri., Sept Olean... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Dunkirk... 7:30 Fri., Oct Medina... 7:00 Rushing: UHarrison , Johnson Receiving: Moore TDs: UHarrison 2, Moore 2, Johnson, JHarrison. Passing: Pricthard TD Passes: Pritchard 2. Interceptions: Moore. Nate Moore Alden Bulldogs Team Reports The Bulldogs blitzed out to a 20-0 lead early in the 2nd quarter and beat Tonawanda last week... Christian Snell had a huge game as he caught 6 passes for 146 yards and 3 TDs. He also returned a punt 50 yards for a TD for the games first score... Bryan Cybulski completed 9 of 14 passes for 190 yards and 5 TDs... Colin Skowronski ran 15 times for 132 yards and a TD... Brandon Windnagle added 47 yards on 7 carries. He also made a teamhigh 10 tackles... Ethan Kent caught 2 passes for 31 yards and a TD. Kent also made 5 tackles on defense... Jason Funk caught a 13-yard TD pass and made 5 tackles on defense... Fri., Sept Tonawanda... 7:00 Thu., Sept Roy-Hart... 6:00 Sat., Sept. Lackawanna... 1:00 Fri., Sept Cheektowaga... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Newfane... 2:00 Fri., Oct Medina... 7:00 Thu., Oct. Iroquois... 7:00 Rushing: Skowronski , Windnagle 7-47, Cybuski 1-23, Gulla 3-2, Rzepka 2-(-1). Receiving: Snell 6-146, Kent 2-31, Funk TDs: Snell 4, Kent, Funk, Skowronski. Passing: Cybulski TD Passes: Cybulski 5. Bryan Cybulski Allegany-Limestone Gators The Gators were locked in a 0-0 tie at the half but allowed 2 TDs in the 3rd quarter and lost a defensive struggle to Olean Logan Klice ground out 82 yards on 18 carries. Klice also tossed a 3-yard TD pass... Brendan Stover completed 5 of 15 passes for 40 yards... Michael Nye caught 3 passes for 12 yards and a TD. He also Logan Klice made 6 tackles and had 2 QB sacks on defense... Ben Giardini caught a 25-yard pass and intercepted a pass on defense... Pat Walsh led a stout defensive effort as he made 9 tackles. He also had a solid night on the OL... Brad Barton was in on 8 tackles... Jake Giardini made 6 tackles with a QB sack... Sat., Sept. Olean... 7:00 Fri., Sept Portville... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Sept Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Gowanda... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Cass Valley... 1:30 Fri., Oct Silver Creek... 7:00 Rushing: Klice 18-82, Stover 10-10, Napolean 2-7, Lippert 3-7, Moran 3-5, Barton 1-2. Receiving: Nye 3-12, Klice 2-2, BGiardini TDs: Nye. Passing: Stover , Klice TD Passes: Klice. Interceptions: BGiardini. 25

28 Amherst Tigers The Tigers trailed just 7-0 after one quarter but surrendered 5 TDs in the second frame and lost to West Seneca West 54-6 last week... Charles Kilgo led the ground game as he rushed 13 times for 42 yards... Dre Tyson added 35 yards on just 2 carries... Ja'kye Womack completed 6 of 13 passes for 31 yards and a TD. He also added 21 yards to the rushing totals... D'Shaun Barefield carried 4 times for 16 yards... Sean Murphy caught 2 passes for 9 yards and a TD... Brandon Fowler caught 2 passes for 6 yards... Calik Kennedy was a force on defense as he recorded a oair of QB sacks... Amherst plays South Park at All-High Stadium this week... Fri., Sept. WSeneca West... 7:00 Thu., Sept. South Park (AH)... 6:00 Fri., Sept Kenmore East... 7:00 Fri., Sept WSeneca East... 7:15 Thu., Sept. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Oct Hamburg...7:00 Fri., Oct McKinley... 7:00 Rushing: Kilgo 13-42, Tyson 2-35, Womack 11-21, Barefield 4-16, Chisholm 1-5, Fowler 3-(-1), Byrne 1(-6). Receiving: Murphy 2-9, Fowler 2-6. TDs: Murphy. Passing: Womack TD Passes: None. Brandon Fowler Team Reports Barker-Roy-Hart Rams The Rams trailed 13-0 at the half and lost to Akron 23-8 last week... The running game struggled to find any traction... Malik Smith rushed 8 times for a team-high 30 yards. He also caught a 42-yard pass and ran in a 2-point PAT... Aaron Curry added 23 yards on 10 carries... Charlie Bruning completed 4 of 7 passes for 75 yards and a TD. He also caught a 39-yard Charlie Bruning pass... Walker Samanka caught 2 passes for 35 yards and a TD. He was also one of the team s leading tacklers... Nate Bower and Zack Doel had solid nights on defense and were among the team s top tacklers... Doel also played well on the offensive line... Fri., Sept Akrpon (R)... 7:00 Thu., Sept. Alden... 6:00 Fri., Sept Tonawanda (R)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Albion... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Medina... 7:30 Sat., Oct Newfane (B)... 1:30 Fri., Oct Lackawanna (R)... 7:00 Rushing: Smith 8-30, Curry 10-23, Brigham 3-16, Dwyer 2-9. Receiving: Samanka 2-35, Smith 1-42, Bruning TDs: Samanka. Passing: Bruning , Brigham TD Passes: Bruning. Bennett Tigers No Report. Fri., Sept. Lancaster... 7:30 Fri., Sept Frontier... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lockport... 4:00 Sat., Sept. Niagara Wheat...2:00 Fri., Sept Clarence... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Burgard... 1:00 Sat., Oct Niagara Falls... 1:00 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. TD Passes: None. 26

29 Burgard Bulldogs Canisius Crusaders Team Reports Cardinal O Hara Hawks The Bulldogs took a lead at the half but surrendered 4 TDs after the break and lost to Medina last week... QB Tony Maple completed 6 of 12 passes for 87 yards and 2 TDs. Maple also ran 17 times for 139 yards and 2 TDs and made 5 tackles on defense... Myron Pritchett gained 36 yards on 2 carries... Rakeem Williams caught 5 passes for 44 yards and a TD. He also made 6 tackles and intercepted 2 passes on defense... Jovanni Feggans caught a 43-yard TD pass and made a team-high 8 tackles on defense... Austin Watkins shared the team-high with 8 tackles... Jakobe Boans and Derrick McWilson each had a QB sack... The Crusaders were locked in a tie at the half but scored twice in the 3rd quarter and held off state-ranked Pittsford last week... QB Jayce Johnson ran wild as he rushed 12 times for 146 yards and 3 TDs. He also completed 14 of 20 passes for 164 yards and a TD... Kenyatta Huston ran 5 times for 93 yards, including a 65-yard TD scamper... Paul Woods caught 5 passes for 53 yards, including a 35-yard TD pass... RJ Brandon caught 4 passes for 66 yards... Joel Nicholas had a huge night as he made a team-high 13 tackles, recorded 4 QB sacks, forced 2 fumbles and recovered a fumble... Joseph Jamison had 8 tackles and 2 sacks... The Hawks fell behind 14-0 after one quarter and lost 40-8 to Mt. St. Joseph s from Baltimore last week... The running game struggled to find any traction as the Hawks rushed for just 17 yards in the game... Jermaine Haynes completed 2 of 7 passes for 23 yards and a TD. He also caught a 25-yard pass... CJ Masters completed 5 of 18 passes for 56 yards... Quantrail Moss caught 2 passes for 30 yards and a TD... Brandon Broadnax caught a 2-point PAT pass... Jamall Lewis led the defense as he made 13 tackles and a QB sack... Remir Velaquez and Stephen Boyd each made 7 tackles... Nigel Williams recorded a QB sack... Tony Maple Paul Woods Jamall Lewis Fri., Sept Medina (R)... 7:00 Sat., Sept East Aurora (R)...1:00 Fri., Sept. Lew-Port... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Sept Cheektowaga (R)... 7:00 Sat., Oct Bennett (R)... 1:00 Fri., Oct. Pioneer... 7:00 Rushing: Maple , Pritchett 2-36, Watkins 5-20, Boans Receiving: Williams 5-44, Feggans TDs: Maple 2, Feggans, Williams. Passing: Maple TD Passes: Maple 2. Interceptions: Williams 2, Maple. Fri., Sept. Pittsford (5)... 7:15 Fri., Sept. McDevitt (Pa)... 7:00 Sat., Sept Bishop Timon... 1:00 Fri., Sept St. Joe s (NEF)... 7:00 Sat., Sept. O Hara... 1:00 Fri., Oct A Massillion (Oh)... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Aquinas (5)...7:00 Thu., Oct. St. Francis (NEF)... 7:00 Sat., Oct Cathedral Prep... 1:00 Nov. 3/4... Playoffs...TBA Rushing: Johnson , Huston 5-93, Jamison Receiving: Woods 5-53, Brandon 4-66, Ollison 3-18, Minogue 1-27, Huston 1-0. TDs: Johnson 3, Jamison, Huston, Woods. Passing: Johnson TD Passes: Johnson. FRec: Nicholas, Jamison. Sat., Sept Mt. St. Joseph s... 1:00 Fri., Sept. St. Joe s... 4:30 Sat., Sept Batavia (5)...1:00 Sat., Sept OPEN Sat., Sept Canisius...1:00 Fri., Oct. Bishop Timon...7:00 Sat., Oct St. Francis... 1:00 Fri., Oct. Steubenville (O)... 7:00 Sat., Oct St. Mary s... 1:00 Rushing: Lewis 15-12, Haynes 5-5. Receiving: Moss 2-30, Haynes 1-25, Dudley 1-6, Broadnax 1-3. TDs: Moss. Passing: Masters , Haynes TD Passes: Haynes. 27

30 Cass-Falconer Golden Cougars The Golden Cougars took a 20-6 lead at the half but the wheels came off after the break and they lost to CSP last week... Robbie Penhollow led the ground game as he rushed 26 times for 115 yards and a TD. He also made an incredible 19 tackles and returned an interception 15 yards for a TD on defense... Zac Langless ran 6 times Robbie Penhollow for 33 yards... Daniel Torres rushed 6 times for 31 yards... Conner Crabtree completed 11 of 18 passes for 121 yards... Jordan Dustin caught 5 passes for 64 yards and made 8 tackles on defense... Daniel Torres caught 2 passes for 21 yards. He also made 13 tackles and recovered a fumble on defense... Sat., Sept. CSP (P)... 1:30 Sat., Sept Gowanda (CV)... 1:30 Sat., Sept. Nichols... 1:00 Fri., Sept Eden (F)... 7:00 Fri., Sept Silver Creek (F)... 7:00 Sat., Oct Alley-Lime (CV)... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Southwestern... 7:00 Rushing: Penhollow , Langless 6-33, Torres 6-31, Crabtree 6-8, Rodriguez 1-2. Receiving: Dustin 5-64, Penhollow 4-36, Torres TDs: Penhollow 2, Rodriguez. Passing: Crabtree TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Penhollow. FRec: Mikula, Torres, Langless, Goot. Team Reports Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds The Thunderbirds fell behind 21-6 at the half and lost to Southwestern last week... Aiden Carson led the ground game as he rushed 14 times for 103 yards... Bryce Rowe carried 3 times for 42 yards. He also recorded 3 QB sacks on defense... Devin Pope completed 7 of 20 passes for 148 yards and a TD... JC McCoskey was a frequent target as he caught 4 passes for 95 yards... Sten Home had a solid night and was a stalwart on the offensive line... Josh Walsh added 15 yards rushing to the totals and also gathered in a 42-yard TD pass... Derek Martin recovered a fumble... Trey Sauerland rumbled 5 yards for a TD... Fri., Sept Southwestern... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Sept Portville... 7:00 Fri., Sept Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Cattaraugus-LV...7:00 Fri., Oct Franklin-Ellicott...7:00 Fri., Oct. Frewsburg... 7:00 Rushing: Carson , Rowe 3-42, Walsh 11-15, Pope 2-8, Sauerland 1-5. Receiving: McCoskey 4-95, Walsh 1-42, Wood 1-7, McCaslin 1-4. TDs: Sauerland, Walsh. Passing: Pope TD Passes: Pope. FRec: Martin. Aiden Carson Cheektowaga Warriors The Warriors bolted out to a 35-0 lead at the half and beat Lew-Port 42-0 last week... KeShone Beal was deadly accurate as he completed 11 of 13 passes for 259 yards and 3 TDs. Beal also ran 5 times for 30 yards and a TD... Keon White ran twice for 21 yards and a TD... Tommy Zolnowski caught 4 passes for 113 yards and 2 TDs... Tamell Bass caught 3 passes Tommy Zolnowski for 93 yards and a TD... Taivaughn Roach made 7 tackles, 2 for lost yardage... John Sweat made a team high 11 tackles, 1 for lost yardage... Kasean Anthony made 7 tackles... Lamar Reeves intercepted a pass... Seth Conner made 2 tackles and intercepted a pass... Sat., Sept Lew-Port... 7:00 Fri., Sept Sweet Home... 7:15 Fri., Sept. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Alden... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Burgard (Rv)... 7:00 Fri., Oct East Aurora... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Maryvale... 7:00 Rushing: Beal 5-30, White 2-21, Bush 2-4. Receiving: Zolnowski 4-113, Bass 3-93, Bush TDs: Beal, White. Passing: Beal TD Passes: Beal 3. Interceptions: Conner, Reeves. 28

31 Clarence Red Devils The Red Devils trailed just after 3 quarters but allowed 3 scores in the final frame and lost to Wiliamsville South last week... QB Jack Putney completed 3 of 12 passes for 72 yards. He also rushed for 88 yards on 8 carries... Jon Stevens led the ground game as he ran 12 times for 103 yards and a TD... Jacob Reger rushed 5 times for 33 yards and a TD. He also made 6 tackles on defense... Brendan Cimerman punched in a 1-yard TD. He also had 2 QB sacks on defense... Collin O Brien led the defense with 7 tackles. He also had a QB sack... Quinten Burke made 6 tackles... Noah Curry intercepted a pass... Max McGrath had a QB sack Fri., Sept Wmsville South... 7:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Falls... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Sept Frontier...1:00 Fri., Sept. Bennett (AH)... 7:00 Fri., Oct Niag Wheatfield...7:30 Fri., Oct. Hutch Tech (Rv).. 7:00 Rushing: Stevens , Putney 8-88, Reger 5-33, Cimerman 1-1. Receiving: Reger 2-24, Stevens TDs: Stevens, Reger, Cimerman. Passing: Putney TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Corry. Brendan Cimerman Team Reports Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles The Golden Eagles took a 24-8 lead with just 6 minutes left in the game but surrendered 3 TDs in the final quarter and lost to rival Maryvale last week... Aaron Wahler powered the offense as he rushed 19 times for 122 yards and a TD... Brett Kochanski completed 10 of 14 passes for 62 yards. He also rushed for Ryan Majerowski 27 yards and a TD... D Mario Grant ran 4 times for 23 yards... David Grant caught 6 passes for 35 yards... Ryan Majerowski made a team-high 10 tackles, 9 solo. He also returned an interception 95 yards for a TD and caused 2 fumbles... James Purpura made 7 tackles, 1 for lost yardage... Sat., Sept Maryvale... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Wilson... 7:00 Sat., Sept U-Prep (5)... 2:00 Sat., Sept Southwestern... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Akron... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Eden... 7:00 Sat., Oct JFK... 2:00 Rushing: Wahler , Kochanski 9-27, DMGrant Receiving: DvGrant 6-35, Wahler 1-10, Al-Hemyari 1-6, Majerowski 1-3, DMGrant 1-3. TDs: Majerowski, Wahler, Kochanski. Passing: Kochanski TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Kochanski, Majerowski. FRec: Urban. CSP Wolfpack The Wolfpack fell behind 20-6 at the half but exploded after the break and beat Cass Valley-Falconer last week... Gerrit Hinsdale completed 7 of 17 passes for 136 yards and 3 TDs... Jared Gleason caught 3 passes for 99 yards and 2 TDs... Cam Barone caught a 6-yard TD pass... Tanner Ramsey led the ground game as he rushed 7 times for 109 yards and a TD... Robert Overton carried 10 times for 74 yards... Michael Beatman ran 4 times for 63 yards and a TD... Derek Ecklund rushed 7 times for 41 yards and a TD. He also made 10 tackles and returned an interception 25 yards for a TD... Zavon Overton also intercepted a pass... Sat., Sept CVF (Pan)... 1:30 Fri., Sept. Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Randolph... 7:00 Sat., Sept Bishop Timon (Sh)... 1:30 Sat., Sept Maple Grove (Cl)... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Salamanca... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00 Rushing: Ramsey 7-109, Overton 10-74, Beatman 4-63, Ecklund 7-41, Hnsdale 1-5. Receiving: Gleason 3-99, Hovey 2-15, Ramsey 1-16, Barone 1-6. TDs: Gleason 2, Ecklund 2, Ramsey, Beatman, Barmore. Passing: Hinsdale TD Passes: Hinsdale 3. Interceptions: Overton, Ecklund. FRec: Delahoy, Gleason. Derek Ecklund 29

32 Depew Wildcats Dunkirk Marauders Team Reports East Aurora Blue Devils The Wildcats fell behind 21-0 at the half before scoring 3 TDs in the 4th quarter in a loss to Dunkirk last week... Joe Pagano completed passes for 231 yards and a TD. He also scored 2 TDs on runs of 1 and 6 yards... Alex Neu caught 2 passes for 93 yards, including a 69-yard TD... Chad Biersbach caught 5 passes for 75 yards... Dylan Cwiklinski caught 2 passes for 30 yards... Tim Steiner was a standout on the OL... Carter Post had a solid night on the OL. Post also made 5 tackles and recovered a fumble on defense... Sean Miller and Dylan List each made 5 tackles... Vunnal Blair recovered a fumble... The took a 21-0 entering the 4th quarter and had to hold off a furious rally as they held on to beat Depew last week... Tywon Wright led the ground game as he rushed 10 times for 92 yards and a TD... Jazzy Rivera completed 3 of 4 passes for 104 yards and 2 TDs... Quantavis Kleckley rushed 10 times for 48 yards. He also made 4 tackles and intercepted a pass... Ezequiel Torres ran 3 times for 29 yards... Issiah Velez caught a 68- yard TD pass... Sabian Smith caught a 2-yard TD pass... Devaun Farnham- DeJesus caught a 36-yard TD pass... Malique Carter made 11 tackles, 5 solo, and recorded a QB sack... Gabe Vega made 5 tackles, 2 for loss... The Blue Devils fell behind early and lost to Fredonia 41-7 last week... The offense struggled to gain traction in the contest but the Devils did put together a nice scoring drive. Wilsson Eisenbaum rushed for 30 yards on the drive and scored on a 1-yard run... JT Anstett rushed 8 times for 34 yards. He also made 6 tackles, 1 for lost yardage... Austin Sitarek made. team-high 7 tackles to lead the defense... Ben Schweikhard was in on 6 tackles... Mark Michalek also had a solid night as he was in on 5 tackles... Andrew Montgomery rolled up 103 yards in kick returns... Sebastian Stencil-Degweck had a 28- yard punt return... Alex Neu Tywon Wright Ben Schweikhard Fri., Sept Dunkirk...7:30 Fri., Sept Albion... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Springville... 7:00 Fri., Sept Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Tonawanda... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Olean...7:00 Fri., Oct Lancaster...7:15 Rushing: Clark 10-46, Ciesielski 14-40, Neu 2-17, Pagano 5-(-11). Receiving: Biersbach 5-75, Neu 2-93, Cwiklinski 2-30, Ciesielski 2-10, Direnzo TDs: Pagano 2, Neu. Fri., Sept. Depew... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Springville... 7:00 Fri., Sept East Aurora... 7:30 Fri., Sept Olean... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Oct Albion... 7:30 Fri., Oct Fredonia... 7:30 Rushing: Wright 10-92, Kleckley 10-48, Torres 3-29, Velez 6-23, Rivera 7-8, Carter 3-7, Leeper 1-2. Receiving: Velez 1-68, Farham-DeJesus 1-36, Smith 1-2. TDs: Smith, Velez, Wright. Fri., Sept. Fredonia (B)... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Burgard (Rv)... 1:00 Fri., Sept. Dunkirk... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Cheektowaga... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Lew-Port...7:00 Rushing: Anstett 8-34, Russell 10-28, Eisenbaum 6-25, Nellis Receiving: Schweikhard 1-11, Nolan 1-0. TDs: None. Passing: Pagano Passing: Rivera Passing: Nellis TD Passes: Pagano. TD Passes: Rivera 2. TD Passes: None. FRec: Post, Blair. Interceptions: Farham-DeJesus, Kleckley, Rivera. 30

33 Eden Raiders The Raiders trailed just 6-0 at the half but surrendered 2 TDs in the 3rd quarter and lost a hard-fought battle to Lake Shore 28-6 last week... Jarrett Eck led the ground game as he ran 9 times for 74 yards and a TD. Eck also made a team-high 9 tackles on defense... Colton Stetz completed 7 of 10 passes for 86 yards... Charles Rizzo completed 3 of 6 passes for 61 yards... John Mark Emel caught 4 passes for 69 yards... Colby Sroda had a solid night as he caught 4 passes for 57 yards. He also made 3 tackles on defense... Zak Decarolis made his presence known as he made 5 tackles and recovered a fumble... Tyrese Jackson made 5 tackles... Fri., Sept. Lake Shore... 6:30 Sat., Sept. Lackawanna...1:00 Fri., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Sept. CVF (Falc)... 7:00 Fri., Sept Wilson...7:00 Fri., Oct Cleve Hill... 7:00 Fri., Oct Akron...7:00 Rushing: Eck 9-74, Stetz 9-11, Barnack 1-5, Sroda 1-1, Crowley 1-0. Receiving: Emel 4-69, Sroda 4-57, Overhoff 1-12, Eck 1-9. TDs: Eck. Passing: Stetz , Rizzo TD Passes: None. FRec: ZDecarolis. Colton Stetz Franklin-Ellicott Titans The Titans trailed 7-6 after one quarter but exploded for 24 points in the 2nd quarter and beat Randolph last week... Brock Blecha completed 4 of 9 passes for 130 yards and 4 TDs. He also led the defense with 9 tackles (7 solo) and returned an interception for a TD... Griffin Chudy led the ground game as he ran 6 times for 92 yards, including a 76- yard TD... Sam Erickson caught 2 passes for 103 yards and 2 TDs. Erickson scored on plays that covered 46 and 57 yards... Austin Grinols caught a 17-yard TD pass... Deric Leiper caught a 10-yard TD pass... Jacob Peters was in on 10 tackles, 2 for lost yardage... Walter Woodarek made 7 tackles... Fri., Sept Randolph (Fr)...7:00 Fri., Sept. Frewsburg... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Sept Salamanca (El)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Chaut Lake... 7:00 Fri., Oct CSP (Fr)... 7:00 Rushing: Chudy 6-92, Grinols 3-28, Peters 6-24, Blecha 5-22, Clear 3-9, Mooney 2-3. Receiving: Erickson 2-103, Grinols 1-17, Leiper TDs: Erickson 2, Grinols, Leiper, Chudy, Blecha. Passing: Blecha TD Passes: Blecha 4. Interceptions: Blecha, Clear. Team Reports 31 Griffin Chudy Fredonia Hillbillies No Report. Fri., Sept East Aurora (B)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Olean... 7:00 Fri., Sept Albion (B)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Depew... 7:30 Fri., Sept Springville (B)... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Akron... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Dunkirk... 7:30 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. TD Passes: None.

34 Frontier Falcons Gowanda Panthers Team Reports Grand Island Vikings The Falcons trailed just 7-6 at the half and lost a hard-fought battle to Jamestown last week... Dylan Kmitch led the offense as he completed 6 of 8 passes for 77 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 69 yards and 2 TDs... Max Fleming ran 11 times for 49 yards... Desmond Carroll rushed 6 times for 38 yards. He also made 3 tackles on defense... Chris Smith caught 4 passes for 55 yards... Tyler Bailey was in on a team-high 9 tackles, 5 solo. Bailey also recovered a fumble... Mike Ventresca was also in on 9 tackles... Jacob Stamboulis had a pair of QB sacks... Cameron Danner and Dominic Comito each made 5 tackles... The Panthers trailed just 6-0 after one quarter but surrendered 3 TDs in the second frame and lost to Maple Grove 40-0 last week... The offense struggled to find traction... Caleb Maloney led the team with 34 yards rushing on 14 carries... Kevin Hunt added 32 yards on just 3 carries. He also intercepted a pass on defense... Justin Kohn completed 5 of 16 passes for 37 yards... Damen McLeod caught passes for 15 yards... There were some solid performances on defense... Adam Sisti led the unit with 11 tackles... Hunter Ring helped out with 7 tackles and a QB sack... Nate Brawdy made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass... Thomas McCarthy recovered a fumble... The Vikings opened up a 21-7 lead at the half and beat Kenmore East 42-7 last week... Cam Sionko completed 10 of 20 passes for 203 yards and 4 TDs... Nick Anzalone rushed 3 times for 96 yards, including a 75- yard TD. He also was in on 20 tackles (8 initial hits), including 1 for lost yardage... Thomas Cecere caught 2 passes for 67 yards and a TD. He also rushed for a team-high 78 yards on 10 carries... Zane Johnson caught 4 passes for 110 yards and 2 TDs. Johnson scored on passes of 84 and 10 yards... Jason Breeden caught a 9-yard TD pass... Easton Speer was in on 8 tackles... Donovan Cornelius recovered a fumble... Dylan Kmitch Hunter Ring Zane Johnson Fri., Sept Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Bennett (AH)... 7:00 Thu., Sept Hutch Tech...7:00 Fri., Sept. Clarence... 7:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Falls... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Wmsville North... 7:00 Fri., Oct Hamburg... 7:00 Rushing: Kmitch 11-69, Fleming 11-49, Carroll 6-38, Pratts 7-26, Smith 5-24, Ventresca Receiving: Smith 4-55, Bailey TDs: Kmitch 2. Passing: Kmitch TD Passes: None. FRec: Bailey. Fri., Sept. Maple Grove... 7:00 Sat., Sept. CVF (Cass)... 1:30 Fri., Sept Silver Creek... 7:00 Sat., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Sept Alley-Limestone... 7:00 Fri., Oct Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Oct Salamanca...7:00 Rushing: Maloney 14-34, Hunt 3-32, Smith 3-13, Sisti 2-4, Conrow1-2, Kohn 4-(-4). Receiving: McLeod 2-15, Rosier 1-9, Smith 1-7, Brawdy 1-6. TDs: None. Passing: Kohn TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Brawdy, Hunt. FRec: McCarthy. Fri., Sept. Kenmore East... 7:15 Fri., Sept North Tonawanda... 7:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Wheatfield..7:00 Fri., Sept. Wmsville South...7:00 Fri., Sept Starpoint... 7:15 Fri., Oct. Sweet Home... 7:00 Fri., Oct Wmsville East... 7:00 Rushing: Anzalone 3-96, Cecere 10-78, Breeden 1-8, Sionko 3-4, Click 1-3, Jellnick 3-3. Receiving: Johnson 4-110, Cecere 2-67, Breeden 2-9, DePalma 1-11, Oursler 1-6. TDs: Johnson 2, Cecere, Sionko, Breeden, Anzalone. Passing: Siono TD Passes: Sionko 4. Interceptions: Johnson. FRec: Jellnick, Cornelius, Seifert. 32

35 Hamburg Bulldogs The Bulldogs opened the season with a bang as John McCabe returned the seasonopening kickoff 85 yards for a TD. Unfortunately, that was the only scoring for Hamurg as the Bulldogs lost to South Park Brett Hall completed 13 of 33 passes for 113 yards... Kyle Shuttleworth caught 4 passes for 68 yards... Hunter Barnes caught 4 passes for 25 yards... John McCabe The run game struggled as the Bulldogs rushed for a total of 9 yards... Nick Hafner led the defense as he made 10 tackles, 7 solo... Pat Gilhooly made 7 tackles, 5 solo... Spencer Dix made 3 tackles, 2 for lost yardage... Brandon Bernard made 2 tackles and recovered a fumble... Fri., Sept South Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Sept Lake Shore...7:00 Fri., Sept. WSeneca West...7:00 Fri., Sept McKinley... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Amherst... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Frontier...7:00 Rushing: Hall 4-10, Smith 4-7, Hafner 1-5, McCabe 1-0, Dix 1-(-3). Receiving: Shuttleworth 4-68, Barnes 4-25, Smith 2-(-1), Hagen 1-11, Ranger 1-10, McCabe 1-0. TDs: McCabe. Hutch-Tech Engineers The Engineers trailed just 7-0 at the half but surrendered 3 TDs after the break and lost to Williamsville North 28-0 last week... The offense struggled... David Bradshaw rushed for a team-high 14 yards on just 3 carries. He also caught 2 passes for 14 yards... Kris Massey completed 7 of 17 passes for 36 yards... Khyree Jeader caught 2 passes for 13 yards... Danny Team Reports Rodney Bailey Beaudoin averaged 35 yards on 5 punts... Rodney Bailey had a huge night as he made 16 tackles, 7 for lost yardage, to lead the defense. Bailey also recorded 2 QB sacks and blocked a punt... Josh Horton made 13 tackles... Emmanuel Geegba made 9 tackles and recovered a fumble... Fri., Sept. Wmsville North... 7:00 Thu., Sept Jamestown (Rv)...7:00 Thu., Sept. Frontier...7:00 Sat., Sept. Lockport...2:00 Thu., Sept WSeneca East (AH)... 7:00 Fri., Oct Orchard Park (AH)...7:00 Fri., Oct Clarence (Rv)...7:00 Rushing: Bradshaw 3-14, Baines 2-6, Beaudoin 1-4, Massey 8-3, Tarver 1-(-2), LaGrange 4-(-4), Whitfield 1-(-6). Receiving: Bradshaw 2-14, Jeader 2-13, Houston 2-4, Abdul-Nafi 1-5. TDs: None. Ht Iroquois Chiefs The Chiefs gave up a pair of special teams TDs but still trailed just at the half before pulling out a tense win over West Seneca East last week... CJ Perillo had a huge night as he rushed 28 times for 219 yards and 3 TDs... Ethan Herbold completed 10 of 14 passes for 103 yards and a TD. He also added 28 yards on 6 carries... Mike King caught 7 passes for 88 yards and a TD. King also returned a fumble 60 yards for a TD, blocked a PAT and sealed the game late with an interception on defense... Nick Krause was a standout on the OL... Trent Zilliox and Parker Valvo led the defense with 11 tackles each... Casey Phillips was in on 8 tackles... Fri., Sept. WSeneca East... 7:00 Fri., Sept Hamburg...7:00 Fri., Sept WSeneca West... 7:00 Thu., Sept. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Sept South Park... 7:00 Fri., Oct. McKinley (Rv)... 7:00 Thu., Oct Alden... 7:00 Rushing: Perillo , Herbold 6-28, Valvo 1-5, King 1-0, Slachetka 1-(-1). Receiving: King 7-88, Pattacciato 1-9, Slade 1-6. TDs: Perillo 3, King, Slade. Ethan Herbold Passing: Hall Passing: Massey Passing: Herbold TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: Herbold. Interceptions: King. FRec: Bernard. FRec: Geegba. FRec: King. 33

36 Team Reports Jamestown Red Raiders The Red Raiders took a 7-6 lead at the half and held on for a tense win over Frontier last week... Savon VanSickle led the ground game as he rushed 10 times for 100 yards and a TD... Fran Rodriguez carried 15 times for 99 yards and a TD. He also caught 3 passes for 28 yards... Drew Boggs completed 8 of 14 passes for 123 yards and a TD... Andrew Pumford caught 2 passes for 66 yards, including a 55-yard scoring strike. He also intercepted a pass on defense... Noah Turzillo led the defense with 9 tackles and a QB sack. He also played well on the OL... Manhattan King made 8 tackles and recorded a QB sack... Kanin Turner was in 6 tackles... Fri., Sept. Frontier...7:00 Thu., Sept. Hutch Tech (Rv)...7:00 Fri., Sept Clarence... 7:00 Fri., Sept Springville...7:00 Thu., Sept Wmsville North... 7:00 Fri., Oct Lancaster...7:00 Fri., Oct. Orchard Park...7:00 Rushing: VanSickle , Rodriguez Receiving: Rodriguez 3-28, Pumford 2-66, Seager 2-1, VanSickle TDs: VanSickle, Rodriguez, Pumford. Passing: Boggs TD Passes: Boggs. Interceptions: Pumford. Noah Turzillo JFK Bears The Bears fell behind 14-0 at the half and lost a hard-fought battle to Pioneer 21-6 last week... James Bailey completed 11 of 20 passes for 121 yards and a TD. Bailey also rushed for 24 yards... Jordan Snyder was the main target as he caught 6 passes for 67 yards... Zack Manzella caught 2 passes for 24 yards. He also rushed for a team-high 28 yards on 6 carries... Nick Jordan Snyder Baker caught a 21-yard TD pass... Jake Branieki gained 25 yards on 2 carries... Hunter Manning had a solid game at C for the Bears... Justin Bohrer led the defensive effort as he made 8 tackles and intercepted a pass... Kyle Lighten and Sean McGee each made 8 tackles... Sat., Sept Pioneer...1:30 Fri., Sept. Akron...7:00 Sat., Sept Eden... 1:30 Sat., Sept Gowanda... 1:30 Sat., Sept Franklin-Ellicott...1:30 Fri., Oct. Wilson... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Cleve Hill...2:00 Rushing: Manzella 6-28, Braniecki 2-25, Bailey 7-24, Nawojski 3-15, Snyder 4-11, Bohrer 1-4. Receiving: Snyder 6-67, Manzella 2-24, Baker 1-21, Allen 1-6, Braniecki 1-3. TDs: Baker. Passing: Bailey TD Passes: Bailey. Bohrer Kenmore East Bulldogs No Report. Fri., Sept Grand Island... 7:15 Fri., Sept Wmsville South... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Amherst... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Starpoint... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Sweet Home... 7:00 Fri., Oct North Tonawanda... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Kenmore West... 2:00 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. TD Passes: None. 34

37 Kenmore West Blue Devils The Blue Devils took a 16-0 lead at the half and held on for a hard-fought win over Niagara Falls last week... Joe Stewart led the ground game as he rushed 16 times for 80 yards and a TD. He also caught a 14-yard TD pass. Stewart also made 9 tackles on defense... Erick Rainey ran 8 times for 32 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 50 yards... Andrew Fron com- John Milks pleted 5 of 7 passes for 56 yards and a TD... Faisal Ahmadi completed 2 of 6 passes for 99 yards, including a 64- yard TD to Cam Crosier... John Milks led the defense as he made 10 tackles, 2 for lost yardage... Owen Green made 8 tackles... Dirrick Buchanan made 6 tackles... Sat., Sept Niagara Falls... 2:00 Sat., Sept Starpoint... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Sweet Home... 7:00 Fri., Sept. NTonawanda... 7:00 Thu., Sept Wmsville South... 4:30 Sat., Oct. Wmsville East... 2:00 Fri., Oct Kenmore East... 2:00 Rushing: Stewart 16-80, Rainey 8-432, Vona 2-7, Fron 1-3, Green 1-1, Ahmadi 6-(-6). Receiving: Rainey 3-50, Poumitt 2-27, Crosier 1-64, Stewart TDs: Stewart 2, Crosier. Passing: Fron , Ahmadi TD Passes: Fron, Ahmadi. Lackawanna Steelers The Steelers scored twice in the first quarter and led 22-0 at the half and beat Newfane 22-6 last week... Khalil Horton had a huge day as he rushed 15 times for 228 yards and a TD. He also made 10 tackles and recovered a fumble on defense... Jakwon Ingram ran 4 times for 19 yards. He also made a team-high 12 tackles, including 5 QB sacks on defense... Team Reports Jakwon Ingram Noble Smith completed 5 of 10 passes for 114 yards and 2 TDs... London Smith caught 3 passes for 60 yards and 2 TDs... Juan Rodriguez caught a 38-yard pass... Terrell Brower made 5 tackles, including 2 QB sacks. He also had a solid day on the OL... Robert Rice recorded a QB sack... Sat., Sept. Newfane... 2:00 Sat., Sept Eden... 1:00 Sat., Sept Alden... 1:00 Fri., Sept. Medina... 7:00 Fri., Sept. WSeneca West... 7:00 Fri., Oct Tonawanda...7:00 Fri., Oct. Roy-Hart...7:00 Rushing: Horton , Ingram 4-19, Land 4-13, NSmith Receiving: LSmith 3-60, Rodriguez TDs: LSmith 2, Horton. Passing: NSmith TD Passes: NSmith 2. Interceptions: NSmith. FRec: Horton. Lancaster Legends The Legends roared out of the gate and led 28-0 after one quarter and beat Bennett Ryan Mansell completed 11 of 16 passes for 172 yards in the win... Andrew Hersey led the ground game as he carried 17 times for 118 yards and 3 TDs... Brandon Wingard carried 9 times for 52 yards and a TD... Alec Tamburri caught 5 passes for 47 yards... Andrew Hersey Max Giordano caught 3 passes for 82 yards... Joe Andreessen rushed 4 times for 50 yards and 2 TDs. He also led the defense with 6 tackles, 3 solo, and 2 for lost yardage... Ben Damiani made 4 tackles and returned an interception for a TD... Jacob Michalski made 6 tackles, 1 for loss... Fri., Sept Bennett... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Lockport...2:00 Fri., Sept Orchard Park... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Niagara Falls...12:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Wheatfield..7:30 Fri., Oct. Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Depew... 7:15 Rushing: Hersey , Wingard 9-52, Andreesen 4-50, Fulciniti 8-29, Mansell 2-(-1), Ingersoll 1-(-2). Receiving: Giordano 3-82, Tamburri 5-47, Hersey 2-23, Backert TDs: Hersey 3, Andreesen 2, Damiani, Wingard. Passing: Mansell TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Damiani, Backert, Klima. 35

38 Lockport Lions The Lions trailed at the half and lost a wild shootout to Niagara Wheatfield last week... Javon Ford completed 8 of 18 passes for 63 yards and a TD. He also led the Lions ground game as he ran 21 times for 171 yards and 3 TDs... Xavier Barber carried 16 times for 138 yards and a TD... Issac Drake caught 2 passes for 19 yards. He also returned a kick- Xaviar Barber off 33 yards... Cullen Snyder caught a 12-yard TD pass... Nico Haney returned a kickoff 85 yards for a TD... Qusar Hunt led the defense witha team-high 11 tackles... Malik Ward- Bratton also had a big day as he made 10 tackles... Antoine Henry made 9 tackles and recovered a fumble... Sat., Sept. Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Sat., Sept Lancaster...2:00 Fri., Sept Bennett... 4:00 Sat., Sept Hutch Tech... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Orchard Park... 1:00 Sat., Oct. Niagara Falls...12:00 Sat., Oct Starpoint... 2:00 Rushing: Ford , Barber , Haney Receiving: Drake 2-19, Haney 2-17, Darrel 2-7, Snyder 1-12, Barber 1-8. TDs: Ford 3, Barber, Snyder, Haney. Passing: Ford TD Passes: Ford. FRec: Henry. Maple Grove Red Dragons The Red Dragons led 6-0 after one quarter but exploded for 3 TDs in the second frame and beat Gowanda 40-0 last week... Nash Nelson ran 5 times for 50 yards and a TD to lead the ground game... Easton Tanner completed 4 of 9 passes for 37 yards and a TD. He also ran 6 times for 29 yards... Carson Christ completed 3 of 7 passes for 40 yards and a TD... Zack Trim Ayden Reagle ran twice for 24 yards and a TD... Zach Hendrick rushed 5 times for 43 yards... Taige Jones carried 6 times for 23 yards and a TD... Nick Fabrizio caught a 15-yard TD pass... Zack Trim led the defense with 11 tackles... David Brown had 4 tackles and a QB sack... Fri., Sept Gowanda... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Salamanca... 7:00 Fri., Sept Franklin-Ellicott...7:00 Fri., Sept. Chautauqua Lake.. 7:00 Sat., Sept. CSP... 1:30 Fri., Oct Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Oct Portville... 7:00 Rushing: Fabrizio 7-76, Nelson 5-50, Hendrick 5-43, Tanner 6-29, Reagle 2-24, Jones 6-23, Roller 2-11, Egan 3-10, Fischer 1-6, Crist 1-4,. Receiving: Jones 2-27, Fischer 2-14, Fabrizio 1-15, Nelson 1-11, Tanner TDs: Fischer 2, Reagle, Jones, Nelson, Fabrizio. Passing: Tanner , Crist TD Passes: Tanner, Crist. FRec: Smith. Team Reports Maryvale Flyers The Flyers fell behind 24-8 with 6 minutes to - lay but scored 3 TDs to pull out a frantic win over rival Cleve Hill last week... Dylan Casey returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD to spark the rally. Casey rushed 7 times for 69 yards and a TD on the day... Rashad Law ran 10 times for 89 yards. He also caught 2 passes for 70 yards... Connor Desiderio completed Ray Blackwell 13 of 24 passes for 234 yards and 2 TDs... Ray Blackwell caught 8 passes for 159 yards and 2 TDs... Nick Costanzo led the defense with 14 tackles... Donovan McCoy made 9 tackles... Montell Ferguson recovered a fumble... Synceir Middlebrooks was in on 7 tackles... Sat., Sept. Cleve Hill... 2:00 Fri., Sept Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Olean... 7:00 Fri., Sept Burgard...7:00 Fri., Sept East Aurora... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Lew-Port... 7:00 Fri., Oct Cheektowaga... 7:00 Rushing: Law 10-89, Casey 7-69, Henley 9-53, Ferguson 1-12, Desiderio 1-7, Taggart 1-5. Receiving: Blackwell 8-159, Law 2-70, Henley 2-11, Casey 1-4. TDs: Blackwell 2, Casey 2. Passing: Desiderio TD Passes: Desiderio 2. FRec: Ferguson. 36

39 McKinley Macks The Macks fell behind 7-0 after 1 quarter but tied the game at the half and pulled away after the break as they beat Orchard Park 25-7 last week... Kaiyer Fields had a huge game as he rushed 18 times for 313 yards and 2 TDs... Troy Coble made the play of the game as he returned an interception 70 yards for a TD in the 3rd quarter. The score gave the Macks a 13-7 lead. Coble finished with 2 INTs on the night... Myles Haynes rushed 12 times for 53 yards and punched in a 3-yard TD. Haynes also led the defense as he made 15 tackles and recorded a QB sack... Ahmen Lester caught 3 passes for 25 yards. He also intercepted a pass on defense... Fri., Sept. Orchard Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept WSeneca West (Rv)... 7:00 Fri., Sept WSeneca East (Rv)... 7:00 Sat., Sept. South Park (AH)..1:00 Fri., Sept. Hamburg... 7:00 Fri., Oct Iroquois (Rv)... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Amherst... 7:00 Rushing: Fields , Haynes 12-53, Holloman 5-47, Caurthon 1-2. Receiving: Lester TDs: Fields 2, Coble, Haynes. Troy Coble Medina Mustangs Team Reports The Mustangs fell behind late in the first half but rallied for a big win over Burgard last week... It was Medina s first-ever win over Burgard... William Braswell led the ground game as he rushed 13 times for 74 yards and 2 TDs in his first varsity start... QB Izaiah Rhim completed 14 of 28 passes for 244 yards and 5 TDs... Mason Lewis caught William Braswell 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 TDs. He also had an interception on defense... Jalin Cooper caught 2 passes for 44 yards and a TD. Cooper also intercepted a pass and forced a fumble... Justice Hughes made 4 tackles, had 2 QB sacks and recovered a fumble... Blair Prest added 6 tackles... Fri., Sept. Burgard (R)...7:00 Fri., Sept. Tonawanda... 7:00 Fri., Sept Newfane...7:30 Fri., Sept Lackawanna... 7:30 Fri., Sept Roy-Hart... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Alden... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Albion... 7:00 Rushing: Braswell 13-74, Rhim 10-47, Cooper Receiving: Lewis 6-93, Luthart 4-102, Cooper 2-44, Bellan 1-7, Braswell 1-(-2). TDs: Lewis 2, Luthart 2, Braswell 2, Cooper. Newfane Panthers The Panthers fell behind 22-0 at the half and lost to Lackawanna 22-6 last week... Brandon Gross had a big day as he completed 8 of 16 passes for 95 yards. Gross also rushed 14 times for a team-high 73 yards... Julian Nixon rushed 7 times for 15 yards and a TD. He also led the defense with a team-high 11 tackles and a QB sack... Reese Casinelli caught 2 passes for 36 yards. He also made 5 tackles on defense... Andrew Boudeman caught 2 passes for 35 yards... Patrick Worley caught 2 passes for 20 yards... James Essenburg made 5 tackles and had a QB sack... Chad Dunbar made 8 tackles, including a QB sack... Sat., Sept Lackawanna... 2:00 Sat., Sept Lew-Port... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Medina... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Tonawanda... 7:00 Sat., Sept Alden... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Roy-Hart (Bkr)...1:30 Fri., Oct. Wilson... 7:00 Rushing: Gross 14-73, Nixon 7-15, Dunbar 2-9, Aniolowski 1-2, Harrington 6-0. Receiving: Casinelli 2-36, Boudeman 2-35, Worley 2-20, Harrington 2-4. TDs: Nixon. Julian Nixon Passing: Holloman Passing: Rhim Passing: Gross TD Passes: None. TD Passes: Rhim 5. TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Coble 2, Lester. Interceptions: Cooper, Lewis. FRec: Hughes. 37

40 Niag Wheatfield Falcons The Falcons led at the half and won a wild shootout over Lockport last week... QB Jordan Parks led a devastating ground attack as he ran 12 times for 140 yards and a TD... Jake Dewolf ran 12 times for 129 yards and 3 TDs. He also made 7 tackles on defense... Nick Stott carried 11 times for 72 yards... Josh Brown ran for 55 yards and 2 TDs on 12 carries. He also had a QB sack on defense... Mike Ziegler led the defense with 14 tackles... Cody Guiliani made 10 tackles and recorded a QB sack... Kevin Cannon had 5 tackles and 2 QB sacks... Josh Thibeault made 8 tackles... Noah Mixon was in on 6 tackles... Sat., Sept Lockport... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Orchard Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Grand Island...7:00 Sat., Sept Bennett... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Lancaster... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Clarence...7:30 Fri., Oct Wmsville North... 7:00 Rushing: Parks , Dewolf , Stott 11-72, Brown Receiving: None. TDs: Dewolf 3, Brown 2, Parks. Passing: Parks TD Passes: None. Jordan Parks Olean Huskies Team Reports The Huskies played to a 0-0 tie at the half but scored twice in the third quarter and won a defensive struggle with Allegany-Limestone 21-6 last week... Dylan Vincent led the ground game as he rushed 13 times for 100 yards, including TDs of 53 and 32 yards. He also made 12 tackles on defense... Alex Weakfall ran 4 times for 18 yards... Luke Chapman completed 3 of 8 passes for 27 yards... Icar Simon was in on 15 tackles, 8 solo, 2 for lost yardage... Zach Parr made 4 tackles and returned a fumble 34 yards for a TD... Nick Fratercangelo was in on 12 tackles... Mourece Gayton was in on 5 tackles... Sat., Sept Alley-Limestone... 7:00 Fri., Sept Fredonia... 7:00 Fri., Sept Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Dunkirk... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Albion... 7:00 Fri., Oct Depew... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Springville... 7:00 Rushing: Vincent , Weakfall 4-18, Gayton 3-8, Turner 1-3, Chapman 11-3, Simon 2-3. Receiving: Reynolds 1-13, Turner 1-9, DeAngelo 1-5. TDs: Vincent 2, Parr. Passing: Chapman TD Passes: None. Nick Fratercangelo Orchard Park Quakers The Quakers took an early 7-0 lead but never scored again and lost 25-7 to McKinley last week... Jack Sharp completed 12 of 25 passes for 183 yards and a TD... Nic Bruce caught 6 passes for 135 yards and a TD. Bruce caught a 24-yard scoring pass just 6 minutes into the game... Ryne Deitz caught 4 passes for 28 yards... David Perkins David Perkins led the ground game as he rushed 28 times for 139 yards... Michael Pataky made a team-high 11 tackles, 6 solo... Andrew Relosky was in on 10 tackles, 5 initial hits... Griffin Harrigan made 9 tackles, including 3 for lost yardage... Brian Strybel averaged 41 yards on 3 punts... Fri., Sept McKinley... 7:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Wheatfield...7:00 Fri., Sept. Lancaster... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Wmsville North... 7:00 Sat., Sept Lockport... 1:00 Fri., Oct. Hutch Tech (AH)...7:00 Fri., Oct Jamestown... 7:00 Rushing: Perkins , Bieler 3-30, Deitz 1-3, Irizarry 2-3, Sharp 5-(-11). Receiving: Bruce 6-135, Deitz 4-28, Bieler 1-11, Falson 1-9. TDs: Bruce. Passing: Sharp TD Passes: Sharp. FRec: Pataky. 38

41 Team Reports Pioneer Panthers The Panthers led 14-6 at the half and muscled their way to a 21-6 win over JFK last week... Wake Kless led the ground game as he rushed 14 times for 108 yards and 2 TDs. He also caught 2 passes for 35 yards... Caleb Riordan ran 16 times for 76 yards and a TD... Nick Rinker completed 4 of 8 passes for 74 yards... Mike Rigerman carried 6 times for 64 yards Trevor Smith and caught a 35-yard pass. Rigerman also made a team-high 14 tackles, 1 for lost yardage, and intercepted a pass... Trevor Smith made 9 tackles and recorded a QB sack... Tyler Ely made 9 tackles... Brian Wittmeyer made 6 tackles, 1 for loss... Donte Berdon had 2 tackles and a QB sack... Sat., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Sept. Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Sept Cheektowaga... 7:00 Fri., Sept East Aurora... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lew-Port... 6:00 Fri., Oct Springville...7:00 Fri., Oct Burgard...7:00 Rushing: Kless , Riordan 16-76, Rigerman 6-64, Ellis 1-0. Receiving: Kless 2-32, Rigerman 1-35, Ellis 1-7. TDs: Kless 2, Riordan. Passing: Rinker Randolph Cardinals No Report. Fri., Sept. Franklin-Ellicott...7:00 Fri., Sept Chautauqua Lake... 7:00 Fri., Sept CSP... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Sept Portville... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. St. Francis Red Raiders The Red Raiders trailed powerful Erie McDowell at the half, took the lead late but lost on a last-second FG last week... Retsen Daley opened the scoring when he returned an INT 30 yards for a TD. He also rushed 6 times for 88 yards, ran for a 2-point PAT and kicked a PAT... Dawson Tyger completed 15 of 25 passes for 144 yards and 2 TDs. He also rushed 16 times for 85 yards... Dominik Thomas caught 6 passes for 68 yards... Cole O Connor caught a 30-yard TD pass... Dan Browning caught 3 passes for 17 yards and a TD... Jadd Dolegala led the defense with 12 tackes... Reilly Miller made 4 tackles and intercepted a pass... Sat., Sept McDowell (Pa.)... 7:00 Fri., Sept U-Prep (5)... 7:00 Sat., Sept Walsh Jesuit (Oh.)...7:00 Sat., Sept. Aquinas (5)...1:00 Fri., Sept. Cathedral Prep...7:00 Sat., Oct St. Joe s... 1:00 Sat., Oct. Cardinal O Hara...1:00 Thu., Oct Canisius (NEF)... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Bishop Timon...7:00 Nov. 3/4... Playoffs... TBA Rushing: Daley 6-88, Tyger 16-85, O Connor 4-29, Thomas 4-27, Edgerton 5-12, Insalaco 2-7, Miller 3-5, Browning 1-1, Straker 1-(-2). Receiving: Thomas 6-68, Browning 3-17, Daley 2-19, Insalaco 2-6, Edgerton 2-0, O Connor 1-30, Miller TDs: O Cnnor, Browning, Daley. Jadd Dolegala TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. Passing: Tyger Interceptions: Kless, Rigerman. TD Passes: Tyger 2. Interceptions: Daley, Thomas, Miller. FRec: Straker, Schindler. 39

42 St. Mary s Lancers The Lancers held a slim 6-0 lead at the half but exploded for 3 TDs after the break and beat Bishop Timon 33-0 last week... D Jae Perry led the ground game as he rushed 12 times for 67 yards and a TD. Perry also made 5 tackles and recorded 3 QB sacks on defense... Jaqwan Manuel broke free for a 52-yard TD run... CJ Ozolins ran twice for 15 yards CJ Ozolins and a TD. He also led the defense with 10 tackles and a QB sack... QB JaShawn Collins completed 4 of 6 passes for 36 yards. He also ran 3 times for 15 yards and a TD... James Miller caught 2 passes for 19 yards... Sean Melson intercepted a pass and returned it 68 yards for a TD... Sat., Sept. Bishop Timon...1:00 Sat., Sept Nichols...1:00 Sat., Sept Bishop Kearney... 1:00 Sat., Sept. U-Prep... 1:00 Sat., Sept Honeoye Falls-Lima... 1:00 Sat., Oct Steubenville Catholic..7:00 Fri., Oct. Batavia...7:00 Fri., Oct OPEN Sat., Oct. O Hara... 1:00 Nov. 3/4... Playoffs...TBA Rushing: Perry 12-67, Manuel 1-52, Ozolins 2-15, Collins 3-15, Johnson 4-15, Miller 4-3. Receiving: Miller 2-19, Lukasik 1-9, Vallone 1-8. TDs: Perry, Manuel, Ozolins, Collins, Melson. Salamanca Warriors The Warriors built a lead of 18-2 at the half and went on to beat Portville last week... Jeremiah Shoup powered the ground attack as he rushed 11 times for 149 yards and 2 TDs. Shoup, who missed all of 2016 with an injury, also made 7 tackles on defense... Zariah Armstrong completed 5 of 7 passes for 100 yards and 2 TDs... Braden Siebert carried 6 Team Reports times for 51 yards and a TD. He also made 8 tackles and recorded a QB sack... Tyler Hedlund caught a 43- yard TD pass... Ira John caught a 14- yard TD pass. He also made 7 tackles, 6 solo, on defense... Leland John had an outstanding night on the OL... Carson Hoag intercepted a pass... Fri., Sept. Portville... 7:00 Fri., Sept Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Cattaraugus-LV...7:00 Fri., Sept. Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00 Fri., Sept Frewsburg... 7:00 Fri., Oct CSP... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Gowanda... 7:00 Jeremiah Shoup Rushing: Shoup , Siebert 6-51, Johnson 4-21, Ball 8-17, Gillette 3-7, Stahlman 1-6, Wheeler 1-5. Receiving: Hedlund 1-43, Siebert 1-19, Shoup 1-15, IJohn 1-14, Johnson 1-9. TDs: Shoup 2, Siebert 2, Hedlund, IJohn. Silver Creek Black Knights The Black Knights played to a 0-0 tie after one quarter but fell behind 19-7 at the half and lost to Wilson 29-7 last week... Austin Eggleston had a huge game as he rushed 18 times for 119 yards and the Knights TD on a 3- yard run. Eggleston also made 10 tackles on defense... Tom Galfo completed 4 of 9 passes for 59 yards... Dylan Weber caught 3 Austin Eggleston passes for 31 yards... Zach Rybak caught a 28-yard pass. He also made 3 tackles on defense, 1 for lost yardage... Luke Szumigala made 2 tackles, 1 for lost yardage... Bradley Woleben made 3 tackles, 2 for loss... Macadem Gadewoltz returned a kickoff 54 yards... Fri., Sept Wilson... 7:00 Fri., Sept Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Sept Akron... 7:00 Fri., Sept. CVF (Falc)... 7:00 Fri., Oct Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Alley-Limestone...7:00 Rushing: Eggleston , Caraballo 4-14, Golembieski 2-0, Yochum 3-(-2), Jamison 3-(-2), Gadewoltz 4-(-7), Galfo 4-(-11). Receiving: Weber 3-31, Rybak TDs: Eggleston. Passing: Collins Passing: Armstrong Passing: Galfo TD Passes: None. TD Passes: Armstrong 2. TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Melson. Interceptions: Hoag. FRec: Kegler. 40

43 South Park Sparks The Sparks jumped out early and beat Hamburg 30-7 last week... Daebeyon Humphrey had a big night as he completed 18 of 25 passes for 220 yards and a TD. He also ran 10 times for 74 yards and a TD... Dayquan Anderson caught 8 passes for 111 yards and a TD... Latrell London rushed 7 times for 61 yards and a pair of 2-point PATs. He also caught 4 passes for 30 yards... Clarence Thomas ran 9 times for 32 yards and a TD... Shyquan Brodie caught 3 passes for 31 yards. He also recovered a fumble in the end zone for a TD... Jerimiah Sanders led the defense with 7 tackles and a QB sack... Jayon Renfro made 6 tackles... Fri., Sept. Hamburg... 7:00 Thu., Sept Amherst (AH)... 6:00 Sat., Sept. Perry Pittsburgh... 6:00 Sat., Sept McKinley (AH)... 1:00 Fri., Sept. Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Oct. WSeneca East... 7:00 Fri., Oct Lake Shore (AH)... 7:00 Rushing: Humphrey 10-74, London 7-61, Thomas Receiving: Anderson 8-111, London 4-30, Brodie 3-31, Fountain 2-28, Thomas TDs: Anderson, Thomas, Humphrey, Brodie. Passing: Humphrey TD Passes: Humphrey. Interceptions: Anderson. FRec: Brodie. Latrell London Southwestern Trojans Team Reports The Trojans led 7-6 after one quarter but scored twice in the 2nd frame and beat Chautauqua Lake last week... Cole Snyder had a big night as he completed 11 of 19 passes for 190 yards and a TD... Brian Burns led the ground game as he ran 16 times for 65 yards and 2 TDs... Luke Heil ran for an 8-yard TD... Faizon Munir caught 4 passes for 87 yards. He also led the defense with 12 tackles and an interception... Alex Card caught 2 passes for 87 yards, including a 70-yard TD. Card also intercepted a pass on defense and kicked a 28-yard FG... Vinnie Certo made 9 tackles... Alex Calabrese had a QB sack... Fri., Sept. Chautauqua Lake.. 7:00 Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept Alley-Limestone... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Cleve Hill... 2:00 Fri., Sept Dunkirk... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Oct CVF... 7:00 Rushing: Burns 16-65, Snyder 10-15, Heil 2-12, Certo 2-7, Card 1-7. Receiving: Munir 4-87, Card 2-87, Heil 2-8, Miler 2-1, Burns 1-7. TDs: Burns 2, Heil, Card. Passing: Snyder TD Passes: Snyder. Interceptions: Snyder, Munir, Card. Faizon Munir Springville Griffins The Griffins trailed at the half and lost a wild shootout to Albion last week... Jeremy Baker (sr), who missed 2 seasons with shoulder injuries, played his first game since freshman year. Baker rushed 12 times for 148 yards and 4 TDs... Sean Barry ran 13 times for 66 yards. He also had 9 tackles and a QB sack on defense... Payton Szudzik carried 4 times for 36 yards. He also intercepted a pass on defense... Shaun Wright caught a 35- yard TD pass... Matt Evans completed 4 of 12 passes for 67 yards and a TD... Josh Steff made 7 tackles, 2 solo, 1 for a loss... Jacob Perkins had 2 tackles-for-loss... Fri., Sept. Albion... 7:00 Fri., Sept Dunkirk... 7:00 Fri., Sept Depew... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Fredonia (B)... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Oct Olean... 7:00 Rushing: Baker , Barry 13-66, Szudzik 4-36, Salzler 9-28, Evans Receiving: Wright 1-35, Szudzik 1-20, Salzler 1-7, Baker 1-5. TDs: Baker 4, Wright. Passing: Evans , Black TD Passes: Evans. Interceptions: Szudzik, Black. Jeremy Baker 41

44 Starpoint Spartans The Spartans led just 7-0 at the half and 14-0 after 3 quarters but pulled away for a 35-0 win over Williamsville East last week... Aaron Chase completed 13 of 22 passes for 166 yards and a TD. He also rushed for 35 yards and a TD... Anthony Robinson led the ground game as he rushed 18 times for 146 yards and a TD... Brendan Gawel ran 10 times for 40 yards and a TD... Dalton Sam Mazzara Zienkiewicz broke free for a 48-yard TD run... Sam Mazzara caught 6 passes for 85 yards and a TD... Matt Spina caught 5 passes for 52 yards... Kyle Schreader led the defense with 8 tackles and a QB sack... Josh Brooks made 7 tackles with a sack... Fri., Sept Wmsville East... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore West... 2:00 Fri., Sept. North Tonawanda..7:00 Fri., Sept Kenmore East... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Grand Island...7:15 Fri., Oct Wmsville South... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Lockport...2:00 Rushing: Robinson , Zienkiewicz 1-48, Gawel 10-40, Chase 7-35, Majewski 1-8, Mack 2-6. Receiving: Mazzara 6-85, Spina 5-52, Gawel 1-19, Bowden TDs: Robinson, Gawel, Chase, Mazzara, Zienkiewicz. Sweet Home Panthers Team Reports The Panthers worked their way into a lead at the half and held off North Tonawanda in a win last week... Maurice Robertson completed 5 of 9 passes for 171 yards and 3 TDs. He also rushed ran 12 times for 140 yards and a TD... Joe Torillo tossed a 62- yard TD pass... Dylan McDuffie ran 11 times for 34 yards and 2 TDs and caught 2 passes for Eric Johnson 44 yards and a TD. McDuffie also made 10 tackles on defense... Eric Johnson caught 4 passes for 189 yards and 3 TDs... Darrius Carter made a team high 14 tackles, 6 solo... Tom Rivera made 5 tackles and recovered a fumble... Ryan Harris intercepted a pass... Fri., Sept. North Tonawanda.. 7:00 Fri., Sept. Cheektowaga...7:15 Fri., Sept Kenmore West... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Wmsville East... 7:15 Fri., Sept Kenmore East... 7:00 Fri., Oct Grand Island... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Wmsville South...7:00 Rushing: Robertson , McDuffie 11-34, Johnson Receiving: Johnson 4-189, McDuffie TDs: McDuffie 4, Johnson 3, Robertson. Passing: Robertson , Torrillo Tonawanda Warriors The Warriors fell behind 20-0 early and fought back but lost to Alden last week... Noah Ray had a big night as he rushed 10 times for 50 yards and caught 3 passes for 150 yards and a TD. Ray also led the defense with 15 tackles... Chris Tartick completed 12 of 15 passes for 248 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran 7 times for 30 yards and a TD... Zach Braddel and Jason Frazier each added 5 yards to the rushing totals... Quentien Badner caught a 40-yard TD pass... John Forester caught 3 passes for 40 yards... Josh Allen caught 2 passes for 40 yards... Jason Frazier had a solid night as he made 6 tackles... Tonawanda hosts Medina this week... Fri., Sept. Alden... 7:00 Fri., Sept Medina... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Roy-Hart... 7:00 Fri., Sept Newfane... 7:00 Fri., Sept Depew... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Lackawanna...7:00 Fri., Oct. North Tonawanda.. 6:00 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. Noah Ray Passing: Chase TD Passes: Robertson 3, Torrillo. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: Chase. Interceptions: Robertson, Harris. Interceptions: Mazzara, Voss, Ruchala. FRec: Rivera. FRec: Roetzer. 42

45 West Seneca East Trojans The Trojans were locked in a tie after 3 quarters but allowed the only TD of the final frame and lost to Iroquois last week... Jacob Maurino had a big night as he rushed 23 times for 80 yards and a TD. He also returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD... Jared Maurino ran 8 times for 61 yards... Zach Arnone carried 12 times for 40 yards... Anthony Bullis punched in a 2-yard TD... Dylan McNulty returned a punt 60 yards for a TD... Drew Woltz led the defense as he made 11 tackles, 7 initial hits, 1 for lost yardage. He also recovered a fumble... Ray Moore made 7 tackles, 3 for lost yardage. He also recovered a fumble... Jesse Pfeiffer made 4 tackles... Fri., Sept Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Sept Lake Shore...7:00 Fri., Sept. McKinley (Rv)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Amherst... 7:15 Thu., Sept. Hutch Tech (AH)...7:00 Fri., Oct South Park... 7:00 Fri., Oct. WSeneca West...7:00 Rushing: JcMaurino 23-80, JrMaurino 8-61, Arnone 12-40, Woltz 5-23, Bullis 4-13, Moore 4-11, Bailey 3-1. Receiving: None. TDs: JcMaurino 2, Bullis, McNulty. Passing: JrMaurino 0-3-0, Arnone 0-3-0, JcMaurino 1-1-(-2). TD Passes: None. Interceptions: JrMaurino. FRec: Woltz, Moore. Jacob Maurino The Indians led 7-0 after one quarter and exploded for 5 TDs in the second frame as they beat Amherst 54-6 last week... Matt Myers completed 5 of 8 passes for 87 yards and 3 TDs. He also ran 6 times for 98 yards and 2 TDs... Liam Scheuer completed 2 of 3 passes for 38 yards and a TD. Scheuer also ran 6 times for 98 yards and 2 TDs... John Speyer led the Team Reports West Seneca West Indians ground game as he rushed 14 times for 140 yards... Bryan Ball added 28 yards on 3 carries. He also caught a 33-yard TD pass and made 11 tackles on defense... Kyle Haettich caught 3 passes for 54 yards and 3 TDs... Josh Wilson made 9 tackles, 3 for lost yardage... Fri., Sept Amherst...7:00 Fri., Sept. McKinley (Rv)... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Iroquois...7:00 Fri., Sept Hamburg...7:00 Fri., Sept Lackawanna... 7:00 Thu., Oct. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Oct WSeneca East... 7:00 Rushing: Speyer , Myers 6-98, Scheuer 7-48, Ball 3-28, Broad 2-9, Johnson 1-5, Karmazyn 1-2. Receiving: Haettich 3-54, Ball 1-33, Johnson 1-21, Wilhelm 1-9, Broad 1-8. TDs: Haettich 3, Myers 2, Scheuer 2, Ball. Passing: Myers , Scheuer TD Passes: Myers 3, Scheuer. FRec: Karmazyn, Scheuer. John Speyer Williamsville East Flames No Report Fri., Sept. Starpoint... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Wmsville North... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Wmsville South... 7:00 Fri., Sept Sweet Home... 7:15 Thu., Sept North Tonawanda... 7:00 Sat., Oct Kenmore West... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Grand Island...7:00 Rushing: None. Receiving: None. TDs: None. Passing: None. TD Passes: None. 43

46 Williamsville North Spartans The Spartans were locked in a 0-0 tie after one quarter but ground their way to a 28-0 win over Hutch Tech last week... Joe Nusall completed 12 of 22 passes for 194 yards and 2 TDs to lead the offense... Dylan Mann led the ground game as he carried 9 times for 75 yards... Grant Richards rushed 8 times for 73 yards and a TD... Ivan Ghemmenge ran 9 times for 43 yards and a TD... Dylan Kelly caught 5 passes for 93 yards and 2 TDs, including a 51-yard scoring strike... Scott Becht spearheaded the defense as he made a team-high 8 tackles... Cam Walter made 7 tackles, 1 for lost yardage... Josh Walter and Brett Colca each had a QB sack... Fri., Sept Hutch Tech... 7:00 Fri., Sept Wmsville East... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Niagara Falls... 2:00 Fri., Sept Orchard Park... 7:00 Thu., Sept. Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Oct Frontier... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Niag Wheatfield... 7:00 Rushing: Mann 9-75, Richards 8-73, Ghemmenge Receiving: Kelly TDs: Kelly 2, Ghemmenge, Richards. Passing: Nusall TD Passes: Nusall 2. Interceptions: Mann. Dylan Kelly Williamsville South Billies The Billies led after three quarters and scored 3 TDs in the final frame to pull away from Clarence last week... Josh Foster completed 14 of 27 passes for 323 yards and 4 TDs to lead the offense... Jemelle Jones rushed 14 times for 85 yards and 2 TDs. Jones also made a teamhigh 8 tackles, recorded 2 QB sacks and recovered a fumble on defense... Jamelle Jones Cody Sanford caught 5 passes for 119 yards and 2 TDs... Alec Miller caught 5 passes for 145 yards and 2 TDs. Miller also made 6 tackles on defense... Jeremy Turner intercepted a pass... Joey Battaglia intercepted a pass... Dan Thomeer and Will Lacy were dominant on the OL... Fri., Sept. Clarence... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Kenmore East... 7:00 Fri., Sept Wmsville East... 7:00 Fri., Sept Grand island... 7:00 Thu., Sept. Kenmore West... 4:30 Fri., Oct. Starpoint... 7:00 Fri., Oct Sweet Home... 7:00 Rushing: Jones 14-85, Turner 7-30, Miller 2-24, Foster 15-17, Sanford 2-13, VanSplunder 1-(-3), Battaglia 1-(-4). Receiving: Miller 5-146, Sanford 5-119, Jacobs 2-20, Jones 1-33, Penvose 1-6. TDs: Sanford 2, Miller 2, Jones 2. Passing: Foster TD Passes: Foster 4. Team Reports Interceptions: Turner, Battaglia. FRec: Battaglia, Jones, Thomeer, Jacobs, Manna. 44 Wilson Lakemen The Lakemen took a 19-7 lead at the half and pulled away in the 4th quarter to beat Silver Creek 29-7 last week... Steven Frerichs led the offense as he completed 11 of 18 passes for 123 yards. He also rushed for a team-high 22 yards... Marcel Wilson caught 3 passes for 44 yards and a TD... Andrew Hadsell caught 4 passes for 42 yards... Jared Carney caught 3 passes for 34 yards and a TD... John Bender caught a 3-yard TD pass... Drew Westmoreland led the defense with 7 tackles, 5 solo... Matt Kitcho made 4 tackles, recorded a QB sack, and kicked a 27-yard FG... Tristan Guthrie made 5 solo tackles... Nicholas Steuber intercepted a pass... Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept Cleve Hill... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Akron... 7:00 Fri., Sept Lew-Port... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Eden... 7:00 Fri., Oct JFK... 7:00 Fri., Oct Newfane... 7:00 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 TD Passes: Frerichs 3. Interceptions: Steuber. Steven Frerichs

47 2017 League Standings AA Div All PF PA Next Lancaster Lockport Jamestown Hutch Tech Williamsville North Wmsville East Niagara Wheatfield Orchard Park Niagara Falls Clarence Orchard Park Niagara Wheatfield Clarence Niagara Falls Lockport Lancaster Frontier Bennett Hutch Tech Jamestown Bennett Frontier A North Div All PF PA Next Sweet Home Cheektowaga Grand Island North Tonawanda Starpoint Kenmore West Williamsville South Kenmore East Kenmore West Starpoint North Tonawanda Grand Island Williamsville East Wmsville North Kenmore East Wmsville South A South Div All PF PA Next West Seneca West McKinley South Park Amherst Iroquois Hamburg McKinley WSeneca West Lake Shore WSeneca East Hamburg Iroquois West Seneca East Lake Shore Amherst South Park B-1 Div All PF PA Next Cheektowaga Sweet Home Pioneer Maryvale Maryvale Pioneer East Aurora Burgard Burgard East Aurora Lew-Port Newfane B-2 Div All PF PA Next Dunkirk Springville Albion Depew Olean Fredonia Fredonia Olean Springville Dunkirk Depew Albion B-3 Div All PF PA Next Alden Roy-Hart Lackawanna Eden Medina Tonawanda Roy-Hart Alden Newfane Lew-Port Tonawanda Medina C North Div All PF PA Next Wilson Cleve Hill Akron JFK Eden Lackawanna JFK Akron Cleveland Hill Wilson C South Div All PF PA Next Southwestern Silver Creek CValley-Falconer Gowanda Allegany-Limestone Portville Gowanda CVF Silver Creek Southwestern Photo by Mark Adair Alden senior Christian Snell takes a punt back 50 yards for a TD in the Bulldogs win over Tonawanda last week. Class D Div All PF PA Next Salamanca Maple Grove Franklin-Ellicott Cattaraugus-LV CSP Maple Grove Salamanca CSP Cattaraugus-LV Chautauqua Lake Randolph Portville Alley-Limestone Randolph Chautauqua Lake Msgr Martin Div All PF PA Next St. Mary s Nichols Canisius Bish McDevitt St. Joe s Cardinal O Hara St. Francis U-Prep Cardinal O Hara St. Joe s Bishop Timon Independent Div All PF PA Next Nichols St. Mary s 45

48 2016 Leader Board PASSING YARDS Player (Team) Yards Janca (Orchard Park) Wolf (Depew) Hickson (St. Francis) Mansell (Lancaster) Torrillo (Sweet Home) JDaul (Wilson) Foster (Wmsv South) TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player (Team) TDs Bartnik (Cheektowaga) Cybulski (Alden)... 8 Mansell (Lancaster)... 8 Bailey (JFK)... 7 Janca (Orchard Park)... 7 Jeader (Hutch Tech)... 7 DuBois (Maple Grove)... 7 Rhim (Medina)... 7 JHwang (Wmsv North)... 7 RUSHING Player (Team) Att Yards Alexander (Gowanda) Baker (Springville) Sarow (Akron) Mattison (Albion) Wahler (Cleve Hill) Yax (Iroquois) McCullough (Burgard) Cotter (Medina) Snell (Alden) Dahl (Orchard Park) McDuffie (Bennett) Zutell (Lew-Port) Breidenstein (WSen West) Ahmed (Starpoint) Benson (Maple Grove) Allen (Wmsv East) Jacobi (Randolph) Samborski (Lancaster) Chamberlain (CV-Falconer) Jasolka (Hamburg) Blecha (Franklin-Ellicott) Turpin (Cheektowaga) Seiders (Silver Creek) Toliver (Bennett) JcMaurino (WSen West) Harrison (Timon) Thorpe (Grand Island) Strudwick (Jamestown) Horton (Lackawanna) Harris (South Park) Gray (Cheektowaga) Burniston (Canisius) RECEIVING Player (Team) Rec Yards Robertson (Hutch Tech) Parker (Cheektowaga) Hughes (Grand Island) Bruce (Orchard Park) Parks (CSP) Johnson (Timon) Jackson (St. Joe s) PeQueen (Akron) Kohl (JFK) Williams (Sweet Home) Faller (Sweet Home) Nelson (Wmsv South) Duff (Lew-Port) ZJohnson (Grand Island) Morrissette (Lew-Port) Pilley (Depew) Reiderer (Depew) Chambers (Lockport) Dailey (St, Francis) Giordano (Lancaster) Kitcho (Wilson) Huggins (Wmsv North) Cooper (Medina) Snyder (JFK) Hejmanowski (Depew) Kramp (Newfane) LSmith (Lackawanna) Buzby (Grand Island) McGinnis (Cheektowaga) Sprunger (Lockport) Photo by Mark Adair Maryvale WR Ray Blackwell stretches into the end zone ahead of Cleve Hill s Khalil Jackson in the Flyers win last weekend. TOUCHDOWNS Player (Team) TD Alexander (Gowanda) Benson (Maple Grove) Baker (Springville) Wahler (Cleve Hill) Yax (Iroquois) Dahl (Orchard Park)... 9 Snell (Alden)... 8 McDuffie (Bennett)... 8 Cooper (Medina)... 8 Ahmed (Starpoint)... 8 FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player (Team) FR Hill (Newfane)... 3 INTERCEPTIONS Player (Team) INT Maniscalco (Wmsv North)... 5 Robertson (Hutch Tech)... 4 Porter (Medina)... 4 O Brien (Springville)... 4 FIELD GOALS Player (Team) FG (Lg) Seiders (Silver Creek)... 2 (27) 10 players with 1 FG.

49 WEEK 1 Must See Lancaster Joe Foyle Stadium, 7:30 pm Defending Champs in AA and A meet WNY WEEK 2 Must See North Grand Island 7:00 pm Early matchup of Class A contenders WEEK 3 Must See Maple Grove 7:00 pm Winner is early favorite in Class D Friday, September 1st Lake Shore 28, Eden 6 Williamsville North 28, Hutch Tech 20 Jamestown 22, Frontier 20 McKinley 25, Orchard Park 7 Williamsville South 40, Clarence 21 West Seneca West 54, Amherst 6 Iroquois 33, West Seneca East 26 South Park 30, Hamburg 7 Starpoint 35, Williamsville East 0 Sweet Home 53, North Tonawanda 37 Albion 40, Springville 34 Fredonia 41, East Aurora 7 Medina 52, Burgard 30 Alden 46, Tonawanda 20 Akron 23, Roy-Hart 8 Wilson 29, Silver Creek 7 Southwestern 31, Chautauqua Lake 14 Maple Grove 40, Gowanda 0 Franklin-Ellicott 47, Randolph 15 Cattaraugus-LV 24, Bishop Kearney 0 Salamanca 38, Portville 10 Grand Island 42, Kenmore East 7 Canisius 42, Pittsford 27 Lancaster 49, Bennett 16 Dunkirk 21, Depew 19 Saturday, September 2nd St. Joe s 38, Archbishop Ryan (Phil.) 14 Mt. St. Joseph s (MD) 40, Cardinal O Hara 8 St. Mary s 33, Bishop Timon 0 Pioneer 21, JFK 6 CSP 45, CVF 20 Kenmore West 23, Niagara Falls 14 Niagara Wheatfield 43, Lockport 42 Maryvale 30, Cleve Hill 24 Lackawanna 22, Newfane 6 Cheektowaga 42, Lew-Port 0 Olean 21, Allegany-Limestone 6 Erie McDowell (Pa.) 23, St. Francis 21 Thursday, September 7th Cardinal O St. Joe s, 4:30 South Park (AH) 6:00 Alden 6:00 Hutch Tech (RF) 7:00 Friday, September 8th Niagara Clarence, 7:00 Williamsville Williamsville North, 7:00 Bennett (AH), 7:00 Niagara Orchard Park, 7:00 Williamsville Kenmore East, 7:00 North Grand Island, 7:00 West Seneca McKinley (Riv), 7:00 Lake West Seneca East, 7:00 Iroquois, 7:00 Tonawanda, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 Springville, 7:00 Olean, 7:00 Cleve Wilson, 7:00 Akron, 7:00 Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Chautauqua Randolph, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Maple Salamanca, 7:00 Frewsburg, 7:00 Bishop McDevitt (Pa.), 7:00 U-Prep St. Francis, 7:00 Sweet Cheektowaga, 7:15 Depew 7:30 Saturday, September 9th East Burgard (Riv) 1:00 Lackawanna, 1:00 St. Mary s, 1:00 CVF (CV) 1:30 Lockport, 2:00 Kenmore West, 2:00 Newfane, 7:00 Thursday, September 14th Hutch Frontier, 7:00 Friday, September 15th Lockport, 4:00 Niagara Grand Island, 7:00 Jamestown, 7:00 Williamsville Williamsville South, 7:00 North Tonawanda, 7:00 Kenmore Sweet Home, 7:00 Kenmore Amherst, 7:00 West Seneca Iroquois, 7:00 West Seneca McKinley (Riv), 7:00 Lake Hamburg, 7:00 Lew-Port, 7:00 Pioneer, 7:00 Olean, 7:00 Roy-Hart, 7:00 Springville, 7:00 Fredonia (Broc), 7:00 Akron, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Silver Gowanda, 7:00 Randolph, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Maple Grove, 7:00 Chautauqua Lake, 7:00 Orchard Lancaster, 7:30 East Dunkirk, 7:30 Medina, 7:30 Saturday, September 16th Batavia Cardinal O Hara, 1:00 Bishop St. Mary s, 1:00 Bishop Canisius, 1:00 Lackawanna, 1:00 Aquinas St. Joe s, 1:00 Nichols, 1:00 JFK, 1:30 Williamsville Niagara Falls, 2:00 U-Prep Cleve Hill, 2:00 South Perry (Pittsburgh, PA), 6:00 Walsh Jesuit St. Francis, 7:00

50 WEEK 4 Must See St. Joe Canisius New Era Field, 7:00 pm Most intense rivalry in WNY WNY WEEK 5 Must See Grand Island 7:00 pm Big Division game for Class A contenders WEEK 6 Must See South West Seneca East 7:00 pm May decide Class A South Division Thursday, September 21st Lake Shore 6:30 Friday, September 22nd Orchard Williamsville North, 7:00 Clarence, 7:00 Jamestown, 7:00 West Seneca West, 7:00 Grand Williamsville South, 7:00 Kenmore North Tonawanda, 7:00 Kenmore Starpoint, 7:00 Albion, 7:00 Tonawanda, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 East Pioneer, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 CVF (Falc), 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 Portville, 7:00 Maple Chautauqua Lake, 7:00 Franklin-Ellicott (E), 7:00 Bishop Permian (Tex.), 7:00 St. Joe s vs. Canisius (@ New Era Field), 7:00 Sweet Williamsville East, 7:15 West Seneca Amherst, 7:15 Alden, 7:30 Depew 7:30 Medina, 7:30 Dunkirk 7:30 Saturday, September 23rd Niagara Falls 12:00 South Park (AH), 1:00 St. Aquinas, 1:00 St. Mary UPrep, 1:00 JFK 1:30 Bishop CSP 1:30 (Sherman) Cleve Hill, 2:00 Hutch Lockport, 2:00 Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Thursday, September 28th Williamsville Kenmore West, 4:30 Lake Shore, 6:30 Williamsville Jamestown, 7:00 North Williamsville East, 7:00 West Seneca Hutch Tech (AH), 1:00 Friday, September 29th Lew-Port, 6:00 Niagara Frontier, 7:00 Bennett (AH), 7:00 Hamburg, 7:00 Kenmore Sweet Home, 7:00 West Seneca West, 7:00 South Iroquois, 7:00 Tonawanda, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Albion, 7:00 Fredonia (Broc), 7:00 Burgard (Riv), 7:00 East Maryvale, 7:00 Cleve Akron, 7:00 Eden, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Silver CVF (Falc), 7:00 Randolph, 7:00 Chautauqua Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Salamanca, 7:00 St. Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.), 7:00 St. Joe Cardinal Mooney (Oh.), 7:00 Aquinas Bishop Timon, 7:00 Grand Island, 7:15 Medina, 7:30 Niagara Lancaster 7:30 Saturday, September 30th Orchard Park, 1:00 Cardinal O Hara, 1:00 Honeyoe St. Mary s, 1:00 JFK, 1:30 Maple CSP (Clymer), 1:30 Newfane, 2:00 Thursday, October 5th West Seneca Lake Shore 6:30 Friday, October 6th Williamsville North, 7:00 Orchard Hutch Tech (AH), 7:00 Jamestown, 7:00 South West Seneca East, 7:00 Amherst, 7:00 McKinley (Riv), 7:00 Williamsville Starpoint, 7:00 North Kenmore East, 7:00 Grand Sweet Home, 7:00 Olean, 7:00 Pioneer, 7:00 Lackawanna, 7:00 Alden, 7:00 Lew-Port, 7:00 East Cheektowaga, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 Cleve Eden, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Maple Grove, 7:00 Chautauqua Lake, 7:00 Salamanca, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Cardinal O Bishop Timon, 7:00 Niagara Clarence, 7:30 Dunkirk 7:30 Akron 7:30 Massillion (OH), 7:30 Saturday, October 7th Niagara Falls, 12:00 Burgard, 1:00 (Riv) St. Joe St. Francis, 1:00 Roy-Hart, 1:30 (@ Barker) CVF (Cass Valley), 1:30 Kenmore Williamsville East, 2:00 Portville, 7:00 St. Mary Steubenville Catholic (OH) 7:00

51 WEEK 7 Must See Maryvale 7:00 pm Crosstown rivalry may decide Class B WNY WEEK 8, 9, 10 Must See Section 6 Playoffs Msgr. Martin Association Playoffs Dates, Times TBA WEEK 11, 12, 13 Must See NYS Playoffs Section 6 vs Section 5 Dates, Times TBA Thursday, October 12th Iroquois, 7:00 Friday, October 13th North Tonawanda, 6:00 Frontier, 7:00 Orchard Park, 7:00 Hutch Tech (Riv), 7:00 West Seneca West Seneca West, 7:00 Lake South Park (AH), 7:00 Amherst, 7:00 Sweet Williamsville South, 7:00 Williamsville Grand Island, 7:00 Pioneer, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 East Lew-Port, 7:00 Roy-Hart, 7:00 Albion, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 Springville, 7:00 Silver Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Eden, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Maple Grove, 7:00 Chautauqua Frewsburg, 7:00 Franklin-Ellicott (Frank), 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Aquinas (5), 7:00 St. Joe U-Prep (5), 7:00 Bishop Erie Cathedral Prep, 7:00 St. Mary Batavia, 7:00 Williamsville Niagara Wheatfield, 7:00 Depew, 7:15 Dunkirk 7:30 Saturday, October 14th Niagara Bennett (AH), 1:00 St. Cardinal O Hara, 1:00 Lockport, 2:00 Kenmore Kenmore West, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 WEEK 8 Thursday, October 19th St. Francis (@ New Era Field), 7:00 Friday, October 20th Cardinal O Steubenville (Oh.), 7:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA Saturday, October 21st Bishop St. Joe s, 1:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA WEEK 9 Thursday, October 26th Chuck Funke Bowl Championships Class Cattaraugus-LV Class Pioneer Class Depew Friday, October 27th Section VI Playoffs, TBA St. Bishop Timon, 7:00 Saturday, October 28th Erie Cathedral Prep Canisius, 1:00 Erie St. Joe s, 1:00 St. Mary Cardinal O Hara, 1:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA WEEK 10 Friday, November Ralph Wilson Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA Section VI Championships Class D, 5:00 pm Class AA, 8:00 pm Saturday, November Ralph Wilson Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA Section VI Championships Class C, 12:00 pm Class B, 3:15 pm Class A 6:30 pm WEEK 11 Friday, November 10th NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA Saturday, November 11th NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA WEEK 12 Friday, November 17th NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Saturday, November 18th NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Msgr. Martin Association Championship WEEK 13 Friday, November Carrier Dome NYS Championships, TBA Saturday, November Carrier Dome NYS Championships, TBA

52 By Mark Adair Buffalo State led at the half, fell behind in the third quarter, but rallied for a win over Bridgewater State to open the season last week. We always have very high expectations, Buff State coach Jerry Boyes said. It was a total team effort and a 60-minute game. At the end of the day, our score was bigger than theirs so we ll take it. After forcing a turnover on downs on the game's opening possession, Buffalo State marched 69 yards on eight plays, Kyle Hoppy capped the drive when he hit Stephon Johnson with a 35-yard TD pass to take an early 7-0 lead. We went right down the field on the first series and scored, Boyes said, It was a nice way to open the season. Bridgewater responded with a 69- yard drive for a TD to tie the game at 7-7. Buffalo State scored again on their second possession of the game early in the second quarter when Stewart reversed fields on a pitch to the right and walked into the left side of the end zone for a 3- yard TD and a 14-7 lead. Were 2 of 4 in getting points in that first half, Boyes said. Bridgewater scored on a disputed 4th down late in the first half. The Bears had a first-and-goal on the 1-yard line but Buffalo State stuffed three straight plays. On 4th down, the Bridgewater RB appeared to be stopped short of the goal but the referees ruled that the ball had crossed the goal line. I thought that was a great goal-line stand, Boyes said. I feel that we didn t give up a score but it went on the scoreboard. College Football Cliff Brown Leads Buff State D Bridgewater missed the PAT which left the Bengals in front, 14-13, at the intermission. Buffalo State fumbled away its first possession of the second half, and the Bears took advantage of a short field to score a TD. Bridgewater led after a failed 2-point PAT attempt. With 7 minutes left in the game, Hoppy hit Ricky Bailey with a 34-yard TD pass to give the Bengals a lead. The defense held the lead the rest of the way. Our defense looked pretty good, Boyes said. Our kids pursue like hell. We have great team speed. We just need to stay away from injuries. A big key to the Bengals defense this season is senior DE Cliff Brown. Cliff came from McKinley, Boyes said. He has all the tools you are looking for. He has size and strength but he has speed that sets him apart. Brown made 44 tackles in 2016, 11 for lost yardage. In the win over Bridgewater, the Bengals defense was not scored on until Brown was injured early in the 2nd quarter. Cliff had a strained Photo by Mark Adair McKinley graduate Cliff Brown was named a captain for Buffalo State this season. 50 knee, Boyes said. He won t be out very long. We have a game in two weeks and he should be ready. Brown was elected as a captain by his teammates before the season. He doesn t say a lot, Boyes said, but when he does, guys listen to him. Boyes says Brown is a whirlwind on the field. He is a very high-motor kid, Boyes said. He s always going. He never takes a play off. Brown is also a solid student and is majoring in Industrial Engineering. He s a great young man, Boyes said. His work ethic sets him apart. We don t have to spend any time with him. He ll do what he s supposed to do all the time. The more kids we have like Cliff Brown, the better.

53 It s not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them 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 triumph of 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. - Theodore Roosevelt FootballWeekly Upstate Are You Game?

54 Sadness Starts Season THE EXTRA P O I N T By Mark Adair Akron senior Johnny Fiebelkorn. 53 Akron opened the season with a 23-8 win over Roy-Hart, a win that spent every last bit of emotion for the players and coaches. Akron coach Andy Clouse has been coaching football for 10 seasons, the last three as Akron s head coach. He has never had a harder or more painful week. None are even close, Clouse said. This was absolutely the worst. On Saturday evening, just 6 days before the seasonopener, Akron senior Johnny Fiebelkorn was killed in an auto accident on the way home from the Luke Bryan concert at Darien Lake. Clouse was awakened by a phone call at 2 am early Sunday morning. It was starting LB Jake Sarow. He was just hysterical, Clouse said. He just kept repeating that we lost Johnny. Sarow was also at the concert but had left in another car a few minutes by the car Fiebelkorn was riding in. There were 3 boys and a girl in the car, Clouse said. The car rolled over and Johnny was killed. Everybody else was fine. It s just devastating. Clouse left quickly for Millard suburban Hospital. Quite a few of our players were there already, Clouse said. Johnny s family was there. Fiebelkorn, a team captain, was popular in school and on the football team. He was a special kid, Clouse said. Everybody looked up to him, even the older kids. He was a very hard worker and a very humble kid. He had great character. That s why he was a 2-year captain. He just always did the right thing. Akron, a small town, was hoping that the Tigers were going to have a solid season this year. We only have 19 kids on the roster, Clouse said, but almost every starter was back from last year. We have a lot of talent this year. Clouse thought he could steer his team to the playoffs this year - but, standing in the hospital with his shattered players, he didn t know how to handle this. There no chapter in the Coaches Manuel that addressed a situation like this. If there was I missed it, he said. I just tried keep all of our boys together and just love them. We were there for 3 hours and the hospital finally sent us home. They wouldn t let us see him. The sun was starting to rise when the Tigers left the hospital for Akron. I told the kids to get some sleep but, obviously, they couldn t sleep, Clouse said. They went to a teammates house and just hung out together. They didn t want to sleep. When he arrived at home, Clouse sent out a group text. I had them all meet at our locker room at 10 am, he said. the whole team was there. We talked to the boys a little bit but very little was actually said. It was still so fresh. When his players left, Clouse broke down. There have been students that passed away but never any as close to me, Clouse said. Certainly not one of my own players during the season. On Sunday, Clouse and his players went to the crash site and held a word of prayer. On Monday, Clouse held a team meeting. I wanted the players to make a schedule for the week, he said. I thought we should try and focus on something productive. We had to go to the wake and the funeral. I wanted the players to decide when we were going to go and when we were going to practice. At that meeting, the akron players decided that they would try to play their game against Roy-Hart. I encouraged that, he said. On Tuesday we had a full practice but there was no motivation. Everyone was just walking through the motions. The Tigers went to the wake as a team. We stayed for 2 hours and then we had to practice. We had to get a practice in so we would be eligible to play. After practice, a lot of the boys went back to the wake. On Thursday, the team attended the funeral. Six of our kids actually lowered Johnny into his grave, Clouse said. The let us do that. I think that helped, actually. Clouse then had his players meet to practice again. It was an unbelievable practice, he said. We will grieve the whole season, but the kids wanted to play. Everybody was focused and on task. We had more tears and hugs but they were ready. On Friday, the Tigers arrived at the field and warmed up. Clouse gathered his players in the end zone... and pulled out Fiebelkorn s #25 jersey. There wasn t a dry eye in the huddle, he said, and they played a great game. They played fast and hard. After the Tigers 23-8 win the players gave the game ball to Fiebelkorn s parents, who were in attendance that night. This will be a struggle the whole year for us, Clouse said. Not just football season, but all school year. He built so many strong relationships with other people. Clouse worries about that mythical Coaches Manuel. We have a lot of troubled kids, he said. I love football and coaching but there is definitely more to coaching than just winning football games. That will definitely be the case this year. I just hope I can do a good job for them.