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1 S E C T I O N 6 Upstate Football W E E K L Y Tough As A Bulldog Ken East QB battles serious medical condition September 5, 2013 Issue No Pages INSIDE: Iroquois renews Rivalry with Sweet Home Flames Turn to Tideswell for Line Leadership Raise the Curtain The WNY Spotlight is on Albion Lineman Steven Stauss in Legends Leave WNY Sidelines PLUS: State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Schedules ALSO: Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings

2 This Week s Lineup: 8 Belica Back for Quakers Orchard Park finished 11-2 last year and lost the NYS championship game to New Rochelle. Despite heavy graduation losses, the Quakers are loaded again this season. Senior C Adam Belica will anchor the line in Corrao Leads Grand Island Grand Island finished 7-2 and lost to Sweet Home 13-0 in the Class A semifinals in With 6 starters returning to both the offense and the defense, hopes are high for the Vikings this season. QB Quinn Corrao returns to lead the offense. 12 Bulldogs Have Bite In 2012, Burgard finished 6-3 and lost to Depew in the first round of the Class B playoffs at All-High Stadium. The Bulldogs also have all-star Roderick Morrow, who started as a sophomore, returning to DE. 14 Golden Eagles Can Fly Cleve Hill finished 8-3 and won the Class C title with a tense win over Fredonia in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Cleve Hill has three all-stars returning to the field this season, including senior WR Jared Watkins. Contents SEPTEMBER 5, 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 Upstate W E E K L Y Publisher Adair Publishing Editor-In-Chief Mark E. Adair Business Manager Catherine M. Rutkowski Statistician Paul Hutzler Photography Jerome Davis, Tim Frank The Upstate Football Weekly is published every Thursday throughout the high school football season (August-November) by Adair Publishing. Contents copyright 2011 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: Upstate Football Weekly, nyfootballwriter@roadrunner.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@roadrunner.com

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4 Buffalo Bills & National Guard Coach of the Week Bills Back with Coaching Awards The Buffalo Bills and the National Guard are once again sponsoring the WNY Coach of the Week program for the 2013 season. Each week throughout the 2013 season, the Bills and the Guard will recognize a Coach of the Week from WNY. The football program of the Coach of the Week will receive a $2,000 award. At the end of the season, a Coach of the Year will be chosen from the 11 weekly winners. The football program of the Coach of the Year will receive a $4,000 award. Last year, Canisius coach Rich Robbins was named the Coach of the Year after finishing a perfect 11-0 season with the Msgr. Martin Association championship. I m so proud of my coaching staff and our kids, Robbins said after learning of the award. They bought into everything I was giving them for the program. With our schedule and the strength of our league, to go 11-0 is a great accomplishment. The last Msgr. Martin Association team to finish a season unbeaten was St. Joe s in The last Canisius team to finish unbeaten was the 1976 squad that finished Robbins said that, after winning the title and finishing the perfect season, he heard from Canisius graduates from all over the world. I have received messages from our alumni from around the country, Robbins said. I have s from Canisius alumni that are in the military and overseas. That really brought it home to me that we did accomplish something very special. Canisius beat Timon in Ralph Wilson Stadium to win the school s first Msgr. Martin title since Qadree Ollison led Canisius as he ran for 195 yards and 3 TDs. The teams were tied at the half. Timon recovered a Canisius fumble early in the third quarter and drove 77 yards for a go-ahead score. Adam DiMillo rushed in from the 3-yard line with 5:37 left in the 4 third quarter. A missed PAT left Timon leading by However, Ollison began to pound away and the Canisius ground attack began to dominate. After Timon took its only lead of the game, Canisius drove for a TD on the following possession. Ollison ran the ball on every play except one. He finished the drive when he rumbled 13-yards for the TD on 3rd-and-goal. Chris Alaimo kicked the PAT and gave Canisius a lead. Canisius held Timon bottled up deep in their own end and finally forced Timon to turn the ball over on downs at their own 12-yard line. Canisius took advantage of the very short field and powered it s way into the end zone, using Ollison in a bruising, methodical drive. With just 3:22 left. Ollison punched it in from the 3-yard line to give the Crusaders a lead. Canisius then forced Timon to turn the ball over on downs again after just 4 plays. The Crusaders ran for a first down and ran out of the clock. Photo by Buffalo Bills Canisius coach Rich Robbins was named the Coach of the Year in 2012 by the Buffalo Bills and the U.S. National Guard. Canisius beat Timon in the Msgr. Martin Association title game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Robbins says that his team is already talking about another perfect season in We have a ton of talent coming back, he said. and we have already talked about With two high-profile transfers into the Canisius program, the Crusaders look like the early favorites to repeat as MMA champs. But, with games against Aquinas and Ohio-powers Walsh Jesuit and Cardinal Mooney, another 11-0 season will be tough. We want to keep it rolling, Robbins said. The juniors that are coming back want to go undefeated in their senior year, too. Robbins said that since taking over the Canisius program, he has tried to run it as a family-operation. We are a program and a family, Robbins said. We are a program for the 9th grader, the 55th kid on the team and the last guy on our bench. Everyone is an equal part of our family.

5 Milt Western New York R E P O R T By Milt Latimer Iroquois-Sweet Home Renew Rivalry Friday, 7:00 Iroquois Throughout the first decade of the new Millenium, Sweet Home and Iroquois, developed one of the better rivalries in WNY. They met twice at the Ralph for the VI A Final, and 5 other times in the playoffs. These games also produced some of the most memorable moments in recent high school history. Seven playoff games that decided 6 Class A championships. 2002: Sweet Home 42, Iroquois Home News articles after the game mentioned how Chiefs were physically outmatched in the game. It spurred Iroquois to develop a year round weight program. Sweet Home went on to beat Grand Island at the Ralph to win VI A. 2004: Iroquois 28 Sweet Home Home The Chiefs used their improved weight program to shock the Panthers. Chiefs playoff run was also inspired by recent alum Mike O Brien who was seriously injured overseas, his jersey was brought to the sideline for playoff games. Iroquois won the Section VI Class A title and set numerous State records in their regional win over Eastridge at the Ralph. 2005: Sweet Home 28 Iroquois Home In a game that went back and forth, Sweet Home made a goal line stand as Chiefs had 1st and goal from inside the 5 just before halftime. Sweet Home would score on their 1st possession of the 2nd half. Sweet Home would lose to Grand Island at the Ralph, the only time the winner of this game didn t win Section VI A Title. 2006: Iroquois 53 Sweet Home Ralph Wilson Stadium On the 2nd play from scrimmage, All-WNY Kyle Shevlin breaks his leg. Seldom used backup Wyatt Mariacher came into the game, threw 3TDs and returned an INT for a score as Chiefs won. This is still the highest scoring total for a winning team at the VI Finals at the Ralph. JV call-up Matt Corigliano ran for a Ralph record 94 yd TD run in the final minute. 2007: Sweet Home 25 Iroquois Home Sweet Home had made a gutsy 4th quarter comeback to win. Marcus Johnson ran behind Nick Christman at least four times on 4th down to keep drives alive, including a couple of bring out the chains first downs. QB Casey Kacz, who would leave the game after breaking his hand. Panthers would go on to beat Cheektowaga at the Ralph with back-up QB Mark Wolcott. 2008: Sweet Home 39 Iroquois Ralph Wilson Stadium DeShanaro DayDay Morris would score 5 TDs and be a force on defense. In one of the Ralph s most iconic plays, Morris ran over referee Dick Schwede near the goal line. Schwede left the game on a stretcher. Sweet Home would win the NYS Title vs Burnt Hills. 2009: Sweet Home 34 Iroquois Home Sweet Home got off to a fast start in this VI A Semi as they controlled field position in this extremely windy game. Passing and Kicking were a crapshoot. Going into the game, Sweet Home was ranked #1 in the State, while Iroquois was #6. For the promotion of amateur football in WNY! Activities LB OT DE The WNY Amateur Football Alliance sponsors the following programs: Senior College Night A College Recruiter Night in December which gives High School Seniors the opportunity to meet with many of the college recruiters from throughout the North-East. Junior Combine A Junior Class Combine in May which gives High School Juniors an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to College recruiters while participating in football skill drills. Youth Coaching Academy A Coaching Academy in March to train volunteer youth Coaches the proper technique to teach the game of football to young players. Scholar-Athlete Award Dinner A Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet in December to Honor High School and College Students for their accomplishments both on the football field and in the classroom. High School All-Star Game The Alliance will support amateur football activities such as the Annual Lions/Ad Pro Sports High School Football All-Star Classic. WNY Amateur Football Alliance 3772 Dartmouth St. Hamburg, N.Y contact@wnyyouthfootball.org OG HB FS QB C DT LB FB OG DT OT SS DE TE LB WR CB 5

6 Football Upstate W E E K L Y Players to Watch Offense Cameren Smith - Lackawanna Lackawanna s All-league running back Cameren Smith is back for his senior season. Smith rushed for 1,346 yards and 20 TDs last fall. Smith also set single-game school records for rushing yards receiving TDs. The Steelers will play in Class C this season. NYS Football Coaches, Most Wins Photo by Mark Adair Last HS Game West Seneca East graduate Andy Smigiera was named the MVP of the Kensington Lions-Adpro Sports All-Star game in July. Smigiera will play at Robert Morris this coming season. NYStateRecords Coach, School Wins Retired 1. Howie Vogts, Bethpage 364 Died, Vin O'Connor, St. Francis (NYC) 332 Active 3. Brent Steuerwald, Shenendehowa Tony Dematteo, Somers, Roosevelt 302 Active 5. Jim Hoover, Walton 293 Active 5. Johnny Barnes, Canisius Jerry Walczak, Dolgeville Dave Kelly, Delhi 269 Active 9. Joe Casarella, North Rockland Dino Garr, Westlake, Rye 258 Active Other WNY Coaches: 12. Gene Masters Grand Island Dick Diminuco, Albion Pat Slater, Randolph Joe Shifflet, Sweet Home (3 others) John Faller, Sweet Home 191 Active Defense Coyote Sokolski - Iroquois Iroquois finished 7-2 and lost in the Section 6 playoffs to Grand Island last season... Junior Coyote Sokolski will spearhead the defense at LB. Sokolski, who was named an all-league player last fall, was among WNY leaders with 6 fumble recoveries. Special Teams Nick Vallone - St. Mary s St. Mary s finished 5-3 in 2012 and qualified for the Msgr. Martin playoffs. Nick Valone, one of the top RBs in WNY, returns for the Lancers. The senior captain rushed for 1,505 yards and 19 TDs and was also named the Special Teams Player of the Year. Football Upstate W E E K L Y (716) nyfootballwriter@roadrunner.com 6

7 QB is Tough As a Bulldog By Mark Adair After two disasterous seasons, Kenmore East rebounded to finish 5-5 in 2012 and won the Class A Bowl Tournament championship. The two previous years were rough, coach Matt Chimera said. We knew last year going into the season that we had a nice group of kids coming up from JV. I really thought we could be a decent team but that we needed some time and varsity experience. The Bulldogs opened with losses to Grand Island and Sweet Home but won four of their final five games. We got on a roll and finished strong, Chimera said. A lot of our kids started to fit in at the varsity level. Kenmore East has a solid nucleus of skill position players returning to the roster. They will also get reinforcements from a JV team which finished 6-2 in We have a lot of good skill kids coming back, Chimera said. Our JV team had their best record since I have been here. We have some good players coming in. The Bulldogs will also have QB Connor McMahon returning for his senior season. Connor has been our starting QB since he was a sophomore, Chimera said. He s a tough, tough kid. He s not very big but he works his ass off. McMahon passed for 582 yards and 5 TDs last season. He also rushed for 146 yards and a team-high 6 TDs. He s a very good runner, Chimera said. He makes things happen with his legs. Chimera says that McMahon has become a solid leader for the Bulldogs. We ll rely on his leadership this year, Chimera said. He s a good leader who has really grown in the last couple of years. Two years ago, he was a 10th grader leading seniors, which is a tough thing to do. Last year when we had that run at the end, I saw him grow as much as anyone. McMahon says he is looking forward to building on the Bulldogs Bowl title from last season. I m excited, the senior said. We have a lot to look forward to. We have a lot of returners who worked hard in the off-season. We got a touch of winning last year but that makes us even more hungry to win this year. McMahon, who is just 5-9 and 150 pounds, has also played three years of varsity football while battled a medical condition that makes it difficult to gain any weight. Pound-for-pound he is our toughest kid, Chimera said. He works hard in the weight room but just can t gain weight. He lifted hard all year long for three years and just can t put on any weight. McMahon has a rare disorder called Maple Syrup Urine Disease, an metabolic disorder so rare that only three kids in NY State have been diagnosed with the disease. It s an Amino Acid deficiency, McMahon said. I can t have any meat, cheese or fish. I have to be very careful with my diet. If I can take care of my disease, I m fine. But if I don t take care of it and burn a bunch of calories, I ll get sick. Keeping MSUD under control requires careful monitoring of blood chemistry and involves both a special diet and frequent testing. I have to take a supplement, McMahon said. It s like a milkshake and I have to drink it every day. Once in a while, I ll have to drink it at halftime because I m not feeling well. Chimera says that McMahon proves his toughness with every practice and every game. Most kids who have his Photo by Mark Adair QB Connor McMahon will start his 3rd varsity season for Kenmore East. McMahon has battled a serious medical problem while leading the Bulldogs. 7 problem can t play football, Chimera said, or even anything else. He has days where he is not 100 percent and we just have to recognize that. McMahon says he is lucky to be playing football - or doing anything else. Most kids who have this aren t fully mentally developed, he said. They end up mentally retarded and are physically incapable of playing anything. Newborn screening saved my life. I am so thankful to be in the position I am. I feel lucky. McMahon says that a liver transplant may be in his future. I really don t need it right now, he said, and I feel that should not take a liver from somebody who really needs it. He also says that, despite what people may think, being 5-9 and 150 pounds is not a handicap on the football field. It s not the outside that s important in football, McMahon said, it s the inside. If you don t have the heart to stick your nose in there and make a play, it doesn t matter how big you are.

8 AA N O T E B O O K QB Dan Bronson led Lockport to a 6-3 record in The Lions won the AA North title, losing only to Orchard Park (twice) and St. Joe s. In the playoffs, Bronson passed for 215 yards and 2 TDs as the Lions rallied from a 27-0 deficit to beat Clarence in OT. AA At A Glance Div All Lockport Niagara Falls Kenmore West Jamestown Orchard Park Frontier Clarence West Seneca West Lancaster Friday, September 6th Niagara Jamestown, 7:00 Orchard West Seneca West, 7:00 Frontier, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th Lockport, 2:00 Kenmore West, 2:00 Belica Back to Lead Quakers Line Photo by Mark Adair Orchard Park senior Adam Belica. Niagara Falls RB... Jaylin Smith (5-10, 175 sr) DB... Amir Myles (5-10, 155 sr) Lockport DL... Marshall Taylor (6-2, 215 sr) LB... Moziah Townsend (5-11, 200 sr) Orchard Park finished 11-2 last year and lost the NYS championship game to New Rochelle. Despite heavy graduation losses, the Quakers are loaded again this season. Five of our 6 offensive linemen are coming back, coach Gene Tundo said. I ll take that over anything. The line is the major starting point and we are in a good place there. Senior C Adam Belica will anchor the line in He s a hard worker, Tundo said. He started his sophomore year. He was just 14 years old and we won the state title. Belica packs a lot of power in his 5-10, 260-pound frame. He s athletic and has great feet, Tundo said. He plays attack on the lacrosse team. He s very agile, especially for a 260-pound lineman. Belica is an emotional player. He s the most vocal kid I ve had in the last 15 years, Tundo said. He gets real fired up. He knows the blocking schemes. He ll play hard and he ll do a good job. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Kenmore West RB... Alex Price (5-9, 165 sr) DL... Steve Kulik (6-0, 205 sr) DB... LaQuan Salter (5-10, 155 sr) Orchard Park OL... Adam Belica (5-10, 260 sr) Jamestown WR... Stephen Carlson (6-4, 180 jr) WR... Zach Panebianco (5-9, 170 jr) RB... Da Quan Hollingsworth (5-8, 175 sr) QB... Jacob Sisson ( sr) Clarence WR... Emaure Williams (5-9, 155 sr) Frontier LB... AJ Licata (5-10, 180 sr) P... Adrian Cannon (5-10, 155 sr) GIVE YOUR CHILD MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME

9 AN o r t h N O T E B O O K Starpoint finished the 2012 season 3-5 and qualified for the Class A playoffs... Starpoint will utilize one of the top RBs in WNY with Evan Majewski. The senior rushed for 1,425 yards and 17 TDs last season. Majewski, a team captain, will also play a big role on defense as he starts at LB. AN orth At A Glance Div All North Tonawanda Sweet Home Kenmore East Niagara Wheatfield Grand Island Starpoint Friday, September 6th North Lake Shore, 6:30 Sweet Iroquois, 7:00 Grand Hamburg, 7:00 Kenmore East Aurora, 7:30 Saturday, September 7th Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Lockport, 2:00 Vikings Solid with Corrao back Photo by Mark Adair Grand Island senior Quinn Corrao. Grand Island finished 7-2 and lost to Sweet Home 13-0 in the Class A semifinals in With 6 starters returning to both the offense and the defense, hopes are high for the Vikings this season. We have 3 starting linemen and 3 others who saw a lot of time coming back, coach Dean Santorio said. One of the strengths of our team will be up front. The Vikings also have QB Quinn Corrao returning to lead the offense. He was efficient and ran the offense really well, Santorio said. We expected him to have a good year but he exceeded all of our expectations. Corrao passed for 1,200 yards and 13 TDs last year. He was also a standout pitcher for the Grand Island baseball team. That s his big passion, Santorio said. He ll definitely try to pitch in college. Corrao is also a solid student with a 3.6 academic average. He wants to learn and is very coachable, Santorio said. He s a great leader. The other kids trust him and follow him. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Grand Island QB... Quinn Corrao (6-1, 180 sr) North Tonawanda RB... Nehemiah Stone (5-6, 146 jr) Starpoint RB... Evan Majewski (5-10, 175 sr) LB... Matt Wetzel (5-10, 195 sr) Kenmore East LB... Preston Smith (5-11, 170 sr) DB... Connor McMahon (5-11, 155 sr) Good Luck to all WNY Football Programs! Join us in for our Linemen camps and Team Camps Check out our complete camp listings at: bethebestfootballcamp.com 9

10 A N O T E B O O K C e n t r a l Williamsville South finished 5-4 in 2012 and lost in the Class A semifinals... QB Sam Castronova, started the season as the backup but was forced into a starting role when Trent Ferguson broke his collarbone. Castranova filled in admirably as he passed for 637 yards and 6 TDs. Central A At A Glance Div All Williamsville South Williamsville North Williamsville East McKinley Riverside East High Friday, September 6th Williamsville East High, 6:30 Williamsville McKinley, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th Williamsville East, 2:00 Flames Turn To Tideswell Photo by Mark Adair Williamsville East senior Chris Tideswell. Williamsville East finished 5-4 in 2012 and lost to Sweet Home in the first round of the Class A playoffs. The Flames have made the playoffs in 2 of the past 3 seasons. I know it s a cliche but we just want to get better each week, coach Chris McDuffie said. We need to take care of every game on our schedule, one week at a time. That starts with Riverside in Week 1. The Flames will be helped by the return of all-star DT Chris Tideswell, who is back for his senior season. He started on defense, McDuffie said. but he ll be a two-way starter this year. Tideswell (56-2, 300) will provide some beef to the Flames lines. He s a big, strong kid, McDuffie said. He just overpowers guys. He s a very knowledgeable football player and he puts himself in positions to be successful. Tideswell is also an emotional player. He s a fiery young man, McDuffie said. He motivates and gets the other guys going. He leads by example but he can be vocal when we need it. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Williamsville North WR... Kolbe Hughes (6-3, 180 sr) RB... Derick Isler (5-10, 165 sr) McKinley QB... Jamar Rutledge (5-9, 170 sr) DT... Mikeal Crockett (5-9, 305 jr) Williamsville East DL... Chris Tideswell (6-2, 295 jr) RB... Jaleel Battle (6-0, 190 sr) A South Defensive Player of the Year IMAG NE SPORTS In your imagination......you NEVER miss! Positive Self Awareness Positive Self Esteem Positive Self Control Positive Self-Motivation Positive Self-Expectancy Positive Self-Image Positive Self-Direction Positive Self-Discipline Positive Self-Dimension Positive Self-Projection DREAM IT. BELIEVE IT. ACHIEVE IT. Do you think or do you react? -Jeff Reed, Performance Coach - Motive8 Inc. Coach Steve Sullivan Breakthrough Performance Coach (716) coachsteve@imagynesports.com

11 A N O T E B O O K S o u t h South Park finished 4-5 in 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season... Leading rusher Laron Watkins returns to the squad and will carry the bulk of running attack. Watkins, a senior, rushed for 558 yards and 4 TDs last year. AS outh At A Glance Div All West Seneca East Iroquois South Park Hamburg Hutch Tech Lake Shore Friday, September 6th North Lake Shore, 6:30 Sweet Iroquois, 7:00 Hutch South Park, 7:00 Grand Hamburg, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th West Seneca East vs Cent. Square, 2:00 Lindner fills Big Hole for WS East Photo by Mark Adair West Seneca East senior Devin Lindner. West Seneca East finished 9-1 and lost to Sweet Home in the class A title game in Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Trojans also lost starting QB and Connolly Cup finalist Andy Smigiera, who will play at Robert Morris this season. Devin Lindner, who was Smigiera s back-up last season, will step in to call the signals I can t say enough about what Devin has done in the off-season, Maurino said. He is very disciplined and coachable. He started on the JV team as a sophomore. Lindner may not electrify crowds with his speed like Smigiera did. He ll be a different type of QB, Maurino said. He s a big kid and he ll run it in between the tackles. He ll be tough to bring down. Lindner will also return to a starting role at DE this season. He uses great technique, coach Jim Maurino said. Devin is very fast and physical player. He s a great pass rusher and teams don t want to rush to his side either. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS West Seneca East DE... Devin Lindner (6-4, 190 sr) Hutch Tech WR... Roman West (5-10, 180 sr) South Park RB... William Burgess (5-7, 215 jr) (Played with I-Prep in 2012) Play With The BIG Dogs! THE PREMIER PLACE FOR PROFESSIONAL VIDEO HIGHLIGHT FILMS AND PLAYER WEBSITES! We Create your Highlight Video & Player Website - READY for to college coaches! Websites Include: Player stats, videos (full game and highlights), Academic Info, Acheivements, Newspaper articles, contact info and more. Videos Include: Player info, stats, videos, highlights, awards and acheivements, contact info, music and more. (716)

12 B N O T E B O O K N o r t h Cheektowaga finished 8-1 in 2012 and lost to Springville in the semifinals of the Class B playoffs... Preston Summers will return to start WR and DB. Summers, a senior captain finished last season with 18 catches for 366 yards and 12 TDs. Summers also rushed for 272 yards. North B At A Glance Div All Barker-RH Burgard Bennett Cheektowaga Medina Amherst Albion Lew-Port Maryvale Friday, September 6th Burgard, 4:30 Barker-RH, 7:00 Medina, 7:30 Grand Hamburg, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th Cheektowaga vs. James-DeWitt, 6:30 Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 Morrow Back for Burgard Defense Photo by Mark Adair Burgard junior Roderick Morrow. Albion OL... John Trembley (6-0, 260 sr) OL... Steve Stauss (6-6, 295 sr) Barker DB... Jacob Haight (6-3, 185 sr) In 2012, Burgard finished 6-3 and lost to Depew in the first round of the Class B playoffs at All-High Stadium. We have a lot of guys returning, Burgard coach Jason Kolb said. We started seven sophomores and a lot of them got a lot of varsity experience. They have a full year of learning under their belts. Kolb says that most of his returning players are at the line positions. Cousins Emanuel and Tiawon Moss will provide size at the tackle positions. Emanuel is 6-6, 250 while Tiawon stands 6-3 and weighs 240. The Bulldogs also have all-star Roderick Morrow returning to DE. He s not the biggest kid on the field but he had 106 tackles last year, Kolb said. He ll come out of nowhere and make a big play or a sack. He gets off a defender and sheds blocks very well. Morrow, who started as a sophomore in 2012, will also be a key factor on the OL. He has great feet, he can move and is not afraid to hit anybody, Kolb said. He s exciting to watch. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Burgard Cheektowaga LB... Roderick Morrow DL... Matt Bartnik (6-0, 200 jr) (5-11, 170 sr) Lew-Port RB... Dan Hogan (5-10, 183 sr) LB... Kobe Walenka (5-8, 160 sr) DB... Preston Summers (5-6, 145 sr) DB... Kenny Dillenburg (5-10, 155 sr) For Serious Athletes Mobility Agility Speed POWER! Customized and specific training for all sports Specialized nutritional analysis and consultation Prehab/rehab methods and recovery work Team training Adult performance training 7070 Seneca Street Elma, NY (716) Nichols Street, Lockport, NY Your Place To Go For Candy Fundraising Snacks & More! Have your Booster Club Call Us! (716)

13 B N O T E B O O K S o u t h Alden finished 11-1 in 2012 in advanced to the NYS semifinals. It was the Bulldogs 3rd straight Class B title... QB Brian Stoldt returns for his 3rd season as a starter. Stoldt, the QB for the last 2 titles, passed for 982 yards and 12 TDs in South B At A Glance Div All Alden Depew Eden Springville Pioneer Olean Dunkirk East Aurora Friday, September 6th Alden, 7:00 Barker-RH, 7:00 Kenmore East Aurora, 7:30 Saturday, September 7th Eden, 2:00 Olean, 7:30 Pioneer vs. Oneida, 11:00 am Springville Senior is on the Ball Photo by Tim Frank Springville senior Brandon Ball. Alden QB... Brian Stoldt (6-0, 182 sr) K... Ryan Richards (5-7, 148 sr) Depew WR... Derrick Sekuterski (6-2, 203 sr) In 2012, Springville started 0-4 before rebounding to advance to the Class B title game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Springville s run ended with a loss to Alden and the Griffins finished 5-5. We had no expectations for a while, coach John Sopko said. We have to learn to play with expectations now. We start with a league game which makes it even more important to get off to a good start. First team all-star Brandon Ball returns for his senior season at DE and an OG. Ball was named a team captain this year. Brandon is fully committed and invested in the program, Sopko said. He never took any time off. His off-season work started the day after we lost at the Ralph. Ball, who maintains an academic average of 98, will also kick PATs and FGs for the Griffins. He s a great kid, Sopko said. He s one of the top kids in his class and he works at his mom s restaurant. He s looking at extremely good academic schools that also play quality football. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Eden OL... Devin Shaw (6-4, 240 sr) OL... Anthony Cummings (6-0, 210 jr) RB... Alex Smyth (5-7, 170 sr) DB... Nick Sarratori (5-10, 170 sr) East Aurora OL... Grant Haffenden (6-6, 255 jr) WR... Dan Reischuck (5-10, 165 sr) Olean QB... Chance Anzivine (5-11, 185 jr) Springville DL... Brandon Ball (6-2, 235 sr) Pioneer DL... Justin Bliss (6-5, 205 sr) Be Sure to attend the 2013 Offensive & Defensive Line Teaching Camp with NFL Coaching Legend Jim Mouse McNally WNY Football Clinic DVDs from the 2012 Clinic are available Team Consulting Work Coach McNally is available to help your coaching staff improve the play of your offensive linemen! mousemcnally@yahoo.com WNY Football Star Offensive Guard for UB ( ) A member of the UB Hall of Fame & the Kenmore West Hall of Fame NFL Coaching Legend 28 Years NFL Experience! Buffalo Bills ( ) New York Giants ( ) Carolina Panthers ( ) Cincinnati Bengals ( ) Mouse McNally is credited with developing NFL Hall of Fame Tackle Anthony Munoz and All-Pro Lineman Jason Peters. 13

14 C N O T E B O O K N o r t h Akron finished the 2012 season with a 6-3 record... With 8 returning starters on offense Akron is loaded with talent... Senior Austin Lauricella is returning to starting spots at WR and RB. Lauricella rushed for 382 yards and led the team with 15 TDs. He also caught 25 passes for 482 yards. North C At A Glance Div All Newfane Lackawanna Tonawanda JFK Wilson Cleveland Hill Akron Friday, September 6th Lackawanna, 7:00 Akron, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th JFK, 1:30 Cleve Hill, 2:00 This Golden Eagle can Fly Photo by Mark Adair Cleve Hill senior Jared Watkins. Cleve Hill finished 8-3 and won the Class C title with a tense win over Fredonia in Ralph Wilson Stadium. It was the second straight year that the Eagles played at the Ralph. Cleve Hill has three all-stars returning to the field this season, including senior WR Jared Watkins. If you see Jared in street clothes you would never think he is a football player, Graham said. but he ius a fantastic competitor. Watkins (6-1, 140) is always a deep threat. He is physical, smart and has fantastic speed, Graham said. We ve been watching him make plays since he was in the 7th grade. I couldn t wait for him to get to the varsity. Watkins caught 31 passes for 481 yards and 6 TDs in He also intercepted 7 passes on defense. Jared is one of the most laid-back kids I have worked with, Graham said. You never know he s there. He s easy to work with but he is a ferocious competitor. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Akron OL... Tommy James (5-10, 217 sr) WR... Austin Lauricella (5-6, 147 sr) Cleve Hill WR... Jared Watkins (6-0, 145 sr) RB... Brandon Thomas (5-10, 190 sr) LB... Josh White (5-10, 200 sr) Lackawanna RB... Cameren Smith (5-11, 165 sr) 14 Michael Road West Seneca, NY (716)

15 C N O T E B O O K S o u t h Southwestern finished 3-6 in 2012 and failed to qualify for the Class C playoffs. The Trojans will have a potent weapon this season... Tanner Hoose a 1st-team all-state kicker in 2011 needs just 5 FGs to break the WNY record for career FGs. Hoose has several game-winning kicks in his career. South C At A Glance Div All Gowanda Salamanca Fredonia Allegany-Limestone Silver Creek Southwestern Falconer Friday, September 6th Gowanda, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Falconer, 7:00 Alley-Limestone, 7:30 Geiger Leads Gowanda Ground Game Photo by Tim Frank Gowanda senior Brennan Geiger. The Gowanda Panthers are hoping to rebound from an 0-8 season in Last year was tough, coach Sean Gabel said. It was tough on the coaches and the kids. Nobody wants to go 0-8. Gabel said that his players were I never saw helmets being thrown, he said. No swear words. Our kids were respectful and always behaved properly. Our team dinners every Thursday were positive. They were a great group of kids. Gowanda will lean on senior RB Brennan Geiger to carry the rushing attack. Geiger rushed for a team-high 644 yards in He also caught 6 passes for 85 yards and a TD. Brennan is everything you need, Gabel said. He s a workaholic and a perfectionist. He does the best he possibly can and he always wants to do better. Geiger also plays basketball and runs track for Gowanda. As a leader, he is remarkable, Gabel said. He s a good student in the classroom and he s in Student Council. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Allegany-Limestone WR... Todd Mason (5-10, 155 sr) Salamanca OL... Sean Connell (6-3, 235 sr) Silver Creek LB... Sherman Williams (6-1, 230 sr) Gowanda RB... Brennan Geiger (5-10, 190 sr) WR... Joe Hinman (5-10, 165 sr) LB... Tadd Beattie (5-10, 170 sr) DB... Sean Greene (5-8, 165 sr) Be Sure YOU can breathe this season! Make sure YOUR lungs are in shape! Andrew W. Green, MD Rita R. Sloan, MD Roland Honeine, MD LLP: Adult & Pediatric Allergists Specialists in Allergies Asthma, Exercise Asthma, Nasal Allergies and Food Allergies 3615 Seneca Street West Seneca, NY (716) Seneca Street West Seneca, NY (716)

16 D N O T E B O O K After 34 years with the program, longtime coach Tim Bergan retired shortly after the Eagles won the Section 6 DD title in Ralph Wilson Stadium last fall... New head coach Chad Bartoszek, who played at nearby Salamanca HS and the University at Buffalo, takes over the reigns... D At A Glance Div All Westfield Cassadaga Valley Maple Grove-C.Lake Randolph Portville Ellicottville Friday, September 6th Randolph, 7:00 Maple Grove-C.Lake, 7:00 Cassadaga Ellicottville, 7:30 Oldro Anchors Randolph Line Photo by Mark Adair Randolph senior Cody Oldro. Randolph finished last season 11-2 and won the NYS title in Pat Slater s final season. Brent Brown, an assistant coach under Slater for 23 years, will take over the program as the new head coach. We want to try and make this change as seamless as possible, Brown said. We ll stick with what we have done for the last 30 years. We would be foolish to change a lot. The Cardinals have a solid group of returning starters, led by OL Cody Oldro. He s gotten bigger, Brown said. He is tremendously athletic for a kid that size. He has good speed and he s a physical player. Oldro, a 6-3, 245-pound senior, will start at RG and MLB for the 3rd straight year. He does a good job at both those spots, Brown said. He s got a good nose for the ball on defense. Oldro started last season at FB but moved back to OL after Randolph started 1-2. Our team turned around when we moved him back to guard, Brown said. We won 10 straight games with him back on the line. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Randolph Maple Grove-Chaut Lake LB... Cody Oldro LB... AJ Hulton (6-1, 224 sr) (5-10, 195 jr) Ellicottville OL... Dylan Paprocki (6-0, 225 sr) RB... Phalla Musall (5-3, 130 jr) Portville LB... Ben Waugh (5-11, 175 sr) LB... Lucas Brown (6-0, 155 sr) DB... Chris Doubek (5-8, 155 sr) LB... Chandler Baker (6-0, 210 jr) 2012 Football Schedule Aug College of DuPage... 12:00 Sept Louisburg College*...12:00 Sept Alfred State College... 1:00 Sept Nassau CC*... 12:00 Sept Hudson Valley CC*... 12:00 Oct Lackawanna College*...12:00 Oct Dean College*... 12:00 Oct ASA*... 12:00 Nov. 4...Monroe College... 12:00 *NEFC Game For Ticket Information (716)

17 DD N O T E B O O K Panama finished the year 2-6 and qualified for the Class DD playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Panama lost in the first round... Team captain Stephen Enlow returns to start at RB and DE. The senior rushed for 850 yards and a team-high 9 TDs last fall. DD At A Glance Div All Sherman Clymer Panama Franklinville Pine Valley Frewsburg Cattaraugus-LV Friday, September 6th Franklinville, 7:00 Pine Valley, 7:00 Alley-Limestone, 7:30 Saturday, September 7th Panama, 1:30 Kopp Returns to lead Panthers Photo by Tim Frank Franklinville senior Peter Kopp. Franklinville finished 5-4 in 2012 and won the D Bowl championship. We were 4-5 the previous year, coach Mark Blecha said. For the kids who had been with us for 3 and 4 years, winning the D Bowl was huge. While Franklinville suffered heavy graduation losses, the Panthers will have their two best players return this fall. QB Peter Kopp and team MVP Jamie Greiner both return to starting roles. We graduated almost everybody from last year s team, Blecha said. We only have two seniors but they have been the team leaders for a couple of years now. Kopp, a senior, will start his 4th season as the Panthers signal-caller. He s fast, Blecha said. He has good football speed. He s also tough as nails. His leg could be broken and he would still play. Kopp isn t big but he is a physical player. He loves to hit, Blecha said. Most QBs don t, but he loves it. He s a leader and all the kids look up to him. They have their eyes glued to him in the huddle. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Clymer Pine Valley RB... Jake Wiggers LB... Dan Weaver (5-11, 170 sr) (5-11, 165 sr) Sherman OL... Jacob Troy (6-2, 245 sr) WR... John Luden (6-1, 170 sr) QB... Andrew Graham (5-5, 155 sr) Panama FB... Stephen Enlow (6-1, 192 sr) Franklinville LB... Jamie Greiner (5-10, 170 sr) DB... Peter Kopp (5-11, 165 sr) BANQUET FACILITIES Parties from Customizable Spaces Flexible Bar & Food Packages Professional Service Competitive Prices BINGO 1PM Saturday $3.00 Admission Jackpot All Paper Ample, Free Parking Smoking & Non-Smoking Top Ten Finalists Cortland Haines (Jamestown) Khalil Sommerville (Bennett) Jason Bunk (Alden) John Czech (Jamestown) Sean Murphy (Timon) Ryan Hunter (Canisius) Nick Nocek (Fredonia) Mike Senn (Orchard Park) Tyler Studd (Springville) Jake Swan (Maple Grove) 33 Legion Parkway Lancaster, NY Lancasterelks.com 17

18 MsgrM a r t i n N O T E B O O K Canisius finished 2012 with a perfect 11-0 record and won the MMA title. Canisius also finished the season as the #1 ranked Class AA team in NYS... RB Qadree Ollison returns for his senior season. Ollison for 1,876 yards and 26 TDs as he was named Football Weekly Player of the Year. MM At A Glance Div All Canisius Bishop Timon St. Joe s St. Mary s St. Francis Cardinal O Hara Nichols Friday, September 6th Bishop Timon, 7:00 McQuaid, 7:00 Saturday, September 7th Cardinal O Nichols, 12:00 St. Holy Trinity, 1:00 St. Anthony St. Joe s, 2:00 Tigers Byrne-ing for Title Shot Photo by Mark Adair Timon senior Ryan Byrne. Bishop Timon finished last season with a misleading 6-5 record. By the end of the season the Tigers were one of the toughest teams in WNY. They lost to Canisius in the Msgr. Martin Association title game in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Two different times we had the ball and a chance to go ahead, coach Charlie Comerford said. But Canisius is a good team and we just didn t get it done. Timon will be helped this season by the return of G-DT Ryan Byrne, who is back for his senior season. He s a great kid to have on the team, Comerford said. He s big, he s physical, he s mean. He gives 100 percent in the weight room and on the field. Byrne, who is 6-0 and 250 pounds, also starts on defense for the Timon hockey and lacrosse teams. He s athletic and quick, Comerford said. Not many 250 pounds are playing hockey. He s one of the best linemen in Western New York. If there is a better kid out there, we d love to have that kid too. R ETURNING F IRST-TEAM A LL-STARS Canisius RB... Qadree Ollison (6-1, 225) Sr. Offensive Player of the Year DB... Josh Huffman (5-11, 180) Jr. DB... Ryan Richards (6-3, 210) Jr. LB... Brad Zaffram (played at Sweet Home in 2012) (6-0, 205 jr) Bishop Timon-St. Jude RB... Adam DiMillo (5-11, 175) Sr. DL... Ryan Byrne (6-0, 250) Sr. St. Francis DL... Adam Valenti (6-0, 200) Sr. St. Joe s WR... Nigel Davis (5-9, 190) Sr. LB... Rodrick Payne (5-10, 200) Sr. St. Mary s RB... Nick Vallone (5-6, 162) Sr. Special Teams Player of the Year The William R. Memorial Honoring the top player in WNY since 1972 PRIME TIME SPORTS CAMPS A chance to be recruited by colleges from Division IA to Division III. MANY former Prime Time campers are now playing football in the NFL! MANY MORE are playing Division I-A college football!! Prime Time Football Camp PO Box 475 Babylon, NY (631) w w w. p r i m e t i m e c a m p s. c o m 18

19 N e w Y o r k S t a t e AA Team W-L 1. Shaker (2) Canisius (MMA) Syracuse CBA (3) Tottenville (PSAL) Iona Prep (CHSFL) St. Anthony s (CHSFL) New Rochelle (1) Orchard Park (6) Erasmus Hall (PSAL) Chaminade (CHSFL) Farmingdale (8) Aquinas (5) Jamestown (6) Shenendehowa (2) Pittsford (5) Pine Bush (9) North Rockland (1) Baldwinsville (3) Rush-Henrietta (5) Oceanside (8) Sachem North (11) Abraham Lincoln (PSAL) Connetquot (11) Fayetteville-Manlius (3) East Islip (8) New York State Rankings N e w Y o r k S t a t e A Team W-L 1. Lawrence (8) Sweet Home (6) Sayville (11) Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (2) Cornwall (9) Eastridge (5) Union-Endicott (4) Somers (1) Harrison (1) Seaford (8) Miller Place (11) Grady (PSAL) Sleepy Hollow (1) Syracuse Nottingham (3) West Hempstead (8) Jamesville-DeWitt (3) West Seneca East (6) St. Francis Prep (CHS) Brewster (1) Mount Sinai (11) Garden City (8) Poughkeepsie (1) Grand Island (6) Indian River (3) Troy (2) 6-2 N e w Y o r k S t a t e B Team W-L 1. Maine-Endwell (4) Alden (6) Marlboro (9) Our Lady of Lourdes (1) Glens Falls (2) Cazenovia (3) East Rochester-Gananda (5) Peru (7) Chittenango (3) Schalmont (2) Roosevelt (8) Livonia (5) Geneva (5) Pleasantville (1) Depew (6) Lansingburgh (2) Spackenkill (9) Cheektowaga (6) Malone (10) Hackley (AIS) 7-1 N e w Y o r k S t a t e C Team W-L 1. Hornell (5) Hoosick Falls (2) Chenango Forks (4) Waverly (4) Babylon (11) James I. O Neill (9) Saranac Lake (7) Skaneateles (3) Woodlands (1) Cleveland Hill (6) Le Roy (5) Rye Neck (1) Chatham (2) Herkimer (3) Fredonia (6) Bishop Ludden (3) General Brown (3) Cheektowaga JFK (6) Sidney (4) (tie) Attica (5) (tie) Mercy (11) 7-2 N e w Y o r k S t a t e D Team W-L 1. Tioga (4) Randolph (6) Rensselaer (2) Tuckahoe (1) Maple Grove (6) Avon (5) Sandy Creek (3) Westmoreland (3) Cambridge (2) Batavia Notre Dame (5) Red Jacket (5) West Canada (3) Unatego (4) Clyde-Savannah (5) Weedsport (3) Greenwich (2) Groton (4) Port Byron (3) Harpursville (4) Perry (5) 5-3 Section 1: W chester, 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 20

20 The Heart of a Champion Character Playbook theme is Answer The Call! ATTENTIVE, NSWER THE CALL CTF s vision is to develop the hearts of coaches and athletes to be men of character for others. Cross Training Football is now working with 40 teams across WNY (Thank you to all who are in the process) This year s Theme is ANSWER THE CALL The letter A stands for being Attentive: To be attentive means to listen and watch carefully with INTENSE concentration. Simpley put, have Eyes to see and Ears to hear. Being attentive is the key to being in the moment, and understanding what needs to be done. The question is: are you ready for Week One! Stands will be full, cheerleaders will be cheerleading, student sections will be going crazy. But will you have the will power to block that all out and focus on the task at hand? Will you execute your assignment, will you do your 1/11 on each and every play until the whistle is blown? The how is in this belief statement. Be on Guard and purpose in your heart to stay the course. In other words will you be attentive from the opening kickoff till when the clock reads 00:00? The decision is yours! Be alert and be attentive, focus on the task and beat your opponent to the punch!!! If you as a team believe, think, love, and work all together you will not only be COMPLETE but you will ANSWER THE CALL! Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly! Coach Masters Cross Training Football on the Radio! Every Saturday 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm! ONE HOUR of FOOTBALL TALK each week! Andersons Player of the week in AA, A, B,C, D,DD, and Msgr. Martin also streaming online at Cross Training will host a CTF Impact Team Camp Skills and Leadership Camp 4th Annual JV 7-on-7 Going Deep Passing Tournament Improve your Xs and Os at the CTF Icebreaker Coaches Clinic! Beyond the Xs and Os CTF Quiet Strength Winter Training For Coaches! In 2011 CTF was Privileged to work with 33 WNY High School Programs including: Frewsburg, Southwestern, Cleveland Hill, Alden, Depew, Sweet Home, Jamestown and St Francis Believe, Think, Love, Work with all Your Heart CTF - P.O. Box 156 Bowmansville, NY Cell: Website: coachmasters@crosstrainingfootball.com 21

21 CoverStory By Mark Adair Raise The Curtain Steven Stauss and Albion are ready to step into the Spotlight Later this week the curtain will go up on the 2013 Western New York football season. Friday night, the Albion Purple Eagles will take the stage and try to avenge a tough loss to Barker-Roy-Hart in Week 3 last fall. It s absolutely a big test right off the bat, Albion coach Tony Osburn said. Barker is wellcoached and a they are a good football team. Albion lost to Barker in the final seconds when Barker s Jacob Haight kicked a 35-yard field goal in the rain. Barker had entered the game still mourning their teammate Tyler Miller, who died in his sleep earlier that week. They lost their friend and teammate that week, Osburn said. For him to make that kick in the rain... It was just an incredible ending to a great game and a very emotional night. Albion finished 2-6 last season but Osburn is hoping that his young squad will be ready to steal the show. We got a lot of young kids and we had a very tough season last year, Osburn said. Most of the defense and the offense is back. Osburn says that he is hoping that the bulk of his roster will benefit from the growing pains the Eagles suffered in We re excited, he said. We were at camp this summer and we were working on adjustments instead of teaching right from the beginning. Most of the kids on the field have been through a varsity season. We had to go through some bumps last year but we ve got a lot of kids back and they know what they are doing. Photo by Mark Adair Albion lineman Steven Stauss is 6-6 and 295 pounds. The senior is on the pre-season watch list for the Trench Trophy. Stauss is being recruited by several college football programs. 22 The Purple Eagles will have a veteran offensive line. Senior Steven Stauss will lead a unit that has three players returning for their 3rd varsity seasons. Stauss is 6-6 and weighs 295 pounds and is poised to take center stage in Western New York. Osburn said that he worked hard to get ready for the 2013 season. He s down under 300 pounds for first time since he started playing with us, Osburn said. He s real excited about that. He wanted to get his feet a little quicker and we can already see the improvement. Osburn said that Stauss set a goal to play at less than 300 pounds this season. He s a good kid and a hard worker, Osburn said. When he gets something in his mind, he s not going to be stopped. Osburn says that Stauss has shown steady improvement since he entered Albion as a freshman. Every year, he has gotten better and better, Osburn said. He listens. He makes improvements. I have no expectations other than that he will get better again this year, just like he always has. Stauss is already on the recruiting lists of several college programs and is getting noticed around the state. He was selected for the Rising Juniors Upstate-Downstate game and would have played but the game was cancelled. He s big, strong and knows where everyone should be at all times, Osburn said. Once he gets his hands on someone, they will go in whatever direction he wants See Cover Story on page 23

22 CoverStory continued from page 22 them to go. I would hope he would be a Trench Trophy finalist this season because he is that good. If Stauss is ready to take a leading role on the football stage, maybe it s because he has experience with performing in a leading role. Stauss earned leading roles in the past two Albion High School musicals. In 2012 he played the role of Captain VonTrapp in the school s production of The Sound of Music. This past spring, Stauss played the role of Lumiere, the candlestick, in Beauty and the Beast. As a little kid I was always in the chorus and the choir, Stauss said. I got into acting and the musicals in my 8th grade year at Oakfield-Alabama. Singing, dancing and acting is something I love to do. I took dancing for five years and I think it helps with my footwork in football. Osburn admits that it is rare for a football player to also play such a big part in the theatre department. You could coach for 20 more years and not get many kids across your plate like Steven Stauss, he said. He has the lead in the school play the last 2 years. When he s done with play practice, he comes into the weight room and squats 400 pounds. He s a special kid with a lot of different talents. He doesn t fit the mold of an offensive lineman. Stauss, a team captain, is being actively recruited by several college football programs, including Buffalo, Syracuse, Boston College, New Hampshire, Albany, Bucknell, Wagner College and Division III Hobart. Harvard and Yale have asked about him, too, Osburn said, but I think he s just a little under their academic benchmark. Stauss maintains an academic average of 92 and has scored a 1030 on his SAT. He works hard in the classroom just like he does with everything else, Osburn said. He won t have an issue being accepted academically to any college that wants him. He s from a great family. Both his mom and his dad were athletes in college. His dad played football at Cortland State. Osburn says that he will rely heavily on Stauss this season, like he has in past seasons. He s a team captain, Osburn said. If we need something done, big or small, he s the guy we go to, the kids know he s been around a long time and they listen to him. Stauss says that he has high hopes for his senior year. We have a lot of returning starters with experience, he said. Our line has three guys back who are 3-year starters and the team chemistry is great this year. I think we have a good chance to win the league and be a contender for the Section 6 finals. A run to the Ralph would get Stauss noticed. Some people know who he is, Osburn said. But kids get noticed when the team does well. Going 2-6 in a good division won t get you noticed. If your team gets recognized, you get recognized. If we can make a splash this year, he ll be right in line for a lot of the awards at the end. 23 Tune in to TALK FOOTBALL!! Be sure to LISTEN Saturday Morning from 10 to 11!! Tony Caligiuri Sean Bruso Mike Ferrentino Roger Weiss (716)

23 Team Reports Western New York 2013 F O C U S O N Three Legends Leave Western New York football lost three legendary coaches this past offseason. Alden s Dick Diminuco, Randolph s Pat Slater and Ellicottville s Tim Bergan all announced that they were leaving the sidelines... taking 618 wins with them. While Orchard Park and Sweet Home were defeated in the Carrier Dome, Randolph won the school s third NYS title when the Cardinals beat Tuckahoe 28-7 in the Class D game. As the clock wound down on the victory, Randolph coach Pat Slater was seen on the sidelines with tears streaming down his face. He looked at a reporter and said simply, That s it. I m done. And just like that, after 34 seasons on the Randolph sidelines, Slater retired. He says he did not know exactly why he chose that moment to walk away. I guess when you couldn t ask for anything better, it s the right time to leave, he said. I had been thinking about it for a while. Finally, I thought that maybe this was the right time. Diminuco will leave Alden after four seasons - the most successful 4- year run in the school s history. Diminuco took the job at Alden after retiring as Athletic Director and Photo by Mark Adair Longtime Randolph coach Pat Slater retired after winning the NYS title. coach at Albion where he had coached for 31 seasons. Diminuco leaves with 243 wins on his record, five Section 6 titles and countless league championships. He led the Bulldogs to the past 3 Section 6 titles as Alden won 31 of 34 games over that span. \ It s really incredible what those kids accomplished, Diminuco said. I feel that they don t get enough credit for what they accomplished. They lost three games in three years and every team they lost to went on to win the state championship. I really feel that the program did not get the recognition that it deserves. Diminuco accepted an assistant job at Brockport State this fall. During the winter months, longtime Ellicottville coach Tim Bergan announced that he was retiring as head coach of the program. Bergan was with Ellicottville 41 years, the last 28 years as head coach. Bergen led the Eagles to the Class DD title at Ralph Wilson Stadium with a win over Clymer. He became the first WNY coach to win Section 6 titles in four different decades. Bergan, who retires with 161 career wins, led the Eagles to titles in 1985, 1991, 2004 and now Akron Tigers The Tigers finished the 2012 season with a 6-3 record... With 8 returning starters on offense and 6 on defense Akron is loaded with returning talent... Senior Austin Lauricella is returning to starting spots at WR and RB. Lauricella rushed for 382 yards and lead the team with 15 TDs. He also caught 25 passes for 482 yards... Chaunce Hill, a junior, returns to start a DB. He will also step into a starting role at WR... Joey Sarow is a senior who returns to start on the OL and at LB... Senior T Davis Case will anchor both the offensive and defensive lines... Garrett Schultz who rushed for 258 yards and 2 TDs last fall, returns to spots at RB and LB... Senior Tommy James is back at OL and LB... Fri., Sept Wilson...7:00 Sat., Sept. Cleve Hill... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Medina... 7:30 Fri., Sept Tonawanda...7:30 Sat., Oct. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Lackawanna...7:30 Fri., Oct Newfane...7:00 Joey Sarow 24

24 Albion Purple Eagles The Purple Eagles finished 2-6 in 2012 and did not make the Section 6 playoffs The strength of this squad will be with the lines. Four two-way starters return to the OL and DL... Senior captain Stephen Stauss (6-6, 295) leads the way and is an All-state candidate... Seniors John Tremblay, Robert June and Dylan Burkart will also return to twoway roles on the line... Trey Hart, a sophomore who started as a freshman last season, returns after catching 21 passes for 445 yards and 5 TDs. Hart will also start FS... Ed Wolfe, a senior who caught 8 passes for 53 yards last season will start at RB and LB this fall... John Warne is back to start at QB... Fri., Sept. Barker-RH... 7:30 Fri., Sept Burgard... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Cheektowaga... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Newfane... 2:00 Fri., Oct Maryvale... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Lew-Port... 7:30 Fri., Oct Medina... 7:30 Trey Hart Alden Bulldogs Team Reports The Bulldogs finished 11-1 in 2012 in advanced to the NYS semifinals A huge loss will be Connolly Cup winning RB Corey Barczykowski who rushed for 2,136 yards and scored 27 TDs... QB Brian Stoldt returns for his 3rd season as a starter. Stoldt passed for 982 yards and 12 TDs in Senior captains Eric Feitshans and Phil Zobrist return to start on both lines... Senior Dylan Dussault returns to start at WR and DE. Dussault caught 11 passes for 204 yards and scored 4 TDs in Alex Schweitzer, who started as a sophomore is back to start at LB... Senior Austin Hopcia is back at WR. Hopcia caught 10 passes for 123 yards last fall... Fri., Sept Dunkirk...7:00 Sat., Sept. Eden... 2:00 Fri., Sept Hutch Tech...7:00 Fri., Sept. Depew...7:30 Fri., Oct Pioneer...7:00 Sat., Oct. Olean...7:00 Fri., Oct East Aurora...7:00 Eric Feitshans Allegany-Limestone Gators Fri., Sept Cattaraugus-LV... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Sept Falconer... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Oct Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Salamanca... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Silver Creek... 7: Numbers 25

25 Amherst Tigers The Tigers suffered through an injury-plagued season and finished 1-7 in Bryon Fowler, who is still just a junior, will anchor the lines as he returns to start at both OL and DL Kyle Damon is back for his senior season on the OL... Senior Christian Green is back at WR after catching 10 passes for 256 yards last year... Alex Lenegan, a Bryon Fowler solid blocking TE returns for his senior year... The defense has 3 starters returning for their junior year. Austin Ley is back at DL, John Yang is set to start at LB and MJ Morris will patrol the secondary at DB. Morris recovered two fumbles last season... DL Brian Pozner is back for his senior year... Fri., Sept. Medina... 7:30 Thu., Sept Wmsville East... 6:00 Fri., Sept Barker... 6:00 Fri., Sept Cheektowaga... 6:00 Fri., Oct. Burgard... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Oct Lew-Port... 6:00 Team Reports Barker-Roy-Hart Barker-Roy-Hart finished their first season in Section 6 with a 6-3 record... With just 3 returning starters on both offense and defense coach Bill Bruning is hoping for an influx of talent from the JV squad... Jake Haight will return for his senior season at QB. Haight was named first-team B East at DB and also broke the school record for longest FG Jake Haight (43 yards) last fall... Seniors Tim Flint (C) and James Brady (OT) are back on the offensive line. Flint is also a team captain... Senior captains Tyler Childs and Amos Andrews are back at LB... Colin Knoop and Chris Steves have had solid camps and will see time on the OL... CJ Fitch will step in at LB... Fri., Sept Albion... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lew-Port...7:00 Fri., Sept. Amherst... 6:00 Fri., Sept Maryvale... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Cheektowaga...7:00 Fri., Oct. Wilson... 7:00 Sat., Oct Bennett... 1:30 Bennett Tigers Fri., Sept. Burgard (AH)... 4:30 Sat., Sept Cheektowaga (AH)...2:00 Fri., Sept. Maryvale...7:00 Fri., Sept Lew-Port (AH)...7:00 Fri., Oct. Attica (5)...7:00 Sat., Oct Medina (5)...2:00 Sat., Oct. Barker... 1:30 26

26 Bishop Timon Tigers Burgard Bulldogs Team Reports Canisius Crusaders The Tigers played a strong schedule and finished 6-5 last year... Timon lost to Canisius in Ralph Wilson Stadium in the MMA title game... Returning two-way starter Ryan Byrne will anchor both lines. The senior captain is on the preseason watch list for several WNY honors... Brandon Donahue is the only other returning 2-way starter. Donahue will start at WR and DB. He intercepted 3 passes last fall... RB Adam DiMillo is back for his senior season after rushing for 869 yards in DiMillo also rushed for 5 TDs... WR Layne Collins and LB Nick Conklin are back for their seniors seasons... Derrick Simpson (Jr) is back at DB... The Bulldogs finished 6-3 in 2012 and lost to Depew in the first round of the Class B playoffs. Hopes are high for Burgard as the squad returns 8 starters on both offense and defense... Solid reinforcements have come over from Riverside. Rayshawn Jones will step in at QB and Kevon Perry will play DT... Amir Dennis and Marcus Hampton will handle the rushing duties this fall. Dennis rushed for 170 yards and a TD in 2012 while Hampton ran for 112 yards... Senior Vernon McCutcheon returns at DT... Team captains Darlell Sanders and Jamar Holmes will lead the defense atbrandon Donahue LB... Kobe Green is a returning all-star at TE... The Crusaders finished 2012 with a perfect 11-0 record and won the MMA title in the Ralph... Canisius also finished the season as the #1 ranked Class AA team in NYS... RB Qadree Ollison returns for his senior season. Ollison was named the Football Weekly Player of the Year in 2012 as he rushed for 1,876 yards and 26 TDs... Senior captain Mike Sharpe is back to spearhead the defense at LB... Ryan Richards is an all-state candidate at WR and DB. Richards caught 18 passes for 260 yards and 3 TDs in Canisius also welcomed Brad Zaffram (Sweet Home) and Tyrone Wheatley came in from the Syracuse area... Brandon Donahue Jamar Holmes Mike Sharpe Fri., Sept Aquinas... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Glen Oak (Oh)... 7:00 Sat., Sept. St. Mary s...1:00 Fri., Sept Riverside... 7:00 Fri., Oct Cardinal O Hara...7:00 Sat., Oct. Canisius... 2:00 Fri., Oct Wmsville South...7:00 Fri., Sept Bennett (AH)... 4:30 Fri., Sept. Albion... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Lew-Port... 7:00 Sat., Sept Medina (AH)... 4:00 Fri., Oct Amherst (AH)... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Cheektowaga... 2:00 Fri., Oct. East High (JW)... 6:00 Fri., Sept. McQuaid... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Aquinas... 7:00 Sat., Sept Walsh Jesuit...1:00 Fri., Sept. St. Francis... 7:00 Sat., Oct St. Mary s... 2:00 Sat., Oct Bishop Timon... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Mooney (Oh)... 7:00 Sat., Oct. O Hara... 2:00 Sat., Nov St. Joe s... 2:00 Nov. 8/9... Playoffs...TBA 27

27 Cardinal O Hara Hawks Team Reports Cassadaga Valley Cougars Catt-Little Valley Timberwolves The Hawks finish 2-7 last fall while playing a schedule loaded with bigger schools... The Hawks entire OL is returning in 2013 and most have had a solid offseason. Jerrick Hall (RG) and Gino Lattuca (TE) have been alternating a both spots this season... Junior C Darnell Hamilton has shown great upside with a solid camp... Donnell Cathcart will step in at QB and returns to a starting role at CB. Cathcart rushed for 82 yards and passed for 123 yards in limited QB action last fall... Sophomore Curtis Johnson returns to start at FB and LB. Johnson recovered 5 fumbles in Charles Dubose, a transfer from Canisius, will also see time at FB... The cougars finished 3-5 in class C last fall but will play in class D this season... Junior Nick Peterson will step into starting roles at RB and DB. Peterson, a team captain, rushed for 158 yards and 2 TDs in Team captain Eben Torres returns to start the DE... Last year s leading receiver Jordan Crabtree returns to start at WR and LB. Crabtree intercepted 2 passes last season... Jarrett Blizzard is back for his senior season at RB and DB. Blizzard rushed for 191 yards and scored 3 TDs in Tyson Gugino (sr) will fortify both lines from the OT and NT positions... Dave Meadows is back for his senior year at TE and has had a solid camp... The Timberwolves finished 1-7 in class D in 2012 and will play in Class DD this fall... Team captain Justin Forster, who saw time at RB and WR last season will step into starting roles this year. Forster scored 3 TDs and also intercepted 2 passes on defense... Senior captain Damian Watts will anchor both lines at G and DT... Caleb Snow is back for his junior season at T and DT... Last years leading receiver Colt Agnew returns to his starting spot. Agnew, who caught 10 passes for 204 yards and 4 TDs, will also handled the P and K duties... Junior DJ Stevens returns to a starting role at LB... Junior DB Kyle Morton will patrol the secondary... Gino Lattuca Eben Torres Damian Watts Sat., Sept. Nichols... 12:00 Fri., Sept OPEN... Sat., Sept. St. Joe s... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Eden... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Bishop Timon...7:00 Sat., Oct St. Francis... 2:00 Fri., Oct. South Park... 7:00 Sat., Oct Canisius...2:00 Sat., Nov St. Mary s... 2:00 Nov. 8/9... Playoffs...TBA Fri., Sept. Ellicottville... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Pine Valley... 7:30 Sat., Sept MGrove-CLake... 1:30 Sat., Sept Portville... 1:30 Sat., Oct. Panama... 1:30 Sat., Oct Randolph... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Westfield... 7: Numbers Fri., Sept. Alley-Limestone...7:30 Fri., Sept Panama...7:00 Sat., Sept. Sherman... 1:30 Fri., Sept Clymer... 7:00 Fri., Oct Franklinville... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Pine Valley... 7:30 Fri., Oct Frewsburg... 7: Numbers 28

28 Cheektowaga Warriors Clarence Red Devils Team Reports Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles The Warriors finished 8-1 in 2012 and we were upset by Springville in the semifinals of the Class B playoffs... With four returning 1st-team all-stars the Warriors look strong again... Leading receiver Preston Summers will return to start WR and DB. Summers, a senior captain finished last season with 18 catches for 366 yards and 12 TDs. Summers also rushed for 272 yards and intercepted 3 passes... Senior captain Kobe Walenka will spearhead the defense at LB... Senior Matt Bartnik is back to start at both WR and DE... Kenny Dillenburg is back to patrol the defensive secondary at DB... John Loncher will anchor the lines at G and DT... The Red Devils finished 5-4 and lost at Lockport in the first round of the playoffs. With 5 starters returning on both offense and defense the Devils looked to be a force in AA... Emaure Williams is back to start at RB and DB. after rushing for his senior season for a team-high 1,101 yards and 22 TDs... Joe Wesolowski returns for his senior season to start at FB and LB... Bill Lorenz (jr) and Shane Weedon (sr) will be stalwarts on the OL... Lex Oakes returns to start at QB after having a good season while replacing injured starter Mark Armstrong in Oaks passed for 514 yards and 5 TDs... OL Nick Audino has had a solid camp... The Golden Eagles finished 8-3 and won the Section 6 Class C championship in Cleve Hill lost to Hornell in the Far West regionals... With 6 returning starters on both offense and defense, including 3 all-state players, the Eagles are the favorite to win another title this year... Brandon Thomas was named 2nd-team all-state RB after rushing for 1,214 yards and 22 TDs last fall... Leading tackler Josh White, who was name 3rd-team allstate at LB, is back in the fold... Junior Jermaine Hairston will be a force at DE... The OL is solid as seniors Tyler Kunkel (C), Steve McIlwain (G) and Tyler Pamlowski (G) all return to starting spots... Kobe Walenka Joe Wesolowski Brandon Thomas Sat., Sept James-DeWitt (SU).. 6:30 Sat., Sept. Bennett (AH)... 2:00 Fri., Sept Albion... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Amherst... 6:00 Fri., Oct Barker-Roy-Hart...7:00 Sat., Oct Burgard...2:00 Fri., Oct. Maryvale...7:00 Fri., Sept. Frontier...7:00 Sat., Sept St. Joe s... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Orchard Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept Kenmore West... 7:00 Sat., Oct Lockport... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Oct Niagara Falls...7:00 Sat., Sept Maryvale... 2:00 Sat., Sept Akron... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Wilson... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lackawanna...7:00 Sat., Oct Newfane... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Tonawanda... 7:30 Sat., Oct JFK... 2:00 29

29 Depew Wildcats Dunkirk Marauders Team Reports East Aurora Blue Devils The Wildcats finished 7-2 in 2012 and lost at Alden in the class B semifinals... Leading rusher Rodney Turner returns. Turner ran for 930 yards and a team-high 13 TDs in Turner will also start at LB... Anthony Buono returns for his senior season at QB. Buono passed for 879 yards and 8 TDs last fall... Leading receiver Derek Sekuterski is back to starting spots at WR and LB. Sekuterski caught 23 passes for 393 yards and 4 TDs last fall... Two-way starter Nick Yellich (sr) is back at TE and DE... Steve Kasprzak and Mike Lamb will anchor both the OL and DL this season... Team captain Dylan Grant will solidify a formidable OL... The Marauders played with a youthful roster and finished 2-6 in Head coach Tim Majka is back on the sidelines after a one-season hiatus... Senior Nick Bomasuto will step into starting roles at RB and LB. Bomasuto, who rushed for 100 yards and a TD last season, was also named a team captain... Another 2-way starter, Nate Skubis, is back for his senior season at TE and LB... Senior captain Lucas Lugen returns to starting spots at OL and TE... Senior captain Juliam Fred returns to start at LB... Rashad Graham will start at RB and DB... Senior Dominic Hitchcock (6-4, 280) returns from knee surgery that caused him to miss his entire junior year... East Aurora s season was derailed by injuries and youth as the Blue Devils finished Hopes are high this fall as 8 starters return to the offense while 10 players are back for the defense... Team captain Grant Haffenden will anchor the lines from the OT and DT positions... Senior linemen Bryce Assad and Corbin Denfrund are both returning two-way starters... Team captain Joe Gugino returns and will start at RB and LB for his senior season. Gugino rushed for 162 yards and two TDs last fall... Tyler Norcia and Drew Horton round out the LB crew... Connor Allan returns for his junior year at DB after intercepting 4 passes in Dylan Grant Lucas Lugen Grant Haffenden Sat., Sept. Olean... 7:30 Fri., Sept East Aurora... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Springville... 7:30 Fri., Sept Alden... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Dunkirk... 7:30 Fri., Oct Eden... 7:30 Fri., Oct Lancaster... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Alden... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Springville... 7:30 Fri., Sept Pioneer...7:30 Fri., Sept Olean... 7:30 Fri., Oct Depew... 7:30 Fri., Oct. East Aurora...7:30 Fri., Oct Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Sept Kenmore East... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Depew... 7:30 Fri., Sept Eden... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Oct Springville...7:30 Fri., Oct Dunkirk...7:30 Fri., Oct. Alden... 7:00 30

30 East High Panthers Eden Raiders Team Reports Ellicottville Eagles The Panthers finished 3-6 in 2012 and will move to the A Central this season... Daquan Sylvestor will step into starting spots at RB and LB. Sylvestor rushed for 288 yards last fall and also intercepted 2 passes... Senior Myron Harden returns to anchor both lines at G and DT... Demetrious Lowry, who had 2 INTs last year, is back at CB. Lowry will also step into a starting role at WR... Dominique Singletary (sr) returns to start at TE and DE... Senior Dionte Heath is back to start at C... Senior captain Chris Huber will step into start on both OL and DL... Pasquale Scaife (wr) and Markeel Hilson (db) were also named captains... The Raiders finished 6-3 overall and won the B South Division in With 10 starters returning to the offense and 6 back on defense, Eden looks to be strong again... Leading rusher Alex Smythe is back for his senior season at RB and LB. Smythe rushed for 595 yards and 10 TDs last fall... Senior Nick Sarratori will get the starting nod at QB. Sartori rushed for 221 yards and threw 2 TD passes in Devon Shaw (sr) is an all- WNY candidate at OT and DL... Anthony Cummings (jr) returns to start at C and LB... Brandon Ketterer and James Rubek will man both OG positions... Connor Gallivan and Garrett DiStefano are back at LB... After 34 years with the program, longtime coach Tim Bergan retired shortly after the Eagles won the Section 6 DD title in Ralph Wilson Stadium last fall... New head coach Chad Bartoszek, who played at nearby Salamanca HS and the University at Buffalo, takes over the reigns... Leading rusher Phalla Musall returns after rushing for 1,333 yards and 14 TDs... The lines will be a strength as Dylan Paprocki, Jesse Pollock and Alex Delity all return to starting roles... OL Cory Tomblin also returns for his senior year... Cam Wilson, who rushed for 479 yards and 8 TDs, returns at QB... Seniors Lorenzo Smith and Cody Mowery are back as DBs... Myron Harden Anthony Cummings Dylan Paprocki Fri., Sept Wmsv South... 7:00 Sat., Sept. St. Mary s...1:00 Fri., Sept. McKinley... 7:00 Sat., Sept Iroquois... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Riverside... 7:00 Fri., Oct Wmsv East... 6:00 Fri., Oct Burgard...6:00 Sat., Sept Springville...2:00 Sat., Sept Alden... 2:00 Fri., Sept. East Aurora...7:30 Sat., Sept Cardinal O Hara...2:00 Sat., Oct. Olean... 6:30 Fri., Oct. Depew... 7:30 Fri., Oct Pioneer...2:00 Fri., Sept Cassadaga Valley... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Westfield... 7:30 Fri., Sept Franklinville... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Portville... 7:00 Fri., Oct Maple Grove... 7:30 Sat., Oct. Nichols... 1:00 31

31 Falconer Falcons Franklinville Panthers Team Reports Fredonia Hillbillies The youthful Falcons finished 1-7 in 2012 but with a host of starters back with the squad, hopes are high in Falconer... Leading rusher Cody Dustin is back in the fold. Dustin, who rushed for 570 yards and 5 TDs, will also start at DE... Senior tackles Cole Stewart and Jacob Stimpson are back to anchor the OL and the DL... Jake Penhollow, a junior, returns to play OL and LB. Penhollow was one of the Falcons leading tacklers last season... Jim McDonald and Jimmy Schwab return to the DE spots... Jacob Youngberg is back at RB and LB after rushing for 227 yards last fall... Kyle Peterson, who caught 21 passes for 272 yards, is back at WR... The Panthers finished 5-4 and won the DD Bowl Tournment championship in Franklinville has just two returning starters this season... Leading rusher Jamie Greiner is back after gaining 631 yards and scoring a team-high 6 TDs last fall. Greiner will also spearhead the defense at LB... QB Peter Kopp is back for his senior season. Kopp rushed for 480 yards and 4 TDs last year. He also passed for 310 yards and 3 TDs... Both Greiner and Kopp will merit allleague consideration this season... Senior Zack Smith will return to start at DE... Tanner Colucci has had a solid camp and looks to start at RB and DB... The Hillbillies finished 7-3 and lost to Cleve Hill in the Class C title game in Ralph Wilson Stadium... Head coach Bob Ball resigned from the sidelines after the season. Longtime assistant Mike Marshall takes over... QB Weston Ley is back for his senior season after a brilliant campaign in Ley rushed for 987 yards and 13 TDs last year and also passed for 509 yards and 4 TDs... Senior captain Zack Odebralski returns to start at C and DT... Senior captain Cody Smith returns to start at LB. Last year s leading receiver with 10 catches, Smith also moves into the RB spot... Captain Matt McCarthy returns to start at RB for his junior season... Cody Dustin Jamie Greiner Zack Odebralski Fri., Sept Salamanca...7:00 Fri., Sept Fredonia... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Alley-Limestone... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:30 Fri., Oct Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Oct Portville... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Southwestern...7:00 Fri., Sept. Pine Valley... 7:30 Fri., Sept Frewsburg... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Clymer... 1:30 Fri., Sept. Ellicottville... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Oct Panama... 7:00 Fri., Oct Pine Valley... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Falconer... 7:00 Fri., Sept Salamanca...7:30 Fri., Sept Southwestern... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Alley-Limestone...7:30 Fri., Oct Gowanda... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Dunkirk... 7:30 32

32 Gowanda Panthers Gowanda suffered growing pains with a young lineup and finished 0-7 last year... The Panthers will get a big boost with the return of senior Brennen Geiger who led the team with 644 rushing yards last fall. Geiger will also start at LB... Senior Walker Cygan is also back to start at QB. Cygan, who ran for 245 yards in 2012, will also start at LB... Jeremy Pickering Seniors Jeremy Pickering and Nate Myers are back to anchor the OL. Pickering will also start on the DL... Leading receiver Jon McCarthy is back at WR after catching 7 passes for 72 yards last fall... Senior Zack Stevens has won a starting job on both the OL and DL... Fri., Sept Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Sept JFK... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept Alley-Limestone... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Falconer... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Oct Salamanca...7:00 Grand Island Vikings Fri., Sept. Hamburg... 7:00 Fri., Sept. N Tonawanda... 7:00 Sat., Sept Niagara Wheatfield..2:00 Sat., Sept Kenmore East... 2:00 Sat., Oct Sweet Home... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Starpoint... 2:00 Fri., Oct Wmsville North... 2:00 Team Reports Hamburg Bulldogs The Bulldogs finished 2-7 last season. New head coach Pat Cauley takes over for Mike McFadden. Cauley was McFadden s defensive coordinator for several seasons... The line should be a strength this fall. Senior captain Jeremiah Bill, who was a 2-way standout last year, returns to anchor both lines at OT and DT... Junior Joe DeGrood is back at G and DT... Junior Colin Daly Mark Myles who rushed for 229 yards and 2 TDs will step into the starting TB spot... Senior Vinny Sardo, who ran for 139 yards, is back at FB... Seniors Colton Prieschel and Ryan Herr return to fill out the LB corps... Senior captain Colin Daly returns at DB... Fri., Sept Grand Island... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Hutch Tech... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Sept West Seneca East...7:00 Fri., Oct. Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Oct South Park... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Frontier...7:00 33

33 Hutch-Tech Engineers Ht Iroquois Chiefs The Engineers finished 1-8 in 2012 but coach Chris Gelsomino does have some talent coming back to the team this year... Senior RB Roman West should get All-WNY consideration after rushing for 941 yards and 11 TDs last season. West also caught 13 passes for 138 yards... Matt Morales returns to anchor the offense of line... Hutch Tech s team captains both return to start on defense this fall. Donte Gibson will start in the defensive secondary and should open eyes at S... Raeshawn McMillan will get all-league looks at OLB... Hutch Tech will open the season Saturday at 4 pm at All High Stadium against South Park... Team Reports Iroquois finished 7-2 and lost in the Section 6 playoffs to Grand Island last season... With just 2 returning starters on offense and 3 on defense coach Keith Marshall has a lot of holes to fill... Junior Zach Emer, who was named an all star in 2012, returns to the OL... Nick Nosbisch is also back to the OL for his senior season... Junior Coyote Sokolski will spearhead the defense at LB. Sokolski, who was named an all-league player last fall, was among WNY leaders with 6 fumble recoveries... John Cleary will be an important asset in the LB corps... DB Matt Knab will patrol the defensive secondary for his senior season... Jamestown Red Raiders The Red Raiders finished 8-2 last fall. Jamestown won the AA South Division but lost to Orchard Park in the title game at Ralph Wilson Stadium... All-league RB Da Quon Hollingsworth returns after rushing for 1,305 yards and 21 TDs in QB Jake Sisson is back to lead the offense after passing for 1,627 yards and 16 TDs last year... Last years leading receiver, junior Zack Panebianco (29 catches, 650 yards, 9 TDs), returns to start at WR and DB... Junior Joe Mistretta will be back to anchor both OL and the DL... Eric Tingue will step into a starting role on the OL and DL. Tingue was also named a team captain... Matt Morales Clifton Brown Joe Mistretta Sat., Sept. South Park... 4:00 Fri., Sept Hamburg...7:00 Fri., Sept. Alden...7:00 Sat., Sept Iroquois... 1:00 Fri., Oct. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Oct St. Mary s...7:00 Fri., Oct. West Sen East...7:00 Fri., Sept Sweet Home... 7:00 Fri., Sept South Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept West Seneca East...7:00 Sat., Sept. Hutch Tech... 1:00 Fri., Oct Hamburg...7:00 Fri., Oct. Lake Shore... 6:30 Sat., Oct. Starpoint... 2:00 Fri., Sept Niagara Falls... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore West... 2:00 Fri., Sept. South Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept Lancaster...7:00 Fri., Oct. West Sen West...7:00 Fri., Oct Clarence... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Orchard Park... 7:00 34

34 John F. Kennedy Bears Kenmore East Bulldogs Team Reports Kenmore West Blue Devils The Bears enjoyed their best season in many years as they finished 7-2 and won the C North division title. JFK lost to Fredonia in the class C semifinals... With heavy graduation losses, coaches Mark Ostempowski and Jeff Sabatino have a host of lineup spots to fill... Of the 22 starting positions, 20 of them will have new players this fall... Senior Brian Rudnick is the only returning starter on the squad. Rudnick, who was named a team captain, will start at G and DE... Jeff Retzer and Pat Dorsey were also named team captains... Lexus Pollard has had a solid camp and appears to have won starting jobs at FB and DE... The Bulldogs won 4 of their last 5 games to finish with a 5-5 record. Kenmore East also won the Class A Bowl tournament championship in With 8 starters returning on offense and defense, hopes are high that Kenmore East can compete for a playoff spot... Connor McMahon is back at QB for his senior season... Team captain Matt Rymarczyk, a junior has nailed down starting jobs at G and DT... Leading rusher Preston Smith returns at RB and LB. Smith ran for 555 yards and three TDs in Seniors Nick Bluff and Nick Jurewicz return to the OL... RB Kurt McGowan (345 yards in 2012) will also see time in the backfield... The Blue Devils struggled with a youthful roster in 2012 and ended the season With all 11 starters returning to the offense and 8 starters back on defense, hopes are high at Kenmore West that the Devils can compete for a playoff spot... QB Adam Fron is back to direct the offense. Fron passed for 914 yards and 6 TDs in Leading rusher Alex Price also returns for his senior season. Price ran for 857 yards and 11 TDs last fall... Terrell Ford, who started much of last season as a freshman, is back to start at WR and DB... Team captain Steve Kulik will anchor both lines as he returns to start at T and DE... James Stewart can be a force at DE... Brian Rudnick Matt Rymarczyk Steve Kulik Sat., Sept Tonawanda...1:30 Fri., Sept. Gowanda...7:00 Sat., Sept Lackawanna...1:30 Sat., Sept Wilson...1:30 Sat., Oct Akron...1:30 Sat., Oct. Newfane... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Cleve Hill...2:00 Fri., Sept. East Aurora...7:30 Sat., Sept Starpoint... 2:00 Sat., Sept North Tonawanda... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Grand Island...2:00 Sat., Oct. Niagara Wheat...2:00 Sat., Oct Sweet Home... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Kenmore West... 2:00 Sat., Sept Lancaster...2:00 Sat., Sept Jamestown...2:00 Fri., Sept. W Seneca West...7:00 Fri., Sept. Clarence...7:00 Sat., Oct Frontier... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Lockport...2:00 Sat., Oct Kenmore East... 2:00 35

35 Lackawanna Steelers Lake Shore Eagles Team Reports Lancaster Redskins The Steelers finished 2-6 last season and have dropped down to Class C for All-league RB Cameren Smith is back for his senior season. Smith rushed for 1,346 yards and 20 TDs last fall. Smith also set single-game school records for rushing yards receiving TDs... QB Dylan Gregoire is back for his senior season. Grigori passed for 805 yards and set a school record for passing TDs thrown in a game... Senior Diamond Stevens will anchor both lines at G and DE... Senior Marcus Webb is a solid performer at C... Seniors Eric Thompson and Charles Underwood will start at LB spots this season... Angelo Miranda will step in to start at WR... The Eagles finished a dismal 1-8 last season but there is optimism in camp with the return of 8 starters on offense and 7 on defense... Team captain Josh Mullet is back for his senior season. Mullett will start at G and LB... Senior Stephen Fessel will step into starting roles at RB and S this fall... Team captain Cody Smith can be a force at TE and DE... Nick Miranda was also named a team captain. Miranda will step into starting spots at RB and LB... Luke Catalano, a senior, will anchor both lines as he returns to starting spots at OT and DT... Jesse Colts will play a key role at DE... Jovonni Klimowitz (331 yards, 3TDs) returns to his starting spot at RB... The Redskins finished 1-7 in 2012 but with 8 returning starters on both offense and defense, hopes are high for a rebound this fall... QB Kevin Colafranceschi is back after throwing for 1,611 yards and 13 TDs last fall. The senior was also named a team captain... Matt Szymanski is back to spearhead the defense at LB Szymanski, who is a team captain, also starts at FB... Leading receiver Dan Corby is back at WR and DB. Corby caught 34 passes for 513 yards and 2 TDs last year... Leading rusher Mitch Fuller is back after running for 210 yards and 6 TDs... Senior James Empfield is back to start at OL and DL... Mike Ziolo will start at LB... Dylan Gregoire Cody Smith Kevin Colafrancesci Fri., Sept Newfane...7:00 Fri., Sept. Tonawanda... 7:30 Sat., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Sept Cleve Hill... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Wmsv North... 2:00 Fri., Oct Akron... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Wilson... 7:00 Fri., Sept North Tonawanda... 6:30 Fri., Sept Grand Island... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore East... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Sweet Home... 2:00 Fri., Oct Starpoint... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Fri., Oct Tonawanda...6:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore West... 2:00 Fri., Sept W Seneca West... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Niagara Falls...2:00 Fri., Sept. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Oct Orchard Park... 7:30 Fri., Oct Frontier...7:30 Fri., Oct. Depew...7:30 36

36 Team Reports Lewiston-Porter Lancers Lockport Lions MGCL Thunder Dragons The Lancers finished 6-3 and lost in the first round of the class B playoffs in Seven players return to starting rolls on the offense including last years leading rusher Dan Hogan. The senior captain gained 720 yards last fall and rushed for a team-high 11 TDs... For seniors are slated to start on both the OL and DL. Joe Hinkle, Jack Wall Chet Bondi and John Bondi will comprise a formidable unit... Zak Nalbone is back at RB and LB. Nalbone rushed for 381 yards and 4 TDs last year... Dylan Pryce is back to start at LB and will also start at WR this fall... Jake Eoute will step into the starting QB role vacated by the graduated Josh Daul... The Lions finished 6-3 last season and lost to eventual champion Orchard Park in the Class A semifinals. Heavy graduation losses will force coach Greg Bronson to fill holes all over the field... A key returner will be senior LB Moziah Townsend who returns to spearhead the defense. Townsend will also carry the load of the rushing duties... Senior QB Dan Bronson is back to direct the offense after he passed for 1,262 yards and 13 TDs last fall... Team captain Mike Primerano is back to start at C... Senior LB Malik Harden was also named a team captain... Marcelus Hinton had a great camp and has nailed down a starting spot at DT... Maple Grove and Chautauqua Lake have merged into one team for the 2013 season. Both squads were playoff teams in 2012, with Maple Grove losing to Randolph in the Ralph... The combined record of the teams was Junior LB Chandler Baker was named a team captain. Baker will also start at G this fall. C-Lake s leading tackler AJ Hulton is back at LB. He will also see time at RB this season... Jonah Tanner, the Defensive MVP at the Ralph, has also been named a team captain... Ryan Miller will play RB and DB. Miller ran for 557 yards and 10 TDs for C- Lake... Sophomore Mitch Sandberg returns to start at RB and LB... Dan Hogan Malik Harden Chandler Baker Sat., Sept. Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Fri., Sept Barker-Roy-Hart...7:00 Fri., Sept Burgard...7:00 Fri., Sept. Bennett... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Medina...7:30 Fri., Oct Albion... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Amherst... 6:00 Sat., Sept Starpoint... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Orchard Park... 7:00 Sat., Sept Frontier... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Niagara Falls...12:00 Sat., Oct. Clarence... 2:00 Fri., Oct Kenmore West... 2:00 Fri., Oct W Seneca West... 2:00 Fri., Sept Portville... 7:00 Fri., Sept Nichols...7:00 Sat., Sept. Cass Valley... 2:00 Fri., Sept Randolph...7:00 Fri., Oct Westfield...7:00 Fri., Oct. Ellicottville... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Clymer... 1:30 37

37 Maryvale Flyers McKinley Macks Team Reports Medina Mustangs The Flyers finished the 2012 season with a 3-5 record. Coach Jeff Buccieri has just one returning starter and has plenty of holes to fill in the roster... Junior Mike Kelleher, who should receive allleague consideration, returns to start at LB and G... John Hewitt, who passed for 221 yards and a TD in a back up role last year, steps into to start at QB... Ron Ponholzer and Austin Oquendo look like they have nailed down starting jobs at DT and OT... Amari Brown and Jaquar Perkins are also fighting to land spots on the OL... Mike Cammarano could be a stalwart at C and LB... Marcus Ford is a nice addition at DE... Eric Graham will be key at DB... The Macks finished 2012 with a 5-3 record and lost in the first round of the class AA playoffs... Coach Ed Wilson has just three starters back on offense while 4 players return to starting roles on defense... QB Jamar Rutledge is back for his senior season. Rutledge passed for 1,061 yards and 11 TDs last season. He also ran for 380 yards and 4 TDs and was named the team captain... Senior Dante Thompson returns to start at TE and DE... Senior Nate Burnett will anchor the o-line at C... Mikeal Crockett, a junior, can be a force at DT... Seniors Jeremy Kelly (FS) and Chris Smith (CB) both return to start in the defensive secondary... The Mustangs had a solid 6-3 season in 2012 but missed the Class B playoffs on a tiebreaker... With 7 players returning to start on offense and 6 on defense, coach Eric Valley has high hopes of a playoff berth this fall... Junior QB Jason Hellwig returns to direct the offense after passing for 1,450 yards and 16 TDs... Senior Kyle Barna steps into the starting RB role. Barna rushed for 356 yards and a team-high 12 TDs in Four OLs return to the fold. Senior Nate Hodgins will lead the unit. Juniors Brandon Schoolcraft, Davonte Howard and Adam Cotter also are all back... Dan Brown (168 yards and 3 TDs) is back for his senior year... Mike Kelleher Dante Thompson Jason Hellwig Sat., Sept. Cleve Hill...2:00 Fri., Sept. Medina...7:30 Fri., Sept Bennett... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Barker-RH... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Albion... 7:30 Fri., Oct Amherst...7:00 Fri., Oct Cheektowaga...7:00 Fri., Sept Wmsville North... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Riverside... 7:00 Fri., Sept East High... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Wmsville East... 2:00 Fri., Oct Niagara Falls... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Wmsville South...7:00 Sat., Oct. Sweet Home...2:00 Fri., Sept Amherst...7:30 Fri., Sept Maryvale... 7:30 Fri., Sept Akron... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Burgard... 4:00 Fri., Oct Lew-Port... 7:30 Sat., Oct. Bennett... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Albion... 7:30 38

38 Newfane Panthers The Panthers finished 1-8 in 2012 and will play in the C North Division this fall... Five starters return on both offense and defense... Josh Kneeland who shared QB duties last season, threw for 327 yards and 2 TDs last fall. Kneeland seems to have won the starting job with a solid camp... The defensive line will be a strength for the Panthers. Seniors Josh Kneeland Jake Warner (DT), Kasey Kubiniec (DT) and Brian Kurtz (DE) are all back with the squad... Kyle Burdick returns to spearhead the defense at LB. The junior will also see time at RB this fall... Senior Luke Adams missed last season due to a torn ACL. Adam is slated to start on the OL... Fri., Sept. Lackawanna...7:00 Fri., Sept. Wilson... 7:00 Sat., Sept Tonawanda...2:00 Sat., Sept Albion... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Cleve Hill...2:00 Sat., Oct JFK... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Akron...7:00 Niagara Falls Wolverines Team Reports Fri., Sept. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Sept. Frontier...7:00 Sat., Sept Lancaster...2:00 Sat., Sept Lockport...12:00 Fri., Oct. McKinley... 7:00 Sat., Oct Orchard Park... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Clarence...7:00 Niagara Wheatfield Falcons The Falcons finished a dismal 0-8 in 2012 and are hoping for a rebound under new coach Brent Tylec... Just 4 starters return to the offense, all on the offensive line. Senior guard Jake Schoelles has also been named a team captain... Senior Dan Pelletier will start at the other guard spot... Senior Caleb Kish returns to start at OT and DE... Junior C Nate Jake Schoelles Williams will man the middle of the line... Senior LBs Joe Ayers and Jason Vranic have both been named team captains... Mitch Pittman is back to start at LB for his senior year... Senior Bobby Roth can be a force that DT... Junior Andrew Doricko looks like the favorite to start at QB... Sat., Sept Lew-Port... 2:00 Sat., Sept Sweet Home... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Grand Island... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Starpoint... 2:00 Sat., Oct Kenmore West... 2:00 Sat., Oct North Tonawanda...2:00 Sat., Oct. Wmsville East...2:00 39

39 Team Reports Nichols Big Green The Big Green finished 2012 with a 6-3 record and, this fall will once again play an independent schedule... With 8 starters back on offense and 6 back on defense, Nichols coach Colin Brinson is hoping for another successful run... Senior captain Mike Geiger is back to start at LB. Geiger, who rushed for 303 yards last fall, will also see an increase in carries out of the backfield... Junior Steve Glinsky, who rushed for 353 yards and 6 TDs, will step into the starting QB spot... Junior Ken Williams (2 fumble recoveries in 2012) is back to start at LB. Williams will also start at FB on offense... Senior captain Andy Welchoff is a 2- way starter at OT and NT... Sat., Sept Cardinal O Hara...12:00 Fri., Sept. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Portville... 7:00 Sat., Sept Westfield...12:00 Sat., Oct Finney (5)... 2:00 Sat., Oct OPEN Sat., Oct Ellicottville... 1:00 Andy Welchoff North Tonawanda Lumberjacks Fri., Sept. Lake Shore... 6:30 Fri., Sept Grand Island... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore East... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Sweet Home... 2:00 Fri., Oct Starpoint... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Fri., Oct Tonawanda...6:00 Olean Huskies The Huskies finished 3-6 in 2012 and did not qualify for the Class B playoffs... Chance Anzivine proved to be one of WNYs best quarterbacks when he passed for 1,628 yards and 18 TDs last year. The senior QB has been named a team captain this fall... Dante Tarr, last year s leading rusher (3 TDs) is back to start at RB... Luke Hennessey is a solid 2-way player at WR and CB. Hennessey caught 18 passes for 200 yards and 2 TDs in Senior captain Malik Burney will anchor the line at center... Wil Bathhurst (20 receptions for 352 yards, 4 TDs) is back to start at WR and CB... Ryan Phillips can be a force at OT and DT... Sat., Sept Depew... 6:30 Fri., Sept. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Dunkirk... 7:30 Sat., Oct Eden... 6:30 Fri., Oct Alden... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Springville... 7:30 Nov. 1/2... Playoffs... TBA Malik Burney 40

40 Orchard Park Quakers Panama Panthers Team Reports Pioneer Panthers The Quakers finished 11-2 and lost in the NYS Championship game to New Rochelle in the Carrier Dome... With 4 starting OLs returning, the Quakers offense looks to be strong and bruising again... Seniors Kyle Brewer, Adam Belica, Ed Losardo and Dawson Hillis form a powerful group upfront... After catching 11 passes for 157 yards, WR Ryan Falsone is back for his senior year... Jay Cullen, who caught 9 passes for 166 yards is a solid returner at TE... Desean Walker (RB) looks to get a lot of carries out of the backfield... Senior Jason Dolce will spearhead the defense at LB... Junior FS Jake Dogal will patrol the defensive secondary again... The Panthers finished the year 2-6 and qualified for the Class DD playoffs on the final day of the regular season... With the return of 5 two-way starters, hopes are high that Panama can contend for the DD title in Team captain Stephen Enlow returns to start at RB and DE. The senior rushed for 850 yards and a team-high 9 TDs last fall... Senior Bryce Payne is back to start at QB. Payne passed for 240 yards and 2 TDs in Dustin Smouse (sr) is a solid returning player at FB and DT... Senior Jacob Short gives the Panthers size upfront and will start at OT and DT... Eric Schutt who caught 6 passes for 107 yards and a TD will start at WR... The Panthers finished 6-3 and lost in the class B semifinals in With a solid group of returning starters, hopes are high that Pioneer can finally break through and make it to the Ralph... The Panthers have one of WNYs best lineman in Ryan Merlau. The senior captain will start at OT... Senior Darnell Clay- May also returns to start on the OL... Senior Justin Bliss can be a force at TE and DE. Bliss caught 10 passes for 255 yards and 4 TDs last fall... Junior Chris Reardon, who rushed for 427 yards and 2 TDs, will see an increase in carries at RB... Foster Dell, who is still just a sophomore, will start at DT... Bryce Little steps into the starting spot at QB... Ed Losardo Bryce Payne Ryan Merlau Fri., Sept. W Seneca West...7:00 Fri., Sept Lockport...7:00 Fri., Sept Clarence... 7:00 Sat., Sept Wmsville South... 1:00 Fri., Oct. Lancaster... 7:30 Sat., Oct. Niagara Falls...2:00 Fri., Oct Jamestown...7:00 Sat., Sept Clymer... 1:30 Fri., Sept. Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Sat., Sept Pine Valley... 1:30 Fri., Sept Frewsburg... 1:30 Fri., Oct Cassadaga Valley... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Franklinville... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Sherman... 1:30 Sat., Sept vs. SU...11 am Fri., Sept Olean... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Dunkirk... 7:30 Fri., Sept East Aurora...7:00 Fri., Oct. Alden...7:00 Fri., Oct Springville...7:00 Sat., Oct. Eden... 2:00 41

41 Portville Panthers Randolph Cardinals Team Reports St. Francis Red Raiders The Panthers finished 5-4 in 2012 and qualified for the Class D playoffs... Portville will use five 2-way starters in their lineup this season... Curtis Caya, who saw limited carries last season, will start at RB and LB. Caya was also named a team captain... RB Ben Waugh scored 3 TDs last year. The senior captain will also start at LB... Senior Brett Marcellin returns to start at QB and DB this fall. Marcellin passed for 477 yards and 7 TDs in He also intercepted 2 passes on defense... Seniors Justus Elliot and Derek Kreamer are both back to start at OL and DL... Portville got a key transfer from Pennsylvania in Isaac Hillyer The Cardinals lost two of their first three games but rebounded by winning their final 10 games as they claimed a third NYS championship in Class D... Longtime coach Pat Slater retired shortly after the state title game... Two-way starter Chris Doubeck is back for the Cardinals. Doubeck rushed for 365 yards and 4 TDs in QB Mitch Maycock is back for his senior season Maycock passed for 671 yards and 10 TDs last fall... First-team allstate LB Cody Oldro is back for his senior season. Oldro is also one of the top OLs in WNY... Senior Nick Hettenbaugh is back to start at DB... Lucas Brown has earned a starting WR job with a solid camp... St. Francis struggled in 2012 and ended the year with a 1-7 record. Six returning starters on defense are fueling hopes for a turnaround... Senior Ryan Zulawski returns to start at OT and DT. Zulawski was named a team captain... Jake Dolegala returns to start at QB. The senior captain passed for 619 yards and 5 TDs last fall... Senior Elliott Buccieri is also a returning 2-way starter. Buccieri, who will start at WR and DB, caught 7 passes for 121 yards and a TD in Adam Valenti provides strength up front and will start at NG for his senior year... Tyron Lawson and Mike Miller both return to the defensive secondary... Curtis Caya Mitch Maycock Ryan Zulawski Fri., Sept. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Sept Westfield... 7:00 Fri., Sept Nichols...7:00 Sat., Sept. Cass Valley... 1:30 Fri., Oct Ellicottville... 7:00 Fri., Oct Falconer...7:00 Fri., Oct. Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Sept Westfield...7:00 Fri., Sept Ellicottville... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Frewsburg... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Oct Silver Creek... 7:00 Sat., Oct. Cass Valley... 1:30 Fri., Oct Portville... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Holy Trinity...1:00 Fri., Sept Edison Tech...7:00 Fri., Sept. Cathedral Prep... 7:00 Fri., Sept Canisius...7:00 Fri., Oct St. Joe s... 7:00 Fri., Oct. O Hara... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Aquinas...7:00 Fri., Oct St. Mary s...7:00 Fri., Nov. Bishop Timon...7:00 Nov. 8/9... Playoffs...TBA 42

42 St. Joe s Marauders St. Mary s Lancers Team Reports Salamanca Warriors St. Joe s finished 7-2 in 2012 but lost to Timon in the Msgr. Martin semifinals in Ralph Wilson Stadium. With 5 starters back on offense and 6 starters returning to the defense, the Marauders are hoping to return to the MMA title game... Senior Rod Payne, who rushed for 841 yards and 14 TDs, is back to start at FB and LB... Nigel Davis, a 4-year starter, will play his senior season at RB and CB. Davis rushed for 367 yards and 7 TDs last fall... Tyler Hill is a physical presence at TE and DE. Hill caught 7 passes for 116 yards and four TDs in Senior Anthony Castellani is a returning all-league player at OL and LB... Robert Costanzo returns at OL... The Lancers finished 5-3 in 2012 and qualified for the Msgr. Martin playoffs. St. Mary's will have one of the top RBs in WNY with Nick Valone. The senior captain rushed for 1,505 yards and 19 TDs last fall... Justin Hersey, a junior, returns to direct the offense at QB. Hersey passed for 433 yards and 7 TD last season. He also rushed for 5 TDs... Seniors Justin Green and Paul Battaglia return as 2- way starters on the OL and DL... Dione Strong, who caught 4 TD passes, returns to start at WR. Strong also intercepted 2 passes on defense... Anthony Stitt will man the other CB spot... Team captain Nathaniel Keith returns to start at LB... The Warriors finished 6-2 and won the C South Division title in Salamanca lost to eventual champion Cleve Hill in the playoffs... RB Cyrus Spruce who rushed for 535 yards and 3 TDs will see the bulk of the carries from the backfield. Spruce will also start at LB... Senior Damion Taylor, who ran for 239 yards and 8 TDs last fall, is back at RB. Taylor also intercepted three passes and will start at DB... Senior captain Logan John can be a force at TE and LB... Tad Beattie returns to start at LB... Senior captain Sean Connell will start at OT and DT... Leading receiver Joe Hinman is back after catching 24 passes for 522 yards and 3 TDs... Nigel Davis Paul Battaglia Sean Connell Sat., Sept St. Anthony s... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Clarence... 7:00 Sat., Sept Cardinal O Hara... 2:00 Sat., Sept Aquinas... 2:00 Fri., Oct. St. Francis... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Cathedral Prep... 7:00 Sat., Oct. St. Mary s...1:00 Sat., Oct Bishop Timon... 2:00 Sat., Nov. Canisius... 2:00 Nov. 8/9... Playoffs...TBA Fri., Sept OPEN Sat., Sept East High... 1:00 Sat., Sept Bishop Timon... 1:00 Fri., Sept OPEN Sat., Oct. Canisius... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Hutch Tech... 7:00 Sat., Oct St. Joe s... 1:00 Fri., Oct @ St. Francis... 7:00 Sat., Nov. O Hara... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Falconer... 7:00 Fri., Sept Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Sept. Springville... 7:30 Fri., Oct Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Oct Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Oct. Gowanda... 7:00 43

43 Sherman Wildcats Team Reports Silver Creek Black Knights South Park Sparks The Wildcats finished 2012 with a 6-2 record and lost in the Class DD semifinals... Five 2-way starters return to what figures to be a strong roster... Senior QB Andrew Graham is back for his 3rd season as a starter. Graham past for 846 yards and 10 TDs in He also rushed for 451 yards and 6 TDs... Leading rusher Devin Moorehead is back in the fold. Moorehead, a senior, rushed for 633 yards and 14 TDs last fall... Senior captain Jacob Toy will start at OT and DT... Dylan Scouten is solid at TE. Scouten caught 11 passes for 235 yards and two TDs... Leaving receiver John Luden is back at WR and LB. Luden caught 21 passes for 378 yards and 4 TDs... The Black Knights finished 5-4 in 2012 and lost in the first round of the Class D playoffs... Silver Creek moved up to Class C after merging with nearby Forestville... Team captain Sherman Williams was named a 1st-team all-league LB last fall. Williams also rushed for 386 yards and 5 TDs... Jake Nosbisch, who directed the Forestville offense, is slated to start at QB for Silver Creek... Seniors Marvin Curry and Dylan Powers have nailed down the T positions... Juniors Dylan Robinson and Mike Priest will also start on the OL... Nate Jones, who is still just a sophomore, will start at G and LB... Jake Lewis and John Murphy will both start at WR... This Sparks finished 4-5 in 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season... The Sparks have one 2-way starter returning to the team. Brian Slisz is slated to start at OT and DT... Leading rusher Laron Watkins returns to the squad. Watkins rushed for 558 yards and 4 TDs last year... Antonio Leonard is back at WR after catching 23 passes for 280 yards and 2 TDs in Leonard also intercepted 2 passes... William and Willquan Burgess will be huge additions at LB and RB. The Burgess twins transferred when the I-Prep team folded... Nyru Jackson (LB) and Julius Cathcart (RB) came from Middle College... Jacob Toy Mike Priest Antonio Leonard Fri., Sept. Franklinville...7:00 Sat., Sept. Clymer... 1:30 Sat., Sept Cattaraugus-LV... 1:30 Sat., Sept Pine Valley...1:30 Fri., Oct. Frewsburg... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Westfield...7:30 Fri., Oct Panama...1:30 Fri., Sept Fredonia... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Salamanca... 7:00 Fri., Sept Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Sept Falconer (For)... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Southwestern... 7:00 Fri., Oct Alley-Limestone...7:00 Sat., Sept Hutch Tech...4:00 Fri., Sept. Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Sept Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Sept Lake Shore...6:00 Fri., Oct. W Seneca East... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Hamburg... 7:00 Fri., Oct Cardinal O Hara...7:00 44

44 Southwestern Trojans Springville Griffins Team Reports Starpoint Spartans The Trojans finished 3-6 in 2012 and failed to qualify for the Class C playoffs... With just 4 returning starters on offense and 2 on defense, coach Jay Sirianni has a lot of holes to fill... Senior captain Kyle Moran will anchor both lines as he starts at OT and DT... Senior Mike Bova also returns at DT... Team captain Hunter Peterson, a junior, is slated to start at RB this season. Peterson rushed for 365 yards and 3 TDs last fall... Junior Peter Page is slated to start on the OL again... Kevin Bellardo will also get carries out of the backfield... Tanner Hoose a 1st-team all-state kicker in 2011 needs just 5 FGs to break the WNY record for career FGs... After opening the season with 4 straight losses Springville won 5 straight games to advance to the Class B title game. The Griffins lost to Alden at the Ralph... Coach John Sopko has 5 players returning to the offense in 2013 while 7 starters are back on defense... Team captain Brandon Ball is back on the OL and the DL... Ethan Benz, who ran for 429 yards and a TD, is slated to start at RB and DB... Nate Wolcott returns to his post in the defensive secondary after leading the team in INTs last fall... Justin Dewitt was a solid performer at WR. Dewitt caught 7 passes for 69 yards and 2 TDs... Senior LB Josh Cieslica will spearhead the defense... The Spartans finished 3-5 and qualified for the class a playoffs in Starpoint will utilize one of the top RBs in WNY with Evan Majewski. The senior rushed for 1,425 yards and 17 TDs last season. Majewski, a team captain, will also start at LB... Senior Sam Terrazino, who served as backup last fall, will step in to start at QB... Team captain Matt Wetzel can be a force at LB and TE. Wetzel is an all-wny candidate... Austin Bratek who ran for 133 yards and 2 TDs, will see his carries increase this season... Junior Richard Duermeyer is slated to start at OL and DL... Mike Chase has had a solid camp and will start at WR and DB... Kyle Moran Ethan Benz Matt Wetzel Fri., Sept. Gowanda... 7:00 Fri., Sept Alley-Limestone... 7:00 Fri., Sept Olean... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Fredonia... 7:30 Fri., Oct. Salamanca... 7:00 Fri., Oct Silver Creek... 7:00 Fri., Oct Falconer...7:00 Sat., Sept. Eden... 2:00 Fri., Sept Dunkirk...7:30 Fri., Sept Depew... 7:30 Fri., Sept Salamanca...7:30 Fri., Oct. East Aurora...7:30 Fri., Oct. Pioneer... 7:00 Fri., Oct Olean... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Lockport...2:00 Sat., Sept. Kenmore East... 2:00 Sat., Sept. Sweet Home...2:00 Sat., Sept Niag Wheatfied...2:00 Fri., Oct. N Tonawanda... 7:00 Sat., Oct Grand Island... 2:00 Sat., Oct Iroquois... 2:00 45

45 Sweet Home Panthers Fri., Sept. Iroquois... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Sat., Sept Starpoint... 2:00 Sat., Sept North Tonawanda... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Grand Island... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Kenmore East... 2:00 Sat., Oct McKinley... 2:00 Tonawanda Warriors Team Reports Sat., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Sept Lackawanna... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Newfane... 2:00 Fri., Sept. Akron...7:30 Fri., Oct Wilson...7:30 Fri., Oct Cleve Hill... 7:30 Fri., Oct. N Tonawanda... 6:00 Westfield Wolverines The Wolverines finished 4-4 in 2012 and qualified for the Class C playoffs. Westfield lost to Wilson in the first round... With just 2 starters returning to the squad, coach Bob North has a lot of holes to fill in the lineup... Team captain Nolan Hunt, a junior, is returning to start at QB. Hunt was named a 1st-team all-league player on defense last season... Junior captain Garrett Francisco returns to start on the OL... Sophs Joey Quagliana and Luke Haskin appear to have won jobs on the OL... Macalum Buchanan and Damon Janes will provide the bulk of the carries in the running game... Nick Bausum and Robert Russo will start on the DL... Fri., Sept. Randolph... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Portville... 7:00 Fri., Sept Ellicottville... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Nichols... 12:00 Fri., Oct. Maple Grove... 7:00 Fri., Oct Sherman... 7:30 Fri., Oct Cassadaga Valley... 7:30 Luke Haskin 46

46 West Seneca East Trojans Team Reports West Seneca West Indians Williamsville East Flames The Trojans finished 9-1 in 2012 and lost to Sweet Home in the Class A title game at Ralph Wilson Stadium... The strength of the Trojans lies with the offensive line this fall. Four returning starters are back with the unit... Senior captain Brandon Reilly will be a standout on the line. Junior Evan Ksiezarczyk and seniors Nick Feraci and Marco Stampone all return to starting spots... Senior captain Mike Waterman, who was a standout in the 2012 playoffs, returns to start at LB and WR... Devin Lindner returns to start at DE and will also step into the starting QB spot... Sam Crabtree returns at DB after leading the team with 4 INTs last year... The Indians finished 4-5 in Coach Joe Cantafio has 4 two-way starters back with his squad... Leading rusher Peter Walsh returns to his RB spot. Walsh, a team captain this fall, rushed for 892 yards and 6 TDs last season. Walsh also caught 7 passes for 75 yards... Senior captain Chris Walker rushed for 268 yards and 3 TDs in Devon Leo will spearhead the defense as he returns to start at LB. Leo was among the Indians leading tacklers last year... Junior Louis DiChristopher returns to starting roles at FB and LB... Brendan Ebert and Chris Lucas had solid off-seasons and were named team captains for The Flames finished 4-4 and lost to Sweet Home in the first round of the Class A playoffs. Williamsville East has qualified for the playoffs twice in the last three seasons... Leading rusher Jaleel Battle returns to power the offense. Battle, a team captain this fall, rushed for 633 yards and 9 TDs in Battle will also occasionally take snaps at QB... Twoway starter Tajhi Lewis also returns to the squad... Team captain Pat Kelly returns to help the offense... Lineman Chris Tideswell started on defense in He adds OT work to his duties this season. Tideswell may be a Trench Trophy candidate... Pat Faracca will start on the DL and is a team captain... Brandon Reilly Peter Walsh Pat Faracca Sat., Sept vs Central Square... 4:00 Fri., Sept Lake Shore...7:00 Fri., Sept. Iroquois... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Hamburg... 7:00 Fri., Oct South Park... 7:00 Fri., Oct. W Seneca West...7:00 Fri., Oct Hutch Tech...7:00 Fri., Sept Orchard Park... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Lancaster... 7:30 Fri., Sept Kenmore West... 7:00 Fri., Sept. Frontier...7:30 Fri., Oct Jamestown... 7:00 Fri., Oct W Seneca East... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Lockport...2:00 Sat., Sept Riverside... 2:00 Thu., Sept @ Amherst... 6:00 Thu., Sept @ Wmsville North...7:00 Sat., Sept McKinley... 2:00 Sat., Oct Wmsville South...2:00 Fri., Oct. East High...6:00 Sat., Oct Niag Wheatfield...2:00 47

47 Williamsville North Spartans Fri., Sept. McKinley... 7:00 Thu., Sept @ Wmsville South...7:00 Thu., Sept vs Wmsville East... 7:00 Sat., Sept. East High...1:00 Sat., Oct Lackawanna...2:00 Sat., Oct Riverside... 2:00 Sat., Oct. Grand Island...2:00 Team Reports Williamsville South Billies The Billies finished 5-4 in 2012 and lost in the Class A semifinals... With just 2 starters back on offense and 3 on defense, coach Kraig Kurzanski has to rely on a large influx of talent from the JV team... QB Sam Castronova who started after Trent Ferguson was injured, is back to direct the offense. Castranova passed for 637 yards and 6 TDs last fall... Team captain Erik Jacobs is back for his senior season at LG... Junior Kam Varner who caught 6 passes for 71 yards, will step in at WR... Team captain Alejandro Hidalgo returns for his senior year at DE... Antonio Zendano and Jake Fuzak return to the LB corps... Fri., Sept. East High...7:00 Thu., Sept Wmsville North... 7:00 Fri., Sept Riverside... 7:00 Sat., Sept. Orchard Park...1:00 Sat., Oct. Wmsville East... 2:00 Fri., Oct McKinley... 7:00 Fri., Oct. Bishop Timon...7:00 Erik Jacobs Wilson Lakemen The Lakeman ended last season with a 6-3 record and lost to eventual champion Cleve Hill in the Class C playoffs... Senior Tim Walch returns to his starting QB position. Walch, a team captain, passed for 842 yards and 7 TDs in Senior captain Kevin Daunce returns to start at TE and OLB. Daunce caught 6 passes for 48 yards last year... Three starting linemen return to the team. Justin Westmoreland (LT), Tyler Hedley (RG), and Tyler Murray (RT) are all back with the unit. Hedley is a team captain... Junior Jared Held can be a force at DT... Andrew Koroschetz (sr) has had a solid camp and will see time at WR and DB... Fri., Sept. Akron...7:00 Fri., Sept Newfane...7:00 Fri., Sept Cleve Hill... 7:00 Sat., Sept. JFK... 1:30 Fri., Oct. Tonawanda... 7:30 Fri., Oct Barker-RH... 7:00 Fri., Oct Lackawanna...7:00 Tim Walch 48

48 AA Div All PF PA Next Lockport Starpoint Niagara Falls Jamestown Kenmore West Lancaster Jamestown Niagara Falls Orchard Park W Seneca West Frontier Clarence Clarence Frontier West Seneca West Orchard Park Lancaster Kenmore West 2013 League Standings A North Div All PF PA Next North Tonawanda Lake Shore Sweet Home Iroquois Kenmore East East Aurora Niagara Wheatfield Lew-Port Grand Island Hamburg Starpoint Lockport A Central Div All PF PA Next Williamsville South East High Williamsville East Riverside Williamsville North McKinley East High Wmsville South Riverside Wmsville East McKinley Wmsville North A South Div All PF PA Next West Seneca East vs Central Square Iroquois Sweet Home South Park Hutch Tech Hamburg Grand Island Hutch Tech South Park Lake Shore North Tonawanda B North Div All PF PA Next Barker Albion Burgard Bennett Bennett Burgard Cheektowaga vs James-DeWitt Medina Amherst Amherst Medina Albion Barker-RH Lew-Port Niag Wheatfield Maryvale Cleve Hill B South Div All PF PA Next Alden Dunkirk Depew Olean Eden Springville Springville Eden Pioneer vs Oneida Olean Depew Dunkirk Alden East Aurora Kenmore East C North Div All PF PA Next Newfane Lackawanna Lackawanna Newfane Tonawanda JFK JFK Tonawanda Wilson Akron Cleveland Hill Maryvale Akron Wilson C South Div All PF PA Next Gowanda Southwestern Fredonia Silver Creek Salamanca Falconer Allegany-Limestone Cattaraugus-LV Silver Creek Fredonia Southwestern Gowanda Falconer Salamanca Photo by Mark Adair Jamestown RB Da Quon Hollingsworth returns after rushing for 1,305 yards and 21 TDs in The Red Raiders lost the AA title game to Orchard Park. Class D Div All PF PA Next Westfield Randolph Cassadaga Valley Ellicottville Maple Grove-CLake Portville Randolph Westfield Portville Maple Grove Ellicottville Cassadaga Valley Class DD Div All PF PA Next Sherman Franklinville Clymer Panama Panama Clymer Franklinville Sherman Pine Valley Frewsburg Frewsburg Pine Valley Cattaraugus-LV Alley-Limestone Msgr Martin Div All PF PA Next Canisius McQuaid Bishop Timon Aquinas St. Joe s St. Anthony s St. Mary s OPEN St. Francis Holy Trinity (LI) Cardinal O Hara Nichols Independent Div All PF PA Next Nichols Cardinal O Hara 49

49 RUSHING Player (Team) Att Yards Barczykowski (Alden) 243 2,136 Ollison (Canisius) 202 1,876 Hoffman (Pioneer) 261 1,600 Wilson (Orchard Park) 168 1,596 AMisterman (St. Francis) 222 1,586 Dowiasz (Randolph) 151 1,541 Simpson (Maple Grove) 187 1,522 Vallone (St. Mary s) 162 1,505 Majewski (Starpoint) 224 1,425 Noble (St. Joe s) 123 1,359 Chambers (Lockport) 170 1,353 CSmith (Lackawanna) 170 1,346 Musall (Ellicottville) 160 1,333 Hollingsworth (Jamestown) 177 1,305 Noonan (Nichols) 148 1,240 BThomas (Cleve Hill) 217 1,214 DiFrancesco (O Hara) 209 1,212 Mietz (Akron) 112 1,136 Williams (Clarence) 117 1,101 Miller (Iroquois) 154 1,004 Ley (Fredonia) West (Hutch Tech) Turner (Depew) Slango (Wilson) Cohen (Wmsville South) Walsh (WSeneca West) Wood (Portville) Glover (East High) DiMillo (Bishop Timon) Jordan (McKinley) Price (Kenmore West) FIELD GOALS Player (Team) FG (Lg) Ladd (Akron)... 7 (42) Topolski (North Tonawanda) 5 (30) Few (Lockport)... 2 (47) Ladd (Akron)... 2 (32) Juhasz (Lancaster)...2 (35) Hoose (Southwestern)...2 (40) Ziegler (Iroquois)... 2 (24) 2012 WNY Leader Board RECEIVING Player (Team) Rec Yards Nettles (Wmsville South) Hughes (Wmsville North) Johnson (Amherst) Wilkinson (Iroquois) Taylor (Medina) AGoltz (Orchard Park) Benton (Canisius) Ackerman (WSeneca East) Boling (Tonawanda) Corbi (Lancaster) Mitchell (South Park) Pagliei (Orchard Park) Marshall (Burgard) Watkins (Cleve Hill) Connors (Grand Island) Shields (Alden) Schutte (Southwestern) Zaffram (Sweet Home) Panebianco (Jamestown) ZWilliams (Silver Creek) Coleman (South Park) Goc (Grand Island) Graham (Maryvale) Violanti (Hamburg) Lauricella (Akron) Helenbrook (Lancaster) Klisiewicz (Silver Creek) INTERCEPTIONS Player (Team) INT Abernathy (Canisius)... 7 Watkins (Cleve Hill)... 7 Mitchell (South Park)... 7 Vacarro (Timon)... 6 Anderson (JFK)... 6 Davis (St. Joe s)... 6 AGoltz (Orchard Park)... 6 PASSING YARDS Player (Team) Yards Howie (South Park)... 2,052 Torrillo (Sweet Home)... 1,913 Anzavine (Olean)... 1,628 Sisson (Jamestown)... 1,627 Majewski (Wmsv North)... 1,621 Colafranceschi (Lancaster)... 1,611 Hellwig (Medina)... 1,450 TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player (Team) TD Howie (South Park) Mietz (Akron) Torrillo (Sweet Home)...19 Keating (Iroquois) Anzavine (Olean)...18 Hellwig (Medina) Sisson (Jamestown) Ferguson (Wmsv South) Holmes (Orchard Park) TOUCHDOWNS Player (Team) TD Chambers (Lockport) Dowiasz (Randolph) Barczykowski (Alden) Ollison (Canisius) Williams (Clarence) Noonan (Nichols) BThomas (Cleve Hill) Wilson (Orchard Park) Ackerman (WSeneca East) FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player (Team) FR Sokolski (Iroquois)... 6 Johnson (O Hara)... 5 SWilson (Ellicottville)... 4 Virges (Sweet Home)... 4 THERE IS NO EASY WAY IN. IF THERE WERE, IT WOULDN T BE THE MARINE CORPS. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, TALK TO A MARINE CORPS RECRUITER AT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS PLAZA IN MATTYDALE NEAR THE CHRISTMAS TREE STORE. 50

50 WEEK 1 Friday, September 6th Burgard (AH), 4:30 North Lake Shore, 6:30 Frontier, 7:00 Niagara Jamestown, 7:00 Orchard West Seneca West, 7:00 Grand Hamburg, 7:00 Sweet Iroquois, 7:00 Williamsville East High (AH), 7:00 Williamsville McKinley (RF), 7:00 Barker-Roy-Hart (RH), 7:00 Alden, 7:00 Akron, 7:00 Lackawanna, 7:00 Falconer, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Franklinville, 7:00 Maple Grove-CLake (MG), 7:00 Randolph, 7:00 McQuaid (5), 7:00 Bishop Timon, 7:00 Kenmore East Aurora, 7:30 Medina, 7:30 Allegany-Limestone, 7:30 Pine Valley, 7:30 Cassadaga Ellicottville, 7:30 Saturday, September 7th Cardinal O Nichols, 12:00 St. Holy Trinity, 1:00 JFK, 1:30 Panama, 1:30 Kenmore West, 2:00 Lockport, 2:00 Williamsville East, 2:00 Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 Eden, 2:00 St. Anthony St. Joe s, 2:00 Hutch South Park (JBW), 4:00 Olean, 7:30 Carrier Classic Games Oneida, 11:00 am West Seneca Central Square, 4:00 Jamesville-DeWitt, 6:30 WEEK 2 Thursday, September 12th Williamsville Amherst, 6:00 Williamsville Williamsville South, 7:00 Friday, September 13th Niagara Frontier 7:00 Orchard Park, 7:00 Hutch Tech (AH), 7:00 South Iroquois, 7:00 Lake West Seneca East, 7:00 Grand North Tonawanda, 7:00 Riverside (RF), 7:00 Lew-Port, 7:00 Pioneer, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Falconer, 7:00 Silver Salamanca, 7:00 Franklinville, 7:00 Cattaragus-LV, 7:00 Portville, 7:00 Randolph, 7:00 Maple Grove-CLake (CL), 7:00 Aquinas (5), 7:00 Western New York 2013 S C H E D U L E Edison Tech St. Francis, 7:00 Bishop Glen Oak (Ohio), 7:00 West Seneca Lancaster, 7:30 Medina, 7:30 Albion, 7:30 East Depew, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Tonawanda, 7:30 Cassadaga Pine Valley, 7:30 Saturday, September 14th East St. Mary s, 1:00 Clymer, 1:30 Kenmore West, 2:00 Kenmore East, 2:00 Sweet Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Bennett (AH), 2:00 Eden, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 St. Joe Clarence, 7:00 WEEK 3 Thursday, September 19th Wmsville East vs Wmsville North (WS), 7:00 Friday, September 20th Amherst, 6:00 Lake Shore, 6:30 Orchard Park, 7:00 Kenmore West Seneca West, 7:00 South Park (AH), 7:00 West Seneca Iroquois, 7:00 Hutch Alden, 7:00 Williamsville South, 7:00 East McKinley (RF), 7:00 Cheektowaga, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 Lew-Port, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Cleve Wilson, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Portville, 7:00 St. Cathedral Prep (Pa.), 7:00 Medina, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Dunkirk, 7:30 East Aurora, 7:30 Allegany-Limestone, 7:30 Fredonia, 7:30 Frewsburg, 7:30 Westfield, 7:30 Saturday, September 21st Bishop St. Mary s, 1:00 Walsh Canisius, 1:00 Maple Cassadaga Valley, 1:30 Pine Panama, 1:30 Sherman 1:30 Clymer 1:30 JFK, 1:30 Lockport, 2:00 Niagara Falls, 2:00 Niagara Grand Island, 2:00 North Kenmore East, 2:00 Sweet Home, 2:00 Newfane, 2:00 Cardinal O St. Joe s, 2:00 WEEK 4 Friday, September 27th Amherst, 6:00 Kenmore Clarence, 7:00 Jamestown, 7:00 West Seneca Hamburg, 7:00 Bishop Timon, 7:00 Barker-Roy-Hart, 7:00 Bennett (AH), 7:00 East Pioneer, 7:00 Cleve Lackawanna, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Silver Creek (For), 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Maple Grove (MG), 7:00 St. Francis, 7:00 Lake South Park (RF), 7:30 West Seneca Frontier, 7:30 Depew, 7:30 Dunkirk, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Akron, 7:30 Fredonia, 7:30 Ellicottville, 7:30 Saturday, September 28th Nichols, 12:00 Niagara Falls, 12:00 Williamsville Orchard Park, 1:00 Hutch Tech (AH), 1:00 JFK, 1:30 Panama, 1:30 Cassadaga Valley, 1:30 Pine Sherman 1:30 Niagara Starpoint, 2:00 North Sweet Home, 2:00 Kenmore Grand Island, 2:00 Williamsville East, 2:00 Newfane, 2:00 Cardinal O Eden, 2:00 St. Joe s, 2:00 Burgard (AH), 4:00 pm Williamsville East High (RF), 4:00 WEEK 5 Friday, October 4th Hutch Lake Shore, 6:30 West Seneca West, 7:00 Niagara McKinley (RF), 7:00 Iroquois, 7:00 South West Seneca East, 7:00 North Tonawanda, 7:00 Burgard (AH), 7:00 Attica (5), 7:00 Cheektowaga, 7:00 Alden, 7:00 Falconer, 7:00 Salamanca, 7:00 Silver Randolph, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Portville, 7:00 Maple Grove-CLake (CL), 7:00 St. Joe St. Francis, 7:00 Cardinal O Bishop Timon, 7:00 Orchard Lancaster, 7:30 Medina, 7:30 Dunkirk, 7:30 East Aurora, 7:30 Albion, 7:30 Tonawanda, 7:30 Allegany-Limestone, 7:30 Frewsburg, 7:30

51 WEEK 5 (Continued) Saturday, October 5th East Riverside, 1:00 Pine Clymer, 1:30 JFK, 1:30 Cassadaga Panama, 1:30 Finney Nichols, 2:00 Clarence, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 Kenmore West, 2:00 Kenmore Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Williamsville North, 2:00 Sweet Grand Island, 2:00 Williamsville Williamsville East, 2:00 St. Mary Canisius, 2:00 Olean, 6:30 pm WEEK 6 Friday, October 11th Lake Shore, 6:30 Jamestown, 7:00 West Seneca West Seneca West, 7:00 South Hamburg, 7:00 St. Mary Hutch Tech (AH), 7:00 Williamsville South, 7:00 Lew-Port, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 Pioneer, 7:00 Salamanca, 7:00 Falconer, 7:00 Silver Southwestern, 7:00 Franklinville, 7:00 St. Joe Cathedral Prep (Pa.), 7:00 St. Mary Hutch Tech (AH), 7:00 Williamsville East High (RF), 7:30 pm Lancaster, 7:30 Depew, 7:30 East Aurora, 7:30 Lackawanna, 7:30 Cleve Tonawanda, 7:30 Fredonia, 7:30 Westfield, 7:30 Pine Valley, 7:30 Frewsburg, 7:30 Maple Ellicottville, 7:30 Saturday, October 12th Cassadaga Valley, 1:30 Orchard Niagara Falls, 2:00 Kenmore Lockport, 2:00 North Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Grand Starpoint, 2:00 Sweet Kenmore East, 2:00 Williamsville North, 2:00 Bennett (AH), 2:00 Cheektowaga, 2:00 Newfane, 2:00 Bishop Canisius, 2:00 St. Cardinal O Hara, 2:00 Olean, 7:30 Western New York 2013 S C H E D U L E WEEK 7 Friday, October 18th North Tonawanda, 6:00 Amherst, 6:00 Niagara Clarence, 7:00 Frontier, 7:00 Orchard Park, 7:00 Cardinal O South Park, 7:00 Hutch West Seneca East, 7:00 Lake Riverside (RF), 7:00 Williamsville Bishop Timon, 7:00 Maryvale, 7:00 East Alden, 7:00 Akron, 7:00 Wilson, 7:00 Silver Creek, 7:00 Southwestern, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Pine Franklinville, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Randolph, 7:00 Cardinal Mooney (Ohio), 7:00 St. Aquinas, 7:00 Cardinal O South Park (AH), 7:00 Depew, 7:30 Albion, 7:30 Dunkirk, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Cassadaga Westfield, 7:30 Saturday, October 19th East High (RF), 1:00 Nichols, 1:00 St. Joe St. Mary s 1:00 Barker-Roy-Hart (B), 1:30 Maple Clymer, 1:30 Sherman, 1:30 West Seneca Lockport, 2:00 Kenmore Kenmore West, 2:00 Starpoint, 2:00 Niagara Williamsville East, 2:00 Williamsville Grand Island, 2:00 Kenmore Kenmore West, 2:00 Sweet Home, 2:00 Eden, 2:00 Cleve Hill, 2:00 WEEK 8 Friday, October 25th Section VI Playoffs TBA St. Mary St. Francis, 7:00 Saturday, October 26th Section VI Playoffs TBA Bishop St. Joe s, 2:00 Cardinal O Hara, 2:00 WEEK 10 Friday, November Ralph Wilson Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA Section VI Championships, TBA Saturday, November Ralph Wilson Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA Section VI Championships, TBA WEEK 11 Friday, November 15th NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA Saturday, November 16th NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA WEEK 12 Friday, November 22nd NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Saturday, November 23rd NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Msgr. Martin Association Championship WEEK 9 Friday, November 1st Section VI Semifinals TBA St. Bishop Timon, 7:00 Saturday, November 2nd Section VI Semifinals TBA St. Joe Canisius, 2:00 St. Mary Cardinal O Hara, 2:00 WEEK 13 Friday, November Carrier Dome NYS Championships, TBA Saturday, November Carrier Dome NYS Championships, TBA

52 THE EXTRA P O I N T By Mark Adair The ONLY Sport I went to lunch at Papa Grande s the other day and I saw my friend Otto Slamkowski sitting on a stool. He had a crumpled copy of the Football Weekly in his back pocket and he was chomping on his ever-present cigar. Otto had the Buffalo News open and was reading Mike Harrington s column. Hey, Otto, I greeted him. What s Mike got to say about the sports world today? Nothin, Otto said. He didn t write about sports at all. Just a bunch of crap about the Red Sox and the Yankees and a bunch of other stuff nobody cares about. What the heck are you talking about? I asked, incredulous. A lot of people care about the Yankees. The Yankees have more fans than any sports team in the world. The Yankees are not a sports team, Otto growled. They are a baseball team. Baseball isn t a sport? How can baseball not be a sport, I asked, growing a bit uneasy. I had a feeling that I should have left this subject untouched. Did you ever try to actually watch a baseball game? Otto asked sarcastically. I m usually asleep by the second inning. Heck, a perfect game in baseball is when nothing happens! It may as well be soccer. Okay, I said. I understand that some people like more action. But what about basketball? There is almost continual action in basketball. Yeah, until you get to the last three minutes of the game, Otto said. Then there is an unending parade to the foul line interrupted only by each coach taking all 15 of their allotted timeouts. I once turned on a basketball game and there were 6.7 seconds left. I went out and mowed the lawn and when I came back there were still 3.4 seconds left. So I went back out and changed the oil in my truck. When I came back in some guy hit a buzzerbeater to win the game. Besides, a real sport requires contact. When contact occurs in basketball, they call a foul. Well, I said, there s lots of action in hockey and there s a lot of contact, too. Football is the ONLY sport... everything else is a game. 53 Hockey is pretty cool, Otto said grudgingly, but it ain t really a sport because they allow fighting. If they got rid of the fighting I might reconsider. Real men don t handle their frustrations on the playing field by throwing fists. They simply flatten their opponent with a good, clean shoulder-to-the-mouth on the next play. I see. So what about women s sports? The only girls that play sports are those girls in that semi-pro football league, Otto said. I bet some Olympic ice skaters would disagree with you, I said. Ice skating is stupid, Otto said. The only thing that would make ice skating a sport is if they sent all those girls out onto the ice to do their Triple Toe-Loops at the same time. The way you would win is to knock the other girls off their skates and onto their butts. If a girl got knocked down she would be eliminated. Last girl standing wins the Gold. Then you must think that Roller Derby is a sport. Don t be a jerk, Otto sneered. Roller Derby and Professional Wrestling are scripted shows. They may as well be boxing. But there are lots of people that don t like football that are into sports, I said. Just look at the sports pages. There is wrestling - Otto interrupted. Two guys rolling around on a mat in their underwear. Lovely. I continued. There is cross country - Cross Country isn t a sport, Otto said. Running four miles over hills and through mud is exercise for do-gooders that eat tofu and bean sprouts for lunch every day. Well, what about Golf? I asked. Anything that requires you to get out of the way and let somebody else play through isn t a sport. Tennis? Ping Pong on grass. I guess that leaves Bowling, I said. Otto started laughing. What s so funny? I asked. I m in a bowling league, Otto said. And you don t consider it a sport? Heck, no! Otto roared. Look at me! I m sixty-three years old. I smoked cigars since I was 12 and the only exercise I get is when I go out and sit on my riding lawn mower and cut the grass. If I can bowl, it ain t a sport. Well, look, I said, I do agree that football is the best sport but - Wrong, Otto said. Football in the ONLY sport. Everything else is a game.

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?