Football. The Next In Line. Jake Merlau is Pioneer s Latest in a Long Line of Great HS Linemen. Upstate. M&M Squad Leading Bulldogs W E E K L Y

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1 S E C T I O N 6 Upstate Football W E E K L Y M&M Squad Leading Bulldogs Burgard Offensive Line is one of WNY s Best September 26, 2013 Issue No Pages INSIDE: Price Is Right at Kenmore West as Devils Win Hamburg Senior OL Fills the Bill The Next In Line Jake Merlau is Pioneer s Latest in a Long Line of Great HS Linemen Ken Williams Leading Big Green PLUS: State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Schedules ALSO: Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings

2 This Week s Lineup: 8 Price Is Right Kenmore West rebounded from a pair of opening losses to beat West Seneca West 28-9 last week. If the Blue Devils are going to run the table they will be relying heavily on senior RB Alex Price. 9 Big George Leads North Williamsville North beat crosstown rival Williamsville East 21-0 last week. It was the Spartans first win of the season. If the Spartans are going to claw back into the playoff chase, they will be looking to rely on junior lineman George Attea. 14 Senior Turns Teacher JFK lost to Lackawanna last week and and dropped to 0-3 on the season. The coaching staff is relying on a few seniors to help with the teaching this season. Team captain Jeff Retzer is playing a big role with the Bears. 16 Ellicottville Faces Rival Ellicottville is 1-1 and will be returning to the field after having their game with Westfield cancelled last weekend. If the Eagles are going to make a run to the playoffs, they will be looking for a big contribution from LB Calum Watt. Contents SEPTEMBER 26, 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 East Aurora s Wade Honored for Win East Aurora coach Tim Wade was a unanimous selection as the Buffalo Bills / New York National Guard Coach of the Week after his Blue Devils upset Eden 24-3 last weekend. That s pretty cool, Wade said, I wish I could say it was all me but it was the kids. They believe in what we are doing. They have worked hard to become better football players. Eden was a heavy favorite entering the game. Eden is a good team, Wade said. And they have a reputation for being a physical team that can run the ball. Wade says that he saw his players energy level pick up after the Devils first series on defense. We went on defense and shut them down, Wade said. The kids suddenly realized that they could play with them. We could do this. After East Aurora forced a punt, the Blue Devils struck. Joe Gugino broke away for a 50-yard TD run. We got a first down and then Joe ripped off the run, Wade said. At that point, everything started to shift. For a team that is Buffalo Bills & National Guard Coach of the Week starting to believe in themselves, that kind of play can really bring the players up. That play really picked up all the players who were playing and the players on the sideline. The defense really started playing well and just being really physical. East Aurora led 7-0 after the first quarter. At the start of the second quarter, the Blue Devils stretched the lead. They drove to the Eden 20-yard line and Mike Coatsworth kicked a 37-yard FG. We had a bad snap, Wade said, but Connor Allan pick it up and got it put down. Mike hit the kick. Later in the 2nd quarter, Allan hit Tom Volpe with a 67- yard TD pass to give the Devils a 17-0 lead at the half. Eden pulled within 17-3 with a FG in the third quarter but East Aurora put the game away in the final quarter when Gugino ran 67-yards for a TD. 4 It was a big win, Wade said. We have been down for a couple of years and we have been trying to get the kids to believe they can be a good team. A win like this can really make them believe that they can play with anybody. Wade played high school football at Massena High School in Northern New York. It s the most northern town in New York State, Wade said. We were closer to Montreal than we were to Syracuse. Massena has a long history of winning football. The school still has longest win streak in NYS history. Massena won 55 straight games, a streak that ended in They lost a couple of games and then started a new streak that went 47 games, Wade said. I was a part of the second streak. Wade was named an allleague player at RB and DB before he graduated in the spring of He then played Photo by Buffalo Bills East Aurora coach Tim Wade was named the Buffalo Bills / New York National Guard Coach of the Week after his Blue Devils beat Eden 24-3 last weekend. two years of football at Hudson Valley Community College. After earning his 2-year degree, Wade transferred to SUNY Brockport... but didn t play football. I actually tried out for the hockey team and played three years of hockey at Brockport, he said. He met his wife Leslie at Brockport and they settled in East Aurora. He teaches at Eden High School but landed the east Aurora coaching job 12 years ago. Both my boys were playing at East Aurora, he said. I knew that time you can spend with your kids is something you can never get back. I wanted to be a part of their lives and it was a no brainer to apply for the East Aurora job when it opened up. Coaching at East Aurora has never been anything but a marvelous experience. Wade s son Eddie went to Monroe CC to play lacrosse while his son Andrew played football at Cornell. Wade has a career record of

5 Milt Western New York R E P O R T By Milt Latimer The Best D Rivalry in the State Friday, 7:00 pm, Maple grove Randolph and Maple Grove are two of the most respected small school programs in New York State. They also happen to be in the same division. The winner of their matchup is usually an odds-on favorite to advance deep into New York State Tournament play. Since the State went to the current classification system in 1996, these two programs have combined to win 5 NYS Titles (including 3 of the last 5) in Class D. Ten of the 17 Section VI D crowns have gone to one of the two schools. If not for a 4-year run by Clymer and Jehuu Caulcrick, it might be 14 of 17. They ve met 7 times in the playoffs with Randolph holding a 4-3 edge. They are 2-2 in games played at the Ralph. Last year, Randolph won the state title but Maple Grove beat them in the regular season. One of the most definitive years in the history between these two programs was Randolph would end up winning the state title that year, but it very well could have been Maple Grove. Flip a coin. Maple Grove beat Randolph early in the year 7-6, and then proceeded to score at least 4 TDs in every game of the regular season and playoffs leading up to a rematch at the Ralph for the Sectional Title. Maple Grove seemed to be poised for another state title, earning back-to-back championships. In one of the most iconic games ever held at the Ralph, Randolph would upset Maple Grove. The signature moment of the game occurred when the Red Dragons scored a TD in the closing moments of the game to pull within Maple Grove QB Chris Secky also did place-kicking duties, but wore a special flat-toed kicking shoe. After every TD that season, he would rush over to the sideline and change into the kicking shoe before the PAT attempt. But, this time, there was problem with his shoe and the laces were tied in a knot. He struggled to get the shoe on. As the play-clock was counting down, he finally managed to get the shoe on and rushed onto the field. The special teams unit tried to hurry the play. This messed up the timing of the entire play and the kick sailed wide, leaving the Cardinals one point ahead. A failed onside kickoff gave Randolph the win. Randolph would outscore Dundee and Groton on its route to winning the state title that year. It s a safe bet that Maple Grove would have fared the same. 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 of the Week Offense Cody Dustin - Falconer Cody Dustin had a night for the ages as he ran 38 times for 376 yards and four TDs. Dustin scored on runs of 30, 37, 65 and 25 yards. He also caught a 17-yard TD pass and ran for a 2-point PAT as Falconer won a wild shootout over Allegany-Limestone NYStateRecords Most Yards Rushing Career Player, School Yards Years 1. Michael Hart, Onondaga 11, Jason Gwaltney, North Babylon 7, Sam Maldonado, Harrison 7, Fred Riullano, Delaware Valley 6, Jehuu Caulcrick, Clymer 6, David Zapata, Hornell 6, Kareem Jones, Lansingburgh 6, Miguel Maysonet, Riverhead 5, Dustin Bowser, Southwestern 5, Jerone Pettus, Freeport, Roosevelt 5, Other WNY Players: Photo by Mark Adair Big Game Medina senior Kyle Barna will lead the Mustangs into All-High Stadium to face Burgard this weekend. Both teams are 3-0 on the season. 18. Wade Turner, Lackawanna 5, Jeff Tundo, Orchard Park 5, Defense Darllel Sanders - Burgard Darllel Sanders led the Burgard defense with 13 tackles in a 31-0 win over Lew-Port last week. Sanders also recovered a fumble for a TD and caused another fumble which was returned 82 yards for another TD. Burgard has three shutouts this season. Special Teams Corey Helenbrook - Lancaster Corey Helenbrook opened the scoring by returning a punt 75 yards for the game s first TD as Lancaster beat Niagara Falls 17-0 last weekend. Helenbrook also made three tackles and intercepted a pass on defense as the Redskins improv;ed to 3-0. Football Upstate W E E K L Y (716) nyfootballwriter@roadrunner.com 6

7 By Mark Adair Burgard beat Lew-Port 31-0 last weekend to improve to 3-0 on the season. It was the Bulldogs third shutout of the season as they have also beaten Bennett (14-0) and Albion (48-0) while not allowing a point. I knew we had some returning players that could play, Burgard coach Jason Kolb said. With the special kids that were coming up from the JV team, I knew we would be pretty good this season. Kolb says that his team has also benefitted from Burgard s consolidation with nearby MTS Seneca School. That school is just on the other side of ECMC from us, Kolb said. It s just a couple-mile walk for those kids to come to practice with our kids at Burgard. Last season, the MTS Seneca kids were playing at Riverside. None of this would have happened if those kids were still at Riverside, Kolb said. It was hard for those kids to get to practice every day. We got more kids to come out for football this year because they are so much closer to us and it s easier on them to participate with the team. The result has been that M-m-m-m-m... GOOD! The Burgard offensive line is (from left) Emmanuel Moss, Taiwon Moss, Alex Montilla, Roderick Morrow and Laron McKinney. Kolb has one of the deepest squads he has ever coached. We have first and second groups that I can actually put into the game, he said. Most of our second-team kids could start at other high schools. We don t have to have everyone playing both ways now so it keeps them fresh for the fourth quarter. The 3-0 start has excited everyone at both Burgard and MTS Seneca. The Bulldogs are starting to get noticed. We were invited to appear on the Fred Jackson Show earlier this week, Kolb said. When we are at practice the kids are having fun. They are singing on the bus rides home, they are excited and having a great time. I ve never seen these kids light up so much. Burgard is currently ranked #5 in the Buffalo News Small Schools poll and #13 in the New York State Class B poll. Kolb says that his players The other students in school know that we are winning and they are starting to get excited, too, Kolb said. While the Burgard defense is getting most of the headlines right now, the Bulldogs offensive line has quietly become as good as any O-line in Western New York. Our offensive line is all Burgard kids, Kolb said. They are good friends and they hang out together outside of school. These 7 guys came every day to work out together in the off-season. They communicate with each other on the field. It s really exciting to see a group of guys mold together like they have. Oddly, all five of the offensive linemen have last names that begin with the letter M. We didn t really even think about it when practice started in August, Kolb said. But one day, we were going over the depth chart and coach Braun noticed it. We thought it was kind of funny. Each one of the linemen in the m&m (and m&m&m) squad brings a different skill to the unit. Laron McKinney (a 6-0, 275-pound junior) starts at RT. He s one of the stronger linemen we have, Kolb said. He s the secondstrongest kid on the team. Roderick Morrow (a 6-2, 215-pound junior) starts at RG. He s the best allaround athlete and the leader of the group, Kolb said. He can move, he s strong and he can hit. He playing great at defensive end, too. Alex Montilla (a 6-0, 270-pound senior) starts at C. Alex is the strongest kid of the group, Kolb said. He can bench press over 300 and squat over 375. He lived in the weight room in the offseason. Taiwon Moss (a 6-5, 280-pound junior) starts at RG. He s a quiet kid, Kolb said. He s always making sure that he is doing the right stuff and always staying after practice to do extra work. He s also the hardest hitter on the team. Taiwon s cousin, Emmanuel Moss (a 6-6, 290-pound junior) is the biggest of the bunch. Emmanuel Moss starts at RT. He also plays basketball, Kolb said. Both of the Moss kids play basketball and can move up and down the court. They are pretty athletic for big men. The offensive line will now lead the Bulldogs into one of the biggest games in years, when Burgard hosts undefeated Medina (also 3-0) at All-High Stadium at 4 pm on Saturday. Medina is a very good team, Kolb said. Medina has scored more points than we have but we have three shutouts. Medina has not been tested by a team like ours... but we haven t been tested by a team like Medina either. This game will go a long way towards sorting out the Class B playoff picture. It s a big game for us, Kolb said, and it should be a great game. We re excited to get a chance to play a game like this.

8 AA N O T E B O O K Orchard Park played to a 7-7 tie at the half and gutted out a 13-7 win over Clarence... Kevin Goltz powered the offense as he rushed 18 times for 174 yards and a TD. Goltz ran 27 yards for a TD in the 3rd quarter to give OP the lead... AA At A Glance Div All Frontier Lancaster Jamestown Orchard Park Lockport Kenmore West Clarence Niagara Falls West Seneca West Friday, September 27th Kenmore Clarence, 7:00 Frontier@ West Seneca West, 7:00 Lancaster, 7:00 Saturday, September 28th Niagara Falls, 12:00 Williamsville Orchard Park, 1:00 The Price is Right for West Kenmore West rebounded from a pair of opening losses to beat West Seneca West 28-9 last week. I thought we played well, coach Rich Harris said, but, a few times we drove the ball down into the red zone and stubbed our toes. We still have to get better. Kenmore West lost to Lancaster when they lost six turnovers. The Devils led in the 3rd quarter before falling to Jamestown in Week 2. Harris said that his players are disappointed with the start to the season, despite the win. We had big aspirations for this team, he said. We feel we should be 2-1 at this point. Everybody feels like we ve underachieved and that we still have a lot to prove. Earning the first win did help. Right now, the mood is good, Harris said. We are focused. We have re-set our. We want to win out, make the playoffs and get some respect for our football team. The kids feel like they can play even better. If the Blue Devils are going to run the table they will be relying heavily on RB Alex Price. He s a horse, Harris said. He s strong and a great inside runner. Price, a 3-year starter, ran 24 times for 149 yards and 2 TDs in the win over West Seneca West. He was an immediate impact player when we called him up to the varsity, Harris said. He was an immediate starter on defense and he has been the starting running back for two years now. Photo by Tim Frank Kenmore West senior Alex Price. Price (5-9, 165) rushed for 1,001 yards in less than 6 games. He missed two games with, incredibly, a broken neck. He did it in the Lockport game, Harris said, but he played another game and a half with it. It was a small fracture on the wing of one of the disks. It was scary but it really wasn t very serious. He s a tough kid. GIVE YOUR CHILD MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME

9 AN o r t h N O T E B O O K Grand Island played tough defense and earned a hardfought 13-7 win over Niagara Wheatfield. The game was played in a steady downpour is the field turned into a quagmire... Jack Gorman gave the Vikings an early lead when he returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a TD... AN orth At A Glance Div All Sweet Home Kenmore East Grand Island North Tonawanda Niagara Wheatfield Starpoint Friday, September 27th Saturday, September 28th North Sweet Home, 2:00 Kenmore Grand Island, 2:00 Niagara Starpoint, 2:00 Niagara Wheatfield lost a tense, defensive slugfest 13-7 to Grand Island last weekend. The game was played in a steady downpour and both offenses struggled on the wet field. The Falcons are still looking for their first win of the year. It was a hardfought game, Wheatfield coach Brent Tylec said. The team that limited the turnovers would come out on to. Our kids were in tears at the end. They work hard and they want to win. The Falcons allowed Grand Island to return the opening kickoff 80 yards for the game s first TD. We worked all week on special teams, Tylec said. We spent a tremendous amount of practice time on it. To give up a long return on the opening kickoff, that stings a bit. The special teams did make a big play in the third quarter to make up for the lapse on the opening kickoff. Our defense backed them up, Tylec Good Luck to all WNY Football Programs! Wheatfield Coming Closer said, and then we had a big punt block. Senior Jason Vranic blitzed through the line and tackled the punter before he could kick the ball. The Falcons recovered on the 2-yard line, setting up their only score. The defense has kept us together, Tylec said. Our defense can keep us in any game. They are playing hard. Vranic, a team captain, starts at LB and is the Falcons leading tackler. He s not the biggest or the fastest, Tylec said, but he makes tremendous reads. He knows where to go to fill holes and puts himself in a Photo by Mark Adair Niagara Wheatfield senior Jason Vranic. good position to make the play. Vranic (5-11, 200) also starts at FB. He has already made more than 30 tackles in just three games. He has also blocked a PAT and recovered a fumble. Any team we played did not have an answer for him, Tylec said. The other kids feed off of his effort and hard-nosed play. He s a very focused kid. 9 Join us in for our Linemen camps and Team Camps Check out our complete camp listings at: bethebestfootballcamp.com

10 A N O T E B O O K C e n t r a l Williamsville South led 14-6 at the half and pulled away after the break to beat Riverside 32-6 last weekend... Matt Foster set a school record when he returned 2 interceptions for TDs in the game. Foster returned his picks 39 and 92 yards for scores... Central A At A Glance Div All Williamsville South McKinley Williamsville East Williamsville North East High Riverside Friday, September 27th Bishop Timon, 7:00 Saturday, September 28th Wmsville Orchard Park, Wmsville East, 2:00 Wmsville East High, 4:00 Big George Leads Spartans Williamsville North beat crosstown rival Williamsville East 21-0 last week. It was the Spartans first win of the season. We were extremely physical in all three phases of the game, North coach Mike Mammoliti said. We geared up to stop the run. The different looks we gave them caused some breakdowns that we were able to take advantage of. Mammoliti said that his players were angry after losing the first two games of the season - especially the 2nd game against the Spartans other rival Williamsville South. Our guys were ticked off, he said. They knew they let one slip away in Week 1 against McKinley. We missed to PATs and we had 2 touchdowns called back. It was there to be had. Playing Williamsville East one week after playing Williamsville South was an odd quirk in the schedule. To play two rivalry games back-toback is pretty unusual, Mammoliti said. Our kids saw it as an opportunity. If we can put a few wins together, it puts us right back in the playoff race. If the Spartans are going to claw back into the playoff chase, they will be looking to rely on junior lineman George Attea. He started last year as a sophomore, Mammoliti said. He s pretty athletic for a big guy. He also plays basketball and has great feet. He uses his hands like a senior who has been coached for 3 years. I just love the way he uses his leverage. Attea (6-4, 256) has an academic average of 92. Photo by Mark Adair Williamsville North junior George Attea. He s a studious kid and does well in school, Mammoliti said. We call him Big George and he s a good kid to have in the program. Attea is a high-energy player, according to his coach. He never quits, Mammoliti said. He always finishes a play. No question that he is one of the best linemen in the area. 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 West Seneca East took a 7-6 lead after one quarter but pulled away and beat Iroquois 34-6 last weekend... The Trojans running game was in high gear as they rushed for a total of 300 yards... Mike Waterman led the ground attack as he rushed 20 times for 130 yards and a TD. AS outh At A Glance Div All West Seneca East South Park Hutch Tech Hamburg Iroquois Lake Shore Friday, September 27th West Seneca Hamburg, 7:00 Lake South Park, 7:30 Saturday, September 28th Hutch Tech, 1:00 Hamburg Senior Fills the Bill Hamburg rebounded from two opening losses to beat Lake Shore for the Bulldogs first win of the season. I was happy for the kids and the coaches, Hamburg coach Pat Cauley said. Everybody has put in a lot of hours working on this. Lake Shore played hard and we had to earn it. Hamburg opened the season with losses to Grand Island and Hutch Tech. The losses were against good clubs, Cauley said. We made mistakes to hurt ourselves. In the win over Lew-Port, the Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter when they scored 4 TDs. They trailed 14-7 entering the final frame. We faced some adversity, Cauley said, but we ve been facing adversity all season. Right from the first play of the first game. Senior FB Vinny Sardo suffered a season-ending knee injury on the first play of Hamburg senior Jeremiah Bill. the season-opener. In the 2nd game, QB Colin Daly suffered a torn ligament in his throwing shoulder and will need surgery. If the Bulldogs are going to weather the storm of the early season injuries and losses, they will need senior lineman Jeremiah Bill to hold things together. All the kids look to Jeremiah, Cauley said. He s a four-year player and been in a lot of situations. He s done a great job getting the others to believe and focus on the task at hand. Bill (6-3, 265) starts at OT and DT for the Bulldogs. He is sound and a very good technician, Cauley said. His footwork is Photo by Mark Adair solid. He ll get stronger as he moves to the next level. Bill, a team captain, is a solid student with an academic average in the 90s. He has a great work ethic, Cauley said. He was at our off-season conditioning program every day. He led the other kids to get there and do the work. I m very proud of him. 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 LeThe Warriors took a 21-7 lead at the half and beat Albion last weekend... Preston Summers ran six times for 56 yards and two TDs. Summers scored on runs of 2 and 55 yards and also caught two passes for 40 yards and another TD... North B At A Glance Div All Burgard Medina Cheektowaga Lew-Port Amherst Albion Bennett Maryvale Barker-RH Friday, September 27th Amherst, 6:00 Barker-RH, 7:00 Bennett, 7:00 Saturday, September 28th Newfane, 2:00 Burgard, 4:00 Baker Solid at Amherst Amherst rebounded from two losses to beat Barker last weekend as the Tigers earned their first win of the season. The Tigers opened with a 48-6 loss to Medina before losing their annual Thursday night Yom Kippur game to Williamsville East Playing on Thursday isn t that much different, coach Jason Beckman said. You re short a day in preparing for the game so maybe you don t have as many wrinkles in the game plan. Amherst has had to battle an early injury bug this fall. We lost 3 kids during first week, Beckman said. it was tough. After playing on Thursday, we gave the kids 3 days off. We came back on Monday to get ready for Barker. Beckman did not mention the two losses to his players. We really focused on what we did well in those games, Beckman said. We only punted once against Williamsville East. The kids kept fighting the whole game. Nobody hung their heads. If Amherst is going to string a few more wins together, they will need help from senior LB Juwan Baker, who led the defense with a team-high 14 tackles, including 1 for lost yardage. Baker, who played TB in 2012, made the move to FB this summer. We asked him to move to fullback, Beckman said. He did it just to make the team better. If you ask him to do anything, he ll do it. Beckman says that Baker, a team captain, is one of the hardest-working Photo by Mark Adair Amherst senior Juwan Baker. kids on the team. We opened the weight room on November 13th, he said. He was one of a few kids who did not miss a workout for 2 months. Baker maintains an academic average of 3.2, (on a 4.0 scale.) He s a positive kid in the locker room, Beckman said, and on the field. He s a great kid to have in the program. 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 Olean led 13-7 at the half and held off Southwestern last weekend... It was Olean's first win of the year... The offense had its most productive day of the season is Dante Tarr rushed 21 times for 85 yards to lead the way... South B At A Glance Div All Depew Alden Pioneer Eden East Aurora Springville Olean Dunkirk Friday, September 27th East Pioneer, 7:00 Depew, 7:30 Dunkirk, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Saturday, September 28th Cardinal O Eden, 2:00 East Aurora Earns Upset East Aurora rebounded from a pair of losses to earn a solid 24-3 win over Eden last weekend, improving to 1-2 (1-1 in B South games). People looked at our first two games that we lost, coach Tim Wade said, but we didn t back down in either game. We lost to Kenmore East and Depew. We knew both games would be physical. Nobody in our division has played two tougher games than we have. Wade says that the Blue Devils were ready for Eden after opening the league schedule they way they did. We played a real physical game, he said. Our kids were just flying to the ball. Hopefully it s a springboard for what s coming up. East Aurora stopped Eden s maddening Double Wing offense from churning out long, grinding drives. The defense was all right, Wade said. They got a few 3-and-outs. East Aurora senior Joe Gugino. Senior RB Joe Gugino led the Blue Devils offense as he rushed for 150 yards on 12 carries and 2 TDs. He broke free for a 50-yard TD in the 1st quarter and ran 62 yards for another score. He had another nice run that was called back by penalty, Wade said. This is his third year on the varsity and he has always had that instinct that good runners have. Gugino, a team captain, actually started at TE last season. Our numbers were so low that we had to play him there, Wade said. He did have three rushes for 180 yards and 2 TDs. We Photo by Mark Adair knew we were going to move him back to TB this year. Gugino (6-1, 190) may be one of the most under-rated players in WNY. He has great speed and he s elusive, Wade said. If he gets a crack or gets a step, he s gone. No one has heard of him but he has earned the right to be mentioned with any of the backs in WNY. 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 Tonawanda led 10-0 after one quarter and beat Newfane 17-7 last weekend... QB Chris Mara had a solid game as he completed seven of 10 passes for 91 yards and a TD. Mara connected with Jordan Cifarelli on a 21-yard scoring pass... The Warriors play at Akron this week. North C At A Glance Div All Lackawanna Cleveland Hill Tonawanda Akron Newfane JFK Wilson Friday, September 20th Cleve Lackawanna, 7:00 Akron, 7:30 Saturday, September 21st JFK, 1:30 Newfane, 2:00 Senior Turns Teacher at JFK JFK lost to Lackawanna last week and and dropped to 0-3 on the season. We knew that we would be coaching a young team this year, JFK coach Jeff Sabatino said. We are teaching more than we ever have. These kids have lots of potential but we have 28 kids and 21 of them are first-time varsity athletes. In 2012, the Bears beat Cleve Hill to win the C North Division on the last day of the regular season. And, of the 21 players on that team, 20 graduated. We have two sophomores and two freshman that are starting, Sabatino said. We have several more sophomores that JFK senior Jeff Retzer. play major roles. Instead of having a chance to learn things at the JV level, we had to throw them right into the fire and they have to learn on the varsity level. They are young and they are making mistakes. The coaching staff is relying on a few seniors to help with the teaching this season. Team captain Jeff Retzer is playing a big role with the Bears this fall. Jeff is doing a phenominal job being a leader, Sabatino said. He was on a championship team but those players aren t here this year. He is doing a great job teaching the young kids. Retzer is a RB who has had to start the season at QB. We are transitioning a sophomore to QB, Sabatino said. Jeff is our best athlete and he has filled the role while we help the younger kid become a starter. Sabatino says that Retzer will play more and more at RB as the season Photo by Tim Frank wears on. Our hope is that by Week 6, Jeff is doing what he does best, which is run the ball, he said. Sabatino says that Retzer is a solid student with an academic average in the 90s. He does his job in the class room and he s a good kid to have around, he said. He is definitely a role model at JFK and we are proud to have him on the team. 14 Michael Road West Seneca, NY (716)

15 C N O T E B O O K S o u t h Silver Creek took a 13-0 lead at the half an big one that 20-0 last weekend... QB Jake Nosbisch returned from an injury that kept him out of the last game and a half. Nosbisch completed 13 of 25 passes for 167 yards and two TDs. He tossed scoring strikes of 60 and 30 yards... South C At A Glance Div All Fredonia Southwestern Salamanca Silver Creek Falconer Gowanda Allegany-Limestone Friday, September 27th Silver Creek, 7:00 Gowanda, 7:00 Fredonia, 7:30 Springville, 7:30 Be Sure YOU can breathe this season! Warriors Hope to Rebound After starting the season with a pair of wins, Salamanca lost to Fredonia last week. Fredonia has some kids, coach Jason Marsh said, that if you give them just a little bit of space, they will take it to the house. And they certainly did a few times. Marsh said that his Warriors actually played well and controlled the clock in the loss. Our offense did a great job, he said. Our line played really well. I think Fredonia is a great football team and hopefully, we will get a chance to meet them again down the road. Marsh says that his players have not lost sight of their goal for this season. Our kids definitley know that if we are going to win the Section 6 championship in Class C, it has to go through Fredonia, he said. Hopefully, we ll get another chance at them. Salamanca will play at Springville this weekend in a non-league contest. Our offense is starting to click a little bit, Marsh said. We scored 43 against Silver Creek and 22 against Fredonia. If the Warriors is going to make the Class C playoffs this season, they will need solid play from junior QB Jared Fish. He played JV ball last year, Marsh said. He s a big kid and makes good decisions with the football. Fish (6-6, 195) rushed for 40 yards and passed for 50 yards in the loss to Fredonia. He has a good arm, Marsh said, and his size helps him to see over the Photo by Tim Frank Salamanca junior Jared Fish. line. We feel comfortable throwing the ball with him. Fish also plays basketball and is a pitcher for the baseball team at Salamanca. He s quiet and reserved, Marsh said. He leads by example and he s always there when he needs to be. He pushed himself in the summer. He put the extra time in to make himself a better athlete. 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 MGCL scored early and often as they beat Cassadaga Valley 56-0 last weekend... Ryan Miller powered the offense as he rushed nine times for 155 yards and three TDs... Maple Grove- Chautauqua Lake will renew their rivalry with Randolph this weekend. D At A Glance Div All Randolph Maple Grove-C.Lake Ellicottville Portville Cassadaga Valley *Westfield *season cancelled Friday, September 27th Randolph, 7:30 Ellicottville, 7:30 Saturday, September 28th Nicholls, 12:00 Cassadaga Valley, 1:30 Ellicottville To Face Rival Ellicottville is 1-1 and will be returning to the field after having their game with Westfield cancelled last weekend. In light of the tragedy, we decided to do a team-building activity, coach Chad Bartoszek said. We wanted the kids to appreciate each other and spend some time reflecting on why weren t playing. The best thing we could do is be together. The last time the Eagles took the field, they were pounded by Randolph Ellicottville will host longtime rival Franklinville this week. It s a nonleague game this year, Bartoszek said, but the teams have a very long history of playing each other. The kids know each other and played in youth football against each other. This is a big game every year. If we are going to do anything this year, we need to rebound after the Randolph loss. If the Eagles are going to make a run to the playoffs, they will be looking for a big contribution from LB Calum Watt, a junior who started in He secures the middle on defense, Bartoszek said. He brings a high motor and intensity. Watt (6-0, 208) is leading the Eagles with 19 tackles this fall. He also starts at FB on offense. We ask him to block a lot, Bartoszek said. We would really like to get him the ball a little more. He s big, fast and physical. He has a lot of ability and we need to take advantage of it. Watt has earned the right to be the Honorary Captain Photo by Mark Adair Ellicottville junior Calum Watt. this week against Franklinville. We have one captain a week and he earned it this week, Bartoszek said. The kids respect him as a player. Watt is also active in the local youth football league. He s a good kid, Bartoszek said. He goes over several days a week after practice and helps coach the little kids 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 Franklinville led just 7-6 at the half and pulled away after the break to beat Clymer last weekend... Jamie Greiner led the ground attack as he ran 17 times for 131 yards and two TDs. Greiner scored on runs of 2 and 58 yards. He also led the defense was 16 tackles. DD At A Glance Div All Sherman Frewsburg Panama Cattaraugus-LV Franklinville Pine Valley Clymer Friday, September 27th Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Ellicottville, 7:30 Saturday, September 28th Pine Sherman, 1:30 Panama, 1:30 Sherman Gets Huge Win Sherman improved to 3-0 and took possession of first place when the Wildcats beat Cattaraugus-LV Catt- LV entered the game ranked 17th in NYS and was heavily favored in the game. The community has been excited about football for the last three or four years, coach Bob Krenzer said. You can feel it when you go through the town. It s exciting. Krenzer says that his players now have their sights set sqaurely on the DD playoffs. Our first goal is to make the playoffs, he said. We also want to win the league and then win the playoff games. But we are a long way to getting those goals and we still have a lot of work to do. The Wildcats beat Catt-LV despite a steady downpour and a field that turned into a quagmire. As the game went on, neither team was able to throw the ball very much, Krenzer said. The ball was just too slippery. There were a lot of fumbles. We were having trouble with the exchange from center but we didn t lose any. Senior RB Devin Moorhead churned out 138 yards and 2 TDs on 23 carries to lead the offense. Those are good numbers in those conditions, Krenzer said. I know he would have wanted more. Moorhead is a two-year starter. He is shifty and makes good decisions, Krenzer said. He s not a power runner. He relies on quickness and speed to make people miss. Moorhead also starts at safety. He is a better Photo by Tim Frank Sherman senior Devin Moorhead. safety than a running back, Krenzer said. He s all over the field. He calls the defensive signals and makes tackles on the line of scrimmage. Moorhead has become a team leader. I didn t appoint him, Krenzer said. I waited to see who would step up and take over and he did. He s a very dedicated football player. Week 3 Nominees 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 Ryan Byrne (Timon) Sean Connell (Salamanca) Dylan Grant (Depew) Kim Jin (Fredonia) William Kirkwood (Frontier) 33 Legion Parkway Lancaster, NY Lancasterelks.com 17

18 MsgrM a r t i n N O T E B O O K Canisius scored a TD in each of the first two quarters and beat Ohiopower Walsh Jesuit 14-0 last weekend... Qadree Ollison led the offense as he rushed for 191 yards on just on 31 carries. Ollison ran for TDs of 21 and 33 yards. He has now rushed for 481 yards and 6 TDs this season. MM At A Glance Div All St. Joe s St. Mary s Canisius St. Francis Cardinal O Hara Bishop Timon Nichols Friday, September 27th St. Francis, 7:00 Bishop Timon, 7:00 Saturday, September 28th Nichols, 12:00 St. Joe s, 1:00 Cardinal O Eden, 2:00 Joe s Ready for Gauntlet St. Joe s beat Cardinal O Hara last week to improve to 3-0 on the season. I m pretty pleased, coach Dennis Gilbert said. We start six sophomores and every one of them has gotten better each week. They have made some mistakes but I love their response. Gilbert says that his young lineup is not repeating errors. They are learning from their mistakes he said, and they aren t resurfacing. St. Joe s will now face a tough three-week stretch in which they play Aquinas, St. Francis and Erie Cathedral Prep. I call it our march through Death Row, Gilbert said. We are going to get taken to the wall here three weeks in a row. We ve been a resilient bunch and we ve grown from our experiences but it s put-up or shut up time. St. Joe s already has a win over one of the top programs in the state. The Marauders beat Long Island powerhouse St. Anthony s in the first week of the season. We re playing well, Gilbert said. but we have our work cut out for us. If St. Joe s is to survive the gauntlet they will need continued steady play from sophomore QB Mike McCarthy. His skill set is pretty good, Gilbert said. He has good size and he has a strong arm. His mental knowledge of the game and his awareness on the field is pretty good for a sophomore. Gilbert says that McCarthy (6-4, 200) shows maturity on the field. One thing that sets him apart from most kids his age is that he doesn t get Photo by Mark Adair St. Joes sophomore Mike McCarthy. rattled, he said. He has an ability to read coverage and take what s there. He sees what he has been prepared for and can deliver. McCarthy has an academic average well into the 90s. He is a top-notch student, Gilbert said. He s quickly the respect of his teammates, too. 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

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21 CTF s vision is to develop the hearts of coaches and athletes to be men of character for others. The character trait we will discuss this week is one of the Top Ten Character traits of truth. Self-Control is bringing every thought, action and word into constant obedience with truth. The outcome of this is discipline. As an athlete, your self-control instills a confidence and calm in those around you. The truth is an athlete of understanding has a calm spirit. A hot-tempered person displays foolishness. That foolishness not only erupts on others and gets messy but gives license for others do to likewise. The great Jackie Robinson was asked to respond to adversity by seeing the greater picture. The Heart of a Champion Character Playbook theme is Answer The Call! Jackie Robinson the great Brooklyn Dodger and first black professional baseball player spoke to his owner. Mr. Rickey Are you looking for a negro who is afraid to fight back? Rickey s response to Robinson, I am looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back. Do have the character not to trash back? Remember, Love is patient, and looks for solutions vs. pointing fingers. Understand it is not if someone will make a mistake but when. Be a person who will have the even temper to make corrections in the heat of battle. Will you see the bigger picture and Be.Steady and ANSWER THE CALL? Love Never Fails! Coach Masters Cross Training Character Players! Nick Gustafson (Southwestern) Pete Harris (Allegany-Limestone) Tyler Fraass (Lockport) Danson Hills (Orchard Park) Jack Wall (Lew-Port) Jake Haight (Barker-Roy-Hart) Peter Walsh (West Seneca West) Matt Syzmanski (Lancaster) Kyle Brydick (Newfane) Kevin Duance (Wilson) Kobe Walenka (Cheektowaga) Willie Adams (Bennett) Trevor Gleason (Sherman) Mitch Einink (Clymer) Derrick Sekuterski (Depew) Cross Training will host a CTF Impact Team Camp Skills and Leadership Camp July 1-2, 2014 at Buffalo State JV 7-on-7 Going Deep Passing Tournament July 31, 2014 Improve your Xs and Os at the CTF Icebreaker Clinic Saturday, January 25, 2014 Winter Mini Camps JV and Varsity at the Ralph Wilson Fieldhouse! 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

22 CoverStory By Mark Adair The Next in Line Pioneer senior Ryan Merlau is a high achiever in football, school Pioneer beat Dunkirk 35-6 to improve to 2-1 on the season, 2-0 in Class B South games. The Panthers have quietly rebounded from a season-opening 44-7 loss to powerhouse Oneida in the Syracuse Carrier Dome. We were absolutely destroyed in all phases of that game, Pioneer coach Jim Duprey said. We were unprepared for that team. The best thing about the whole experience was that our kids never gave up. Pioneer came home and beat Olean 10-7 in overtime the following week. Olean has a lot of great offensive weapons, Duprey said. We played well on defense but we shot ourselves in the foot several times. To pull that game out in overtime was a real credit to the kids. After the shellacking that the Panthers had endured, Duprey was worried about playing Olean. The most impressive part of the game was our defense, he said. Olean has a really explosive team and Chris Edwards, our Defensive Coordinator, put together a phenomenal game plan. We were playing better but we still had a lot of things to clean up. In last week s win over Dunkirk, Pioneer put together a solid game for the first time this season. The Panthers rushed for 256 yards as they used a punishing ground attack. We finally put it all together, Duprey said. We played real well. Our commitment to the run game shows very well about our offensive linemen and our running backs. In recent seasons, Pioneer has had a plethora of good Photo by Tim Frank Senior Ryan Merlau is the latest in a long line of great high school linemen at Pioneer. Merlau is not only a standout football player but maintains an academic average of offensive linemen. Connor Johnson, last season s standout, is now playing at Edinboro. Randy Colling, who graduated in 2008, has received multiple NFL tryouts and is now playing for Cleveland in the Arena League. And Dylan Anna, the 2010 Trench Trophy winner, is now playing at ECC. We ve had a steady pipeline of really good offensive linemen, Duprey said. A lot of times the O-line gets no credit but our kids deserve some. Edwards, Pioneer s defensive coordinator, is also the Panthers line coach. I think you can search high and low, Duprey said, and you will not find a better line coach than Chris. The results of his coaching speak pretty loudly. This season, the Panthers are again getting solid line play as they gear up the ground attack. We re not as big as we have been, Duprey said. We have good-sized kids but they aren t huge. We have a nice mix of seniors and underclassmen, too. This season, the Panthers line is being led by senior team captain Ryan Merlau, a 2nd-team all-star after the 2012 season. He s a two-year starter, Duprey said, but he started at center last year. We moved him to tackle this season. Merlau is 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds and starts at both offensive tackle and defensive tackle. He worked so hard in the off-season, Duprey said. He put on some really good weight. He put on 25 See Cover Story on page 23

23 CoverStory continued from page 22 pounds of straight-up muscle. He s a really strong kid right now. Merlau has been one of the top linemen in WNY early in the season. In the last two games, he has absolutely shined, Duprey said. He is the guy opening the holes for the running backs. He has a non-stop motor and he plays whistleto-whistle. Merlau made three tackles-for-loss and also recorded a QB sack in the win over Dunkirk. He worked to make himself better, Duprey said. and it is showing. He came in early every morning for workouts before school. He s a great role model for other kids. Duprey says that Merlau works hard at everything, on and off the field. For him, it s internal motivation, the coach said. and it starts with his academics. Merlau has an academic average of 99, is ranked fourth in his class, is active in the National Honor Society and is the President of the Future Farmers of America. He s looking at attending Ivy League and Patriot League schools, Duprey said. His family owns a dairy farm and, I can tell you, they work hard. Merlau says that We have 300 cows, he said. My dad lets me play football but, in the summer I m up milking at 7 am and then mowing hay all afternoon. When it s not football season, Merlau starts work right after school. I come home from school at 2:30 and go out and help in the barn, he said. There s a lot to do here. Merlau, who scored a 1760 on his SAT, is being recruited by several colleges to play football. However, he is being selective about which college he will attend. I want to play football in college, Merlau said, but I also want the academic program. I want to major in Engineering, most likely Civil or Structural Engineering. I ve already turned down a couple of coaches who had good football programs but didn t have the academics that I want. Right now, Merlau is very interested in Cornell, Clarkson University in Potsdam and Case Western Reserve in Cleveland. He has already been awarded a Leadership Scholarship to Clarkson, if he chooses to attend the school. I was really impressed with Cornell when I went out there for their football camp, Merlau saud. But my real goal for going to school is to learn Engineering. I would rather have a great Engineering program than a great football program. But while Merlau is searching for the right college, he is also focused on returning to the Carrier Dome in Syracuse at the end of November. Things really started out rough in Syracuse, he said, I would love to go back and play for a state championship. I thought we played pretty well against Dunkirk but I know that we can play even better. We still need to work hard, show up on Friday nights and get a win every week. 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)

24 Team Reports Western New York 2013 F O C U S O N Williams Leading Nichols Nichols rebounded from a 49-6 loss to Maple Grove in Week 2 to beat Portville last week. It was the first win of the season for the Big Green. Winning always make people feel better, coach Colin Bronson said. We like to win. The kids put in a lot of work for football and winning always makes the work worth it. The game was also emotional for both teams. Portville was playing just a four days after Westfield junior Damon Janes died after suffering injuries in a game on their field. It was emotional, Bronson said. It was a horrible tragedy. Portville invited us into their prayer circle before the game. We wanted our kids to play with enthusiasm and joy and still maintain respect for the loss that we ve all had. Brinson says that, after opening with losses to Cardinal O Hara and Maple Grove, it took a few weeks for his young squad to find their way. We don t have a ton of experience on the offensive line, he said. They are all juniors and don t have a lot of game experience. We started to gel against Portville. Brinson also says his team was able to do things against Portville We have a number of weapons with some speed, he said. I think were able to use our speed later in the game against Portville. Portville led 23-8 at the half but Nichols scored pair of TDs in the fourth quarter to take a 3-point lead. The Big Green also had a big defensive stand late in the game as Portville reached the 25-yard line. After that, we got a first down to run it out, Brinson said. Ken Williams was a big contributor to the defensive stand. He finished the game with 11 tackles, 2 for lost yardage. He also recovered a key fumble in the second half. Williams, a team captain, has started for Nichols since his freshman season. He started as linebacker as a freshman, Bronson said, and he was our Photo by Mark Adair Nichols junior Ken Williams played a big role in the Big Green s first win of the year. 24 leading tackler. He was our leading tackler as a sophomore, too. This season, Williams also earned a starting role at fullback. He is such a good lead blocker, Brinson said. We d like to get him the ball more but we lose a great lead blocker when we give him the ball. Williams (5-10, 200) is an excellent student who has already completed a few AP courses. He has a great motor, Brinson said. He has incredibly good instincts and he is very coachable. He is a quiet, solid, steady leader with an outstanding work ethic. Akron Tigers The Tigers fell behind 26-6 at the half and a second-half rally fell short as they lost to Medina last weekend... Brenden Weierheiser completed 11 of 25 passes for 179 yards and a TD. Weierheiser also rushed for 78 yards and a TD on 12 carries... Garrett Schultz led the ground game as he rushed for 95 yards on just 14 carries. Schultz, a team Garrett Schultz captain, also caught a 13-yard pass it made 4 tackles on defense... WR Austen Lauricella caught 3 passes for 75 yards, including a 58-yard TD... Tommy James spearheaded the defensive effort as he made 12 tackles... Larson Sundown and Jordan Truglio each made 6 tackles... Joe Sarow made five tackles and recovered a fumble... Fri., Sept Wilson Sat., Sept. Cleve Hill 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 Rushing: Weierheiser , Schultz , Lauricella , Szlapak 3-94, Longwell 17-75, Truglio 1-25 Receiving: Lauricella , LSundown 7-53, Hill 6-41, Szlapak 3-156, Schultz 1-13, Longwell 1-5. TDs: Lauricella 4, Szlapak 3, Weierheiser 2, Schultz, Truglio. Passing: Longwell , Weirheiser TD Passes: Longwell 3, Weirheiser 2. Interceptions: Siska, WBlueye, Hill, Lauricella. FRec: Sarow.

25 Albion Purple Eagles Alden Bulldogs Team Reports Allegany-Limestone Gators The Purple Eagles fell behind 21-7 at the half and lost to Cheektowaga last weekend... Ed Wolfe led the ground game as he rushed 17 times for 62 yards and two TDs. Wolfe also made a team-high 14 tackles on defense... Kollin Reynolds rushed for 40 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Reynolds also made 10 tackles, including a QB sack, on defense... Des Blackmon had a big night as he caught seven passes for 142 yards... Tre Hart tossed a 61-yard pass... Steven Stauss made 11 tackles... Aaron Mulroy and Clayton Stanton each had a QB sack... Dominic Dicureia intercepted a pass... Gary Moore caught 2 passes for 19 yards and recovered a fumble... The Bulldogs trailed after three quarters but mounted a game-winning drive late in the 4th quarter for the second week in a row... QB Brian Stoldt hit Austin Hopcia with an 11-yard TD pass with just :19 to play for the win... Stoldt completed five of 15 passes for 132 yards and three TDs... Hopcia finished with 4 receptions for 61 yards and 2 TDs... Lyle Grant led the ground game is he rushed 16 times for 116 yards and a TD. Grant punched in a 2-yard TD in the third quarter... Shawn Cooper caught a 35- yard TD pass... Dylan Dussault made seven tackles and recorded 2 QB sacks... Phil Zobrest lead the defense with eight tackles... The Gators led at the half but lost a wild shootout with Falconer last weekend... The running game was productive, led by Todd Mason who ran 13 times for 122 yards and a TD. Mason scored and a 35-yard run and also returned a blocked punt 13 yards for another TD... Zach Johnston ran for 95 yards and 2 TDs on 10 carries. Johnston scored and runs of 27 and 43 yards and also made 4 tackles on defense... Ryan Wood caught two passes for 20 yards... MacKenzie Zemak and Josh Lippert led the defensive effort as they each made 12 tackles... Tom Nye made 10 tackles... Pete Harris was in on 9 stops... Roman Greco recorded a QB sack... Kollin Reynolds Austin Hopcia Todd Mason Fri., Sept. Barker-RH 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 Rushing: Wolfe , Reynolds , KSmith 20-62, Thompson 6-39, Dicureia 4-8, Gibson 2-4, Warne 3-(-15), Blackman 1-(-3). Receiving: Blackmon 9-164, Hart 4-120, Moore 3-31, Reynolds 1-3, Wolfe 1-(-1). TDs: Reynolds 3, Hart 2, Wolfe 2, KSmith. Passing: K.Smith , Warne , Hart , Wolfe TD Passes: KSmith 2. Fri., Sept Dunkirk 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 Rushing: Grant , Richards , Stoldt 8-22, Marks 1-4, Gattuso 1-3, Zobrest 2-1. Receiving: Hopcia , Dussault , Cooper 3-105, Richards 1-14, Grant 1-7. TDs: Grant 4, Hopcia 3, Dussault 2, Cooper 2, Richards. Passing: Stoldt TD Passes: Stoldt 8. 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 Rushing: Mason , Johnston , Nye 34-96, Sayles 4-21, McGraw 2-20, Miller Receiving: Nye 6-39, Mason 4-23, Zemak 2-41, Wood 2-20, Pula TDs: Johnston 3, Mason 2, Nye. Passing: Johnston , McGraw TD Passes: Johnston. Interceptions: Dicureia, Thompson, Blackmon. FRec: Bison, Stanton, Stauss, Zicari, Moore. Interceptions: Cooper, Hopcia. FRec: Riddoch, Stoldt. Interceptions: Pula. FRec: None. 25

26 Amherst Tigers Team Reports Barker-Roy-Hart Bennett Tigers The Tigers surrendered the first TD but rallied to take a lead at the half as they earned their first victory of the season with a win over Barker... Joe Nagy had a huge day as he ran 21 times for 215 yards and scored all 5 TDs. Nagy also averaged 47 yards on three punts, including an 81-yarder... Jimmy Chadwick rushed for 27 yards and made 3 tackles and intercepted a pass on defense... Larry Harper made 4 tackles and recovered a fumble... Juwan Baker made 14 tackles to lead the defense... John Yang made 11 tackles, including one for lost yardage... Bryon Fowler made 12 tackles, 2 for loss... Nathan Russell- Webster made 8 tackles, 2 for loss... Barker-Roy-Hart trailed at the half and lost a hard-fought game to Amherst Joshua Mead powered the offense as he rushed for 72 yards on 15 carries... QB Andy Xapsos rushed for 40 yards on eight carries. He also completed four passes for 54 yards and a TD... Tyler Childs rushed nine times for 33 yards and a TD... Brandlee Woods carried 7 times for 35 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 41 yards and another TD. Woods also averaged 40 yards on two punts, including a 55- yarder... Colin Knoop had a QB sack... Dillon Mangan led the defense with four tackles... Matt Smolinsky made 3 tackles... The Tigers exploded out of the gate and led 30-0 at the half as they defeated Maryville 62-7 last weekend... The running game was in high gear is Bennett rushed for more than 300 yards as a team... Isaiah McDuffie ran 10 times for 95 yards and a TD... Larry Wardlaw carried 10 times for 110 yards in the TD... Paul Dixon rushed for 140 yards and two TDs on 15 carries. Dixon also made 10 tackles on defense... Andrew White added 75 yards and a TD on just five carries. White also caught three passes for 75 yards and another TD... Joel Deen made 10 tackles and returned an interception 45 yards for a TD... David Williams recorded to QB sacks... Joe Nagy Collin Knoop Andrew White Fri., Sept. Medina 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 Rushing: Nagy , Chadwick , Baker 18-68, Posner 4-22, Edie 4-8, Harper 3-(-12). Receiving: Green 3-31, Chadwick 2-12, Lenegan TDs: Nagy 6, Chadwick. Passing: Nagy , Chadwick TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Chadwick. FRec: Lenegan, Harper, Fowler. Fri., Sept Albion 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 Rushing: Mead , Haight , BWoods 13-67, Xapson 19-54,Childs 15-42, DWoods 13-35, Callaghan 4-25, Haag 4-7, Fitch 4-6, Smolinsky 3-0. Receiving: BWoods 2-41, Fitch 2-16, Callaghan 1-11, Xapson 1-10, DWoods TDs: Woods 2, Height, Mead, Childs. Passing: Xapsos , Haight TD Passes: Xapsos. Interceptions: Haight. FRec: Childs, DaWoods, Smolinsky. 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 Rushing: McDuffie , Dixon , Wardlaw , White 5-75, Whitlock 3-30, Dean Receiving: White 3-75, Whitlock TDs: White 3, Dixon 2, O Dell, Whitlock, McDuffie. Passing: Thompson TD Passes: Thompson. Interceptions: O Dell. FRec: Dixon. 26

27 Bishop Timon Tigers Burgard Bulldogs Team Reports Canisius Crusaders The Tigers trailed 13-6 at the half and lost to St. Mary's 21-6 last weekend... The game was played in a steady downpour, and as a result the running game couldn t find any traction. The Tigers rushed for just 71 yards... Arenzo Thomas led the team with 44 yards on 14 carries... QB Derick Simpson completed six of 12 passes for 171 yards. Simpson also snuck in for the teams only TD... Brandon Donahue caught five passes for 121 yards... Kyle Davis caught a 50-yard pass... Ryan Byrne played well on the OL and also made a team-high 10 tackles on defense. He also recorded two sacks... Brandon May made eight tackles well Dennis Mann was in on seven... The Bulldogs led 18-0 at the half and beat Lew- Port 31-0 last weekend. It was Burgard s third consecutive shutout this season... Marcus Hampton rushed nine times for 68 yards and two TDs. Hampton scored on runs of 12 and 32 yards... Amir Dennis led the ground game as he rushed seven times for 86 yards and a TD... Rayshawn Jones completed 5 of 7 passes for 44 yards and also rushed 7 times for 72 yards... Jamar Holmes caught two passes for 37 yards... Darllel Sanders led the defense with 13 tackles. He also recovered a fumble for a TD... Rodrick Morrow made six tackles and returned a fumble 82 yards for a TD... The Crusaders scored a TD in each of the first two quarters and beat Ohio-power Walsh Jesuit 14-0 last weekend... Qadree Ollison led the offense as he rushed for 191 yards on just on 31 carries. Ollison ran for TDs of 21 and 33 yards... Josh Hoffman rushed 4 times for 57 yards... Mitchell Thomas added 33 yards on six carries to the offense. He also returned a punt 54 yards... Tyrone Wheatley made 4 tackles, including one for lost yardage. He also had 2 QB hurries... Ryan Richards led the defense as he made 7 tackles and recovered a fumble... Jerome Brundidge made six tackles including one for lost yardage... Keon Garrett intercepted a pass... Ryan Byrne Amir Dennis Mitchell Thomas 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 Rushing: Thomas , Caulfield 10-99, Simpson 13-50, King 9-32, Mann 3-6, Ernest 4-5. Receiving: Donohue , Collins 4-55, Ringwood 3-28, Dougherty 2-17, Davis 1-50, Thomas 1-0, Caulfield 2-0. TDs: Caulfield, Simpson. Passing: Simpson TD Passes: None. Interceptions: None. FRec: Cobel, Collins 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 Rushing: RJones , Dennis , KJones 9-141, McHampton , Holmes 6-19, MkHampton 3-16, Holloway 2-12, Sanders 3-12, Lee 3-12, Thompson 9-10, Greene 1-9, Drain 2-(-2). Receiving: Holmes 8-140, Harris 7-16, Greene 4-98, McHampton 1-4, MkHampton 1-3. TDs: RJones 4, McHampton 3, Morrow 2, Harris, Holmes, KJones, Dennis, Sanders. Passing: RJones TD Passes: None. Interceptions: MkHampton 2, Drain, Harris, Sanders. FRec: Morrow 2, Sanders 2, Drain, MkHampton. 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 Rushing: Ollison , Huffman 5-96, Renfro 15-68, Liberatore 12-33, Thomas 6-33, Loucks 5-26, Zaffram 2-7, TrWheatley 1-3, Garrett 2-(-2). Receiving: TyWheatley 5-52, Richards 4-37, Huffman 3-26, Thomas 2-52, Simpson 2-28, Ollison TDs: Ollison 6, Renfro, TyWheatley. Passing: Loucks , Liberatore , Ollison TD Passes: Loucks. Interceptions: Richards, Garrett. FRec: Richards, TyWheatley, Zaffram. 27

28 Cardinal O Hara Hawks Team Reports Cassadaga Valley Cougars Catt-Little Valley Timberwolves The Hawks fell behind 34-0 at the half and lost to St. Joe's Despite the lopsided score there were several bright performances. William Willis led the offense as he rushed for 97 yards on just seven carries. Willis broke away for a 67 yard TD in the third quarter... Daryl Moore added 30 yards on five carries. He also caught 2 passes for 40 yards and made 8 tackles on defense... Donel Cathcart ran for a 9 yard TD... Jovell Littlejohn caught 2 passes for 20 yards... Cliff Ziegler made a team-high 10 tackles, including one for lost yardage... Erich Wheeler made 5 tackles and intercepted a pass... Charles Dubose made 9 tackles and casued a fumble... The Cougars fell behind 42-0 at the half and lost two MGCL 56-0 last weekend... Despite the lopsided score there were some solid performances for the Cougars... Zack Mower earned 44 tough yards on 17 carries... Nick Peterson added 17 yards to the rushing totals. Peterson also made a team-high seven tackles on defense... Tyler Rendell led the defensive effort as he made six tackles and intercepted a pass... Dave Meadows and Jordan Crabtree each caught a pass... Cassadaga Valley will try and rebound from the loss when the Cougars host Portville at 1:30 pm this weekend... The Timberwolves fell behind 22-8 and lost to Sherman 34-8 last weekend... The game was played in a steady downpour that turned the field into a quagmire... The offense struggled to gain any traction all day Kyle O Donnell led the ground game with 33 yards on three carries... Anthony Bernardi added 24 yards on nine rushes. He also made five tackles on defense... Justin Forster tossed a 62 yard TD pass too Colt Agnew for the Timberwolves only score. Agnew caught two passes for 70 yards... Forster also made five tackles on defense... Kyle Morton made five tackles and intercepted a pass... Brock Doberstein played well on the OL... Donel Cathcart Tyler Rendell Kyle Morton Sat., Sept. Nichols 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 Rushing: : Willis , Moore , Cathcart 13-77, Johnson 12-54, Edwards 4-25, Dubose 10-21, Wheeler 1-0. Receiving: Littlejohn 4-55, Moore 3-58, Wheeler 1-13, Ziegler TDs: Moore 2, Willis 2, Johnson, Cathcart. Passing: Cathcart , James 1-1-3, Moore TD Passes: Cathcart. Fri., Sept. Ellicottville 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 Rushing: Peterson , Mower , Blizzard 13-62, Ruge 3-29, Miller 9-19, Watts 7-11, Crabtree 1-9, Hallowell 1-5. Receiving: Blizzard 1-9, Watts 1-6, Meadows 1-9, Nickerson 1-5, Crabtree 1-1. TDs: Mower 3, Peterson 2, Hallowell, Torres. Passing: Miller , Hallowell TD Passes: None. 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 Rushing: Forster , O Donnell 10-99, Morton 25-44, Bernardi 16-40, Hanft 1-10, Grey 1-1. Receiving: CAgnew 6-152, Stevens 3-21, Morton 1-8, Forster 1-(-2). TDs: Forster 3, CAgnew 3, O Donnell, Hanft, Bernardi, Morton. Passing: O Donnell , Forster , CAgnew 1-1-(-2). TD Passes: Forster 2, O Donnell. Interceptions: Wheeler 2. FRec: Moore, Littlejohn. Interceptions: Rendell 2, Peterson. FRec: Torres. Interceptions: Forster 2, Andrews 2, Bernardi, Morton, FRec: Forster, Grey, Hanft. 28

29 Cheektowaga Warriors Clarence Red Devils Team Reports Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles The Warriors took a 21-7 lead at the half and beat Albion last weekend... Marshawn Gibson powered the offense as he rushed 16 times for 144 yards and a TD... Preston Summers ran six times for 56 yards and two TDs. Summers scored on runs of 2 and 55 yards and also caught two passes for 40 yards and another TD... Tim Whelan completed 4 of 5 passes for 108 yards and a TD... Zach Ciezki completed 3 of 5 passes for 38 yards. Ciezki also led the defense with a team-high eight tackles, seven solo.. Robert Pulley caught two passes for 59 yards... Robert Wilson made 5 tackles including 3 for lost yardage Wilson also recorded a QB sack... The Red Devils played to a 7-7 tie at the half but lost at Orchard Park 13-7 last weekend... Emaure Williams led the ground attack as he ran 19 times for 85 yards and a TD. Williams scored the Devils TD as he punched in from a yard out... Joe Wesolowski ran 8 times for 55 yards... QB Lex Oakes added 33 rushing yards to the totals... Mike D'Andrea led the defensive effort as he made eight tackles... Brandon Ruszala and Spencer Dimitroff had solid nights as each made six tackles... Britton Mann recovered a fumble... Clearance will attempt to get its first win of the season when the Red Devils host Kenmore West this weekend... The Golden Eagles exploded for four TDs in the first half to jump out in front 26-0 as they beat Wilson Brandon Thomas had a huge day as he ran 12 times for 179 yards and three TDs. Thomas scored on runs of 12, 50 and 52 yards... QB Aaron Jackson completed 7 of 17 passes for 104 yards and two TDs. Jackson tossed scoring strakes of 53 and 5 yards... Jared Watkins caught two passes for 56 yards including a 53-yard TD. Watkins also intercepted a pass on defense... Grayson Taylor ran 10 times for 76 yards... Tyler Pawlowski made nine tackles and knocked down a pass... Steve McIllwain made 6 tackles including 2 for loss... Robert Wilson Joe Wesolowski Jared Watkins 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 Rushing: Gibson , Summers , Pulley 14-60, Bartnik 1-31, Ciezki 11-29, Stallworth 5-25, Hyatt 1-10, Whelan 2-(-13). Receiving: Summers 5-91, Pulley 4-78, Gibson 2-17, Black 2-17, Dillenburg 2-15, Stallworth 1-79, Hyatt 1-24, Bartnik 1-9. TDs: Summers 5, Gibson 2,, Pulley 2, Bartnik. Passing: Ciezki , Whelan , Pulley TD Passes: Ciezki 2, Whelan 2. Interceptions: Loncher, Summers. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: Williams , Marzano , Ruszala , Wesolowski 14-98, Oakes 15-61, Dimitroff 7-38, Conway 2-12, Menard 3-5, Schmidt 4-3, Tomasello 1-2. Receiving: Williams 4-84, Fitzhenry 4-46, Ruszala 2-2, Schlager TDs: Williams 3, Ruszala, Marzano. Passing: Oakes , Williams TD Passes: Oakes. Interceptions: None. FRec: D Andrea, Mann. 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 Rushing: BThomas , White , Taylor , Sullivan 21-88, Jones 5-9, Jackson 6-4, Pawlowski 1-2. Receiving: Watkins 8-164, Hairston 3-17, Wesley 2-21, Farinacci 1-32, Martin 1-4, Johnson 1-3. TDs: BThomas 5, Watkins 3, Jones 2, Hariston, Taylor, White. Passing: Sullivan , Jackson TD Passes: Jackson 2, Sullivan. Interceptions: Wesley 3, Farinacci, Jones, Watkins. FRec: White 2, Hairston. 29

30 Depew Wildcats Dunkirk Marauders Team Reports East Aurora Blue Devils The Wildcats led 21-0 at the half and held off a second-half rally as they beat Springville last weekend... Rodney Turner powered the offense as he rushed 28 times for 153 yards and two TDs. Turner ran for TDs of 1 and 3 yards... QB Dylan Sekuterski completed three of seven passes for 54 yards. Sekuterski also rushed for two short TDs... Derrick Sekuterski led the defense as he made 11 tackles including two QB sacks... Nick Yelich was in on 11 tackles... Bryce Leair and Dylan Grant each recorded a QB sack... Mike Thornton made his first start and made 4 tackles and intercepted a pass... Quincy Majerowicz each intercepted a pass... The Marauders fell behind 21-0 at the half and lost to Pioneer 35-6 last weekend... Nick Barlette led the offense as he ran 11 times for 73 yards and a TD... QB Josh Goodwin completed four of seven passes for 75 yards. He also ran for 25 yards... Rashad Graham caught a 47-yard pass... Lucas Lugen was a force on both sides of the ball. Lugen was credited with three pancake blocks on the OL. He also made 11 tackles and recovered a fumble on defense... Juliam Fred had a solid night as he made nine tackles... Gage Austin and Nick Jones were also active on defense is they each made eight tackles... Austin Zachary recovered a fumble... The Blue Devils took a 17-0 lead at the half and earned a tough 24-3 victory over Eden... Joe Gugino powered the offense as he ran 12 times for 150 yards and two TDs. Gugino scored on runs of 50 and 62 yards... QB Connor Allan ran 12 times for 50 yards. Allan also completed three passes for 96 yards, including a 67-yard scoring strike... Tom Volpe caught two passes for 91 yards including a 67- yard TD... Mike Coatsworth was 3- for-3 on PAT kicks and also kicked a 35-yard FG... Tyler Norcia led the defensive effort as he made 16 tackles... Drew Horton was also a standout as he made 15 stops... Nick Potter made 9 tackles, including a QB sack... Mike Thornton Lucas Lugen Mike Coatsworth 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 Rushing: Turner , Buono , Golba 7-43, Burns 2-17, Dy.Sekuterski 10-15, Coburn 1-9, Cwiklinski 4-3, Perrine 2-2, Bakkila 1-0, Anna 1-(-8). Receiving: Yelich 7-106, DeSekuterski 5-101, Perrine 3-50, Penner 3-40, Golba TDs: Turner 8, Buono 3, DySekuterski 2, Penner, Coburn. Passing: Buono , DySekuterski TD Passes: Buono. Interceptions: DeSekuterski, Penner. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: Barlette , Bomasuto 25-95, Goodwin 15-87, Graham 8-33, Maxwell 1-3, Miguel 1-(-17). Receiving: Echiverria 3-21, Fred 2-22, Graham 1-47, Miguel 1-27, Ray TDs: Goodwin, Bomasuto, Barlette. Passing: Goodwin , Austin TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Echiverria. FRec: Lugen, Zachary. 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 Rushing: Gugino , Allan , Coatsworth 5-84, Lowdowski 2-12, Volpe 3-9, Heimburg 2-12, Norcia 2-6. Receiving: Volpe 4-103, Coatsworth 2-10, Nigro 1-9, Horton 1-3. TDs: Gugino 3, Coatsworth, Volpe. Passing: Allan TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Volpe, Connelly, Allan. FRec: Allan. 30

31 East High Panthers The Panthers trailed 16-0 at the half and fell to McKinley 36-0 last weekend... The Panthers running game could find no traction all night as they totaled -28 yards rushing... QB Dion Morrison completed two passes for 28 yards. Morrison also recovered a fumble on defense... Daquan Sylvester caught two passes for 25 yards... Markeel Hillson also caught a pass... Dominique Singletary led the defense as he made eight tackles and recovered a pair of fumbles... Pasquale Scaife made seven tackles while Alfred Gary was in on six stops... The Panthers will try to earn their first win of the season when they host Iroquois this weekend... 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 Rushing: Sylvester , Hilson 7-15, Willoughby 1-13, Scaife 9-11, Lowry 10-7, Singletary 1-2, Morrison 5-(-30). Receiving: Sylvester 5-37, Hilson 3-12, Harris 2-41, Scaife 1-27, Lowry 1-5. TDs: Harris. Passing: Willoughby , Morrison , Sylvester TD Passes: Willoughby. Interceptions: Sylvester. Dion Morrison FRec: Lowrey, Hardy, Sylvester, Singletary, Morrision. Eden Raiders Eden fell behind 17-0 at the half as they lost a tough battle to East Aurora 24-3 last weekend... Eden struggled to get the running game going all night Garrett Distefano lead the team with 34 yards on nine carries. Distefano also led the defense as he made 11 tackles.. Alex Smythe added 28 yards on nine carries and also made seven tackles on defense... Kyle Gibbon kicked a 33-yard FG... Connor Gallivan made five tackles... Matt Lee made three tackles and recorded a QB sack... Jacob Ehrig and Eamon Crowley were each in on four stops... Ryan Shaw made three tackles... Eden will try to rebound when they host Cardinal O'Hara this weekend... 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 Rushing: Smyth , Distefano , Sarratori 29-91, Tripi 24-71, Gallivan 7-24, Cummings 4-21, Morrow 1-7, Lee 1-7, Simmons 1-5, Baldwin 2-(-2). Receiving: Smythe 4-22, Vondell 3-45, Tripi 3-44, Ehrig 1-14, Gallivan 1-5. TDs: Sarratori 2, Smyth, Distefano, Vondell. Passing: Sarratori , Smyth TD Passes: Sarratori. Interceptions: Sarratori. FRec: None. Team Reports 31 Matt Lee Ellicottville Eagles The Eagles did not play last weekend as their game with Westfield was canceled due to the tragic death of Damon Janes... Ellicottville will host long time rival Franklinville this weekend... 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 Rushing: Musall , Watt 21-45, CWilson 8-2, LSmith 2-0, Hurlburt 2-(-4). Receiving: LSmith 5-42, Hutchinson TDs: Musall 4. Passing: CWilson TD Passes: None. Interceptions: None. FRec: LSmith, Tomblin.

32 Falconer Falcons Franklinville Panthers Team Reports Fredonia Hillbillies The Falcons trailed 14-8 after one quarter but rallied to win a wild shootout with Allegany-Limestone last weekend... Cody Dustin had a night for the ages as he rushed 38 times for 376 yards and four TDs. Dustin scored on runs of 30, 37, 65 and 25 yards. He also caught a 17-yard TD pass and ran for a 2- point PAT... QB Ryan Dustin completed six of 11 passes for 136 yards and a TD. He also snuck in for a 1-yard TD run... Jimmy Schwab caught two passes for 64 yards... Nathan Burnett caught two passes for 34 yards... Jacob Youngberg led the defensive effort with 16 tackles... Kyle Ross made 10 tackles and recorded a QB sack... The Panthers led just 7-6 at the half and pulled away after the break to beat Clymer last weekend... Jamie Greiner led the ground attack as he ran 17 times for 131 yards and two TDs. Greiner scored on runs of 2 and 58 yards. He also led the defense was 16 tackles... QB Peter Kopp carried 24 times for 76 yards and two TDs. Kopp scored on runs of 1 and 21 yards... Charlie Furman was a stalwart on the OL as he controlled the point of attack in the running game. Furman also made six tackles on defense... Ben Erickson had a solid game on defense as he made nine tackles... Ethan Lawrence was in on seven stops... The Hillbillies got the running attack into high gear as they ran past Salamanca last weekend... Matt McCarthy had another huge game as he ran 12 times for 258 yards and three TDs. McCarthy broke away for a 99-yard TD run, which ties a WNY record for longest run from scrimmage... Weston Ley ran nine times for 66 yards and a TD... Nick Johnson ran for a 59-yard TD... John Piper completed five of nine passes for 79 yards and a TD... Anthony Swierk led the defense as he made 10 tackles, including eight solo... Jake Rinus made six tackles, including one for lost yardage... Brett Seekings made eight tackles, six solo... Ryan Dustin Ben Lawrence Brett Seekings 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 Rushing: CDustin , Youngberg , Jackson 9-27, Petersen 1-4, RDustin 6-0. Receiving: Peterson 5-57, Burnett 3-41, Schwab 2-64, CDustin TDs: CDustin 5, RDustin, Jackson. Passing: RDustin TD Passes: RDustin. Interceptions: None. FRec: Walker. 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 Rushing: PKopp , Greiner , Smith 11-43, Bays 4-41, Lawrence 1-10, Colucci 8-(-13). Receiving: Colucci 4-33, Lawrence 1-20, Erickson 1-(-4). TDs: PKopp 3, Greiner 2, Lawrence. Passing: PKopp TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Colucci, Lawrence. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: McCarthy , CSmith 5-94, Ley 12-86, Gardner 3-20, Piper Receiving: Piper 4-47, McCarthy 2-20, Voss 2-17, CSmith 2-4, Johnston 1-59, Ley 1-25, Ambrose 1-(-1). TDs: McCarthy 6, Ley 2, Voss, CSmith, Johnston. Passing: Piper , Ley TD Passes: Piper 2, Ley. Interceptions: None. FRec: None. 32

33 Gowanda Panthers The Panthers fell behind 13-0 at the half and lost at Silver Creek 20-0 last weekend... Gowanda had trouble getting the offense going as the running game could find no traction all night... Brennan Geiger led the team with 35 yards on 20 carries... Lucas Brawdy ran seven times for 23 yards while Jordan Young added 20 yards on five carries... There were some solid performances on defense. Dalton Mills made seven tackles and recorded a QB sack to lead the defensive effort... Jamie Jensen made seven tackles to help the unit... Seth Halftown was also active as he made for tackles... Gowanda will host Alleganey-Limestone this week... 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 Rushing: Geiger , Brawdy , Young 13-65, Halftown 6-32, McCarthy 1-2. Receiving: Young TDs: Geiger 2, MaCarthy, Young, Brawdy. Passing: Brawdy TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Williams. FRec: Francis, Geiger, MaCarthy. Dalton Mills Grand Island Vikings The Vikings played tough defense and earned a hard-fought 13-7 win over Niagara Wheatfield. The game was played in a steady downpour is the field turned into a quagmire... Jack Gorman gave the Vikings an early lead when he returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a TD... Paul Sukmanowski rushed 21 times for 74 yards and a TD. He punched in a 1- yard TD in the second quarter... Joe Chiaravalle ran nine times for 42 yards... Jack Gorman caught 2 passes for 31 yards... Lineman Tom Doctor played well on both sides of the ball. He made 8 tackles and is the Vikings leading tackler through three games... Nick Paolini made 9 tackles... 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 Rushing: Sukmanowski , Chiaravalle , Swanson 2-10, Morgan 4-6, Corrao 4-3, Campanella 8-(-24). Receiving: Goc 8-118, Sukmanowski 5-63, Gorman 2-31, Johnson 2-28, Chiaravalle 1-5. TDs: Chiaravalle 2, Sukmanowski 2, Goc, Gorman, Corrao. Passing: Campanella , Corrao TD Passes: Campanella 2. Interceptions: Goc. Team Reports FRec: Gioel, Petrilli, Paolini. Tom Doctor Hamburg Bulldogs The Bulldogs trailed 14-7 in the third quarter before mounting a rally to earn their first victory of the season with a win over Lakeshore last week... Mark Myles had a huge day as he rushed 21 times for 203 yards. Myles also ran for four TDs... Alex Seifer rushed 4 times for 67 yards... Alex Suchan completed 6 of 14 passes for 71 yards and a TD... Bryce Hite caught two passes for 31 yards... Joe DeGrood led the defense with eight tackles, including one for lost yardage. He also caused a fumble... Griffin Ryan caught two passes for 16 yards and also made three tackles with two QB sacks on defense... Chase Harmon intercepted a pass... 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 Rushing: Myles , Seifer 11-85, Coyne 10-33, Daly 4-5, Suchan 5-5, Ciccone 1-1, Schollard1-(-3). Receiving: GRyan 6-48, Wood 2-34, Hite 2-31, B.Ryan 2-23, Myles 2-9, Munro 1-51, Preischel TDs: Myles 4, Hite 2, Munro. Passing: Suchan , Daly TD Passes: Suchan 2. Interceptions: Suchan, Sachse, Harmon. FRec: Johnson 2, Hite, Vail. Joe DeGrood 33

34 Hutch-Tech Engineers Ht Iroquois Chiefs The Engineers played to a tie at the half and dropped a heart-breaker to Alden last week. Alden scored the winning TD with just: 11 left in the game... Roman West had another big night as he rushed 23 times for 136 yards and two TDs. West scored on runs of 24 and 6 yards and also rushed for a pair of 2-point PATs... Marcy Ford caught two passes for 56 yards, including a 42-yard TD... Zack Filipski completed 7 of 12 passes for 142 yards and a TD... Rayshawn MacMillon caught two passes for 40 yards... Laurence Spencer-Watson ran for 30 yards on eight carries... DB Donte Gibson grabbed two interceptions... Team Reports The Chiefs trailed just 7-6 after one quarter but lost to West Seneca East 34-6 last weekend... Brad Achman led the ground game as he rushed 12 times for 40 yards... Josh Piesczynski completed nine of 26 passes for 132 yards. He also ran the for a TD... Jeff Yax caught two passes for 55 yards... Nick Wilkinson caught three passes for 46 yards... Zach Emer was dominating on defense as he made 9 tackles, 7 solo. Emer also made two tackles for loss and two QB hurries... Ben Simon also had a big night on defense as he made nine tackles, including one for lost yardage... John Cleary made seven tackles, four solo... Jamestown Red Raiders The Red Raiders led 27-8 at the half and won a wild shootout over South Park last weekend... QB Jake Sisson had a huge night as he totaled 462 yards of offense. Sisson rushed for 175 yards and 4 TDs on 10 carries. He also completed 15 of 22 passes for 292 yards and 2 TDs... Stephen Carlson caught four passes for 105 yards and a TD... Da quan Hollingsworth ran 17 times for 63 yards and 3 TDs... Zack Panebianco caught four passes for 92 yards... Ben Larson caught four passes for 45 yards... Brian Park called three passes for 50 yards... Cameron Haberberger made 12 tackles, including 4 for lost yardage. He also recorded 2 QB sacks... Marcy Ford Ben Simon Stephen Carlson 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 Rushing: West , Watson 14-43, Davis 7-15, Mitchell 2-3, Olmsted 3-(-1), Filipski 22-(-86). Receiving: McMillon 7-113, Gibson 5-38, Mitchell 3-14, Ford 2-56, West TDs: West 3, McMillon, Filipski, Ford. Passing: Filipski 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 Rushing: Achman , Kloc 7-28, Piesczynski 13-26, Huber 1-4. Receiving: Sokolski 5-80, Wilkinson 3-46, Skowron 3-0, Yax 2-55, Achman 2-18, Justinger 1-17, Huber 1-16, King 1-3, Colton 1-2. TDs: Piesczynski 2, Achman, Sokolski. Passing: Piesczynski 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 Rushing: Sisson , Hollingsworth , Kinsey 13-78, Stam 11-37, Ramos 8-2, Haberberger 2-(-1). Receiving: Carlson , Panebianco , Larson , Park 6-184, Hollingsworth TDs: Sisson 7, Hollingsworth 6, Larson 3, Carlson 3, Park 3, Panebianco 2. Passing: Sisson TD Passes: Filipski 2. TD Passes: Piesczynski. TD Passes: Sisson 11. Interceptions: Gibson 2. FRec: Brown. Interceptions: Vedella, Knab. FRec: None Interceptions: Panebianco, Osman, Nazzaro, Park, Mosely, Jackson, Larson. FRec: Anthony, Parker. 34

35 John F. Kennedy Bears Kenmore East Bulldogs Team Reports Kenmore West Blue Devils The Bears fell behind 42-0 at the half and lost to Lackawana 42-6 last weekend... Despite the lopsided score there were several bright performances. Shawn McPhail led the ground game as he ran for 85 yards and a TD on 16 carries. McPhail scored on an 11-yard run... Jeff Retzer rushed 4 times for 56 yards and caught two passes for 18 yards. He also made eight tackles on defense... Lexus Pollard led the defense is he made nine tackles and recorded a QB sack... Peter Farrell also played well as he made six tackles and posted a QB sack... Zack Carrick made six tackles... The Bears will try to earn their first win when they host Wilson this weekend... The Bulldogs led 13-7 at the half and gutted out a tough win over North Tonawanda last weekend. The win was not secure until Preston Smith returned an interception 41 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter. Smith rushed for 106 yards on 24 carries to lead the offense... QB Connor McMahon completed six of 10 passes for 124 yards and three TDs. McMahon tossed scoring passes of 62, 8 and 18 yards... Adam Geib caught three passes for 96 yards and two TDs... Brandon Mack caught an 18- yard TD pass and recovered a fumble on defense... Kurt McGowan made 12 tackles to lead the defense... Jarett Kowalski made five tackles... The Blue Devils led 14-3 after one quarter and beat West Seneca West 20-9 last weekend... Alex Price powered the offense as he rushed 19 times for 126 yards and two TDs. Price scored the Devils first TD on a 44-yard run... Terell Ford broke away for a 44-yard TD run in the first quarter. Ford also made 14 tackles (9 solo) and intercepted two passes on defense... Anthony Catania made five tackles and intercepted a pass... Gary Halt was in and 10 tackles, including five solo... Jayson Taylor made eight tackles, six solo shots... Trent White made nine tackles, with five initial hits... Kenmore West will play at Clarence this weekend... Jeff Retzer Kurt McGowan Jayson Taylor 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 Rushing: McPhail , Pollard , Retzer 17-75, Roetzer 3-9, Maggiore 1-3. Receiving: Bouttarath 2-26, Retzer TDs: McPhail. Passing: Retzer , Bethin TD Passes: None. Interceptions: None. FRec: Rudnick, Hahn, McPhail. 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 Rushing: PSmith , McGowan , McMahon , Daniels 6-21, Geib 5-9, Mack 7-5, Vasi 1-4 Receiving: Geib 4-157, Mack 2-39, Daniels 2-20, Cannon 2-14, PSmith 2-9, Vasi 1-12, Nadrowski 1-3. TDs: PSmith 3, Geib 3, Mack 2, McMahon. Passing: McMahon TD Passes: McMahon 5. Interceptions: PSmith 2. FRec: Mack. 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 Rushing: Price , Ford 5-73, Walker-Johnson 4-7, Taylor 2-0, Fron 23-(-97). Receiving: Wojnar 9-106, Price 9-89, Taylor 4-84, Trent 4-32, Ford 3-53, Rusch TDs: Price 6, Ford 2, Wojnar. Passing: Fron TD Passes: Fron 2. Interceptions: Ford 4, Wojnar, Price, Catania. FRec: None. 35

36 Lackawanna Steelers Lake Shore Eagles Team Reports Lancaster Redskins The Steelers exploded out of the gate to take a 42-0 lead at the half as they beat JFK 42-6 last weekend... Cameren Smith had another huge night as he rushed 12 times for 158 yards and three TDs. Smith scored on runs of two, 24 and 80 yards... Michael Hall ran three times for 63 yards... QB Dylan Gregoire completed eight of 11 passes for 120 yards and three TDs. Gregoire added 40 yards on just 4 carries... Brandon Sirieka caught two passes for 31 yards. Sirieka caught scoring tosses of 14 and 17 yards... Angelo Miranda caught a 23-yard TD pass... Kevin Trala was a demon as a blocking receiver downfield. Trala also caught a 2-point PAT pass... The Eagles led 14-7 in the third quarter but fell to Hamburg last weekend... Nick Miranda had a decent day as he led the offense with 50 rushing yards on 11 carries... QB Parker Addison completed five of 16 passes for 68 yards and a TD. Addison also rushed for 33 yards... Alex Kaczmarek caught a 17- yard TD pass... Jacke Bomberski made a team-high 13 tackles, including five solo... Matt Webber made 12 tackles, including five initial hits, and a QB sack... Cory Fiutko caught a 16-yard pass and also intercepted a pass on defense... Charles Guadalupe played well on the offensive line... Steve Fessel made nine tackles, with five solo... The Redskins got an early score on special teams and beat Niagara Falls 17-0 last weekend... The game was scheduled to be played in Niagara Falls but was switched to Lancaster due to an unplayable field thanks to the steady, daylong downpour... Corey Helenbrook opened the scoring by returning a punt 75 yards for the game s first TD. Helenbrook also made three tackles and intercepted a pass on defense... Mitch Fuller rushed 12 times for 66 yards... Matt Szymanski rushed 12 times for 61 yards and a TD. Szymanski also made six tackles on defense... Ryan Ritter intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble... Kevin Trala Parker Addison Ryan Ritter 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 Rushing: CSmith , Hall 3-63, Gregoire 10-53, Underwood 12-42, Turner 7-22, Sylvers 2-13, Delaney 2-11, Thompson 5-3, Wrazen 1-1. Receiving: Miranda 6-85, CSmith 4-127, Sireika 4-89, Sylvers 3-77, Traia 3-10, Thompson 2-21, Robinson 1-37, Wrazen 1-4. TDs: CSmith 7, Sireika 4, Miranda 2, Sylvers, Gregoire. Passing: Gregoire TD Passes: Gregoire 7. Interceptions: CSmith 2, Sireika, Sylvers, Miranda. FRec: Sireika 2, Webb, Albaneh, Lofton. 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 Rushing: Webber 11-93, Addison 23-76, Miranda 18-64, Wigdor 10-63, Klimowicz 5-27, Fiutko 5-22, Bomberski 4-20, Fessel Receiving: Fiutko 5-136, Webber 4-47, Wigdor 3-18, Kaczmarek 1-17, Miranda 1-3, Bomberski 1-2. TDs: Webber 2, Wigdor, Fiutko, Fessel, Kaczmarek. Passing: Addison , Fiutko TD Passes: Addison 2. Interceptions: Fiutko. FRec: Webber, Addison. Sat., Sept. Kenmore West... 2:00 Fri., Sept W Seneca West... 7:30 Sat., Sept. Niagara Falls...3:00 Fri., Sept. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Oct Orchard Park... 7:30 Fri., Oct Frontier...7:30 Fri., Oct. Depew...7:30 Rushing: Fuller , Szymanski , Ziolo 4-24, Corbi 4-22, Ritter 2-21, Hunter 4-13, Speyer 1-11, Hopkins 1-8, Helenbrook 2-4, Colafranceschi 1-1, Zimpfer 2-(-2). Receiving: Corbi 8-121, Helenbrook 7-53, O Donnell 2-34, Fuller 2-10, Zimpfer TDs: Szymanski 5, Fuller 3, Helenbrook 2, Corbi. Passing: Colafranceschi TD Passes: Colafranceschi 2. Interceptions: Helenbrook 2, Juhasz, Fox, Ziolo, Ritter. FRec: Hineman, Empfield, Miller, Ritter. 36

37 Team Reports Lewiston-Porter Lancers Lockport Lions MGCL Thunder Dragons The Lancers fell behind 18-0 at the half and lost to Burgard 31-0 last weekend... The offense had trouble getting started against the stiff Burgard defense. Dan Hogan led the ground game with 33 yards on 11 carries... Carmen Zorrillo added 25 yards on three carries. He also had a QB sack on defense... Dylan Pryce led the defense as he made eight tackles... Zak Nalbone made five tackles... Matt Spira was called up from the JV team during the week and played on OL and DL. Spira recorded five tackles and a sack in his first varsity game... Quran Brewer made six tackles... Jesse Daul made five tackles and intercepted a pass The Lions fell behind the 16-0 after one quarter and lost to Frontier 23-0 last weekend... QB Tyler Fraass led the team in rushing with 52 yards on 16 carries... Nick Hamilton added 46 yards on 14 carries... D Andre Jenkins played a solid game on defense as he made nine tackles, including two for lost yardage. Jenkins also recorded a QB sack... NT Marcelus Hinton also played well as he made 4 tackles including 2 for lost yardage... Moziah Townsend made 7 tackles, including 2 for lost yardage. Townsend also caught a 20-yard pass... DeShawn Williams made seven tackles... Lockport will play at Niagara Falls this weekend... MGCL scored early and often as they beat Cassadaga Valley 56-0 last weekend... Ryan Miller powered the offense as he rushed nine times for 155 yards and three TDs... Josh Bradford carried 4 times for 57 yards and a TD... Brian Westerdahl rushed 7 times for 45 yards and a TD. He also intercepted two passes on defense... QB Kyle Mayer completed 3 of 5 passes for 65 yards and a TD... Jonah Tanner caught all 3 passes. Tanner also made 10 tackles on defense... Chandler Baker made 10 tackles and caused a fumble... AJ Hulton made 10 tackles, including 3 for lost yardage... Dustin Graziano had a QB sack in the end zone for a safety... Quran Brewer Marcelus Hinton Dustin Graziano 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 Rushing: Hogan , Nalbone , Zorrillo 8-30, Joseph 6-29, Euote Receiving: Hogan 1-13, Nalbone TDs: Hogan 3, Nalbone 2, Euote. Passing: Euote , Hogan TD Passes: None. Interceptions: JeDaul 2, Hogan. FRec: Joseph, Hogan. 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 Rushing: Hamilton , Fraass 33-75, Townsend 18-50, Bronson Receiving: Townsend , Sobieraski 3-32, Hamilton 2-48, Fraass 2-42, Ball 1-2. TDs: Hamilton 4, Fraass, Sobieraski. Passing: Fraass , Bronson TD Passes: Fraass 2, Bronson. Interceptions: Mount 2, Jenkins 2. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: Miller , Hulton , Westerdahl 10-74, Nelson 10-60, Bradford 4-57, Micek 3-50, Klingensmith 4-24, Mayer 4-18, Tanner 3-8, Hudson 1-3. Receiving: Tanner 4-133, Hulton TDs: Miller 5, Hulton 3, Nelson 2, Tanner 2, Westerdahl 2, Mayer, Micek, Bradford. Passing: Mayer , Tanner TD Passes: Mayer 2, Tanner. Interceptions: Westerdahl 2, Furlow, Micek. Fumbles: Sandberg 2, Rammelt, Tanner, Hulton, KSmith. 37

38 Maryvale Flyers McKinley Macks Team Reports Medina Mustangs The Flyers played to a 0-0 tied after one quarter but then the wheels fell off. Maryvale surrendered six touchdowns to fall behind 40-0 at the half and went on to lose 62-7 to Bennett last weekend... Despite the lopsided score there were bright spots on the field. Mike Kelleher ran for 51 yards on five carries. Kelleher also led the team was seven tackles on defense... Marcus Ford with rushed for 38 yards and a TD. Ford also recovered a fumble on defense... Austin Reamsnyder was productive as he made five tackles... Jaquar Perkins played hard throughout the contest and finished the night with five tackles... Mike Halferty recorded a QB sack... The Macks led to 16-0 at the half and beat East High 36-0 last weekend... Mike Benton led the ground attack as he rushed 15 times for 94 yards and a TD Benton scored on a 29-yard run and also made five tackles on defense... Jamar Rutledge completed seven of 11 passes for 88 yards... Tyrell Wilson caught three passes for 32 yards... Will Miller made a team-high seven tackles and also fell on a fumble in the end zone for a TD... Da Neal Epps also fell on a fumble in the end zone for a TD. He also recorded a pair of QB sacks... Chris Smith recorded a pair of sacks and recovered a fumble... Michael Crockett made six tackles... The Mustangs took a 26-6 lead at the half and held off a 2nd-half rally to beat Akron Munjie Brown had a big night as he ran for 114 yards and a TD on just nine carries. Brown scored on a 63-yard run. He also returned a fumble 60 yards for another TD... Jason Hellwig completed 17 of 30 passes for 211 yards and 2 TDs. Hellwig tossed scoring passes of eight and 10 yards... Kyle Barna rushed for 64 yards on seven carries, including a 35-yard TD. Barna also caught five passes for 86 yards... Brandon Schoolcraft led the defense with 13 tackles. He also played well on the OL as the Mustangs rolled up 466 yards of offense Jaquar Perkins William Miller Brandon Schoolcraft 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 Rushing: Donius , Kelleher 14-68, Ford 25-58, Hewitt 9-37, Reamsnyder 9-26, Graham 3-11, Doyle 4-3, Halferty 2-2, Scales 1-0. Receiving: Kelleher 2-16, Nowak 1-19, Hewitt 1-8, Donius 1-7, Ford 1-1. TDs: Kelleher, Cammarano, Ford. Passing: Graham , Hewitt TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Scales, Cammarano. FRec: Kelleher, Chatmon, Ford. 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 Rushing: Benton , Rutledge 14-71, Hargrave 16-50, Chesson 19-47, Davis 1-22, Thompson 5-18, Herod 1-3, Epps 1-1, Johnson 2-(-29). Receiving: Kelley 5-58, Wilson 4-82, Thompson 3-68, Benton 1-42, Smith 1-5. TDs: Rutledge 2, Kelley 2, Thompson 2, Wilson, Smith, Peay, Miller, Benton, Epps, Chesson. Passing: Rutledge , Johnson TD Passes: Rutledge Interceptions: Wilson, Thompson. FRec: Epps 2, Benton, Kelley, Thompson, Perry, Peay, Miller, Smith. 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 Rushing: Brown , Barna , Follman 8-45, Neace 4-12, Hellwig 8-8, Pecoraro 4-2. Receiving: Barna , Lewis 9-173, McPherson 6-100, Brown 5-72, Hrovat 2-14, Grabowski 1-36, Follman 1-1. TDs: Barna 6, Brown 5, Lewis 2, McPherson 2, Hellwig 2, Grabowski, Hrovat. Passing: Hellwig TD Passes: Hellwig 7. Interceptions: Hrovat. FRec: Brown 4, Beach. 38

39 Newfane Panthers The Panthers trailed 10-0 after one quarter and lost a hard-fought contest to Tonawanda 17-7 last weekend... Kyle Burdick ran 9 times for 30 yards and scored the Newfane TD from 3 yards out. Burdick also caught four passes for 59 yards... QB Josh Kneeland completed nine passes for 139 yards. Kneeland also rushed for 25 yards... Nathan Nathan Auernhamer Auernhamer led the defense was seven tackles and also recorded 2 QB sacks. Auernhamer also caught two passes for 24 yards... Luke Adams played well at offensive guard... Jake Kubala made six tackles... Bryan Gertz caught two passes for 26 yards... Nick O Lay was in on four tackles... 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 Rushing: Burdick , Guerriera 17-65, Kneeland 16-47, Matsulavage 2-23, Kubala 1-2. Receiving: Burdick 8-95, Auernhamer 6-90, Gertz 4-52, Geise TDs: Burdick 3, Geise 2, Auernhamer, Guerriera, Kneeland. Passing: Kneeland , Burdick , Noon TD Passes: Kneeland 2. Interceptions: Burdick. FRec: Warner. Niagara Falls Wolverines Team Reports The Wolverines gave up a special-teams TD as they fell behind 14-0 at the half and lost to Lancaster 17-0 last weekend. Lancaster opened the scoring on an 85-yard punt return in the 2nd quarter... QB Jaylin Smith led the offense as he ran 11 times for 74 yards... Shaloin McCray ran for 49 yards on 11 carries and also caught an 11-yard pass... The defense only gave up 1 TD all night. Maleik Agee led the defensive effort with eight tackles... Josh Belin was in on six stops... Joe Walsh recorded a QB sack... Eric Santiago also had a QB sack... Niagara Falls will host Lockport at noon on Saturday... Fri., Sept. Jamestown...7:00 Fri., Sept. Frontier...7:00 Sat., Sept Lancaster...3:00 Sat., Sept Lockport...12:00 Fri., Oct. McKinley... 7:00 Sat., Oct Orchard Park... 2:00 Fri., Oct. Clarence...7:00 Rushing: McCray , JSmith , Cook 8-34, Giles 6-19, Scarborough 3-4, Myles 1-(-1). Receiving: Myles 3-55, Stone 2-32, Scarborough 1-20, McCray 1-11, JSmith TDs: McCray 2, Scarborough. Passing: J.Smith , Cook TD Passes: J.Smith. Interceptions: Myles. FRec: None. Maleik Agee Niagara Wheatfield Falcons The Falcons trailed 13-0 at the half and lost to Grand Island 13-7 put themselves into an immediate hole when they allowed the Vikings to return the opening kickoff 85 yards for a TD... Jason Vranic had a big day as he led the team with 37 rushing yards on just five carries. Vranic also led the defense with 17 tackles, 12 solo, and recorded a sack and recovered a fumble... Austin Johnston was in on 10 tackles, including seven solo efforts... Mitch Pittman made six initial tackles and assisted on two others... Niagara Wheatfield will try to get their first win of the season as the Falcons visit Starpoint this weekend... 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 Rushing: Trunzo 9-73, Vranic Receiving:???. TDs: Trunzo, Vranic. Passing:???. TD Passes:???. Interceptions:???. FRec: Williams 2, Vranic. Mitch Pittman 39

40 Team Reports Nichols Big Green The Big Green trailed 23-8 at the half but rallied to score 3 times after the break to beat Portville last weekend. Nichols also needed a big defensive stand late in the game to stop a potential gamewinning drive... Steve Glinski led the offense as he rushed 10 times for 128 yards and two TDs. Glinski scored on runs of 10 and 12 yards in the fourth quarter... Mike Geiger added 126 yards and a TD on just 11 carries. Geiger broke away for a 68-yard TD... Mercy Cox-Hicks ran 12 times for 71 yards and a TD... Ken Williams made 11 tackles, including two for a loss. Williams also recovered a fumble and knocked down a pass... 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 Rushing: Geiger , Glinski , Cox-Hicks , K Williams 18-68, Gicewicz 4-43, Tyson 1-4. Receiving: Geiger 3-73, Tyson 3-62, KWilliams 3-21, Carrow 1-15, Cox-Hicks 1-5, Miner 1-3. TDs: Glinski 4, KWilliams, Gicewicz, Tyson, Geiger, Cox-Hicks. Passing: Glinski TD Passes: None. Interceptions: None. Steve Glinski North Tonawanda Lumberjacks The Lumberjacks trailed 13-7 at the half and lost to Kenmore East The game was played in a steady downpour that lasted throughout the day... NT rushed for 220 yards on the day, a figure that was split evenly between four different backs... Christian Mohoe ran 7 times for 64 yards. QB Chris Woodard ran eight times for 65 yards. Woodard also completed 10 of 14 passes for 184 yards and a TD... Jon Zellner ran six times for 42 yards. Zellner also led the defense with 13 tackles... Tyjier Brandy ran for 45 yards on 8 carries... Jacob Ferry caught five passes for 72 yards and a TD... Alex Molik made 10 tackles, including 2 QB 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 sacks... Rushing: Zellner , Woodard , Brandy , Mahoe , McGee 3-22, McDonough 4-14, Swartz 3-9. Receiving: Ferry , Tripi 8-85, Brandy 4-41, Mahoe 3-56, Krantz 2-36, Zellner 2-33, Garavaglia TDs: Woodard 6, Zellner 2, Mahoe, Ferry, McDonough. Passing: Woodard TD Passes: Woodard. Interceptions: None. Jon Zellner Olean Huskies The Huskies led 13-7 at the half and held off Southwestern last weekend... It was Olean's first win of the year... The offense had its most productive day of the season is Dante Tarr rushed 21 times for 85 yards to lead the way... QB Chance Anzivine ran 15 times for 80 yards and two TDs. Anzivine also completed 7 of 14 passes for 174 yards and 2 TDs... Wil Bathurst caught two passes for 116 yards and two TDs... Luke Hennessey caught four passes for 38 yards... Colby Cummings and Jaryd Plaud led the defense as each made six tackles... Darian Haight recorded a QB sack... David Lee and Malik Burney were each in on three stops... 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 Rushing: Tarr , Anzivine , Ellis 5-23, Bathurst Receiving: Bathurst , Hennessy , Martin 4-51, Tarr 2-9. TDs: Bathurst 3, Anzivive 2, Hennessy 2, Tarr. Passing: Anzivine TD Passes: Anzivine 4. Interceptions: Hennessy 2, Tarr. FRec: Lee, Haight, Plaud. Jaryd Plaud FRec: KWilliams 2, MWilliams, Tyson. FRec: Chirayath, Molik. 40

41 Orchard Park Quakers Panama Panthers Team Reports Pioneer Panthers Orchard Park played to a 7-7 tie at the half and gutted out a 13-7 win over Clarence last weekend... Kevin Goltz powered the offense as he rushed 18 times for 174 yards and a TD. Goltz ran 27 yards for a TD in the third quarter to give OP the lead. Goltz also passed for 34 yards... DeSean Walker ran 12 times for 68 yards and a TD... Chris Murphy caught three passes for 25 yards... Matt Perla had a big day on defense as he made 11 tackles, including one for lost yardage... Jacob Dogal made seven tackles... Jonathan McCarthy made 4 tackles, including 2 QB sacks... Elliott Moore was in on 4 stops, including one tackle-for-loss... Jason Dolce made five tackles... The Panthers jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half as they ran over Pine Valley and won 34-8 last week... Panama rushed for 359 yards in the win... Kyle Saxton had a huge day as he rushed 21 times for 182 yards... Stephen Enlow ran 17 times for 90 yards and 3 TDs... Ricky Eddy ran eight times for 63 yards and a TD... Bryce Payne completed seven of 10 passes for 86 yards and a TD... Eric Schutt caught three passes for 45 yards and a TD... Jacob Short led the defense as he made 12 tackles, (7 solo) including two for lost yardage... Dylan Bergman made nine tackles, including one for lost yardage... Nick Fardink intercepted a pass... The Panthers led 21-0 at the half and beat Dunkirk 35-6 last weekend... Pioneer got the running game into high gear as the Panthers rushed for 256 yards... Junior RB Kris Riordan had 21 carries for 138 yards and 2 TDs... Junior RB Tyler Mummery had 15 carries for 88 yards and 2 TDs... Senior co-captain Justin Bliss had another strong performance as he caught 2 passes for 58 yards, including a 41-yard TD. Bliss also made 3 tackles, forced a fumble and was a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT kicks... Bryce Little completed 4 of 9 passes for 67 yards... Foster Dell and Andrew Hyman each made 5 tackles... Jake Schloss blocked a PAT... Jonathan McCarthy Kyle Saxton Andrew Hyman 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 Rushing: KGoltz , Walker , Falsone 2-21, Murphy 3-16, Myers 3-14, Hollins Receiving: Murphy , Bruno 7-82, Falsone 5-61, Koziol 2-21, Cullen 2-5. TDs: Walker 5, KGoltz 2, Bruno, Murphy. Passing: KGoltz , Hollins TD Passes: KGoltz, Hollins. Interceptions: None. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: Saxton , Enlow , Eddy , Bergman , Payne 6-21, Smouse 2-10, Ecklund 2-8, Delahoy 1-0. Receiving: Schutt 8-116, Eddy 4-65, O Dell 3-56, Enlow TDs: Enlow 6, Schutt 3, Eddy. Passing: Payne , Eddy TD Passes: Payne 4. Interceptions: Schutt 2, O Dell, Eddy, Fardink. FRec: Schutt, Hoch. 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 Rushing: Mummery , Riordan , Slomba 5-17, Schloss 2-13, KSmith 1-6, Little 4-5, Tackentein 1-1, Haggerty 1-1, Cook 1-1. Receiving: Bliss 6-157, Riordan 2-9, Mummery 1-5. TDs: Mummery 3, Riordan 2, Moran, Bliss. Passing: Little TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Tackentein 2, Riordan. FRec: Moran, Thagard, Cycon, Hyman. 41

42 Portville Panthers Randolph Cardinals Team Reports St. Francis Red Raiders The Panthers led 23-8 at the half but could not hold off a Nichols rally after the break and lost last week... Ben Waugh powered the ground game as he rushed 16 times for 81 yards and a TD. Waugh rumbled in from 6 yards out in the second quarter... Dakota Studley added 37 yards on 10 carries. He also caught two passes for 26 yards... QB Brett Marcellin completed seven of 18 passes for 79 yards into TD... Chase Swetland caught two passes for 21 yards, including an 8 yard scoring pass... Justus Elliott was a standout on the OL and also made a team-high seven tackles on defense. Elliot also recovered a fumble... Curtis Caya made six tackles... The Cardinals scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and led 35-8 at the half as the beat Frewsburg 42-8 last weekend... Randolph rolled up 312 rushing yards and 413 yards of total offense in the win... Chris Doubek had a huge night as he ran 19 times for 220 yards and four TDs. Doubek also made 11 tackles, including six initial hits... Mitchell Maycock completed eight of 14 passes for 111 yards and two TDs... Bryce Morrison was in on 10 tackles... Lucas Brown made 10 tackles, including seven solo efforts... LB Cody Oldro made 8 tackles, including 4 initial hits... The Cardinals will travel to Maple Grove to play their biggest rival this weekend... St. Francis fell behind 28-0 after one quarter and lost to Erie Cathedral Prep last weekend... Brendan Mistermen led the offense as he ran 23 times for 84 yards... Elliott Buccieri ran 12 times for 65 yards and a TD. Buccieri also completed two passes for 58 yards... Devonte Campbell ran for 5-yard TD... Kordell Holenss caught a 32-yard pass... Jack McCowan led the defensive effort as he made six tackles and recovered a fumble... Charbel Dabire was in on three tackles... Adam Valenti recorded a QB sack... Ryan Zulawski was a standout on the offensive line... The Raiders will host Canisius this weekend in their first league game... Curtis Caya Cody Oldro Elliott Buccieri 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 Rushing: Waugh , Studley 28-94, Caya 3-28, Marcellin 11-21, Hollamby 4-9. Receiving: Waugh 5-74, Hilyer 4-40, Caya 3-91, Studley 3-37, Swetland TDs: Caya 3, Waugh 2, Marcellin, Swetland. Passing: Marcellin TD Passes: Marcellin 2. Interceptions: Marcellin 2. FRec: Reisman, Elliott, Hilyer. 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 Rushing: Doubek , Brown Receiving:???. TDs: Doubek 12, Brown 2, Morrison 2, Bosley, Jacobi, Hettenbough. Passing: Maycock TD Passes: Maycock 2, Morrison. Interceptions: Bosley. FRec: Taylor 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 Rushing: BMisterman , Buccieri 13-68, Lawson 9-66, Guzman 7-62, Carmichael 8-30, Campbell 8-25, JDolegala Receiving: Buccieri , BMisterman 8-124, Williams 5-54, Weikle 3-30,Holenss 1-32, Braunscheidel 1-26, Johnson 1-10 TDs: BMisterman 5, Buccieri 3, JDolegala 2, Campbell 2, Carmichael. Passing: JDolegala , Buccieri TD Passes: JDolegala 5. Interceptions: Miller, Krauss, Johnson. FRec: McGowan 2, Guzma. 42

43 St. Joe s Marauders St. Mary s Lancers Team Reports Salamanca Warriors St. Joe s exploded for 5 TDs in the first half to take a 34-0 lead as they beat Cardinal O'Hara Nigel Davis scored on St. Joe s first offensive play from scrimmage for the second straight week. Davis broke away for a 66-yard TD and finished the day with 94 yards and 2 TDs on five carries... Vincent Gregory ran just three times for 65 yards and a TD... Mike McCarthy completed 7 of 9 passes for 257 yards and three TDs... Tight end Tyler Hill caught just two passes but for went for TDs. Hill caught a 26-yard TD pass in the 2nd quarter and then a 98-yard TD pass in the third quarter... Cordell Owens made a team-high 8 tackles... The Lancers led 13-6 at the half and beat Bishop Timon 21-6 last weekend... Nick Vallone had a huge day despite the steady downpour and the muddy field. Vallone ran 23 times for 225 yards and a TD. He scored on a 42-yard run and also ran in a 2-point PAT... Justin Hersey completed 5 of 8 passes for 110 yards and a TD. He also rushed six times for 26 yards, including a 1-yard TD that put the game away... Anthony Stitt rushed for 20 yards, caught a 42-yard pass and made five tackles on defense... Dione Strong caught to passes for 31 yards and a TD... Nathaniel Keith made 9 tackles, including a QB sack, and recovered a fumble... The Warriors played well but could not match Fredonia s big-play ability as they lost last weekend... Tyler Siperek had a big night as he rushed for 158 yards on 16 carries. Siperek also intercepted a pass on defense... Cyrus Spruce ran 10 times for 86 yards and three TDs. Spruce scored and runs of one, 12 and 31 yards... Tad Beattie ran 10 times for 52 yards and made six tackles on defense... Jarron Ball caught three passes for 26 yards... Brad Cunningham was a standout on the offensive line... Marcus Zaprowski and Austin White each made six tackles... Jared Fish ran for 40 yards and passed for 50 yards... Tyler Hill Justin Hersey Cyrus Spruce 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 Rushing: Davis , Payne , Gregory 8-103, Conschafter 8-52, Owens 5-18, Young 4-17, Hill 2-10, Jackson 3-5, Brandy 3-3, Przybyla 2-1. Receiving: Hill 6-158, Jones 6-151, Davis 4-62, Payne 3-72, Young 2-12, Akono TDs: Davis 8, Young 2, Hill 2, Payne, Jones, Gregory, Conschafter. Passing: McCarthy TD Passes: McCarthy 4. Interceptions: Akono, Castellani, Masters. FRec: Payne, Conschafter, Young, Jackson, Spina, Klopp, Gaulin, McKenna. 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 Rushing: Vallone , Stitt 9-161, Robinson 7-91, Hinton 9-78, Hersey 14-78, O Neill 7-27, Keith Receiving: Strong 4-85, Stitt 1-42, Keith 1-26, O Neill 1-11, Robinson 1-6. TDs: Vallone 7, Stitt 4, Hersey 3, Strong 3, O Neill, Bargnesi, Robinson. Passing: Hersey TD Passes: Hersey 2. Interceptions: Vallone, Bargnesi, Strong, Hinton. FRec: Keith 2, Vallone, Strong. 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 Rushing: Siperek , Beattie , Spruce , Fish 26-89, Pheasrdorf 4-10, Greene 1-6, Nye 2-4, Ball 1-2. Receiving: Ball 8-75, Siperek 3-80, Beattie 3-13, Hinman 3-23, Zaprowski TDs: Beattie 3, Spruce 3, Hinman 2, Fish, Ball, Siperek. Passing: Fish , Nye TD Passes: Fish 3. Interceptions: Siperek 2, Hinman, Greene. FRec: Beattie. 43

44 Sherman Wildcats The Wildcats led 22-8 at the half and won a huge game over Catt-LV The game was played in a steady downpour that turned the field into a quagmire by the 2nd half... Devin Moorhead powered the offense as he rushed 23 times for 139 yards and two TDs. Moorhead scored and runs of 4 and 30 yards... QB Andrew Graham Jon Spacht ran 11 times for 89 yards and two TDs. Graham also tossed a TD pass to Dylan Scouten... Scouten also made a 11 tackles and caused a fumble on defense... Jon Spacht made a team-high 12 tackles, recorded a sack and recovered a fumble... Jake Toy made 9 tackles and recovered a fumble... 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 Rushing: Moorhead , Graham , Ayers 13-82, Greiner Receiving: Scouten 7-102, Luden 7-38, Moorhead TDs: Moorhead 4, Scouten 3, Graham 3, Ayers. Passing: Graham TD Passes: Graham 4. Interceptions: Moorhead 2, Gleason, Scouten. FRec: Greiner 3, Scouten, Spacht, Toy. Team Reports Silver Creek Black Knights The Black Knights took a 13-0 lead at the half an big one that 20-0 last weekend... QB Jake Nosbisch returned from an injury that kept him out of the last game and a half. Nosbisch completed 13 of 25 passes for 167 yards and two TDs. He tossed scoring strikes of 60 and 30 yards and also rushed 8 yards for another TD... Kraig Gilbert caught five passes for 96 yards and a TD... Jake Lewis caught a 30- yard TD pass... Kaine Kettle rushed for 46 yards on just 4 carries and also made 4 tackles on defense... Nate Jones made seven tackles and intercepted a pass... Sherman Williams was also in on seven tackles... Tim Manning recorded a QB sack... 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 Rushing: SWilliams , Kettle 4-46, Gilbert 7-38, Nosbisch Receiving: Gilbert 5-96, SWilliams 5-34, Szumigala 3-4, VanZile 1-40,Lewis 1-30, Murphy 1-15, Youngbird 1-13, Gates 1-12, Forbes 1-4. TDs: SWilliams 2, VanZile, Gilbert, Lewiw, Nosbisch. Passing: Nosbisch , Lewis TD Passes: Nosbisch 2, Lewis. Interceptions: NJones. FRec: Kettle. Kraig Gilbert South Park Sparks The Sparks fell behind early and rallied but lost a wild shootout to Jamestown QB Tyler Mascio had another huge game as he completed 28 of 35 passes for 338 yards and three TDs. Mascio also tossed 3 2-point PATs... TJ Scott led the ground game as he ran for 102 yards on nine carries... Brandon Jefferson caught 11 passes for 128 yards and a TD. He also caught a pair of 2-point PATs... Antonio Leonard caught nine passes for 117 yards and a TD... Nick Mills caught three passes for 49 yards and a TD... William Burgess was a force on defense as he made 6 tackles and recovered a fumble... Willquan Burgess made 4 tackles and had a QB sack... 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 Rushing: Scott , Watkins , Mascio 22-96, WmBurgess 2-6, Jefferson 1-5. Receiving: Jefferson , Leonard , Watkins 5-32, Mills 4-54, Scott 3-37, Hontz 1-2. TDs: Mascio 3, Scott 2, Watkins, Mills, Jefferson, Leonard. Passing: Mascio TD Passes: Mascio 4. Interceptions: Mascio, Leonard, Neal. FRec: Wm.Burgess. Tyler Mascio 44

45 Southwestern Trojans Springville Griffins Team Reports Starpoint Spartans The Trojans fell behind 13-7 at the half and lost to Olean last weekend... Kevin Bellardo led the ground game as he rushed 13 times for 93 yards and a TD. Bellardo scored on an 11-yard run... Hunter Peterson ran eight times for 57 yards, including a 3-yard TD... Jordan Bryerton played a solid game on the offensive line and was a force on defense as he made 8 tackles and recovered a fumble... K Tanner Hoose nailed a 45-yard FG... Nick Swanson made a team-high nine tackles... Cory Bryerton made seven tackles, recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass... Kyle Moran made eight tackles and recovered a fumble... The Griffins fell behind 14-0 after one quarter and lost two Depew last weekend... Nate Wolcott led the ground game is he rushed six times for 58 yards and a TD. Wolcott also ran for a 2-point PAT and made six tackles on defense... Josh Cieslica ran nine times for 39 yards. He also made a team-high 11 tackles... Ethan Benz ran 10 times for 32 yards and snuck in for 1-yard TD... Devin White-Kearns ran four times for 37 yards... Brandon Ball made seven tackles and had a QB sack... Josh Ball made a tackles and had a QB sack... Andrew Suffaletto intercepted two passes... Patrick Hannon played a solid game on the O-line... The Spartans trailed 25-0 at the half and lost to Sweet Home Evan Majewski missed another game with injury but is expected back next week. Austin Bratek filled in and ran 21 times for 92 yards and a TD... QB Sam Terrazzino also missed the game. Eric Yeager filled in and completed seven of 10 passes for 28 yards... Ricky Goolsby caught four passes for 20 yards... Julian Mott caught three passes for 18 yards... Gage Blivin was once again solid on the O-line... Matt Wetzel made a team-high nine tackles and also recovered a fumble... Blake Whittall made 4 tackles... Mike Chase recovered a fumble... Richard Duermeyer was in on four stops... Jordan Bryerton Nate Wolcott 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 Rushing: Peterson , Weinstein , Bellardo , Swanson 14-84, Kennedy 10-69, Chamberlin 7-62, Williams 1-13, Johnson 2-11, Himes 1-8. Receiving: Pannes 8-123, Sandbloom 3-49, Peterson 2-29, Ulimger 1-12, CBryerton TDs: Weinstein 3, Pannes, Kennedy, Sandbloom, Bellardo, Peterson. Passing: Weinstein , Burk TD Passes: Weinstein 2. Interceptions: CBryerton 2, Ulinger. FRec: Moran, J.Bryerton, C.Bryerton. 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 Rushing: White-Kearns , Conklin 7-74, Cieslica 19-71, E.Benz 23-63, Wolcott 6-58, Fisher 6-15, Berry Receiving: Suffoletto 2-15, EBenz 1-9, Fisher 1-5, Dewitt 1-5. TDs: Dewitt, White-Kearns, Fisher, Wolcott, EBenz. Passing: White-Kearns , EBenz TD Passes: White-Kearns. Interceptions: Suffoletto. FRec: Ball 2, Fisher, Conklin, O Brien. 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 Rushing: Majewski , Bratek , Mott 10-75, Yaeger 7-29, Ahmed Receiving: Goolsby 6-38, Mott 3-18, Bratek 2-26, Chase 2-13, Wetzel 1-5. TDs: Bratek. Passing: Yaeger , Terrazzino TD Passes: None. Interceptions: Bratek. FRec: Bliven 2, Goolsby, Wetzel, Chase. 45

46 Sweet Home Panthers The Panthers jumped out to a 25-0 lead at the half and defeated Starpoint 37-6 last weekend... Brandon Smiley gave the Panthers an early lead as he returned the opening kickoff 83 yards for a TD. Smiley also caught three passes for 95 yards and two more TDs... Jordan Evert led the ground game as he ran 13 times for 70 yards and a TD... Mark Walker ran 12 times for 64 yards and scored a TD on a 10-yard run... Kevin Torrillo completed 11 of 15 passes for 165 yards and three TDs. Torrillo tossed scoring passes of 18, 45 and 31 yards... Tyler Barone caught two passes for 33 yards and a TD... Julyan Coleman caught two passes for 15 yards... 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 Rushing: Evert , Walker , Heine 5-19, KTorrillo 3-(-2), Smiley 1-(-9). Receiving: Smiley , Evert 6-148, Drake 4-38, Barone 2-33, Coleman 2-15, Heine 2-5, Willson 1-10, Walker 1-5, Oaks 1-3, Lee 1-2, Anderson 1-1. TDs: Smiley 5, Evert 4, Heine 2, Walker 2, Milton, Barone. Passing: KTorrillo TD Passes: KTorrillo 8. Interceptions: Milton, Spikes, Britt. FRec: Hennings, Evret. Tyler Barone Tonawanda Warriors Team Reports The Warriors led 10-0 after one quarter and beat Newfane 17-7 last weekend... QB Chris Mara had a solid game as he completed seven of 10 passes for 91 yards and a TD. Mara connected with Jordan Cifarelli on a 21-yard scoring pass... Tim Barnard led the ground game as he ran 28 times for 106 yards... Connor Pumm caught two passes for 26 yards. Pumm also made six tackles and returned an interception 27 yards for a TD. He also kicked a 27-yard FG... Paul Palladino made nine tackles and recovered a fumble... Will Galley and Cory Adams each made five tackles and recorded 2 QB sacks... Corbin Snyder intercepted a pass... 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 Rushing: Barnard , Boling , Henderson 11-51, TSmith 3-20, Adams 5-19, Mara Receiving: Pumm 4-94, Snyder 2-23, Frye 2-21, Barnard 2-8, Cifarelli TDs: Boling 3, Barnard 2, Pumm, Cifarelli. Passing: Boling , Mara TD Passes: Mara. Connor Pumm Interceptions: Barnard, Pumm, Cifarelli, Snyder. FRec: Palladino 2, Galley, Geercken, Barnard. Westfield Wolverines The Wolverines season has been cancelled. 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 Rushing: Janes , Hunt 18-94, Raynor 1-2, Buchanan 2-(-1). Receiving: Janes 2-41, Walters 2-37, Witmer 2-(-8), Gray 1-5. TDs: Janes 2. Passing: Hunt TD Passes: Hunt. Interceptions: None. FRec: None. 46

47 West Seneca East Trojans Team Reports West Seneca West Indians Williamsville East Flames The Trojans took a 7-6 lead after one quarter but pulled away and beat Iroquois 34-6 last weekend... The Trojans running game was in high gear as they rushed for a total of 300 yards... Mike Waterman led the ground attack as he rushed 20 times for 130 yards and a TD... QB Devin Linder added 80 yards on 13 carries... Jalexis Santiago carried four times for 60 yards and two TDs... Tyler Skretny carried just five times but punched in two short TDs. Skretny also made 4 tackles, three solo, on defense... John Dolac made seven tackles, six solo... Nick Pszczolkowski caught a 22-yard pass and also made three tackles on defense... The Indians trailed 14-3 after the first quarter and lost to Kenmore West Chris Walker led the team was 62 rushing yards and 16 carries... Ryan Sherk ran five times for 39 yards... Pete Walsh ran for 33 yards on 12 carries... QB Chris Lucas completed 7 of 18 passes for 87 yards and a TD... Joe Sitarek caught a 27- yard TD pass... Dakota Farr caught 3 passes for 47 yards. Farr made 6 primary tackles, including 2 for lost yardage, and assisted on 13 others. He also intercepted a pass and recorded a sack... Sean Kline average 46 yards on three kickoffs and also kicked a 30-yard FG... Lou DiChristopher Made a team-high eight tackles... The Flames allowed a TD in each of the first three quarters and lost to crosstown rival Williamsville North 21-0 last weekend... Rae Kwan Green led the ground game as he rushed 16 times for 42 yards. Green also intercepted a pass on defense... QB Jaleel Battle rushed for 35 yards on 14 carries. Battle also completed two passes for 23 yards... Curtis Vance caught an 18- yard pass... Matt Zygaj made seven tackles to leave the defense... Tajhi Lewis played a solid game and also made seven tackles... Mike Losi was in on 4 tackles... Aidan Lecavalier recorded a QB sack... Williamsville East will host McKinley this weekend... Tyler Skretny Dakota Farr Tajhi Lewis 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 Rushing: Lindner , Waterman , Santiago , Skretny , Day 4-35, Dolac 1-30, Simoncelli 2-25, Kumro 3-3, Cooley 1-1. Receiving: Skretny 3-42, Waterman 3-11, Pszczolkowski TDs: Waterman 5, Skretny 5, Lindner 4, Santiago 4, Psczolkowski. Passing: Lindner , Waterman TD Passes: Lindner. Interceptions: None. FRec: None. 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 Rushing: Walsh , Walker , Lucas 14-43, Sherk 5-39, Harm 4-25, Berry 2-20, Kline 3-16, Jackson 4-6, Farr 2-2. Receiving: Farr 7-72, Walsh 3-19, Berry 3-18, Sitarek 1-27, Skea TDs: Sitarek. Passing: Lucas , Kline TD Passes: Lucas. Interceptions: Dakota. FRec: Puntariero, Devan. 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 Rushing: Battle , Green , Mack , Green 37,Lewis 4-42, Mirco 5-23, Chima 4-5, Crane 2-1. Receiving: Perrin 5-113, Battle 1-20, Vance TDs: Mack 4, Green 3, Battle 2, Perrin 2, Lewis. Passing: Battle , Crane TD Passes: Battle 2. Interceptions: Chima, Battle, Vance, Green. FRec: Mack, Faracca 47

48 Williamsville North Spartans The Spartans led 14-0 at the half and earned their first win of the season as they beat crosstown rival Williamsville East 21-0 last weekend... Derek Isler led the running game as he gained 107 yards on 22 carries. Isler also made nine tackles and a QB sack and defense... Kolbe Hughes started the scoring when he returned a punt 68 yards for a TD... Ryan Majewski completed five of 16 passes for 96 yards and a TD... Chad Steinwachs caught a 31-yard TD pass... Nick Ames played a big game on defense as he made seven tackles and recorded three QBs sacks... George Attea made nine tackles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a TD... Fri., Sept. McKinley 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 Rushing: Isler , Majewski Receiving: Hughes , JThompson 4-20, DThompson 3-74, Isler 3-22, Steinwachs 1-31, Kelly 1-4. TDs: Isler, Majewski, DThompson, Hughes, Steinwachs, Attea. Passing: Majewski , Steinwachs TD Passes: Majewski 2. Interceptions: Hughes. FRec: Attea. Derek Isler The Billies led 14-6 at the half and pulled away after the break to beat Riverside 32-6 last weekend... Sam Castronova completed 14 of 21 passes for 168 yards and two TDs... Kevin Mason caught four passes for 39 yards and a TD... Kam Varner caught three passes for 49 yards. Varner also tossed a 17-yard TD pass... Jeremy Spitzberg caught a 20-yard TD pass... Team Reports Williamsville South Billies Matt Foster set a school record when he returned 2 interceptions for TDs in the game. Foster returned his picks 39 and 92 yards for scores... Antonio Zendano made a team-high 13 tackles and also had a QB sack... Jake Fuzak was in on 7 tackles... The Billies play at Orchard Park this week... 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 Rushing: Clement , Varner 13-54, Castronova 18-52, Bailey 4-32, Spitzberg 8-25, Shamenda 9-25, Tuskes Receiving: Mason , Varner 9-190, Geska 7-66, Clement 5-76, Huber 5-72, Beyer 2-13, Foster 2-6, Spitzberg 1-20, Castronova 1-17, Buell TDs: Varner 5, Castronova 3, Foster 2, Mason 2, Spitzberg, Clement. Passing: Castronova , Varner , Bailey TD Passes: Castronova 6, Varner. Interceptions: Foster 2, Varner, Buell, Spitzberg. FRec: Zendano, Geska. Sam Castronova Wilson Lakemen The Lakeman trailed 26-0 at the half and lost to Cleve Hill 48-0 last weekend... Despite the lopsided score, there were some bright spots... Hunter Howland led the Lakemen with 55 yards rushing on 14 carries... QB Tim Walch completed 10 of 31 passes for 93 yards. Walch also avraged 36 yards on 7 punts... Kevin Daunce caught 5 passes for 59 yards... Jacob Rice caught 2 passes for 26 yards... Justin Westmoreland had a stellar performance on defense as he made a team-high 12 tackles, 11 solo... Tyler Hedley was in on 5 tackles, including 4 solo efforts... Chase Wheeler made 4 tackles, including 3 initial hits... Wilson plays at JFK this weekend... 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 Rushing: Howland , Thuman 13-49, Walch 10-38, Mazur 2-0. Receiving: Daunce , Rice 4-36, Howland 4-32, Koroschetz 4-19, Johnston 1-39, Thuman 1-6. TDs: Daunce, Walch, Johnston. Passing: Walch , Howland TD Passes: Walch 2. Interceptions: Daunce. FRec: Fox, Westmorland. Tyler Hedley 48

49 AA Div All PF PA Next Frontier West Seneca West Lancaster Jamestown Jamestown Lancaster Orchard Park Williamsville South Lockport Niagara Falls Kenmore West Clarence Clarence Kenmore West Niagara Falls Lockport West Seneca West Frontier 2013 League Standings A North Div All PF PA Next Sweet Home North Tonawanda Kenmore East Grand Island Grand Island Kenmore East North Tonawanda Sweet Home Niagara Wheatfield Starpoint Starpoint Niagara Wheatfield A Central Div All PF PA Next Williamsville South Orchard Park McKinley Wmsville East Williamsville East McKinley Williamsville North East High East High Wmsville North Riverside Bishop Timon A South Div All PF PA Next West Seneca East Hamburg South Park Lake Shore Hutch Tech Iroquois Hamburg West Seneca East Iroquois Hutch Tech Lake Shore South Park B North Div All PF PA Next Burgard Medina Medina Burgard Cheektowaga Amherst Lew-Port Bennett Amherst Cheektowaga Albion Newfane Bennett Lew-Port Maryvale Barker-RH Barker Maryvale B South Div All PF PA Next Depew Alden Alden Depew Pioneer East Aurora Eden Cardinal O Hara East Aurora Pioneer Springville Salamanca Olean Dunkirk Dunkirk Olean C North Div All PF PA Next Lackawanna Cleve Hill Cleveland Hill Lackawanna Tonawanda Akron Akron Tonawanda Newfane Albion JFK Wilson Wilson JFK C South Div All PF PA Next Fredonia Southwestern Southwestern Fredonia Salamanca Springville Silver Creek Falconer Falconer Silver Creek Gowanda Alley-Limestone Allegany-Limestone Gowanda Photo by Mark Adair North Tonawanda senior QB Chris Woodard looks for running room in the Lumberjacks loss to Kenmore East last weekend. Class D Div All PF PA Next Randolph Maple Grove Maple Grove-CLake Randolph Ellicottville Franklinville Portville Cassadaga Cassadaga Valley Portville Westfield Nichols Class DD Div All PF PA Next Sherman Pine Valley Frewsburg Panama Panama Frewsburg Cattaraugus-LV Clymer Franklinville Ellicottville Pine Valley Sherman Clymer Cattaraugus-LV Msgr Martin Div All PF PA Next St. Joe s Aquinas St. Mary s OPEN Canisius St. Francis St. Francis Canisius Cardinal O Hara Eden Bishop Timon Riverside Independent Div All PF PA Next Nichols Westfield 49

50 RUSHING Player (Team) Att Yards Vallone (St. Mary s) CSmith (Lackwanna) Doubek (Randolph) Ollison (Canisius) CDustin (Falconer) Davis (St. Joe s) CSmith (Lackawanna) Brown (Medina) Turner (Depew) McCarthy (Fredonia) PSmith (Kenmore East) Moorhead (Sherman) BThomas (Cleve Hill) Barnard (Tonawanda) Sukmanowski (Grand Island) Miller (MGCL) Myles (Hamburg) Gibson (Cheektowaga) Scott (South Park) Mummery (Pioneer) Price (Kenmore West) Lindner (WSeneca East) Geiger (Gowanda) Evert (Sweet Home) Zellner (North Tonawanda) Siperek (Salamanca) Hogan (Lew-Port) Goltz (Orchard Park) Nagy (Amherst) Wolfe (Albion) Fuller (Lancaster) FIELD GOALS Player (Team) FG (Lg) Hoose (Southwestern)... 1 (45) Ruge (Cassadaga Valley)... 1 (40) Coatsworth (East Aurora)... 1 (37) Gibbon (Eden)... 1 (33) Hollamby (Portville)... 1 (32) Haubel (Amherst)... 1 (32) Five other players also have 1 FG WNY Leader Board RECEIVING Player (Team) Rec Yards Lauricella (Akron) Ferry (North Tonawanda) Jefferson (South Park) Leonard (South Park) Barna (Medina) Carlson (Jamestown) Panebianco (Jamestown) Daunce (Wilson) Hughes (Wmsv North) Mason (Wmsv South) Hopcia (Alden) Smiley (Sweet Home) Townsend (Lockport) Buccieri (St. Francis) Murphy (Orchard Park) Bathurst (Olean) Donohue (Timon) Larson (Jamestown) Dussault (Alden) Hennessy (Olean) Varner (Wmsv South) Lewis (Medina) Blackmon (Albion) Wojnar (Kenmore West) Price (Kenmore West) Ten Players with 8 Receptions. INTERCEPTIONS Player (Team) INT Ford (Kenmore West)... 4 Wesley (Cleve Hill)... 3 Eight players tied with 2. PASSING YARDS Player (Team) Yards Sisson (Jamestown) Hellwig (Medina) Woodard (North Tonawanda) Mascio (South Park) Castronova (Wmsv South) KTorrillo (Sweet Home) McCarthy (St. Joe s) TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player (Team) TD Sisson (Jamestown) KTorrillo (Sweet Home)... 8 Stoldt (Alden)... 8 Hellwig (Medina)... 7 Gregoire (Lackawanna)... 7 Castronova (Wmsv South)... 6 JaDolegala (St. Francis)... 5 McMahon (Kenmore East)... 5 TOUCHDOWNS Player (Team) TD Doubek (Randolph) Turner (Depew)... 8 Davis (St. Joe s)... 8 Vallone (St. Mary s)... 7 CSmith (Lackawanna)... 7 Sisson (Jamestown)... 7 Nine tied with 6. FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player (Team) FR Brown (Medina)... 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

51 WEEK 1 Friday, September 6th Burgard 14, Bennett 0 North Tonawanda 46, Lake Shore 28 Frontier 38, Clarence 12 Jamestown 52, Niagara Falls 14 Orchard Park 18, West Seneca West 0 Grand Island 17, Hamburg 6 Sweet Home 27, Iroquois 13 Williamsville South 16, East High 8 McKinley 14, Williamsville North 12 Albion 32, Barker-Roy-Hart 0 Alden 32, Dunkirk 7 Akron 45, Wilson 6 Lackawanna 38, Newfane 18 Salamanca 12, Falconer 0 Fredonia 55, Silver Creek 8 Southwestern 20, Gowanda 14 Sherman 12, Franklinville 0 Maple Grove-CLake 13, Portville 0 Randolph 44, Westfield 7 Canisius 42, McQuaid 15 Aquinas 32, Bishop Timon 8 Kenmore East 16, East Aurora 7 Medina 48, Amherst 6 Cattaraugus-LV 21, Allegany-Limestone 0 Frewsburg 35, Pine Valley 0 Ellicottville 26, Cassadaga Valley 11 St. Mary s 70, Smethport (Pa.) 7 Saturday, September 7th Cardinal O Hara 30, Nichols 28 Holy Trinity 21, St. Francis 18 Tonawanda 27, JFK 0 Panama 21, Clymer 0 Lancaster 22, Kenmore West 7 Lockport 7, Starpoint 0 Williamsville East 48, Riverside 8 Lew-Port 13, Niagara Wheatfield 7 Cleve Hill 14, Maryvale 0 Eden 20, Springville 12 St. Joe s 20, St. Anthony s 14 South Park 14, Hutch Tech 8 Depew 36, Olean 12 Oneida 47, Pioneer 7 West Seneca East 42, Central Square 16 Jamesville-DeWitt 13, Cheektowaga 12 WEEK 2 Thursday, September 12th Williamsville East 34, Amherst 9 Williamsville South 32, Williamsville North 6 Friday, September 13th Frontier 24, Niagara Falls 6 Lockport 33, Orchard Park 27 Hutch Tech 14, Hamburg 6 South Park 20, Iroquois 6 West Seneca East 57, Lake Shore 0 Grand Island 20, North Tonawanda 14 McKinley 40, Riverside 0 Lew-Port 30, Barker-Roy-Hart 16 Pioneer 10, Olean 7 (ot) Newfane 28, Wilson 13 Gowanda 20, JFK 0 Southwestern 23, Allegany-Limestone 12 Fredonia 42, Falconer 6 Salamanca 43, Silver Creek 18 Frewsburg 38, Franklinville 12 Cattaragus-LV 38, Panama 14 Portville 32, Westfield 6 Randolph 50, Ellicottville 0 Maple Grove-CLake 49, Nichols 6 Aquinas 3, Canisius 0 Western New York 2013 S C H E D U L E St. Francis 53, Edison Tech 14 Glen Oak (Ohio) 43, Bishop Timon 0 Lancaster 42, West Seneca West 0 Medina 44, Maryvale 14 Burgard 48, Albion 0 Depew 38, East Aurora 6 Springville 7, Dunkirk 6 Lackawanna 18, Tonawanda 6 Cassadaga Valley 42, Pine Valley 12 Saturday, September 14th St. Mary s 49, East High 0 Sherman 28, Clymer 0 Jamestown 50, Kenmore West 28 Kenmore East 22, Starpoint 0 Sweet Home 34, Niagara Wheatfield 8 Cheektowaga 20, Bennett 0 Alden 22, Eden 15 Cleve Hill 28, Akron 13 St. Joe s 35, Clarence 13 WEEK 3 Friday, September 20th Amherst 34, Barker-Roy-Hart 20 Hamburg 35, Lake Shore 14 Orchard Park 13, Clarence 7 Kenmore West 20, West Seneca West 9 Jamestown 58, South Park 32 West Seneca East 34, Iroquois 6 Alden 29, Hutch Tech 22 Williamsville South 48, Riverside 8 McKinley 36, East High 0 Cheektowaga 34, Albion 20 Bennett 62, Maryvale 7 Burgard 31, Lew-Port 0 Olean 32, Southwestern 16 Cleve Hill 48, Wilson 0 Silver Creek 20, Gowanda 0 Nichols 26, Portville 23 Cathedral Prep (Pa.) 49, St. Francis 14 Medina 40, Akron 20 Depew 28, Springville 13 Pioneer 35, Dunkirk 6 East Aurora 24, Eden 3 Falconer 45, Allegany-Limestone 28 Fredonia 35, Salamanca 22 Randolph 42, Frewsburg 8 Westfield, canceled Saturday, September 21st St. Mary s 21, Bishop Timon 6 Canisius 14, Walsh Jesuit 0 Maple Grove-CLake 56, Cassadaga Valley 0 Panama 34, Pine Valley 8 Sherman 34, Cattaraugus-LV 8 Franklinville 25, Clymer 12 Lackawanna 42, JFK 6 Frontier 23, Lockport 0 Grand Island 13, Niagara Wheatfield 7 Kenmore East 27, North Tonawanda 14 Sweet Home 37, Starpoint 6 Tonawanda 17, Newfane 7 Wmsville North 21, Wmsville East 0 St. Joe s 53, Cardinal O Hara 16 Lancaster 17, Niagara Falls 0 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 St. Joe s, 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 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

52 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

53 It s not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man marred by the dust and the sweat and the blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again and again......who at best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievements and who, at the worst, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place will never be with those cold timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt FootballWeekly Upstate Are You Game?

54 Otto Weighs in Again THE EXTRA P O I N T By Mark Adair I saw Otto Slamkowski the other day. He had a scowl and was chomping on his ever-present cigar. Hey, Otto. How ya doin? He gave a resigned sigh and shook his head. What s the matter, now? I asked. Oh, my wife got a computer a few weeks ago, he said. I joined this thing called Facebook... big waste of time. Well, I answered, If that s the case, why did you join? I m trying to keep up with the Western New York football scene and if you wanna do that nowadays, you have to have a computer and use that internet thing, he said. I asked him what he was seeing on Facebook. Everyone s all up in arms, he said, because Bennett beat Maryvale People are ranting about the game without mentioning the teams involved... like they don t want to embarass anyone. Well, I said. A lot of people don t like it when a team from a bigger school pounds an opponent like that. They kind of took advantage of a weaker team. Oh, Otto said, wrinkling his forehead. But, isn t that what football teams are supposed to do? Find a weakness in your opponent and take advantage of it? Well... I started. So, if your opponent has a weakness, you re supposed to try not to score? Maybe the coach could tell his running backs to fall down as soon as they get the ball. That might make it easier on the other team. I don t think you understand the spirit of high school football, I said. You are supposed to use good sportsmanship and not humiliate the other guy. Who said anything about humiliating? Otto asked. What s humiliating about getting beat as long as you did your best and played your hardest right to the end? I guess I see your point, I conceded. But some people are saying that Bennett should have stopped scoring because the game was out of hand. Out of hand? Otto asked. Check the New York State record book, pal. In the old days, there were a lot of games that ended I mean, quite a few teams have won games 48-0 this year. Should we punish them for that? Jamestown has scored 50 points on three straight We make rules so that successful people are as mediocre as everyone else. 53 opponents. Should they get a letter of reprimand? And why should Maryvale be embarrassed? They fought hard to the very end. They have nothing to be ashamed of. I guess... I started. Maryvale just got caught on a bad night, Otto said. What about those other programs? What other programs? I asked. There are a few football programs out there that haven t won more than two games in a season since McKinley was shot in Buffalo, Otto said with disgust. Their community does not take the sport seriously and all the opposing coaches protect these programs by not scoring on them. For years, these same teams lose 45-0 each and every week. Why not truly roll it up on them and let everyone know how bad they really are? That wouldn t be very nice, I said. So what? Otto laughed. Football isn t nice. It s a competition. The idea behind a competition is to do your very best. After it s over, shake hands, share some mutual respect and leave the field together as fellow warriors. By beating them 121-0? I asked. Sure, he said, Then these kids might understand how much work they have to do to get better. You see, the really good programs don t just get lucky. Those coaches and their players work their butts off to get good. They work all winter, spring and summer to get ready for the season. They do a ton of fund-raising so they can attend camps and coaching clinics. Their community and their school district makes sure they have all the equipment they need to get bigger, stronger and faster. But... I started. Unfortunately, not everybody wants to work hard, Otto said. Some kids sit around all summer watching cartoons. Did they run the bleachers? Did they lift weights every day? Maybe if they got beat every single week, they would understand exactly how much work and effort it takes to be good at football. But we re trying to do more than just coach football, I said. We re trying to teach life s lessons to these kids. By not making them feel bad, Otto said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Let me tell you, teaching kids that life will take it easy on you when you don t work hard is exactly the WRONG kind of lesson we should be teaching. Um... I said. Wow... maybe you have a point. Of course I have a point, he said, but it ll never happen. Everyone would rather complain about the successful programs than try to be more like them. We make rules so that strong and successful people are as mediocre as everyone else. That way, nobody gets their feelings hurt. It s the American way.