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SECTION 6 Small Upstate Panther Plays Big RB Jordan Heine Football returns from injury W E E K L Y to help Sweet Home October 29, 2014 Issue No. 93 60 Pages INSIDE: South Park ready for Rematch Burgard, Bennett battle for trip to The Ralph C Playoffs are Lockport Grad Khari Demos starts at Fisher Miller PLUS: State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Time! Schedules ALSO: Stephen Ca Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings This Week’s Lineup: Contents OCTOBER 29, 2014 QB is the Best for West 4 ... WNY Notebook 10 5 ... Players of the Week Kenmore West beat Lancaster 41-21 in the 7 ... League Look-Ins first round of the Class AA playoffs last 13 ... 2010 Notebook week. In the win over Lancaster, QB DeAngelo Walker-Johnson led the offense 16 ... Team Reports as he rushed 25 times for 117 yards and 3 40 ... Standings TDs. 41 ... Leader Board 42 ... Around The State 44 ... Campus News Becht leads North ‘D’ 11 47 ... Extra Point Williamsville North beat Frontier 33-0 in Upstate the first round of the Class AA playoffs. It was the fifth shutout for the Spartans Football this season. One player who has helped W E E K L Y Publisher the Spartans defense this season is senior Adair Publishing LB John Becht. Editor-In-Chief Mark E. Adair Business Manager Catherine M. Rutkowski 12 Leonard has Great Career Statistician Paul Hutzler South Park beat Starpoint 20-12 last Photography week in the first round of the Class A Jerome Davis, Tim Frank playoffs. If the Sparks are going to The Upstate Football Weekly is published become the first Buffalo City team to every Thursday throughout the high school football season (August-November) by play in the Ralph, they will need a big Adair Publishing. Contents copyright ©2011 by Adair Publishing. All rights reserved. game from senior WR Antonio Leonard. 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 corre- spondence to: Upstate Football Weekly, [email protected] Wesley Leads Cleve Hill 17 To advertise in the Upstate Football Weekly or for information regarding ad rates and sizes call (716) 433-8393. Cleve Hill led just 12-6 at the half but scored twice after the break and beat Salamanca 24-6 last weekend. If the Football Weekly 86 Park Lane Circle Eagles are going to get past Lockport, N.Y. 14094 Southwestern, they will need a big game from senior WR Aaron Wesley. (716) 433-8393 [email protected] Buffalo Bills & NY National Guard Coach of the Week Cauley Honored for Comeback Pat Cauley was named the Coach of the Week by within three points when Micth Gomolka pounded in the Buffalo Bills and the National Guard after his team from the 4-yard line to make the score 34-31. beat Williamsville South 40-34 in overtime. Hamburg needed one more stop. “I accept the honor on behalf of the team, our kids, “We had a guest speaker come in and talk to the our coaches and our community,” Cauley said. “A lot kids on the Thursday before the game,” Cauley said. more goes into a win like that than just the head “One of the things he told them was that every inch coach. Everyone did a great job.” counts. He said that the game would come down to a It was Hamburg’s first-ever playoff win on the road few inches.” and the Bulldogs used a most improbable way to earn With Williamsville South facing a 4th-and-1 on the the win. Hamburg 19-yard line, the Bulldogs stopped the Hamburg trailed 21-3 at the half and looked for the Billies’ just inches short of a game-clinching first down. all the world like they were going to exit the playoffs. The Bulldogs drove frantically down the field and, “Way back in on the game’s our summer con- last play, Jason ditioning pro- Shuttleworth gram,” Cauley kicked a 37-yard said, “I made sure FG to tie the that the kids game. understood that, In the OT ses- no matter what sion, the happened this Hamburg defense season, we would stopped South be resilient and without a first relentless.” down. With their At the halftime own possession, break, Cauley the Bulldogs reminded his methodically players of that. drove to the 2- “I just told the yard line and then kids to take a Gomloka ham- deep breath,” he mered in for the said. “We were game-winning TD. not going to die Photo by Buffalo Bills Cauley has like this. We were Hamburg coach Pat Cauley was named the Coach of the Week by the been a coach at going to get to the Buffalo Bills and the National Guard after his team beat Williamsville Hamburg for 23 4th quarter with a South 40-34 in OT last week. years. He chance to win. coached at the We had worked too hard and if we were going to go modified and JV levels for 15 years. He was also the out, we were going out playing our kind of football.” head basketball coach for 11 years before stepping Hamburg scored early in the third quarter to pull down to pursue his administration degree. within 21-9 but Williamsville South answered with a TD Cauley was named the Hamburg AD 2 years ago. to push the lead to 27-9. “It certainly is a challenge but I will never be an AD “We still felt we had a chance,” Cauley said. “We can that is only interested in the program I coach,” he said. score from anywhere on the field but we had to stop “We are trying to create a culture where everyone is a them from scoring and we hadn’t been able to do that.” Bulldog. I have excellent assistant coaches who do a However, Hamburg scored and then caused a great job and pick up any slack that might exist turnover. When the Bulldogs scored again late in the because of my other position.” third quarter, they trailed just 27-24. Cauley says that his team is far from satisfied with Hamburg still had a mountain to climb when winning a playoff game. Williamsville South scored again to take a 34-24 lead “There’s no reason to be satisfied,” he said. “We with just 8:41 left in the game. have a good team waiting for us but we want the oppor- It took four minutes but Hamburg again pulled to tunity to go out and compete and we want to win.” 4 SECTION VI PLAY-OFFS HB FB Class AA First Round Orchard Park 40, Niagara Falls 13 QB WR Jamestown 55, Lockport 0 OT OG C OG OT TE Williamsville North 33, Frontier 0 DE DT DT DE Kenmore West 41, Lancaster 21 CB LB Class AA Semifinals LB Williamsville North @ Jamestown, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm LB Orchard Park @ Kenmore West, Sat., Nov. 1, 2:00 pm Class AA Championship SS Fri., Nov. 7, 9:00 pm @ Ralph Wilson FS Class A First Round For the promotion of amateur football in WNY! Sweet Home 44, McKinley 6 South Park 20, Starpoint 12 Hamburg 40, Williamsville South 34 (ot) 2013-2014 Activities West Seneca East 25, North Tonawanda 14 Class A Semifinals The WNY Amateur Football Alliance Hamburg @ South Park, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm sponsors the following programs: West Seneca East @ Sweet Home, Sat., Nov. 1, 2:00 pm Class A Championship Thurs., Nov. 6, 8:30 pm @ Ralph Wilson Senior College Night Class B First Round A College Recruiter Night in December Burgard 32 , Fredonia 0 which gives High School Seniors the Bennett 42, Medina 6 opportunity to meet with many of the Cheektowaga 41, Depew 21 college recruiters from throughout the Maryvale 7, East Aurora 0 Class B Semifinals North-East. Burgard @ Bennett, Sat., Nov. 1, 2:00 pm Maryvale @ Cheektowaga, Sat., Nov. 1, 7:00 Junior Combine Class B Championship A Junior Class Combine in May which Fri., Nov. 7, 4:00 pm @ Ralph Wilson gives High School Juniors an opportuni- Class C First Round ty to demonstrate their abilities to Cleve Hill 24, Salamanca 6 College recruiters while participating in Southwestern 55, JFK 6 MGCLake 45, Lackawanna 0 football skill drills. Silver Creek 32, Gowanda 14 Class C Semifinals Youth Coaching Academy Southwestern @ Cleve Hill 38, Sat., Nov. 1, 2:00 pm A Coaching Academy in March to train Silver Creek @ MGCLake, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm Class C Championship volunteer youth Coaches the proper Fri., Nov. 7, 6:30 pm @ Ralph Wilson technique to teach the game of football Class D Semifinals to young players. Panama @ Randolph, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm Cattaraugus-LV @ Ellicottville, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm Scholar-Athlete Award Dinner Class D Championship A Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet in Thurs., Nov. 6, 5:00 pm @ Ralph Wilson December to Honor High School and Class DD Semifinals College Students for their accomplish- Westfield @ Portville, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm Sherman @ Frewsburg, Fri., Oct. 31, 7:00 pm ments both on the football field and in Class DD Championship the classroom. Thurs., Nov. 6, 3:00 pm @ Ralph Wilson High School All-Star Game The Alliance will support amateur CHUCK FUNKE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT football activities such as the Annual Class AA FINALS: Lancaster 28, Clarence 7 Lions/Ad Pro Sports High School Class A Semifinals Football All-Star Classic.