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SECTION 6 Tilley Upstate Walks Away Eden coach steps Football away from game W E E K L Y to help his family September 1, 2016 Issue No. 109 60 Pages INSIDE: Iroquois Chiefs Ready to Roll in Class A

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PLUS: Mount State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings McKinley Schedules ALSO: Jermaine Boyd, a 6-8, 345-pound senior, Sideline Chatter Extra Point tries football for the first time Section 6 Standings This Week’s Lineup: Contents SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 Lions Lineman is Leader 4 ... WNY Notebook 8 5 ... Players of the Week Lockport finished 3-5 and lost in the first 7 ... League Look-Ins round of the playoffs in 2015. One player 13 ... 2015 Notebook that Lockport will rely on this year is junior captain Jason Robiliard, who was 16 ... Team Reports named a second-team all-star on the line 40 ... Standings after last season. 41 ... Leader Board 42 ... Around The State 44 ... Campus News A Legend in the Making 9 47 ... Extra Point

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www.HWSAthletics.com Eden’s Tilley Walks Away By Mark Adair he had to change his mind. For the first time in 41 years, Chuck Tilley will not be on “My wife came home with new blood test numbers for the sidelines or on the field this season. Justin,” he said. “I took one look at them and I knew I had Tilley, a 20-year veteran head coach in WNY, decided to resign. I just couldn’t leave her alone with this.” to resign from the head job he had held at Eden for the Chuck and Gloria Tilley have four children. Sarah (22) last 7 seasons. is at the University of Utah “This is the first time where she is working since 1975 that I have not toward’s her Master’s played or coached foot- Degree in Environmental ball,” Tilley said. “Honestly, Science. Lauren is a senior I never knew that summer at Frontier High School. vacation was so long. I The Tilley’s also have had an extra three weeks twin boys. Kyle was born this year.” with Down’s Syndrome. Tilley has been a head Justin has Autism. coach at Cheektowaga, “Kyle is very high func- Tonawanda and Eden. He tioning,” Tilley said. “He’s has more than 100 wins very funny and social and on his resume. he takes regular classes “I’ve been coaching for with an aide at Eden.” 27 years,” Tilley said. Justin’s situation is more “This is definitely strange.” serious. Tilley, who played high “Justin will never be able school football at Dunkirk to function on his own,” before playing at Tilley said. “He’ll always Brockport State, originally need to be cared for.” planned to be back at When Eden dropped Eden this fall. their varsity program last “I had a 2-hour meeting year, Tilley worked as a vol- with my Athletic Director,” unteer coach for Lake he said. “I explained to her Shore when the programs everything I wanted to do merged. Occasionally, Tilley this year. We were all set.” would need to leave to help Tilley drove home feel- his family at home. ing optimistic... but life “I would get a text from blind-sided him. my wife that I needed to His son Justin, who is come home,” he said. Autistic, has been battling Photo by Mark Adair “When you are an unpaid Lyme Disease. Eden coach Chuck Tilley resigned in July so he could volunteer, that’s fine. When “We learned back in help with his son’s severe medical issues. you are a paid head coach April of 2015 that Justin and in charge of the entire had Lyme Disease,” Tilley said. “He displays a lot of the program, that’s not fine.” characteristics that go with Autism, with aggression and So, he made the hard decision - though he says the anxiety. That was just multiplied incredibly over the last decision wasn’t actually all that difficult. year.” “My son needs me,” he said. “My family needs me. Unfortunately, the treatments for the Lyme Disease There was no choice to make.” cause severe anxiety for Justin. Tilley did join the Trench Trophy Committee so he can “When you start the treatments, it can actually make stay involved with football. things worse for a while,” Tilley said. “It can make him feel “I still wanted to be around the game,” he said, “and like his brain is on fire. He bangs his head on the floor to that doesn’t require the time that coaching does.” try and stop the pain. We’ve had episodes that lasted 24 Tilley says he wants to coach again some day. hours that were just mayhem. It’s been hard.” “My future is up in the air,” he said. “I’m only 49 years The family took Justin to see a specialist in Cleveland. old and after 27 years of coaching, I’m finally getting good “We saw a lot of improvement,” Tilley said, “and I was at it. I would prefer to be a head coach, but if I have to be feeling really good at the start of July. My athletic director an assistant coach, I will. But, right now, we are busy with wanted me back and I wanted to come back.” treatments and doctor’s appointments. It’s just the way it But, upon arriving home after his meeting, Tilley knew is.” 8 Al all

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Meember of the ECFC beginning in 20 71 .alfredsredsttaateathhl Lions Lineman is a Leader NORTH Lockport finished 3-5 and lost in the the varsity as a sophomore and he just AA first round of the playoffs in 2015. But blossomed.” new head coach Matt Vermette says that Robiliard is just 5-8, 230 but makes up NOTEBOOK the Lions are starting new this fall. for a lack of size with quickness. One player that will “It’s a new opportunity,” Vermette “He wrestled varsity as a freshman,” have a huge effect said. “We have lost Vermette said. on the division is some guys to “He’s explosive and Wlliamsville North injury over the has very good feet. WR Anthony summer. But that You have to be Maniscalco... The means we have a physical in senior caught 22 lot of opportunities wrestling and it passes for 361 yards and 4 TDs for some other kids helped his under- as the Spartans finished 7-2... to step up. We just standing of how to want to learn and use leverage.” Maniscalco also led all WNY play- compete and keep Robiliard was ers with 6 interceptions... getting better.” not a starter when Vermette says he was first called that his team has up to the varsity some solid players. football team in At A Glance AANORTH “If we have kids 2015. that come to prac- “He was our 5th Div All Niagara Falls………...... 0-0 0-0 tice and work hard defensive lineman,” Clarence...... 0-0 0-0 all week, we can be Vermette said, “and Lockport…………...... 0-0 0-0 competitive,” he our 6th offensive Kenmore West…...... 0-0 0-0 said. “The opportu- lineman. He Williamsville North.…..... 0-0 0-0 nities are there. We worked his tail off. Niagara Wheatfield...... 0-0 0-0 have some kids that Photo by Mark Adair By Week 3 he was are buying in and starting on defense Friday, September 2nd Lockport junior Jason Robiliard. Clarence @ Frontier, 7:00 working hard.” and by Week 4 he Kenmore West @ Riverside, 7:00 One player that Vermette pointed to was a 2-way starter.” Williamsville North @ Jamestown, 7:00 was junior captain Jason Robiliard, who Vermette says that Robiliard is a solid was named a second-team all-star on the leader for the team. Saturday, September 3rd Lockport @ Canisius, 1:00 line after last season. “He’s very intelligent and he’ll do McKinley @ Niagara Falls, 2:00 “He’s going to play guard and defen- whatever is asked of him,” he said. “He’s Grand Island @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 sive tackle for us,” Vermette said. “We a leader, a team-guy and a great presence gave him the opportunity to come up to in the locker room.”

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10 A Legend in the Making SOUTH Lancaster finished 6-3 and lost at nator. We know each other, they know the Kenmore West in the semifinals of the system and I know their strengths and AA playoffs in 2015. weaknesses.” NOTEBOOK Lancaster’s JV coach Eric Rupp was If the Legends are going to make it One player that will hired as the Legends new varsity coach back to the Stadium, they will need a big have a huge effect for 2016. year from senior on the division is “It’s a dream wideout LG Orchard Park RB come true,” Rupp Castillo. Josh Dahl... The said. “I played for “When LG gets senior rushed for a coach Jankiewicz. excited and goes team-high 562 yards My dad played for hard we are a total- on 104 carries... Dahl scored 10 coach Foyle. My ly different team,” grandfather gradu- Rupp said. “He TDs as the Quakers finished 9-2 ated from motivates the other and won the Section 6 Class AA Lancaster in 1938, kids.” title... Dahl also played significant so I am a 3rd gen- Castillo (6-3, time at LB in 2015... eration Lancaster 230) was named a grad.” captain for the Rupp has his opening game. sights set on get- “He leads by SOUTH At A Glance AA ting further in the example,” Rupp playoffs this fall. said. “He’s usually Div All Orchard Park...... 0-0 0-0 “Our goal is to the best athlete on Lancaster...... 0-0 0-0 win the Section,” the field.” Frontier...... 0-0 0-0 he said. “We Castillo has been Jamestown...... 0-0 0-0 haven’t done that timed at 4.58 in the Hutch Tech...... 0-0 0-0 since 1999.” Photo by Mark Adair 40-yard dash. He Rupp was a 15- Lancaster senior LG Castillo. can also dunk a Friday, September 2nd year-old sopho- basketball. St. Mary’s @ Hutch Tech, 4:00 more on that team. He says he likes his Castillo also played baseball for Pittsford @ Orchard Park, 7:00 Lancaster @ Williamsville South, 7:00 team’s chances of breaking the 17-year Lancaster and was named a High School Clarence @ Frontier, 7:00 drought. All-American last spring. Williamsville North @ Jamestown, 7:00 “I’ve been with this current group of “He’s verbally committed to play base- kids for three years now,” he said. “I was ball at Oklahoma,” Rupp said. “He’s only Saturday, September 3rd their JV coach when they went 8-0 and played football for a couple of years but last year was I was the offensive coordi- he’s a tough kid to cover.” Good Luck to all WNY Football Programs!

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11 Vikings Will Lean on Center NORTH Grand Island finished 4-5 and did not Santorio did say that the Vikings are qualify for the playoffs in 2015. going to struggle with inexperience along A “Every year your goal is to find a way the offensive line. NOTEBOOK to make the playoffs,” coach Dean Santorio “We are young on the line,” he said. One player that will said. “You want the opportunity to compete “We have 5 seniors but just two of them have a huge effect because anything started last year.” on the division is can happen.” Senior captain Starpoint RB Tajay But the Vikings Ryan McDonald Ahmed... The senior lost three straight will start at center rushed 110 times for games in mid-sea- and play a crucial 974 yards... Ahmed son and the goal role this season. also scored 12 TDs as the evaporated. “He’s smart,” Spartans won the A North title and “We lost to Santorio said. “He’s finished the season 7-2... three good teams,” a guy that we will Santorio said. “We lean on as far as didn’t get over the defensive fronts and hump so we didn’t picking up blitzes.” NORTHA At A Glance deserve to be in the McDonald has Div All playoffs.” an academic aver- North Tonawanda...... 0-0 0-0 Santorio says he age of 4.0 and is a Williamsville East.…...... 0-0 0-0 is optimistic enter- member of the Sweet Home.…...... 0-0 0-0 ing the 2016 season. National Honor Grand Island...... 0-0 0-0 “We were happy Society. Williamsville South.…..... 0-0 0-0 Kenmore East...... 0-0 0-0 with what we did “He does a great Starpoint...... …...... 0-0 0-0 in the scrimmage,” job character-wise,” Amherst..…...... 0-0 0-0 he said. “We did Santorio said. some nice things so Photo by Mark Adair McDonald (6-2, hopefully we keep Grand Island senior Ryan McDonald. 210) is on the Friday, September 2nd improving.” Student Council, is Williamsville East @ North Tonawanda, 7:00 Lancaster @ Williamsville South, 7:00 Santorio has both QBs and his top four a 2-time medalist at the WNY Tech Wars, WRs returning to the lineup. Co-president of Aviation Club and Saturday, September 3rd “We really like our team,” he said. President of Rugby Club. Starpoint @ Amherst, 1:00 “Our kids are hard workers. We have a lot “It’s nice to have a kid that smart and Sweet Home @ Kenmore East, 2:00 Grand Island @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 of kids that played a lot last year. That that we can count on,” Santorio said. makes it easier going into the year and “He’s not the fastest or strongest but he gives us something to build on.” gets the job done. He has a lot of heart.”

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12 Iroquois QB Ready to Roll SOUTH Iroquois rode a roller coaster in 2015 as all cylinders since the first day of camp.” the Chiefs finished 5-4 and lost in the Class If Iroquois is going to break through and A A semifinals. get to New Era Field for the title game, they NOTEBOOK “We were inconsistent,” coach Keith will need a big year from Jack Edwards One player that will Marshall said. “We were fairly young last who is entering his second year as the have a huge effect year and that’s part Chiefs starting QB. on the division is of it. This year, our “It takes more West Seneca East main focus is con- than a game to learn QB Austin sistency. We just to read defenses and Breidenstein... The want to improve make decisions,” senior completed 17 every day.” Marshall said. “Jack of 36 passes for 366 yards and 2 Marshall says he went through the TDs. He also rushed for 589 yards is optimistic as the process last year. and 10 TDs... 2016 season starts. The game has “I’m excited,” slowed down for he said. “We have a him and he under- lot of guys back stands concepts

SOUTH At A Glance who learned how to now.” A play varsity football Edwards (6-1, Div All last year. My two 190) put in a West Seneca West...... 0-0 0-0 assistants did a phe- tremendous effort Hamburg...... …..... 0-0 0-0 South Park...... 0-0 0-0 nomenal job with over the off-season. McKinley…...... 0-0 0-0 them and we are “He’s worked West Seneca East...... 0-0 0-0 seeing the results of hard at it and it Iroquois..…...... 0-0 0-0 the work already.” shows,” Marshall Lake Shore...... 0-0 0-0 Iroquois won the said. “He had the Riverside...... …..... 0-0 0-0 Bennett.....…...... 0-0 0-0 Funke Bowl cham- Photo by Mark Adair best training camp pionship in 2013 Iroquois senior Jack Edwards. of any player on the Friday, September 2nd and 2014. Marshall team.” West Seneca West @ Hamburg, 7:00 St. Joe’s @ South Park, 7:00 says that getting one step from the Stadium Edwards, who also plays lacrosse and Bennett @ West Seneca East, 7:00 in 2015 has only made his players more basketball for Iroquois, has an academic Lake Shore @ Iroquois, 7:00 focused. average in the mid-90s. Kenmore West @ Riverside, 7:00 “The kids want to take this to the next “He’s one of the most respectful kids Saturday, September 3rd level,” Marshall said. “We want to get to you will ever meet,” Marshall said. “He McKinley @ Niagara Falls, 2:00 the Ralph. I think we are ahead of the curve was voted a captain because the other kids in many respects. They have been firing on respect him.”

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13 Eagles Will Fly with Mattison Albion finished 3-5 and did not qualify “He is a tremendous athlete with great EAST for the Class B playoffs. The Purple character,” Parisi said. B Eagles salvaged the season by beating Mattison transferred to Albion in the NOTEBOOK Medina on the final week of the season. 9th grade from Marion HS in Rochester. One player that will “The whole community talks about “He showed up and the first day I just have a huge effect that game for an knew he was a on the division is entire year,” coach player,” Parisi said. Medina’s RB Jake Gary Parisi said. “He started from Cotter... The senior “Beating Medina the first game with rushed 148 times for doesn’t take the us and also started 1,441 yards, the sting out of not on defense.” third-best total in all of WNY... making the play- Mattison is also Cotter also scored 13 TDs in 2015 offs but it makes us a 3-year starter in as the Mustangs finished 6-3... feel good for a few basketball. days. Going to the “He’s very playoffs is what we coachable and he want to do.” works very hard,” At A Glance Parisi has a Parisi said. “He has BEAST solid group of vet- great vision and Div All erans returning to knows how to read Albion...... ………...... 0-0 0-0 the lineup. zone blocking.” Depew...... 0-0 0-0 “We have a Mattison also Alden...... 0-0 0-0 good amount of went to the Section Medina...... 0-0 0-0 returning kids,” he 6 Track Meet in the Barker-RH...... 0-0 0-0 Lackawanna...... 0-0 0-0 said, “and we have 4x100 Relay. some good new “He has good players. We have 7 Photo by Mark Adair speed,” Parisi said. Friday, September 2nd sophomores on the “If he gets into the Albion @ Lew-Port, 7:00 Albion senior Tommy Mattison. Depew @ Alden, 7:00 team and they are open, he can run Medina @ Barker-RH, 7:00 good enough to play right now.” away from people.” Lackawanna @ East Aurora, 7:00 If Albion is going to make it back to College programs are showing an the playoffs, the Eagles will need a big interest in Mattison. Saturday, September 3rd year from senior RB Tommy Mattison. “He’s getting a lot of interest from Mattison (5-10, 175) is a 3-year starter some very good Division III schools,” for Albion and led the team with 685 Parisi said. “He’s even getting interest rushing yards and 6 TDs last fall. from a few Division II schools.” NIAGARA FRONTIER AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION Driving The Community Supporting WNY Athletes

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14 Warriors NT Starts to Shine Cheektowaga finished 11-1 in 2015 nose tackle,” Fatta said. “He’s a good ath- WESTB and lost in the NYS semifinals for the 2nd lete and he knows how to play football.” straight year. McElrath (5-9, 290) started all 12 NOTEBOOK “The kids see how close they are to games for the Warriors last year. One player that will being State champs,” coach Mike Fatta “He uses his hands really well and gets have a huge effect said. “Once they off blocks,” Fatta on the division is see the pathway said. “If you just Cheektowaga WR they really want to play with your Stephen Parker... do it.” shoulders you are at The senior is back Fatta cautions the mercy of the for his 3rd varsity his team against offensive lineman.” season in 2016... Last fall Parker looking to far McElrath also caught 47 passes for 732 yards... ahead. gives a supreme He scored 12 TDs as the Warriors “It’s so hard to effort on every play. get that far,” he “He plays hard,” finished 11-1... said. “We can’t Fatta said, “and has even contemplate real good feet for At A Glance it. We just need to being so big. He BWEST win each week.” knows how to fight Div All The Warriors blocks.” Lew-Port...... 0-0 0-0 have a host of tal- Fatta says that Cheektowaga...... …..... 0-0 0-0 ent returning to the McElrath will play Burgard...... 0-0 0-0 roster this season. a huge role in Maryvale...... 0-0 0-0 QB Eric Bartnik defending against Tonawanda...... 0-0 0-0 Newfane...... 0-0 0-0 returns as does the run. Stephen Parker, “Stopping the run one of the top WRs Photo by Mark Adair is something you Friday, September 2nd Albion @ Lew-Port, 7:00 in WNY. Cheektowaga senior Lemuel McElrath. need to do,” Fatta Dunkirk @ Cheektowaga, 7:00 “We feel pretty said. “Having some- Cleve Hill @ Maryvale, 7:00 good,” Fatta said. “We have a bunch of one play well at nose tackle is crucial.” Newfane @ Tonawanda, 7:30 good kids who have been working hard McElrath has been in the Warriors pro- Saturday, September 3rd all off-season. They are itching to play.” gram for four years. Pioneer @ Burgard, 1:00 One player who will play a key role “He’s scrappy,” Fatta said. “He gets this season is senior NT Lemuel double-teamed all the time and he knows McElrath. how to fight them. He is really started to “He does everything you want from a stand out.” Be Sure to attend the 2016 Offensive & Defensive Line Teaching Camp with NFL Coaching Legend Jim ‘Mouse’ McNally

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15 Domes Leads Griffins ‘D’ Springville finished 7-1 in 2015 and and Frontier in addition to their league SOUTH lost to Cheektowaga in Class B semifi- games this fall. B nals. The loss has stayed with coach Eric “The last few years we played smaller NOTEBOOK Jantzi for almost a year. schools for non-league games,” Jantzi One player that will “It gave us motivation in the off-sea- said. “This is definitely to get us battle- have a huge effect son,” Jantzi said. ready to play on the division is “We wanted to against teams like Pioneer LB Jason seek out better Cheektowaga and Gauthier... The competition to Burgard.” senior was the make us more pre- If Springville is leader of the pared for the play- going to move far- Panthers defense as he led the offs.” ther than they did team in tackles... Gauthier was Jantzi set out to last season, they find the biggest, will need a big year honored as a league all-star and toughest teams to from senior lineman an All-Football Weekly player... play against. John Domes. The Griffins “He’s a really held an inter-squad solid kid and does practice with everything right,” At A Glance Orchard Park dur- Jantzi said. “We are SOUTH B ing training camp. really proud of Div All Jantzi also joined a him.” Pioneer...... 0-0 0-0 scrimmage this Domes, a 3-year East Aurora...... 0-0 0-0 past weekend starter, has started Olean...... 0-0 0-0 against Canisius, at both G and MLB Springville...... …..... 0-0 0-0 Dunkirk...... ……...... 0-0 0-0 South Park and since he was called Fredonia...... 0-0 0-0 Williamsville Photo by Mark Adair up to the varsity as South. Springville senior John Domes. a sophomore. Friday, September 2nd “I thought we Domes (5-11, Lackawanna @ East Aurora, 7:00 Olean @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 held our own,” Jantzi said. “I was proud 230) also plays basketball and baseball Springville @ Fredonia, 7:00 of the kids. We did some good things and for Springville. Dunkirk @ Cheektowaga, 7:00 I think we are able to compete with some “He has a lot of athletic ability,” Jantzi of bigger schools.” said. “He’s a ‘tweener’ in size but he’s big Saturday, September 3rd Jantzi also scheduled two Class AA enough to get after kids that might be a Pioneer @ Burgard, 1:00 schools to play against during the regular little bigger than him. He runs really well season. The Griffins will host Jamestown for his size and he’s tenacious, too.” Titan The industry’s plushest, safest & longest-

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17 Soph QB Leads CVF Cassadaga Valley-Falconer struggled in If the Golden Cougars are going to con- SOUTH the first year of the schools’ merger in tinue to move the program forward, they C 2015 and finished 1-7. The Golden will be relying heavily on sophomore QB NOTEBOOK Cougars ended the season with 4 sopho- Conner Crabtree. One player that will mores and 2 freshman that were starting. “He’s a very versatile QB,” Smith said. have a huge effect It has taken a “He can run and on the division is year, but coach Jeff throw. We have Southwestern WR Smith says that the been watching him Niko Pannes... The merger has started all the way up from senior was one of to take effect. Little Loop foot- the top receivers in “We have solid ball.” WNY in 2015 as he caught 48 numbers on both Crabtree (6-0, varsity and JV,” 160) has not filled passes for 571 yards... Pannes coach Jeff Smith out yet. also scored 6 TDs as the Trojans said. “The commu- “He’s still a tall, finished 3-5... nities are starting to skinny kid,” Smith come together and said. “We brought it’s been a huge him up to start in step forward.” Week 5,” Smith Smith says that, said. “In his very SOUTH At A Glance C despite the record, a first game, he came Div All lot was accom- in and scored 2 Cass Valley-Falconer...... 0-0 0-0 plished last year. rushing touch- Southwestern...... 0-0 0-0 “It’s a learning downs. In his 3rd Gowanda...... 0-0 0-0 process for younger game, he returned a Allegany-Limestone...... 0-0 0-0 kids,” he said. kickoff for a TD.” Salamanca...... 0-0 0-0 Chautauqua Lake...... 0-0 0-0 “Varsity football is Photo by Tim Frank Crabtree also so much faster than Cass-Falconer sophomore Conner Crabtree. started on the bas- Friday, September 2nd JV. It’s more com- ketball and baseball CV-Falconer @ Salamanca, 7:00 plex on both offense and defense, JV is teams for Cass Valley. Gowanda @ Southwestern, 7:00 Olean @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:00 about fundamentals where varsity is more “He’s the best all-around athlete we about execution of a game plan.” have in the program,” Smith said. Saturday, September 3rd Smith says his team is in a good place. Crabtree was also a Scholar Athlete and Tuesday, September 6th “We feel good,” he said. “We’ll still be maintains an academic average of 94. Eden @ Chautauqua Lake, 6:45 young. We have just 3 starters that are He’s a leader,” Smith said, “and he has seniors.” the respect of his teammates.”

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18 ‘Hutch’ Strong for Titans Franklinville-Ellicottville finished 9-2 year from senior Preston Hutchinson. and won the Class D title. In the second “He’s a good leader on the football D year of the merger between the two field,” Bartoszek said. “He was voted a NOTEBOOK schools, the Titans advanced to the NYS captain but the coaches would have cho- One player that will Regionals for the second time in school sen him.” have a huge effect history. Hutchinson on the division is “Hopefully, the starts at guard and Silver Creek QB merger is a forgot- middle linebacker. Noah Radack... The ten story line,” “He’s not a senior had a huge coach Chad vocal guy but he season in 2015 as Bartoszek said. “It changes on the was so evident that football field,” he completed 84 of 158 passes for the two schools Bartoszek said. 1,360 yards... Radack also threw need to be together. “He’s a big pres- 16 TDs last fall, the 6th-highest There is just no ence on the field.” total in WNY... other way to do it.” Hutchinson (5- While there was 11, 210) is not some resistance to huge. At A Glance the merger two “He started at D years ago, any tight end two years Div All complaints have ago,” Bartoszek Silver Creek...... 0-0 0-0 disappeared. said. “He could Cattaraugus-LV...... 0-0 0-0 “Winning and a catch passes but we Portville...... 0-0 0-0 Sectional title needed him on the Randolph...... 0-0 0-0 brought the two line. We moved him Franklin-Ellicott...... 0-0 0-0 Frewsburg...... …...... 0-0 0-0 communities to guard and it CSP...... 0-0 0-0 together and Photo by Mark Adair changed our team.” Maple Grove...... 0-0 0-0 cemented the Franklin-Ellicott senior Preston Hutchinson. Hutchinson is move,” Bartoszek an avid participant Friday, September 2nd Niagara Falls @ Orchard Park, 7:00 said. “We don’t even use the term in the weight room. Franklinville or Ellicottville anymore. It’s “He’s the strongest kid around,” always ‘we’ and ‘our’. We had solid num- Bartoszek said. “He benches well over Saturday, September 3rd bers on JV and Varsity going into the 400 pounds and has huge squat numbers.” W Seneca East @ Williamsville North, 2:00 summer workouts.” Hutchinson is also a catcher on the If the Titans are going to repeat as Ellicottville baseball team and maintains Class D champions, they will need a big an academic average in the mid-80s.

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19 Senior Leads Frannies Line MsgrMartin St. Francis finished 7-5 in 2015 and last season is starting again,” Smith said. won the Msgr. Martin Association title. “Hopefully we can stay healthy.” The Red Raiders lost in the NYS Catholic One player that will play a big role is NOTEBOOK Championship game. senior Tyler Grisolia, who came to St. One player that will “We had lost to Walsh Jesuit, Canisius, Francis from Villanova College in Toronto. have a huge effect Aquinas and “He started last on the division is Cathedral Prep,” year,” Smith said, Bishop Timon QB coach Jerry Smith “but it was only his Matt Meyers... The said. “After the loss second year of play- junior completed 93 to Prep, our kids ing offense. He had of 171 passes for realized they could only played defense 1,532 yards and 10 TDs... Meyers play with these up in Canada. As also rushed for 659 yards and a teams if they elimi- the season went on, nated mistakes and he got better and team-high 14 TDs as he led the played more con- better.” Tigers to a 7-4 record and a spot sistently.” Grisolia (6-3, in the MMA semifinals... St. Francis 298) already has an rebounded with 4 offer to play at straight wins, Wagner College MMAAt A Glance including a huge after he graduates. Div All 42-7 win over “He went to a Canisius...... 0-0 0-0 Canisius in the bunch of lineman Bishop Timon...... 0-0 0-0 MMA title game. camps in the sum- St. Francis...... ……...... 0-0 0-0 Canisius led 7-0 mer,” Smith said. St. Joe’s...... 0-0 0-0 after the 1st quarter “In the scrimmage, Cardinal O’Hara...... 0-0 0-0 of the title game. we saw that he fin- St. Mary’s...... 0-0 0-0 “We never pan- Photo by Mark Adair ished a lot better. Nichols...... -- 0-0 icked,” Smith said. St. Francis senior Tyler Grisolia. He pancaked a lot Friday, September 2nd “Everything started of other kids.” Niagara Falls @ Orchard Park, 7:00 to click that night.” Grisolia maintains an academic aver- Smith has a host of starters returning to age of 89. the team this season. QB Jerry Hickson, a “He’s pretty quick and light on his Saturday, September 3rd favoritwe to be a Connolly Cup finalist, is feet,” Smith said. “He works hard and has W Seneca East @ Williamsville North, 2:00 back. Hickson will have his entire offen- improved his strength tremendously. I sive line returning to protect him. think he could get into the Patriot League “Every one of our linemen that started with a little improvement.”

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The Macks have just 3 “I coached Middle starters returning to the School football and it offense and 4 on was a great experience,” defense. he said. “When I moved “I coached the JV back to Buffalo, I started team last year,” Hillery coaching football here.” said, “and we had a very While the Macks inex- good team. We have a perience seems like it lot of good players com- might be a mountain to ing up. We will be young climb, they actually have but we will be talented.” a mountain in the lineup. In addition to inexperi- Jermaine Boyd, who enced players, Hillery is (like his coach) has a first-time head varsity never played a down of coach. He was the JV football before, will easi- coach at Riverside for ly stand out on the field. two years before coach- The senior is 6-8 and ing the JVs at McKinley. 345 pounds. In fact, “The expectations to Boyd IS a mountain win are much higher on “He’s still in the learn- the varsity,” Hillery said. Photo by Mark Adair ing stages,” Hillery said. “But this has always been “Jermaine is athletic but McKinley senior Jermaine Boyd came out for football for the first my dream and I’ve made he’s just starting off. Just time this summer. Boyd is 6-8 and 345 pounds. His mother myself ready for the getting him into the prop- opportunity. I feel lucky to refused to let him play until this year. er stance took two get the job.” days.” Hillery, who teaches Health at McKinley, did not exact- Hillery first saw Boyd back in January when the senior ly take a standard road to becoming a football coach. walked into the Health class Hillery was teaching. “I never played a down of football in my life,” Hillery “He had to duck to get through the door,” Hillery said. said, “and I’m not ashamed to say that.” “I just thought, ‘Who the heck is that?’ He had trouble get- Hillery graduated from Bishop Timon, where he was on ting into the desk.” the golf team and the hockey team. At that point, Hillery was still the JV coach. Boyd was “I had to choose between golf and football,” he said. “I going to be a senior, so Hillery didn’t talk too much football. was a huge football fan but it was my passion to play “Jermaine is very quiet,” Hillery said. “He wouldn’t get hockey and golf. Since golf is in the same season as foot- too involved in classroom discussions but he was very ball, I never got the chance to play.” polite and you could tell he was raised well.” Hillery actually got interested in coaching football when Hillery was hired as the varsity coach towards the end he was a student at Brockport State. of the school year - and the first kid he tried to recruit was “I took a class called Advanced Football,” he said. “The See “Cover Story” on page 25 24 CoverStory continued from page 24 the mountainous man sitting in his health class. “I talked to him at the end of the school year about playing football,” Hillery said, “and he said his mom had not allowed him to play. She was afraid he would get hurt.” Tune in to Boyd says he always wanted to play football and that he had asked his mom several times to let him play. “I was always the biggest kid around,” Boyd said. TALK “Everywhere I went, my friends coaches would be asking me to come out for their team. My mom always said no.” Hillery called Boyd’s mom to try and change her mind. “I talked to his mom,” he said, “and she was not OK FOOTBALL!! with him playing football. But she said he is now a grown man and can make his own decisions.” And so, Boyd immediately made the decision to play. “I’m having a lot of fun,” Boyd said. “Right now I’m playing defense and I love it. It’s easier than playing offense. I don’t know the plays on offense yet.” Boyd’s grandmother, Rita Donaldson, has been a huge support for this process. “She drives Jermaine to practice and she stays for the whole practice,” Hillery said. “She asks me what we need her to do to toughen him up.” Boyd says that his grandma screams at him during practice. “When we run laps,” he said, “she’ll scream out ‘Pick it up, Jermaine’. She’s always encouraging me.” Ms. Donaldson, says she does indeed encourage Jermaine over the objections of her daughter. “What we have in store for our children,” Donaldson said, “is not necessarily what they have in store for them- selves. They have to find their own way.” Besides, Donaldson has experience with a child that plays football. Another one of her daughters, Markita Quarles, plays Professional Women’s Football in North Carolina. “Markita is Jermaine’s Aunt,” Donaldson said, “and she still plays for the Carolina Queens. She’s also a model and Be sure to LISTEN Saturday Morning from 10 to 11!! a personal trainer in North Carolina.” Boyd says he’s not mad at his mom for refusing to allow him to play all these years. “I understand she didn’t want me to get hurt,” he said, “but you can get hurt crossing the street.” So far, things are going reasonably well. “Jermaine is athletic,” Hillery said. “In fact, he’s very athletic. He can move and he can run a mile in under 10 minutes. He’s a lot faster than most kids his size.” And he does have size... a LOT of it. “We went to the ECC Camp this summer,” Hillery said. “Some kid from the other team was trying to block him and couldn’t do it. Finally, the kid looked at his coach and said, ‘That kid is big as hell times two!’ So they tried to double- team him and couldn’t do that either.” Hillery says that he and Boyd are going to be doing a lot of learning together this season.

“He still needs to learn how to be a football player,” Tony Caligiuri Sean Bruso Mike Ferrentino Roger Weiss Hillery said, “but his character is top notch. He’s a very humble kid and he works hard. I have high hopes for him.” (716) 803-0550 25 Team Reports

Akron Albion Alden Tigers Purple Eagles Bulldogs

The Tigers finished The Purple Eagles fin- The Bulldogs finished 2015 with a 3-6 record... ished 3-5 in 2015 and 8-1 in 2015 and lost ion Coach Andy Clouse 6 starters return- were eliminated from the playoffs on the Class B semifinals... Coach Rob ing to both the offense and defense... the final week of the season... Coach Currin has just one starter back on Four starting offensive linemen are Gary Parisi has 7 starters back on offense and 2 on defense... Junior QB back for their senior seasons... Colin offense, 5 on defense... Senior captain Bryan Cybulski returns to call the Frey, Michael Tommy Mattison signals... Senior JJ James, Reed Griener was the team’s leading Foster returns to start and Austin Ladd will rusher in ‘15... Junior at DE and can be a provide a solid wall RB Meach Gardner force on defense... for the offense... RB will also get a share Riley Pastuszynski Jake Sarow returns of the carries, as will (jr) returns to a start- to start at RB for his senior Blake Aina... ing role at CB... The junior season... Jared Senior captain Jared rest of the lineup will JJ Foster Hawes (sr) returns to Austin Ladd Hollinger will anchor Jared Hollinger be filled with new a starting role at WR... Seniors Grant the OL... Senior Kory Reynolds (DE- players... Brandon Windnagle will Sundown and Michael James are TE) was also named a captain... Senior step in to start at FB and LB... both disruptive players at the DT posi- captain Brandon McGuire is back to Stephon Marks has had a solid camp tions... Christopher Borchert is back start at LB... Caleb Pettit is a solid at OT and DT... Glenn Drew is anoth- to start at DE... Timothy Longwell OL who returns... Senior Tony Rotoli er fine addition to the lines and is slat- appears to have earned the starting QB can create havoc at DE... Senior ed to start at OT and DE... Mike job with a solid camp... Derek Holtz Lamar Chambers is back at WR and Handley and Alex Handley, a pair of (WR) has played well in camp... DB... LBs, will be solid on defense...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Wilson...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Lew-Port...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Depew...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ JFK...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... Alden...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Albion...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Oakfield (5)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... RH-Barker...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Medina...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Cleve Hill...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Depew...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ RH-Barker...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Lckawanna...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Canisius...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Albon...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Akron...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Lackawanna...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Eden...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Medina...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ U-Prep (5)...... 7:00

Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None.

Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

26 Team Reports

Allegany-Limestone Amherst Barker-Roy-Hart Gators Tigers

The Gators finished The Tigers finished Barker-Roy-Hart the season with a 4-4 last season 0-8... Coach struggled with youth in record in 2015... Coach Paul Furlong Jason Beckman has just 1 starter 2015 and finished 2-7... Coach Bill has just 3 starters returning to the returning to the offense and 2 back on Bruning has 9 starters returning to the offense and 6 back on defense... defense... A big influx of solid players offensae and 10 to the defense... Senior captain Marcus Grove is back from the JV squad is giving hope to Senior captain Ed Wasnock is back to for his 3rd varsity the fan base... Senior his starting spots at season and will start WR Marcel Walker WR and DB. at FB and LB... is the only starter Wasnock will also Junior Jake Giardini returning to the play some QB this (G) and sophomore offense... Seniors fall... Senior Eric Patrick Walsh (G) Jordan Barr (DB) Fitch returns to start both return to the and Markel Edwards at FB and LB. Fitch offensive line. Both (LB) are back to lead is also a team cap- players will also start Jake Lippert the defensive unit... Markel Edwards tain... Senior captain Trevor Meal at DE... Junior CB Jake Lippert Senior Amane Daniels will play a big Nick Fazzolari returns to start at G... returns and has also been named a role at RB and DB... Brian Fulford Trevor Meal, who is back to start at team captain... Junior Jeremy Flick is (sr) is expected to start at TE and LB... G and DE, was also named a captain... back to patrol the defensive secondary Calik Kennedy (jr) has been a stand- Sam Gioeli, who started as a sopho- at S... Tom Moran (jr) is back at the out in camp at OL and DL... Junior more, returns to his starting spots at LB spot he held last fall... Thayuni Brandon Fowler shows promise at OT... Brandon Lee Wood had a solid Marks (DT) has earned a spot on the both WR and DB... Soph Ja’kye season in 2015 and is back at TE... line... Brad Barton will help at LB... Womack is opening eyes at QB... Gavyn Samanaka (jr) returns at C...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Olean...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 3...... Starpoint...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Medina...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Grand Island...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Batavia ND (5).... 1:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Cass Valley...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... Kenmore East...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Albion...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Lake Shore...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... Alden...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Salamanca...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Sweet Home...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Newfane...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... JFK...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ North Ton...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Depew...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Chau’qua Lake.... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Wmsville East...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Lackawanna...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

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Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

27 Team Reports

Bennett Bishop Timon Burgard Tigers Tigers Bulldogs

The Tigers ended the The Tigers finished The Bulldogsa fin- 2015 season with a 8-2 2015 7-4 and lost in the ished 6-4 and lost in the record and lost in the Class C title Msgr. Martin semifinals... Timon Class B championship game in 2015... game... Coach Steve McDuffie has 6 made huge news just days before the Coach Jason Kolb has just 3 starters players returning on both offense and season when they landed OL back on offense and 5 returning to the defense... Senior captain Nigel Jeremiah Sanders as a transfer from defense... Senior captain Dominic Robinson is back to South Park... Coach Prince returns to start start at FB and LB... Charlie Comerford at RB and LB after Senior captain has 7 starters back on an outstanding season Derrick Bishop, offense and 4 back last fall... Captain who returns at CB, on defense... Senior Dejean McCullough will move under cen- captain Joe Harrison can be a weapon at ter and play QB this is returning to his WR and will also fall... Senior Isaiah starting spots at RB start at DB... Junior McDuffie is back at Monte Parish and LB... QB Matt Mike Weaver Jovanni Feggans Steven Swaggard RB and LB and is a favorite to be a Meyers, who was also named a cap- returns to start at TE... Seniors Connolly Cup finalist this season... tain, is a candidate to be a Connolly Markuez Bennefield and Steven Senior G Monte Parish has also been Cup finalist this fall... Senior captain Swaggard will spearhead the LB named a team captain... Senior Mike Weaver is returning to start at corps this fall... Senior DB Emery Marcelus Toliver returns to starting RG and will provide a steadying influ- Gibbs returns to patrol the sec- spots at RB and LB... Senior ence on the line... Andrew Torres can ondary... QB Tony Maple is a talented Kendrick Benson is back at FS... be a disruptive player at DE... Jared transfer from Cardinal O’Hara... WR Chris Pettiway (jr) returns at DE... Pilarski was also named a captain... Rakeem Williams had a solid camp...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Buford, Ga...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 3...... Pioneer (AH)...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ McKinley (Riv).... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ C. Catholic, Oh.... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Newfane...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Iroquois (AH)...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Periman, Tx...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... South Park (AH)...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... St. Mary’s...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Cheektowaga...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... WSeneca West (AH) 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Cardinal O’Hara 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Maryvale...... 4:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Orchard Park...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... St. Joe’s...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Tonawanda (Riv)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Lake Shore...... 6:30 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Aquinas...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Lew-Port (AH)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 22...... Canisius...... 7:00 Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Fri., Oct. 29...... @ St. Francis...... 7:00 Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov. 6/7.....,...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

28 Team Reports

Canisius Cardinal O’Hara Cass-Falconer Crusaders Hawks Golden Cougars

The Crusaders play- The Hawks finished The Golden Cougars wed a brutal schedule and 2015 with a 5-5 record struggled with youth in finished 8-3 in 2015. Canisius was and lost in the first round of the play- 2015 and finished 1-7... Coach Jeff upset in the Msgr. Martin champi- offs... New coach Shaquille Dudley Smith has 5 starters returning on onship game by St. Francis... Coach has a 7 starters returning to the offense offense and 6 to the defense... Seniors Rich Robbins has 5 starters returning and 9 to the defense... Senior captain Brandon Chamberlain and CJ to the offense and 7 William Willis is Kubera return to back on defense... returning at RB and their starting RB Senior captain Cole LB... Clifford Ziegler positions. The pair Burniston is back to (RB-LB) is also back will also start at LB... start at RB after lead- for his senior year... The line will be bol- ing the team in rush- Junior captain stered by a pair of ing last fall... Three Michon Dudley had juniors as Anthony OLs are back to their a great off-season and Rodriguez and starting jobs. Seniors Mason Hoose will start at TE and Stephen Boyd Chris Dulton both Daniel Torres Collin Drilling, Sean Kennelly and DE... Senior captain Cameron Klaiber return to bolster the unit... Soph QB Alex Adimey form a solid nucleus for will start at the other DE spot... Conner Crabtree will call the signals the unit... Senior captain Mason Sophomore Stephen Boyd has been again... Senior Josh Fisher can be a Hoose returns to start at FB and LB... named a team captain and will start at disruptive force at DT... Seniors Seniors RaeQwon Greer and Colby G... Sophomore Justin Hemphill Cameron Brainard and Corey Keefe Moultrie are solid returners at DB... returns to start at C... Senior OT Nick will provide help ast OL and DL... Senior LBs Jeremy Cych and Jake Buscaglia will anchor the line... Nasir Junior OL Daniel Torres has played Lutz are standouts on defense... Benton (jr) is back at WR... well in camp...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... Lockport...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 3...... @ U-Prep (5)...... 3:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Salamanca...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Cardinal O’Hara...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Canisius...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Fredonia...... 1:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... Aquinas (5)...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... St. Joe’s...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... Alley-Limestone...... 1:30 Sat., Sept. 24...... St. Francis...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Bishop Kearney (5) 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Chau’qua Lake....7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Alden...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Timon...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @Card Mooney...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ St. Francis...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Eden...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ St. Joe’s...... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Stubenville (Oh)...7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 22...... @ Timon...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 22...... OPEN...... Fri., Oct. 29...... @ Erie Cath Prep.....7:30 Sat., Oct. 30...... @ St. Mary’s...... 1:00 Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov. 6/7...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov. 6/7...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None.

Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

29 Team Reports

Catt-Little Valley Chautauqua Lake Cheektowaga Timberwolves Thunderbirds Warriors

The Timberwolves fin- The Thunderbirds are The Warriors finished ished 2015 with a 4-5 playing on their own 11-1 in 2015 and lost in record and lost in the first round of the once again after two seasons of merg- the NYS semifs for the 2nd straight Class D playoffs... Coach Tim Miller ing with Maple Grove... New coach year... Coach Mike Fatta has 7 has a ton of work to do as he has just Adam Erickson has a solid nucleus starters returning to the offense and 5 3 starters back to the offense and 2 on of players who played for the merged to the defense... QB Eric Bartnik is defense... Several team in 2015... back to call the sig- positions are still up Senior captain Nate nals for his senior for grabs as pre-sea- Hammond started in year... Bartnik will son camp winds 2015 and will start at have his top 2 targets down... Senior cap- FB and DE for the T- returning as seniors tain Drew Stevens Birds... Senior cap- Shaquil Heard and returns to starting tain Nate Rivera will Stephen Parker both spots at RB and LB... start at LB and get return to the WR Another 2-way Drew Stevens the bulk of the carries Nate Hammond positions... Slot Demarion McGinnis starter, senior TJ Southwick, has also in the running attack... Junior Bryce receiver Demarion McGinnis is also been named a team captain. Rowe (WR-DB) has been named a back for his senior year... The interior Southwick is back to start at WR and team captain... Junior Devin Pope will line has a solid core returning. Seniors FS... G Jason Opferbeck is the only start at QB. The captain will also start Zak Zielinski (C), Aaron Nowinski offensive lineman who started in at DB... Soph Ben Szymanowski (G) and Tariq Whitaker (G) are all 2015. Opferbeck is also a team cap- (OT) has looked good in the pre-sea- back to starting roles... Senior LBs tain... Senior Riley Hill was also cho- son camp... Nate Wilson (jr) has also Ryan Carpenter and Trevor Darlak sen as a captain... looked strong and will start at G... are back to lead the defense...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Frewsburg...... 7:00 Tue., Sept. 6...... Eden...... 6:45 Fri., Sept. 2...... Dunkirk...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Franklin-Ellicott..7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Tonawanda...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Randolph...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Salamanca...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Newfane...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Maple Grove...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... CV-Falconer...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Burgard...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Silver Creek...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Lyons (5)...... 6:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Iroquois...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ CSP (Panama)..... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Lew-Port...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Portville...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Alley-Limestone...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Maryvale...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None.

Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

30 Team Reports

Clarence Cleveland Hill CSP Red Devils Golden Eagles Wolfpack

The Red Devils fin- The Golden Eagles The Wolfpack lost ished 4-5 in 2015... finished 8-2 in 2015 and several close games in Coach Mark Layer has 6 starters lost in the Class C semifinals... Senior 2015 and finished 2-6... Coach Ty returning to both offense and the captain Matt Eldridge will move Harper has 6 starters back on offense defense... Senior captain Sean Kloss from G to FB this season. He will also and 7 on defense... Senior captain returns to start at LT and DT... Senior start at LB for his 3rd varsity season. Kolby Parks is back to start at WR captain Russ He is a 2-time and DB... The offense Kobierecki is return- Defensive Player of will also get a boost ing at RT and DT... the Year for the C from RB Korey Senior Niko Mullen North... Senior cap- Ayers who missed is back at WR and tain Tyler Phillips is 2015 with a torn CB. Mullen is also a back at DB... Senior ACL... Senior captain team captain... Team captain Nate Mike Delcamp will captain Brett Naylor Pawlowski returns to anchor the line at C... (sr) returns to starting Brett Naylor start at OT and DE... Nathan Pawlowsi Senior captain Dylan Kolby Parks roles at both CB and WR... Senior Aaron Wahler is a sophomore who Marsh will be moving from LB to DEs Zach Frey and Alec Davies can has earned a starting job at TB and DE this fall... Dylan Davis (sr) returns create havoc on the defensive front... was named a team captain... James to his starting spots at TE and LB... Senior Christian Rider is back at LG Purpura (jr) returns to start at LB... Senior captain Justin Svetz will start on offense... Senior Alec Sweeney Amari Wooten can create havoc from at QB and LB after missing all of will see the bulk of the carries at RB... his DE spot... Junior Manny Al- 2015... Colt Miller is returning at Jack Putney appears to have earned Hemyari can be a force at DT... LB... Senior S Josh VanEarden is the starting QB spot... Dejon Wardlaw (sr) returns at DB... back for his senior season...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Maryvale...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Franklin-Ellicott..7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Wilson...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Silver Creek...(S)...... 1:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Lockport...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Maple Grove...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Niagara Falls..... 12:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Akron...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Portville (C)...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 30...... Wmsville North...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Eden...... 2:00 Sat, Oct 1...... Randolph (S)...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Kenmore West...... 7:30 Sat., Oct. 8...... Medina...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Catt-LV (P)...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... Hutch Tech...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ JFK...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Frewsburg...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

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Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

31 Team Reports

Depew Dunkirk East Aurora Wildcats Marauders Blue Devils

The Wildcats finished The Marauders fin- The Blue Devils fin- 3-5 in 2015... Coach ished 2015 with a 5-2 ished 4-4 in 2015... Brian Wilson has Senior captain Jon record and lost in the first round of the Coach Tim Wade has a solid nucleus Wolf returns to call the signals at playoffs... Coach Mike Sarratori has 6 returning to the squad... 5 players QB... Senior OLs John Mietus and starters returning to the offense and 5 return to the offense while 6 are back Tyler Biersbach have both been back on defense... Senior captain on defense... Senior captain Matt named team cap- Elwin Gomez returns Boss is back to call tains... Austin Pilley to start at TE and the signals at QB... returns to a starting LB... Senior Alton Senior LB Gian role at RB and LB. Ingram, who returns Rock also returns Pilley is a senior cap- to starting spots at RB and has been named tain... Senior Ryan and LB, has also been a team captain... Both Martin is another 2- named a team cap- starting OTs return to way starter returning tain... Senior Jon the line. Senior Josh to the squad. Martin Tyler Biersbach Alicea will anchor Alton Ingram Staniszewski and Gian Rock will start at FB and LB... Junior Chad both lines as he returns to start at OL senior Jordan Ott will provide a for- Biersbach is back as a starting WR... and DT... Senior Andrew Vetter is also midable front for the offense. Senior Senior DB Jacob Mlodozeiec returns back on the OL... Juan Damas, a Mike Bender returns at C and will to patrol the secondary... A pair of junior, returns to starting spots at WR also start at DT... Senior James juniors will help fortify the OL. and CB... The speedster Jaziah Rivera Raczynski can be a weapon at WR Carter Post and Zach Dwyer have (jr) is back to start at QB and S... Evon and will also start at FS... Senior looked solid in camp... RB Jordan Hernandez should help at DE and will Greg Wilson can be a disruptive play- Ciescielski (jr) will get carries... also take snaps at QB... er at DT...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Alden...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Cheektowaga...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Lackawanna...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Maryvale...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Olean...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Pioneer...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Lackawanna...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... Eden...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Hutch Tech...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Albion...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Pioneer...... 7:00 Fri.., Sept. 23...... Fredonia...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Medina...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 30...... East Aurora...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Dunkirk...... 7:30 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ RH-Barker...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Springville...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Olean...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Lancaster...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Fredonia...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Springville...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None.

Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

32 Team Reports

Eden Franklin-Ellicott Fredonia Raiders Titans Hillbillies

The Raiders are The Titans finished 8-2 No Subscription. returning to the varsity and won the Section 6 level after suspending the varsity pro- Class D title in 2015... Coach Chad gram due to a lack of numbers in Bartoszek has a loaded roster coming 2015... New coach Mike Alessi has a back, with 9 starters back on both few seniors returning to the team... offense and defense... Senior captain Owen Krouse (RB), Preston Hutchinson Andy Bialy (QB) is back to start at G and Gustavo and LB... Senior cap- Bautista-Gomez tain Dooley Brennan (RG) all started on is back to start at WR the varsity in 2014. and DE... The Titans Krouse (FS) and will get a big boost Bautista-Gomez (DL) with the return of LB were also starters on Andy Bialy Griffin Chudy, who Zach Rathbun defense... Alessi also has a huge influx was injured in Week 5 and missed the of talent from a JV team that finished rest of the season... Junior Brock 6-1 in 2014... Sophomore DB Colton Blecha, a sometime starter at RB, Stetz has had a solid camp and will appears to have won the starting QB start... Sophomore OL Greg Lint may job... Senior captain Liam Watt is be a candidate for post-season hon- back to start on the OL... Senior Zach ors... Junior RB Jarrett Eck will be a Rathbun (OT) is also back... Senior big boost to the running game... Micah Sexton will slide from G to C...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... JFK...... 5:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... CSP (E)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Springville...... 7:00 Tues., Sept. 6...... @ Chau’qua Lake.... 6:45 Fri., Sept. 9...... Catt-LV (F)...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ CV-Falconer...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Dunkirk...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Frewsburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Olean...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Wilson...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Randolph...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ East Aurora...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Cleve Hill...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Maple Grove (E)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... St. Mary’s...... 7:30 Sat., Oct. 8...... CV-Falconer...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Portville...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Pioneer...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Akron...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... Silver Creek (F)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Fredonia...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

TDs: None. TDs: None. TDs: None.

Passing: None. Passing: None. Passing: None.

TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None. TD Passes: None.

Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None. Interceptions: None.

FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

33 Team Reports

Frewsburg Frontier Gowanda Bears Falcons Panthers

No Subscription. The Falcons struggled The Panthers finished through a tough season 5-4 in 2015 and lost in and finished 1-8 in 2015... Coach the first round of the Class C play- Mark Privateer has just 3 returning offs... Coach Sean Gabel has 5 starters back on offense and 2 on starters returning to the offense and 6 defense... Seniors Patrick Sargent back on the defense... Senior captain and Ryan Button are Kam Alexander returning to starting returns to start at RB spots on the offensive and LB. He led the line... Senior WR Panthers in rushing Keegan O’Connor last fall... Senior cap- is back to his WR tain Gilberto Ortiz position he held last returns to his starting fall... O’Connor will spots at FB and LB... also start at DB... Ryan Button Senior Ethan Charlie Valone Corey Newton will also start at DB... Francis is back at QB and DE. The offensive line will get a big boost Francis was also named a team cap- from incoming transfer Jeremy tain... Seniors Charlie Valone (C) and Crafts who looks to start at OL and Marcus Jones (G) will anchor the LB... David Blackwell, who had a offensive line. Both players will also solid season as the Falcons punter in start on defense... Senior DB David 2015 and was named a first-team all- Poff has also been named a team cap- star, is also returning to the squad... tain...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Clarence...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Maple Grove...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Springville...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Chautauqua Lake.... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Franklin-Ellicott...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Lancaster...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Wilson...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Silver Creek...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Orchard Park...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Portville...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Hutch Tech...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... CV-Falconer...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Randolph...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Jamestown...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Salamanca...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... CSP...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Hamburg...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Pioneer...... 7:00

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34 Team Reports

Grand Island Hamburg Hutch-Tech Vikings Bulldogs Engineers Ht No Report. The Bulldogs finished The Engineers finished 4-5 last season... New 2-6 last season and lost in coach Jeff Tripp has 4 starts back on the first round of the Class AA play- offense and 6 returning to the defense... offs... Coach Chris Gelsomino has 5 Senior captain Jason Jaskolka returns starters returning to both the offense to a starting TB spot... Senior captain and the defense this fall... Senior RBs John Collins joins Shawn Faulk and him in the backfield Demetrius Simmons at the FB position... will provide a 1-2 Senior Shane Dix punch out of the returns to the OL and backfield. Both play- DL and has been ers will also start at named a team cap- LB... Senior captain tain... Riley Hummel Duane Robertson will anchor both lines Shane Dix can be a weapon at Michael Carr-Johnson as he returns to OT and DL... Senior S WR. He was named all-league in 2015 Connor Gomolka has also been and will also start at SS... Seniors named a team captain... Seniors Alden Michael Carr-Johnson and Tysheek Johnson, Adam Costello and John Pearson will anchor the line at the OT Collins make a solid corps of LBs... spots... Markeith Adams can be a Junior Brett Hall appears to have won force at DT... Waulik Jeader will start the starting QB job... Josh Wicinski at QB and has been named a team cap- has earned a starting role at CB... tain...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Niag Wheatfield...2:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... West Seneca West.....7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... St. Mary’s (AH)...... 4:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Amherst...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ South Park...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Orchard Park...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Starpoint...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Riverside...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... East Aurora (AH)..... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ N. Tonawanda..... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Jamestown...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Wmsville East...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... McKinley...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Frontier (Riv)...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Kenmore East...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Lake Shore...... 6:30 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Lancaster...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... Wmsville South...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Clarence...... 7:30

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35 Team Reports

Iroquois Jamestown JFK Chiefs Red Raiders Bears

The Chiefs ended the The Raiders made the The Bears finished 4-5 2015 season with a 5-4 Class A playoffs and fin- in 2015 and won the record and lost in the Class A semifi- ished 5-4 in 2015... Coach Tom Class C Funke Bowl championship... nals to eventual NYS champion South Langworthy has 7 starters returning Coach Jeff Sabatino has four 2-way Park... Senior Brandon Yax returns to the offense and 6 to the defense... starters returning to the team... Senior for his senior season after rushing for Senior captain Jeremy Bush returns Josh Bremer will anchor both lines as over 1,400 yards last to start at OL and he is back to start at fall... Senior Nathan DL. Bush was an all- OL and DT... Senior Emer returns to start state player in 2015... captain Jason Kaye at OL and DL. He Senior RB Devan is back to start at was named the Jackson was also OL... Junior captain Trench Trophy named an all-state Jordan Snyder is Underclassman of player in 2015... back to start at WR the Year in 2015... Noah Turzillo (jr) is and DB... Senior cap- OL Zach Sley also Nathan Emer back to starting roles Jeremy Bush tain Jeff Rashko Jason Kaye returns to start at OL and DL. Sley at OL and DL... Richie Nance (jr) is returns to a starting role at LB... was a standout at the McNally also back on the OL... Junior Andrew Senior captain Brandon Kohl returns Lineman Camp this summer... Senior Pumford returns to start at WR and to start at DB... Senior Dalton Fischer Matt Whalen returns to starting roles DB... Senior Jordan Olds is back at returns to starting roles at WR and at DB and WR... Senior Sam Rose DB... Bryant Silliman (sr) returns to DB... Zack Carrick (sr) is back at returns to start at FB... Junior LBs his starting spot at LB... Junior Matt both OL and DT... James Bailey (jr) Parker Valvo and Spencer Slahectka Hill appears to have earned the start- steps in to the starting QB spot... Kyle are back on defense... ing QB job... Lighten will play a big role at TE...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Lake Shore...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Wmsville North...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Eden...... 5:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Riverside...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Lancaster...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 10...... Akron...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Bennett (AH)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Orchard Park...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... Tonawanda...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... McKinley...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Hutch Tech...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Lackawanna...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Cheektowaga...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Springville...... 7:00 Sat., Oct 1...... Wilson...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... West Seneca East...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ South Park (Riv).. 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Cleve Hill...... 1:30

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36 Team Reports

Kenmore East Kenmore West Lackawanna Bulldogs Blue Devils Steelers

The Bulldogs strug- The Blue Devils fin- No Report. gled with low numbers in ished 2015 with an 8-2 2015 and finished 0-9... Coach Pat record and lost to Orchard Park in the Veltri will have a full roster to work Class AA championship game... New with this season... There are seven 2- coach John Haynes has 4 players way starters returning to the fold... returning to the squad who were 2- Senior captain way starters last Antonio Scolla is fall... Senior Tyler back to start at RB White will start at and DB... Junior cap- OT and OLB and is tain Ka’lil O’Neil a candidate for all- returns to starting WNY honors... roles at QB and DB... Senior captain Cory Senior Zach Coburn Ratka returns to is back at RB and Antonio Scolla start at FB and LB... Tyler White DB and will also handle the K Jahlel St. John is returning to his duties... Sean Ludwig (sr) is back at starting spots at WR and OLB... RB and LB... Justin Robbins (sr) Jamir Lynch is back at S. He will returns to RB and LB positions... also move under center to play QB Junior Owen Nadrowski is back to this season... Junior Jacob Robb has start on the OL and DL... Billy Sautter looked like a veteran at the C posi- (jr) is back at RB and DB... Russell tion... Junior OL James Gregoretti Bulger (OL) had a solid camp... has also had a solid camp...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... Sweet Home (Ton).... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Riverside...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ East Aurora...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Starpoint (Ton)...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Wmsville North...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Medina...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Amherst...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Niagara Falls...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Depew...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Wmsville East...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Niagara Wheatfield..2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... JFK...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Wmsville South....7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Lockport...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Albion...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Grand Island...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Clarence...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Alden...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Kenmore West...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Kenmore East...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... RH-Barker...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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37 Team Reports

Lake Shore Lancaster Lewiston-Porter Eagles Legends Lancers

No Subscription. The Legends finished The Lancers finished 6-3 in 2015 and lost in 4-5 in 2015 and lost in the the first round of the Class AA play- first round of the Class B playoffs... offs... New coach Eric Rupp has 6 New coach Dave Adelizi has 5 starters returning to the offense and 4 starters returning to the offense and 7 back on defense... Senior captain back on defense... Senior captain Zach Samborski Vince Matteson is returns to RB after back to anchor both leading the team in lines at OL and DL... rushing in 2015... Senior linemen Kyle WR Max Giordano Ullery and sopho- (jr) was also named a more Joe Powers team captain... Senior will join Matteson in captain Jacob the trenches... Senior Luderman returns to Jacob Luderman Will Duff started at Vince Matteson anchor the OL... Mason Mastrangelo WR in 2015 but will be moving to RB (sr) is back at the C spot... Alex this fall... Junior Dylan Morrisette Barabro (sr) returns to starting roles returns to a starting role at WR and at WR and DB... Returning starter LG DB this fall... Junior LB Cody Fouts, Castillo was one of the top WRs in a disruptive player in 2015, returns to WNY in 2015... Senior captain Trevor cause problems for opposing offens- Wilson is back at DL... Senior captain es... Senior Hunter Khan is back to Mason Jaroslawsky returns at OLB... start at S...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Iroquois...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Wmsville South....7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Albion...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... West Seneca East..... 6:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... Jamestown...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... Wmsville East...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ McKinley (Riv).....7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Maryvale...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Amherst...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... Wmsville North...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... Newfane...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Riverside...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Orchard Park...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Tonawanda...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Hamburg...... 6:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Hutch Tech...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Cheektowaga...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Bennett...... 6:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... Depew...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Burgard (AH)...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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38 Team Reports

Lockport Maple Grove Maryvale Lions Red Dragons Flyers

The Lions finished 3-5 The Red Dragons fin- The Flyers finished in 2015 and lost in the ished 10-1 in 2015 and 2015 with a 5-4 record... first round of the AA playoffs... New won the Class C title... Maple Grove Coach Jeff Buccieri has 4 starters coach Matt Vermette has 5 starters split with Chautauqua Lake and will back on defense and 5 returning to the returning to the offense and 6 on play as a small school Class D team offense... Senior captain Austin defense... The offensive line has 3 this year... Coach Curt Fischer has 3 Reamsnyder is back for his 3rd varsi- starters returning starters back on ty season and will Senior Tyler offense and 7 on start at FB and Winslow (C), junior defense... Senior cap- OLB... Senior captain Jason Robiliard (G) tain Mitch Padilla is Brian Sullivan is and senior Tony back to start at WR returning to start at Lloyd (T) will get and DB... Senior cap- RB and CB... Team the bulk of the work tain Brad Benson captain Joey up front. All 3 play- returns to starting Cartonia (sr) is back ers will also start on Tyler Winslow spots at RB and Michael Derby at TE and OLB... Nick Costanzo the defensive line... Senior Tavon DB... Senior Michael Derby is back Nick Costanzo (jr) has been named a Chambers returns to his starting spots to start at C and DE... Team captain team captain and will also start at G at WR and FS... Senior Kyle Brown Trevor Micek (sr) returns to spear- and MLB... Senior Nakeem Ubaydah is back at WR and OLB... Senior head the defense at LB... Dalton returns to start at CB... Alex Eusanio Mason Bovain returns to start at DuBois is back at DB after a solid (T) and Austin Majewski (G) are DB... Keyun Hamilton (jr) will start 2015 season... Junior Zak Trim solid additions to the offensive line... at NT... Jason Burruss (RB-LB) has returns to start at DE... LB Brandon Connor Desiderio appears to have had a strong camp... Regal is back for his senior season... won the starting QB job...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Canisius...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Portville...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Cleve Hill...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Niagara Falls...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Frewsburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Depew...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... Clarence...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... CSP...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Lew-Port...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Starpoint...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Tonawanda...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Kenmore West..... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Burgard (AH)...... 4:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Niagara Wheatfield..2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Silver Creek...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Newfane...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Wmsville North....7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Randolph...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Cheektowaga...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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39 Team Reports

McKinley Medina Newfane Macks Mustangs Panthers

The Macks ended the The Mustangs finished The Panthers finished 2015 season 3-6 and lost 2015 with a 6-3 record the 2015 season with an in the Funke Bowl title game... New and missed the playoffs on the last 0-9 record... Coach Chuck Nagel has coach Brian Hillery has just 3 starters day of the season... Coach Eric Valley 7 starters returning to the offense and back on offense and 4 on defense but has 5 starters returning to the offense 5 returning to the defense... Senior a large influx from a winning JV team and 4 to the defense... Senior Tyler captain Albert Kramp is returning to will help... Junior Howard is the only start at RB and DB... captain Miles Haynes returning lineman on Junior captain returns to start at RB either side of the Connor Hill is back and LB... Junior ball. Howard will to start at OL and Kavon Rogers will start at C and DT... DL... Senior Trevor anchor both lines as RB Jake Cotter, Tomtishen (OL) has he is back at OT and who led the team in also been named a DT... Senior Nazir rushing, is back for team captain... Junior Duncan is also Anthony Arguelles his senior season... Tyler Howard Brandon Gross is Trevor Tomtishen returning at OT... Team captain Eric Neace, who starts at RB and LB, back to call the signals at QB... Anthony Arguelles (sr) returns to a is also back for his senior season... Juniors Andrew Boudeman and starting role at DB... Senior Brandon Junior WRs Jalin Cooper and Mason Chad Dunbar will be the primary tar- Wallace returns to his LB position... Lewis can be dangerous in the passing gets at WR... Senior Jake Licht is Seniors Eugene Hicks and Marielle game. Both players will also start at will start on the OL again... Senior Fowler have been named captains... DB... Soph Izaiah Rhim appears to Tony Harris returns to his starting Soph Taivonn Martin has had a solid have won the starting QB job... Ian spot at DB... Ty Casinelli and Ryyan camp at WR and DB... Joseph (jr) will help at OL... Haner will play big roles on the OL...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Niagara Falls...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ RH-Barker (RH)..7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Tonawanda...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 10...... Bennett (Riv)...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Lackawanna...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Burgard...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Lake Shore (Riv)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Alden...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... Cheektowaga...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Iroquois...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... U-Prep (5)...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Lew-Port...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Hamburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Depew...... 7:30 Sat., Oct. 1...... RH-Barker...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ WSeneca West..... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Cleve Hill...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Maryvale...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Riverside (Riv)...... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Albion...... 7:30 Sat., Oct. 15...... Wilson...... 2:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

40 Team Reports

Niagara Falls Niag Wheatfield Nichols Wolverines Falcons Big Green

No Subscription. The finished 5-4 in The Big Green strug- 2015 and won the Class gled with youth and fin- A Funke Bowl championship... Coach ished 0-8 in 2015... New coach Bob Brent Tylec has 6 starters returning to Mullen has 7 starters returning to both both the offense and the defense this the offense and the defense... Senior fall... Senior OL Kevin Lumadue was captain Paul Brinson an all-star in 2015 returns to start at FB and has been named and ILB... Senior a team captain... captain Austin Ellis- Senior captain Mohr is back at TE Chandler Gilewski and CB... Team cap- returns to start at FB tain Mike Nercessian and LB... Senior cap- (sr) returns to his tain Josh Shumate is starting spots at HB Kevin Lumadue Mike Nercessian back to start at OL and DE... Senior and DL... Senior DB Evan Cody has Damone Miller returns to start at C... also been named a team captain... Juniors Matt Rupp (T) and Tom Senior KJ Welch returns to start at Kirchmeyer (G) return to the offen- RB and DB... Senior QB Matt Mixon sive line... Senior Jack Pfalzgraf will is back to call the signals for the spearhead the defense at ILB... Junior offense... Brandon Sveda (sr) is Matt Glinski returns to a starting role returning to his starting spot at DE... at OLB... Junior Matt Rupp can be a Junior DB Jack Mazzara also returns... force at DT...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... McKinley...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 3...... Grand Island...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 2...... @ Holley...... 1:30 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Lockport...... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Clarence...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Bishop Kearney....7:30 Sat., Sept. 17...... Kenmore West...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Wmsville North... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Finney...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Clarence...... 12:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Kenmore West..... 2:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Marcus Whitman..... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Niag Wheatfield... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Niagara Falls...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Finney...... 3:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Wmsville North... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Lockport...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Mynderse...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Orchard Park...... 2:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Jamestown...... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Pembroke...... 7:00

Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs/Crossover...TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs/Crossover...TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

41 Team Reports

North Tonawanda Olean Orchard Park Lumberjacks Huskies Quakers

The Lumberjacks fin- The Huskies finished The Quakers finished ished 6-3 and made the 2-5 in 2015 but new 9-2 in 2015 and lost in Class A playoffs... Coach Henry coach Phil Vecchio has a solid group the Far West Regionals to eventual Fumerelle has 7 starters returning to of returning starters back in the fold... NYS champ Aquinas... Longtime the offense and 6 to the defense... Senior captain Jordan McLaughlin coach Gene Tundo has 6 players back Senior captain Zak Woodard returns is back to anchor the lines at OL and on offense and just 3 on defense... to start at QB and DL... Senior Nate Senior captain Josh SS... Senior captain Bradley is also a Dahl, a returning 2- Tyler Beasock is team captain. way starter, will play back to start OL and Bradley will start at huge chunks of time DL... Bryce OL and DE... Senior at RB and LB... Nico Schmigel (sr) returns captain Garrett Rapini, who will to a starting at OL Boldt returns to call start at RB and LB, and DL. Schmigel is the signals at QB. was also named a also a team captain... Tyler Beasock Boldt will also start Jordan McLaughlin team captain... Bret Morseon Joe Dotterwiech returns to start at at FS... Senior Darius Williams Seniors Tim Darling and Bret FB and LB. He also serves as NT’s returns to starting roles at RB and Morseon are both returning to start on kicker... Patrick Milbrand is back for LB... Dylan Vincent (jr) is also back the OL... Senior OT Dan Kubik is a his senior season as a WR FS... Senior at RB and LB... Luke Chapman (jr) favorite to be a finalist for the Trench Austin Tober (TE-LB) is also back to returns to start at DB and WR... Trophy... Senior QB Dillon Janca start... Senior Alex Johnson will start Senior Joe Jedresko returns to start at also returns and is a Connolly Cup at TE and DL... Chris Labonte also CB... Alex Pantuso and PJ Harris candidate... Senior Zach Prince is returns to start at HB and DB ... have had solid camps at OL and DL... back to start on the DL...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Wmsville East...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Pittsford (5)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Wmsville South....7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Dunkirk...... 7:00 Fri, Sept. 9...... Hutch Tech...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Sweet Home...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Fredonia...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Jamestown...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Grand Island...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Springville...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Starpoint...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Pioneer...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Lancaster...... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Amherst...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ East Aurora...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Bennett ( AH)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Tonawanda...... 6:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Salamanca...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Niagara Falls...... 2:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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42 Team Reports

Pioneer Portville Randolph Panthers Panthers Cardinals

The Panthers finished The Panthers finished The Cardinals finished 3-5 in 2015... Coach Jim 4-4 in 2015... Coach 5-3 and lost in the first Duprey has just 3 starters returning to Gary Swetland has 5 starters on both round of the Class D playoffs in the offense but 6 back on defense... offense and defense returning to the 2015... Coach Brett Brown has 7 Senior captain Jason Gauthier, a 1st- squad... Senior captain Matt Waugh starters returning to the offense and 6 team all-star last fall, is back to start at returns to start at OL and at LB... to the defense... Senior QB Jake FB and LB... Senior Senior captain Ron Beaver returns to Todd Thompson, Lott is a returning 2- call the signals for also a team captain, way lineman, starting the offense again... returns to start at RB at OL and DL... Seniors Sam Jacobi and DB... Senior Seniors Donovan and Jordan Stone Tyler Smith is the Gayton and Steele will provide a solid only returning starter Rajski will get the 1-2 punch at RB this on the OL. Smith bvulk of the carries fall... Nick Martonis will also start at Tyler Smith at the RB position Matt Waugh (sr) can be a weapon Marshall Johnson DE... Senior captain Rowland Marsh this fall. Gayton will also start at DB at WR... Three linemen return to will return to his starting LB spot... while Rajski will start at LB... Junior anchor what should be a solid unit. Junior Caleb Riordan returns to start DJ Hlasnick returns to a starting job Nick Becker (jr), Devin Foster (jr) at DB... Sophomore Mike Rigerman at DB... Colin Kloc is back to handle and Andrew Bernard (soph) are all is back to start at LB... Soph Nick the K duties... Juniors Jaeden Harris back to starting roles... Junior Wyatt Rinker appears to have won the start- and Nick Lakatosh will start at DB Sluga is back to his starting spot at ing QB job... Junior Derek Biscaro (6- this fall... Junior Carter Johnson will DB... Senior DE Marshall Johnson 3, 315) will provide size on the OL... see time at RB and LB... can be a force...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Burgard (AH)...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Maple Grove...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Silver Creek,,,,,.....7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... East Aurora...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Randolph...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Portville...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Springville...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Silver Creek...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Cattaraugus-LV...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Dunkirk...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ CSP...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... Franklin-Ellicott...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Olean...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Frewsburg...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ CSP...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Fredonia...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Franklin-Ellicott...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 8...... Frewsburg...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Cattaraugus-LV... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Maple Grove...... 7:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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43 Team Reports

Riverside St. Francis St. Joe’s Frontiers Red Raiders Marauders

No Report. The Red Raiders fin- No Report ished 7-5 in 2015, including a loss in the NYS Catholic title game... Longtime coach Jerry Smith has 9 starters back on offense and 7 on defense... All 5 OLs are returning for their senior seasons. Tackles Jordan Arruda and Chris Leonard, guards Pat Martin and Tyler Grisolia, and center Mike Senu make up a strong unit... Senior QB Jerry Hickson, Mike Senu an all-WNY candidate, is back for his 4th varsity season... Seniors Liam Pacholec and Bryan Dempsey and sophomore Dawson Tyger are a dangerous receiving corps... Senior LBs Bryan Dempsey, Devin Delmont and Marques Hartley will lead the defense...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Kenmore West...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Cent Catholic (Oh).... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ South Park (AH)..7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Iroquois...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Syracuse CBA...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... Msgr. Farrell...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Hamburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Walsh Jesuit (Oh) 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... Cardinal O’Hara...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ WSeneca West..... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Canisius...... 1:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Aquinas...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... Lake Shore...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Aquinas...... 7:00 Sat, Oct. 1...... Cathedral Prep (Pa) 1:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... South Park...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... Cardinal O’Hara..... 1:00 Fri, Oct. 7...... @ Bishop Timon...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ McKinley (Riv).... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Cathedral Prep (Pa) 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Canisius...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 23...... @ St. Joe’s...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 23...... St. Francis...... 1:00 Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Fri., Oct. 29...... Bishop Timon...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 30...... Erie McDowell...... 1:00 Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov., 6/7...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov., 6/7...... Playoffs...... TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

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44 Team Reports

St. Mary’s Salamanca Silver Creek Lancers Warriors Black Knights

The Lancers finished The Warriors struggled The Black Knights 2015 with a 4-5 record with youth and finished had a young roster in and lost in the first round of the Msgr. 0-8 in 2015... Coach Paul Haley has 6 2015 and still made the playoffs and Martin playoffs... New coach Chris starters returning to the offense and 10 finished 4-4... Coach Sean Helmer Dickson has an extremely young ros- returning to the defense... Senior cap- has 7 starters back on offense and 6 ter this season as just 2 starters return tain Derek McClure is back to start at on defense... Senior captain Noah to the team... Junior RB and ILB... Senior Radack is back at team captain Derek Chandler QB after a fantastic Johnson returns to Armstrong will start season in 2015... start at RB and LB... at G and DT and has Three senior linemen Senior DaQuan also been named a also return to the Hunt is back to start captain... Senior cap- fold... Noah Seneca, at WR and DB... tain Zach Simsick Cam Steeprock and Matt Ciezki has also returns to start at G... Austin Pierce will been named a team Derek Johnson Xander Edstrom Chandler Armstrong all start on both the Noah Seneca captain... Several new players have (sr) returns to call the signals at QB. OL and the DL... Senior Bill Seiders had solid camps and should help the He will also start at CB... Junior RBs is back at RB after leading the team in team this fall... CJ Ozolins will step Jeremiah Shoup and Jacob Spruce rushing last fall... Junior RB Austin in at RB and LB... D’Jae Perry will can privde a 1-2 punch out of the Eggleston will provide a boost in the also seem some carries as he steps backfield... Sophomore Ira John is running game... Senior Chris Williams into RB and LB positions... Greg back at ILB after starting as a fresh- can be a weapon at WR... Soph Luke Poland could earn a starting job at man in 2015... Senior Jake Dekay Szumigala and freshman Chandler both TE and DE... returns to a starting role at DE... Eggleston will help on the OL...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Hutch Tech (AH)..4:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... CV-Falconer...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Randolph...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Batavia...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... U-Prep (5)...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ CSP...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Bishop Kearney....7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... Chautauqua Lake.... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ Portville...... 7:00 Sat, Sept. 24...... @ Bishop Timon...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Southwestern...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Frewsburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Fredonia...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Alley-Limestone...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Cattaraugus-LV...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... U-Prep...... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Maple Grove...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Gilmour Academy.... 2:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Olean...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Franklin-Ellicott.. 7:00 Oct. 22/23...... OPEN Sat., Oct. 29...... Cardinal O’Hara...... 1:00 Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 22/23...... Playoffs...... TBA Nov., 6/7...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA Oct. 29/30...... Playoffs...... TBA 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers 2016 Numbers Rushing: None. Rushing: None. Rushing: None.

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45 Team Reports

South Park Southwestern Springville Sparks Trojans Griffins

The Sparks finished No Report. The Griffins finished 12-1 and won the NYS 7-1 in 2015 and lost in Class A championship in 2015... The the Class B semifinals... Coach Eric season was thrown into an immediate Jantzi has 5 starters returning on turmoil as news broke that all-WNY offense and 4 on defense... Ian Baker, lineman Jeremiah Sanders left for the B South Offensive Player of the Timon just three days Year and an all-NYS before the first player, returns to game... Coach Tim start at FB and LB... Delaney has 4 plays Soph Sean Berry is returning to the back at RB and LB offense and the after starting as a defense... Senior cap- freshman in 2015... tain Nick Schaefer Senior John Domes Nick Schaefer was an all-WNY returns to start at OL Josh Steff Honorable Mention selection at LB and LB... Josh Steff returns to starting last fall. He will step in behind center roles on the OL and the DL... Senior and start at QB... Shakur Harris, Austin Coon is back on the OL... Latrell London and Khalil White Marcus James will play a big roles at will all carry the ball for the Sparks RB and DB this fall... Lexus Pollard ground game... Andre Walker and will step in to the TE spot... Trevor Elijah Winston have both been Bunch has had a solid camp and will named team captains... be a big boost on the OL and DL...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... St. Joe’s (AH)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Fredonia...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... Hamburg (AH)...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Alley-Limestone...7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Frontier...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... @ WSeneca West..... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Cleve Hill...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Pioneer...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Bennett (AH)...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Salamanca...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Olean...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... WSeneca East (AH) 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Akron...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 30...... Jamestown...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 8...... @ Riverside(AH)...... 1:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Chautauqua Lake.... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Dunkirk...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 14...... Iroquois (Riv)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ CV-Falconer...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... East Aurora...... 7:00

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46 Team Reports

Starpoint Sweet Home Tonawanda Spartans Panthers Warriors

The Spartans finished The Panthers finished The Warriors finished 7-2 in 2015 and were 2-6 in 2015 and failed to with a 3-6 record in upset in the first round of the Class A make the playoffs for the first time in 2015... New coach Joseph Kelly has 7 playoffs... Coach Al Cavagnaro has 8 14 seasons... Sweet Home also opens starters returning to the offense and 6 starters returning to both the offense a new stadium this fall... Longtime to the defense... Senior captain Ethan and defense this season... Senior cap- coach John Faller has some solid Shattuck returns to start at RB and tain Tajay Ahmed players returning... LB. Shattuck led the returns to start at RB Senior captain Joe team in rushing last and LB this season... Pandolfi will start at fall... QB Zach Team captain Adam OL and DL and will Sajdak is back for his Lasal (sr) is back to also see time at LB... senior year and has call the signals for Senior captain Nate also been named a the offense at QB... Faller will move team captain... Senior Junior Anthony from QB to WR this Tyler Hatswell is Robinson returns to Anthony Robinson year... Senior Cam Nate Faller back at the OL posi- Zach Sajdak his starting positions at FB and LB... Gates is back to start at WR and LB. tion he held last season... Senior Aaron Senior Terry Rutland is back at RB Gates will also take some snaps at Simonds (OL) and junior Henry and DE... A pair of juniors, Kyle QB... Two returning seniors, Kelsey Palermo (OL) have both been named Scheader (T) and Mike Parisse (G) Lash and Pierce Cochrane, will both team captains... Soph Noah Ray will will anchor the line... Senior center start at OL and DE... Melvin play RB but may also take some snaps Jacob Kiff will lead the unit... Junior Williams (sr) returns to his WR and at QB this fall... Nazarial Gonzalez Sam Mazzara resturns to a starting DB spots... Adrian Frazier also returns to start at WR. Gonzalez will role at WR & CB... returns at WR and DB... also be a mainstay at DB this fall...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... @ Amherst...... 1:00 Sat, Sept. 3...... @ Kenmore East...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Newfane...... 7:30 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Kenmore East...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... West Seneca West.....7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... Cheektowaga...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 16...... Grand Island...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... North Tonawanda.....7:00 Sat, Sept. 17...... @ JFK...... 1:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... Lockport...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Wmsville South...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Maryvale...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... North Tonawanda.... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Amherst...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Lew-Port...... 7:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Wmsville South....7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Wmsville East...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Burgard (Riv)...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Sweet Home...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Starpoint...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... North Tonawanda.... 6:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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47 Team Reports

West Seneca East West Seneca West Williamsville East Trojans Indians Flames

The Trojans finished The Indians showed The Flames finished 8-2 and lost in the Class immense improvement in 2015 with a 3-7 record... A title game to eventual NYS cham- 2015 and finished 4-5 on the season... Coach Chris Glenn has 4 starters pion South Park in 2015... Coach Jim The line is in decent shape as 3 returning to the offense and 3 back on Maurino has 5 starters back on starters return from last season... defense... Senior captain Nick offense and 6 on defense... Senior QB Senior Kobe Matesic and junior Kyle Falkides is back to call the signals at Austin Breidenstein Eastman are back at QB... Senior captain is back to direct the OL while Vinny Jordan Clement offense. He had solid Draper (jr) returns will anchor the line season both running at C... In addition, H- at OT... Senior Drew and throwing in back Jake Weber Butler can be a 2015... Senior G Joe returns for his senior weapon at WR... Ramunno is a year. Weber will also Senior TJ Allen had favorite to be a start at LB... Matesic a solid season at RB Trench Trophy final- Ryan Kostek and Draper will also Kobe Matesic in 2015. He will also Jordan Clement ist this fall... Senior Ryan Kostek start on defense... Senior Brennan start at DB... Senior Ben Geiger will returns to start at the other G posi- Taylor is back at DL... Christian spearhead the defense at LB... The tion... Senior TE Justin Kimble Necovski returns to his DE spot... Flames have a large influx of talent returns to start at TE... Junior RB Luke Wilhelm has had a solid camp coming up from the JV squad... Junior Jacob Maurino will get the bulk of at WR and LB and should earn a start- Joe Shifflet will probably start at WR the carries out of the backfield... ing role... Brendan Tait appears to and DB... Sophomore Ajay Chima Senior Ian Dolac returns to start at have won the starting QB job... Mitch and junior Jack Baumler will help on LB... Jared Maurino will start at FS... Bednarz will help the LB corps... the OL and the DL...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... Bennett...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Hamburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... @ N.Tonawanda...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Lake Shore...... 6:30 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Sweet Home...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... @ Lew-Port...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Burgard...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... South Park...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... Wmsville South...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Hamburg...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... Riverside...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... Kenmore East...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ South Park (AH)..7:30 Sat., Oct. 1...... Bennett (AH)...... 1:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Grand Island...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Iroquois...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... McKinley...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... @ Sweet Home...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... West Seneca West.....7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ WSeneca East...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... Amherst...... 2:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

48 Team Reports

Williamsville North Williamsville South Wilson Spartans Billies Lakemen

The Spartans finished The Billies finished 5- The Lakemen had a 7-2 and lost in the Class 4 and lost in the first very young roster in A semifinals in 2015... Coach Mike round of the Class A playoffs... Coach 2015 and finished 2-7... Coach Bill Mammoliti’s team will play in Class Kraig Kurzanski has 8 starters Atlas has 5 starters returning to the AA this season... The Spartans have 6 returning to the offense and 7 to the offense and just 2 on defense... Senior starters back on offense and 7 return- defense... Senior captain Antwanne captain Justin Daul is back to call the ing to the defense... Jones is back to start signals at QB again... Twins Andrew (RB) at RB and NT... Junior Wade Rick and Jason (QB) Senior Chris Nelson returns to his starting Hwang are back for returns to start at WR TB position... Frank their senior seasons. and FS. Nelson is Dispenza (jr) returns Both players were also a captain... to anchor the lines at chopsen as team cap- Senior captain Alex OT and DT... Senior tains... Senior Pasinski is a solid Trevor Zahno is Anthony Tyler Hochulski offensive lineman Alex Pasinski back at TE and DE... Trevor Zahno Maniscalco returns to start at WR and returning to the fold... Seniors Mark Junior Matt Daul had a solid season DB. He was also named a captain... Thomas (C), Travis Porterfield (T), returns to play C... Tanner Feeley, Senior captain Connor Kelly returns Shaq Rolle (T) and Ethan Stewart (G) Jared Carney and Marcel Wilson to start at LB and is a candidate for all return to start for the unit... Junior will form a dangerous WR corps... post-season honors... Seniors Nick Josh Foster will move under center to Drew Westmoreland has had a solid Richter and Tyler Hochulski are play QB this fall... Jemelle Jones, a camp and will help at TB and LB... solid returnees on the OL... Jarius sophomore, returns at DT... Senior cap- Kyle Wiesinger and Rick Covatta Huggins can be a weapon at WR... tain Jack Steinmetz is back at LB... have also been named captains...

2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule 2016 Schedule Fri., Sept. 2...... @ Jamestown...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Lancaster...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 2...... Akron...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Kenmore West..... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 9...... North Tonawanda.....7:00 Sat., Sept. 10...... @ Cleve Hill...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Niag Wheatfield...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 17...... @ Wmsville East...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 16...... Gowanda...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Lancaster...... 7:30 Fri., Sept. 23...... @ Sweet Home...... 7:00 Sat., Sept. 24...... @ Eden...... 2:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... @ Clarence...... 7:00 Fri., Sept. 30...... Kenmore East...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ JFK...... 1:30 Fri., Oct. 7...... Niagara Falls...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Starpoint...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 7...... Alexander...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... Lockport...... 7:00 Fri., Oct. 14...... @ Grand Island...... 7:00 Sat., Oct. 15...... @ Newfane...... 2:00

Receiving: None. Receiving: None. Receiving: None.

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FRec: None. FRec: None. FRec: None.

49 www.ucpioneers.com 2016 League Standings AA North Div All PF PA Next Niagara Falls…….…... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs McKinley Clarence…………...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Frontier Lockport…………...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Canisius Kenmore West…...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Riverside Williamsville North...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Jamestown Niagara Wheatfield...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Grand Island

AA South Div All PF PA Next Orchard Park…...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Pittsford Lancaster…...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Wmsville South Frontier………...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Clarence Jamestown...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Wmsville North Hutch Tech...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs St. Mary’s

A North Div All PF PA Next North Tonawanda...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Wmsville East Williamsville East.....… 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ N. Tonawanda Sweet Home...…...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Kenmore East Grand Island...... … 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Niag Wheatfield Williamsville South...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Lancaster Kenmore East……...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Sweet Home Starpoint...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Amherst Amherst...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Starpoint

A South Div All PF PA Next West Seneca West.... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Hamburg Hamburg...... ……… 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs WSeneca West South Park...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs St. Joe’s McKinley...... …...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Niagara Falls West Seneca East..... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Bennett Iroquois...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Lake Shore Lake Shore...... …… 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Iroquois Bennett...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ WSeneca East Riverside...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Kenmore West

B East Div All PF PA Next Albion...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Lew-Port Depew...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Alden Alden...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Depew Medina...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ RH-Barker Photo by Tim Frank RH-Barker...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Medina Lackawanna...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ East Aurora Bennett senior Isaiah McDuffie will be one of the top players in WNY this fall. McDuffie rushed for 1,544 yards in B West Div All PF PA Next Lew-Port...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Albion 2015 and has verbally committed to play at Boston College. Cheektowaga...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Dunkirk Burgard...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Pioneer Class D Div All PF PA Next Maryvale...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Cleve Hill Silver Creek...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Randolph Newfane...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Tonawanda Cattaraugus-LV...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Frewsburg Tonawanda...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Newfane Portville...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Maple Grove Randolph...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Silver Creek B South Div All PF PA Next Franklin-Ellicott...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs CSP Pioneer...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Burgard Frewsburg...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Cattaraugus-LV East Aurora...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Lackawanna Cly-Sher-Panama...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Franklin-Ellicott Olean...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Alley-Limestone Maple Grove...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Portville Springville...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Fredonia Dunkirk...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Cheektowaga Fredonia...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Springville Msgr Martin Div All PF PA Next Canisius...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Lockport C North Div All PF PA Next St. Francis...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Cent Catholic Eden...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs JFK Bishop Timon...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Burford, Ga. Akron...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Wilson St. Joe’s...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ South Park JFK...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Eden St. Mary’s...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Hutch Tech Wilson...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Akron Cardinal O’Hara...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ U-Prep Cleveland Hill...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Maryvale Independent Div All PF PA Next C South Div All PF PA Next Nichols...... -- 0-0 00 00 @ Holley CValley-Falconer...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Salamanca Southwestern...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Gowanda Gowanda...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 @ Southwestern Allegany-Limestone..... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Olean Salamanca...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs CV-Falconer Chautauqua Lake...... 0-0 0-0 00 00 vs Eden 51 Alfred University Football 2016

EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONS 2009 & 2010 ECAC CHAMPIONS 1986, 1989, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 & 2013

2016 Schedule Sat., Sept. 3...... Husson University...... 12:00 Sat., Sept. 10.... RPI...... 12:00 Sat., Sept. 17.... @ Buffalo State * ...... 12:00 Sat., Sept. 24.... Ithaca College * ...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 1...... @ Morrisville State * ...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 15..... SUNY Cortland * ...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 22..... @ Hartwick College * ...... 1:00 Sat., Oct. 29..... Brockport State * ...... 1:00 Sat., Nov. 5...... @ Utica College * ...... 1:00 Sat., Nov. 12..... St. John Fisher * ...... 1:00 * Empire 8 Conference

www.gosaxons.com 2015 WNY Leader Board PASSING YARDS Player (Team) Yards Janca (Orchard Park)...... 2,099 Hickson (St. Francis)...... 1,950 DSpeyer (Lancaster)...... 1,841 TBrown (South Park)...... 1,820 Bartnik (Cheektowaga)...... 1,616 Holyoke (Wmsv South)...... 1,495 Myers (Timon)...... 1,424

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player (Team) TDs Holyoke (Wmsv South)...... 21 TBrown (South Park)...... 20 Janca (Orchard Park)...... 20 Molson (St. Mary’s)...... 19 Raddack (Silver Creek)...... 16 Hickson (St. Francis)...... 15 DSpeyer (Lancaster)...... 15 Spurback (Niagara Falls)...... 14 Welsh (MGCLake)...... 14 Bartnik (Cheektowaga)...... 13

TOUCHDOWNS Player (Team) TD Ford (Ken West)...... 28 Samborski (Lancaster)...... 23 Photo by Mark Adair Grant (Alden)...... 21 Baker (Springville)...... 21 Orchard Park QB Dillon Janca passed for 2,099 yards and 20 TDs as he led the JDolac (West Seneca East)..... 19 Quakers to the Class AA championship in 2015. Taylor (Cleve Hill)...... 18 Billingslea (Cheektowaga)...... 18 McDuffie (Bennett)...... 17 Jackson (Jamestown)...... 16 RUSHING RECEIVING Player (Team) Att Yards Player (Team) Rec Yards FUMBLE RECOVERIES Taylor (Cleve Hill)...... 171 ....1,655 Orsini (Wmsville East)...... 48 ...... 653 McDuffie (Bennett)...... 103 ....1,448 Pannes (Southwestern)...... 48 ...... 571 Player (Team) FR Horton (Timon)...... 5 Cotter (Medina)...... 148 ....1,441 MFoster (Wmsville South)..... 47 ...... 777 Yehl (Portville)...... 4 Yax (Iroquois)...... 268 ....1,436 Parker (Cheektowaga)...... 47 ...... 732 Grant (Alden)...... 202 ....1,394 Liberatore (Orchard Park)...... 47 ...... 709 Six players with 3. Samborski (Lancaster)...... 185....1,339 Thompson (Silver Creek)...... 41 ...... 714 Baker (Springville)...... 164 ....1,166 Metz (St. Francis)...... 41 ...... 591 Billingslea (Cheektowaga)... 142 ....1,088 Parks (CSP)...... 38 ...... 522 Jackson (Jamestown)...... 166 ....1,028 Myers (West Seneca West)...38 ...... 474 INTERCEPTIONS Molson (St. Mary’s)...... 124 ...... 998 Dunning (St. Mary’s)...... 33 ...... 431 Fritz (Lew-Port)...... 157 ...... 985 Skea (West Seneca West).... 32 ...... 585 Player (Team) INT Bierfeldt (Alley-Limestone)...161 ...... 982 Hubbard (Niagara Falls)...... 32 ...... 521 Maniscalco (Wmsv North)...... 6 Ahmed (Starpoint)...... 110 ...... 974 Bailey (Lew-Port)...... 32 ...... 474 Krystofiak (Westfield)...... 5 Bozeman (Cleve Hill)...... 5 Prince (Burgard)...... 122 ...... 959 Castillo (Lancaster)...... 31 ...... 692 Day (Iroquois)...... 5 Alicea (Dunkirk)...... 176 ...... 923 Fox (Wilson)...... 31 ...... 424 JDolac (West Seneca East)...... 5 Horton (Lackawanna)...... 102 ...... 919 Losardo (Orchard Park)...... 29 ...... 505 Ford (Kenmore West)...... 160 ...... 915 Koziol (Orchard Park)...... 29 ...... 385 Shattuck (Tonawanda)...... 121 ...... 911 Moore (South Park)...... 27 ...... 722 Alexander (Gowanda)...... 105 ...... 910 Thomas (South Park)...... 27 ...... 693 Dolac (West Seneca East)...112 ...... 903 Jones (Canisius)...... 27 ...... 557 Burniston (Canisius)...... 105 ...... 884 Tasker (St. Francis)...... 27 ...... 426 FIELD GOALS Benson (MGCLake)...... 105 ...... 880 Pinnock (St. Francis)...... 26 ...... 302 Sarow (Akron)...... 155 ...... 872 Brown (Bennett)...... 25 ...... 491 Player (Team) FG (Lg) Davis (Maryvale)...... 105 ...... 844 White (St. Mary’s)...... 25 ...... 424 Peters (Jamestown)...... 3 (23) TBrown (South Park)...... 72 ...... 842 Fisher (McKinley)...... 25 ...... 411 Allen (Iroquois)...... 3 (30) Seiders (Silver Creek)...... 139 ...... 837 Johnson (Fredonia)...... 25 ...... 364 Haubeil (Canisius)...... 3 (61) DeBose (O’Hara)...... 109 ...... 825 Lancaster (Timon)...... 23 ...... 472 Stolfo (Grand Island)...... 1 (34) Robinson (Starpoint)...... 84 ...... 809 Smith (Frontier)...... 23 ...... 430 Mullen (Clarence)...... 1 (27) Rinko (Franklin-Ellicott)...... 105 ...... 770 Mitchell (Wilson)...... 23 ...... 238 Dotterweich (NTon)...... 1 (20) Thompson (Pioneer)...... 143 ...... 764 Mancuso (WSenecas West)...... 1 (21) James (Lockport)...... 136 ...... 759 PeQueen (Akron)...... 139 ...... 755 53 WNY 2016 Schedule WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 Must See Must See Must See St. Mary’s @ Hutch Tech West Seneca West @ Sweet Home Orchard Park @ Jamestown All-High Stadium, 4:00 pm Barczak Stadium, 7:00 pm Strider Stadium, 7:00 pm Kickoff Classic Starts Season Panthers First-Ever Night Game Huge AA South Battle

Friday, September 2nd Friday, September 9th Friday, September 16th St. Mary’s @ Hutch Tech (All-High), 4:00 West Seneca East @ Lake Shore, 6:30 Niagara Wheatfield @ Wmsville North, 7:00 JFK @ Eden, 5:00 Hutch Tech @ Orchard Park, 7:00 Orchard Park @ Jamestown, 7:00 Lancaster @ Williamsville South, 7:00 North Tonawanda @ Wmsville South, 7:00 Lancaster @ Frontier, 7:00 Pittsford (5) @ Orchard Park, 7:00 West Seneca West @ Sweet Home, 7:00 Iroquois @ Bennett (All-High), 7:00 Clarence @ Frontier, 7:00 Amherst @ Grand Island, 7:00 North Tonawanda @ Sweet Home, 7:00 Williamsville North @ Jamestown, 7:00 Hamburg @ South Park (All-High), 7:00 Kenmore East @ Amherst, 7:00 Williamsville East @ North Tonawanda, 7:00 Iroquois @ Riverside (Riverside), 7:00 Grand Island @ Starpoint, 7:00 Kenmore West @ Riverside (Riverside), 7:00 Frontier @ Springville, 7:00 South Park @ West Seneca West, 7:00 West Seneca West @ Hamburg, 7:00 East Aurora @ Pioneer, 7:00 Riverside @ Hamburg, 7:00 St. Joe’s @ South Park (All-High), 7:00 Dunkirk @ Olean, 7:00 Lake Shore @ McKinley (Riverside), 7:00 Bennett @ West Seneca East, 7:00 Medina @ Lackawanna, 7:00 Burgard @ West Seneca East, 7:00 Lake Shore @ Iroquois, 7:00 Alden @ Albion, 7:00 Pioneer @ Springville, 7:00 Springville @ Fredonia (Brocton), 7:00 Southwestern @ Alley-Limestone, 7:00 Olean @ Fredonia (Brocton), 7:00 Dunkirk @ Cheektowaga, 7:00 Williamsville East @ Lew-Port, 7:00 RH-Barker @ Albion, 7:00 Olean @ Alley-Limestone, 7:00 Randolph @ Portville, 7:00 Lew-Port @ Maryvale, 7:00 Lackawanna @ East Aurora, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV @ Franklin-Ellicott (Fville), 7:00 Chautauqua Lake @ Salamanca, 7:00 Albion @ Lew-Port, 7:00 Frewsburg @ Maple Grove, 7:00 Gowanda @ Wilson, 7:00 Depew @ Alden, 7:00 UPrep (5) @ Salamanca, 7:00 Cleve Hill @ Southwestern, 7:00 Medina @ RH-Barker (Roy-Hart), 7:00 Timon @ Central Catholic (Toledo), 7:00 Oakfield (5) @ Akron, 7:00 CSP @ Franklin-Ellicott, 7:00 St. Mary’s @ Batavia, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV @ Randolph, 7:00 Cleve Hill @ Maryvale, 7:00 Jamestown @ Lancaster, 7:30 CSP @ Maple Grove, 7:00 Maple Grove @ Portville, 7:00 Maryvale @ Depew, 7:30 Silver Creek @ Portville, 7:00 Akron @ Wilson, 7:00 Cheektowaga @ Tonawanda, 7:30 Franklin-Ellicott @ Frewsburg, 7:00 Gowanda @ Southwestern, 7:00 Nichols @ Bishop Kearney (5), 7:30 St. Francis @ Walsh Jesuit (Ohio), 7:00 Frewsburg @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 St. Mary’s @ Bishop Kearney, 7:00 Randolph @ Silver Creek, 7:00 Saturday, September 10 Alden@ Medina, 7:30 CV-Falconer @ Salamanca, 7:00 Bennett @ McKinley (Riverside), 1:00 Lackawanna @ Depew, 7:30 Central Catholic (Toledo) @ St. Francis, 7:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ Canisius, 1:00 Eden @ Dunkirk, 7:30 Newfane @ Tonawanda, 7:30 Msgr. Farrell @ St. Joe’s, 1:00 Fredonia @ CV-Falconer (Cass Valley), 1:30 Saturday, September 17th Saturday, September 3rd RH-Barker @ Notre Dame (5) 1:30 East Aurora @ Hutch Tech (All-High), 1:00 Lockport @ Canisius, 1:00 Akron @ JFK, 1:30 Nichols @ Finney (5), 1:00 Starpoint @ Amherst, 1:00 Silver Creek @ CSP (Sherman), 1:30 Aquinas @ Canisius, 1:00 Pioneer @ Burgard (All-High), 1:00 Niagara Falls @ Lockport, 2:00 St. Joe’s @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00 Timon @ Buford (Georgia), 1:00 Clarence @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Timon @ Periman HS (Texas), 1:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ U-Prep (5) 1:00 Williamsville North @ Kenmore West, 2:00 Tonawanda @ JFK, 1:30 Nichols @ Holley (5), 1:30 Starpoint @ Kenmore East (Ton HS), 2:00 Alley-Lime @ CV-Falconer (CValley), 1:30 McKinley @ Niagara Falls, 2:00 Burgard @ Newfane, 2:00 Kenmore West @ Niagara Falls, 2:00 Grand Island @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Wilson @ Cleve Hill, 2:00 Clarence @ Lockport, 2:00 Sweet Home @ Kenmore East (Ton), 2:00 Syracuse CBA @ St. Francis, 7:00 Williamsville South @ Williamsville East, 2:00 Chautauqua Lake @ Gowanda, 7:00 Cheektowaga @ Newfane, 2:00 Tuesday September 6th Eden @ Chautauqua Lake, 6:45 WNY 2016 Schedule WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 Must See Must See Must See Burgard @ Cheektowaga West Seneca East @ South Park West Seneca East @ Iroquois ??? Stadium, 2:00 pm All-High Stadium, 7:00 pm Milt Lattimer Field, 7:00 pm Re-match of 2015 Class B Title Game Re-match of 2015 Class A Title Game Bitter rivalry game is always close

Friday, September 23rd Friday, September 30th Friday, October 7th Lockport @ Starpoint, 7:00 Williamsville North @ Clarence, 7:00 Hamburg @ Lake Shore, 6:30 Hutch Tech @ Jamestown, 7:00 Jamestown @ Springville, 7:00 St. Joe’s @ Timon, 7:00 Grand Island @ North Tonawanda, 7:00 North Tonawanda @ Starpoint, 7:00 Niagara Falls @ Williamsville North, 7:00 Williamsville South @ Sweet Home, 7:00 Williamsville East @ Grand Island, 7:00 Orchard Park @ Bennett (All-High), 7:00 Orchard Park @ Frontier, 7:00 Sweet Home @ Amherst, 7:00 Frontier @ Jamestown, 7:00 Riverside @ West Seneca West, 7:00 Kenmore East @ Williamsville South, 7:00 Amherst @ North Tonawanda, 7:00 Hamburg @ West Seneca East, 7:00 Frontier @ Hutch Tech (Riverside), 7:00 Williamsville East @ Sweet Home, 7:00 McKinley @ Iroquois, 7:00 McKinley @ Hamburg, 7:00 Starpoint @ Williamsville South, 7:00 Springville @ Olean, 7:00 West Seneca East @ South Park (All-High), 7:00 McKinley @ West Seneca West, 7:00 Dunkirk @ Pioneer, 7:00 Iroquois @ Cheektowaga, 7:00 West Seneca East @ Iroquois, 7:00 Fredonia @ East Aurora, 7:00 Pioneer @ Olean, 7:00 Fredonia @ Pioneer, 7:00 Depew @ Albion, 7:00 Albion @ Lackawanna, 7:00 Olean @ East Aurora, 7:00 Alden @ RH-Barker (Roy-Hart), 7:00 Canisius @ Alden, 7:00 Newfane @ Maryvale, 7:00 JFK @ Lackawanna, 7:00 Alley-Limestone @ Salamanca, 7:00 Lackawanna @ Alden, 7:00 Tonawanda @ Maryvale, 7:00 CV-Falconer @ Gowanda, 7:00 Akron @ Albion, 7:00 Newfane @ Lew-Port, 7:00 Southwestern @ Akron, 7:00 Cheektowaga @ Lew-Port, 7:00 Gowanda @ Alley-Limestone, 7:00 Cattaraugus-LV @ Silver Creek, 7:00 Tonawanda @ Burgard (Riverside), 7:00 CV-Falconer @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00 Maple Grove @ Franklin-Ellicott (Eville), 7;00 JFK @ Alley-Limestone, 7:00 Salamanca @ Southwestern, 7:00 Portville @ Frewsburg, 7:00 Chautauqua Lake @ Southwestern, 7:00 Franklin-Ellicott @ Randolph, 7:00 Aquinas @ St. Francis, 7:00 Salamanca @ Gowanda, 7:00 Maple Grove @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 East Aurora @ Dunkirk, 7:30 Alexander (5) @ Wilson, 7:00 Frewsburg @ Silver Creek, 7:00 Medina @ Depew, 7:30 Frewsburg @ Randolph, 7:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ Bishop Kearney (5), 7:00 Lew-Port @ Tonawanda, 7:30 Silver Creek @ Maple Grove, 7:00 Williamsville North @ Lancaster, 7:30 St. Mary’s @ Fredonia (Westfield), 7:30 Franklin-Ellicott @ Portville, 7:00 Lake Shore @ Amherst, 7:30 Springville @ Dunkirk, 7:30 UPrep (5) @ Medina, 7:30 Saturday, October 1st Kenmore West @ Clarence, 7:30 Niagara Falls @ Niagara Wheatfield, 1:00 Hutch Tech @ Lancaster, 7:30 Saturday, September 24th Lancaster @ Orchard Park, 1:00 Canisius @ Cardinal Mooney, 1:00 Clarence @ Niagara Falls, 12:00 WSeneca West @ Bennett (All-High), 1:00 St. Francis @ Canisius 1:00 Lake Shore @ Riverside (Riverside), 1:00 Saturday, October 8th St. Joe’s @ Aquinas, 1:00 Erie Cathedral Prep @ St. Joe’s, 1:00 South Park @ Riverside (All-High), 1:00 South Park @ Bennett (All-High), 1:00 Timon @ Cardinal O’Hara, 1:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ St. Francis, 1:00 St. Mary’s @ Timon, 1:00 Randolph @ CSP (Sherman), 1:30 University Prep (5) @ St. Mary’s, 1:00 Marcus Whitman (5) @ Nichols, 1:00 Wilson @ JFK, 1:30 Mynderse (5) @ Nichols, 1:00 Portville @ CSP (Clymer), 1:30 Eden @ Cleve Hill, 2:00 Depew @ RH-Barker (Barker), 1:30 Niagara Wheatfield @ Kenmore West, 2:00 RH-Barker @ Newfane, 2:00 Cattaraugus-LV @ CSP (Panama), 1:30 Kenmore East @ Williamsville East, 2:00 Lockport @ Kenmore West, 2:00 Niagara Wheatfield @ Lockport, 2:00 Akron @ Cleve Hill, 2:00 Finney (5) @ Nichols, 3:30 Grand Island @ Kenmore East, 2:00 Wilson @ Eden, 2:00 Maryvale @ Burgard (All-High), 4:00 CV-Falconer @ Eden, 2:00 Burgard @ Cheektowaga, 2:00 Chautauqua Lake @ Lyons (5), 6:00 Medina @ Cleve Hill, 2:00 WNY 2016 Schedule WEEK 7 WEEK 8, 9, 10 WEEK 11, 12, 13 Must See Must See Must See Canisus @ St. Joe’s Section 6 Playoffs NYS Playoffs ??? Stadium, 1:00 pm Msgr. Martin Association Playoffs Section 6 vs Section 5 Premier Rivalry Game in WNY Dates, Times TBA Dates, Times TBA

Friday, October 14th WEEK 8 WEEK 11 North Tonawanda @ Tonawanda, 6:00 Friday, October 22nd Friday, November 13th Bennett @ Lake Shore, 6:30 Canisius @ Timon, 7:00 NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Hutch Tech @ Clarence, 7:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA Lockport @ Williamsville North, 7:00 Frontier @ Hamburg, 7:00 Saturday, October 23rd Saturday, November 14th Sweet Home @ Starpoint, 7:00 St. Francis @ St. Joe’s, 1:00 NYS Playoffs: Section VI vs. Section V, TBA Williamsville South @ Grand Island, 7:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA Msgr. Martin Semifinals, TBA West Seneca West @ West Seneca East, 7:00 Iroquois @ South Park (Riverside), 7:00 East Aurora @ Springville, 7:00 Gowanda @ Pioneer, 7:00 Salamanca @ Olean, 7:00 WEEK 9 WEEK 12 Alden @ U-Prep (5), 7:00 RH-Barker @ Lackawanna Friday, October 29th Friday, November 20th Maryvale @ Cheektowaga, 7:00 Timon @ St. Francis, 7:00 NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Lew-Port @ Burgard (All-High), 7:00 Canisius @ Erie Cathedral Prep, 7:30 Alley-Limestone @ Chautauqua Lake, 7:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA Saturday, November 21st Southwestern @ CV-Falconer (Falconer), 7:00 NYS Playoffs: Semifinals, TBA Maple Grove @ Randolph, 7:00 Saturday, October 30th Msgr. Martin Association Championship Portville @ Cattaraugus-LV, 7:00 Erie McDowell @ St. Joe’s, 1:00 CSP @ Frewsburg, 7:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ St. Mary’s 1:00 Silver Creek @ Franklin-Ellicott (Franklinville), 7:00 Section VI Playoffs, TBA Erie Cathedral Prep @ St. Francis, 7:00 Cardinal O’Hara @ Stubenville (Ohio), 7:00 Nichols @ Pembroke (5), 7:00 Depew @ Lancaster, 7:30 WEEK 10 Dunkirk @ Fredonia (Fredonia), 7:30 WEEK 13 Albion @ Medina, 7:30 Friday, November 6th @ Ralph Wilson Eden @ Akron, 7:30 Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA Friday, November 27th @ Carrier Dome Section VI Championships, TBA NYS Championships, TBA Saturday, October 15th Riverside @ McKinley (Riverside), 1:00 Saturday, November 7th @ Ralph Wilson Saturday, November 28th @ Carrier Dome Canisius @ St. Joe’s, 1:00 Msgr. Martin Playoffs, TBA NYS Championships, TBA Cleve Hill @ JFK, 1:30 Section VI Championships, TBA Orchard Park @ Niagara Falls, 2:00 Kenmore West @ Kenmore East, 2:00 Jamestown @ Niagara Wheatfield, 2:00 Amherst @ Williamsville East, 2:00 Wilson @ Newfane, 2:00 Timon @ Aquinas, 2:00 Gilmour Academy @ St. Mary’s, 2:00 SECTION VI HIGH SCHOOL DAY WITH UB FOOTBALL

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Visit UBBulls.com for all the latest UB Football Gameday Information. College Football Hoppy Makes Return for Buff State By Mark Adair just 7 minutes to play when disaster struck. Buffalo State finished 7-4 and lost the ECAC Bowl in Quarterback Kyle Hoppy was lost for the season with a 2015. It was the Bengals second post-season appear- knee injury. ance in a row and that signified that the Bengals were “Two turnovers later, Alfred was ahead,” Boyes said. “It back to being a competitive college program again. was a tough loss.” “I’ve got to say there is a degree of satisfaction,” coach The Bengals lost the following week at Morrisville. Jerry Boyes said. “It’s not often you get to go and build a “I think if we win those two games, we make the play- program like this.” offs,” Boyes said. In fact, Boyes has Depew grad Aaron built the Buff State pro- Ertel came in and played gram twice. well. He finished 5-1 as a He was hired at Buff starter but it was clear that State in 1986. The the Bengals missed Bengals had played a Hoppy. few years of club foot- “Kyle’s presence ball but was just enter- makes a difference,” ing the NCAA Division Boyes said. “He’s a very III ranks. cerebral QB. He sees the “At the time, it was a whole picture on the field. very young program,” The game is slow for him Boyes said. “It was a and that only comes from complete building experience.” process in every Hoppy was one of the aspect, not just on the top QBs in WNY when he field.” played for Orchard Park. In 2000, Boyes But he chose to play pro- stepped away from the fessional baseball after he coaching position to was drafted into the take the Buff State Orioles system. Athletic Director’s job. After three years, he And, what had been left baseball and returned a solidly successful pro- to Buff State to play col- gram fell into disarray. lege football. The next three sea- “He’s a little older than sons saw the Bengals the other kids,” Boyes post a record of 4-25. said, “so he’s more mature After two coaching and he is a leader. You changes, Boyes decid- can’t teach that as a ed to return to the side- coach, the kids come with lines in 2010. it.” “Six years ago, we Photo by Mark Adair Hoppy had passed for had unfortunately Buffalo State QB Kyle Hoppy is returning from a knee 2,252 yards and 22 TDs declined into a state injury this season. Hoppy played at Orchard Park. as a sophomore in 2014. where we needed to “He has the skill set,” rebuild again,” Boyes said. “It was a total re-do.” Boyes said. “He is an excellent passer but he can also After Buff State posted a record of 7-4 and was invited run. He has the ability to take a bad play and turn a sack to play in the ECAC Bowl in 2014, the entire program had into a 20-yard gain. He’s a very good athlete playing QB their sights set on making the NCAA playoffs. and he is in total command of the offense.” “We were hoping we would get into the NCAA play- That command is crucial, Boyes said. offs,” Boyes said, “but we stumbled. Most coaches would “It’s the biggest part of playing quarterback,” Boyes take a 7-3 record and put the pads away. But when peo- said. “You can’t lead if you don’t know your material. The ple told me we had a good season, I was pissed off. other 10 guys rely on you.” Frankly, last year was disappointing.” Hoppy hasn’t played in a year but Boyes is anxious to Buff State opened the 2015 season with a win at see him start the season this weekend. Otterbein. In Week 2, the Bengals led Alfred 26-14 with “He’s a perfectionist,” Boyes said. “We’ll see how much rust he has. I have confidence that he’ll be OK.” 58 The ONLY Sport “Hockey is pretty cool,” Otto said grudgingly, “but it THE ain’t really a sport because they allow fighting. If they got rid of the fighting I might reconsider. Real men don’t handle their frustrations on the playing field by throwing fists. EXTRA They simply flatten their opponent with a good, clean shoulder-to-the-mouth on the next play.” POINT “I see. So what about women’s sports?” By Mark Adair “The only girls that play sports are those girls in that semi-pro football league,” Otto said. I went to lunch at Papa Grande’s the other day and I “I bet some Olympic ice skaters would disagree with saw my friend Otto Slamkowski sitting on a stool. He had you,” I said. a crumpled copy of the Football Weekly in his back pock- “Ice skating is stupid,” Otto said. “The only thing that et and he was chomping on his ever-present cigar. would make ice skating a sport is if they sent all those Otto had the Buffalo News open and was reading Mike girls out onto the ice to do their Triple Toe-Loops at the Harrington’s column. same time. The way you would win is to knock the other “Hey, Otto,” I greeted him. “What’s Mike got to say girls off their skates and onto their butts. If a girl got about the sports world today?” knocked down she would be eliminated. Last girl standing “Nothin’,” Otto said. “He didn’t write about sports at all. wins the Gold.” Just a bunch of crap about the “Then you must think that Red Sox and the Yankees and Roller Derby is a sport.” a bunch of other stuff nobody “Don’t be a jerk,” Otto cares about.” Football is the sneered. “Roller Derby and “What the heck are you Professional Wrestling are talking about?” I asked, scripted shows. They may as incredulous. “A lot of people ONLY sport... well be boxing.” care about the Yankees. The “But there are lots of peo- Yankees have more fans than everything else ple that don’t like football that any sports team in the world.” are into sports,” I said. “Just “The Yankees are not a look at the sports pages. sports team,” Otto growled. is a game. There is wrestling -” “They are a baseball team.” Otto interrupted. “Baseball isn’t a sport? “Two guys rolling around on How can baseball not be a sport,” I asked, growing a bit a mat in their underwear. Lovely.” uneasy. I had a feeling that I should have left this subject I continued. “There is cross country -” untouched. “Cross Country isn’t a sport,” Otto said. “Running four “Did you ever try to actually watch a baseball game?” miles over hills and through mud is exercise for do-good- Otto asked sarcastically. “I’m usually asleep by the sec- ers that eat tofu and bean sprouts for lunch every day.” ond inning. Heck, a perfect game in baseball is when “Well, what about Golf?” I asked. nothing happens! It may as well be soccer.” “Anything that requires you to get out of the way and “Okay,” I said. “I understand that some people like let somebody else play through isn’t a sport.” more action. But what about basketball? There is almost “Tennis?” continual action in basketball.” “Ping Pong on grass.” “Yeah, until you get to the last three minutes of the “I guess that leaves Bowling,” I said. game,” Otto said. “Then there is an unending parade to Otto started laughing. the foul line interrupted only by each coach taking all 15 “What’s so funny?” I asked. of their allotted timeouts. I once turned on a basketball “I’m in a bowling league,” Otto said. game and there were 6.7 seconds left. I went out and “And you don’t consider it a sport?” mowed the lawn and when I came back there were still “Heck, no!” Otto roared. “Look at me! I’m sixty-three 3.4 seconds left. So I went back out and changed the oil years old. I smoked cigars since I was 12 and the only in my truck. When I came back in some guy hit a buzzer- exercise I get is when I go out and sit on my riding lawn beater to win the game. Besides, a real sport requires mower and cut the grass. If I can bowl, it ain’t a sport.” contact. When contact occurs in basketball, they call a “Well, look,” I said, “I do agree that football is the best foul.” sport but -” “Well,” I said, “there’s lots of action in hockey and “Wrong,” Otto said. “Football in the ONLY sport. there’s a lot of contact, too.” Everything else is a game.”

59 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 FootballWeeklyUpstate Are You Game?