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VOICE 570•826•1819 Photo by Bob Wolfe 31 Hanover Street Living 6week unborn child CITIZENS’ from ectopic pregnancy THE Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 2– WB_VOICE - CV13TAB2 - 2 - 09/02/10 WB_VOICE/ADVERTISING/AD_PAGES [D02] | 08/28/10 20:53 | SUPERIMPWB PREDICTIONS BIG SCHOOL Player of the Year Nahshon Braggs, RB, Williamsport: After averaging 6.0 yards per carry last season, he is back as the featured back for the Millionaires. Game of the Year Valley West at Hazleton Area, DECADE’S BEST Oct.15: These two teams really don’t like one another and that is good for the conference because the Class AAAA rivalries are few Help select the Wyoming Valley Conference all-decade team and far between. This one has the potential to be a season maker or breaker for both teams. QUARTERBACK (CHOOSE ONE) Possible upset □ QUINN BUCKNER, gar □ GORDON LAW, berwick □ CHUCK SUPPON, dallas Dallas at Berwick, Sept.17: □ ADAM GOERINGER, dallas □ JOHN PEKAROVSKY, bishop o’reilly □ NATE VOLKEL, lake-lehman □ MATT KELLY, dallas □ P.J. PISKORIK, valley west □ AL WEST, berwick Last year, Dallas scored in the □ FRANK JANKOWSKI, berwick □ JACK STANKOSKI, Pittston area final minute and went for the 2- RUNNING BACKS (CHOOSE TWO) point conversion and the win only □ DARRELL BLACKMAN, williamsport □ CHRIS KUBAUGH, hanoverarea □ BRIAN OSTROWSKY, bishop hoban to come up inches short. This □ NATE EACHUS, hazleton area □JOSHMASON, meyers □ DAVE PAVELETZ, hanoverarea year, the Dawgs will be favored □ JOSH HECK, hazleton area □ MATT McGOWAN, hazleton area □MATT PISANO, Pittston area again. □ BRENT JONES, meyers □ JASON MITKOWSKI, nanticoke □ BRANT QUICK, berwick Coach to watch □ MATT KOLOJEJCHICK, wvw □ ROB MURPHY, crestwood □ TYLER SERBIN, wyomingarea TedJackson, Dallas: WIDE RECEIVERS (CHOOSE TWO) Obviously he will be out for the □ ANDRE BROUSSARD, meyers □ MATT KAUFER, hanoverarea □ CHAD NICHOLAS, hazleton area □ SHAMAAR COATES, williamsport □EUGENELEWIS,valley west □ MIKE RACE, dallas first four weeks of the season □ BEN CULVER, berwick □ STEVE MERTH, northwest □ ZACH POWELL, berwick due to his PIAA-mandated □ KYLE FLEMINGS, bishop hoban □ ALI MUHAMMAD, valley west □ JASON PRUSHINSKI, crestwood suspension. How he and the TIGHT END (CHOOSE ONE) team responds to his return will □ KYLE BOGUMIL, crestwood □BRIAN MATTES, valley west □ GINO RAINERI, meyers be interesting. □ BRANDON DILLON, Pittston area □ CODY PLESNAR, dallas □ MATT RYNKIEWICZ, wyomingarea Williamsport RB □ TED LASHER, wyomingarea □ KEN POLLOCK, lake-lehman □RYAN SITLER, berwick Darrell Blackman SMALL SCHOOL OFFENSIVE LINE (CHOOSE FIVE) Player of the Year □ NICK BELLANCO, wyomingarea □ DAN ERDMAN, berwick □ CODY MORRIS, hazleton area Kurtis Thomas, GAR: □BRIAN CLARKE, hanoverarea □ LOU FALZONE, wyomingarea □ JEREMIAH MORRIS, berwick Arguably the most important □TREVIN COWMAN, valley west □ALEXGRILLI, coughlin □ JOE OSTROWSKI, meyers □ FRAN DEMPSEY, hazleton area □ MAIVAUN HOUSSEIN, gar □ ZANE PARR, williamsport player to any team in the division. □ KYLE DEMPSEY, hazleton area □ COREY KONYCKI, bishop hoban □ JOHN SIMONITIS, dallas The Grenadiers saw what □ BRIAN DOYLE, meyers □ JONATHAN KOSLOP, hazleton □ MIKE TROTTA, wyomingarea happened last year when he was □ DREW EICHER, meyers □ A.J. McGOVERN, valley west not in the lineup — the offense DEFENSIVE LINE (CHOOSE THREE) struggled. □ KEITH BALL, berwick □ NICK LEVY, Pittston area □ MIKE SKLAROSKY, coughlin Wyoming Valley West tight end Brian Mattes Game of the Year □ DEREK BOWER, berwick □ KURT MATTES, valley west □ TOM YANAC, hazleton area □ RAY BROOKS, williamsport □ MIKE NARDONE, wyomingarea □ JOHN YANIC, dallas Hanover Area at Wyoming □ ANDY DECKER, berwick □CRAIGNILSSON, coughlin □ KYLE WALLACE, valley west Area, Sept. 24: Two of the □ ROY DENNIS, berwick □ MIKE PIEKANSKI, valley west favorites in Class 2A go head- □ TRISTAN DiPIPPA, berwick □ STEVE SALAVANTIS, dallas to-head before the calendar hits LINEBACKERS (CHOOSE FOUR) October. □ COREY BRENNER, gar □ RAY KOSLOP, hazleton area □ NICK ONZIK, dallas Possible upset □ JIM BUCHMAN, hazleton area □ TED LASHER, wyomingarea □ BRIAN OSTROWSKY, bishop hoban Northwest at GAR, Sept. □ RYAN CORDINGLY, williamsport □RICHMATZ,hazletonarea □ HARRY REESE, valley west □ NATE EACHUS, hazleton area □ FRED MIHAL, dallas □ RYAN SITLER, berwick 25: GAR is the one team the □ HARVEY EVERETT, coughlin □ JASON MITKOWSKI, nanticoke □ MIKE VITI, berwick Rangers have struggled against DEFENSIVE BACKS (CHOOSE FOUR) Berwick RB when playing out of conference □ TONY AVVISATO, Pittston area □ JACK CROSSIN, valley west □DEREKMOORE, crestwood Brant Quick McGroarty Simonitis Eachus games while they were in the All- □ DWAYNE BLACKMAN, williamsport □ BRAD FAGULA, dallas □ PAT MURRAY, dallas American Conference. □ DENNIS BUCHMAN, hazleton □ JOE MARIANACCI, wyomingarea □ NICK SAMANAS, dallas Coach to watch □ TOMAS CABRERA, hanoverarea □GRANTMARSHMAN,berwick □ PETE SMITH, Pittston area Wyoming Valley West’s P. J. Piskorik our opinion. We’d like to hear what you □EVAN CRISMAN, berwick □ RYAN McDONNELL, wyomingarea □ RYAN WOMACK, gar opened the 2000s by becoming the first think too. Carl Majer, Northwest: Majer led the Rangers to the school’s KICKER (CHOOSE ONE) Wyoming Valley Conference quarterback Brian Ostrowsky or Dave Paveletz? Trev- first football district championship □ ZACH ALLEY, berwick □ GERRY MCGROARTY, bishop hoban □ DREW ORTH, hazleton area to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 in Cowman or A.J. McGovern? Al West or □ PAUL GATTUSO, Pittston area □ CONNOR McKENNA, crestwood a season ago. This year Hanover PUNTER (CHOOSE ONE) yards in the same season. Chuck Suppon? Ryan Cordingly or Mike Area and Wyoming Area are on Williamsport’s Darrell Blackman estab- Viti? Ryan Womack or Joe Marianacci? the schedule. □ NATE EACHUS, hazleton area □ JOSH HENRIE, northwest □ TIM OLIVER, crestwood THE □ CHRISTIAN FORCE, berwick □ GERRY McGROARTY, bishop hoban □ JARRED CARLO, meyers lished himself as the conference’s premier Those are just some of the decisions you COACH (CHOOSE ONE) running back with 6,765 yards. have to make when selecting your Wyo- INSIDE CITIZENS’ □ STEVE ARMILLAY, Pittston area □ DAVE FISHER, hanoverarea □EDMICHAELS,valley west □ GARY CAMPBELL, berwick □TEDJACKSON, dallas □ MIKE NAMEY, meyers Bishop Hoban’s Gerry McGroarty had ming Valley Conference all-decade team of Berwick ...................................... D37 □ CIRO CINTI, coughlin □ TONY KHALIFE, gar □ ROCCO PETRONE, hazleton area his SportsCenter moment with a 64-yard the 2000s. Crestwood ................................ D6 □ GEORGE CURRY, berwick/wvw □ PAUL MARRANCA, wyomingarea □ RANDY YAPLE, northwest field goal at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadi- We’ve put together a list of the stars Coughlin .................................... D12 WRITE-INS (NAME, SCHOOL, POSITION) um. from the last decade to help get you started, Dallas .......................................... D28 VOICE Hazleton Area’s Nate Eachus carried the but write-in votes, of course, will be count- GAR ............................................ D14 Hanover Area ........................... D4 ___________________________________________ Cougars to playoff wins over Easton and ed. Hazleton Area ........................... D36 Liberty in 2007. Fans can select their team by filling out Holy Redeemer ........................ D8 THURSDAY, ___________________________________________ Piskorik, Blackman, McGroarty and the ballot on the left side of this page and Lake-Lehman ............................ D26 Eachus are just four of the WVC’s stars mailing it to us or by visiting www.citizens- Meyers ........................................ D10 Nanticoke Area ........................ D16 ___________________________________________ from the past decade. But do they make voice.com and clicking on the all-decade your all-decade team? logo. Northwest Area ........................ D18 Pittston Area ............................. D32 After studying stats, compiling lists and Simply select the designated number of SEPTEMBER ___________________________________________