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SECTION 6 No Upstate Average Joe’s Dennis Gilbert is FootballFootball named the 2010 W E E K L Y Coach of the Year November 18, 2010 Issue No. 48 45 Pages INSIDE: Four Section 6 teams lose in NYS Regionals Fredonia Wins, Moves on to NYS Semifinals Eric Jantzi Year Resigns as Of The NT Coach PLUS: State Records College Report NYS Rankings QBQB Schedules ALSO: Joe Licata and Chad Kelly led an incredible Sideline Chatter Extra Point season for WNY quarterbacks Section 6 Standings This Week’s Lineup: Contents NOVEMBER 18, 2010 Jantzi Leaves NT 4 ... Sideline Chatter 5 5 ... Players of the Week Eric Jantzi, who has coached at North 7 ... League Look-Ins Tonawanda for 16 seasons, announced 13 ... 2010 Notebook that he was resigning as the Lumberjacks leader in a stunning announcement. 16 ... Team Reports Rumors swirled that Clarence coach Tom 40 ... Standings Goddard would retire. 41 ... Leader Board 42 ... Around The State 44 ... Campus News Fredonia Moves On 12 47 ... Extra Point Fredonia was the only Section 6 team to Upstate win in the Far West Regionals last weekend. The Hillbillies will now play Football general Brown in the New York State W E E K L Y Publisher semifinals. Adair Publishing Editor-In-Chief Mark E. Adair Business Manager Catherine M. Rutkowski 13 Catholic Titles Statistician Paul Hutzler St. Joe’s and Cardinal O’Hara won the Photography Msgr. Martin Association champi- Jerome Davis, Tim Frank onships in Ralph Wilson Stadium last The Upstate Football Weekly is published week. every Thursday throughout the high school football season (August-November) by Adair Publishing. Contents copyright ©2010 by Adair Publishing. All rights reserved. This volume may not be repro- duced in whole or in part in any form with- out the prior written consent of the publish- er. Address editorial and advertising corre- spondence to: Upstate Football Weekly, [email protected] 14 No Average Joe’s To advertise in the Upstate Football Weekly or for information regarding ad rates and sizes call (716) 433-8393. Dennis Gilbert led St. Joe’s to its first Msgr. Martin Association championship since 2006. For engineering his team’s Football Weekly 86 Park Lane Circle turnaround he was named the Football Lockport, N.Y. 14094 Weekly’s Coach of the Year. (716) 433-8393 [email protected] Buffalo Bills Coach of the Week Sciandra Honored for Title Win Cardinal OʼHara coach Angelo powerhouse Steubenville. Degrees at UB. Sciandra has been named Buffalo Bills “We had a tough stretch where we After graduating from UB, Sciandra Coach of the Week after the Hawks lost three in a row,” Sciandra said. “We landed his first coaching job at beat St. Maryʼs 25-7 ton win the Msgr. lost to St. Joeʼs, St. Francis and Cheektowaga High School. Martin Association Steubenville but the kids rebounded.” “Tom Goddard hired me in 1979 at League A champi- OʼHara has played at Steubenville Cheektowaga,” Sciandra said. “He onship in Ralph for three straight seasons. made me the head JV coach right out Wilson Stadium. “I think itʼs a great experience for the of college.” It was the 6th kids,” he said. “Itʼs a different game in Sciandra took over the varsity head straight Msgr. Martin Ohio. Itʼs a great atmosphere and they coaching job at St. Marys in 1986 and title for OʼHara. get to spend a couple of nights in a stayed there until 1999. “It never gets bor- hotel as a team.” “I was there for 16 years,” Sciandra ing,” Sciandra said. Sciandra felt confident during the said, “and we beat some pretty good “Itʼs exciting for the Angelo Sciandra week leading up to the title game Turner-Carroll teams.” kids and itʼs exciting against St. Maryʼs. St. Maryʼs won Msgr. Martin titles in for me and the coaches.” “These kids had one of the best 1993 and 1995 under Sciandra. Sciandra says he was unsure of his weekʼs of practices I have ever seen,” Sciandra now has a career won-lost team when the season started. Sciandra said. “I have never had a record of 70-31 and has had several “I wasnʼt sure how we would do,” he team so ready to play a game. A lot of top players. said. “We were a very young team this our kids played their best game of the Kevin Burns (St. Maryʼs) and Reggie year. But the offensive line began to year, which was good to see.” Garner (OʼHara) were finalists for the play better and we went on a 5-game Sciandra just finished his tenth sea- Connolly Cup. Burns played college winning streak.” son as the coach at Cardinal OʼHara. football at the Penn. Garner is currently OʼHara finished 7-4 this season He played defensive back for playing at Walsh University, an NAIA despite playing one of the toughest Kenmore West and graduated in 1973. school in Ohio. schedules in Western New York. The He attended the University at Also, Ron Keels (OʼHara) played at Hawks played large-school St. Francis, Buffalo but did not play football. He Gannon University and later for the St. Joeʼs and Canisius as well as Ohio earned his undergraduate and Masterʼs Ottawa Roughriders in the CFL. Upstate Football Weekly 3 SidelineChatter Section 6 Playoffs CLASS AA Clarence 35, Lockport 0 Kenmore West 22, Frontier 15 Orchard Park 51, Wmsville North 7 Jamestown 7, Riverside 6 CLASS AA Semifinals Clarence 41, Kenmore West 13 Orchard Park 26, Jamestown 0 CLASS AA Championship Clarence 31, Orchard Park 24 AA Chuck Funke Tournament North Tonawanda 35, West Seneca West 0 Lancaster 29, Niagara Falls 8 AA Chuck Funke Finals North Tonawanda 28, Lancaster 14 CLASS A Sweet Home 36, Lafayette 12 McKinley 28, Amherst 14 Williamsville East 28, Iroquois 27 Williamsville South 43, Grand Island 14 CLASS A Semifinals Sweet Home 31, McKinley 6 Wmsville South 42, Wmsville East 20 CLASS A Championship Sweet Home 48, Wmsville South 15 A Chuck Funke Tournament Starpoint 28, West Seneca East 14 Lake Shore 36, Kenmore East 34 A Chuck Funke Finals Starpoint 45, Lake Shore 0 CLASS B Alden 42, Lew-Port 10 Burgard 26, Eden 0 Pioneer 24, Medina 16 Lackawanna 12, Depew 6 CLASS B Semifinals Alden 42, Burgard 6 Lackawanna 34, Pioneer 8 CLASS B Championship Alden 14, Lackawanna 12 B Chuck Funke Tournament Cheektowaga 21, JFK 7 Photo by Mark Adair Dunkirk 20, Albion 19 B Chuck Funke Finals Hawks Fly High Dunkirk at Cheektowaga, TBA Cardinal OʼHara players celebrate their 25-7 win over St. CLASS C Maryʼs in the Msgr. Martin A League championship game Grover Cleveland 40, Alley-Lime 14 Fredonia 56, Cleveland Hill 14 in Ralph Wilson Stadium last weekend. It was OʼHaraʼs Salamanca 22, Wilson 0 6th straight championship. Southwestern 42, Gowanda 0 CLASS C Semifinals Fredonia 45, Grover Cleveland 20 Msgr. Martin Playoffs Southwestern 37, Salamanca 0 CLASS C Championship CLASS AA Fredonia 12, Southwestern 10 St. Francis 35, Bishop Timon 15 C Chuck Funke Tournament St. Joeʼs 35, Canisius 19 Olean 39, Cassadaga Valley 22 CLASS AA Championship Roy-Hart 14, Falconer 8 St. Joeʼs 49, St. Francis 20 C Chuck Funke Finals CLASS A Cassadaga Valley 14, Roy-Hart 0 Cardinal OʼHara 44, Niagara Catholic 6 CLASS D St. Maryʼs 48, Nichos 8 Randolph 48, Westfield 0 CLASS A Championship Maple Grove 29, Frewsburg 0 Cardinal OʼHara 25, St. Maryʼs 7 Chaut. Lake 27, Portville 15 Silver Creek 48, Pine Valley 0 Far West Regionals CLASS D Semifinals Randolph 23, Maple Grove 8 CLASS AA Silver Creek 27, Chautauqua Lake 0 Rush-Henrietta 34, Clarence 28 CLASS D Championship CLASS A Silver Creek 21, Randolph 14 Aquinas 36, Sweet Home 6 D Chuck Funke Tournament CLASS B Catt-LV 32, Clymer 21 Hornell 21, Alden 14 Sherman 34, Ellicottville 0 CLASS C D Chuck Funke Finals Fredonia 18, Letchworth 13 Sherman 12, Catt-LV 7 CLASS D Caedonia-Mumford 20, Silver Creek 13 4 Upstate Football Weekly Congratulations! To All Western New York Players and Coaches on a GREAT 2010 Season! See you in 2011! Photo by Tim Frank Fredonia Wins Tyler Buckey caught this pass and took it to the end zone for a TD in Fredoniaʼs 18-13 win over Letchworth in the Far West Regionals last weekend. Listen to Inside High School Sports NYStateRecords Saturday at 10:00 AM on WGR 550! Most TD Passes thrown in One Season TDs Player, School Year 45........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2002 43........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2004 35........... Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo St. Joe’s........ 2005 33........... Randall Secky, Maple Grove..................... 1998 33........... Mike Prahalis, Commack.......................... 2000 33........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2003 31........... Matt Bezio, Peru........................................ 2001 31........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2001 31........... Shawn Mizro, Newark...............................2002 30........... Kurt Abrams, Dover...................................1997 14 Michael Road • West Seneca, NY 14224 30........... Rob Kramer, Oneida.................................. 2002 30........... Randy Mills, Freeport................................2003 (716) 677-4393 30........... Terrance Schmand, Buffalo St. Joe’s.........2006 29........... Matt Bezio, Peru........................................ 2002 www.myplayerssports.com Upstate Football Weekly 5 All-Football Weekly Team OFFENSE Pos. Player Ht WT Team QB Tyler Stoldt 6-2 179 Alden RB Nick Hall 5-8 180 St. Joeʼs RB Robert Davis 6-0 184 Cardinal OʼHara RB Mercer Timmis 6-2 200 Canisius WR Theo Russell 5-11 185 Canisius WR Phil Stasiak 6-3 195 Williamsville Tyler Stoldt OL Joe Smith 6-1 200 St. Francis Mike Kasprzak Quarterback OL Tom Nemoyer 6-1 255 Canisius Offensive Line Alden Depew OL Mike Kasprzak 6-4 255 Depew OL Ben Fluent 6-2 235 Randolph OL Pat Langworthy 5-9 220 Southwestern TE Eric Tyra 5-11 190 Jamestown K Kyle Few 5-6 185 Lockport SP Chris Holland 6-1 200 Grover Cleveland Players of the Year: Chad Kelly (6-2, 205), St.