SECTION 6 Senior Upstate To Get Start Tyler Hanarahan Football gets the nod as W E E K L Y Canisius QB September 2, 2015 Issue No. 97 54 Pages INSIDE: Sweet Home Relies on Joe Armenia Lockport Senior D’Andre Jenkins Leads Lions Line Junior QB ‘Hoppy’ to be Tale at Buff State of the PLUS: State Records Team Reports NYS Rankings Tigers Schedules ALSO: It’s been a strange start to the season for Sideline Chatter Extra Point Isaiah McDuffie and the Bennett Tigers Section 6 Standings Buffalo Bills & ADPRO Sports Coach of the Week Bills Back With Coaching Awards The Buffalo Bills and ADPRO Sports will sponsor “We’re using last year as a confidence builder for this the WNY High School Coach of the Week program for season.” the 2015 season. Langworthy played high school football from 1995 Each week throughout through 1998 at nearby the 2015 season, the Bills Southwestern High and ADPRO will recognize School. He was named a a Coach of the Week from Class D All-State LB in his WNY. The football program senior year. of the Coach of the Week Langworthy played col- will receive a $1,000 lege football at Mercyhurst award. At the end of the College (now University) in season, a Coach of the Erie, Pa. After graduating, Year will be chosen from he took a volunteer coach- the 11 weekly winners. ing role at Southwestern The football program of under Jay Sirianni. He left the Coach of the Year will after two seasons because receive a $2,000 award. he landed a job teaching Last year, Jamestown in the Jamestown District. coach Tom Langworthy Ironically, Sirianni had 4 was named the Coach of players on last season’s the Year after winning the Southwestern team who NYS Class AA title and fin- grew up in the Jamestown ishing the season with a District before moving to 12-1 record. Southwestern. “I was extremely hon- “We laughed about it,” ored,” Langworthy said. “It Langworthy said. “Jay did was one of the top awards pretty well with our kids. I have ever gotten in I’ve known Jay my whole coaching. I couldn’t life.” believe it with all of the While teaching at great coaches we have in Jamestown, Langworthy WNY and I was extremely worked as an assistant JV grateful to the Buffalo Bills Photo by Mark Adair coach for 2 seasons. He for the award.” Jamestown coach Tom Langworthy was named the applied for the varsity All weekly winners were Buffalo Bills Coach of the Year in 2014. Langworthy led head job when it came invited to Ralph Wilson his team to the NYS title. open before the 2008 sea- Stadium when the Bills son. hosted the Packers. “The opportunity came open and I thought I could “That was great,” Langworthy said, “There was a do the job,” he said. “I had the enthusiasm and the meet-and-greet before the game in the Field House relationship with the other coaches and the current with all of the Coaches of the Week from the Buffalo players. I thought I was ready for it.” and Rochester area. Then we were on the sidelines to Langworthy’s staff has been with him throughout see the Bills and Packers warm up. Right before the the years of re-building Jamestown into a recognized game we were recognized in front of the crowd. It was program across New York State. Ryan Calkins just a tremendous experience.” (Defensive Coordinator), Richie Joly (DBs and QBs) Jamestown won the Section 6 title in 2013, but lost and Dave Munella (RBs) round out the staff. to Aquinas in the Far West Regional game. Last sea- “They do an incredible job,” Langworthy said. “They son the Raiders went even further as they won the are just as much a part of this as I am.” Class AA title in the Syracuse Carrier Dome. Langworthy teaches 6th Grade at Jamestown’s The only loss the Raiders suffered came at the Jefferson Middle School. hands of Canisius, which finished 30th in the nation. Langworthy and his wife Amy have two sons, Noah “We have new goals,” coach Tom Langworthy said. (age 3) and Grant (17 months). 4 Armenia to Lead HB FB QB WR Sweet Home Lines OT OG C OG OT TE DE DT DT DE Sweet Home finished 9-2 in 2014 and won the Section 6 CB LB LB Class A title for the 7th time in 8 years. The Panthers lost to LB Irondequoit 24-21 in the Far West Regional. This season, Sweet Home will be a very different team SS FS than in past seasons. Panthers coach John Faller has just 4 starters returning on both offense and defense. For the promotion of amateur football in WNY! “Every year is different,” Sweet Home coach John Faller said. “Last year's seniors will be tough to replace but that's high school ball.” 2015-2016 Activities Austin Wilson, The WNY Amateur Football Alliance Jon Phillips and Joe sponsors the following programs: Armenia are cap- tains and 2-way Senior College Night starters. A College Recruiter Night in December “We want to try which gives High School Seniors the and start them on opportunity to meet with many of the just one side of the college recruiters from throughout the ball to keep them North-East. fresh,” Faller said, “but sometimes we Junior Combine can't avoid it.” A Junior Class Combine in May which Armenia, who gives High School Juniors an opportuni- started at LB in ty to demonstrate their abilities to 2014, will be mov- College recruiters while participating in ing to the offensive football skill drills. and defensive lines Youth Coaching Academy this fall. A Coaching Academy in March to train “He’ll play offen- volunteer youth Coaches the proper sive tackle and technique to teach the game of football defensive end this to young players. season,” Faller said. “We have a Photo by Mark Adair Scholar-Athlete Award Dinner real need for some Sweet Home senior Joe Armenia. A Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet in experienced play- December to Honor High School and ers there.” College Students for their accomplish- Armenia, won Sweet Home’s Iron Panther contest in the ments both on the football field and in off-season. Faller’s annual contest includes weight lifting, the classroom. 40-yard dash, vertical jumps and other combine-like tests. “We’ve been running it since 1986,” Faller said. “Just to High School All-Star Game keep the kids active and competitive.” The Alliance will support amateur Armenia (6-0, 215) was timed at 4.8 in the 40-yard dash. football activities such as the Annual “He’s got good speed,” Faller said. “He’s not huge but Lions/Ad Pro Sports High School he’s strong.” Football All-Star Classic. Armenia also kicks PATs and field goals for Sweet Home. “He’s one of the better kickers in the area,” Faller said. “He’s also our back-up punter. He’s a lineman but he’s a good athlete too.” Armenia also maintains a 98-academic average while taking a full course of Advanced Placement classes, “Kids that are top students like that are disciplined and WNY Amateur Football Alliance come in with a good attitude,” Faller said. “They know that hard work and preparation pays off in the class room. It 3772 Dartmouth St. does in football, too. We have an Advanced Placement Hamburg, N.Y. 14075 Football Program and Joe excels in both areas.” [email protected] 5 4TH & LONG Strength & Conditioning Special Teams Coach Speed Training Position Specific Training 4th & Long will help you maximize your potential by: • Improving performance (career productivity) • Decreasing injury potential (career longevity) Tony LaMancusa was a 4-year starter • Motivating through education (strategies for success) at Division I Robert Morris... 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The Crusaders finished 12-0 and won the first really cool to play against the team that I first put on pads for.” NYS Catholic Championship. They were also ranked #1 in the Robbins says that he fully understands the Shen tradition. final New York State Class “They have had good foot- AA Sportswriters Poll and ball in that town for a long finished the year ranked 30th time,” he said. “Shen comes in the nation in USA Today out of Section 2 and is the poll. Final Four every other year. “Anytime you finished They have a proud tradition.” nationally ranked, it's a tough Robbins will take the field act to follow,” Canisius at the Carrier Dome with a coach Rich Robbins said, squad that returns just two “but this is a new season.