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REGION, TEAM PREVIEWS Region Page(s) REGION 8.......................................................9 Cathedral Prep.......................................10-11 Erie High.................................................14-15 McDowell................................................16-17 REGION 7.....................................................19 DuBois.........................................................20 Franklin........................................................21 Fort LeBoeuf...........................................22-23 General McLane....................................24-25 Meadville................................................26-27 Oil City.........................................................28 Warren.........................................................29 REGION 6.....................................................31 Corry.......................................................32-33 Fairview..................................................34-35 Girard......................................................36-37 Harbor Creek.........................................38-39 Mercyhurst Prep....................................42-43 North East..............................................44-45 Titusville.................................................46-47 REGION 5.....................................................60 Conneaut.....................................................61 Grove City....................................................62 Hickory........................................................63 Sharon.........................................................64 Slippery Rock..............................................65 REGION 4.....................................................67 Greenville....................................................68 Lakeview.....................................................69 Sharpsville..................................................70 Wilmington.................................................71 REGION 3.....................................................72 Conneaut (Ohio).........................................73 Iroquois..................................................74-75 Northwestern.........................................76-77 Seneca....................................................78-79
THE REPORTER Tom Reisenweber gathered and wrote much of Kickoff 2018’s content, including all team outlooks. He has been a high school reporter for the past 10 years and is the beat writer for the Erie SeaWolves.
TEAM EFFORT Kickoff 2018, the preseason football guide of the Times Publishing Company, features the contributions of many talented people, including photographers Jack Hanrahan, Greg Wohlford, Christopher Millette and Matt Durisko, and reporter Mike Copper. Sports editor Jeff Kirik supervised the project. Jeff Morris was the lead designer.
TEAM HELMETS A special thanks to PAHelmetProject.com, which has allowed us to publish helmet art of each District 10 school in each of Kickoff’s nine years. We’re grateful for their assistance.
COVERS Erie City: Mercyhurst Prep running backs Khalil Barnes, left, and Zack Helsley give the Lakers a loaded backfield. Erie County: North East’s Alex Furmanek, Girard’s Corey Russell and Fairview’s Chris Mohra are offensive standouts coming off big 2017 seasons.
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Crawford County: Conneaut’s Kyle Sheets, left, and Maplewood’s J.D. McFadden are top returning quarterbacks in Crawford County. Mercer County: Sharpsville’s Ja’Quay Hubbard, left, and Farrell’s Kobe Hilton are premier linemen in District 10.
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COVER STORY PIAA history: The PIAA estabished football playoffs 30 years ago, even though it was a controversial move in the late 1980s. The playoff system has changed throughout the years, but the postseason has been popular and successful. See pages 50-59
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2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2017 Final Standings
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REGION 1
Player Team Att. Yards Isaiah Manning Meadville 275 2,546 Bailey Kersnick Conneaut 208 1,845 Zack Helsley Mercyhurst Prep 172 1,788 Christian Cole Oil City 275 1,718 Gavin Henry Union City 196 1,557 Mike Williams Conneaut, Ohio 148 1,479 Tarrell Clark Iroquois 152 1,434 Noah Myers Warren 163 1,416 Nasir Singleton General McLane 161 1,407 Christian Lewis Farrell 132 1,350 Clayton Parrish West Middlesex 245 1,270 Jordan Wilson Sharon 196 1,243 Xavier Pulliam McDowell 192 1,241 Jack Patton Wilmington 140 1,229 Chris Mohra Fairview 214 1,184 Tyler Burlew Corry 209 1,179 Austin Carrera Reynolds 169 1,159 Tony Foster Erie 115 1,135 Curtis Freyermuth Cochranton 184 1,131 Noah Reisenauer Cambridge Spr. 144 1,120 JaGannon Williams Erie 111 1,101 Billy Lucas Cathedral Prep 134 1,095 Bryson Verrelli Wilmington 138 1,088 Alex Furmanek North East 125 1,072 Robert Besser Sharpsville 174 1,062 Killian Cooper Northwestern 156 1,054 Jimmy Amon Mercer 178 1,011 Khalil Barnes Mercyhurst Prep 116 980 Grove City 192 970 Trey Adams Daulton Kerns Union City 163 916 Cameron Marett Wilmington 116 913 Matthew Lupo Cathedral Prep 123 884 Danny Blue Erie 83 840 Brady Gentile Greenville 170 840 Julius Ream Meadville 139 828 Joe Scarabino Seneca 133 820 Lee Barney Harbor Creek 160 773 Logan Lutz Grove City 86 765 Marvin Bryant Warren 104 765 Kobe Joseph Sharpsville 118 750 Jaydon Hayes Eisenhower 118 742 Regan Schleicher McDowell 101 740 Koby McLean Iroquois 115 729 Tyler Scott Fort LeBoeuf 131 726 De’Shawn Wofford Meadville 114 726 Jason Williams Erie 123 711 Jonah Samuelson Eisenhower 65 688 JD McFadden Maplewood 143 680 Kyle Sheets Conneaut 113 676 Greg Proctor Fort LeBoeuf 136 674 Mitch Hansen Lakeview 110 667 Lucas Russell North East 61 662 Dalton Kruzelak DuBois 109 650 Carter Babb Cambridge Spr. 101 632 Chevy Blake Maplewood 110 630 Parker Harvey Titusville 107 605 Wyatt Shaffer Seneca 88 605 Tyler Greer Grove City 54 598 Shane McClinton Saegertown 144 585 Benjamin Johnson Harbor Creek 43 559 Cole Matthews Reynolds 80 528 Aaron Hull Northwestern 80 508 Canyon Eells Greenville 76 472 Seth Slater Slippery Rock 80 432 Kor-jonn Henderson Maplewood 66 425 Tymir Green Farrell 69 418 Brandon Chambers Farrell 30 405 Xander Shields Union City 53 397 Robert Pontius Wilmington 95 386 Brandon Ashley Iroquois 58 384 Brad Waite Fort LeBoeuf 55 380 Garrett Gadsby Lakeview 108 350 Seth Fedor Conneaut, Ohio 73 346 Jake Kupchella Warren 59 340
Class 1A Region Overall Farrell 4-0 11-3 Union City 3-1 4-6 Cambridge Springs 2-2 7-4 West Middlesex 1-3 2-9 Cochranton 0-4 2-8
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Class 2A, 3A Region Overall Wilmington (2A) 8-0 14-1 Greenville (2A) 6-2 9-3 Sharon (3A) 6-2 10-4 Sharpsville (2A) 4-4 6-6 Hickory (3A) 4-4 5-6 Reynolds (2A) 4-4 5-6 Slippery Rock (3A) 3-5 4-7 Mercer (2A) 1-7 2-8 Lakeview (2A) 0-8 0-10
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Class 2A Region Overall Seneca 6-0 9-1 Iroquois 5-1 7-3 Northwestern 4-2 5-5 Maplewood 3-3 6-5 Eisenhower 2-4 4-6 North East 1-5 2-7 Saegertown 0-6 0-10
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Class 3A Region Overall Mercyhurst Prep 6-0 10-1 Harbor Creek 5-1 7-3 4-2 5-5 Conneaut (Ohio) Corry 3-3 4-6 Fairview 2-4 3-6 Girard 1-5 1-9 Titusville 0-6 0-10
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Class 4A, 5A Grove City (5A) Conneaut (5A) Meadville (5A) DuBois (4A) Oil City (5A) Franklin (5A) Warren (4A)
Region Overall 6-0 11-1 5-1 6-4 4-2 8-4 3-3 3-7 1-5 4-6 1-5 2-8 1-5 2-8
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4A, 5A, 6A Region Overall Cathedral Prep (4A) 4-0 14-0 McDowell (6A) 3-1 5-6 2-2 9-3 Erie (6A) General McLane (5A) 1-3 4-6 Fort LeBoeuf (5A) 0-4 4-6
Rushing Avg. TDs 9.3 31 8.9 23 10.4 24 6.2 19 7.9 14 10 13 9.4 18 8.7 8 8.7 15 10.2 14 5.2 7 6.3 17 6.5 14 8.8 15 5.5 9 5.6 11 6.9 10 9.9 12 6.1 12 7.8 18 9.9 12 8.2 22 7.9 18 8.6 12 6.1 16 6.8 15 5.7 10 8.4 10 5.1 23 5.6 12 7.9 16 7.2 14 10.1 7 4.9 9 6 11 6.2 20 4.8 4 8.9 6 7.4 4 6.4 9 6.3 8 7.3 8 6.3 9 5.5 8 6.4 7 5.8 13 10.6 8 4.8 9 6 13 5 6 6.1 7 10.9 8 6 8 6.3 5 5.7 6 5.7 4 6.9 7 11.1 7 4.1 4 13 7 6.6 9 6.4 4 6.2 6 5.4 4 6.4 6 6.1 12 13.5 4 7.5 3 4.1 11 6.6 2 6.9 2 3.2 3 4.7 7 5.8 6
McDowell Mike Lock Hunter Prementine Slippery Rock Noah Petro Oil City Mason Bender Fairview Spencer Head Eisenhower Zack Baughman Franklin Jaxson Favre Harbor Creek Simeon McKinley Hickory Vincent Tarver Hickory Brett Horn General McLane
48 76 58 62 62 93 67 86 42 57
339 335 335 333 332 321 319 301 299 297
7.1 4.4 5.8 5.4 5.4 3.5 4.8 3.5 7.1 5.2
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Passing Player Joe Mischler Ian Haynes Lane Voytik Isaac Clarke Joe Scarabino Brady Callahan Matt Miller Kyle Sheets Regan Schleicher J.D. McFadden Hayden Gallagher Nate Bell Noah Reisenauer Killian Cooper Dylin Chapin Jacob Brooks Jake Kupchella Brandon Smile Cam Feathers Nick Alexander Robert Pontius Jason Williams Zack Lesher Jacob Shaffer Lucas Folmar Colin Kilburn Dylan Hetrick Tony Perez Mason Bender Marshall Murray Spencer Head Tariq Burnes Corey Shields Alex Furmanek Matt Alecci Cole Dauson
Team Comp. Cathedral Prep 161 Franklin 155 Sharon 181 Farrell 128 Seneca 109 Grove City 144 DuBois 141 Conneaut 120 McDowell 120 Maplewood 96 Hickory 99 Greenville 93 Cambridge Spr. 73 Northwestern 78 Oil City 70 Mercyhurst Prep 64 Warren 66 Conneaut, Ohio 65 Girard 91 Sharpsville 60 Wilmington 53 Erie 36 Corry 29 Slippery Rock 39 Harbor Creek 44 Meadville 24 Mercer 27 Titusville 39 Fairview 18 West Middlesex 23 Eisenhower 24 Saegertown 23 Fort LeBoeuf 13 North East 21 Iroquois 10 Fort LeBoeuf 25
Att. Yards TDs 251 3,255 38 307 2,931 29 295 2,678 31 187 2,291 30 179 2,265 21 194 1,984 23 267 1,923 17 206 1,735 16 230 1,712 16 178 1,709 16 198 1,687 18 169 1,478 15 148 1,465 21 168 1,273 13 139 1,269 15 114 1,267 18 141 1,061 12 140 1,057 11 190 1,018 8 113 1,012 8 95 936 10 93 754 11 90 614 6 95 513 7 88 497 6 53 462 4 64 461 3 82 421 2 51 399 7 65 390 6 51 367 2 64 323 3 20 304 5 78 300 2 23 285 4 65 269 2
Int. 6 12 12 4 7 9 8 9 12 11 12 12 5 11 10 5 5 4 16 6 6 8 7 9 2 6 9 5 2 6 3 9 0 3 1 4
Receiving Player Team Ziyon Strickland Sharon Jourdan Townsend Farrell Brandon Johnson Franklin Logan Lutz Grove City Kyle Hopson DuBois Corey Russell Girard Ethan Ray Conneaut Mike Shearer Seneca Tyler Oedekoven Cathedral Prep Dalton Buckley Franklin Terry Roberts Cathedral Prep Nate Davison McDowell Michael Blaney Greenville Cody Smith Harbor Creek Raheem Young Maplewood Frank Shaffer Sharon Will Gruber Hickory Northwestern Aaron Hull Matt Whipple McDowell Bailey Kersnick Conneaut Brandon Foley Seneca Brandon Chambers Farrell Jacob Roser Maplewood Parker Harvey Titusville Nate Hansen Girard Dylan McCluskey DuBois
Rec. Yards 90 1,503 71 1,531 64 1,500 62 858 61 922 57 601 53 676 45 723 42 1,192 42 750 41 1,237 41 670 40 726 31 409 31 440 30 328 29 647 29 632 28 359 28 527 27 511 27 362 27 517 26 321 25 309 25 413
Avg. TDs 16.7 12 21.56 22 23.44 17 13.84 10 15.11 8 10.54 4 12.75 7 16.07 8 28.38 9 17.86 7 30.17 16 16.34 9 18.15 7 13.19 5 14.19 4 10.93 6 22.31 7 21.79 6 12.82 3 18.82 4 18.93 4 13.41 3 19.15 5 12.35 1 12.36 2 16.52 3
James McKinney Sharon 25 Hunter Haun Oil City 25 Chris Mottillo Mercyhurst Prep 23 Eric Schneider DuBois 23 Jesse Luketa Mercyhurst Prep 21 Brady Gentile Greenville 21 Trent Merry Cambridge Springs 21 Jonathan West Conneaut, Ohio 20 Michael Filardi Hickory 20 Darren Mitchell Hickory 20 Zack Baughman Franklin 20 Adam Malesiewski Cathedral Prep 19 Tyler Schell McDowell 19 Trey Adams Grove City 19 Ryan Arnold Warren 19 Qadir Muhammad Grove City 18 Isaac Crowell Fort LeBoeuf 18 Jaydon Hayes Eisenhower 18 Colton Marett Wilmington 18 Bryson Verrelli Wilmington 18 Mike Wolf Northwestern 17 Chase Shultz Cambridge Springs 17 Ryan Sines Titusville 17 Kohl Nosel Warren 17
357 499 565 272 412 285 381 410 346 398 222 149 273 145 390 374 253 336 314 327 304 286 125 304
14.28 19.96 24.57 11.83 19.62 13.57 18.14 20.5 17.3 19.9 11.1 7.84 14.37 7.63 20.53 20.78 14.06 18.67 17.44 18.17 17.88 16.82 7.35 17.88
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Scoring Player Team TDs XPs 2pt. FGs Points Jourdan Townsend Farrell 30 0 7 0 194 Isaiah Manning Meadville 31 0 0 0 186 Bailey Kersnick Conneaut 27 0 0 0 162 Bryson Verrelli Wilmington 25 0 1 0 152 Zack Helsley Mercyhurst Prep 24 0 0 0 144 Trey Adams Grove City 23 0 1 0 140 Christian Cole Oil City 21 0 7 0 140 Billy Lucas Cathedral Prep 22 0 0 0 132 Cameron Marett Wilmington 22 0 0 0 132 Christian Lewis Farrell 21 0 1 0 128 Joe Scarabino Seneca 20 0 1 0 122 Ziyon Strickland Sharon 20 0 0 0 120 Julius Ream Meadville 14 34 0 0 118 Jordan Wilson Sharon 19 0 1 0 116 Brandon Johnson Franklin 19 0 1 0 116 Tarrell Clark Iroquois 19 0 0 0 114 Noah Reisenauer Cambridge Spr. 18 0 0 0 108 Terry Roberts Cathedral Prep 17 0 0 0 102 Logan Lutz Grove City 16 0 3 0 102 Anthony Lupo Cathedral Prep 0 81 0 7 102 Robert Besser Sharpsville 16 0 1 0 98 Nasir Singleton General McLane 16 0 0 0 96 Killian Cooper Northwestern 15 0 3 0 96 Gavin Henry Union City 14 0 4 0 92 Matthew Lupo Cathedral Prep 15 0 0 0 90 Xavier Pulliam McDowell 15 0 0 0 90 Jack Patton Wilmington 15 0 0 0 90 Jason Williams Erie 14 0 3 0 90 Kyle Sheets Conneaut 14 0 1 0 86 Mike Williams Conneaut, Ohio 14 0 1 0 86 Daulton Kerns Union City 12 0 6 0 84 Tyler Burlew Corry 12 0 5 0 82 Tymir Green Farrell 12 0 3 0 78 Alex Furmanek North East 12 0 2 0 76 Curtis Freyermuth Cochranton 12 0 1 0 74 Chris Mohra Fairview 12 0 1 0 74 JaGannon Williams Erie 12 0 0 0 72 Khalil Barnes Mercyhurst Prep 12 0 0 0 72 Chris Mottillo Mercyhurst Prep 12 0 0 0 72 Tony Foster Erie 12 0 0 0 72 Brady Gentile Greenville 12 0 0 0 72 Kobe Joseph Sharpsville 11 0 1 0 68 Hickory 11 0 0 0 66 Will Gruber Robert Pontius Wilmington 11 0 0 0 66 J.D. McFadden Maplewood 10 0 1 0 62 Luke Dillen General McLane 5 31 0 0 61 Aaron Hull Northwestern 10 0 0 0 60 Jimmy Amon Mercer 10 0 0 0 60 Aaron Nichols Sharon 0 51 0 3 60 Jacob Winters Wilmington 0 48 0 4 60
2017 postseason results Class 1A District 10 Quarterfinal West Middlesex 16, Cochranton 2 Semifinals Farrell 46, West Middlesex 12 Cambridge Springs 24, Union City 14 Championship Farrell 52, Cambridge Springs 27 PIAA First round Farrell 34, Northern Bedford 19 Quarterfinals Farrell 36, Ridgway 0 Semifinals Jeannette 17, Farrell 6
Class 2A District 10 Quarterfinals Sharpsville 56, Seneca 14 Greenville 63, Northwestern 19 Wilmington 48, Maplewood 14 Reynolds 32, Iroquois 13 Semifinals Greenville 28, Sharpsville 14 Wilmington 49, Reynolds 0 Championship Wilmington 31, Greenville 13 PIAA Quarterfinals Wilmington 33, Clarion 6 Semifinals Wilmington 49, Washington 42 Championship Southern Columbia 48, Wilmington 0 Class 3A
District 10 Quarterfinals Slippery Rock 38, Harbor Creek 14 Hickory 41, Corry 7 Semifinals Sharon 26, Slippery Rock 10 Mercyhurst Prep 28, Hickory 10 Championship Sharon 21, Mercyhurst Prep 14 PIAA First round Sharon 67, Karns City 17 Quarterfinals Sharon 45, Forest Hills 25 Semifinals Quaker Valley 43, Sharon 23
Class 4A PIAA First round Cathedral Prep 56, University Prep 0 Quarterfinals Cathedral Prep 42, Thomas Jefferson 17 Semifinals Cathedral Prep 42, Berks Catholic 24 Championship Cathedral Prep 38, Imhotep Charter 28 Class 5A District 10 Quarterfinal Meadville 33, Conneaut 26
Semifinals Meadville 19, General McLane 7 Grove City 45, Fort LeBoeuf 7 Championship Grove City 35, Meadville 14 PIAA First round Hollidaysburg 30, Grove City 27 Class 6A District 10 Championship Erie 35, McDowell 34 PIAA Subregional State College 48, Erie 12
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Region 1 Rank School (first-place votes) 1. Farrell (4) 2. West Middlesex 3. Reynolds 4. Mercer
Region Coaches 1 Farrell 2 Cambridge Springs 3 Conneaut (Ohio) 4 Sharpsville, Wilmington 5 Grove City, Sharon 6 Mercyhurst Prep 7 General McLane 8 Cathedral Prep
Region 2 1. Cambridge Springs (3) 2. Maplewood (1) 3. Cochranton (2) 4. Union City 5. Eisenhower 6. Saegertown Region 3 1. Conneaut (Ohio) (2) 2. Iroquois (1) 3. Northwestern 4. Seneca (1) Region 4 1. Sharpsville (2) 1. Wilmington (2) 3. Greenville 4. Lakeview Region 5 1. Grove City (2) 1. Sharon (3) 3. Hickory 4. Conneaut 5. Slippery Rock Region 6 1. Mercyhurst Prep (6) 2. Harbor Creek 3. Fairview (1) 4. Corry 5. Titusville 6. Girard 6. North East Region 7 1. General McLane (5) 2. Meadville (1) 3. Franklin 4. Oil City 5. Fort LeBoeuf 6. DuBois (1) 6. Warren Region 8 1. Cathedral Prep (3) 2. Erie 3. McDowell
GoErie poll Farrell Cambridge Springs Northwestern Wilmington Sharon Mercyhurst Prep General McLane Cathedral Prep
Top 10 games of 2018 1. McDowell at Cathedral Prep (Oct. 5): Is there a question about which game would be No. 1? Prep and McDowell have the most intense rivalry in District 10, and their annual meeting always draws the biggest regular-season crowd in District 10. The two meet in a region showdown at Veterans Stadium which is sure to bring thousands of fans. 2. Sharon at Grove City (Oct. 5): Grove City’s move down to Class 3A could shake up the class this season. The Eagles and Tigers are perennial powerhouses and both won District 10 championships last year. The two teams could battle for the Region 5 title and meet again for the D-10 title. 3. Wilmington at Sharpsville (Oct. 12): Wilmington and Sharpsville are two successful programs that have won state championships. The Greyhounds reached Hershey last year, and the Blue Devils are loaded with talent this year. When these two meet, it could be for the Region 4 title and a preview into the D-10 Class 2A playoffs. 4. McDowell at Erie (Sept. 21): The Trojans and Royals have developed a rivalry in most sports, and their two meetings last fall were intense. McDowell won the first game before Erie rallied for a thrilling win in the first Class 6A championship game in District 10 history. The two teams will play for the 6A title again this season, but this game will be a preview at Veterans Stadium. 5. General McLane at Meadville (Sept. 7): McLane will have an early-season chance to show that it is a top contender to win region and district titles this season. The Lancers will have to get past Meadville, possibly in both pursuits. McLane and Meadville always play interesting games, and this meeting could have big implications. 6. Farrell at West Middlesex (Sept. 14): West Middlesex has a new coach and system in trying to catch up to Farrell. The Steelers look like a state contender, but this showdown could decide the Region 1 title and show if West Middlesex is up to the task of competing with Farrell. 7. Hickory at Sharon (Aug. 31): One of the most intense rivalries in Mercer County, this game is always a classic. The Hornets and Tigers have combined to win the past eight championships in Class 3A in the six-class format and 2A under four-class format. The rivals have played intense games throughout the years and this year should be another chapter in the rivalry. 8. Hickory at Mercyhurst Prep (Sept. 7): The Hornets and Lakers met in the District 10 Class 3A semifinals last fall. Mercyhurst Prep won 28-10 to end Hickory’s streak of six straight D-10 championships. These teams will meet in Week 3, and they could play again in the playoffs. 9. Wilmington at Farrell (Aug. 31): Although it’s a non-region game, this is a matchup of the defending D-10 Class 1A and 2A champions. The Steelers are Greyhounds are both loaded with experience, and this could be an entertaining game. 10. Iroquois at Conneaut (Ohio) (Sept. 14): Region 3 is one of the more wide open regions this season. Iroquois has the pedigree of a strong program that competes each season, but Conneaut is loaded with experience from last year.
Tom Reisenweber Farrell Maplewood Conneaut (Ohio) Wilmington Sharon Mercyhurst Prep General McLane Cathedral Prep
District 10 preseason rankings Class 1A Rank School 2017 record 1. Farrell................................ 11-3 2. West Middlesex................. 2-9 3. Maplewood........................ 6-5 4. Reynolds............................. 5-6 5. Cochranton........................ 2-8 Class 2A Rank School 2017 record 1. Wilmington...................... 14-1 2. Sharpsville......................... 6-6 3. Greenville........................... 9-3 4. Northwestern..................... 5-5 5. Seneca................................ 9-1 Class 3A Rank School 2017 record 1. Sharon.............................. 10-4 2. Mercyhurst Prep.............. 10-1 3. Grove City......................... 11-1 4. Hickory............................... 5-6 5. Conneaut............................ 6-4 Class 4A-6A Rank School 2017 record 1. Cathedral Prep (4A)........ 14-0 2. Erie (6A)............................. 9-3 3. McDowell (6A)................... 5-6 4. General McLane (5A)........ 4-6 5. Franklin (5A)...................... 2-8
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he passed for 1,984 yards and 23 touchdowns. He was 15-of-18 for 213 yards and 3 TDs in the D-10 title game vs. Meadville.
Christian Cole School: Oil City Year: Sr. Position: RB/DB Size: 6-2, 174 • Cole emerged as one of District 10’s most talented offensive players with 1,718 rushing yards and 19 TDs. He had eight 1,000-yard rushing games, including a season-high 302 yards and 4 TDs vs. Warren. Multi-talented Farrell senior Jourdan Townsend is the Erie Times-News District 10 Preseason Player of the Year. [MATT
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Erie Times-News Preseason District 10 Player of the Year Jourdan Townsend School: Farrell Year: Sr. Positions: WR/DB Size: 5-10, 175 • Townsend had a record-breaking junior season as he set District 10 siingle-season receiving marks with 1,531 yards and 22 touchdowns. He ranked second in D-10 with 71 catches. He showed that he could score in numerous ways on his way to leading D-10 with 194 points. As a defensive back, he pulled down six interceptions and returned three of them for scores. He returned three kicks for touchdowns and rushed for a pair of TDs. In addition, he scored seven two-point conversions. Townsend has been racking up Division I offers in the offseason. As of late July, he had offers from Kansas State, Toledo, Miami (Ohio), Army, Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Michigan State, Buffalo, Eastern Kentucky, Fordham, Temple, Air Force, Duquesne, Villanova and Delaware.
Brady Callahan School: Grove City Year: Sr. Position: QB/DB Size: 5-10, 170 • Callahan was a big reason why the Eagles won a District 10 title in 2017 as
School: Erie Year: Sr. Position: RB/LB Size: 5-9, 190 • Foster was a strong twoway player. As a big-play running back, he had 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns and averaged almost 10 yards per carry. As a linebacker, he had two interceptions and three sacks.
Alex Furmanek School: North East Year: Sr. Position: QB/LB Size: 6-1, 180 • Furmanek was a dualthreat quarterback who ran for 1,072 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 300 yards and two TDs. He had two 200yard rushing performances and scored 5 TDs in one game.
Ian Haynes School: Franklin Year: Jr. Position: QB Size: 6-2, 195 • Haynes could challenge District 10’s career passing records after throwing for 2,931 yards and 29 TDs as a sophomore. He passed for a District 10-record 606 yards and 8 TDs in one game.
Zack Helsley School: Mercyhurst Prep Year: Sr. Position: RB Size: 6-0, 180 • Helsley is a relentless runner who is already over 4,000 career yards and is less than 1,000 yards from breaking the Erie County career record. He had 1,788 yards and 24 TDs on 172 carries in 2017.
Jerome Henderson School: McDowell Year: Sr. Position: TE/DE Size: 6-6, 235 • After claiming all-state honors with Erie High, Henderson transferred to McDowell. He recorded 67 tackles and piled up 12 sacks as a junior. He also has the talent to be an offensive playmaker.
Gavin Henry School: Union City Year: Sr. Position: RB/LB Size: 6-1, 180 • Henry is a physical runner who ranked fifth in District 10 with 1,557 rushing yards and ran for 14 touchdowns. He had eight games with at least 100 yards, including three with more than 200 yards.
Kobe Hilton School: Farrell Year: Sr. Position: OL/DL Size: 6-4, 255 • Hilton had 86 tackles on the defensive line, including nine for a loss and four sacks as he led the Farrell defense. He also blasted holes open for the Steelers’ talented backfield.
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Frank Shaffer
School: Sharpsville Year: Sr. Position: OL/DL Size: 6-6, 335 • Hubbard has used his superior size and solid technique to become one of D-10’s most dominant offensive linemen. The major-college prospect helped lead the way for an impressive Sharpsville rushing attack.
School: Fairview Year: Sr. Position: RB/LB Size: 6-0, 185 • He became Fairview’s latest in a series of 1,000yard backs with 1,184 yards. He had a pair of 200-yard games and rushed for nine TDs. A dangerous return man, he also returned three kicks for TDs.
School: Sharon Year: Sr. Position: TE/LB Size: 6-2, 190 • Shaffer had 30 catches for 328 yards and six touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown catch in the D-10 title game. He also was a defensive standout with 92 tackles and two interceptions.
Billy Lucas
Colton Richards
Kyle Sheets
School: Cathedral Prep Year: Sr. Position: RB/DB Size: 6-0, 205 • Lucas led Prep with 1,095 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns as he helped the Ramblers repeat as state champions. He had 268 yards and five TDs in the PIAA semifinals and scored three TDs in the title game.
School: Wilmington Year: Sr. Position: OL/DL Size: 6-2, 250 • Richards paved the way for Wilmington’s potent Wing-T offense, which almost had three 1,000-yard rushers last season. He also used his physical play to become a standout defensive lineman.
School: Conneaut Year: Sr. Position: QB/DB Size: 6-3, 205 • Sheets is a dual-threat quarterback who passed for 1,735 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 676 yards and 13 TDs as a junior. He
Logan Lutz
Joe Scarabino
Lane Voytik
School: Grove City Year: Sr. Position: WR/RB/DB Size: 6-0, 175 • Lutz is one of the most versatile players in District 10 He had 62 receptions for 838 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 765 yards and six touchdowns. He also had 63 tackles and three interceptions.
School: Cathedral Prep Year: Sr. Position: QB/LB Size: 6-3, 241 • Scarabino transferred to Prep after becoming Seneca’s all-time leading passer. The dual-threat QB passed for 2,265 yards and 21 TDs and rushed for 820 yards and 20 TDs. Defensively, he had 121 tackles, including 11 for a loss.
School: Sharon Year: Jr. Position: QB Size: 5-9, 175 • Voytik lived up to expectations with a breakout sophomore season. He threw for 2,678 yards and 31 TDs to help Sharon win the D-10 Class 3A title. His season yardage total ranked eighth in D-10 history.
Cameron Marett School: Wilmington Year: Sr. Position: RB/DB Size: 5-6, 155 • Marett is a quick, talented running back and a ball-hawking defensive back. He was voted the Region 2 Player of the Year after rushing for 916 yards and 16 TDs while leading D-10 with 10 interceptions.
Dylan Schley School: Mercyhurst Prep Year: Jr. Position: OL/DL Size: 6-4, 295 • Schley established himself as a force on both the offensive and defensive lines for Mercyhurst Prep as a sophomore. The hulking lineman helped the Lakers rush for more than 300 yards per game.
was also an all-region defensive back.
JaGannon Williams School: Erie High Year: Sr. Position: RB/DB Size: 5-7, 165 • Williams used his speed and quickness to break big plays frequently in 2017. He rushed for 1,107 yards and 12 TDs while averaging almost 10 yards per carry. He had five 100-yard rushing games.
KICKOFF 2018
Ja’Quay Hubbard
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KICKOFF 2018
Brandon Phillian, Wilmington coach
For the first time since the late 1970s, Terry Verrelli will not be leading the Wilmington football team. He retired as head coach after his 40th season in 2017. [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
MORE REGIONS
QB TRANSFERS
District 10 football teams have been divided into six regions since the district originally realigned in 2004. This year, that changes. D-10 officials added two regions and completely reconfigured the regions. The new Region 8 has just three teams — Cathedral Prep, Erie High and McDowell. There was also some movement in enrollment classifications during the offseason. Fort LeBoeuf, which had played up to Class 5A the past two years, will stay in Class 4A this year, where it is likely to face Prep in the title game. Warren, which had been 4A, moved up to 5A. Meanwhile, two strong Class 4A programs that were playing up to 5A — Conneaut and Grove City — moved down to Class 3A. They are in Region 5, an impressive five-team league that includes Hickory, Sharon and Slippery Rock.
Two high-profile quarterbacks transferred to Cathedral Prep during the second half of their junior year and will play for Prep this fall. Seneca threeyear-starter Joe Scarabino, the school’s all-time passing leader, enrolled at Prep after throwing for 2,265 yards and 21 touchdowns last year. Regan Schleicher, who passed for 1,712 yards and 16 TDs for McDowell in 2017, also transferred to Prep. Incidentally, Scarabino might be replaced in the Seneca backfield by Wyatt Shaffer, who transferred from Cathedral Prep before the 2017 season. Another big offseason move occurred when Erie High all-state defensive end Jerome Henderson transferred to McDowell.
NINE NEW COACHES A lot of coaching turnover occurred during the offseason, including the retirement of Wilmington great Terry Verrelli. His assistant, Brandon Phillian, will be the Greyhounds’ first new head coach in 41 years. District 10 will feature eight other coaches with new teams, including four Erie County teams. These are the new coaches: Fairview: Nathan Liberty Girard: Bill McNally Harbor Creek: Troy Budziszewski Lakeview: Bill Hickman Mercer: Keith DeGraaf Seneca: Scott Bollheimer Titusville: Bryan Baldwin West Middlesex: Mark Means Wilmington: Brandon Phillian
Read about the new coaches, Page 30
Joe Scarabino, Cathedral Prep
PUBLIC SCHOOL UPRISING Superintendents at many public schools throughout the state united during the offseason in an attempt to force the PIAA to conduct separate playoffs for “boundary” and “non-boundary” schools. In response, the PIAA tightened transfer rules and introduced a competitive success formula that will force teams up an enrollment classification if they are successful in the postseason after getting a specified number of transfers starting in 2020. The superintendents were not content with the changes and pledged to seek separate playoffs.
Regan Schleicher, Cathedral Prep
NEW NAMES AT TOP Cathedral Prep quarterback Joe Mischler and Sharon wide receiver Ziyon Strickland are new District 10 career leaders going into the season. Mischler finished with records of 7,719 yards and 98 TDs, although his yardage record could be threatened over the next two seasons. Strickland set D-10 career receiving marks by a wide margin with 246 receptions, 4,367 yards and 49 TDs. See career stats, Page 96
Jerome Henderson, McDowell
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INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW POSTSEASON
Class 4A PIAA First round Cathedral Prep 56, University Prep 0 Quarterfinals Cathedral Prep 42, Thomas Jefferson 17 Semifinals Cathedral Prep 42, Berks Catholic 24 Championship Cathedral Prep 38, Imhotep Charter 28
Cathedral Prep------------10-11 Erie High--------------------14-15 McDowell-------------------16-17
Class 6A District 10
SEASON OUTLOOK
Championship Erie 35, McDowell 34 PIAA Subregional State College 48, Erie 12
• 2017 champion: First year of the region • Favorite: Cathedral Prep • Contenders: Erie, McDowell
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team
2018 NEW REGION
No. Pos.
Jonathan Moore
Erie
11
TE
Danny Blue
Erie
10
AP
Joey Scarabino*
Seneca**
11
QB
Bryan Ott Crosby
Erie
11
OL
Angel DiNicola
McDowell
11
OL
Joey Scarabino*
Seneca**
11
LB
Barry Thompson
Erie
11
DB
Shelby Wiley
McDowell** 11
DB
Offense
School Enrollment Cathedral Prep (4A) Erie (6A) McDowell (6A)
School
Name
382 1,119 847
Class 4A range: 273-384 Class 6A range: 561 and over
PLAYER WATCH TO
B I L LY L U C A S Cathedral Prep
RB • Sr. • 6-0, 205 Lucas was Prep’s top rusher with 1,095 yards and 22 TDs in 2017. He also rushed for 268 yards and 5 TDs in the PIAA semifinals and gained 110 yards and 3 TDs in the state championship game.
Defense
Second team Offense Caleb Houston
Erie
11
WR
Regan Schleicher
McDowell**
11
QB
Tony Foster
Erie
11
RB
JaGannon Williams
Erie
11
RB
Jordan Covatto
Cathedral Prep 11
OL
Logan Mitten
McDowell
11
OL
Connor Bone
McDowell
11
OL
Special teams Colin Kelly
Cathedral Prep 11
P
Defense Jerome Henderson Erie***
11
DL
Rayquan Crosby
11
DL
Erie
Sebastien Moubarek McDowell
11
LB
Danny Blue
10
DB
Erie
Billy Lucas
Cathedral Prep 11
DB
Darius Williams
Erie**
DB
11
* Region 3 Player of the Year ** Transferred to Cathedral Prep *** Transferred to McDowell
10
RAMBLERS
KICKOFF 2018
CATHEDRAL PREP C AT H E D
RAL PR EP
OUTLOOK
Cathedral Prep dealt with the pressure of high expectations last year after winning a state championship in 2016. From the opening-week blowout of Pittsburgh Central Catholic to another big effort in Hershey, the Ramblers rolled through the 2017 season to repeat as champions and extend their winning streak to 28 games. The early part of this Mike Mischler season should be interesting as Prep will have a new 19th season, quarterback for the first time 189-55 in four years. Their strength could be going to Billy Lucas, a powerful running back. The Ramblers will also have to rebuild the defense. Several transfers and a few underclassmen are candidates to fill the void of a stellar senior class that graduated. Prep opens the year with Central Catholic in a showcase in Pittsburgh. The Ramblers have brutal Ohio road trips to St. Edward and Benedictine in September before a home game with New York power Canisius.
OFFENSE Prep had one of the top offenses in the state last year by averaging 47.2 points per game. The Ramblers had a quarterback in Ohio recruit Joe Mischler who rewrote the District 10 record book for career passing yards and passing touchdowns. The big question for the Ramblers will be who replaces Mischler under center. Junior quarterback Collin Johnson had a big season for the junior varsity last year, while Seneca all-time passer Joe Scarabino transferred to Prep over the winter. Regan Schleicher, another senior quarterback, transferred from McDowell. All three could see the field in some way no matter who gets the starting job. Lucas led the Ramblers with 1,095 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns last fall, including 268 yards and five TDs in a PIAA semifinal win over Berks Catholic. Prep will also need to replace second-leading rusher Matt Lupo, who had 884 yards and 14 TDs. Prep’s top four receivers all graduated. Tyler Oedekoven, an Albany recruit, had 42 catches for 1,192 yards and nine TDs and was a two-time 1,000-yard receiver. Iowa recruit Terry Roberts was a big-play force with 41 catches for 1,237 yards and 16 TDs. Adam Malesiewski (19 receptions, 4 TDs) and Henry Fessler (15 receptions, 5 TDs) are gone as well. Skyler Neely and Alex Baldi could step up at receiver, and Mike Lupo and Luke
2017 RECORD 14-0 overall 4-0 region 6 Home field: Dollinger Field 2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.at Pittsburgh Cent. Catholic.....8 Aug. 31....St. Joe’s North (Canada).........7 Sept. 7........ at St. Edward (Ohio)...... 7:30 Sept. 14..... at Benedictine (Ohio)...........7 Sept. 21........... Canisius (N.Y.).................7 Sept. 29....... at St. Francis (N.Y.).............7 Oct. 5................. McDowell*....................7 Oct. 12.West Toronto Prep (Canada).....7 Oct. 18................... at Erie*.......................7
RB/DB
SENIOR BILL Y LUCA S
Oct. 26.... Clarkson North (Canada)........7 *Region 8 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
Sittinger could see carries in the backfield. Prep will also have to reload on the line with the graduation of several college recruits, including Penn State recruit Fredrick Scruggs. Jordan Covatto, Chris Oliver and Kawaun Deboe are back on the offensive line.
DEFENSE Prep allowed just 13 points per game last season against a loaded schedule. The defense has some big holes to fill with the graduation of Notre Dame freshman Matt Bauer, Scruggs, Roberts, Anthony Bolden and Hunter Orlando, among others. Bauer, an inside linebacker, led Prep with 109 tackles, including nine sacks, while Scruggs had 73 tackles, including five sacks. Orlando was third with 70 tackles, 12 for a loss, and Roberts had five interceptions. Bolden, a Navy recruit, had four interceptions in the secondary. Kareem Carson, Covatto, Oliver and Deboe make up a tough returning defensive line for the Ramblers, while Neely, Baldi and Sittinger could see time at defensive back. Scarabino is a Division I prospect at linebacker and could fulfill the hole left by Bauer. Shelby Wiley, a transfer from McDowell, could battle for time in the secondary along with Darius Williams and Ervin Williams, who transferred from Erie High. Jeffrey Bone is a senior linebacker to watch, along with Luke Kubiak as an athlete and linemen Alfredo Acosta and Logan Braendel. Jack Oedekoven, Jaelen Carson, Charles Raimondi, Jaheim Howard, Traysawhn L’Amoureux, Jaylen House, Dorian Crosby, Marrick Bauer and Jaheim Williams are all juniors and sophomores who could make an impact on at least one side of the ball.
Overall Region
2017
14-0 (4-0)
2016
14-0 (6-0)
2015
14-2 (5-0)
2014
11-1 (5-0)
2013
13-1 (5-0)
2012
15-0 (5-0)
2011
9-3 (6-0)
2010
9-5 (6-0)
2009
11-3 (4-0)
2008
7-5 (3-1)
P L AY E R T O WAT C H
Chris Oliver
Alex Baldi
Skyler Neely
Luke Kubiak
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
2017 IN REVIEW
Mike Lupo
Jordan Covatto
Kawaun Deboe
Joe Scarabino
Shelby Wiley
Pittsburgh Central Catholic W, 40-7 Erie*--------------------------------------------- W, 38-0 at McDowell*---------------------------------- W, 63-7 Benedictine (Ohio)--------------------------W, 62-28 General McLane*----------------------------- W, 69-7 St. Francis (N.Y.)------------------------------ W, 48-0 at Detroit De La Salle (Mich.)-------------W, 33-23 West Toronto Prep (Canada)--------------- W, 50-7 at Fort LeBoeuf*-----------------------------W, 49-14 at Canisius (N.Y.)-----------------------------W, 31-20
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
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PIAA playoffs
Collin Johnson
Logan Braendel
Colin Kelly
Regan Schleicher
Luke Sittinger
2018 ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 28 29
WR/DB RB/DB WR/DB RB/DB RB/DL QB /DB LB WR/DB WR/DB RB/DB WR/LB WR/DB WR/DB QB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB QB WR/DB WR/DB QB/LB RB/LB PK/P RB/LB RB/LB
Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.
5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11
Ervin Williams Jaheim Howard Alex Baldi Billy Lucas Mike Lupo Regan Schleicher Jeffrey Bone Skyler Neely Jaelen Carson Luke Sittinger Luke Kubiak Jordan Adams Darius Williams Collin Johnson Amani Robinson Andrew Angelini James Coleman Tamar Sample Shelby Wiley Jaylen House Joe Scarabino Joe Gusek Colin Kelly Gianni Viglione Jaheim Williams
164 182 166 205 227 157 187 167 165 180 198 155 188 185 170 141 153 175 176 162 241 202 183 167 196
30 Roman Miksa 33 Marrick Bauer 34 Mike Oblich 35 Jack Oedekoven 36 Qesaun McLaurin 39 John David Campbell 41 Makiah Jenkins 42 Charlie Raimondi 44 Isaiah Zbach 45 Ian Sitzler 48 Cayden Lomard 49 Sam Alnaama 50 Trayshawn L’Amoureux 51 Luke MacKenzie 52 Kareem Carson 54 James Janicki 55 Ray Ferritto 57 Kawaun Deboe 58 Alfredo Acosta 59 Christopher Oliver 60 Thomas Swanson 67 Jordan Covatto 69 William McAdory 75 Mitchell Sweeney 77 Jaheim Bassham 78 Logan Braendel 90 Dorian Crosby
University Prep-------------------------------- W, 56-0 Thomas Jefferson---------------------------W, 42-17 Berks Catholic--------------------------------W, 42-24 Imhotep Charter-----------------------------W, 38-28 *Region 6 game
Passing Names Joe Mischler
PK/WR Jr. 6-0 160 WR/LB So. 6-1 167 TE/LB Jr. 6-0 186 WR/LB Jr. 6-4 179 LB Jr. 5-9 192 RB/LB So. 6-1 192 WR/DB Jr. 5-11 149 LB Jr. 6-2 185 DL Sr. 6-3 202 WR/LB Sr. 6-0 162 PK/DB Jr. 5-8 181 LB Jr. 6-0 175 OL/DL Jr. 5-8 222 OL/DL Jr. 6-2 207 OL/DL Jr. 5-8 214 OL/LB Jr. 5-11 257 OL/DL Jr. 5-9 271 OL/DL Sr. 6-2 291 OL/DL Sr. 6-1 268 OL/DL Sr. 6-4 293 OL/DL Jr. 5-10 215 OL/DL Sr. 6-0 262 OL/DL So. 5-11 295 OL/DL Jr. 6-1 274 OL/DL So. 6-1 253 OL/DL Sr. 6-1 295 DL Jr. 6-1 215
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 161 251 3,255 38 6
Rushing Names Billy Lucas Matt Lupo Joe Mischler
Att. 134 123 72
Yds. 1,095 884 259
Avg. TD 8.2 22 7.2 14 3.6 6
Rec. Yds. 42 1,192 41 1,237 19 149 15 178 10 93 10 54
Avg. TD 28.4 9 30.2 16 7.8 4 11.9 5 9.3 0 5.4 1
Receiving Names Tyler Oedekoven Terry Roberts Adam Malesiewski Henry Fessler Billy Lucas Matt Lupo
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Billy Lucas 22 0 0 132 Terry Roberts 17 0 0 102 a-Anthony Lupo 0 81 0 102 Matt Lupo 15 0 0 90 Tyler Oedekoven 9 0 0 54 a-includes seven field goals Returnees in bold
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DISTRICT 10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORES 1992: Sharon 22, Corry 0 1991: Strong Vincent 14, Sharon 10 1990: Sharon 28, Strong Vincent 0 1989: Reynolds 26, Titusville 12
CLASS 5A 2017: Grove City 35, Meadville 14 2016: Meadville 67, Grove City 27
CLASS 2A 2017: Wilmington 31, Greenville 13 2016: Wilmington 56, Shaprsville 7 2015: Hickory 32, Sharon 19 2014: Hickory 12, Greenville 7 2013: Hickory 21, Girard 10 2012: Hickory 39, Wilmington 7 2011: Hickory 35, General McLane 13 2010: Sharon 14, Hickory 6 2009: Wilmington 19, Sharon 0 2008: Wilmington 21, Slippery Rock 14 OT 2007: Wilmington 18, Harbor Creek 6 2006: Wilmington 23, Fairview 6 2005: Reynolds 21, Wilmington 0 2004: Grove City 33, Harbor Creek 7 2003: Slippery Rock 34, Girard 13 2002: Slippery Rock 17, Sharon 7 2001: Sharon 33, North East 0 2000: Sharon 35, Girard 0 1999: Sharon 13, Wilmington 6 1998: Sharon 35, Wilmington 7 1997: Wilmington 42, Sharon 0 1996: Wilmington 19, Northwestern 7 1995: Wilmington 21, Grove City 19 1994: Wilmington 27, Mercer 0 1993: Northwestern 7, Mercer 6 1992: Fairview 13, Northwestern 6 1991: Hickory 21, Greenville 20 1990: Fort LeBoeuf 20, Fairview 13 1989: Hickory 34, Fairview 10
CLASS 3A 2017: Sharon 21, Mercyhurst Prep 14 2016: Hickory 45, Sharon 13 2015: Cathedral Prep 42, Conneaut 21 2014: Conneaut 14, Cathedral Prep 7 2013: Cathedral Prep 63, General McLane 21 2012: Cathedral Prep 48, General McLane 14 2011: Grove City 33, Cathedral Prep 0 2010: Cathedral Prep 28, Grove City 16 2009: Cathedral Prep 47, Grove City 21 2008: Strong Vincent 28, Cathedral Prep 0 2007: Strong Vincent 41, General McLane 6 2006: General McLane 19, Strong Vincent 7 2005: General McLane 23, Strong Vincent 20 2004: Strong Vincent 28, General McLane 7 2003: Strong Vincent 36, Franklin 15 2002: General McLane 42, Warren 6 2001: Wilmington 28, Greenville 7 2000: Wilmington 16, Greenville 7 1999: Greenville 42, General McLane 6 1998: Oil City 25, General McLane 18 1997: Greenville 35, Grove City 6 1996: Greenville 24, Corry 0 1995: Sharon 20, Greenville 6 1994: Sharon 36, Strong Vincent 12 1993: Greenville 9, Sharon 7
CLASS 1A 2017: Farrell 52, Cambridge Springs 27 2016: Farrell 22, West Middlesex 12 2015: Farrell 26, Sharpsville 20, OT 2014: Sharpsville 29, West Middlesex 14 2013: Lakeview 27, Sharpsville 0 2012: Sharpsville 28, West Middlesex 0 2011: Sharpsville 21, West Middlesex 13 2010: Farrell 39, Mercyhurst Prep 0 2009: Farrell 34, Sharpsville 7 2008: Farrell 28, Linesville 7 2007: Mercyhurst Prep 21, Mercer 19
BEFORE CLASS RANKINGS DIVISION I 1988: Cathedral Prep 12, Sharon 10 1987: Cathedral Prep 18, Sharon 0 1986: Cathedral Prep 9, Meadville 0 1985: Sharon 53, Greenville 7 DIVISION II 1988: Hickory 32, Reynolds 20 1987: Reynolds 33, Grove City 7 1986: Reynolds 41, Lakeview 6 1985: Northwestern 40, Reynolds 7 DIVISION III 1988: Cambridge Springs 16, Saegertown 3 1987: Conneaut Valley 28, Kennedy Christian 7 1986: Sharpsville 7, Cambridge Springs 6 1985: Farrell 50, Kennedy Christian 8 MOST DISTRICT 10 TITLES 22: Cathedral Prep (14 4A, 5 3A, 3 Division I) 12: Wilmington (10 2A, 2 3A) 11: Sharon (5 3A, 5 2A, 1 Division I) 9: Hickory (7 2A, 1 3A, 1 Division II) 9: Sharpsville (8 1A, 1 Division III) 7: McDowell (7 4A) 6: Farrell (6 1A)
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2006: West Middlesex 35, Sharpsville 13 2005: Kennedy Catholic 34, Sharpsville 12 2004: Sharpsville 21, Linesville 14 2003: West Middlesex 7, Cochranton 6, 2OT 2002: West Middlesex 21, Eisenhower 17 2001: Sharpsville 39, Iroquois 6 2000: Sharpsville 14, Kennedy Christian 7 1999: Sharpsville 61, Linesville 12 1998: Kennedy Christian 6, Sharpsville 3 1997: Sharpsville 14, Cambridge Springs 7 1996: Cambridge Springs 13, Sharpsville 10 1995: Iroquois 31, Eisenhower 8 1994: Kennedy Christian 16, Eisenhower 15 1993: Eisenhower 15, Maplewood 0 1992: Eisenhower 15, Iroquois 14 1991: Iroquois 36, Eisenhower 12 1990: Iroquois 13, Eisenhower 10, 2OT 1989: Kennedy Christian 27, Linesville 22
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ERIE HIGH OUTLOOK Erie High had a storybook first season as three rival schools came together to win a District 10 Class 6A championship in thrilling fashion. For a first-year team, the Royals were impressive with nine wins and their only losses coming to Cathedral Prep, McDowell and State College. Erie used its single-wing offense to score 38.7 points per game, which ranked eighth in District 10, and the defense held teams to 17.8 points per game, which ranked ninth. Rob Matz Erie is in a three-team Coach region this season with 10th season, just Prep and McDowell to 34-40 contend with for a region title. The Royals loaded up their non-region schedule to get better throughout the year. Erie starts with three road games, including a showcase game against McKeesport to open the season. The Royals also bring in a tough Canisius (N.Y.) team and travel to Ohio defending state champion Steubenville.
OFFENSE Erie has a few spots to fill here and there, but participation was up last fall meaning the depth of the program could be key in camp this fall. Erie High had one of the most potent offenses in District 10. The Royals would use misdirection and fake handoffs to get their talented backs in the open field, which led to long touchdown runs. Erie’s rushing attack is almost intact from last year with Tony Foster, JaGannon Williams and Danny Blue. Foster ran for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns, followed by Williams with 1,101 yards and 12 TDs and Blue with 840 yards and seven TDs. The big three are back but will have a new quarterback after the graduation of standout Jason Williams. He ran for 711 yards and 13 touchdowns and threw for 754 yards and 11 touchdowns. Trevon Tate and Isaac Munson will battle for the starting quarterback job. Erie brings back wide receiver Caleb Houston, who had 12 catches, 328 yards, seven TDs last year, but tight end Jamar Hudson graduated and tight end Jerome Henderson transferred to McDowell. Jonathan Moore returns as a big body on the line that could also step into the backfield to carry the ball or go out on patterns as a tight end. He will be an important leader on the line along with Mikel-Bryan Ott-Crosby and Brendan Allen. The Royals lost solid players on the line in Malik McRae, Yussif Ibrahim and E.J. Bowes.
2017 RECORD 9-3 overall 2-2 region 6 Home field: Veterans Stadium
ERIE
HIGH
2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 25............at McKeesport.................2 Aug. 31.. at Austintown Fitch (Ohio).......7 Sept. 8......... at St. Francis (N.Y.).............1 Sept. 14.. Clarkson North (Canada)........7 Sept. 21.............. McDowell*....................7 Sept. 28.................... Bye Oct. 6.............. Canisius (N.Y.).................7 Oct. 12.......at Steubenville (Ohio)...........7 Oct. 18............Cathedral Prep*................7 Oct. 26.... District 10 championship *Region 8 game
RB/LB
SENIOR TONY FOST E
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D S
R
The Royals have one of most talented backfields in District 10 this season, and if all three backs stay healthy, they will be a nightmare for opposing coaches. If Erie can develop a replacement at quarterback and a few linemen step up, the Royals could be a high-powered offense again.
DEFENSE
Much like the offense, the Erie High defense is loaded with returning starters from last year. The magic number seemed to be 30 points as the Royals went 8-0 when they allowed less than 30 points in a game. The Royals return Jon Knight and Anthony Thompson at defensive end with Rayquan Crosby and Kendrick Persons on the defensive line. Foster returns at linebacker, while Blue, Tate, Barry Thompson and Marquelle Goodwine return in the secondary. Thompson is coming off a season-ending injury in the playoffs, which cost him the basketball season. He had four interceptions to lead Erie last fall and could be in for a big senior year. The big thing for the Royals is finding players to step up as leaders with the top five tacklers gone. Keshawn Goudy was a passionate leader for Erie last fall and recorded 99 tackles, including eight sacks and two fumble recoveries. Henderson had 64 tackles, including 12 sacks, from the defensive end position but is at McDowell, and Maalik Mitchell had 62 tackles, including three sacks. Arlan Pulliam was next with 51 tackles and three sacks, but he graduated, and Ervin Williams had 48 tackles, but he transferred to Prep. Erie could receive contributions from new and younger players, including Vincent Cassano, Darius Wall, Semaj Williams Troop, Sean Johnson, JJ Woodard and Jalen Rhodes at various positions on defense.
Year Overall Region 2017 9-3 (2-2) Central Tech 5-5 (2-4) 2016 2015 5-6 (2-3) 2014 6-5 (3-2) East 2016 1-9 (0-6) 2015 1-10 (0-5) 2014 0-10 (0-5) Strong Vincent 2016 3-7 (1-5) 2015 1-9 (1-4) 2014 2-8 (1-4) (Region record in parentheses)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Anthony
Barry
Thompson
Thompson
Mikel-Bryan
Danny
Ott-Crosby
Blue
Trevon
Brendyn
Tate
Thurston
John
Moore
Knight
WOHLFORD/ERIE Tony
JaGannon
Foster
Williams
TIMES-NEWS]
Regular season Meadville--------------------------------------- W, 34-7 at Cathedral Prep*---------------------------- L, 0-38 General McLane*----------------------------- W, 56-6 at Fort LeBoeuf*------------------------------ W, 42-3 at Trinity (Ohio)------------------------------- W, 49-0 at Franklin-------------------------------------W, 62-27 at McDowell*----------------------------------L, 22-30 Brashear---------------------------------------- W, 62-9 at Lakeside (Ohio)---------------------------- W, 35-6 West Toronto Prep (Canada)--------------- W, 55-6
District 10 playoffs McDowell--------------------------------------W, 35-34
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
2 3 5 7 10 12 14 20 21 23 24 25 29 30 32 35 36 40 42 44 48 49 50 53 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
RB/LB Jr. RB/DB Jr. WR/DB Jr. QB/DB Jr. RB/DB So. WR/DB Jr. WR/DB Jr. WR/DB So. ATH/DB Jr. RB/LB So. WR/DB Jr. FB/LB Jr. QB/DB Jr. K Jr. RB/LB Jr. TE/LB Jr. WR/DB Jr. WR/DB Jr. WR/DB Jr. RB/LB/DL So. TE/DL Jr. RB/DL Jr. OL/DL Jr. OL/DL Jr. WR/DB Jr. OL/DL Jr. OL/DL Jr. OL/DL Jr. WR/DB Jr. QB/DB So. WR/DB So.
Tony Foster JaGannon Williams Caleb Houston Isaac Munson Danny Blue Tajan Carr Quelle Goodwine Trevon Tate Barry Thompson Brendyn Thurston Jahmeir Crockett Semaj Williams Troop Jalen Rhodes Tyler Vieira Vincent Cassano Kyle Rea Alec Gebadlo Saavon Ward Joe Malone Damarion Rash Johnathan Knight Rayquan Crosby Anthony Thompson Brendan Allen Javante Freeman Almin Pehlic Vincent Caggiano Robert Proctor Justin Eherts Shieed Stepp Darius Wall
2017 IN REVIEW
Yr
Ht. Wt. 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-10 6-1 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-1` 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-5 6-1 5-10 5-3 5-9 5-10
190 160 160 150 175 145 160 140 190 170 150 190 150 160 150 160 180 175 140 205 210 250 210 230 140 175 247 190 114 150 140
65 66 72 74 75 76 77 79 88 92
PIAA PLAYOFFS
James Thompson Jabari Morganfield Nathan Wallace Kaleb Hawkins Donnell Henderson Daylen Henderson Bryan Mikel Ott
OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL QB/DB WR/DB OL/DL
Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr.
5-11 6-4 6-1 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0
190 270 203 220 150 165 329
Devyn Nicolia Jonathan Moore Dashawn Wofford Malcolm Bailor Shikeem Barnes Chad Duck Malkwan Dykes Chris Fuhrman Josh Gonzalez Trequale Hubbart Diallo Jordan Dayon Lucas Keyshawn McLaurin Danquail Noble Jason Pearson Kendrick Person Chris Pfister Jamauri Pope Jaheim Smith Danada Speed Elijah Ward Luke Warner Sha’Quail Williams Isiah Williams John Woodard Michael Zigler
OL/DL TE/DL OL/DL RB/DB FB/LB WR/DB RB/DB TE/LB OL/DL FB/LB OL/DL OL/DL FB/LB RB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/ DL FB/LB FB/LB RB/DB WR/DB WR/DB OL/DL RB/LB WR/DB
Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
5-10 6-5 5-7 5-9 6-3 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-5 5-11 5-5 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-0
305 310 294 175 175 160 130 187 167 185 171 190 170 172 202 224 210 215 160 220 165 130 170 220 165 175
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
State College----------------------------------L, 12-48 *Region 6 game
Passing Names Jason Williams
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 36 93 754 11 8
Rushing Names Tony Foster JaGannon Williams Danny Blue Jason Williams
Att. 115 111 83 123
Yds. 1,135 1,101 840 711
Avg. TD 9.9 12 9.9 12 10.1 7 5.8 13
Rec. Yds. 12 328 5 99 4 83 4 83 4 67 4 59
Avg. TD 27.3 7 19.8 0 20.8 0 20.8 0 16.8 1 14.8 0
Receiving Names Caleb Houston Danny Blue Tony Foster Darius Williams Jonathan Moore Trevon Tate
Scoring Names Jason Williams Tony Foster JaGannon Williams Tyler Vieira Danny Blue Caleb Houston Returnees in bold
TD PAT 2-pt. Total 14 0 3 90 12 0 0 72 12 0 0 72 0 52 0 52 7 0 0 42 7 0 0 42
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Jonathan
Senior running back JaGannon Williams is one of two returning 1,000-yard rushers for Erie High. [GREG
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TROJANS
KICKOFF 2018
MCDOWELL OUTLOOK McDowell improved throughout the 2017 season before losing in a dramatic finish in the first Class 6A championship in District 10 history. The Trojans C O AC H lost several key players to graduation Brad Orlando and two playmakers 5th season, 29-19 in Regan Schleicher and Shelby Wiley to transfer to Cathedral Prep. McDowell picked up Division I prospect Jerome Henderson in the offseason after he transferred from Erie. Henderson is a Toledo commit after receiving plenty of Division I interest. Sebastien Moubarek is another Division I prospect who has offers from schools in the Ivy League and the Patriot League. McDowell put together another challenging schedule, including two Ohio teams in Boardman and Austintown Fitch, two New York teams in St. Francis and St. Joe’s and trips to Seneca Valley and Hollidaysburg, The two biggest games, however, are set for Veterans Stadium on Sept. 21 against Erie and Oct. 5 against Cathedral Prep. One big advantage McDowell will have this season is the D-10 Class 6A championship game will be held at Gus Anderson Field. The Trojans have some work to do in filling in the skill positions, but their offensive and defensive lines could be tough.
OFFENSE McDowell will look to rebuild its run game after the graduation of Xavier Pulliam. He ran
2017 RECORD 5-6 overall 3-1 region 6 Home field: Gus Anderson Field
MCDO
WELL
Date
Aug. 31...........St. Francis (N.Y.)...............7 Sept. 7..............St. Joe’s (N.Y.).................7 Sept. 14...... at Boardman (Ohio)............7 Sept. 21................. at Erie*.......................7 Sept. 28......... at Hollidaysburg...............7 Oct. 5.......... at Cathedral Prep*.............7 Oct. 12..... Austintown Fitch (Ohio).........7 Oct. 19.Toronto West Prep (Canada).....7 Oct. 26.... District 10 championship
TE/DE
SENIOR JERO H E N DM E ER
*Region 8 game
SON
Sophomores Chris Juchno and Braeden Soboleski and junior Reagan Krebs could battle for the starting job at quarterback. Soboleski is the son of former McDowell head coach Mark Soboleski, who joined the staff as an assistant this past offseason. Justo Rivera, Justin McGregor, Will Hollenbeck, Damon Beraducci and Damarion Rash are younger players who could be in the mix for carries, while Henderson could see time at tight end and Torrey Quinn, Mike Beneski, Anthony Emling, Ezekiel Gonzales and Caleb
Overall Region
2017
5-6 (3-1)
2016
9-2 (5-1)
2015
7-6 (4-1)
2014
8-5 (4-1)
2013
7-6 (4-1)
2012
7-6 (4-1)
2011
8-3 (4-2)
2010
7-3 (4-2)
2009
8-3 (5-2)
2008
8-4 (5-2)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Mabins at wide receiver.
DEFENSE McDowell returns five starters on defense
13 passes for 186 yards and one TD. Schleicher
Trojans have some top players to replace, includ-
was second in rushing with 740 yards and eight
ing Tyler Ackman, who had 73 tackles and two
TDs and passed for 1,712 yards and 16 touch-
fumble recoveries and Anthony Albaraa, who had
downs. Mike Lock is also gone after rushing for
59 tackles. Wiley was fourth in tackles with 44
339 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receivers
and had two interceptions, while linebacker Josh
Nate Davison, Matt Whipple and Tyler Schell have
Herman had 32 tackles but graduated.
Sebastien Moubarak
Alex Bielak
Logan Mitten
Caleb Mabins
Zeke Gonzales
Torrey Quinn
McDowell brings back Alex Bielak, who led
yards and nine TDs followed by Whipple with 28
the Trojans with 79 tackles, including eight for a
catches for 359 yards and three TDs and Schell
loss last year,. Bielak can play defensive end or
had 19 catches for 273 yards and two TDs.
linebacker. Moubarek (44 tackles) is a returning linebacker with Ferraro. Jackson, Bone, Mitten,
lineman, including Casey Baker and Aaron
DiNicola and Lucus Nowoczynski are back on the
Sanford, who graduated. The Trojans already
defensive line and Justin Speer and McLaughlin
adjusted to Baker being gone when he missed
at defensive back.
most of the season with a knee injury. Nashawn
TRENDS Year
coupled with Henderson at defensive end. The
McDowell will also have to replace several
Oppenent Time
Aug. 24.......... at Seneca Valley...............7
for 1,241 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught
also graduated. Davison caught 41 passes for 670
2018 SCHEDULE
McDowell will need an influx of new players to
Jackson, Connor Bone, Logan Mitten and Angel
step up, including Quinn, Beneski, Emling, Gonza-
DiNicola are returning offensive linemen who
les, Hollenbeck and Beraducci at defensive back,
could lead the way. Dominic Ferraro is a returning
Rivera, Jonathan Heubel, McGregor and Rash at
running back, while Hunter Sorenson and Jackson
linebacker and Langer, Zach Edmiston and Dylan
McLaughlin are back at wide receiver.
Maciulewicz on the defensive line.
2017 IN REVIEW
Nashawn
Connor
Angel
Lucas
Dominic
Jackson
Bone
DiNicola
Nowocznski
Ferraro
2018 ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
34 Josh Spaulding
RB/LB
Sr.
6-0
240
35 Lenny McLaughlin
K/P
So.
5-8
150
1
Ezekiel Gonzales
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9
150
36 Gage Miller
DB
Jr.
5-10 155
2
Chris Juchno
QB
So.
6-2
180
37 Oliver Petsch
WR/DB
So.
6-1
3
Justin Speer
WR/DB
Sr.
6-1
180
38 Luke Sharrer
RB/DB
So.
5-10 165
4
Torrey Quinn
WR/DB
Jr.
6-2
165
39 Corey Peterson
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 245
5
David Braendel
LB
Sr.
5-11 220
40 Zach Corp
RB/DB
Sr.
5-9
170
6
Hunter Sorenson
WR
Sr.
5-11 165
41 Eric Hayford
WR/DE
Jr.
5-9
140
7
Sebastien Moubarek
FB/LB
Sr.
6-0
220
43 Jacob Onorato
LB
Jr.
5-7
155
8
Alex Bielak
DL
Sr.
6-1
200
44 Justin McGregor
RB/LB
Jr.
6-0
180
9
Reagan Krebs
QB
Jr.
5-10 165
46 Ado Hrnjica
—
So.
—
10 Michael Beneski
WR/DB
Jr.
6-2
47 Noah Bucheral
OL//DL
Jr.
5-11 180
11 Jackson McLaughlin
WR/DB
Sr.
5-10 170
48 Taha Ramahi
RB/LB
So.
5-10 175
12 Braeden Soboleski
QB/DB
So.
6-2
160
49 Donovan Pulliam
LB
Sr.
6-1
185
13 Griffin Spacht
WR
Jr.
6-0
170
50 Tyler Ruf
OL
Jr.
6-0
180
14 Carson Masi
WR/DB
So.
5-9
165
Lucas Cammarata 51
OL/DL Sr. 5-10 200
15 Jerome Henderson
TE/DE
Sr.
6-6
235
52 Rustom Rustamov
DL
16 Caleb Mabins
WR/DB
Sr.
6-2
182
54 Riley Yurchak
OL/DL Sr. 5-6 240
17 Dan Graziano
WR
Jr.
5-6
130
55 Logan Mitten
OL/DL Sr. 6-0 230
18 Damian Fillak
QB/DB
So.
5-8
165
56 Dylan Maciulewicz
OL/DL
Jr.
6-4
250
19 Anthony Emling
RB/DB
So.
5-9
170
57 Noah Bielak
OL/DL
So.
6-2
180
20 Dominic Ferraro
RB/LB
Sr.
6-0
200
Connor Bone 58
OL/DL Sr. 5-9 230
21 Damon Beraducci
RB/DB
Jr.
5-9
160
61 Anthony DiNicola
OL/DL
22 Damarion Rash
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 245
63 Emmett Parker
OL/DL Sr. 6-0 235
23 Jonathan Heubel
RB/LB
So.
6-0
180
65 Gideon Sprague
OL/DL
24 Colten Kossbiel
WR/LB
Jr.
6-1
175
Lucus Nowoczynski OL/DL Sr. 6-2 240 66
25 Rashawn Tate
—
—
—
67 Tristan Kindle
DL
Sr.
6-0
290
26 Nelson Vera
DB
So.
5-10 165
68 Caleb Brobst
OL/DL
So.
6-2
265
27 Jake Dvorak
LB
Jr.
5-8
180
70 Connor Maclay
OL/DL
So.
5-11 225
28 Matthew Sanford
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0
180
71 Riley Bukowski
OL/DL
So.
6-1
29 Frankie Trieu
WR/DB
So.
5-8
150
72 Angel DiNicola
OL/DL Sr. 6-0 265
30 Zach Edmiston
TE/DE
Jr.
6-2
210
73 Josh Reynard
OL/DL
So.
6-0
245
31 Ronald Kennedy
LB
Jr.
5-9
175
74 Vincent Dennen
OL/LB
So.
6-1
240
32 Elijah Lopez
RB/DB
So.
5-8
150
75 Connor Smith
TE/DE
So.
6-1
175
33 Will Hollenbeck
RB/DB
Jr.
6-0
170
76 Kaidyn Langer
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2
265
165
Jr.
So. So.
165
St. Edward (Ohio)-----------------------------L, 10-40 at St. Francis (N.Y.)--------------------------W, 23-21 Cathedral Prep*-------------------------------- L, 7-63 Clarkson North (Canada)------------------- L, 28-35 Fort LeBoeuf*---------------------------------W, 42-13 Hollidaysburg--------------------------------W, 42-38 Erie*--------------------------------------------W, 30-22 at Austintown Fitch (Ohio)------------------ L, 0-20 at General McLane*-------------------------W, 37-20 at St. Joe’s (N.Y.)------------------------------L, 40-46
District 10 playoffs Erie----------------------------------------------L, 34-35 *Region 6 game
Passing Names Regan Schleicher
Rushing Names Xavier Pulliam Regan Schleicher Mike Lock
6-0
210 220
320
Att. 192 101 48
Yds. 1,241 740 339
Avg. TD 6.5 14 7.3 8 7.1 3
Rec. Yds. 41 670 28 359 19 273 13 186 8 75
Avg. TD 16.3 9 12.8 3 14.4 2 14.3 1 9.4 1
Receiving
5-11 175
6-0
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 120 230 1,712 16 12
Names Nate Davison Matt Whipple Tyler Schell Xavier Pulliam Connor Johns
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Xavier Pulliam 15 0 0 90 Nate Davison 9 0 0 54 Regan Schleicher 8 0 0 48 a-Josh Mulvin 0 35 0 47 Mike Lock 3 0 0 18 Matt Whipple 3 0 0 18 a-includes four field goals
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
17
18
D I S T R I C T 1 0 T E A M S TAT I S T I C S
KICKOFF 2018
SCORING DEFENSE
Team Cathedral Prep Mercyhurst Prep Farrell Grove City Wilmington Conneaut Seneca Erie Iroquois Meadville Cambridge Springs Oil City Sharon Franklin Northwestern Maplewood Conneaut (Ohio) Greenville General McLane Union City McDowell Harbor Creek Sharpsville Hickory Eisenhower Warren DuBois Fairview Corry North East Reynolds Fort LeBoeuf Slippery Rock Mercer Cochranton Girard West Middlesex Titusville Lakeview Saegertown
Team Pts. Allowed Mercyhurst Prep 79 Grove City 116 Wilmington 153 Cathedral Prep 182 Harbor Creek 140 Farrell 202 Sharon 238 Greenville 208 Erie 214 Iroquois 188 Sharpsville 232 Slippery Rock 213 Eisenhower 196 Seneca 206 Cambridge Springs 227 Hickory 231 Reynolds 242 Meadville 267 Maplewood 249 Conneaut (Ohio) 245 Conneaut 296 Fort LeBoeuf 298 Union City 304 Cochranton 320 McDowell 353 Corry 322 Fairview 307 Oil City 345 General McLane 347 Northwestern 347 West Middlesex 383 DuBois 356 Girard 410 Warren 422 North East 389 Titusville 440 Mercer 471 Franklin 482 490 Lakeview Saegertown 562
Points G Avg. 661 14 47.2 489 11 44.5 569 14 40.6 474 12 39.5 590 15 39.3 391 10 39.1 390 10 39.0 464 12 38.7 353 10 35.3 410 12 34.2 366 11 33.3 328 10 32.8 458 14 32.7 303 10 30.3 299 10 29.9 327 11 29.7 286 10 28.6 342 12 28.5 269 10 26.9 268 10 26.8 293 11 26.6 260 10 26.0 306 12 25.5 269 11 24.5 237 10 23.7 233 10 23.3 224 10 22.4 195 9 21.7 210 10 21.0 183 9 20.3 213 11 19.4 189 10 18.9 188 11 17.1 143 10 14.3 136 10 13.6 118 10 11.8 124 11 11.3 100 10 10.0 94 10 9.4 91 10 9.1
G Avg. 11 7.2 12 9.7 15 10.2 14 13.0 10 14.0 14 14.4 14 17.0 12 17.3 12 17.8 10 18.8 12 19.3 11 19.4 10 19.6 10 20.6 11 20.6 11 21.0 11 22.0 12 22.3 11 22.6 10 24.5 10 29.6 10 29.8 10 30.4 10 32.0 11 32.1 10 32.2 9 34.1 10 34.5 10 34.7 10 34.7 11 34.8 10 35.6 10 41.0 10 42.2 9 43.2 10 44.0 10 47.1 10 48.2 10 49.0 10 56.2
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Class 5A District 10 Quarterfinal Meadville 33, Conneaut 26 Semifinals Meadville 19, General McLane 7 Grove City 45, Fort LeBoeuf 7 Championship Grove City 35, Meadville 14
DuBois----------------------------- 20 Franklin---------------------------- 21 Fort LeBoeuf------------------ 22-23 General McLane------------- 24-25 Meadville---------------------- 26-27 Oil City----------------------------- 28 Warren----------------------------- 29
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team Name
Ian Haynes Christian Cole Ryan Kulka
Class 4A range: 273-384 Class 5A range: 385-560 *Elected to play up to Class 5A **Franklin has an enrollment of 218 students and includes 58 of 116 students from Rocky Grove in a co-op agreement. ***Oil City has an enrollment of 260 and includes 66 of 131 students from Cranberry and 10 of 19 students from Venango Catholic in a co-op agreement. ****Warren has an enrollment of 280 and includes 53 of 106 students from Youngsville in a co-op agreement.
Franklin 10 Oil City 11 General McLane 11
Dylan McCluskey DuBois Luke Dillen
QB RB OL
11
P
General McLane 11
P
General McLane 11
DL
Defense Ryan Kulka
Second team Name
DuBois (4A)----------------------370 Fort LeBoeuf (4A)---------------282 Franklin* (5A)---------------- 276** General McLane* (5A)---------286 Meadville* (5A)-----------------367 Oil City* (5A)--------------- 336*** Warren* (5A)-------------- 333****
No. Pos.
Special teams
2017 champion: First year of the region Favorite: General McLane Contenders: Franklin, Meadville Dark horse: Oil City
School Enrollment
School
Offense
SEASON OUTLOOK
2018 NEW REGION
19 KICKOFF 2018
INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW
School
No. Pos.
Special teams Dylan McCluskey DuBois
PLAYER WATCH TO
I A N H AY N E S Franklin
QB • Jr. • 6-2, 195 Haynes had a prolific sophomore season with 2,931 passing yards, including a District 10-record 606 yards and 8 TDs in one game. Threw for 29 TDs. [MATT DURISKO/SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
11
K
11
DB
Defense Christian Cole
Oil City
20
BEAVERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
DUBOIS
DUBO
3-7 overall 3-3 region 5 Home field: Mansell Stadium
IS
OUTLOOK
2018 SCHEDULE
DuBois went through some changes last year with a new coach and new system. The Beavers struggled at times but picked up three wins in region play, including a 69-56 shootout win over Franklin. DuBois will have a new starting quarterback for the first time in four years after record breaking Matt Miller graduated. He threw for 1,923 yards and 17 touchdowns last fall to complete an impressive career. Miller’s primary target, Kyle Hopson, is also gone with lineman Bryce Sallack, running back Dalton Kruzelak and linebacker Kenny Garvey. Hopson finished with 61 catches for 922 yards and eight TDs to cap his solid career. Kruzelak led the Beavers with 650 yards and eight TDs on the ground. DuBois returns senior running back and linebacker Dylan McCluskey to lead the way, while Eric Schneider could be the new quarterback. Schneider could also play wide receiver if junior Alex Kovalyak earns the starting job under center. McCluskey ran for 122 yards as DuBois’ second-leading rusher last fall. He also caught 25 passes for 413 yards and three TDs, and Schneider had 23 catches for 272 yards and two TDs. Jordan Frano, Johnny Pendleton and Alex O’Harah are returning starters on the offensive line with Chase Husted at tight end. A.J. Boyle and Schneider are back in the secondary, while Liam Wilderoter and McCluskey are returning starters at linebacker and Frano on the line. Sophomore Bobby Kennis could battle for playing time on the line, while Coy Donahue, Zach Henery and Ruben Estrada are up and coming running backs and Dalton Woodrow is a senior wide receiver that could earn playing time.
Date Opponent Time
R B/ L B/
Aug. 24 Clearfield Aug. 31 General McLane* Sept. 7 Warren* Sept. 14 at Franklin* Sept. 21 at Oil City* Sept. 28 Royal Imperial Collegiate Oct. 5 at Fort LeBoeuf* Oct. 12 Meadville* Oct. 19 at Hollidaysburg Oct. 26 Brookville *Region 7 game
K
SENIOR DY L A MCC N LUS
KEY
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season at Clearfield------------------------------------- L, 0-21 at Conneaut*---------------------------------- L, 14-35 Meadville*------------------------------------- L, 21-55 at Oil City*------------------------------------W, 38-19 Warren*----------------------------------------W, 34-17 at Allderdice----------------------------------- L, 27-28 at Grove City*---------------------------------- L, 0-42 Franklin*---------------------------------------W, 69-56 Newport---------------------------------------- L, 14-49 Hollidaysburg---------------------------------- L, 7-34 *Region 5 game
C OAC H Justin Marshall 2nd season, 3-7
2017 LEADERS Passing Chase
Johnny
Alex
Jordan
Husted
Pendleton
O’Harah
Frano
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
3
Nick Dilullo
WR/DB
So.
5-5
135
4
Brenden Saunders
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0
150
5
Dylan McCluskey
RB/DB
Jr.
5-11 180
6
Aidan Castro
WR/DB
So.
5-8
7
Nick Newcamp
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 165
8
Jake LaMorte
WR/DB
Jr.
6-1
9
Manny Deemer
135 170
WR/DB
So.
5-10 125
13 Jackson Pletcher
RB/DB
So.
5-9
170
14 Alex Kovalyak
QB/DB
So.
6-1
175
15 Mathias Wolfel
WR/DB
So.
5-11 155
16 Hunter Walk
RB/DB
So.
5-10 150
18 Eric Schneider
QB/LB
Jr.
6-1
19 Nathan Barr
TE/LB
So.
5-11 195
21 Chase Runyon
WR/DB
So.
5-7
140
22 Chase Husted
TE/LB
So.
6-6
185
23 Jake Mowrey
RB/DB
So.
5-10 145
24 Matthew Schetrompf
RB/LB
Jr.
5-4
175
28 Andrew Boyle
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0
31 Michael Eisman
RB/DB
So.
5-11 160
50 Tyrese Williams
OL/LB
So.
5-7
165
54 Jordan Frano
OL/LB
Jr.
6-0
220
57 Noah Kruies
OL/DL
So.
5-5
152
59 Evan Muth
OL/DL
So.
5-7
200
60 Jeremiah Morales
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9
230
63 Lance Henninger
OL/LB
So.
5-11 170
65 Blaise Carney
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2
200
68 Alex O’Harah
OL/DL
So.
6-0
225
69 John Pendleton
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9
235
71 Brandon Bennett
OL/LB
So.
5-10 180
72 Lucas Buchanan
OL/DL
So.
5-10 207
73 Bobby Kennis
OL/DL
Fr.
6-4
74 Liam Wilderoter
OL/LB
Jr.
5-11 185
77 Rian Leamer
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 288
82 Taylor McDonald
WR/DB
So.
5-10 155
88 Elijah McDonald
WR/DB
So.
5-9
155
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Names Matt Miller Eric Schneider
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 141 267 1,923 17 8 4 8 51 0 0
Rushing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
140
304
142
Names Dalton Kruzelak Dylan McCluskey Matt Miller
Att. 109 37 62
Yds. 650 122 75
Avg. TD 6.0 8 3.3 1 1.2 2
Rec. Yds. 61 922 25 413 23 272 10 116 9 67
Avg. TD 15.1 8 16.5 3 11.8 2 11.6 2 7.4 0
Receiving Names Kyle Hopson Dylan McCluskey Eric Schneider Chase Husted Dalton Kruzelak
Scoring Names TD Kyle Hopson 9 a-Dylan McCluskey 4 Dalton Kruzelak 8 Kenny Garvey 5 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 24 0 0
2-pt. Total 0 54 0 51 0 48 0 30
KNIGHTS
2017 RECORD
OUTLOOK
LIN
Date
rusher for the Knights, is also gone after rushing 32 times for 288 yards and four touchdowns. QB Haynes’ JUNIOR main target IAN could be junior H AY N wide receiver ES Dalton Buckley, who had 42 catches for 750 yards and seven touchdowns. Eli Stewart is back at running back, while Cade Adams is another athlete who could step up at receiver. Carson Wible could vie for carries in the backfield, and Dustin McMullen and Ryan Wood could battle for playing time on the offensive line. Franklin found a rhythm on offense last year as Haynes and Johnson combined for a big year. With Johnson gone, the Knights will need to find more targets to keep up their impressive passing attack. Franklin’s priority will be to shore up the defense with a tough region schedule. In addition to traveling to Oil City, Franklin also has to go to Fort LeBoeuf and Warren. The Knights get DuBois, Meadville and General McLane at home, but nothing will come easily until the defense steps up.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Tom Haynes 22nd season, 63-139
Passing Names Ian Haynes
Dalton
Fr.
5-6 170
OL/LB
So.
6-0 220
56 Jonah Stewart
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 175
58 Christian Alcorn
OL/LB
Jr.
5-10 150
1
Ian Haynes
QB/DB
So.
6-2 190
2
Eli Stewart
RB/DB
So.
5-5 140
3
Cade Adams
QB/WR/DB Fr.
5-10 150
4
Trey Carulli
RB/DB
Jr.
5-4 135
62 Gage Strouse
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 180
6
Dalton Buckley
WR/DB
So.
5-9 137
64 Cole Docter
OL/DL
So.
5-11 160
8
Donn Fitzgerald
RB/DB
Jr.
5-6 170
66 Hunter Feltenberger
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 220
9
George Coon
K/P
So.
5-8 140
67 Christian Garren
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 200
11 Dorian Gordon
WR/DB
Fr.
5-7 140
68 Christian Whitmer
OL/DL
So.
5-10 220
17 Michael Long
OL/DL
So.
5-10 160 6-0 165
6-0 215
So.
So.
RB/LB
OL/DL
24 Holden Cook
74 Chase O’Neil
30 Alex Salyer
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 170
75 Scott Perry
OL/DL
Jr.
6-5 280
30 Owen Weaver
WR/DB
So.
5-7 145
78 Anthony Stewart
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 225
32 Mason Powers
OL/LB
Jr.
5-7 165
79 Doug Songer
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0 230
WR/DB
So.
6-0 160
FB/LB
Jr.
5-9 170
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 165
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8 165
50 Wyatt Wadding
OL/DL
So.
5-9 165
Anthony Wright
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Rushing Names Zack Baughman Brendon Gordon Eli Stewart
OL/DL
44 Jason Beers
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 155 307 2,931 29 12
Buckley
51 Anthony McFeaters
34 Dominic Miller
at Brashear------------------------------------L, 16-24 at Oil City*------------------------------------W, 44-36 Warren*-----------------------------------------L, 34-44 Grove City*-------------------------------------- L, 6-58 at Batavia (N.Y.)------------------------------- L, 20-42 Erie----------------------------------------------L, 27-62 Meadville*-------------------------------------L, 14-77 at DuBois*--------------------------------------L, 56-69 at Conneaut*---------------------------------- L, 40-70 Titusville---------------------------------------- W, 46-0 *Region 5 game
2017 LEADERS
52 Josh Nettles
85 Austin Sanford
Opponent Time
Aug. 24............. at North East..................7 Aug. 31............... at Oil City*....................7 Sept. 7..............Slippery Rock..................7 Sept. 14.................DuBois*......................7 Sept. 21......... at Fort LeBoeuf*...............7 Sept. 28.............. Meadville*....................7 Oct. 5.............. at Maplewood.................7 Oct. 12...........General McLane*..............7 Oct. 19................ at Warren*....................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 7 game
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN Pos.
2-8 overall 1-5 region 5 Home field: Franklin Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
Franklin had a powerful offense last fall as Ian Haynes emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in District 10. The Knights’ defense, however, will need to improve if they want to win more than two games this season. Franklin won a 44-36 shootout with rival Oil City last year, and the Knights shut out Titusville 46-0, but they allowed 48.2 points per game, which led to eight losses. Franklin brings back seven starters on defense, including linebackers Holden Cook, Josh Nettles and Dominic Miller and Scott Perry at defensive tackle. The Knights will be tasked with replacing several standouts, including Zack Baughman, an all-region linebacker, and Brandon Johnson, an all-region defensive back who hauled in six interceptions. The offense is led by Haynes, who put together a breakout sophomore season with 2,931 yards and 29 touchdowns through the air. He won’t have his favorite target, Johnson, who had a career season for the Knights with 64 catches for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns. Johnson graduated in the spring, along with Baughman, who led Franklin with 321 yards and four touchdowns on 93 carries. Brendon Gordon, the second-leading
No. Name
KICKOFF 2018
FRANKLIN
FRANK
Att. 93 32 14
Yds. 321 288 91
Avg. TD 3.5 4 9.0 4 6.5 1
Rec. Yds. 64 1,500 42 750 20 222 8 120 7 156 7 91
Avg. TD 23.4 17 17.9 7 11.1 1 15.0 1 22.3 1 13.0 1
Receiving Names Brandon Johnson Dalton Buckley Zack Baughman Noah Turk Brendon Gordon Cade Adams
Scoring Names Brandon Johnson Zack Baughman Brendon Gordon Dalton Buckley George Coon Returnees in bold
TD 19 6 6 6 0
PAT 0 0 0 0 25
21
2-pt. Total 1 116 1 38 1 38 0 36 0 25
22
BISON
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
FORT LEBOEUF FORT
LEBOE
4-6 Overall 0-4 Region 6 Home field: Carm Bonito Field
UF 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK The Fort LeBoeuf program continues to go through its biennial change as the Bison are in a new region and new classification. LeBoeuf has bounced around between Class 3A, 4A and 5A over the past decade, and the Bison will be the only Class 4A team in District 10 aside from Cathedral Prep. As a result, the two are scheduled to meet for the D-10 championship over the next two years. With a new class comes another change in regions. The Bison still play rival General McLane in the new Region 7, but LeBoeuf will also have to take on all of the Class 5A teams in D-10 and Class 4A DuBois in region play. The Bison dealt with some rough injuries last year such as quarterback and leader Corey Shields’ severe leg injury in Week 4. LeBoeuf graduated most of its offense, defense and the line. The Bison will be young this year, but they have a big junior class that could use this year to gain experience and try to make a run as seniors.
OFFENSE Fort LeBoeuf returns just three starters on offense with one being forced into action last year because of injuries. Cole Dauson took over at quarterback when Shields went down. Dauson threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and brought some stability to the position. Shields finished with 304 yards and five touchdowns through the air and 130 yards and one touchdown on the ground in less than four games. Dauson will be counted on as a leader with a new backfield in place. Leading rusher Tyler Scott graduated after rushing for 726 yards and eight touchdowns, while Greg Proctor is also gone after carrying the ball 136 times for 674 yards and six touchdowns. Brad Waite graduated after rushing for 380 yards and two touchdowns. The top returning rusher is Ben Turi, who had 110 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Tynan Mazur could also see an increase in his workload after recording nine carries for 75 yards last fall. Alex Jarrett returns to help out the skillposition players as the wide receiver had two catches for 34 yards. Isaac Crowell is gone after leading the way with 18 catches for 253 yards and four touchdowns, along with tight end Trevor Holmes, who had nine catches for 115 yards. The offensive line will need to be rebuilt after the graduation of most of the starters,
Date
Opponent Time(pm)
Aug. 24............. at Grove City..................7 Aug. 31............... at Warren*....................7 Sept. 7.............. Harbor Creek..................7 Sept. 14.............. Meadville*....................7 Sept. 21................Franklin*......................7 Sept. 28...... at General McLane*............7 Oct. 5....................DuBois*......................7 Oct. 12................ at Oil City*....................7 Oct. 19................... Sharon.......................7
QB/LB
SENIOR COLE DAU S O
Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 7 game
N
TRENDS Year
including Brandon Riazzi. Chuck Cornwell and Joe Gentile return to lead the way, while new and younger players will be counted on to fill in the gaps.
DEFENSE The Fort LeBoeuf defense seemed to be all or nothing last year in a 4-6 season. In the four wins, the Bison allowed a total of 30 points, including a shutout against a solid Harbor Creek offense. LeBoeuf won that game over the Huskies 3-0 and they allowed just one touchdown by Eisenhower and Northwestern. In the six losses, LeBoeuf allowed at least 41 points, including 45 to Grove City in the District 10 Class 5A playoffs. LeBoeuf’s defense returns four starters in Cornwell and Gentile on the line and Dauson at defensive end. Jarrett is back at defensive back, but the Bison need a new set of linebackers and almost a new secondary. Turi and Mazur are candidates to step up at linebacker, while new and young players Hayden Ford, Eli Davis, Alex Blose, Andrew Lichtinger, Caleb Dahn and Nick Northrup could all be in the mix for playing time. LeBoeuf has been known for its tough defense and ability to slow down games and keep opponents from scoring a lot of points. The Bison will be inexperienced on that side of the ball, but the rising juniors could establish another solid defense this fall. LeBoeuf gained experience going against teams like Cathedral Prep, Erie and McDowell last year in region play, and that experience could lead to a toughness needed against some of the top offenses in District 10 in Region 7.
Overall Region
2017
4-6
(0-4)
2016
8-3
(4-2)
2015
7-4
(6-1)
2014
4-6
(3-4)
2013
7-4
(5-2)
2012
5-5
(3-4)
2011
2-8
(1-5)
2010
2-8
(1-5)
2009
7-4
(5-3)
2008
4-6
(4-4)
(Region record in parentheses)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Cole Dauson
Jaden Dyne
COAC H Jeff Nichols 15th season, 66-71
2017 IN REVIEW
23
Nicholas
Brandon Ossa
Northwestern---------------------------------- W, 45-7 Eisenhower------------------------------------ W, 27-7 at Corry----------------------------------------W, 42-16 Erie*---------------------------------------------- L, 3-42 at McDowell*----------------------------------L, 13-42 Harbor Creek------------------------------------W, 3-0 at Farrell----------------------------------------L, 14-41 at General McLane*--------------------------L, 21-49 Cathedral Prep*-------------------------------L, 14-49
Tynan Mazur
Northrup
District 10 playoffs Grove City--------------------------------------- L, 7-45 *Region 6 game
Passing
Julian Vera
Caleb Dahn
Ben Turi
Fort LeBoeuf quarterback Cole Dauson could be a key figure if the Bison are to have a winning season. [CHRISTOPHER
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN 3
Andrew Lichtinger
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
RB/LB
So.
5-8
140
10 Cole Dauson
QB/LB
Jr.
6-2
200
11 Alex Jarrett
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8
150
15 Zach Lewis
QB/LB
So.
5-7
150
19 Garrett Kaufman
RB/LB
So.
5-10 150
20 Tynan Mazur
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 185
25 Robert Scoles
WR/DB
So.
5-10 135
28 Ben Turi
RB/LB
So.
5-9
175
30 Navier Ball
WR/DE
So.
6-1
185
32 Julian Vera
RB/DB
So.
5-6
145
36 Adam Scarpino
WR/LB
So.
5-7
140
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 13 20 304 5 0 25 65 269 2 4
Rushing Names Tyler Scott Greg Proctor Brad Waite Corey Shields
MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
No. Name
Names Corey Shields Cole Dauson
Att. Yds. Avg. TD 131 136 55 16 10
Ben Turi
38 Mike Root
TE/LB
So.
6-1
145
40 Joe Gentile
TE/DE
So.
6-1
175
42 Brandon Ossa
RB/LB
So.
5-9
150
48 Matt Olson
WR/DB
So.
5-7
120
53 Colton Glover
OL/DL
So.
6-1
195
65 Caleb Dahn
OL/DL
So.
6-6
270
66 Jayden Dyne
OL/DL
So.
6-0
250
71 Caleb Williams
OL/DL
So.
6-0
220
77 Charlie Cornwell
OL/DL
So.
6-0
225
78 Alex Blum
OL/DL
So.
5-7
210
80 Dylan Proctor
WR/DB
Jr.
6-6
165
84 Nick Northrup
TE/LB
So.
5-9
155
726 674 380 130 110
5.5 5.0 6.9 8.1 11.0
8 6 2 1 1
Receiving Names Isaac Crowell Trevor Holmes Davontay Harris Cole Dauson
Rec. Yds. 18 253 9 115 4 85 3 27
Avg. TD 14.1 4 12.8 0 21.3 1 9.0 1
Scoring Names Tyler Scott Greg Proctor a-Eric Scarpino Isaac Crowell Brad Waite
TD 10 6 0 4 2
a-includes three field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 22 0 0
2-pt. Total 0 60 0 36 0 31 0 24 0 12
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
24
LANCERS
KICKOFF 2018
GENERAL MCLANE GENERA
L MCLA NE
2017 RECORD 4-6 overall 1-3 region 6 Home field: Linden Field
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
After a tough start to the season, General McLane won four of its final six games to build momentum toward the District 10 Class 5A playoffs. The Lancers battled the defending champion, Meadville, but fell 19-7. McLane started to turn things around when explosive back Nasir Singleton went under center and changed the offense. Jack Parker also played quarterback and provided a passing attack. General McLane will need to find a new quarterback and replace several defensive standouts, but the Lancers have an experienced team back this fall. McLane is also in a new region as the Lancers, who moved up to Class 5A voluntarily, will play every 5A team in District 10 in Region 7. McLane also has interesting non-region games with Slippery Rock and a trip to Conneaut. The Lancers will have an idea about their playoff opponents during the regular season, and if they can find new standout players to fill some needs, they could be a D-10 contender.
Sept. 7..............at Meadville*..................7
OFFENSE When longtime coach Jim Wells moved Singleton under center, the Lancers’ offense started to put up big numbers. Singleton, a Walsh recruit, also hauled in passes when Parker, an Allegheny recruit, was under center. Singleton ran for 1,407 yards and 15 touchdowns and had 10 catches for 143 yards and one touchdown. Parker threw for 246 yards and ran for 198 yards and three TDs. The two will be tough to replace, but Luke Dillen looks like the leading candidate to start at quarterback. Dillen ran for 256 yards and five TDs as a junior, while running back Brett Horn is also back after rushing for 297 yards and three TDs. Dom West, Ben Howe-Jones, Billy Jukes, Carson Welser and Cole Kostovick could all earn carries in the backfield, while Nate Jones returns at wide receiver. Howe-Jones was second on the team with four catches for 91 yards, and Jones grabbed three passes for 56 yards. McLane will need to replace Steven Meyers on the line, but everyone else is back with Ryan Kulka, Nick Renick, Logan Mitchell and Braden Miller. Ryan Harvey is a sophomore tight end who could step in and contribute along with Xander Stadler on the line, Jaxon Scrutchins at running back and Matt Lehan could see some time at quarterback.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.............Slippery Rock..................7 Aug. 31............... at DuBois*....................7 Sept. 14................ Oil City*......................7 Sept. 21............. at Conneaut...................7 Sept. 28............Fort LeBoeuf*..................7 Oct. 5................... Warren*......................7 Oct. 12............... at Franklin*...................7 Oct. 19................. at Seneca.....................7
QB/DB/
K
SENIOR LUKE DILL EN
Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 7 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
McLane has relied on a strong rushing attack throughout the years, and with Dillen and Horn in the backfield, the Lancers have experienced rushers behind an experienced line. If McLane can find just a few more weapons to balance the offense, teams will struggle to slow down the Lancers.
DEFENSE General McLane had a young defense last year, but that could pay off with the experienced gained in tough games. The Lancers’ leading tackler, Bailey Smith, is gone to graduation, but most of the top tacklers are back. Dillen was second with 52 tackles, followed by Harvey and Jukes with 49 apiece and Kulka with 47. Dalton Stadler had 40 tackles and Howe-Jones had 37. West led McLane with two sacks and Howe-Jones had two interceptions. Kulka, Stadler, Miller and Mitchell are returning players on the defensive line with Renick and Jukes at linebacker. Defensive back will be a competition in camp as several players could earn starting jobs. Dillen, West, Howe-Jones, Kostovick, Welser, Jones, Lehan and Scrutchins could all battle for playing time as McLane has plenty of athletes to go around. The Lancers’ defense could be the biggest key this season as it goes up against some of the top offenses in D-10 from last year. Meadville was 10th in scoring, while Oil City was 12th, Seneca was seventh, Conneaut was sixth and Franklin was 14th. McLane has speed in the secondary and size on the defensive line. A big key will be replacing Smith at linebacker, but McLane looks like a team that could shut teams down throughout the season.
Overall Region
2017
4-6
(1-3)
2016
5-5
(3-3)
2015
7-4
(3-2)
2014
5-6
(2-3)
2013
9-4
(3-2)
2012
9-3
(3-2)
2011
10-3
(5-1)
2010
10-2
(6-0)
2009
11-1
(8-0)
2008
9-3
(7-1)
(Region record in parentheses)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Ryan
Nicholas
Kulka
Renick
Cole
Carson
Kostovick
Welser
Dominic
Phillip
West
Orris
2017 IN REVIEW Grove City--------------------------------------- L, 7-35 at Meadville-----------------------------------L, 21-35 at Erie*------------------------------------------- L, 6-56 at Union City----------------------------------W, 49-28 at Cathedral Prep*---------------------------- L, 7-69 at Conneaut-----------------------------------W, 47-34 Northwestern---------------------------------W, 56-13 Fort LeBoeuf*---------------------------------W, 49-21 McDowell*-------------------------------------L, 20-37
Luke Dillen
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
25
District 10 playoffs Meadville---------------------------------------- L, 7-19 *Region 6 game
Nicholas Renick is a veteran leader on the line for General McLane. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
2017 leaders Passing Names Jack Parker Nasir Singleton
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
4
Dominic West
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 175
6
Matt Leehan
QB/DB
Fr.
5-5
8
Adam Conn
WR/LB
So.
6-0
9
Luke Dillen
50 James Laird
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
170
51 Joe Mercurio
OL/LB
Jr.
6-0
196
52 Emmett Humes
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9
220
130
53 Tyler Fickle
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
190
180
54 Nathan Zeigler
OL/DL
So.
5-11 185
QB/DB/K Jr.
5-11 170
55 Josh Salisbury
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 175
10 Ben Lipinski
WR/DB
So.
6-0
170
56 Carter Willis
OL/DL
So.
5-6
270
11 Tyler Herberg
WR/LB
Jr.
5-9
175
57 Nick Renick
OL/LB
Jr.
6-1
230
12 Nate Jones
WR/DB
So.
6-3
170
58 Ryan Kulka
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3
230
15 Cole Kostovick
RB/DB
Jr.
5-11 150
60 Ryen Phennicie
OL/DL
So.
5-11 210
16 Jerry Paulus
WR/DB
So.
5-8
155
61 Hunter Dickson
OL/DL
So.
6-6
17 Jackson Spires
RB/DB
Fr.
5-8
150
63 Wyatt Hall
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 165
18 Abe Kozloff
WR/DB
Jr.
6-1
170
64 Luke Salamonsen
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
190
20 Clay Kuntz
RB/DB
Fr.
5-3
115
65 Xander Stadler
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9
200
21 Carson Welser
RB/DB
Jr.
5-10 150
67 Kody Linger
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
165
22 Jaxon Scrutchins
RB/DB
Fr.
5-5
150
68 Dalton Stadler
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
205
23 Tyler Myers
RB/LB
So.
6-0
170
70 Jack Walbridge
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 220
24 Brett Horn
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 200
71 Logan Mitchell
OL/DL
So.
6-0
225
25 Ben Howe-Jones
RB/DB
So.
6-1
170
72 Derek Waltz
OL/DL
So.
5-6
210
26 Aric Sweet
RB/DB
Fr.
5-7
140
73 Brayden Miller
OL/DL
So.
5-9
210
27 Jesse Stine
WR/DB
So.
5-7
150
74 Nick Tysiachney
OL/DL
Fr.
6-2
180
29 Beau Caro
RB/DB
Fr.
5-1
105
75 Nicholas Romba
OL/DL
So.
6-0
185
32 Phillip Orris
WR/LB
Jr.
5-8
155
76 Zack Walter
OL/LB
Fr.
6-0
320
33 O’Neill Chalk
RB/LB
Jr.
5-7
160
77 Hunter Walter
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
210
34 Brandon Simmons
RB/LB
Fr.
5-7
185
78 Aiden Michaelis
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
185
35 Billy Jukes
RB/LB
So.
6-0
215
Ryan Harvey 83
TE/LB Fr. 6-3 190
36 Derrek Rohrer
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8
180
84 Jack Mennow
WR/DB
So.
5-11 165
39 Caleb Rau
K
So.
5-10 160
87 Brady Shields
TE/LB
So.
6-1
185
Fr.
5-10 175
89 Ashton Cook
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8
130
40 Jared Iavarone-Campbell RB/LB
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
22nd season, 172-64
Names Nasir Singleton Brett Horn Luke Dillen Jack Parker Dominic West
Names Nasir Singleton Ben Howe-Jones Jacob Timpano Nate Jones
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Yds. 1,407 297 256 198 189
Avg. TD 8.7 15 5.2 3 5.1 5 3.7 3 3.4 5
Rec. Yds. 10 143 4 91 4 52 3 56
Avg. TD 14.3 1 22.8 1 13.09 0 18.7 0
Scoring Names Nasir Singleton Luke Dillen Dominic West Jack Parker Brett Horn Ben Howe-Jones
TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal 16 0 0 96 5 31 0 61 5 0 0 30 3 0 0 21 3 0 0 18 3 0 0 18
Returnees in bold
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Receiving
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KICKOFF 2018
MEADVILLE
2017 RECORD 8-4 overall 4-2 region 5 Home field: Bender Field
MEAD
VILLE
Date
OUTLOOK Meadville has put together a nice run over the past few years, including their first District 10 championship in 2016 and a D-10 finals appearance in 2017. The Bulldogs are facing one of their toughest rebuilding seasons in a long time. Meadville hasn’t had a losing season since 2013, and their program is headed in the right direction. With a loaded schedule, the Bulldogs don’t have a lot of time to gain experience. Meadville opens with D-10 Class 3A runner-up Mercyhurst Prep before traveling to rival Conneaut. The Bulldogs also travel to Fort LeBoeuf, Franklin and DuBois for region games, and they scheduled powerhouse Grove City for a nonregion test. Meadville should be battle-tested by the time the playoffs roll around, but their ability to stay together with new players will be key to their success.
OFFENSE Meadville must rebuild its offense in camp after losing almost every starter from last year. The Bulldogs have put together a ferocious rushing attack in the past four to five years with running backs like Journey Brown and Isaiah Manning. Meadville will need several underclassmen to step up in order to keep that rushing attack at a high level. Manning led District 10 in rushing last year with 2,546 yards and 31 touchdowns, while Julius Ream ran for 828 yards and 11 touchdowns and De’Shawn Wofford added 726 yards and seven TDs. Ream and Wofford were also the top receivers for the Bulldogs. All three graduated, along with several linemen in Will Paczkoskie, Destin Beck, Isaac Whistler, Jacob Martin and Tyler Amory. Meadville brings back quarterback Colin Kilburn, and linemen Tommy Pollard and Nate Panchura. Kilburn threw for 462 yards and four touchdowns. Those three are the only returning starters on offense as the Bulldogs look for new players to step up. Jontae Brown ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns on just 17 carries and could see a significant increase in his workload. Aryan Cotterman (fullback), Landon Beck (running back), Hayden Parks (running back) and Chandler Edwards (running back) could all battle for carries as well. Add in tight end Brody Beuchat, wide receiver Austin Chess, lineman Logan Hawn and quarterback Lemaro Husband and Meadville has a strong junior class back this year. Sophomore Dominic Foote
2018 SCHEDULE Opponent Time
Aug. 24.......... Mercyhurst Prep...............7 Aug. 31.............. at Conneaut...................7 Sept. 7...........General McLane*..............7 Sept. 14......... at Fort LeBoeuf*...............7 Sept. 21................ Warren*......................7 Sept. 28............. at Franklin*...................7 Oct. 5................... Oil City*......................7 Oct. 12................ at DuBois*....................7 Oct. 19.................Grove City....................7
R B/C B
SENIOR JONT B R O WA E N
Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 7 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
could also compete for time on the line. Meadville has put together one of the top offenses in District 10 over the past decade, but the Bulldogs will need to find several skill players to repeat that success.
DEFENSE Meadville was in the middle of the pack in District 10 last fall with 22.3 points allowed per game. The Bulldogs lost a big-time linebacker in Manning, along with Ream, Paczkoskie, Whistler, Wofford, Beck, Martin and Amory. Meadville returns starters in Brown at defensive back and Parker Lord, Pollard and Panchura on the defensive line. Panchura is coming off an injury, while Pollard and Lord started on the line throughout the season. Beck led Meadville with 91 tackles, followed by Manning with 83, Ream with 56 and Paczkoskie with 49. Manning also led the way with three interceptions. Ben Collier had 46 tackles as a junior and Landon Beck had 45 as a sophomore. Cotterman looks like the leading candidate to replace Manning at linebacker, and Foote could step in at defensive end. Parks, Husband, Chess, Landon Beck, Beuchat and Hawn could all battle for playing time at the skill positions as solid athletes. Meadville has tried to shore up its defense over the years to catch up with its potent offense. Much like the offense this fall, the Bulldogs will have plenty of new faces on defense. Meadville is in a region with talented big schools and getting the defense in order could be the biggest priority in camp.
Overall Region
2017
8-4 (4-2)
2016
11-3 (6-0)
2015
6-5 (2-3)
2014
6-5 (3-2)
2013
3-7 (2-4)
2012
4-6 (2-4)
2011
7-5 (3-3)
2010
5-6 (4-2)
2009
4-6 (2-2)
2008
6-5 (3-1)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Colin
Aryan
Kilburn
Cotterman
Nate
Logan
Panchura
Hawn
Jontae
Austin
Brown
Chess
2017 IN REVIEW
27
at Erie-------------------------------------------- L, 7-34 General McLane-----------------------------W, 35-21 at DuBois*-------------------------------------W, 55-21 at Warren*------------------------------------W, 54-19 Conneaut*------------------------------------- L, 14-24 Farrell------------------------------------------W, 36-13 at Franklin*-----------------------------------W, 77-14 Oil City*----------------------------------------W, 53-12 Grove City*-------------------------------------L, 13-41
District 10 playoffs Conneaut--------------------------------------W, 33-26 General McLane------------------------------ W, 19-7 Grove City--------------------------------------L, 14-35 *Region 5 game
Passing Names Colin Kilburn
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 24 53 462 4 6
Rushing Names Isaiah Manning Julius Ream De’Shawn Wofford Jontae Brown Keshaun Arnold
Att. 275 139 114 17 14
Yds. 2,546 828 726 274 198
Avg. TD 9.3 31 6.0 11 6.4 7 16.1 3 14.1 2
Rec. Yds. 12 238 11 221 1 3
Avg. TD 19.8 3 20.1 1 3.0 0
Receiving Names Julius Ream De’Shawn Wofford Miles Moreland
Meadville, which won the District 10 Class 5A title in 2016, advanced to the title game again in 2017. Here, the Meadville defensive line, right, fires off against Conneaut in a quarterfinal game. Meadville won 33-26. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Isaiah Manning 31 0 0 186 Julius Ream 14 34 0 118 De’Shawn Wofford 8 0 1 50 Jontae Brown 3 0 2 22 Returnees in bold
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 5
Ben Collier
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
44 Coleton Quail
TE/DL
So.
5-7
45 Hayden Parks
RB/DB
So.
5-11 165
145
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 165
46 Dominic Foote
TE/DL
Fr.
5-10 180
12 Landon Beck
QB/DB
So.
5-8
47 Ray Rodriguez
TE/DL
Fr.
5-9
170
14 Brody Beuchat
TE/DL
So.
5-10 165
49 Aryan Cotterman
RB/LB
So.
6-1
185
15 Sam Burchard
QB/DB
Fr.
5-7
51 Tom Pollard
OL/DL
So.
5-9
200
16 Colin Kilburn
QB/DB
Jr.
5-11 190
52 Travis Mason
OL/DL
So.
5-11 200
18 Bryce Smith
QB/DB
Fr.
5-10 125
54 Robert Bailey
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9
150 140
C OAC H
150
20 Jonathan Carnahan
Jr.
55 Parker Lord
OL/DL
So.
5-10 190
21 Malachi Schweter
RB/DB
Fr.
5-7
135
62 Jamie Clevenger
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8
220
22 Winston Heagy
RB/LB
So.
5-6
135
68 Nick Yount
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
200
23 Chandler Edwards
RB/LB
So.
5-4
140
70 Logan Hawn
OL/DL
So.
5-10 185
24 Nashon Ferraro
RB/DB
Jr.
5-5
130
73 Ian McCauley
OL/DL
Jr.
6-4
285
25 Layne Reeher
RB/DB
Fr.
5-8
140
75 Clayton Hope
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8
225
27 Maxwell Brown
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9
170
76 Matt Eidbo
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 220
28 Jontae Brown
RB/DB
Jr.
5-10 175
77 Nate Panchura
OL/DL
Jr.
6-4
260
32 Drew Stewart
RB/DB
So.
5-9
78 Shay Redding
OL/DL
So.
5-9
240
34 Keveaun McCray
RB/LB
Fr.
5-10 150
80 Chaz Chambers
WR/DB
Fr.
5-9
145
36 Kyle Lenigan
RB/LB
Fr.
5-9
170
81 Austin Chess
WR/DB
So.
5-8
155
37 Julius Fry
WR/DB
So.
5-7
140
84 Trevor McKeirman
WR/DB
So.
6-1
150
Brody
Chandler
Tommy
42 Lemaro Rosado-Husband TE/DL
So.
6-1
215
89 Isaac Chatman
WR/DB
So.
5-9
145
43 Cameron Buzzell
So.
6-0
180
Beuchat
Edwards
Pollard
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0
145
RB/LB
140
Isaac Unruh
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Ray Collins 5th season, 31-17
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
OILERS
2017 RECORD
OIL CITY
4-6 overall 1-5 region 5 Home field: The Oil Field
OIL C ITY
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
and Josh Puleo were the next two receivers for Oil City and both are gone. Dasan Manroos and Mario RB Fontanazza are SENIOR back on the CHRI offensive and COLE STIAN defensive lines to lead the way, while Brayden Crocker could see time at fullback and linebacker. Cole and Haun will be counted on to lead the defensive backs with Petro at linebacker and Hutchinson at defensive end. Oil City has a brutal road schedule this year with trips to Conneaut, General McLane, Meadville and Warren. The Oilers get rival Franklin as well as DuBois and Fort LeBoeuf at home in region play. Oil City needs to secure a new quarterback and fill in some gaps on the line, but this could be a big year for the Oilers as they continue to learn York’s system.
Oil City went from two wins to four during its second year under head coach Dan York. The Oilers will look to improve that win total as they continue to develop in a new system. Oil City missed the playoffs last year after winning just one region game, but they return a strong corps to build off this fall. The Oilers will need a new quarterback with the graduation of Dylin Chapin, and Holden Stahl could be in the running to fill that need. He will have Christian Cole back at running back after a big junior season. Cole ran for 1,718 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught six passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. He is joined in the backfield by fullbacks Noah Petro and Matt Hutchinson. Petro ran for 335 yards and six touchdowns, and Hutchinson ran for 173 yards and four touchdowns last fall. Hunter Haun returns to lead the wide receivers with the graduation of Caden Highfield. Haun led the Oilers with 25 catches for 499 yards and eight touchdowns last year. Highfield
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.............. at Conneaut...................7 Aug. 31.................Franklin*......................7 Sept. 7.................... Girard........................7 Sept. 14...... at General McLane*............7 Sept. 21.................DuBois*......................7 Sept. 28.............. at Warren*....................7 Oct. 5............... at Meadville*..................7 Oct. 12..............Fort LeBoeuf*..................7 Oct. 19..............Slippery Rock..................7 Oct. 26................at Bradford....................7 *Region 7 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Dan York 3rd season, 6-13
Corry-------------------------------------------W, 42-10 Franklin*----------------------------------------L, 36-44 at Conneaut (Ohio)--------------------------- L, 20-26 DuBois*-----------------------------------------L, 19-38 at Grove City*--------------------------------- L, 12-47 Bishop Timon (N.Y.)-------------------------- W, 47-6 Conneaut*------------------------------------- L, 58-60 at Meadville*---------------------------------- L, 12-53 at Warren*------------------------------------W, 48-40 Canton Cent. Catholic (Ohio)-------------W, 34-21 *Region 5 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
Names Dylin Chapin
36 Cam Russell
RB/DB
Fr.
6-0 174
43 Julian Brown
RB/LB
So.
5-10 155
3
Hunter Haun
SE/DB
Jr.
5-9 136
44 Nick Hollis
RB/DB
So.
5-9 193
4
Isaiah Kerr
QB/DB
Jr.
6-1 176
46 Brandon VanWormer
TE/DE
Jr.
6-0 272
5
Max Latona
So.
52 Colton Sutley
OL/LB
Jr.
5-9 177
6
Lucas Lingo
So.
53 Connor Rankin
OL/LB
Jr.
5-11 215
SE/DB
5-9 156
11 Sam Puleo
SE/DB
So.
5-8 131
55 Mario Fontanazza
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0 265
12 Christian Cole
RB/DB
Jr.
6-2 174
59 Dylan Salsgiver
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 180
13 Nick Clark
SE/DB
Jr.
5-8 145
60 Joe Gunn
OL/DL
So.
5-8 230
14 Holden Stahl
QB/DB
Fr.
6-0 180
63 Matt Barr
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 298
15 Caleb Gardner
RB/LB
So.
5-8 152
65 Nathanial Daly
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 260
17 CJ Schreffler
RB/DB
Jr.
5-10 150
66 Austin Collins
OL/DL
So.
5-7 196
18 Devin Flockerzi
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 180
67 Evan Kay
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 215
19 Ethan Cochran
SE/DB
So.
5-10 140
68 Dasan Manross
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 240
21 Trashun Yates
TE/DE
Jr.
6-3 204
70 Tyler Comiske
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 256
23 Caleb Bish
SE/DB
So.
6-4 162
71 Ricky Lincoln
OL/DL
Jr.
5-6 230
26 Noah Petro
RB/LB
So.
6-1 200
74 Luke McMunn
OL/DL
Jr.
5-6 165
28 Ethan Deloe
SE/LB
Jr.
5-9 165
75 Bryce Cornell
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3 320
30 Brandon Eppley
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 194
77 Trey Wright
OL/DL
So.
6-1 288
31 Brandon English
SE/DB
So.
5-5 139
79 Lucas Jolley
OL/DL
So.
5-8 372
32 Eric Bones
RB/LB
Jr.
5-8 205
80 Jacob Hockman
TE/DE
Jr.
5-9 153
33 Josh Long
TE/DE
Jr.
6-3 202
81 Matt Hutchinson
RB/LB
Jr.
5-8 175
34 Devin Goodman
RB/LB
So.
5-8 157
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 70 139 1,269 15 10
Rushing Names Christian Cole Noah Petro Matt Hutchinson Josh Puleo
Att. 275 58 32 25
Yds. 1,718 335 173 169
Avg. TD 6.2 19 5.8 6 5.4 4 6.8 0
Rec. Yds. 25 499 15 242 12 305 6 84
Avg. TD 20.0 8 16.1 3 25.4 2 14.0 1
Receiving Names Hunter Haun Caden Highfield Josh Puleo Christian Cole
Scoring Names Christian Cole Hunter Haun Noah Petro Caden Highfield Matt Hutchinson Returnees in bold
TD 21 8 6 4 4
PAT 0 0 0 0 0
2-pt. Total 7 140 1 50 0 36 3 30 0 24
WARREN
WARR
EN
Warren went through some big changes last offseason and the result was a two-win season. The Dragons had to jell with new players from Youngsville while getting used to a new system and head coach in Mark Morelli. With a year of experience in the new system, the Dragons are looking to turn things around this fall. Warren brings back eight starters on offense and eight on defense, including 6-foot 3-inch quarterback Jake Kupchella, who is getting college looks. He threw for 1,061 yards and 12 touchdowns last fall while also rushing for 340 yards and six touchdowns. His favorite target is back in Ryan Arnold, who caught 19 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns, but Warren will need to replace Kohl Nosel (17 catches) and Mitchell Bryant (12). The Dragons will be without leading rusher, Noah Myers, who ran for 1,416 yards and eight touchdowns, but all-purpose athlete Marvin Bryant is back. He ran for 765 yards and four touchdowns and hauled in nine catches for 130 yards last year.
2-8 overall 1-5 region 5 Home field: War Memorial Field
Date
Colin Salapek, Dylan Burt and Justin Eck return on the offensive and defensive lines along with WR/DB Aidan Morrison SENIOR at tight end DEVI and Devin N MCM McMeans at EANS wide receiver. Micah Passmore, Alex Anderson, McMeans and Arnold are back in the secondary with Morrison and Marvin Bryant (leading tackler) leading the linebackers. Warren has plenty of experience back, especially on the line and under center. If the Dragons can develop a few more offensive weapons, they will be an improved season. Warren moved to Class 5A in the offseason and won’t have to worry about Cathedral Prep in the playoffs. The Dragons could be a dangerous team by the time the postseason arrives at the end of October.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Mark Morelli 2nd season, 2-8
Brookville---------------------------------------L, 20-54 Grove City*-------------------------------------- L, 2-42 at Franklin*-----------------------------------W, 44-34 Meadville*-------------------------------------L, 19-54 at DuBois*--------------------------------------L, 17-34 at Fairview-------------------------------------L, 33-34 at Titusville-----------------------------------W, 42-18 at Conneaut*----------------------------------- L, 7-48 Oil City*-----------------------------------------L, 40-48 Huntingdon------------------------------------- L, 9-56 *Region 5 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Jake Kupchella
42 Austin Hayes
WR/DL
Fr.
5-9 145
43 Dylan Burt
RB/TE/LB Jr.
5-11 205 5-5 120
2
Jake Kupchella
QB/DB
Jr.
6-3 180
44 Dylan Maeder
WR/DB
3
Marvin Bryant
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 178
45 Aidan Morrison
TE/P/LB Jr. 6-1 195
4
Alex Borger
QB/DB
Fr.
5-8 150
52 Brent Young
OL/LB
Fr. Fr.
5-9 165
5
James Swanson
WR/LB
Fr.
5-9 160
53 Collin Salapek
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3 230
8
Devin McMeans
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9 160
56 Ethan Russo
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 155
9
Ryan Arnold
WR/DB
So.
5-7 145
58 Timmy Swanson
OL/DL
Fr.
5-6 180
10 Alex Anderson
WR/DB
So.
5-8 140
60 Tony Batiste
OL/DL
So.
5-8 210
12 Jamo Douvlos
QB/LB
So.
5-7 160
62 Alex Zeigler
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 170
14 Tyler Noe
WR/LB
Fr.
5-10 155
63 Joe Arnold
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 175
15 Micah Passmore
QB/DB
Fr.
5-9 155
65 Alex Zariczny
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 170
21 Hayden Morse
RB/LB
Fr.
5-10 160
66 Andrew Haehn
OL/DL
So.
6-1 190
22 Ethan Wilson
WR/DB
Fr.
5-10 150
69 Jack Dolinger
OL/DL
Jr.
6-5 225
24 Chase Bies
RB/DB
Fr.
5-3 120
72 Justin Eck
OL/DL
Jr.
6-6 295
Fr.
5-5 120
25 Domonic Rotandelli
WR/DB
73 Mike Zurcher
OL/DL
Fr.
6-1 175
27 Kyle Swick
FB/LB Fr. 5-7 155
74 Jacob Hayes
OL/DL
So.
6-2 250
28 Donovan Fiscus
WR/DB
Fr.
5-7 135
75 Allan Evens
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 250
30 Blake Arnold
RB/LB
Fr.
5-6 150
76 Hunter Seelinger
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 200
31 Dilion Winters
WR/DB
So.
5-8 145
79 Dreysen Ohl
OL/DL
Fr.
32 Alex Greene
FB/LB Fr. 5-6 150
80 Ryan Madigan
QB/RB/WR
6-2 260 So. 5-4 135
33 Jacob Colander
FB/LB
Jr.
5-8 160
81 Landon Meyer
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 150
35 Aidan Flannery
RB/LB
Fr.
5-2 130
84 Luke Strain
TE/DL
So.
5-7 170
40 Xavier Mowrey
WR/DB
Fr.
5-10 130
86 Domonic Dell
WR/LB
Fr.
6-1 160
41 Dilyan Stover
WR/LB
Fr.
5-11 155
88 Cedric Arline
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 155
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................. Fairview......................7 Aug. 31.............Fort LeBoeuf*..................7 Sept. 7................ at DuBois*....................7 Sept. 14.............. North East....................7 Sept. 21............at Meadville*..................7 Sept. 28................ Oil City*......................7 Oct. 5......... at General McLane*............7 Oct. 12...................at Corry......................7 Oct. 19..................Franklin*......................7 Oct. 26................. St. Marys.....................7 *Region 7 game
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN Pos.
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2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
No. Name
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
DRAGONS
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 66 141 1,061 12 5
Rushing Names Noah Myers Marvin Bryant Jake Kupchella
Att. 163 104 59
Yds. 1,416 765 340
Avg. TD 8.7 8 7.4 4 5.8 6
Rec. Yds. 19 390 17 304 12 126 9 130 5 61
Avg. TD 20.5 4 17.9 5 10.5 2 14.4 0 12.2 1
Receiving Names Ryan Arnold Kohl Nosel Mitchell Bryant Marvin Bryant Aidan Morrison
Scoring Names TD Noah Myers 8 Jake Kupchella 6 Kohl Nosel 6 a-Seth Harrington 0 Ryan Arnold 4 Marvin Bryant 4 a-includes five field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 0 16 0 0
2-pt. Total 0 48 2 40 0 36 0 31 1 26 0 24
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KICKOFF 2018
FAIRVIEW Name: Nathan Liberty Age: 35 Family: Wife, Megan. Children: Peyton, 3 (Dog, Gunner, 9) Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Childhood hero: My grandfather. He loved his family and believed in family first! High school alma mater: Quaker Valley High school highlight: Football scholarship College alma mater: California University of PA Assistant coaching experience: Allentown, Linesville Head coaching experience: Cochranton High School Offensive philosophy: Find a way to teach it in a way the kids understand it and they believe it. Defensive philosophy: Multiple fronts. Bend but don’t break. Hit, Hit, Hit. Season goals: Be competitive. Gain respect. Long-term goals: District 10 championship Favorite motto: Be the hammer, not the nail!
GIRARD Name: Bill McNally Age: 50 Family: Wife, Michele. Children: Megan, 26, Erin, 24, Brian, 22, and Shawn, 20. Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Childhood hero: My father, Bill McNally Sr. High school alma mater: Springdale High school highlight: I just loved the high school experience. College alma mater: Edinboro University Assistant coaching experience: 25 years: 24 in Girard, 1 in Fairview Head coaching experience: None in football, 8 as Girard head softball coach Offensive philosophy: Run from multiple fronts Defensive philosophy: 4-4 Season goals: .500 or better Long-term goals: Build a tradition that a player would be proud to be a part. Favorite motto: Play fast
HARBOR CREEK Name: Troy Budziszewski Age: 29 Family: None Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Childhood hero: My dad (former Harbor Creek coach Dan Budziszewski) High school alma mater: North East
High school highlight: Football College alma mater: Penn State University Assistant coaching experience: Harbor Creek, 6 years Head coaching experience: None Offensive philosophy: Mix Defensive philosophy: Stop the run. Season goals: Compete Long-term goals: Continue the Harbor Creek tradition.
LAKEVIEW Name: Bill Hickman Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Childhood hero: My mother High school alma mater: Plum High school highlight: Played football, wrestled and boxed in Pa Golden Gloves College alma mater: Central Texas University Assistant coaching experience: 16 years including football, wrestling and boxing, 2017 assistant at Lakeview. (Coached throughout 21-year military career in Texas, Virginia, Kansas, Alabama, Germany, Korea.) Played Football in Germany in the Army European League and was coach/player in the German/ American Football League. Head coaching experience: None Coaching philosophy: To create an atmosphere of pride and to teach each player the importance of attitude, confidence, character, knowledge, goal setting, and how these factors apply to life as well as football. Offensive philosophy: To install an offensive triple-threat option system, which has the potential to dominate time of possession and control the clock. Defensive philosophy: Everything we do defensively will be with iron will, effort, attitude and toughness. We will swarm to the football. Season goals: Instill core values and prepare and condition our team to compete hard each week, and instilling the iron will in them to accomplish this. Long-term goals: Take our program to the next level of success. Favorite motto: One More Time
MERCER Name: Keith DeGraaf Age: 57 Family: Wife, Laurie. Children: Derek, 31, and Megan, 27 Favorite NFL team: Whoever is playing the Steelers High school alma mater: Adirondack High School (N.Y.) College alma mater: Slippery Rock University Assistant coaching experience: 30 years, between Mercer and Grove City
Head coaching experience: None Offensive philosophy: Wing-T Defensive philosophy: 5-3 Season goals: Hope to have a winning season. Long-term goals: Improve our numbers, have a consistent winning program and hopefully compete for a D-10 title.
SENECA Name: Scott Bollheimer Age: 44 Family: Wife, Merry. Children: Lottie, 9, and Gwen, 7 Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Childhood hero: Walter Payton and my father, Doug High school alma mater: McDowell High school highlight: Learning from some of the all-time great HS coaches in the area. Too many to name! College alma mater: IUP Assistant coaching experience: General McLane, 8 years; Fairview, 3; Mercyhurst Prep, 2; McDowell, 1 Head coaching experience: None Offensive philosophy: Triple option Defensive philosophy: Odd stack Season goals: Win Long-term goals: State champions Favorite motto: It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again.
TITUSVILLE Name: Bryan Baldwin Age: 43 Family: Wife, Karen. Children: Tori, 21, Leah, 19, and Joseph, 17 Favorite NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers (Who else!) Childhood hero: Bo Jackson High school alma mater: Titusville High school highlight: My biggest high school highlight would be winning the section tournament in wrestling my senior year (1993). ... There were a lot of good football moments, but I don’t remember specifics. College alma mater: I went to Mercyhurst for 2 years, starting at tackle on offense. Assistant coaching experience: Titusville, 8 years (2 with middle school, 2 as a varsity position coach, 4 as varsity defensive coordinator) Head coaching experience: None Offensive philosophy: Control the line of scrimmage, control the clock, make big plays in the play action game. Defensive philosophy: Solid defense, do your assignment, be in good position, make tackles,
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REGI ON
POSTSEASON
Class 3A District 10 Quarterfinals Slippery Rock 38, Harbor Creek 14 Hickory 41, Corry 7 Semifinals Mercyhurst Prep 28, Hickory 10 Championship Sharon 21, Mercyhurst Prep 14
Corry--------------------------- 32-33 Fairview------------------------ 34-35 Girard-------------------------- 36-37 Harbor Creek----------------- 38-39 Mercyhurst Prep------------- 42-43 North East--------------------- 44-45 Titusville----------------------- 46-47
REGION 6 CHAMPION (Since initial realignment in 2004) 2017: Cathedral Prep (4-0) 2016: Cathedral Prep (6-0) 2015: Cathedral Prep (5-0) 2014: Cathedral Prep (5-0) 2013: Cathedral Prep (5-0) 2012: Cathedral Prep (5-0) 2011: Cathedral Prep (6-0) 2010: Cathedral Prep (6-0) 2009: Cathedral Prep (4-0) 2008: Strong Vincent (4-0) 2007: Cathedral Prep, McDowell (4-1) 2006: Cathedral Prep (5-0) 2005: McDowell (2-0) 2004: McDowell (2-0)
SEASON OUTLOOK • 2017 champion: Cathedral Prep • Favorite: Mercyhurst Prep • Contenders: Fairview, Harbor Creek • Dark horse: Corry
2018 NEW REGION School Enrollment Corry------------------------------254 Fairview---------------------------203 Girard-----------------------------200 Harbor Creek--------------------261 Mercyhurst Prep-------------- 213* North East------------------------213 Titusville--------------------------226
Class 3A range: 199-272 *Mercyhurst Prep has an enrollment of 193 students and includes 20 of 40 students from Erie First Christian in a co-op agreement.
31 KICKOFF 2018
INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW
PLAYER WATCH TO
ZACK LESHER Corry
QB/DB • Sr. • 5-9, 165
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team Name Corey Russell Zack Helsley* Chris Mohra Alex Furmanek Dylan Schley Isaiah Johnson
No. Pos.
Girard Mercyhurst Prep Fairview North East Mercyhurst Prep Mercyhurst Prep
11 11 11 11 10 11
WR RB AP AP OL OL
11
P
Special teams Parker Harvey
Titusville
Defense Khalil Barnes Mercyhurst Prep 11 Andrew Montefiori Mercyhurst Prep 11 Mason Bender Fairview 11
DB DB DB
Second team Name
School
No. Pos.
Offense Isaac Keeler Corry Derek Loringer Mercyhurst Prep Justin Gec Mercyhurst Prep
11 11 10
OL OL OL
11
P
11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11
DL DL LB LB LB DB DB LB
Special teams JT Bratt
Lesher will be looked to for leadership this season after passing for 614 yards and 6 TDs as a junior.
School
Offense
Harbor Creek
Defense Isaac Keeler Corry Dezmar Polk Mercyhurst Prep Josh Alger Fairview AJ Ennis Harbor Creek Jason Lawrence Mercyhurst Prep Tyler Jackson Corry Corey Russell Girard Alex Furmanek North East *Region 4 Player of the Year
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BEAVERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
CORRY
4-6 overall 3-3 region 4 Home field: Sheen Field
CORRY
2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
OUTLOOK
Aug. 24................ at Seneca.....................7
Corry had to make some adjustments last year when new head coach Brian Patten took over the program. The Beavers went through some C O AC H growing pains early with three Brian Patten straight losses, 2nd season, 4-6 but they ended the regular season 4-2 before falling to powerhouse Hickory in the District 10 Class 3A playoffs. Corry will have to replace several impact players, but the Beavers also have plenty of experience back this fall. Corry opens down the road at Seneca before a big region game against Mercyhurst Prep. The Beavers then take on Grove City, a team they
Sept. 14............... at Girard*.....................7
OFFENSE could see again in the Class 3A playoffs. Corry closes out the regular season with two home games against Warren and Harbor Creek as the Beavers look to build toward a run in the playoffs. Coming into the season, Corry now has a year of experience under Patten’s system, and it could be a year to take another step forward. The Beavers averaged just 21 points per game last season, but they won every game when hitting that average. In Corry’s six losses, the Beavers averaged just 11.5 points per game. The first priority will be to replace leading rusher Tyler Burlew, who finished with 1,179 yards and 11 touchdowns last fall. Nick Lapinski is the top returning rusher with 275 yards and four TDs and could see an increase his workload to replace Burlew. Corry brings back quarterback Zack Lesher, who threw for 614 yards and six touchdowns last fall. His top two targets are gone, however, as Ryan Saxman graduated after catching nine passes for 234 yards and three TDs and Burlew was next with eight catches for 172 yards and one TD. Tyler Jackson returns at wide receiver after hauling in four passes for 122 yards and two TDs last fall. Jackson is joined by Eli Eckonen and Triston Volk at receiver and Jacob Nelson at tight end. Isaac Keeler, Shaun Proctor and Jeffery Powell return on the offensive
Aug. 31......... Mercyhurst Prep*..............7 Sept. 7.................Grove City....................7 Sept. 21...............Titusville*.....................7 Sept. 28........... at North East*.................7 Oct. 5................ at Fairview*...................7 Oct. 12................... Warren.......................7 Oct. 19............. Harbor Creek*.................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye
WR/DB
SENIOR TYLE J AC K R SO
*Region 6 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D S
N
line, but replacing leader Tucker Harrington won’t be easy. Caden Bidwell, Jacob Yetzer and Landon Weis could battle for playing time at running back, Trey Redrup, Eli Carey and Mat Whitaker at wide receiver, Shawn Proctor, Zach Blanton and Reid Scott on the line and Sammy Fischer, Matt Petrilla and Haden Linkerhoff at several positions. Corry had to learn a new offense last year, but when things worked, the Beavers won games. They need to rebuild the running game with the graduation of Burlew, but if they can fill a few holes, the Beavers could be a tough offense this fall.
DEFENSE Like the offense, the defense finished low on the list of District 10 teams as Corry allowed 32.2 points per game, which ranked 26th overall. The Beavers will need to learn from their struggles last year after losing some key players to graduation, including Burlew at linebacker. Logan Harrington, Blake Perry and Lapinski are back at linebacker, and Bidwell could battle for playing time as well. Isaac Keeler returned at defensive tackle and will need to be a leader with most of the line having graduated. Gavin Graves, Jackson and Eckonen return in the secondary with Redrup, Carey, Yetzer, Weis and Whitaker as options to rotate in. Proctor, Blanton and Scott could compete for playing time on the defensive line, and Fischer, Petrilla and Linkherhoff could be in the mix on defense as well.
Year
Overall Region
2017
4-6 (3-3)
2016
6-4 (4-2)
2015
4-6 (3-4)
2014
2-8 (1-6)
2013
3-7 (2-5)
2012
8-3 (6-1)
2011
6-5 (2-4)
2010
9-3 (4-2)
2009
7-4 (3-1)
2008
6-4 (2-2)
P L AY E R T O WAT C H
Jacob Yetzer
Elijah Eckonen
Tristen Volk
2017 IN REVIEW
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Isaac Keeler
Logan
Nick Lapinski
Gavin Graves
at Oil City---------------------------------------L, 10-42 Mercyhurst Prep*----------------------------- L, 7-56 Fort LeBoeuf-----------------------------------L, 16-42 Fairview*--------------------------------------W, 29-28 at North East---------------------------------W, 28-14 at Conneaut (Ohio)*------------------------- L, 20-42 at Girard*--------------------------------------W, 49-20 Titusville*-------------------------------------- W, 35-6 Harbor Creek*---------------------------------- L, 9-31
Zack Lesher
Harrington
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt. 140
45 Blake Perry
RB/LB
So.
5-11 144
47 Jacob Yetzer
RB/DB
Jr.
5-7
District 10 playoffs
155
2
Elijah Eckonen
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9
49 Austin Sacchetti
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 160
5
Gavin Graves
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 165
50 Michael Author
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
6
Nathan Shreffler
QB/DB
So.
6-0
140
51 Caden Bidwell
RB/LB
Fr.
5-10 180
8
Zack Lesher
QB/DB
Jr.
5-9
160
52 Isaac Rivera
RB/LB
Fr.
5-5
130
9
Eli Carey
WR/DB
So.
5-5
130
53 Devin Snyder
OL/DL
Fr.
5-6
205
11 Chris Sutherland
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8
145
54 Lucas Dyne
TE/DE
Fr.
5-8
143
12 Trey Redrup
WR/DB
So.
5-9
130
54 Daniel Lybrook
WR/DB
So.
5-10 140
14 Hunter Tasker
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 150
55 Braden McKnight
WR/DB
Fr.
5-6
18 Jacob Nelson
QB/DB
Jr.
6-4
200
56 Reid Scott
OL/DL
So.
5-11 205
20 Tyler Yatsko
WR/DB
So.
5-5
130
57 Jacob Wellman
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8
180
21 Tyler Jackson
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0
160
58 Kurtis Martin
OL/DL
Jr.
5-6
190
22 Landon Weis
RB/DB
Fr.
6-0
165
61 Haven Scouten
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 140
25 Derek Hurd
WR/DB
So.
5-6
135
62 Isaac Keeler
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3
260
28 Matt Whitaker
WR/DB
So.
5-10 130
63 Drake McCray
OL/DL
So.
5-8
174
29 Austin Keener
RB/DL
Jr.
5-10 245
65 Hunter Toner
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 215
30 Jason McGinnett
WR/LB
Jr.
5-9
145
72 Jeffery Powell
OL/DL
So.
6-1
230
32 Owen Warren
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8
145
75 Gabe Esh
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9
240
33 Ben Goode
WR/DB
So.
5-9
140
76 Nate Joy
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 275
38 Nick Lapinski
RB/LB
So.
5-7
145
78 Shawn Proctor
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 215
40 Kori Loutzenhiser
WR/DB
So.
5-8
135
80 Logan Harrington
TE/LB
So.
5-11 185
42 Logan Warren
OL/DL
So.
5-8
160
81 Zack Blanton
TE/DE
Jr.
6-4
210
44 Tristen Volk
WR/DB
Jr.
5-6
140
84 Dylan Gorley
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
160
Hickory------------------------------------------- L, 7-41 *Region 4 game
150
2017 Leaders Passing Names Zack Lesher
140
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 29 90 614 6 7
Rushing Names Tyler Burlew Nick Lapinski Austin Keener Joey Perry
Att. 209 27 27 19
Yds. 1,179 275 100 92
Avg. TD 5.6 11 10.2 4 3.7 2 4.8 1
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2017 Leaders Scoring
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Rec. Yds. 9 234 8 172 4 122 3 48
Avg. TD 26.0 3 21.5 1 30.5 2 16.0 0
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KICKOFF 2018
FAIRVIEW
2017 RECORD 3-6 overall 2-4 region 4 Home field: Keck Field at Bestwick Stadium
FAIRV
IEW
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Fairview will have a new head coach for the first time in eight years after the resignation of Jim Brinling. The Tigers had a run of four winning seasons, including eight wins in 2015, under Brinling before two tough years. Nathan Liberty takes over after a year off from coaching. Liberty helped turn around Cochranton’s program and was inducted into the Quaker Valley Hall of Fame this past summer. Liberty will look to turn around the Tigers, who struggled on offense and defense last fall. The schedule certainly doesn’t help Fairview as the Tigers start with a road trip to Warren before a rivalry game with Girard. The Tigers also get powerhouse Sharon in Week 3 before a road game at Harbor Creek. Fairview also has to travel to Mercyhurst Prep and Titusville in region play this season. Fairview will essentially be starting over with a new coach and new system. Liberty proved he could turn around smaller schools when given time. Winning games is always the goal, but establishing the program and building depth could be the biggest priority for the Tigers going forward.
Sept. 7................... Sharon.......................7
OFFENSE The good news for Liberty is despite the offense averaging just 21.7 points per game, it was young and inexperienced. The growing pains from last year could pay off as the Tigers learn a new system. Fairview returns most of its rushing attack as Chris Mohra ran for 1,184 yards and nine touchdowns last fall. Quarterback Mason Bender is also back after rushing for 333 yards and three touchdowns and throwing for 399 yards and seven touchdowns. Elijah Larson ran for 289 yards and three touchdowns and could be a solid complement for Mohra. Micah Glus could emerge as a solid wide receiver for the Tigers this season, while Josh Alger could play several positions on offense. Dan Fiolek and C.J. Buffalo could battle for the starting job at tight end, while Dan Fiolek, Mitch Schauer, Travis Schauer and Eric Schulz are back on the offensive line. Fairview will need to fill in some gaps left by graduation, and new younger players Doug Nesselhauf (offensive line), Ryan Bennett (wide receiver), Travis Burge (running back), Tyler Work (wide receiver), Sam Zablotny (running back) and Tyler Susman
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................ at Warren.....................7 Aug. 31.................. Girard*.......................7 Sept. 14.........at Harbor Creek*...............7 Sept. 21............. North East*...................7 Sept. 28......at Mercyhurst Prep*............7 Oct. 5.....................Corry*........................7 Oct. 12.............. at Titusville*..................7 Oct. 19...................Iroquois......................7
RB/LB
SENIOR CHRI MOH S RA
Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 6 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
(several positions) could be players to watch. Fairview returns most of its backfield and several key linemen this season. The Tigers were young last fall, but the experience they gained in a tough season could be important. Fairview needs to find a few playmakers, but the offense could improve if the players adapt to a new system.
DEFENSE After allowing 55 points to Class 5A Conneaut in Week 1, the Fairview defense settled down to hold Titusville to seven points and shut out Girard last fall. The defense couldn’t slow any other teams down the rest of the way as Fairview struggled in its final six games. The Tigers allowed an average of 34.1 points per game, which ranked 27th out of 40 teams in District 10. Much like the offense, however, the Fairview defense was young and inexperienced. The Tigers return their top four tacklers from last year. Alger finished with 88 tackles, including four for a loss, and Bender had 79 with four for a loss. Larson recorded 56 tackles, and Mohra had 54 as well as three fumble recoveries and two kickoff returns for touchdowns. Lucas Brinling was next on the list with 53 tackles but graduated in the spring. Buffalo had 45 tackles and Travis Schauer had 39 as the Fairview defense has plenty of experience back this season, including Fiolek, who led the team with four sacks. The Tigers finished with five interceptions last year, including one apiece from returners Bender, Buffalo and Mohra.
Overall Region
2017
3-6 (2-4)
2016
4-6 (2-4)
2015
8-3 (6-1)
2014
6-4 (5-2)
2013
6-4 (4-3)
2012
6-4 (4-3)
2011
1-8 (1-5)
2010
7-3 (4-2)
2009
6-5 (6-2)
2008
7-3 (6-2)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Travis
Larry
Schauer
Jackson
Mitch
Chris Mohra
Schauer
Mason Bender
Eli Larson
2017 IN REVIEW
Nathan Liberty, 1st season Mason Bender, right, returns at quarterback for Fairview after getting plenty of experience in 2017. [GREG WOHLFORD/ ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 1
Pos. Yr Ht. Wt.
Ryan Bennett
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8
5
Mason Bender
QB/DB So.
5-6
150
7
Micah Glus
WR/DB
So.
5-7
34 140
125
8
Travis Burge
RB/DB Fr.
5-8
140
13
Jack Harmston
WR/DB
So.
5-10 140
20
Tyler Work
WR/DB
Fr.
5-6
120
22
Paul Schlabach
WR/DB
Jr.
6-4
185
23
Chris Mohra
RB/DB Jr.
6-0
180
33
Sam Zablotny
RB/LB Fr.
5-7
140
Elijah Larson
RB/LB So.
5-5
165
50
Eric Schulz
OL/DL So.
6-0
200
Travis Schauer
OL/DL So.
6-0
210
65
Douglas Nesselhauf OL/DL Fr.
5-11 195
67
Kyle Nicolls
5-11 230
69
Mitchell Schauer
OL/DL Jr.
6-3
73
Johnathan Smith
OL/DL Fr.
5-10 260
40/60 Josh Alger
OL/RB/LB Jr.
Passing Names Mason Bender
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 18 51 399 7 2
Names Chris Mohra Mason Bender Elijah Larson Austin Hosey
Att. 214 62 59 13
Yds. 1,184 333 289 117
Avg. TD 5.5 9 5.4 3 4.9 3 9.0 1
310
5-8
175
41/61 Daniel Fiolek TE/OL/DL So.
6-0
210
44/66 C.J. Buffalo
5-10 160
TE/DL/LB Jr.
2017 leaders
Rushing
63
OL/DL Fr.
Conneaut---------------------------------------- L, 6-55 at Titusville*----------------------------------- W, 40-7 Girard*------------------------------------------ W, 36-0 at Corry*---------------------------------------L, 28-29 at Harbor Creek*-----------------------------L, 21-49 Warren-----------------------------------------W, 34-33 Mercyhurst Prep*----------------------------- L, 7-48 at Grove City-----------------------------------L, 13-46 at Conneaut (Ohio)*------------------------- L, 10-40 *Region 4 game
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2017 leaders Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 14 364 26.0 7 9 109 12.1 1
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Chris Mohra 12 0 1 74 Jonathan Hunter 7 0 1 44 Mason Bender 3 0 0 20 Elijah Larson 3 0 0 18 a-James Glus 0 7 0 10 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
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2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
GIRARD
1-9 overall 1-5 region 4 Home field: Battles Memorial Field
GIRAR
D 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Girard went through some last-minute changes when head coach Mike Zona resigned in June. Assistant coach Bill McNally was promoted to interim head coach to keep the summer workouts going before officially being hired as the new head coach. McNally will look to get the YellowJackets back on track after they’ve recorded just four wins in the past three seasons. Girard had a young team in 2017 with its only win coming against Titusville. The ‘Jackets ranked 36th out of 40 teams in District 10 in scoring with 11.8 points per game, and they were 33rd in defense with 41 points allowed per game. Girard’s youth last year could pay off with most of its starting lineup back on both sides of the ball. The ‘Jackets open at home with Cambridge Springs before a rivalry showdown at Fairview between two teams with new head coaches. Girard also travels to Mercyhurst Prep and Titusville in region play. The ‘Jackets get Corry, Harbor Creek and North East home, but none of the three will be an easy game.
Sept. 7................. at Oil City.....................7
OFFENSE Girard scored 118 points in 10 games last season with 44 coming in the win over Titusville and 20 each in losses to Cambridge Springs, Conneaut (Ohio) and Corry. The ‘Jackets were shut out four times and held to six points against North East and eight at Northwestern. Girard will have to rebuild its rushing attack with the graduation of two leading rushers. Dakota Barnes had 210 yards and two touchdowns on 69 carries, and Francisco LaSanta had 168 yards and one TD on 37 carries. They are gone with linemen Jacob Smith and Joel Friend and standout wide receiver Corey Dinger will not return this fall after suffering an injury last season. The ‘Jackets bring back quarterback Cam Feathers, who threw for 1,018 yards and eight TDs last fall. He was also Girard’s thirdleading rusher with 134 yards and four TDs. Wide receiver Corey Russell and tight end Nate Hansen are also back. Russell caught 57 passes for 601 yards and four TDs and Hansen had 25 catches for 309 yards and two touchdowns. Offensive linemen Jordon Schell, Tyler Graves, Derek Kovaly, Jon Ball and Robert States are all back this season.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24........ Cambridge Springs.............7 Aug. 31.............. at Fairview*...................7 Sept. 14..................Corry*........................7 Sept. 21............. Saegertown...................7 Sept. 28........... Harbor Creek*.................7 Oct. 5................ North East*...................7 Oct. 12........at Mercyhurst Prep*...... 7:30 Oct. 19.............. at Titusville*..................7
OL/DL
SENIOR
TYLE R G R AV ES
Oct. 26........... at Northwestern...............7 *Region 6 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
Dustin Roscher and Tyler Hawkins are running backs who could step up into starting roles, while Ian Lowe could help at wide receiver, Zac Decker at tight end and Kaine Miles on the line.
DEFENSE The Girard defense has some holes to fill with five starters back at several positions. Graves and Miles are back on the defensive line, while Hansen is the only returning linebacker and Austin Barrett and Russell return in the secondary. Hansen was second on the team in tackles with 54. Smith is a big loss after leading Girard with 58 tackles, while Friend, a fellow lineman, was third on the team with 51 tackles, including 11 for a loss and four sacks. Davis Mascaro (34 tackles) is also gone. Russell led Girard with three interceptions and had 40 tackles as he will be a returning leader in the secondary. Barrett had 31 tackles and Kovaly had 22, including five for a loss. Miles, Kovaly, Ball, Decker, Schell and Graves could mix in on the defensive line with Feathers, Roesch and Lowe in the secondary and States at linebacker. Girard also could receive contributions from new and young players Tyler Hawkins and Collen Blake. The ‘Jackets had trouble stopping teams last year, and with an experienced offense back, the defense could be key in winning more games this season. Girard will face several talented offenses in region play, but the ‘Jackets will also face teams trying to recover from graduation losses as well.
Overall Region
2017
1-9 (1-5)
2016
2-8 (0-6)
2015
1-8 (1-6)
2014
7-3 (5-2)
2013
10-3 (6-1)
2012
6-4 (4-3)
2011
3-6 (2-4)
2010
4-6 (3-3)
2009
5-5 (4-4)
2008
7-4 (5-3)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Tyler
Derek
Graves
Kovaly
Cam
Tyler
Feathers
Hawkins
Jonathan
Corey
Ball
Russell
2017 IN REVIEW
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North East--------------------------------------- L, 6-27 Harbor Creek*---------------------------------- L, 0-40 at Fairview*------------------------------------- L, 0-36 at Northwestern------------------------------- L, 8-33 Mercyhurst Prep*----------------------------- L, 0-70 at Cambridge Springs----------------------- L, 20-49 Corry*-------------------------------------------L, 20-49 at Conneaut (Ohio)*------------------------- L, 20-58 at Titusville*----------------------------------W, 44-22 Maplewood------------------------------------- L, 0-26 *Region 4 game
COAC H Bill McNally 1st season
P L AY E R T O WAT C H
2017 leaders Passing Names Cam Feathers
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 91 190 1,018 8 16
Rushing Names Dakota Barnes Francisco LaSanta
Nate Hansen
Girard’s Nate Hansen had 25 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns as a junior in 2017.
Cam Feathers
[JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2 Cam Feathers 4 Nate Hansen 7 Dylan Baker 8 Jacob Lariccia 10 Corey Russell 11 Austin Barrett 12 Dustin Roesch 14 Shawn Sullivan 18 Tirone Spivey 21 Todd Essman 22 Ian Lowe 23 Kris Jones 42 Zane Crowe 44 Sabastian Barker 50 Kaleb Fisher
QB/DB Jr. 6-3 170 WR/DB Jr. 6-2 195 WR/DB Jr. 6-4 180 RB/LB Fr. 5-6 145 WR/DB Jr. 5-9 150 QB/DB Fr. 5-9 145 RB/LB So. 5-8 160 RB/LB Fr. 5-7 140 RB/LB Fr. 5-11 205 WR/DB Fr. 5-8 145 WR/DB So. 5-11 140 WR/DB Fr. 5-10 145 RB/LB Fr. 5-8 150 TE/LB Fr. 5-10 170 TE/LB Fr. 6-0 155
52 Triston White 53 Derek Kovaly 56 Robert States 58 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 70 74 76 77 85
Nathan Hellmann Jordan Schell Zac Decker Tyler Graves Nathan Dieteman Jonathan Ball Trey Ryab Ryan Graves Trevor Shaffer Brian Yeaney Kaine Miles Isaiah Sampsell James Shaw
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL TE/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/LB
37 41
168 134
4.5 3.3
1 4
Receiving
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Att. Yds. Avg. TD 69 210 3.0 2
So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr.
6-3 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-4 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-7 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-2
175 223 215 195 235 215 215 215 207 170 200 205 210 310 210 180
Names Corey Russell Nate Hansen David Mascaro Dakota Barnes Ian Lowe
Rec. Yds. 57 601 25 309 15 135 11 55 9 50
Avg. TD 10.5 4 12.4 2 9.0 0 5.0 1 5.6 1
Scoring Names Corey Russell Cam Feathers Nate Hansen Dakota Barnes Returnees in bold
TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal 4 0 3 30 4 0 0 24 3 0 2 22 3 0 1 20
KICKOFF 2018
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HUSKIES
KICKOFF 2018
HARBOR CREEK HARBO
OUTLOOK Harbor Creek bounced back from a onewin season to win seven games last fall before running into another southern powerhouse in the playoffs. The Huskies have a familiar face running the program after Ned Bailey stepped down in the offseason. Troy Budziszewski, son of longtime Harbor Creek coach Dan Budziszewski, was hired as the new head coach. He was an assistant under Bailey and will be a varsity head coach for the first time. The biggest task for Budziszewski is rebuilding the offense after massive graduation losses and quarterback Jaxson Favre moving out of town. To help the defense, longtime North East coach Matt Shesman is the defensive coordinator for the Huskies this season. One key for the Huskies is they don’t have to leave Erie County this year, and the Huskies get rival Iroquois and key region opponents Fairview and Mercyhurst Prep at home. Harbor Creek was a region contender last year, but this season will come down to numerous new starters filling needs and stepping up for a new head coach.
OFFENSE Harbor Creek scored a combined 21 points in its three losses, including a 3-0 shutout at Fort LeBoeuf. The Huskies averaged 34.1 points per game in their seven wins, and they will need a large contingent of underclassmen and new starters to repeat that success. Favre, nephew of Brett Favre, seemed to be the quarterback of the future for the Huskies, but his family moved south when the father got a new job. Favre threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 319 yards and two touchdowns. Favre’s production is gone along with fellow quarterback Lucas Folmar, who threw for 497 yards and six TDs and ran for 107 yards and five TDs. In fact, Harbor Creek’s top six rushers from last year are gone, including Lee Barney (773 yards, 4 touchdowns), Benjamin Johnson (559 yards, 7 touchdowns), Zach Mosbacher (214 yards, 3 touchdowns) and Sam Sallot (52 yards). Sophomore Casey Smith could be a candidate to start under center, while Cody Smith is a returning wide receiver. Cody Smith had 31 catches for 409 yards and five TDs as a freshman and is a big target. Dan Hedlund, Domonic Viscuso, Andrew Rihel and Hunter Purpura are all returning linemen as Harbor Creek looks to replace Collin Askins, Gabe DeVore, Reece Ferguson, Linden Hoover and Ryan Kruszewski on the line.
R CRE EK
2017 RECORD 7-3 overall 5-1 region 4 Home field: Paul J. Weitz Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24..................Iroquois......................7 Aug. 31................ at Seneca.....................7 Sept. 7............ at Fort LeBoeuf................7 Sept. 14............... Fairview*.....................7 Sept. 21........ Mercyhurst Prep*..............7 Sept. 28............... at Girard*.....................7 Oct. 5..................Titusville*.....................7 Oct. 12............. at North East*.................7 Oct. 19..................at Corry*.....................7
P/ K
SENIOR JASO B R AT N T
Oct. 26......... Cambridge Springs.............7 *Region 6 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
Mike Fitzgerald is a player to watch at tight end with Tyler Charlton, Tyler East, Avery Ennis and Tyler Habursky battling for carries at running back. Elijah Langer-Williamson and Tony Langer-Williamson could also be in the mix for playing time at wide receiver. Harbor Creek’s strength last season was its defense. The Huskies allowed 14 points per game, which ranked fifth overall in District 10 and second among Class 3A teams behind Mercyhurst Prep. Harbor Creek shut out Girard and Titusville and limited Fort LeBoeuf to three points and Union City to six.
DEFENSE The bad news is Harbor Creek will have 10 new starters on defense. Ennis is back at linebacker, while everyone else is gone. Ennis was second on the team with 86 tackles last fall, including nine for a loss and five sacks. Mosbacher led the Huskies with 89 tackles and had one sack and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown, but he is gone, along with Askins, who was third with 65 tackles and four fumble recoveries. Charlton is another returning linebacker who should crack the starting lineup. He finished 2017 with 61 tackles and two sacks and Viscuso had 50 tackles, eight for a loss. Favre led Harbor Creek with three interceptions, but is gone, while Oosterkamp had two interceptions and is gone as well. East, Fitzgerald and Habursky could vie for playing time at linebacker, Hedlund, Purpura, Viscuso and Rihel on the line and both Smiths and both Langer-Williamsons in the secondary. The Huskies have some big holes to fill at each position on defense if they want to slow down some powerful offenses in Region 6.
Overall Region
2017
7-3 (5-1)
2016
1-9 (1-5)
2015
6-5 (4-3)
2014
5-5 (2-5)
2013
1-9 (0-7)
2012
1-9 (0-7)
2011
7-3 (3-3)
2010
4-6 (2-4)
2009
2-8 (1-7)
2008
2-8 (1-7)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Tyler
Tyler
Habursky
East
Avery
Tyler
Ennis
Charlton
Tony Langer-
Hunter
Williamson
Purpura
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at Iroquois------------------------------------W, 17-15 at Girard*--------------------------------------- W, 40-0 Union City-------------------------------------- W, 42-6 Titusville*-------------------------------------- W, 44-0 Fairview*--------------------------------------W, 49-21 at Fort LeBoeuf-----------------------------------L, 0-3 Conneaut (Ohio)*----------------------------W, 16-14 at Mercyhurst Prep*-------------------------- L, 7-34 at Corry*--------------------------------------- W, 31-9 Slippery Rock----------------------------------L, 14-38 *Region 4 game
COAC H Troy Budziszewski 1st season
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
2017 leaders Passing Jason
Mike
Bratt
Fitzgerald
Harbor Creek receiver Cody Smith had 31 receptions for 409 yards and five touchdowns in 2017. [GREG WOHLFORD/
Names Lucas Folmar Jaxson Favre
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 44 88 497 6 2 19 28 192 2 2
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Rushing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 2 5 7 8 9 10 14 15 17 18 23 24 26 27 28 29 33 35 36 39 42 43
Pos.
Ryan Whitman RB/DB Matthew Stenger SE/DB Elijah Langer-Williamson SE/DB Anthony Hudock FL/DB Matthew Brown SE/DB Logan Goodenow SE/DB Anthony Langer-Williamson FL/DB Alexander Raymond SE/DB Hunter Martin FL/DL Tyler Charlton RB/LB Konner McCurdy FL/LB Tyler Habursky RB/LB Avery Ennis TE/LB Dakota Mitchell QB/DB Michael Nicotra SE/DB Tyler East RB/LB Elijah Spearman RB/DE Daniel Claypool SE/DB Logan Buczynski SE/DB Austin Hulsinger SE/DB Andrew Rihel OL/DL Michael Fitzgerald TE/LB
Yr
Ht. Wt.
Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr.
6-0 5-7 6-0 5-8 5-4 5-11 5-6 5-9 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-8 6-2 6-1
150 135 145 135 120 140 140 165 180 170 170 175 180 165 130 180 150 150 120 145 230 195
45 Adam Parks 46 Shane Stafford 48 Jon Skelton 49 Nicholas Bille 55 Terrance Kline 56 58 59 60 62 64 66 68 70 71 72 74 78 80 81 82 87 88 90
Daniel Hedlund Jaden O’Hara Patrick Gotham Nicholas Thompson Joshua Ciukaj Andrew Pius Isaac Askins Eric Kiskadden Alex Harper Domonic Viscuso Hunter Purpura Jason Bratt Cameron Miller Jonathon Boland Cody Smith Andrew Sterrett Jack Murphy Zackery Blackmer Casey Smith
SE/DB RB/DL SE/DB RB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DE OL/DL K/P OL/DL TE/DL SE/DB RE/DE SE/DB SE/DB QB/DB
Names Lee Barney Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
5-6 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-5 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-5 5-8 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-8 5-9 5-8
140 150 140 200 200 200 235 280 215 200 225 165 175 185 195 185 165 210 210 170 160 125 150 140
Att. Yds. Avg. TD
Benjamin Johnson Jaxson Favre Zach Mosbacher Lucas Folmar
160 43 67 46 43
773 559 319 214 107
4.8 13.0 4.8 4.7 2.5
Receiving Names Cody Smith Nicholas Uht Sam Sallot Benjamin Johnson
Rec. Yds. 31 409 14 113 8 145 6 53
Avg. TD 13.2 5 8.1 0 18.1 3 8.8 0
Scoring Names Benjamin Johnson Jaxson Favre Lucas Folmar Cody Smith Nathaniel McGill Returnees in bold
TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal 8 0 0 48 5 0 1 32 5 0 0 30 5 0 0 30 0 29 0 29
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Mercyhurst Prep senior closes in on Erie County rushing mark By Mike Copper mike.copper@timesnews.com
On Oct. 23, 2015, North East's Garrett Owens rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-0 victory over Mercyhurst Prep at Ted Miller Stadium. Those yards were a chunk of the 5,128 that Owens rushed for during his varsity career. He remains Erie County's all-time rushing leader. Zack Helsley was there to see that performance. As a freshman running back, he led the Lakers with 37 rushing yards in that game. However, Helsley's rushing statistics would get better over his varsity career. Much better. Helsley has run for 4,232 yards over his first three seasons, and he now needs 897 more to surpass Owens, who will be a redshirt sophomore for Mercyhurst University this fall. "Garrett was such a tremendous player running the ball (for North East)," Helsley said. "Taking the record from him would really mean a lot." Helsley also will try to lead Mercyhurst to a District 10 Class 3A championship one year after the Lakers advanced to the title game before losing to Sharon, 21-14. Q: How much stock are you putting into becoming the county's career rushing leader?
A: That's a huge goal of mine. It's a blessing to actually have that record almost in my hands because there have been so many great (players) who have had chances at it. I want to make good on my one chance.
Q: Was this something you could have fathomed achieving as a freshman?
A: Not really. I didn't think about it because, honestly, I just go year by year. I kind of just ended up in this spot, but I'm going to take advantage of it now.
Q: Jesse Luketa was recruited by Penn State. What did he mean to you and your program in recent seasons?
A: He was a great teammate. Just with all of his knowledge of football, I know he made me a better player. He always pushed me to my max and made sure I went 100 percent in each practice and game. See HELSLEY, K66
Mercyhurst Prep running back Zack Helsley is less than 1,000 yards from the Erie County career rushing record. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
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OUTLOOK Mercyhurst Prep is the only small school from the north to win a District 10 championship in the past few decades. The Lakers came close to winning another title last fall but lost to Sharon in a thriller. Mercyhurst Prep lost its quarterback to graduation, along with several sizable players on the line, but this might be the Lakers’ most experienced team in years. The rushing combination of Zack Helsley and Khalil Barnes could be one of the toughest to stop in D-10 this season as Mercyhurst Prep looks to get back to the D-10 Class 3A championship game. The Lakers could even face Sharon again as the Tigers are also loaded this season. Mercyhurst Prep opens the season at Bender Field, the site where their 2017 season ended, as the Lakers take on Meadville. The Lakers travel to Corry, Harbor Creek and North East in region play, but they get Fairview and Girard at home and look like the region favorite. Mercyhurst Prep also scheduled Hickory in a non-region game in Week 3. The Lakers ended Hickory’s run of six straight D-10 titles. If the Lakers find a solid quarterback to complement the rushing attack, they will be dangerous in the postseason.
OFFENSE Mercyhurst Prep had one of the top offenses in District 10 last fall with 44.5 points per game. The Lakers have most of that prolific offense back, including running backs Zack Helsley and Khalil Barnes. Helsley ran for 1,788 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior and could become the all-time rusher in Erie history this season. Barnes ran for 980 yards and 10 touchdowns to give defenses headaches in trying to stop both running backs. Mercyhurst Prep will have to address some key needs, especially at quarterback. Jake Brooks threw for 1,267 yards and 18 touchdowns but graduated along with tight end Chris Mottillo and big wide receiver Jesse Luketa. Mottillo, a Penn recruit, caught 23 passes for 565 yards and 12 touchdowns, and Luketa, a Penn State recruit, had 21 catches for 412 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Mike Krafty will likely step in as the new starting quarterback, while C.J. Liegl could be in line to start at tight end in place of Mottillo. The Lakers return basically everyone else on offense, including Dylan Schley (6 feet, 5 inches), Isaiah Johnson (6-3), Derek Loringer (6-1) and Justin Gec (6-2) on the line. Andrew Montefiori and Ben Guild are back at wide receiver and Jason Lawrence at fullback. Nate Helsley and Iyan Baker could step up at wide receiver this season as Mercyhurst Prep is loaded with talent. The Lakers have a powerful run game back this season, but
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2017 RECORD 10-1 overall 6-0 region 4 Home field: Veterans Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24..............at Meadville...................7 Aug. 31.................at Corry*.....................7 Sept. 7................... Hickory.......................7 Sept. 13...............Titusville*............... 7:30 Sept. 21.........at Harbor Creek*...............7 Sept. 28............... Fairview*.....................7 Oct. 5..................Union City.............. 7:30 Oct. 12................... Girard*................. 7:30 Oct. 19............. at North East*.................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye
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finding a quarterback will be key. Mercyhurst Prep will also need to find a new kicker after utilizing two college prospects in the kicking game last year. With a big offensive line to help out, defenses will struggle to stop Mercyhurst Prep this fall.
DEFENSE Mercyhurst Prep had the top defense in District 10 last season as the Lakers allowed just 79 points in 11 games for an average of 7.2 points per game. Mercyhurst Prep allowed seven points or less in nine games and just 10 points to defending D-10 champion Hickory in a playoff game. The only time the Lakers gave up more than one touchdown in a game was in the D-10 title game against Sharon, a 21-14 loss. Mercyhurst Prep has some big holes to fill on defense with the graduation of several starters. Luketa might be the biggest loss as the hard-hitting linebacker was recruited to Penn State for his defense. Michael Allain was a big-time defensive end, while Damon Wilcott is a loss in the secondary. The Lakers return eight starters on defense, including seniors Tyrese Tate, Dezmar Polk and Lawrence at linebacker. Schley and Gec are back on the defensive line, while Steve Smith, Montefiori and Barnes return in the secondary. Mercyhurst Prep could also plug in Guild at linebacker as the Lakers will need just a few underclassmen to step up this fall. Mercyhurst Prep shut down solid offenses throughout the season as most of the touchdowns the Lakers allowed came when games were in hand. Mercyhurst Prep’s strong rushing attack helps shorten games, but the Lakers’ defense rose to the challenge last fall as it continues to improve each year.
Overall Region
2017
10-1 (6-0)
2016
6-4 (4-2)
2015
1-9 (0-7)
2014
2-8 (0-7)
2013
3-7 (3-4)
2012
8-3 (6-1)
2011
9-2 (7-1)
2010
12-1 (8-0)
2009
10-1 (8-0)
2008
5-5 (5-3)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Dylan
Derek
Schley
Loringer
Tyrese
Andrew
Tate
Montefiori
Khalil
Desmar
Barnes
Polk
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P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Isaiah
Steve
Jason
Johnson
Smith
Lawrence
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Yr
Ht. Wt.
1 4 5 8 9 10 12 14 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 36 45
TE/LB QB/LB RB/DB FB/LB RB/DB QB/LB QB/LB WR/DB WR/LB WR/DB RB/LB WR/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB FB/LB WR/DB FB/LB WR/LB
So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.
6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-11 5-6 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-1
C.J. Liegl Matthew Luce Khalil Barnes Dezmar Polk Steve Smith Trevor Luce Mike Krafty Jace Barnett Gawaine Zhang Andrew Montefiori Hunter Farrell Tyrese Tate John Boland Iyan Baker Nate Helsley Zack Helsley Jacob Hanks Tim Wyer Jason Lawrence Ben Guild
225 155 180 195 175 175 175 140 150 175 165 190 110 160 170 180 185 155 220 180
50 Justin Gec 51 Zach Bratton 52 Derek Loringer 57 58 59 61 64 65 70 72 75 78 79 80 81 82 85 88 90 92
Dylan Schley Simon Pak Yi Xu Thomas Yao Mason Presler Gabe Estrada Jarod Wallwork David Kaliszewski Kaden Bluey Nick Spaulding Isaiah Johnson Nick Byerly Anthony Altadonna Casey Crossman Conor Fitzgerald Andy Doutt Logan Burge Josh Bowser
OL/LB OL/DL OL/DE OL/DE OL/DE OL/DE OL/DE O/DL OL/DE OL/LB OL/DL OL/DE OL/DE OL/DL WR/LB WR/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB TE/LB TE/DE
District 10 playoffs Hickory-----------------------------------------W, 28-10 Sharon------------------------------------------L, 14-21
2017 leaders Passing Names Jake Brooks
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 64 114 1,267 18 5
Rushing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
at Eisenhower--------------------------------- W, 42-0 at Corry*--------------------------------------- W, 56-7 Titusville*-------------------------------------- W, 52-7 Conneaut (Ohio)*----------------------------- W, 35-7 at Girard*--------------------------------------- W, 70-0 West Middlesex------------------------------- W, 45-7 at Fairview*------------------------------------ W, 48-7 Harbor Creek*--------------------------------- W, 34-7 at Lakeview------------------------------------ W, 65-6 * Region 4 game
So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So.
6-1 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-8 6-0 6-1
Names Zack Helsley Khalil Barnes Steve Smith Jesse Luketa
230 240 235 295 180 220 190 220 180 185 175 220 210 325 210 130 135 140 165 185 225
Att. 172 116 23 24
Yds. 1,788 980 235 217
Avg. TD 10.4 24 8.4 10 10.2 3 9.0 4
Rec. Yds. 23 565 21 412 13 265
Avg. TD 24.6 12 19.6 3 20.4 1
Receiving Names Chris Mottillo Jesse Luketa Andrew Montefiori
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Zack Helsley 24 0 0 144 Khalil Barnes 12 0 0 72 Chris Mottillo 12 0 0 72 a-Mike Bobak 0 43 0 58 Jesse Luketa 8 0 0 48 a-includes five field goals Returnees in bold
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NORTH
2-7 overall 1-5 region 3 Home field: Ted Miller Stadium
EAST
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
North East went through some growing pains in 2017 with a young team and a new coach. The Grapepickers are looking to use that experience this fall to improve on their two-win season. North East will need to improve in all aspects of the game as the ‘Pickers averaged just 20.3 points per game while allowing 43.2 points last season. North East’s schedule will be tough from the start as the ‘Pickers open with a highpowered offense in Franklin. North East then hits the road for the first time at Titusville before taking on Conneaut and a trip to Warren. The ‘Pickers get Harbor Creek and Mercyhurst Prep at home, but there are no off weeks in their schedule. North East has a year of experience under head coach Shawn Humes and plenty of skill position players back. The ‘Pickers will need to rebuild their line a bit with the graduation of several solid players.
Sept. 7................. Conneaut.....................7
OFFENSE North East has several playmakers back this season, and it all starts with college prospect Alex Furmanek. He has been getting interest from several schools and could have another big season. Furmanek was moved to quarterback last year and ran for 1,072 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 300 yards and two TDs. He draws the attention from the defense each play, which could open up the field for other players. Lucas Russell is back at running back after carrying the ball 61 times for 662 yards and eight TDs last year. He also caught 10 passes for 127 yards to lead the receiving game as well. North East will have to replace Josh Lundborg, who ran for 250 yards and caught three passes for 60 yards. The ‘Pickers will also have to address the offensive line with the graduation of standouts Jacob Kraemer and Christian Dombrowiak. North East could receive a boost from its junior class. Carter Swabik and Dylan Sayers are returning running backs, while Jacob Zuccolotto could earn a starting job on the line. Aiden Kemp is another potential impact junior as a quarterback. Furmanek was called upon to take over under center last year, but if Kemp moves to quarterback, that leaves Furmanek open to be utilized at another position. North East returns most of the players who had carries and catches last year, but
Opponent Time
Aug. 24..................Franklin.......................7 Aug. 31............. at Titusville*..................7 Sept. 14............... at Warren.....................7 Sept. 21............. at Fairview*...................7 Sept. 28..................Corry*........................7 Oct. 5.................. at Girard*.....................7 Oct. 12............. Harbor Creek*.................7 Oct. 20.......... Mercyhurst Prep*..............7 Oct. 26................ at Iroquois....................7
RB/DB
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Overall Region
2017
2-7 (1-5)
2016
4-6 (3-3)
2015
7-4 (5-2)
2014
6-4 (4-3)
2013
5-5 (3-4)
DEFENSE
2012
7-4 (4-3)
2011
9-2 (6-0)
2010
8-3 (5-1)
North East held Girard to just six points on their field and limited Saegertown to 14 points late in the game. Six out of the seven losses were rough as North East allowed at least 47 points. The ‘Pickers held Corry to 28 points but didn’t do enough on offense to get the win. Furmanek is back as a leader on defense as well this season. The defensive back led North East with 93 tackles, including one sack. He also pulled down two interceptions and recovered two fumbles. Lundborg will be a tough hole to fill at defensive back as he recorded 62 tackles, including 11 for a loss and four sacks. Swabik was North East’s third-leading tackler with 46 last year and is back to lead the linebackers. Sayers had 40 tackles last fall, and Russell had 35 tackles with three interceptions. Kemp could see some playing time in the secondary, while Zuccolotto could be tasked with leading the defensive line with the departure of Dombrowiak and Kraemer. North East has speed in the secondary and at linebacker, but plugging the line will be key in stopping the run. The ‘Pickers will go up against some run-heavy teams that have talented backfields, and slowing down rushers will be key in winning games. North East has some work to do in camp, including building the defensive line and building chemistry on defense.
2009
9-3 (7-1)
2008
9-2 (8-0)
replacing several top linemen and coming together as a team offensively will be important.
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Lucas
Alex
Russell
Furmanek
Lucas
Carter
Marzka
Swabik
Dylan
Jacob
Sayers
Zuccolotto
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at Girard---------------------------------------- W, 27-6 Farrell-------------------------------------------- L, 0-65 Maplewood*-----------------------------------L, 15-49 at Eisenhower*--------------------------------- L, 3-47 Corry--------------------------------------------L, 14-28 at Saegertown*------------------------------W, 50-14 at Seneca*-------------------------------------L, 24-61 Northwestern*--------------------------------L, 24-56 Iroquois*---------------------------------------L, 26-63 *Region 3 game
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2017 leaders
Shawn Humes
Passing
2nd season, 2-7 Names Alex Furmanek
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 21 78 300 2 3
Rushing Names Alex Furmanek Lucas Russell Josh Lundborg Dylan Sayers
Tameron
Aiden
Hoyt
Kemp
Lucas Marzka returns as one of North East’s most experienced linemen. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2 4 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 19 21 22 24 27 28
AP/DB RB/LB RB/DB QB/DB WR/DB QB/LB WR/DB WR/DB RB/DB WR/DB QB/DB RB/LB RB/LB RB/LB WR/DB
Sr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
5-6 5-9 5-3 5-7 5-6 6-1 5-7 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-8 5-10 5-6 5-8
Lucas Russell Brock Conn Cameron King Keyen Shrekla Jordan Bennett Alex Furmanek Julian Brigham Kevin Zuccolotto Dylan Sayers Travis Rastatter Aiden Kemp Casey Burch Dameon Deloatch Carter Swabik Justin Thompson
145 185 125 150 130 180 150 170 142 150 150 160 180 175 150
30 Jesse Phelps 33 Jack Lanich 34 Cameron Clutter 45 Austin Craig 50 Jon Pikiewicz 51 Luke Riedel 53 Jacob Zuccolotto 54 Wil Parton 55 Tameron Hoyt 58 Lucas Marzka 63 Owen Hammen 65 Caleb Schmidt 66 John Miles 67 Anthony Rizzo 71 Damian Ketcham-Trusty 75 Steven Hering 81 Abraham Reynolds
TE/LB So. 6-3 180 WR/DB Fr. 5-7 140 WR/DB Sr. 5-9 160 RB/LB Jr. 5-10 180 OL/DL So. 5-10 180 OL/LB So. 5-7 135 OL/DL Jr. 5-10 170 OL/DL So. 5-8 170 OL/DL Sr. 5-8 225 OL/DL Sr. 5-10 195 OL/DL Fr. 5-8 170 OL/DL So. 5-7 190 OL/DL Fr. 5-8 200 OL/DL Fr. 5-8 180 OL/DL Jr. 5-9 185 OL/DL So. 5-8 190 WR/DB Jr. 5-9 135
Yds. 1,072 662 250
Avg. TD 8.6 12 10.9 8 3.7 1
37 35
216 109
5.8 3.1
3 0
Receiving Names Lucas Russell Dylan Sayers Josh Lundborg
2018 ROSTER No. Name
Dylan Muscarella
Att. 125 61 68
Rec. Yds. 10 127 5 82 3 60
Avg. TD 12.7 0 16.4 1 20.0 0
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal Alex Furmanek 12 0 2 76 Lucas Russell 8 0 1 50 Dylan Sayers 4 0 1 26 a-Nathan Briselden 0 9 0 15 Josh Lundborg 1 0 1 8 a-includes two field goals Returnees in bold
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2017 RECORD 0-10 overall 0-6 region 4 Home field: Carter Stadium
TITUS
VILLE
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Titusville is looking for a shot of energy with a new head coach in Bryan Baldwin, who is familiar with the players as a former assistant coach for the Rockets. Titusville has some experience back at key positions, but shoring up the defense will be key in slowing down opponents. The Rockets were put into a region with several new head coaches, which could mean a lot of change in systems. If Titusville can find new leadership, especially at quarterback, and utilize their experienced line, they could avoid another winless season. Titusville starts the year in Saegertown, which could result in the end of their 11-game losing streak. The Rockets then host North East and Cochranton, which could show how much progress they’ve made and what they need to do going into a brutal four-game stretch, including three region road games at Mercyhurst Prep, Corry and Harbor Creek.
Sept. 7............... Cochranton...................7
OFFENSE Titusville had one of the lowest-scoring offenses in District 10 last fall at 10 points per game and will look to turn things around under a new coach. The Rockets will be young at quarterback after losing two seniors to graduation. Andy Fish has some experience under center after he went 15-of-46 for 152 yards and two touchdowns and three interceptions. He could be a frontrunner for the starting job. Titusville brings back most of its offensive line in starters Kaleb Dunlap, Gage Sutton, Joe Baldwin and Steven Partridge, while running back Parker Harvey and wide receiver Laird Stover are back as well. Harvey led the Rockets with 605 yards and four touchdowns on 107 carries and he paced the team with 26 catches for 321 yards and one touchdown. Titusville doesn’t bring back another rusher with more than 100 yards or a wide receiver with more than five catches. Titusville could rely on younger players to step up, including sophomore Joe Jacobson on the line, juniors Ryan Bish and Charlie Nicholson and sophomore Sebastian Titus at running back, and juniors Landon Palma and Isaac Jackson at wide receiver. The Rockets will go up against two of the top five defenses in District 10 from last year in Mercyhurst Prep and Harbor Creek in road region games. Titusville has an experienced
Opponent Time
Aug. 24............at Saegertown.................7 Aug. 31.............. North East*...................7 Sept. 13......at Mercyhurst Prep*...... 7:30 Sept. 21................at Corry*.....................7 Sept. 28............Slippery Rock..................7 Oct. 5............at Harbor Creek*...............7 Oct. 12................. Fairview*.....................7 Oct. 19................... Girard*.......................7
RB/S
SENIOR PA R K HARVER EY
Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 6 game
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line and solid rusher in Harvey but finding a leader at quarterback figures to be the biggest key for their offense.
DEFENSE Another area where Titusville will need to improve this season is defense after allowing 44 points per game last fall. The Rockets allowed at least 35 points in every game and at least 40 in eight of the 10 games. Titusville will have some key positions to fill after losing several starters to graduation. Josiah Jacobson, Jack Garrett, Kristian Vroman, Colin Hofmeister and Luciano DeRose were veteran defenders and all of them are gone. Sutton, Dunlap and Partridge all return on the defensive line, while Harvey was another defensive standout last year and will look to lead the linebackers. Boaz LaRocque is a returning starter at linebacker, and Fish and Palma will look to be leaders in the secondary. The Rockets have a schedule full of teams that love to run the ball. Titusville has experience on the defensive line and at linebacker, but replacing most of their top tacklers from last fall will be a challenge. Titusville’s defense will need to step up to stay close in games and allow the offense to try to pull out wins.
Overall Region
2017
0-10 (0-6)
2016
8-2 (5-1)
2015
1-9 (0-7)
2014
4-6 (2-5)
2013
1-9 (1-6)
2012
3-7 (2-5)
2011
3-7 (1-4)
2010
0-10 (0-5)
2009
2-8 (0-7)
2008
4-6 (2-5)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Steve
Jade
Partridge
Bush
DeAnthony
Joe
Edwards
Baldwin
Mitchell
Riley
Wilson
Corklin
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at Cambridge Springs----------------------- L, 13-47 Fairview*---------------------------------------- L, 7-40 at Mercyhurst Prep*-------------------------- L, 7-52 at Harbor Creek*------------------------------ L, 0-44 Conneaut (Ohio)*-----------------------------L, 14-54 Cochranton------------------------------------L, 13-36 Warren------------------------------------------L, 18-42 at Corry*---------------------------------------- L, 6-35 Girard*------------------------------------------L, 22-44 at Franklin--------------------------------------- L, 0-46 *Region 4 game
COAC H Bryan Baldwin 1st season
2017 leaders
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Passing Names Tony Perez Andrew Fish
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 39 82 421 2 5 15 46 152 2 3
Rushing Kaleb
Parker
Dunlap
Harvey
Kaleb Dunlap is a key lineman for Titusville as an offensive guard and defensive end. [MATT DURISKO/ SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Names Parker Harvey Jack Garrett Ryan Bish Tony Perez
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
2 3 4 5 7 8 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 24 26 38
WR/CB So. WR/FS Fr. RB/CB So. WR/CB So. WR/OLB Jr. RB/MLB So. WR/DE Fr. WR So. QB/WR/CB Fr. WR/CB So. RB/MLB So. QB So. WR/CB So. WR/DE So. WR/CB Fr. WR/CB Fr.
Landon Palma Jazmin Shingledecker Charles Nicholson Isaac Jackson Parker Harvey Ryan Bish Jack Elan Jachin Lamey Zaide Crawford Sebastian Peterson Boaz LaRocque Andrew Fish Laird Stover Garrison Otto Thomas Wolfe Hayden Smith
Yr
Ht. Wt.
42 Sebastian Titus 51 Kaleb Dunlap
5-5 5-4 5-8 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-6 6-0 6-1 5-6 5-8
52 53 54 55 56 60 61 62 65 66 71 75 76 77 87
117 140 155 135 205 145 180 120 155 145 175 160 150 165 110 140
Mitchell Wilson Joseph Hackett Joseph Jacobson Levi Nosko Angel Gomez Arthur Nellis Jade Bush Gage Sutton James Wilsey Joseph Baldwin Tristan Campbell DeAnthony Edwards Steven Partridge Roman Sculimbrene Cole Worst
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
RB/FS T/DT DE/G TE/DT G/DE G/DE G/OLB G/DT G/DT T/NG T/DT T/DT G/DE T/DT T/DT G/DT WR/CB
Att. Yds. Avg. TD 107 605 5.7 4 65 27 36
154 96 76
2.4 3.6 2.1
2 0 1
Receiving Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
5-8 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-2 6-1 5-7 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-4
185 240 235 250 220 180 165 185 260 265 250 285 200 270 210 180 125
Names Parker Harvey Ryan Sines Josiah Jacobson Jack Garrett Landon Palma
Rec. Yds. 26 321 17 125 9 79 7 72 5 58
Avg. TD 12.4 1 7.4 1 8.8 1 10.3 0 11.6 1
Scoring Names Parker Harvey Jack Garrett Landon Palma Returnees in bold
TD PAT 2-pt. Totoal 6 3 1 41 3 0 0 18 2 0 0 12
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Mike Mischler’s Cathedral Prep teams are 81-4 over the past six seasons, raising his record to 189-55. [MATTHEW O’HAREN/SPECIAL TO
Terry Verrelli spent his entire 40-year career as head football coach at Wilmington. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE
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Sharpsville coach Paul Piccirilli’s next win will be his 200th. [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
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Terry Verrelli J.B. Leidig Jim Wildman Mina George Bob Stone Lou Falconi Paul Piccirilli Mike Mischler Jim Wells Gus Anderson Walt Nottingham Dan Budziszewski Jack Bestwick Frank Amato Ed Snyder Dan McCullough Lowell Drake Joe Shesman Ed Poly Jim Hyde Ken Achenbach Lou Hanna Bob Johnston Matt Shesman Toby Shea Jeff Bell Dave Stewart Matt Morgan Sam Kramer Tony Paulekas Jarrett Samuels Ken Walker
Wilmington* Warren Sharon Kanty Prep, Cathedral Prep, Girard Greenville Farrell* Sharpsville Cathedral Prep, Iroquois General McLane Central, East, Millcreek Cambridge Springs Harbor Creek Fairview Reynolds Greenville Linesville Academy Fort LeBoeuf Lawrence Park, Iroquois Central, East, Academy Meadville, Saegertown Corry Sharpsville North East Warren Grove City Sharon Mercyhurst Prep, Iroquois Strong Vincent Farrell* Farrell Union City, General McLane
314 270 249 230 222 210 199 189 172 167 165 165 163 156 152 152 148 148 139 132 129 127 125 123 117 115 114 109 107 104 101 100
Active coaches in bold *Includes wins as District 7 member
130 124 103 126 75 91 70 55 64 71 105 146 45 67 66 106 67 76 94 97 94 63 77 103 55 66 64 45 114 80 32 62
3 27 7 3 7 6 0 0 0 25 5 3 8 9 10 13 21 9 10 23 6 7 11 1 3 0 17 0 20 11 0 10
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Brian Roberts kisses General McLane’s PIAA title trophy shortly after the Lancers beat Pottsville 28-23 in the Class 3A title game. [FILE PHOTO]
Strong Vincent’s 29-20 victory over Conestoga Valley in the PIAA Class AAA title game was the top story in the Dec. 15, 1991, sports section of the Erie Times-News. The Colonels became the first Erie County team to win a state title. Vincent running back Tim Romanski was featured in the Associated Press photo. [FILE PHOTO]
The cover story of the 2008 Varsity football preview featured the 20-year anniversary of Cambridge Springs’ PIAA runner-up finish. [FILE PHOTO]
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Jawan Walker, left, rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns, including the winning TD in overtime, as Cathedral Prep beat Central Bucks West 41-35 to end the team’s 59-game winning streak in 2000. [FILE PHOTO]
T H R E E
D E C A D E S
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MEMORIES
It might seem hard to believe, but state football playoffs faced opposition before 1988 By TOM REISENWEBER | tom.reisenweber@timesnews.com
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he moments will never be forgotten. Andre Coleman’s gameclinching interception for Hickory in 1989. Tim Romanski’s 84-yard touchdown reception for Strong Vincent in 1991. Jawan Walker’s winning overtime touchdown run for Cathedral Prep in 2000. Drew Astorino’s go-ahead, 20-yard
TD run for General McLane in 2006. Shane Wagner’s improbable fourthdown TD scramble in overtime for Wilmington in 2008. Terry Roberts’ momentum-changing interception return for Prep in 2016. The list of big plays in state playoff games involving District 10 teams could go on for pages. In 30 years of the PIAA football playoffs, D-10 has nine state
championships and 19 total appearances in the state championship game. There have been celebrations, and there have been heartbreaks. Winning a state championship has become the ultimate goal for every high school football team in Pennsylvania. That wasn’t always the case, however. Pennsylvania was one of the last states
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to implement a state tournament in football. There was talk of starting state playoffs in the late 1970s and even a lawsuit intended to compel the PIAA to start a tournament in 1981. The idea was met with opposition from administrators and several districts around the state. A long road of intense debate, lawsuits and political moves resulted in the PIAA finally starting a state tournament in 1988. Since then, teams across the state have made memories, win or lose, while competing for a state championship.
The lawsuit After floating the idea of state playoffs to the PIAA in the late ‘70s and seeing no progress, the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association had finally had enough. Bob “Gump” May, the head coach at Hershey High School and president of the PSFCA at the time, filed a class-action suit against the PIAA on Sept. 15, 1981. The suit was titled “May, et al, vs. PIAA”. The “et al” included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aikens and their son, Chuck, who was a lineman at Central Bucks West, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scarborough and their son, Tom, a lineman at Central Bucks East, Mike Pettine, the head coach at Central Bucks West, and Chuck Rocconi, a coach of Central Bucks East. The suit stated that football players were receiving unequal treatment because the PIAA sponsored playoffs in nearly every other sport. “The players are being deprived of their rights to compete and not being treated equally with other PIAA athletes,” attorney Marvin Wilenzik told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The coaches are being deprived of the total career opportunities of developing a playoff team and everything that goes with it. They should be treated equally with other coaches. The parents
Coach Terry Verrelli hoists the PIAA championship trophy after the Wilmington football team won the 2008 Class 2A title. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]
are also deprived because if they were the parent of a basketball player, they would see their children in playoffs. We’re asking the parents of football players be treated equally, too.” Most of the opposition seemed to come from administrators and the PIAA Board of Control as most of the coaches were in favor of the playoffs, according to Joe Hamilton. He coached for more than 50 years, including 39 as the head coach at Blackhawk, a member of the WPIAL, also known as District 7. Hamilton has also been a longtime member of the PSFCA and is still involved despite his retirement three years ago. “The coaches always wanted state playoffs,” Hamilton said. “A lot of superintendents and athletic directors were against them, but the pressure started to build. There were people in the WPIAL that cared about just winning the District 7 championship, but we noticed every other sport had state playoffs, so why not football?” A survey was conducted among principals of PIAA member schools in 1980, and
among the schools that participated in the survey, 83 percent opposed state playoffs, according to the Associated Press. Among the reasons given were the season being too long, the season leaking into the winter sports season, the value of district playoffs and possible weather problems. Charles McCullough, the executive director of the PIAA in 1980, introduced a playoff plan to the PIAA board, which included four classes and four geographic regions. One team per class in each region would be chosen by a points system, and the playoffs would take two weeks. The board refused to implement the plan, and McCullough resigned the following year. In 1983, the case went before the U.S. Circuit Court, which upheld the PIAA policy not to have state playoffs, saying it was a “rational” policy.
Regaining the momentum Despite the PSFCA’s loss in court, the idea of having state football playoffs had been planted.
“The court dismissed the case, but it was after that, there was more serious discussion at the PIAA Board of Control level about starting statewide football playoffs,” said Brad Cashman, a PIAA administrator in the 1980s who became the executive director in 1993. He retired from the PIAA in 2012. The idea was being discussed and debated at several levels in 1986 as districts around the state started to sponsor their own playoffs. Pennsylvania was one of just three states left without a state tournament, and eight of the 12 districts were crowning champions, including District 10. The success and profitability of the district playoffs started to tilt the momentum toward a state tournament. “Back then, it didn’t make a lot of sense to not have football playoffs,” said Pete Iacino, the current District 10 chairman. “There were playoffs in just about every other sport. District 10 seemed to embrace it, and I don’t recall a lot of resistance. We started our playoffs in 1985 so it ended up being a nice prelude to the state playoffs.” “We didn’t really have a taste for competing for a state championship because they just started the District 10 playoffs when I was still a player,” said Cathedral Prep head coach Mike Mischler, who was a lineman on Prep’s first D-10 championship team in 1986. “Our goals were to win the Metro League and the D-10 title. After that, people would argue who the best team was in the state. We weren’t really upset that there wasn’t a state tournament because we were excited to compete for D-10.” As the discussions continued in 1986 and into early 1987, the only dissenting districts were District 7 and District 11, which is a smaller district in the East. On Oct. 3, 1987, a proposal to conduct state football playoffs passed 14-3 on a first reading basis. The three dissenting votes came from two WPIAL
A trip to the state title game has become synonymous with Hershey’s Kisses in the past 20 years. In this December 2012 photo, Cathedral Prep linebacker Jake Plonski holds up a Hershey’s Kiss after Prep beat Bishop McDevitt in the PIAA Class AAA semifinals in Clearfield. The Ramblers later won the title. [FILE PHOTO]
A rocky beginning Despite the overwhelming positivity coming out of the PIAA meetings, the football state playoffs went through some early growing pains. Schools from District 7 made vague threats through the media that they might boycott the new PIAA playoffs because of the importance they placed on winning WPIAL championships. The imperfect points system didn’t help either. The PIAA constantly fielded questions because teams were confused about how they were trailing other teams. Cashman stayed positive through the experience. “Almost all of the member schools who are enjoying successful seasons have indicated they want to participate in the playoffs if they should qualify,” Cashman told the Harrisburg Patriot-News in
October 1988. “The response has been excellent.” Some of the WPIAL threats were real as several schools voted to not go to the PIAA playoffs if they qualified. Upper St. Clair beat Central Catholic 7-0 in the WPIAL Class 4A championship, but Central Catholic advanced because USC opted out and Central Catholic had enough points to qualify. Central Catholic went on to beat Cedar Cliff 14-7 in the Class 4A championship game. “Once the state playoffs started, I knew everyone would get on board,” Hamilton said. “When the rest of the WPIAL saw Central Catholic win a state championship, they all wanted to compete for a state title.” The points system was far from perfect. In 1990, Sharon went 11-1 and won the District 10 Class 3A championship but was excluded from the state playoffs in favor of WPIAL
champion Seton-La Salle and District 8 representative Perry. Another downside to the initial system was the WPIAL had a different classification system from the PIAA. Wilmington was a Class 1A team in the WPIAL in 1988, but the Greyhounds played in the PIAA Class 2A title game, where they lost 26-11 to Bethlehem Catholic. “After a couple years of the regionalization, districts thought that using the other sports’ model where district champions advanced to the state playoffs would be the fairest way,” said Bob Lombardi, who started with the PIAA in 1988 and is currently the executive director. “We never looked back since that change. It fell in line with the other sports. We had to make some adjustments as some districts have more playoff games than others, therefore the staggered entry into inter-district play. Football has just district champions move on, and no other sport has that selection.” The district champion bracketing was officially adopted in 1993, the first year Cashman was the executive director, and is still used to this day.
Site selection Dealing with weather and very few artificial turf fields in the late 1980s and early 1990s made PIAA playoff site selection tough each season. Most grass fields were in awful condition by December after a season of use, and the turf fields weren’t always near the competing teams. “Sites became the biggest problem we had,” Iacino said. “It wasn’t so much finding them, but finding them in good enough condition to play. It varied each week based on the weather, and we played a lot of games in the mud.” Veterans Stadium in Erie was used often because it was one of the few artificial turf fields in District 10. Out of 239 PIAA playoff games
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representatives and a new District 8 representative on the board. District 8 is made up of the inner city schools in Pittsburgh. Russell Werner, the PIAA executive director in 1987, introduced the proposal to the board. “This is very good, very encouraging,” Werner told the Harrisburg Patriot-News. “It’s an important step for the board to approve the first reading. If they didn’t, it ends right there. We might have had another long fight on our hands.” The proposal included the state’s being divided into four regions, two in the east and two in the west, with the topranked team from each region in each class entering a two-week playoff. The rankings would be determined by a points formula known as the modified Saylor system, which was developed by historian Dr. Roger Saylor. The system gives a team four points for each win, two points for each tie and additional points based on classification of the opponent with four points for Class 4A, three for Class 3A, two for Class 2A and one for Class 1A. The next hurdle was cleared Dec. 5, 1987, when the proposal passed 11-3 with three abstentions. The second reading also included several variations of the points system as members tweaked the initial proposal. Jan. 30, 1988 became a historic day when the proposal passed on a third and final reading 12-6. The PIAA board also passed an amendment, 13-5, to extend the length of the football season to allow time for the playoffs. The deciding vote on the PIAA playoffs came from Bob Buckanavage, who represented the Pennsylvania Athletic Directors at the time. “Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to cast a vote for football playoffs in 1988. I vote yes,” Buckanavage said during the vote, according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News.
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involving D-10 teams, Veterans Stadium has been used 45 times, followed by Slippery Rock University’s 30 games and Mansion Park in Altoona with 26. “We actually used Veterans Stadium for all D-10 championship games at one point regardless of who was playing because it had turf,” Iacino said. Sharpsville’s run to the 1997 Class 1A championship included three 77-mile trips to Veterans Stadium during the PIAA playoffs. The PIAA initially held all state semifinals on a Saturday at 1 p.m. at different sites. They also went on to play all four championship games at the same time at four different sites in 1988. Cambridge Springs became District 10’s first state finalist that year and traveled to Shippensburg University, where it lost to Camp Hill 18-7. Some fans complained because they wanted to see several championship games, but they had to choose between the four. Penn State, Hersheypark Stadium, Mansion Park and Shippensburg were all used in the inaugural year. After listening to the complaints, the PIAA went to two sites in 1989, Hersheypark and Memorial Stadium in Middletown, with staggered times. Hickory claimed D-10’s first football state title at Middletown in 1989 when Coleman led the Hornets to a 30-22 win over Montoursville. Strong Vincent traveled to Lackawanna County Stadium in Moosic in 1991 when it became Erie County’s first football state champion with a 29-20 victory over Conestoga Valley. More and more fans wanted to see every state championship game, which prompted the move to Mansion Park for all four games in 1992. “Altoona was the preferred
“Altoona was the preferred site, but we outgrew the stadium. We went back to Hershey with its pro turf and all four games in 1998. Now, we have six games every year.” Robert Lombardi, PIAA executive director
site, but we outgrew the stadium,” Lombardi said. “We went back to Hershey with its pro turf and all four games in 1998. Now, we have six games every year.” The move spurred a lawsuit from an Altoona senator, but the PIAA has conducted the state championships exclusively in Hershey during the past 20 years. “I feel like Hershey is a great place for football championships,” said Mischler, who has taken Prep to Hershey a District 10-record six times with four titles. “We’re about as far away as you can get, but to me, it’s a magical place. It has meant a lot to me, my staff and my players in my career, and it represents the pinnacle of our sport.”
A different level “After you win D-10 and enter the state playoffs, the mentality, the approach and the nervousness increases,”
said longtime Sharon coach Jim Wildman. “The cotton in your mouth and the sweat between your fingers all intensifies.” “The state playoffs are really tough,” said Terry Verrelli, who coached Wilmington for 40 years before retiring after last season. “With the private schools and when they added the Philadelphia schools, it’s tough to win a state championship. We were fortunate to beat West Catholic in 2008. It just makes you feel good to see the kids have their hard work pay off.” Wildman, Verrelli and Mischler are veterans of the PIAA playoffs. Their programs, along with McDowell, have the most wins among D-10 programs in the state playoffs. Prep leads all D-10 programs with 33 PIAA playoff wins, including four state championships and a winning percentage of .673.
McDowell and Wilmington have 15 wins apiece, including the 2008 Class 2A title for the Greyhounds, while Sharon is fourth with 14 wins. Farrell has nine wins as a D-10 team, and the Steelers had several wins as a member of the WPIAL. “I think the idea of a state tournament itself is great. We strive to be in it every year, and I think we are representing our city with a lot of pride at stake,” Mischler said. “There’s so much effort that goes into those games that losses are devastating, but everyone is going to end on a loss except for the state champion.” D-10 has a total of nine state champions, with four being crowned in just the past 12 years, and almost every game has been decided in the fourth quarter. Winning a state title means everything to communities, as residents from Hermitage, Sharpsville, New Wilmington, Edinboro and Erie celebrated when their local high school won a state title. There have also been heartbreaks along the way with little Cambridge Springs traveling across the state to almost pull out a state title, Sharon battling powerhouse Berwick twice and teams like Grove City and West Middlesex falling in their only appearances. Everything seems to be amplified when a state title is on the line. If it weren’t for some persistent coaches and PIAA board members more than 30 years ago, players, coaches and fans wouldn’t have memories that will last a lifetime.
Tom Reisenweber can be reached at 870-1707 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNreisenweber.
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2006 Class 3A
Hickory 30, Montoursville 22 At Memorial Stadium, Middletown Breakdown: Future NFL wide receiver Andre Coleman ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns and intercepted a Montoursville pass with 13 seconds left on the 6-yard line to clinch the state championship for Hickory.
General McLane 28, Pottsville 23 At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: Penn State-bound Drew Astorino scored from 20 yards out for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. He then took an intentional safety on 4th and long on the McLane 10-yard line to avoid a possible punt return by Pottsville. McLane then recovered a squib kick by Dan Skelton off a Pottsville player to secure the win.
2008 Class 2A
Quentin Orlando
Tony Robie
1991 Class 3A Strong Vincent 29, Conestoga Valley 20 At Lackawanna County Stadium, Moosic Breakdown: Tim Romanski scored on an 84-yard touchdown pass from Dan Olson and hauled in two interceptions for the Colonels. Quentin Orlando had two first-half TD runs, and Tony Robie scored from 1 yard out with 3:48 left in the game to give Strong Vincent its first state championship.
1997 Class 1A
Wilmington 35, West Catholic 34, 2 OT At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: After stopping West Catholic at the goal line at the end of regulation, Wilmington forced a second overtime when quarterback Shane Wagner rolled left, back tracked and went right on 4th and 16 to score the game-tying touchdown. Wagner then stopped quarterback Curtis Drake inches short of the goal line on a 2-point conversion attempt to end the game.
2012 Class 3A Cathedral Prep 24, Archbishop Wood 14 At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: Felix Manus-Schell hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass from Michigan State recruit Damion Terry in the third quarter to help Prep pull away. Terry finished with 317 yards and two touchdowns through the air.
Sharpsville 10, Riverside 7 At Mansion Park, Altoona Breakdown: Tom McMath and Jim Tucker forced a fumble on the 1-yard line to stop a late drive, and Brad Sarchet intercepted a pass with 24 seconds left on the final Riverside drive to secure the state championship for the Blue Devils.
Terry Roberts returns an interception for a key touchdown in Cathedral Prep’s 2016 win. [FILE PHOTO]
2016 Class 4A Cathedral Prep players celebrated the first of four state titles in 2000. [FILE PHOTO]
2000 Class 4A Cathedral Prep 41, Central Bucks West 35 At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: In overtime, Dale Williams blocked a field-goal attempt after Cathedral Prep stopped the powerful Central Bucks West in overtime before Jawan Walker scored from 4 yards out as the Ramblers snapped the Bucks’ historic 59-game win streak.
Cathedral Prep 27, Imhotep Charter 20 At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: Terry Roberts returned a game-changing interception 31 yards for a touchdown with 7 minutes, 5 seconds left. Joe Mischler ran in for the game-tying 2-point conversion before throwing a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Oedekoven to clinch the win.
2017 Class 4A Cathedral Prep 38, Imhotep Charter 28 At Hersheypark Stadium Breakdown: Junior Billy Lucas ran for three touchdowns and Joe Mischler threw for one and ran for one as the high-powered offense led the Ramblers to their fourth state championship and second in a row against Imhotep Charter.
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Drew Astorino starred for General McLane in the 2006 title game. [FILE PHOTO]
1981: The Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association files a class action suit charging that the PIAA was discriminating by sponsoring championships in all sports but football. 1983: The U.S. District Court upholds the PIAA decision, calling the decision to not have a state tournament “rational�. November 8, 1985: The first football playoff games are played in District 10 history. District 7 (WPIAL) had been playing district championship games since 1914, and District 3 (Harrisburg area) started district football playoffs in 1982.
November 17, 1986: The PIAA reconsiders not having a tournament to crown a state champion in football. At the time, Pennsylvania was just one of five states to not have a football state champion and nine of the 12 districts were crowning their own champions. January 1988: The PIAA votes to begin a state tournament in football using a region points system as the qualifier. The PIAA decides to divide the state up into four classes, with the four championship games being played at different sites. December 3, 1988: The first PIAA playoff games take place with semifinal games in four classes.
Cambridge Springs becomes the first District 10 team to compete in the state playoffs as the Blue Devils defeat East Brady 12-6 in the Class 1A semifinals at Clarion University. December 10, 1988: Cambridge Springs becomes the first District 10 team to play in a state championship game. The Blue Devils lost to Camp Hill 18-7 in the Class 1A title game at Shippensburg University. December 9, 1989: Hickory wins the first state championship in Distict 10 history. The Hornets beat Montoursville 30-22 at Memorial Stadium in Middletown.
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December 14, 1991: Strong Vincent wins the Class 3A football state championship. The Colonels defeated Conestoga Valley 29-20 at Lackawanna Stadium.
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Farrell 34, Northern Bedford 19 Slippery Rock HS Farrell 36, Ridgway 0 Clarion U Jeannette 17, Farrell 6 Seneca Valley HS Wilmington 33, Clarion 6 Clarion U Wilmington 49, Washington 42 Slippery Rock U Southern Columbia 48, Wilmington 0 Hershey Sharon 67, Karns City 17 Clarion U Sharon 45, Forest Hills 25 Penns Manor HS Quaker Valley 43, Sharon 23 North Hills HS Cathedral Prep 56, University Prep 0 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 42, Thomas Jefferson 17 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 42, Berks Catholic 24 Somerset HS Cathedral Prep 38, Imhotep Charter 28 Hershey Hollidaysburg 30, Grove City 27 Penns Manor HS State College 48, Erie 12 Clarion U Farrell 30, Conemaugh Township 0 Somerset HS Farrell 20, Ridgway 7 Slippery Rock U Clairton 24, Farrell 6 Slippery Rock U Wilmington 42, Kane 0 Slippery Rock U Steel Valley 49, Wilmington 13 North Allegheny HS Karns City 35, Hickory 17 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 58, University Prep 12 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 30, Thomas Jefferson 13 Baldwin HS Cathedral Prep 28, Berks Catholic 14 Somerset HS Cathedral Prep 27, Imhotep Charter 20 Hershey Meadville 76, Hollidaysburg 29 Slippery Rock U West Allegheny 47, Meadville 20 North Allegheny HS State College 35, McDowell 14 Clarion U Farrell 27, Kane 6 Clarion U Farrell 26, Berlin-Brothersvalley 21 Penn Hills HS Bishop Guilfoyle 35, Farrell 0 Hershey Martinsburg Central 30, Hickory 21 DuBois HS Cathedral Prep 28, Thomas Jefferson 21 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 38, Bishop McDevitt 34 DuBois HS Imhotep Charter 40, Cathedral Prep 3 Hershey McDowell 42, Brashear 2 Cupples Stadium State College 48, McDowell 40 Clarion U Sharpsville 50, Kane 14 Slippery Rock U Clairton 54, Sharpsville 18 North Allegheny HS Hickory 28, Tyrone 0 DuBois HS South Fayette 44, Hickory 14 Slippery Rock U Central Valley 52, Conneaut 23 North Allegheny HS McDowell 35, Brashear 6 Veterans Stadium State College 27, McDowell 6 Clarion U Clarion 35, Lakeview 20 Slippery Rock U Hickory 37, Martinsburg Central 27 DuBois HS South Fayette 23, Hickory 20 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 28, West Allegheny 0 North Allegheny HS Bishop McDevitt 47, Cathedral Prep 42 DuBois HS McDowell 49, Allderdice 19 Cupples Stadium McDowell 16, Mifflin County 10 OT DuBois HS Central Catholic 48, McDowell 7 Veterans Stadium Port Allegany 28, Sharpsville 21 Bradford HS Richland 38, Hickory 12 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 27, West Allegheny 13 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 38, Bishop McDevitt 3 Clearfield HS Cathedral Prep 24, Archbishop Wood 14 Hershey McDowell 61, Perry 14 Fairview HS McDowell 42, State College 0 Slippery Rock U North Allegheny 56, McDowell 6 Seneca Valley HS Sharpsville 35, Port Allegany 33 Slippery Rock U Clairton 30, Sharpsville 8 Slippery Rock U Tyrone 40, Hickory 28 Mansion Park Montour 25, Grove City 21 North Allegheny HS Farrell 35, Curwensville 14 Clarion U Clairton 48, Farrell 8 North Allegheny HS Forest Hills 21, Sharon 7 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 31, Central Valley 21 Veterans Stadium Bishop McDevitt 24, Cathedral Prep 21 DuBois HS Farrell 19, Clarion 14 Slippery Rock U Clairton 13, Farrell 7 Slippery Rock U Wilmington 25, Forest Hills 24 IUP Greensburg C.C. 14, Wilmington 10 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 44, Schenley 12 Veterans Stadium West Allegheny 36, Cathedral Prep 21 North Allegheny HS McDowell 49, DuBois 13 Edinboro U State College 16, McDowell 7 DuBois HS Farrell 31, Cameron County 0 Clarion U Clairton 24, Farrell 21 North Allegheny HS Wilmington 21, Martinsburg Central 19 Slippery Rock U Wilmington 29, Aliquippa 28 OT Center HS Wilmington 35, West Catholic 34 2 OT Hershey Strong Vincent 34, Clearfield 14 DuBois HS Thomas Jefferson 35, Strong Vincent 21 Veterans Stadium McDowell 40, DuBois 12 Edinboro U State College 22, McDowell 10 DuBois HS Kane 12, Mercyhurst Prep 7 Veterans Stadium Wilmington 35, Bishop McCort 24 Mansion Park Jeannette 41, Wilmington 21 Slippery Rock U Strong Vincent 54, Indian Valley 20 Veterans Stadium Thomas Jefferson 35, Strong Vincent 6 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 48, Brashear 14 Cupples Stadium Central Catholic 44, Cathedral Prep 6 Veterans Stadium West Middlesex 12, Coudersport 8 Clarion U West Middlesex 37, Clairton 30 Ambridge HS Southern Columbia 56, West Middlesex 14 Hershey Wilmington 13, Bishop McCort 6 Slippery Rock U Jeannette 27, Wilmington 7 Hempfield HS General McLane 14, Oliver 6 Cupples Stadium General McLane 28, Thomas Jefferson 7 North Allegheny HS
January 1992: The PIAA votes to put all four state championship games at one site. Mansion Park in Altoona is chosen as the site. Fall 1993: The PIAA changes formats to do away with the region points system. The PIAA develops brackets based on district champions earning spots in the state tournament. December 8, 1995: Future District 10 powerhouse Farrell wins the Class 1A state championship with a 6-0 win over Southern Columbia. Farrell was a member of District 7 at the time. December 11, 1997: Sharpsville becomes the third District 10 team to win a football state championship as the Blue Devils edge Riverside 10-7 in a thrilling Class 1A championship game. It was also one of the last state championship games played at Mansion Park. Fall 1998: The PIAA moves all football championship games to Hersheypark Stadium. The state championship games have not left Hershey since 1998. December 9, 2000: Cathedral Prep beats Central Bucks West 41-35 in overtime to win the PIAA Class 4A championship. The Ramblers ended Central Bucks West’s 59-game winning streak and it was just the third state championship game to go to overtime. December 15, 2006: General McLane knocks off Pottsville 28-23 in an impressive postseason run to win the PIAA Class 3A championship. December 13, 2008: Wilmington finished its playoff run of close wins by defeating West Catholic 35-34 in double overtime for the PIAA Class 2A championship. The ‘Hounds Hammer defense stopped a two-point conversion try to seal to win in the second overtime. It is the only PIAA football championship game to ever go into two overtimes. December 14, 2012: Cathedral Prep wins its second state championship by defeating Archbishop Wood 24-14 for the Class 3A title. October 7, 2015: In a historic vote, the PIAA changed the landscape of Pennsylvania high school sports. Not only did the PIAA Board of Directors vote to expand football to six classes, but they also voted to expand basketball, baseball and softball to six classes and soccer and girls volleyball to four classes. December 8, 2016: Cathedral Prep pulls off a fourth-quarter rally to upset Imhotep Charter 27-20 for its third state championship in school history. December 7, 2017: Cathedral Prep becames the first team in District 10 history to win back-to-back state championships by defeating Imhotep Charter 38-28.
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Sharpsville players celebrate their 1997 PIAA Class 1A title at Altoona in 1997. [FILE PHOTO/SHARON HERALD]
Matt Bauer, center with trophy, starred defensively as Prep claimed its fourth PIAA title in 2017. [MATTHEW O’HAREN/SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
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General McLane 28, Pottsville 23 Hershey Cathedral Prep 44, Brashear 22 Veterans Stadium Upper St. Clair 30, Cathedral Prep 7 North Allegheny HS Coudersport 48, Kennedy Catholic 42 2 OT Slippery Rock U Reynolds 41, Brockway 16 Clarion U South Park 28, Reynolds 2 Seneca Valley HS General McLane 41, Perry 20 Slippery Rock U Franklin Regional 27, General McLane 21 Slippery Rock U Cathedral Prep 59, Brashear 0 Cupples Stadium McKeesport 42, Cathedral Prep 7 Slippery Rock U Curwensville 34, Sharpsville 6 Clarion U Grove City 28, Brookville 12 Slippery Rock U Grove City 11, Tyrone 2 State College HS Lansdale Catholic 40, Grove City 17 Hershey Strong Vincent 7, Perry 0 Slippery Rock U Thomas Jefferson 13, Strong Vincent 2 Slippery Rock U McDowell 47, Brashear 21 Veterans Stadium Central Catholic 44, McDowell 3 North Allegheny HS Clarion-Limestone 33, West Middlesex 14 Clarion U Slippery Rock 13, Brockway 0 Slippery Rock U Slippery Rock 28, Tyrone 14 Mansion Park Aliquippa 28, Slippery Rock 15 Peters Township HS Perry 17, Strong Vincent 7 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 45, Brashear 7 Veterans Stadium State College 28, Cathedral Prep 14 State College HS Clarion-Limestone 40, West Middlesex 7 Sharon HS Brockway 12, Slippery Rock 7 Punxsutawney HS Perry 54, General McLane 0 Veterans Stadium Altoona 30, Cathedral Prep 27 Mansion Park Sharpsville 35, Coudersport 12 DuBois HS Bishop Carroll 24, Sharpsville 13 Sharon HS Sharon 20, Karns City 13 Hickory HS Bishop McCort 13, Sharon 10 OT Mansion Park Perry 35, Wilmington 7 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 41, Brashear 9 Veterans Stadium Altoona 29, Cathedral Prep 28 Mansion Park Sharpsville 7, Curwensville 0 Sharon HS Sharpsville 28, Windber 6 Mansion Park Rochester 27, Sharpsville 3 North Allegheny HS Sharon 15, Karns City 7 Brookville HS Sharon 21, Tyrone 14 OT Farrell HS Aliquippa 20, Sharon 7 Veterans Stadium Wilmington 37, Perry 25 Hickory HS Wilmington 35, Bradford 0 Karns City HS West Allegheny 37, Wilmington 7 West Mifflin HS Cathedral Prep 49, Allderdice 0 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 27, Altoona 20 2 OT Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 39, Mount Lebanon 14 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 41, Central Bucks West 35 OT Hershey Cameron County 21, Sharpsville 20 DuBois HS Sharon 33, Karns City 9 Veterans Stadium Tyrone 24, Sharon 7 Mansion Park Perry 27, Greenville 17 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 70, Schenley 0 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 27, Hollidaysburg 0 Mansion Park Cathedral Prep 27, Woodland Hills 23 Hempfield HS Central Bucks West 14, Cathedral Prep 13 Hershey Smethport 46, Kennedy Christian 7 Veterans Stadium Sharon 41, Brookville 6 DuBois HS Sharon 25, United 0 Veterans Stadium Shady Side Academy 21, Sharon 14 Veterans Stadium Perry 54, Oil City 6 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 36, Schenley 0 Cupples Stadium Cathedral Prep 20, State College 14 2 OT Veterans Stadium New Castle 27, Cathedral Prep 25 Veterans Stadium Sharpsville 27, Clarion 6 Veterans Stadium Sharpsville 17, Bellwood-Antis 15 Veterans Stadium Sharpsviille 18, Riverview 0 Veterans Stadium Sharpsville 10, Riverside 7 Mansion Park Wilmington 22, Karns City 17 Veterans Stadium
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Wilmington 35, Tyrone 28 Mansion Park South Park 33, Wilmington 7 Pittsburgh U Perry 41, Greenville 0 Cupples Stadium McDowell 45, Schenley 12 Veterans Stadium McDowell 10, Altoona 7 Mansion Park Upper St. Clair 21, McDowell 14 Pittsburgh U Cambridge Springs 16, Smethport 12 Warren HS Moshannon Valley 10, Cambridge Springs 6 Mansion Park Wilmington 19, Redbank Valley 0 Brookville HS Tyrone 14, Wilmington 10 Sharon HS Greenville 25, Westinghouse 6 Sharon HS Greenville 27, Lock Haven 14 Mansion Park Blackhawk 14, Greenville 7 North Allegheny HS McDowell 25, Schenley 6 Cupples Stadium McDowell 45, Altoona 6 Sharon HS Woodland Hills 29, McDowell 17 Sharon HS Smethport 28, Iroquois 8 Veterans Stadium Wilmington 21, Brookville 0 Veterans Stadium Tyrone 14, Wilmington 7 Mansion Park Sharon 34, Westinghouse 0 Cupples Stadium Sharon 13, Central Cambria 12 Veterans Stadium Sharon 22, Belle Vernon 16 2 OT Veterans Stadium Berwick 43, Sharon 6 Mansion Park McDowell 42, Schenley 6 Veterans Stadium McDowell 24, Hollidaysburg 7 Mansion Park Penn Hills 28, McDowell 0 North Allegheny HS Kennedy Christian 21, Coudersport 14 Sharon HS Kennedy Christian 35, Homer Center 20 Indiana HS Western Beaver 20, Kennedy Christian 0 North Allegheny HS Brookville 23, Wilmington 14 Punxsutawney HS Sharon 29, Peabody 6 Hickory HS Sharon 28, Lock Haven 7 Mansion Park Sharon 14, McGuffey 7 Mount Lebanon HS Berwick 27, Sharon 7 Mansion Park Central 24, Schenley 0 Cupples Stadium Central 48, Clearfield 6 Veterans Stadium McKeesport 7, Central 6 Veterans Stadium Eisenhower 20, Clarion-Limestone 18 Punxsutawney HS Laurel Valley 36, Eisenhower 14 Warren HS Northwestern 22, Karns City 0 General McLane HS Forest Hills 20, Northwestern 0 Mansion Park Greenville 9, Lock Haven 0 Sharon HS Blackhawk 9, Greenville 6 Sharon HS Central 20, DuBois 6 Veterans Stadium Central 27, Hollidaysburg 14 Mansion Park North Hills 15, Central 7 North Allegheny HS Smethport 14, Eisenhower 0 Warren HS Fairview 26, Redbank Valley 18 Punxsutawney HS Fairview 23, Bedford 18 Veterans Stadium East Allegheny 34, Fairview 13 Sharon HS Lock Haven 24, Sharon 8 Mansion Park Cathedral Prep 21, DuBois 0 Clearfield HS State College 10, Cathedral Prep 9 Mansion Park Smethport 21, Iroquois 15 DuBois HS Hickory 26, Redbank Valley 12 West Middlesex HS Forest Hills 23, Hickory 6 Mansion Park Strong Vincent 41, Brookville 0 Clearfield HS Strong Vincent 14, Lock Haven 12 Veterans Stadium Strong Vincent 27, Blackhawk 26 Sharon HS Strong Vincent 29, Conestoga Valley 20 Lackawanna Stadium Cathedral Prep 7, Punxsutawney 0 Veterans Stadium Cathedral Prep 49, State College 10 Mansion Park Cathedral Prep 28, Connellsville 21 Greater Latrobe HS Central Bucks West 26, Cathedral Prep 14 Mansion Park North Allegheny 35, Cathedral Prep 17 Sharon HS Hickory 17, Steel Valley 7 IUP Hickory 30, Montoursville 22 Middletown HS Cambridge Springs 12, East Brady 6 Clarion U Camp Hill 18, Cambridge Springs 7 Shippensburg U
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Team Cathedral Prep Central Fairview General McLane Strong Vincent Sharon Farrell McDowell Wilmington Sharpsville Cambridge Springs Meadville Northwestern Reynolds Slippery Rock Greenville Hickory Grove City Kennedy Catholic West Middlesex Eisenhower Conneaut Erie Iroquois Lakeview Mercyhurst Prep Oil City
W L 33 16 4 2 2 1 4 2 7 4 14 9 9 6 15 11 15 11 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
PCT. .673 .667 .667 .667 .636 .609 .600 .577 .577 .563 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .429 .417 .400 .400 .400 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
PF 1,505 (30.7) 132 (22.0) 62 (20.7) 132 (22.0) 242 (22.0) 496 (21.6) 306 (20.4) 696 (26.8) 554 (21.3) 316 (19.8) 41 (10.3) 96 (48.0) 22 (11.0) 43 (21.5) 63 (15.8) 91 (13.0) 256 (21.3) 104 (20.8) 105 (21.0) 84 (16.8) 34 (11.3) 23 (23.0) 12 (12.0) 23 (11.5) 20 (20.0) 7 (7.0) 6 (6.0)
PA 903 (18.4) 48 (8.0) 70 (23.3) 137 (22.8) 192 (17.5) 375 (16.3) 242 (16.1) 515 (19.8) 588 (22.6) 311 (19.4) 46 (11.5) 76 (38.0) 20 (10.0) 44 (22.0) 54 (13.5) 111 (15.9) 301 (25.1) 109 (21.8) 148 (29.6) 167 (33.4) 68 (22.7) 52 (52.0) 48 (48.0) 49 (24.5) 35 (35.0) 12 (12.0) 54 (54.0)
PF 1,505 (30.7) 696 (26.8) 554 (21.3) 496 (21.6) 306 (20.4) 242 (22.0) 316 (19.8) 256 (21.3) 132 (22.0) 132 (22.0) 91 (13.0) 62 (20.7) 41 (10.3) 63 (15.8) 104 (20.8) 105 (21.0) 84 (16.8) 96 (48.0) 22 (11.0) 43 (21.5) 34 (11.3) 23 (23.0) 12 (12.0) 20 (20.0) 7 (7.0) 6 (6.0) 23 (11.5)
PA 903 (18.4) 515 (19.8) 588 (22.6) 375 (16.3) 242 (16.1) 192 (17.5) 311 (19.4) 301 (25.1) 48 (8.0) 137 (22.8) 111 (15.9) 70 (23.3) 46 (11.5) 54 (13.5) 109 (21.8) 148 (29.6) 167 (33.4) 76 (38.0) 20 (10.0) 44 (22.0) 68 (22.7) 52 (52.0) 48 (48.0) 35 (35.0) 12 (12.0) 54 (54.0) 49 (24.5)
Most PIAA Victories Team Cathedral Prep McDowell Wilmington Sharon Farrell Strong Vincent Sharpsville Hickory Central General McLane Greenville Fairview Cambridge Springs Slippery Rock Grove City Kennedy Catholic West Middlesex Meadville Northwestern Reynolds Eisenhower Conneaut Erie Lakeview Mercyhurst Prep Oil City Iroquois
W L 33 16 15 11 15 11 14 9 9 6 7 4 6 3 5 7 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2
PCT. .673 .577 .577 .609 .600 .636 .563 .417 .667 .667 .429 .667 .500 .500 .400 .400 .400 .500 .500 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
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Site...................................................Games Veterans Stadium...................................45 Slippery Rock University.......................30 Mansion Park, Altoona..........................26 North Allegheny High School................17 Clarion University..................................15 Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh................15 DuBois High School................................14 Sharon High School................................13 Hersheypark Stadium............................12 Punxsutawney High School.....................4 Clearfield High School.............................3 Hickory High School.................................3 Seneca Valley High School......................3 Somerset High School.............................3 Warren High School.................................3 Brookville High School.............................2 Edinboro University.................................2 Hempfield High School............................2 Indiana (Pa.) University...........................2 Penns Manor High School.......................2 Pittsburgh University...............................2 State College High School.......................2 Ambridge High School.............................1 Baldwin High School................................1 Bradford High School...............................1 Center High School..................................1 Fairview High School...............................1 Farrell High School...................................1 General McLane High School..................1 Greater Latrobe High School..................1 Indiana High School.................................1 Karns City High School............................1 Lackawanna Stadium..............................1 Middletown High School.........................1 Mount Lebanon High School...................1 North Hills High School...........................1 Penn Hills High School.............................1 Peters Township High School.................1 Shippensburg University.........................1 West Middlesex High School..................1 West Mifflin High School.........................1
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2017 IN REVIEW POSTSEASON
Class 3A District 10 Quarterfinals Slippery Rock 38, Harbor Creek 14 Hickory 41, Corry 7 Semifinals Sharon 26, Slippery Rock 10 Mercyhurst Prep 28, Hickory 10 Championship Sharon 21, Mercyhurst Prep 14
PIAA
Conneaut-------------------------- 57 Grove City------------------------- 58 Hickory----------------------------- 59 Sharon----------------------------- 60 Slippery Rock--------------------- 61
First round Sharon 67, Karns City 17 Quarterfinals Sharon 45, Forest Hills 25 Semifinals Quaker Valley 43, Sharon 23
SEASON OUTLOOK
Class 5A
• 2017 champion: Grove City • Favorite: Sharon • Contenders: Grove City, Hickory • Dark horse: Conneaut
2018 NEW REGION School Enrollment Conneaut-------------------------256 Grove City------------------------244 Hickory----------------------------228 Sharon----------------------------208 Slippery Rock--------------------272 Class 3A range: 199-272
REGION 5 CHAMPIONS (Since initial realignment in 2004) 2017: Grove City (6-0) 2016: Meadville (6-0) 2015: Conneaut (5-0) 2014: Conneaut (5-0) 2013: Slippery Rock (6-0) 2012: Slippery Rock (6-0) 2011: Grove City (6-0) 2010: Grove City (6-0) 2009: Grove City (6-0) 2008: Grove City (6-0) 2007: Titusville (5-0) 2006: Titusville (5-0) 2005: General McLane (8-0) 2004: Strong Vincent (8-0)
District 10 Quarterfinals Meadville 33, Conneaut 26 Semifinals Grove City 45, Fort LeBoeuf 7 Championship Grove City 35, Meadville 14
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LO GA N LU T Z Grove City
WR/DB • Sr. • 6-0, 175
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First round Hollidaysburg 30, Grove City 27
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team Name
School
No. Pos.
Offense Frank Shaffer Logan Lutz*
Sharon Grove City
11 11
TE WR
Hickory
11
K
Conneaut Conneaut Grove City
11 11 11
LB DB DB
Special teams Sam Scarton
Defense Austin Kelly Kyle Sheets Logan Lutz*
Second team Name
School
No. Pos.
Offense Carter Chinn Brady Callahan Hayden Gallagher
Grove City Grove City Hickory
11 11 11
TE QB QB
Sean Northcott
Slippery Rock 11
OL
Special teams
Lutz is a versatile, two-time all-District 10 selection. He had 62 catches for 858 yards and 10 TDs in 2017. He ranks seventh in D-10 history with 125 career receptions.
Sam Scarton
Hickory
11
K
11 10 11 11 11 11
LB DL DL DL LB LB
Defense Peyton Hearn Conneaut Lance Craig Grove City Jake Bush Grove City Shawn Woods Grove City Carter Chinn Grove City Frank Shaffer Sharon *Region 5 Player of the Year
EAGLES
2017 RECORD
OUTLOOK
6-4 overall 5-1 region 5 Home field: Conneaut Field 2018 SCHEDULE
Conneaut put together another winning season in 2017 as the Eagles went 6-4. Conneaut fell to rival Meadville by a touchdown in the playoffs despite having one of the top offenses in District 10. The Eagles averaged 39.1 points per game, which was good for sixth overall in D-10. Conneaut returns six starters on both sides of the ball, including Division II recruit Kyle Sheets. The quarterback/ defensive back is getting plenty of interest from PSAC schools. Sheets threw for 1,735 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior. He is a big-time offensive weapon and is joined by running back Peyton Hearn in the backfield. Hearn ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries last year, but his workload could increase significantly with the graduation of Bailey Kersnick, who ran for 1,845 yards and 23 touchdowns. Noah Richardson returns at tight end and Dom
PLAYERS TO WATCH
AUT
KICKOFF 2018
CONNEAUT
CONNE
Knierman, Chad Jones and Zach Kehl are back on the offensive line. Conneaut will have to replace leading receiver Ethan RB/LB Ray, who had 53 SENIOR catches for 676 PEYT yards and seven ON HEAR N touchdowns, and Kristian Zarembinski, who had 14 catches for 152 yards and one touchdown. Conneaut has several starters back at each position on defense. Trevor Tursky and Knierman are back on the defensive line, while Hearn and Richardson are back at linebacker and Tanner Niemann and Sheets in the secondary. Hearn was second on the team with 78 tackles, including two sacks, and Richardson was third with 71 tackles. Conneaut will have to replace Gavin Tompkins, who recorded 64 tackles and a team-leading six sacks.
Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.................. Oil City.......................7 Aug. 31................ Meadville.....................7 Sept. 7.............. at North East..................7 Sept. 14..............at Hickory*....................7 Sept. 21..........General McLane...............7 Sept. 28.............. at Sharon*....................7 Oct. 5..............Slippery Rock*.................7 Oct. 12............. at Grove City*.................7 Oct. 19......... at Conneaut (Ohio).............7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 5 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Pat Gould 14th season, 93-49
at Fairview------------------------------------- W, 55-6 DuBois*----------------------------------------W, 35-14 at Grove City*--------------------------------- L, 12-28 Greenville--------------------------------------L, 27-49 at Meadville*---------------------------------W, 24-14 General McLane------------------------------ L, 34-47 at Oil City*------------------------------------W, 60-58 Warren*----------------------------------------- W, 48-7 Franklin*---------------------------------------W, 70-40
District 10 playoffs
Meadville---------------------------------------L, 26-33 *Region 5 game
2017 LEADERS Kyle
Noah
Dominick
Sheets
Richardson
Knierman
Passing Names Kyle Sheets
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN
Rushing
No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
26 Connor Marks 28 Jayden Onderko
WR
Fr.
5-5 110
1
Tanner Niemann
QB
So.
5-11 140
33 Roman Demarco
WR
Fr.
6-1 155
3
Kyle Sheets
QB
Jr.
6-3 205
4
Jake Smith
WR
Fr.
5-11 155
50 Chad Jones
OL
Jr.
5-10 180
51 Trevory Tursky
OL
Fr.
5-9 175
5
Devin Neal
RB
So.
5-8 150
52 Keith Palko
OL
So.
6-0 175
6
Brady Gould
WR
Fr.
5-6 104
53 Coulten Coulter
OL
Fr.
5-10 175
7
Eli Boyce
WR
So.
5-8 140
56 Zach Kehl
OL
Fr.
5-7 190
8
Sheyn Fuller
RB
So.
5-9 165
58 Payden Ordos
OL
So.
5-10 180
9
Mahlon Schmidt
WR
Jr.
5-9 162
59 Connor Strait
OL
So.
5-11 195
10 Chance Hoehn
RB
So.
5-8 165
60 Shane Ruff
OL
Fr.
5-11 200
11 Nate Bortnick
QB
Fr.
6-0 150
61 Owen Petergol
OL
Fr.
5-7 120
13 Anthony Terrant
WR
Fr.
5-8 145
63 Dom Knierman
OL
Jr.
5-11 210
15 Luke Petergol
OL
Fr.
5-7 120
64 Kyle Bierman
OL
Jr.
5-9 220
16 Josh Anderson
RB
Fr.
5-6 120
65 Jesse Orr
OL
Fr.
5-8 175
17 Domenic Ellis
RB
Jr.
5-10 160
66 Moses Schmidt
OL
Fr.
5-10 145
20 Noah Richardson
WR
So.
6-0 190
67 Zain Riordan
OL
Fr.
5-6 150
21 Peyton Hearn
RB
Jr.
5-5 165
70 Charlie Kelsey
OL
So.
5-9 240
22 Brendan Laird
WR
Jr.
5-10 150
84 Riley Hippert
WR
So.
5-8 130
24 Mason Mihoci
WR
Fr.
5-11 125
OL
Fr.
5-8 200
25 Aaron Canale
RB
Fr.
5-9 150
Travis Logan
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 120 206 1,735 16 9
Names Bailey Kersnick Kyle Sheets Devin Neal Peyton Hearn
Att. 208 113 12 25
Yds. 1,845 676 125 119
Avg. TD 8.9 23 6.0 13 10.4 1 4.8 2
Rec. Yds. 53 676 28 527 14 152 12 264 11 116
Avg. TD 12.8 7 18.8 4 10.9 1 22.0 3 10.6 0
Receiving Names Ethan Ray Bailey Kersnick Kristian Zarembinski Noah Richardson Hunter Strait
Scoring Names Bailey Kersnick Kyle Sheets Ethan Ray Peyton Hearn Kristian Zarembinski Returnees in bold
TD 27 14 7 4 1
PAT 0 0 0 0 11
61
2-pt. Total 0 162 1 86 7 56 0 24 1 19
62
EAGLES
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
GROVE CITY
CITY
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Grove City won the District 10 Class 5A championship last fall before a close loss to Hollidaysburg in the PIAA first round. The Eagles won 11 games and should have a solid team back this fall. Grove City has a few holes to fill with the graduation of linemen Logan Minch, Nick Lanshcak and Joe Kosick, along with running back Trey Adams, playmaker Qadir Muhammad and kicker Aidan Reed. Each contributed last fall, but everyone else is back. Adams leaves the biggest hole at the skill positions as he led the Eagles with 970 yards and 23 touchdowns on 192 carries and was second with 19 catches for 145 yards. Muhammad had seven touchdown catches. The line will need some work after graduation losses. Grove City returns quarterback Brady Callahan, who threw for 1,984 yards and 23 touchdowns last year. Explosive athlete Logan Lutz, a twotime D-10 all-star, ran for 765 yards
PLAYERS TO WATCH
GROVE
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Sam Mowrey 5th season, 24-20
at General McLane--------------------------- W, 35-7 at Warren*------------------------------------- W, 42-2 Conneaut*------------------------------------W, 28-12 at Franklin*------------------------------------ W, 58-6 Oil City*----------------------------------------W, 47-12 at Slippery Rock------------------------------ W, 28-0 DuBois*----------------------------------------- W, 42-0 Fairview----------------------------------------W, 46-13 at Meadville*---------------------------------W, 41-13
District 10 playoffs Fort LeBoeuf----------------------------------- W, 45-7 Meadville--------------------------------------W, 35-14
PIAA playoffs Hollidaysburg--------------------------------- L, 27-30 *Region 5 game
Tyler Greer
Brady
2017 LEADERS
Logan Lutz
Callahan
Passing Names Brady Callahan
No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
30 Carter Chinn 31 Colby Nelson
RB/LB
So.
5-9 150
1
QB/LB
Jr.
6-4 185
51 Tim Christy
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 160
WR/LB
Jr.
2
Daiveon Say
WR/DB
So.
5-8 140
54 Jake Bush
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 170
Jacob Reddick
WR/LB
So.
6-2 160
59 Cody Miller
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 220
4
Zack Martin
QB/LB
Fr.
5-5 130
60 Lance Craig
OL/DL
So.
6-2 245
6
Sam Stanton
WR/LB
So.
5-8 155
63 Shawn Woods
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 180
8
Tyler Shreffler
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 135
64 Seth Davis
OL/LB
Jr.
5-11 185
9
Brady Callahan
QB/DB
Jr.
5-10 165
65 Max Myford
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 270
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9 140
66 Rowan Perample
OL/DL
Fr.
11 Tyler Greer
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 175
67 Ryan Locktosh
OL/DL
Fr.
6-1 180
12 Kendall Hollen
WR/DB
Fr.
5-6 135
72 Nick Smither
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 205
13 Logan Breese
QB/DB
Fr.
5-8 130
73 Ron Howard
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 220
16 Ben Knouse
WR/DB
Fr.
6-0 135
74 Matt Howard
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 180
20 Landon Hedglin
TE/LB Fr. 5-10 175
76 Cole Forrester
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 230
22 Erik Amodei
WR/LB
Jr.
6-0 160
77 Challen Estes
OL/DL
So.
5-11 235
23 Logan Lutz
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 175
77 Elliot Schaefer
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 220
25 Nick Murawski
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 145
78 Jake Chimiak
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0 240
Jr.
5-8 120
So.
26 David Detweiler
RB/DB
81 Zach Boarts
WR/DB
27 Caiden Maine
TE/LB Fr. 5-10 135
87 Chris Dawson
TE/LB
So.
5-11 160
29 Julian Breese
RB/LB
88 Jamie Amodei
WR/DL
Fr.
6-0 155
Jr.
5-9 160
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 144 194 1,984 23 9
Rushing
6-1 185
3
10 Daishawn Say
Opponent Time
Aug. 24..............Fort LeBoeuf...................7 Aug. 31..............at Greenville..................7 Sept. 7...................at Corry......................7 Sept. 14................Brashear......................7 Sept. 21.........at Slippery Rock*..............7 Sept. 28................ Hickory*......................7 Oct. 5....................Sharon*......................7 Oct. 12................ Conneaut*....................7 Oct. 19...............at Meadville...................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 5 game
and six touchdowns and caught 62 passes for 858 yards and 10 touchdowns. The two are a bigtime combination, along with Tyler Greer at running OLB/T back. Greer ran E SENIOR for 598 yards and seven CAR C H I NT E R touchdowns N and could see his workload increase. Carter Chinn, A.J. Miller and Nick Murawski could see more passes in Muhammad’s absence. Chinn is back at tight end, and Seth Davis, Jake Bush, Ron Howard, Nick Smither and Lance Craig return on the line. Shawn Woods, Bush, Craig and Smith are back on the defensive line, and Seth Davis, Greer, Chinn and Miller will lead the linebackers. Murawski and Lutz are returning standouts in the secondary for the Eagles.
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN A.J. Miller
11-1 overall 6-0 region 5 Home field: Forker Field
Names Trey Adams Logan Lutz Tyler Greer Brady Callahan
Att. 192 86 54 81
Yds. 970 765 598 282
Avg. TD 5.1 23 8.9 6 11.1 7 3.5 3
Rec. Yds. 62 858 19 145 18 374 16 228 14 233
Avg. TD 13.8 10 7.6 0 20.8 7 14.3 1 16.6 3
Receiving Names Logan Lutz Trey Adams Qadir Muhammad Carter Chinn Nick Murawski
Scoring Names TD Trey Adams 23 Logan Lutz 16 Qadir Muhammad 9 a-Aidan Reed 0 Tyler Greer 8 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 0 50 0
2-pt. Total 1 140 3 102 0 54 0 53 0 48
HORNETS
2017 RECORD
OUTLOOK
5-6 overall 4-4 region 5 Home field: Hornet Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
Hickory had its streak of six straight District 10 championships snapped last season in a 28-10 semifinal loss to Mercyhurst Prep. Despite losing key players to graduation, the Hornets could be a district contender again this season. Hickory’s first priority is to replace the leadership and talent of the senior class, including Colgate recruit Will Gruber, along with Dominic Clary, Nate Marchand, Trevon Devito and Darren Mitchell. Gruber led the Hornets with 29 catches for 647 yards and seven touchdowns despite playing half of the season with a hand injury. Marchand was an all-region linebacker, while Clary will be missed on the line and Devito and Mitchell at the skill positions. Hickory returns seven starters on both sides of the all. Quarterback Hayden Gallagher threw for 1,687 yards and 18 touchdowns, while Simeon McKinley ran for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Filardi and Asher Patton are two 6-foot 1-inch wide receivers that could make an impact
PLAYERS TO WATCH
RY
KICKOFF 2018
HICKORY
HICKO
along with Kyle McDonough and Michael Henwood. The Hornets return three starters on the line in Ben Morton, Skylar Collins QB and Trever SENIOR Lightner, while Cole Myers, H AY Bobby Mort, G A L LD E N AG H Matt Mowry, ER Rocco Iacino, Hunter Stoots and Kuldera Delgros could all battle for playing time at various positions. Iacino, Morton, Collins, Gallagher, Stoots, Filardi and McDonough are all returning starters on defense. Hickory had some close losses throughout last season in a brutal region. The Hornets have several interesting non-region games with Sharpsville and Greenville and road trips to Mercyhurst Prep and Wilmington. Hickory has plenty of experience back. The Hornets have a tradition of winning and competing each fall no matter who graduates the previous spring.
Date
Opponent Time
Aug.-24.............. Sharpsville....................7 Aug.-31.............. at Sharon*....................7 Sept.-7........at Mercyhurst Prep.............7 Sept.-14............. Conneaut*....................7 Sept.-21..............Greenville.....................7 Sept.-28.......... at Grove City*.................7 Oct.-5.............. Westinghouse.................7 Oct.-12..........at Slippery Rock*..............7 Oct.-19............ at Wilmington.................7 Oct.-26..................... Bye *Region 5 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Bill Brest 9th season, 81-21
at Greenville*---------------------------------- L, 26-27 at Mercer*------------------------------------- W, 62-7 Slippery Rock*-------------------------------- W, 27-0 at Sharon*-------------------------------------- L, 6-27 at Westinghouse------------------------------ L, 13-28 Lakeview*-------------------------------------W, 41-14 Sharpsville*-----------------------------------W, 30-14 at Wilmington*--------------------------------- L, 0-52 Reynolds*--------------------------------------L, 13-27
District 10 playoffs
Corry-------------------------------------------- W, 41-7 Mercyhurst Prep------------------------------ L, 10-28 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Hayden Gallagher
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 99 198 1,687 18 12
Rushing Mike
Trever
Skylar
Hayden
Asher
Filardi
Lightner
Collins
Gallagher
Patton
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
5
Matthew Cannone
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 140
34 Hunter Stoots
LB
So.
5-10 170
6
Simeon McKinley
RB/DB
Jr.
6-1 195
51 Skylar Collins
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 225
26 Asher Patton
WR/DB
Jr.
5-11 150
27 Tacoma Pumphrey
RB/LB
Fr.
5-7 160
8
Vincent Tarver
RB/LB
So.
5-10 150
56 Trever Lightner
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 220
9
Brandon Myhra
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9 155
57 Cole Myers
OL/DL
So.
5-9 180
10 Kuldera Delgros
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 165
61 Andrew Bungar
OL/DL
So.
5-6 165
12 Hayden Gallagher
ATH/DL
Jr.
5-11 180
68 Deomonte Jackson
OL/DL
So.
5-7 245
15 Rocco Iacino
TE/DL
Fr.
6-0 195
71 Benjamin Morton
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 239
72 Michael Trinchese
OL/LB
Fr.
5-7 155
16 Michael Henwood
QB/DB
Fr.
5-11 135
17 Parker Hoye
WR/DB
Jr.
5-6 145
76 Austin Airgood
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5 140
19 Kyle McDonough
WR/DB
Jr.
6-2 190
85 Dalton Beatty
TE/DL
Fr.
5-10 150
20 Michael Filardi
WR/DB
Jr.
5-11 150
88 Sam Scarton
K/P
Jr.
6-0 160
21 Nathan Richards
WR/DB
So.
5-8 150
93 Trent Morris
OL/DL
So.
5-7 250
22 Julian Burns
WR/DB
So.
5-8 145
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Names Simeon McKinley Vincent Tarver Hayden Gallagher Nathan Marchand
Att. 86 42 104 30
Yds. 301 299 281 116
Avg. TD 3.5 2 7.1 5 2.7 1 3.9 2
Rec. Yds. 29 647 20 346 20 398 15 137 10 95
Avg. TD 22.3 7 17.3 5 19.9 6 9.1 0 9.5 0
Receiving Names Will Gruber Michael Filardi Darren Mitchell Nathan Marchand Trevon Devito
Scoring Names TD Will Gruber 11 Darren Mitchell 8 a-Sam Scarton 0 Michael Filardi 6 Vincent Tarver 5 a-includes five field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 30 0 0
63
2-pt. Total 0 66 0 48 0 45 0 36 0 30
64
TIGERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
SHARON OUTLOOK
SHARO
N
2018 SCHEDULE Date
Sharon put together an impressive 2017 season, including a District 10 Class 3A championship. The Tigers won two PIAA playoff games and came up just one win short of Hershey. Sharon has a loaded team back this season to make another run. The Tigers’ offense will have to replace one of the top wide receivers in District 10 history in Ziyon Strickland. He capped a recordbreaking career with 90 catches for 1,503 yards and 12 touchdowns last fall. James McKinney, another big receiver, graduated after hauling in 25 catches for 357 yards and five touchdowns. Sharon returns nine starters on offense, including quarterback Lane Voytik. He had a breakout sophomore season with 2,678 yards and 31 touchdowns through the air, while standout running back Jordan Wilson is also back after rushing for 1,243 yards and 17 touchdowns. Big tight end Frank Shaffer, who secured the D-10 title with a timely touchdown catch against Mercyhurst Prep, had 30 catches for 328 yards and six touchdowns and is back this fall. Even with Strickland and McKinney gone, Sharon’s wide receiving
corps could be tough to stop. In addition to Shaffer (6 feet, 3 inches) at tight end, the Tigers QB bring back CJ JUNIOR Parchman LANE (6-3) and VOY T IK Warren Nixon (6-2). Add in Sharpsville transfer Tylon Eilam with Kameron Fisher, Marcel Jones and Trey Jones and Sharon has plenty of offensive talent. Dorian Jefferson, Jordan Volpe, Josh Torr, C.J. Malloy and Dakota Burnett all return on the offensive line. Sharon’s defense has seven returning starters. Among the returning impact players are Wilson, Nixon and Torr at linebacker, Parchman and Shaffer in the secondary and Jefferson, Volpe and Malloy on the line. The Tigers ranked seventh in District 10, regardless of class, by allowing 17 points allowed per game.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
4
Jordan Wilson
Pos. RB/LB
Yr Jr.
Ht. Wt. 5-10 205
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Wilmington*------------------------------------ L, 7-21 Reynolds*-------------------------------------W, 47-13 at Greenville*---------------------------------- L, 14-21 Hickory*---------------------------------------- W, 27-6 at Slippery Rock*----------------------------- W, 24-7 at Mercer*------------------------------------- W, 60-7 at South Range (Ohio)----------------------- L, 14-34 at Lakeview*---------------------------------- W, 62-0 Sharpsville*-----------------------------------W, 21-20
C OAC H
District 10 playoffs
Jim Wildman
Slippery Rock---------------------------------W, 26-10 Mercyhurst Prep-----------------------------W, 21-14
31st season, 248-98-6
2017 LEADERS Dorian
CJ
Warren
Jefferson
Parchman
Nixon
40 Nevin Boatner
FB/LB Fr. 5-10 185
41 Kyle McKee
RB/LB
So.
5-9 155
42 Caleb Fritch
OL/DL
So.
6-0 155
Warren Nixon
TE/LB
Jr.
6-4 210
43 Zyionante Phillips
WR/DB
So.
5-9 135
Lane Voytik
QB/DB
So.
5-9 175
50 Cameron Niemi
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 155
11 Tyzeke Cameron
WR/DB
Jr.
5-11 170
51 Dorian Jefferson
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 220
15 Marcel Austin
WR/DB
So.
5-8 160
52 Josh Torr
TE/DL
Jr.
6-1 200
16 CJ Parchman
WR/DB
So.
6-2 195
53 C.J. Malloy
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 225
17 Kameron Fisher
RB/LB
So.
5-10 170
56 Dakota Burnett
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 230
19 Brett Salsgiver
Fr.
62 Jordan Volpe
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 195
21 Brady Ortiz
So.
66 Brenden Massotti
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 200
23 Frank Shaffer
TE/LB
Jr.
6-2 190
67 Andrew Price
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0 190
26 Aiden Buck
TE/DE
Fr.
6-1 190
68 Thomas Dawson
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 195
27 Peyton Miller
RB/DB
So.
5-7 140
69 Noah Weese
OL/DL
So.
6-3 210
28 Javian Morales
WR/DB
Jr.
5-11 155
71 Giovonnie Thiel
OL/DL
So.
5-10 255
32 Noah Kubayko
RB/LB
So.
5-11 175
34 Tyvell Richardson
Fr.
80 Ben Baron
K
Jr.
5-8 145
87 Keyshawn Smith
WR/DB
So.
5-9 135
37 Corte Williams
QB/DB
Fr.
5-10 165
Nick Alexander
QB/LB
Jr.
6-0 180
39 Mike Zellefrow
WR/DB
So.
5-8 150
Xavier Ford
RB/DL
Jr.
5-11 165
40 Jaysun Burns
RB/LB
So.
5-8 150
J.R. Stephenson
WR/LB
Jr.
6-0 170
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Passing Names Lane Voytik
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 181 295 2,678 31 12
Rushing
5
5-5 145
PIAA playoffs Karns City-------------------------------------W, 67-17 Forest Hills------------------------------------W, 45-25 Quaker Valley--------------------------------- L, 23-43 *Region 2 game
8
RB/LB
Opponent Time
Aug. 24...............Wilmington...................7 Aug. 31................. Hickory*......................7 Sept. 7................ at Fairview....................7 Sept. 14.........at Slippery Rock*..............7 Sept. 21.............. Sharpsville....................7 Sept. 28.............. Conneaut*....................7 Oct. 5.............. at Grove City*.................7 Oct. 12............ University Prep................7 Oct. 19............ at Fort LeBoeuf................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 5 game
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
10-4 overall 6-2 region 2 Home field: Tiger Stadium
Names Jordan Wilson Ziyon Strickland Niko Augustine Brady Ortiz
Att. 196 34 24 11
Yds. 1,243 127 116 100
Avg. TD 6.3 17 3.7 6 4.8 1 9.1 1
Rec. Yds. 90 1,503 30 328 25 357 17 342 9 100
Avg. TD 16.7 12 10.9 6 14.3 5 20.1 5 11.1 2
Receiving Names Ziyon Strickland Frank Shaffer James McKinney CJ Parchman Jordan Wilson
Scoring Names TD Ziyon Strickland 20 Jordan Wilson 19 a-Aaron Nichols 0 Frank Shaffer 6 James McKinney 5 CJ Parchman 5 a-includes three field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 51 0 0 0
2-pt. Total 0 120 1 116 0 60 0 36 0 30 0 30
ROCKETS
OUTLOOK
SLIPP
Slippery Rock is looking to take a step forward this fall after back-toback four-win seasons. The Rockets were in a tough region, but they still picked up a big playoff win over Harbor Creek before running into Sharon. Slippery Rock has an experienced team back, but they will have to replace linebacker Rod Williams, linebacker/defensive lineman Luke Brandon, running back/linebacker Seth Slater and running back/defensive back Hunter Prementine. Slater led the Rockets with 432 yards and four touchdowns last fall, while Prementine was second with 335 yards and three TDs. Slippery Rock returns Jacob Shaffer and Vito Pilosi at quarterback, Kaleb Kamerer at running back, Patrick Shea and Nathan Hyatt at wide receiver and Sean Northcott and Ryan Broad on the offensive line. Shaffer threw for 513 yards and seven TDs during his time at quarterback, while Pilosi was 11-of-28 for 97 yards. Shea led the Rockets with 12
catches for 209 yards and two TDs and Kamerer ran for 288 yards and two TDs. The defense is also loaded with experience, including Kamerer and Shea in the secondary, David Duffalo, Pilosi and Shaffer RB/DB at linebacker S ENIOR and Mitchell KALE Houston and KAM B Northcott ERER on the defensive line. The Rockets graduated their top two tacklers in Williams and Brandon, but Houston was third with 59 tackles, followed by Prementine with 58 and Pilosi with 51. Slippery Rock’s defense bailed out the offense at times last fall as the Rockets were 12th overall in District 10 with 19.4 points per game, while ranking in the bottom 10 in D-10 with 17.1 points scored per game.
ERY R OCK
4-7 overall 3-5 region 2 Home field: Slippery Rock Field 2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24........ at General McLane.............7 Aug. 31.................Reynolds......................7 Sept. 7................ at Franklin....................7 Sept. 14.................Sharon*......................7 Sept. 21..............Grove City*....................7 Sept. 28............. at Titusville...................7 Oct. 5............... at Conneaut*..................7 Oct. 12.................. Hickory*......................7 Oct. 19................. at Oil City.....................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 5 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season at Reynolds*----------------------------------W, 13-12 Greenville*-------------------------------------- L, 0-17 at Hickory*-------------------------------------- L, 0-27 at Mercer*------------------------------------- W, 43-7 Sharon*------------------------------------------ L, 7-24 Grove City--------------------------------------- L, 0-28 Lakeview*-------------------------------------W, 54-14 at Sharpsville*--------------------------------- L, 9-20 Wilmington*----------------------------------- L, 14-24
District 10 playoffs Harbor Creek---------------------------------W, 38-14 Sharon------------------------------------------L, 10-26 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Passing Names Jacob Shaffer
C OAC H Patrick Shea
Ryan Broad
Larry Wendereusz,
Sean Northcott
3rd season, 8-14
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 1
Nick Gills
Pos. WR/LB
Yr Jr.
Ht. Wt. 6-1 170
26 David Duffalo
RB/LB
So.
5-7 165
30 Kid Scarborough
RB/DB
Fr.
5-7 138
31 Trystan Slattery
WR/DB
Fr.
5-7 130
4
Vito Pilosi
QB/DB
So.
6-0 180
33 John Thompson
RB/DB
Jr.
5-6 140
5
Kaleb Kamerer
RB/DB
Jr.
5-10 180
50 Zach Marini
OL/LB
So.
6-0 180
8
Nathaniel Willison
10 Ethan Plesakov
K/P
So.
6-0 160
51 Sean Northcott
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 230
QB/DB
Fr.
6-0 145
53 Ryan Broad
OL/LB
Jr.
5-11 195
14 Ethan Sarver
WR/DB
Fr.
5-7 139
55 Justin Schaeffer
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 163
16 Brendan Stover
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 150
58 Mitchell Houston
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 230
18 Jacob Shaffer
QB/LB
Jr.
6-2 190
59 Cody Hall
OL/LB
So.
5-6 170
19 Max Pierce
WR/DL
Jr.
5-10 160
60 Skyler Coast
OL/DL
So.
5-6 190
20 Patrick Shea
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 190
65 Keaton Meredith
OL/DL
So.
5-5 190
22 Evan Long
WR/DB
Fr.
5-9 143
70 Gabriel Smithbauer
OL/DL
So.
5-7 188
23 Ian Heitzenrater
WR/DB
So.
5-4 125
80 Joel Julin
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 155
24 Nathan Hyatt
WR/DB
So.
5-10 160
83 Cole Rider
WR/DB
Fr.
5-11 150
25 Jon Whitmer
RB/LB
Fr.
5-6 139
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 39 95 513 7 9
Rushing Names Seth Slater Hunter Prementine Kaleb Kamerer Vito Pilosi Jacob Shaffer
Att. 80 76 66 63 84
Yds. 432 335 288 269 228
Avg. TD 5.4 4 4.4 3 4.4 2 4.3 2 2.7 3
Rec. Yds. 12 209 11 124 9 69 8 97 5 62
Avg. TD 17.4 2 11.3 2 7.7 0 12.1 1 12.4 1
Receiving Names Patrick Shea Seth Slater Kaleb Kamerer Rod Williams Hunter Prementine
Scoring Names TD a-Seth Slater 6 Hunter Prementine 5 b-Nathaniel Willison 0 Nathan Hyatt 4 Jacob Shaffer 3 a-includes one safety b-includes three field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 20 0 0
2-pt. Total 0 38 0 30 0 29 0 24 0 18
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HELSLEY From Page K41 Q: Do you see yourself taking over as the emotional leader of the 2018 Lakers?
A: Definitely. I think I'll be one of the bigger leaders on the team. I want to be a role model for my teammates and make sure they follow my lead because I will lead them. That makes me want to work harder.
Q: You seem confident in yourself and your abilities on the field. Has that always been the case?
A: I've always tried to be a humble guy. But, I guess at times that just comes out in my emotions because I just love playing the game.
Q: Would you like to play college football?
A: I plan to play in college, but I'm being kind of patient with it and see who's going to give me a chance. I haven't had any offers, but I have had schools talking to me. Q: What do you anticipate as a major?
A: Right now, I'm looking at sports medicine or kinesiology. I've always had an interest in how the body moves. Q: Your mother, Colleen Helsley, died two years ago from medical complications while she battled breast cancer. How has the bond between you and your father, Doug, grown since then?
A: My dad and I, and my brother (Nate) have grown really tight. I rely on him even more now because he helped me through (the grieving process). Honestly, I wouldn't be where I am right now without him.
Q: Did you get along with your brother as youths?
A: Every once in a while we'd have our issues. Our competitiveness would come out in us, and we'd fight over things, but we always got along playing sports together. We love it.
Q: Nate will be a junior this season. What's it meant to have him as a teammate?
A: It's been great, although Nate hasn't been able to play much. This year, he's going to get in more, so it'll be really cool to play with him at my side. He's going to be a receiver (on offense) and probably safety or defensive back (on defense).
Mercyhurst Prep running back Zack Helsley is a four-year starter who could challenge the Erie County career rushing record this year. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
ABOUT ZACK HELSLEY School: Mercyhurst Prep Year: Senior Positions: Running back/linebacker Size: 6-0, 185 pounds 2017 stats: Rushed for 1,788 yards and 24 TDs. Averaged 10.4 yards per carry. Career stats: Enters season with 4,232 yards and 43 TDs.
Q: What's it meant to be part of the rise of your team since coach Jeff Root arrived five years ago?
A: Coming in as a freshman, we were 1-9. Then my sophomore year we were 6-4, and last year we were 10-1, so I've seen everything. It's really cool to see how the program has changed with all of the hard work.
Q: The Lakers' 2017 season ended when Sharon won 21-14 in the District 10 Class 3A championship game. Are the returning players motivated by that loss? A: I'd say that game is still motivation
for us. We want to be in the D-10 (tournament) every year and then just go on from that. Winning D-10, that's our goal right now. Q: Because of the concussion issue in football, there's now an overt push for players not to lower their head in anticipation of contact. Is that something you'll have to learn, or relearn, especially as a running back? A: Yeah, I've had to develop a way not
to put my head down after all this time. It was a lot of repetition and practice, practice, practice.
Q: What is the on-field X-factor for the Lakers to be successful this season? A: Our run game and our defense are
pretty strong. The X-factor is going to be if we can pass the ball. When we get into the (district) playoffs, we're going to need to throw the ball and throw a lot. If we can do that, I think we'll be a pretty successful team. Mike Copper can be reached at 8701614 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNcopper.
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2017 IN REVIEW POSTSEASON
Class 2A District 10 Quarterfinals Sharpsville 56, Seneca 14 Greenville 63, Northwestern 19 Wilmington 48, Maplewood 14 Semifinals Greenville 28, Sharpsville 14 Wilmington 49, Reynolds 0 Championship Wilmington 31, Greenville 13
Greenville------------------------- 68 Lakeview-------------------------- 69 Sharpsville------------------------ 70 Wilmington----------------------- 71
PIAA Quarterfinals Wilmington 33, Clarion 6
SEASON OUTLOOK
Semifinals Wilmington 49, Washington 42 Championship Southern Columbia 48, Wilmington 0
• 2017 champion: Mercyhurst Prep • Favorite: Wilmington • Contenders: Greenville, Sharpsville • Dark horse: Lakeview
2018 NEW REGION School Enrollment Greenville---------------------- 194* Lakeview---------------------- 155** Sharpsville-----------------------167 Wilmington----------------------146
Class 2A range: 132-198 *Greenville has an enrollment of 187 students and includes 7 of 14 students from Living Word Christian in a co-op agreement. **Lakeview has an enrollment of 123 students and includes 32 of 64 students from Commodore Perry in a co-op agreement.
REGION 4 CHAMPIONS 2017: Mercyhurst Prep (6-0) 2016: Conneaut (Ohio), Titusville (5-1) 2015: Fairview, Fort LeBoeuf (6-1) 2014: Fairview, Girard, Northwestern (5-2) 2013: Girard, Northwestern (6-1) 2012: Corry, Northwestern (6-1) 2011: North East (6-0) 2010: General McLane (6-0) 2009: General McLane (8-0) 2008: North East (8-0) 2007: Harbor Creek (6-0) 2006: Fairview, Harbor Creek (5-1) 2005: Girard (6-1) 2004: North East (7-0)
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team Offense
PLAYER WATCH TO
CAMERON MARETT Wilmington
RB/S - Sr. - 5-6, 155 Marett used his outstanding quickness to claim the Region 2 Player of the Year award. He rushed for 913 yards and 16 TDs and led D-10 with 10 interceptions. He had 22 total TDs.
Name Cameron Marett* Colton Richards JaQuay Hubbard
School Wilmington Wilmington Sharpsville
No. Pos 11 RB 11 OL 11 OL
Defense Name Colton Richards Cameron Marett*
School Wilmington Wilmington
No. Pos. 11 DL 11 DB
Second team Offense Name Luke Levis Robert Pontius Jim Reed Jordan Gray
School Sharpsville Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
No. Pos 11 TE 11 QB 11 OL 11 OL
Defense Name School Jordan Gray Wilmington Jim Reed Wilmington Kobe Joseph Sharpsville Robert Pontius Wilmington *Region 2 Player of the Year
No. Pos. 11 DL 11 DL 11 LB 11 DB
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TROJANS
2017 RECORD
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GREENVILLE OUTLOOK
Greenville put together another impressive season under head coach Brian Herrick in 2017. The Trojans’ only losses in the regular season came to powerhouses Sharpsville (21-0) and Wilmington (14-6). Greenville fought its way through the District 10 Class 2A playoffs with a 63-19 rout of Northwestern and 28-14 win over Sharpsville before falling to eventual PIAA runner-up Wilmington 31-13 in the D-10 championship game. Greenville will have a tall task to repeat its nine-win season this fall after massive graduation losses. Quarterback Nate Bell threw for 1,478 yards and 15 touchdowns last year, but he is gone, along with second-leading rusher Canyon Eells. Michael Blaney caught 40 passes for 726 yards and seven touchdowns and also graduated with skill-position players Cody Tumpak and Adonis Scriven and linemen Brenden Calvin, Hayden Musser, Josh Giardina, Josh Christner and Yosuke Sugano. Greenville returns leading rusher Brady Gentile, who had 170 carries for 840 yards and nine touchdowns and 21 catches for 285 yards and three touchdowns as a junior. Nick Jones, Justin Harbaugh and Aaron Solderich return to anchor the line, while Ian
PLAYERS TO WATCH
9-3: overall 6-2: region Home field: Stewart Field
GREEN
Porter returns at linebacker and Jon King at strong safety. King played some quarterback last year, while sophomore Caden Loutzenhiser could compete for the starting job as well. Greenville has just five seniors back this year and will need a RB/S big push from SENIOR the underclassmen to BRAD compete for GENT Y ILE region and district titles. The Trojans have an interesting road trip to Northwestern to start the year before hosting powerhouse Grove City. The toughest stretch could come in September when Greenville travels to Sharpsville and Hickory before hosting Wilmington. The Trojans also travel to Farrell in October as they prepare for the Class 2A playoffs. Greenville has a tough schedule and some big holes to fill, but the program is in a solid state.
VILLE
Date
Opponent Time
Aug.-24......... at Northwestern...............7 Aug.-31...............Grove City....................7 Sept.-7..................Iroquois......................7 Sept.-14..........at Sharpsville*.................7 Sept.-21..............at Hickory.....................7 Sept.-28............Wilmington*..................7 Oct.-5.................... Seneca.......................7 Oct.-12................Lakeview*....................7 Oct.-19.................at Farrell......................7 Oct.-26.............. Maplewood...................7 *Region 4 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Hickory*---------------------------------------W, 27-26 at Slippery Rock*----------------------------- W, 17-0 Sharon*----------------------------------------W, 21-14 at Conneaut-----------------------------------W, 49-27 Lakeview*-------------------------------------W, 41-14 at Sharpsville*--------------------------------- L, 0-21 Wilmington*------------------------------------ L, 6-14 at Reynolds*----------------------------------- W, 21-7 at Mercer*------------------------------------W, 56-21
C OAC H Brian Herrick 12th season, 83-44
District 10 playoffs Northwestern---------------------------------W, 63-19 Sharpsville------------------------------------W, 28-14 Wilmington------------------------------------ L, 13-31 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Nate Bell
Justin
Kaleb
Nick
Jon
Ian
Joey
Harbaugh
Achuff
Jones
King
Porter
Arana
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 2
2018 SCHEDULE
Brady Gentile
Pos. RB/DB
Yr Jr.
Ht. Wt. 5-9 170
33 Blair Paxton
WR/DB
So.
5-8 125
50 Tyler Dickson
OL/LB
So.
5-8 177
51 Nick Jones
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 265
7
Caden Loutzenhiser
QB/DB
Fr.
5-7 130
52 Aaron Solderich
OL/DL
So.
5-11 208
8
Jonathan King
QB/DB
So.
5-11 150
53 Griffin Richardson
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 185
9
Ian Porter
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 166
54 Lane Fry
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 170
10 Deavon Rainey
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 115
56 TJ Richardson
OL/DL
Fr.
5-6 156
13 Kaleb Achuff
RB/LB
So.
5-10 160
57 Trey Wilt
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 274
14 Ken Royer
QB/LB
So.
5-10 170
65 Joey Beil
OL/DL
So.
5-7 250
15 Justin Stuyvesant
K
So.
5-7 130
67 Justin Harbaugh
OL/DL
So.
6-3 220
16 Mikel Heverly
WR/DB
Fr.
5-9 130
72 Garrett Hillard
OL/DL
Fr.
6-2 237
17 Joey Arana
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9 165
76 Ross Swartz
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 233
20 Ashley Milleson
WR/DB
Fr.
5-3 115
78 Bryce Stubert
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 190
21 Alec Hinson
WR/DB
Fr.
5-4 94
81 Gage Watterson
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 171
84 Landon Bielata
TE/DL
Fr.
6-0 200
24 Issac Sasala
RB/DB
Fr.
5-9 150
26 Brayden Difrischia
RB/LB
Fr.
5-9 185
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 93 169 1,478 15 12
Rushing Names Brady Gentile Canyon Eells Adonis Scriven
Att. 170 76 61
Yds. 840 472 294
Avg. TD 4.9 9 6.2 6 4.8 3
Rec. Yds. 40 726 21 285 15 183 11 229
Avg. TD 18.2 7 13.6 3 12.2 1 20.8 2
Receiving Names Michael Blaney Brady Gentile Connor Gilfoyle Brenden Calvin
Scoring Names Brady Gentile Michael Blaney a-Canyon Eells Nate Bell
TD 12 9 6
2 Cody Tumpak 4 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 15
2-pt. Total 0 72 1 56 0 54
17 0
0 0
29 24
SAILORS
2017 RECORD
OUTLOOK
LAKEV
Lakeview will look to get back on track after going 1-18 over the past two seasons, including a current 18-game losing streak. The Sailors have a new head coach in Bill Hickman with a new system to implement this season. Lakeview finished second to last in District 10 in scoring (9.4 points per game) and defense (49 points allowed per game) last fall. One big obstacle for Lakeview the past two years in trying to rebuild the program was their schedule. The Sailors were the Region 2 grinder with eight tough games, and they hosted Mercyhurst Prep, which played for a District 10 championship. Lakeview doesn’t exactly have an easy schedule this fall, but there could be some winnable games if the Sailors adjust to a new coach. Lakeview will almost have to start over on offense. Mitch Hansen is gone after rushing for 667 yards and seven touchdowns along with quarterback Garrett Gadsby, who ran for 350 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 81 yards. Running back Logan McFadden returns after rushing for 144 yards on 53 carries. Linemen Isaac Devault and Joey Katavich are also back. McFadden will be counted on to lead the secondary with safeties Kendall Crocker and Lane Barber. Crocker could also step in at quarterback
PLAYERS TO WATCH
for the Sailors. DeVault will lead the defensive line and Katavich is a returning linebacker. Seniors Jared Alcorn (fullback/linebacker), Eddie Mazon (wide receiver/ defensive back) and FB/LB John McGee /P SENIOR (offensive line/lineJARE backer) A L C OD RN will be counted on to play key roles along with junior Damian VanTassel (offensive line/linebacker). New and younger players to watch include Dallas Barber, Burton Brockelhurst, Christian Barber, Gavin Murdock and Mason Bevan. Lakeview has another tough region schedule, but it’s limited to three teams. The Sailors open at home against a solid Maplewood team before heading to West Middlesex. Lakeview also has Conneaut (Ohio), Seneca, Northwestern, Mercer and Reynolds in non-region games. The Sailors don’t have a lot of experience back, and their success will come down to the younger players getting used to a new system in camp.
IEW
Date
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Mercer*-----------------------------------------L, 33-35 Sharpsville*------------------------------------ L, 13-49 at Wilmington*--------------------------------- L, 0-74 Reynolds*--------------------------------------- L, 0-30 at Greenville*---------------------------------- L, 14-41 at Hickory*-------------------------------------L, 14-41 at Slippery Rock*----------------------------- L, 14-54 Sharon*------------------------------------------ L, 0-62 Mercyhurst Prep------------------------------- L, 6-65 at Crestview (Ohio)--------------------------- L, 0-39 * Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Garrett Gadsby
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 15 29 81 0 6
C OAC H Rushing
Bill Hickman 1st season
Names Mitch Hansen Garrett Gadsby Logan McFadden
Att. 110 108 53
Yds. 667 350 144
Avg. TD 6.1 7 3.2 3 2.7 1
Rec. Yds. 6 43 6 33 4 7 3 27
Avg. TD 7.2 0 5.5 0 1.8 0 9.0 0
Receiving Kendall
Isaac
Lane
Dante
Crocker
DeVault
Barber
Borden
Names Austin Mathieson Luke Hostetler Mitch Hansen Garrett Gadsby
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
40 Jared Alcorn
WR/TE/LB
Jr.
48 Evan Hamilton
RB/DB
So.
5-11 150
6-2 175
6 Colin Ice
FB/LB Fr. 5-0 135
50 Isaac DeVault
OL/LB
Fr.
6-1 195
7
Lane Barber
RB/LB
51 Joey Katavich
OL/DL
So.
5-9 180
9
Kendall Crocker
So.
Fr.
5-9 150
WR/DB
Fr.
5-7 150
52 Damien Van Tassel
OL/LB
WR/DB
So.
6-1 155
59 JP McGee
OL/DL/LB Jr.
5-10 250
20 Logan McFadden
RB/DB
So.
5-8 145
74 Austin Heim
OL/DL
6-3
24 Eddie Mazon
WR/RB/DB
13 Dante Borden
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.............. Maplewood...................7 Aug. 31.........at West Middlesex.............7 Sept. 7........... Conneaut (Ohio)...............7 Sept. 14.......... at Wilmington*................7 Sept. 21............... at Seneca.....................7 Sept. 28............. Sharpsville*...................7 Oct. 5...............Northwestern..................7 Oct. 12..............at Greenville*..................7 Oct. 19................... Mercer.......................7 Oct. 26............... at Reynolds...................7 * Region 4 game
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
2018 SCHEDULE
Jr.
5-6 145
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Jr.
5-10 205
Scoring Names TD Mitch Hansen 7 Garrett Gadsby 5 Logan McFadden 1 Zac Tingley 0 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 0 8
2-pt. Total 0 42 0 30 1 8 0 8
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LAKEVIEW
0-10 overall 0-8 region Home field: Lakeview Stadium
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BLUE DEVILS
2017 RECORD
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SHARPSVILLE OUTLOOK
SHARP
Sharpsville battled through the Region 2 grinder last year and tried to make a run in the District 10 Class 2A playoffs. The Blue Devils routed Seneca before running into Greenville in the semifinals. Sharpsville has a solid team back this season and its first win of the season will give longtime coach Paul Piccirilli his 200th career win. Ja’Quay Hubbard is the player to keep an eye on for the Blue Devils this season. The tackle was listed at 6 feet, 6 inches and 335 pounds last year and spent the offseason continuing to train. He has 18 offers as of late July and among his top schools are Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia and Mississippi State. Running back Kobe Joseph is also getting interest from colleges, including Harvard. Hubbard and Joseph will be counted as leaders to keep Sharpsville’s program at a high level as well as quarterback Nick Alexander, running back/linebacker Drew Gordon, tight end/linebacker Luke Levis and lineman Joe Bornes. Alexander threw for 1,012 yards and eight touchdowns last fall, while Joseph ran for 750 yards and nine TDs. Levis was second in receptions with 16 for 319 yards and six TDs
PLAYERS TO WATCH
last fall. Sharpsville has some key players to replace, including leading rusher and receiver Bobby Besser. He ran for 1,062 yards and 16 TDs and caught 17 passes for 280 yards. The Blue Devils also lost Tristen Stoner, Anthony RB Yeager, Peyton SENIOR Schell and KO B E Cameron JOSE Prebble to PH graduation. Sharpsville has a proud tradition of winning, but Region 4 will be tough this year. The good news for the Blue Devils is they get Greenville and Wilmington at home, but they also travel to Hickory, Sharon and West Middlesex in non-region play. Sharpsville has one of the top linemen in D-10 with an experienced quarterback and several skill guys back. If the Blue Devils can fill some needs, they will be a dangerous team again.
6-6 overall 4-4 region Home field: Sharpsville Field
SVILL
2018 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................at Hickory.....................7 Aug. 31............... at Iroquois....................7 Sept. 7................... Seneca.......................7 Sept. 14..............Greenville*....................7 Sept. 21............... at Sharon.....................7 Sept. 28............ at Lakeview*..................7 Oct. 5............ Conneaut (Ohio)...............7 Oct. 12...............Wilmington*..................7 Oct. 19..........at West Middlesex.............7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 4 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season West Middlesex------------------------------- W, 49-0 at Lakeview*---------------------------------W, 49-13 Mercer*----------------------------------------W, 42-21 Wilmington*------------------------------------ L, 0-35 at Reynolds*----------------------------------- L, 14-23 Greenville*------------------------------------- W, 21-0 at Hickory*------------------------------------- L, 14-30 Slippery Rock*-------------------------------- W, 20-9 at Sharon*------------------------------------- L, 20-21 at South Range (Ohio)------------------------ L, 7-38
District 10 playoffs C OAC H Paul Piccirilli 24th season, 199-70
Seneca-----------------------------------------W, 56-14 Greenville-------------------------------------- L, 14-28 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Nick Alexander
Luke Levis
Nick Alexander
Ja’Quay Hubbard
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
Names Bobby Besser Kobe Joseph Noah McCall Cameron Prebble Chayse Stevens-Luchey
28
Drew Gordon
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 160
32
Kobe Joseph
RB/LB
Jr.
6-3 200
1
Tristan Besser
RB/LB
So.
5-10 155
39
Joseph Bornes
TE/DL
Jr.
6-0 175
2
Chayse Stevens-Luchey RB/DB
So.
5-10 140
45
Aaron Stephenson
OL/LB
So.
5-10 150
5
Brandon Hopson
WR/DB
So.
5-10 140
50
Tyler Clary
OL/LB
So.
5-5 150
6
Noah McCall
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 190
55
Devin McCurry
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5 160
7
Danny Henwood
QB/DB
Fr.
5-11 145
57
Wyatt Caldwell
OL/DL
So.
5-6 165
8
Nick Alexander
QB/DB
Jr.
5-11 185
63
Jacob Yudt
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 230
66
Ja’Quay Hubbard
OL/DL
Jr.
6-6 335
9
Luke Levis
TE/DB
Jr.
6-3 185
14
Kevin Evans
RB/DB
Jr.
5-8 175
70
Melvin Hobson
OL/DL
So.
6-0 284
15
Michael Herman
K/P
Jr.
5-9 150
72
Josh Stephenson
OL/LB
So.
5-11 150
Skylar Skubish
OL/DL
So.
16
Tyler Laymen
RB/DL
Jr.
5-11 170
76
19
Ben Henwood
WR/DB
Jr.
5-5 135
44/71 Hunter Kos
25
Kaleb Haun
RB/DB
So.
5-6 150
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 60 113 1,012 8 6
Rushing
Drew Gordon
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
E
OL/TE/DL Jr.
5-8 185 6-0 220
Att. 174 118 40 48 13
Yds. 1,062 750 269 168 123
Avg. TD 6.1 16 6.4 9 6.7 3 3.5 3 9.5 0
Rec. Yds. 17 280 16 319 11 149 8 51
Avg. TD 16.5 0 19.9 6 13.6 0 6.4 0
Receiving Names Bobby Besser Luke Levis Peyton Schell Koby Joseph
Scoring Names TD Bobby Besser 16 Kobe Joseph 11 Michael Herman 0 Luke Levis 6 Cameron Prebble 4 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 2-pt. Total 0 1 98 0 1 68 36 0 0
0 0 0
36 36 24
GREYHOUNDS
2017 RECORD
OUTLOOK
For the first time in 40 years, Wilmington will have a new head coach. Brandon Phillian, who played for and coached with Terry Verrelli, takes over this season as the Greyhounds look to keep playing at a high level. Wilmington reached Hershey last year before falling to Southern Columbia in the state championship game. The Greyhounds return seven starters on offense and eight on defense. Wilmington had the No. 5 offense in all of District 10 and top offense among Class 2A teams with 39.3 points per game. The ‘Hounds Hammer defense was third in D-10 and the top defense among Class 2A teams with 10.2 points allowed per game. Wilmington nearly had three 1,000-yard running backs last fall, and the ‘Hounds will have to replace two of their impressive trio. Bryson Verrelli ran for 1,088 yards and 18 touchdowns and had 18 catches for 327 yards and six touchdowns, but he graduated. Jack Patton, who ran for 1,229 yards and 15 touchdowns, is also gone. Wilmington returns standout Cameron Marett. He ran for 913 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught eight passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Marett will look to lead the offense with fullback Noah Hunt,
PLAYERS TO WATCH
14-1 overall 8-0 region Home field: Wilmington Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
WILMI
quarterback Robert Pontius and linemen Alex Ramirez, Jordan Gray, Jimmy Reed and Colton Richards, a Division I recruit. Pontius threw for 936 yards and 10 touchdowns last year. The Wilmington defense OL/DL will have SENIOR to replace C O LT Isaiah GarRICH ON giulo and ARDS Patton at linebacker, and Colton Marett and Verrelli in the secondary. All four are big losses at several positions along with Matty Jamison. The ‘Hounds return Jacob Yohman, Gray, Reed and Ramirez on the line, Hunt and Richards at linebacker and Cameron Marett and Pontius in the secondary. Hunt was second on the team with 84 tackles followed by Richards with 79, Marett with 72 and Reed with 66. Marett also pulled down an incredible 10 interceptions during the season.
NGTON
Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................ at Sharon.....................7 Aug. 31.................at Farrell......................7 Sept. 7..............Northwestern..................7 Sept. 14...............Lakeview*....................7 Sept. 21....... at Conneaut (Ohio).............7 Sept. 28............at Greenville*..................7 Oct. 5....................Iroquois......................7 Oct. 12.............at Sharpsville*.................7 Oct. 19................... Hickory.......................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 4 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season at Sharon*------------------------------------- W, 21-7 at West Middlesex---------------------------- W, 49-0 Lakeview*-------------------------------------- W, 74-0 at Sharpsville*-------------------------------- W, 35-0 Mercer*----------------------------------------- W, 69-0 Reynolds*-------------------------------------- W, 42-3 at Greenville*---------------------------------- W, 14-6 Hickory*---------------------------------------- W, 52-0 at Slippery Rock*----------------------------W, 24-14
District 10
Maplewood-----------------------------------W, 48-14 Reynolds---------------------------------------- W, 49-0 Greenville-------------------------------------W, 31-13
C OAC H Brandon Phillian 1st Season
PIAA Playoffs
Clarion------------------------------------------ W, 33-6 Washington-----------------------------------W, 49-42 Southern Columbia--------------------------- L, 0-48 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
Cameron Marett
Jacob Yohman
Jordan Gray
Names Robert Pontius
Robert Pontius
Rushing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
Yr Fr.
Ht. Wt.
40
Tucker Walker
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8 150
44
Morgan Whiting
TE/DL
Fr.
5-10 167
5
Caelan Bender
QB/DB
5-7 148
50
Alex Ramirez
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 195
6
Brad Fair
FB/LB Fr. 5-9 168
51
Brody Miller
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10- 175
8
Noah Hunt
TE/LB
Jr.
5-10 180
52
Jordan Gray
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 243
9
Jason Hess
WR/DB
So.
5-5 115
53
Marcus Tokar
OL/DL
So.
6-3 170
11
Shane Cox
QB/TE/LB So.
5-11 159
54
Colton Richards
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 250
12
Ethan Susen
RB/DB
Fr.
5-7 130
55
Jon Takash
OL/DL
So.
5-11 192
14
Jordan Hess
RB/LB
Fr.
5-4 130
57
Jordan Williams
OL/DL
Jr.
5-7 204
16
Ethan Winters
K
Fr.
5-10 150
58
Conner Vass-Gal
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 240
17
Mason Reed
WR/DB
Fr.
5-4 117
59
Josh Sanders
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 200
18
Robert Pontius
QB/DB
Jr.
6-4 175
63
Jayden Williams
OL/DL
Jr.
5-7 206
19
Sam Moore
FB/DL
So.
5-9 154
67
Patrick Zack
OL/DL
So.
5-11 260
21
Junior McConahy
QB/TE/DL So.
6-2 171
68
James Reed
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 204
22
Jacob Moore
RB/LB
So.
5-9 150
70
Brady Craig
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 183
24
Cameron Marett
RB/DB
Jr.
5-6 155
72
Colton Moore
OL/DL
So.
6-2 170
28
Garret Guth
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9 141
74
Frank DeVite
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 220
32
David Patton
FB/LB
So.
5-9 171
76
Weston Phanco
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 208
34
Darren Miller
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8 151
79/84 Jacob Yohman
OL/DL
Jr.
6-6 210
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 53 95 936 10 6
Names Jack Patton Bryson Verrelli Cameron Marett Robert Pontius
Att. 140 138 116 95
Yds. 1,229 1,088 913 386
Avg. TD 8.8 15 7.9 18 7.9 16 4.1 11
Rec. Yds. 18 327 18 314 8 189 6 52
Avg. TD 18.2 6 17.4 3 23.6 2 8.7 0
Receiving Names Bryson Verrelli Colton Marett Cameron Marett Jack Patton
Scoring Names Bryson Verrelli Cameron Marett
TD PAT 2-pt. Total 25 0 1 152
22 Jack Patton 15 Robert Pontius 11 a-Jacob Winters 0 a-includes four field goal Returnees in bold
0 0 0 48
0 0 0 0
132 90 66 60
KICKOFF 2018
WILMINGTON
71
3
REG IO N
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INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW Region 2 Final Standings Class 2A, 3A
POSTSEASON
Class 2A District 10 Quarterfinals Sharpsville 56, Seneca 14 Greenville 63, Northwestern 19 Reynolds 32, Iroquois 13
Conneaut (Ohio)----------------- 73 Iroquois------------------------ 74-75 Northwestern----------------- 76-77 Seneca------------------------- 78-79
SEASON OUTLOOK
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team
• 2017 champion: Seneca • Favorite: Conneaut (Ohio) • Contenders: Seneca, Northwestern • Dark horse: Iroquois
2018 NEW REGION School Enrollment Conneaut (Ohio)----------------197 Iroquois---------------------------159 Northwestern--------------------175 Seneca----------------------------196 Class 2A range: 132-198
REGION 3 CHAMPIONS (Since initial realignment in 2004) 2017: Seneca (6-0) 2016: Iroquois (6-0) 2015: Sharon (7-0)
Offense Name School No. John Applebee Conneaut (Ohio) 11
Name Wyatt Shaffer
2011: Wilmington (5-0) 2010: Sharon (5-0)
PLAYER WATCH TO
W YAT T S H A F F E R Seneca
2009: Sharon, Wilmington (6-1) 2008: Wilmington (7-0) 2007: Wilmington (6-0)
QB/RB/MLB - Sr. - 6-3 190
2006: Wilmington (6-0) 2005: Wilmington (6-1) 2004: Greenville, Grove City (6-1)
School Seneca
No. Pos. 11 LB
Second team
2013: Greenville (7-0) Wilmington (6-1)
Pos. OL
Defense
2014: Slippery Rock (7-0) 2012: Grove City, Hickory
Region Overall
Seneca 6-0 9-1 Iroquois 5-1 7-3 Northwestern 4-2 5-5 Maplewood 3-3 6-5 Eisenhower 2-4 4-6 North East 1-5 2-7 Saegertown 0-6 0-10
Shaffer was Seneca’s second-leading rusher last season with 605 yards and 7 TDs. He will be a key player as the likely quarterback of the Bobcats.
Offense Name Michael Williams Wyatt Shaffer Mitch Northrup Kail Rounds
School Conneaut (Ohio) Seneca Iroquois Iroquois
No. 11 11 10 10
Pos. RB RB OL OL
Defense Name Dom D’Antonio
School Seneca
No. Pos. 11 DL
CONNEAUT OUTLOOK
CONNE
A U T, O HIO
the secondary. Pinkerton is a three-year starter at corner, Yopp was Conneaut’s second-leading tackler last fall and Fedor is a three-year QB/DB starter at SENIOR safety. Thomas BRAN was the SMIL DEN third-leading E tackler for the Spartans. Conneaut could also receive contributions from new and younger players as well. Moneypenny was an all-region defensive lineman as a sophomore and returns as a senior, while Picard is a second-year starter on both sides of the ball. Dale is set to lead the defensive line, and junior Damon Bower could step up and earn a spot on the offensive line. Conneaut opens the season with two teams from Ohio before beginning D-10 play. The Spartans look like a strong candidate to win the region and get Iroquois at home. Conneaut has to travel to Seneca and Northwestern, which could determine the Region 3 title. The Spartans also travel to Sharpsville and host Wilmington in crossover games. Conneaut could win the region, but their non-region games could decide if they finally return to the OHSAA playoffs.
5-5 overall 4-2 region Home field: Joslin Field
Date
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2
Keifer Mandagelo
WR/DB
Fr.
5-6 120
3
Jake Slayton
QB/WR/C
So.
5-5 150
4
Austin Pinkerton
WR/C
Sr.
6-0 165
6
Jay Green
WR/DB
Jr.
5-7 150
7
Jason Herd
QB/DB
Fr.
5-7 150
8
Rylan Davison
QB/WR/DB Jr.
5-9 180
9
Richie Picard
WR/TE/LB Jr.
5-10 180
10 Seth Fedor
RB/OLB
Jr.
5-8 155
12 Levi Corlew
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 125
2017 IN REVIEW PLAYERS TO WATCH
Regular season
Mike
Stefan
Williams
Yopp
Passing Names Branden Smile
Rylan
John
Davison
Applebee
28 Alex Kohlman
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 175
32 Ryan Kidder
RB/LB
Sr.
5-2 155
34 Mike Williams
RB/S
Sr.
6-0 185
42 Leon Moffett
RB/DL
Jr.
5-11 180
44 Josh Snyder
WR/LB
Sr.
5-9 170
50 Hunter Dale
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 196
53 Nic Brown
OL/DL
So.
5-8 160
54 John Applebee
OL/DL
Sr.
6-1 270
55 Jonny Moneypenny
OL/DL
Sr.
5-10 170
55 Tyler McCurdy
FB/LB
Jr.
5-5 160
56 Logan Johnston
OL/DL
Jr.
5-7 190
13 Lane Herman
WR/DB
So.
5-7 150
K
So.
5-9 140
62 Damien Estes
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 245
16 Tellus Andrews
TE/LB
So.
5-8 160
65 Eric Woods
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 182
18 Stefan Yopp
FB/OLB
Sr.
5-8 160
66 Jacob Wiley
OL/DL
So.
6-0 230
19 Brandon Smile
QB/DB
Jr.
6-1 170
72 Damon Bowers
OL/DL
Jr.
5-8 250
23 Anthony Nunes
WR/DB
So.
5-6 130
75 Nick Osborne
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 205
24 Matt Bennett
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8 170
80 Kyle Woods
WR/DE
Jr.
6-2 165
25 Ryan Osborne
WR/DB
So.
5-1 113
Josh Tantari
OL/DE
Sr.
5-10 190
Joey Bowen
OL/LB
Fr.
5-6 160
26 Chance Ryan
RB/DB
Jr.
5-7 155
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 180
LaBrae (Ohio)---------------------------------- L, 21-35 at Rootstown (Ohio)-------------------------- L, 0-33 Oil City-----------------------------------------W, 26-20 at Mercyhurst Prep*-------------------------- L, 7-35 at Titusville*----------------------------------W, 54-14 Corry*------------------------------------------W, 42-20 at Harbor Creek*----------------------------- L, 14-16 Girard*-----------------------------------------W, 58-20 Fairview*--------------------------------------W, 40-10 at Grand Valley (Ohio)----------------------- L, 24-42 *Region 4 game
2017 LEADERS
14 Joey Merlene
27 Aidan Thomas
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.......... at LaBrae (Ohio)...............7 Aug. 31........ John Adams (Ohio).............7 Sept. 7............... at Lakeview...................7 Sept. 14................Iroquois*.....................7 Sept. 21..............Wilmington...................7 Sept. 28.............. at Seneca*....................7 Oct. 5...............at Sharpsville..................7 Oct. 12.......... at Northwestern*..............7 Oct. 19................. Conneaut.....................7 Oct. 26.........Grand Valley (Ohio).............7 *Region 3 game
2018 ROSTER Pos.
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OHIO
2018 SCHEDULE
Conneaut (Ohio) found success in District 10 last fall when the Spartans went 5-2 against D-10 opponents. Conneaut, however, might have missed the OHSAA playoffs because of their non-region schedule. The Spartans went 0-3 against Ohio teams with losses to LaBrae, Rootstown and Grand Valley and did not have enough points to make the postseason. Conneaut could Rocco Dobran be the top team in 8th season, Region 3 this season 31-39 with an experienced team back. Mike Williams spearheaded a strong rushing attack with 1,479 yards and 13 touchdowns, and quarterback Branden Smile threw for 1,057 yards and 11 touchdowns. The duo is back to lead the Spartan offense with Austin Pinkerton and Rylan Davison at wide receiver and John Applebee on the line. Applebee was named the Ashtabula County lineman of the year. In addition to the line, Conneaut will need to replace their top three receivers in Jonathan West, Kyle Gaugh and Alan Christine. The Conneaut defense returns eight starters, including Hunter Dale and Jonny Moneypenny on the line, Richie Picard, Stefan Yopp and Seth Fedor at linebacker and Austin Pinkerton, Aiden Thomas and Williams in
No. Name
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
SPARTANS
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 65 140 1,057 11 4
Rushing Names Mike Williams Seth Fedor Rylan Davison
Att. 148 73 45
Yds. 1,479 346 225
Avg. TD 10.0 13 4.7 7 5.0 5
Rec. Yds. 20 410 11 129 10 162 9 141 9 96
Avg. TD 20.5 5 11.7 2 16.2 1 15.7 0 10.7 1
Receiving Names Jonathan West Kyle Gaugh Alan Christine Mike Williams Rylan Davison
Scoring Names Mike Williams Seth Fedor Rylan Davison Jonathan West Ethan Knight Returnees in bold
TD 14 8 6 6 0
PAT 0 0 0 0 22
2-pt. Total 1 86 1 50 0 36 0 36 0 22
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BRAVES
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
IROQUOIS
7-3 overall 5-1 region 3 Home field: John L. Post Stadium
IROQU
OIS
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Iroquois put together a seven-win season in 2017 and has 25 wins over the past three years. The Braves, like most small schools in Erie, ran into a Mercer County power in the playoffs with a 32-13 loss to Reynolds. Iroquois has its work cut out in trying to recover from massive graduation losses. The Braves lost most of their skill position players, including their starting wide receivers and running backs, and several key linemen as well. Head coach Matt Morgan has a history of programs maintaining success and the depth of the Braves will be key this season with a tough schedule. Iroquois opens with rival Harbor Creek before a grinder of Sharpsville, at Greenville, at Conneaut (Ohio) and New Jersey power Penns Grove. The Braves get Northwestern and Seneca at home in region play, but they also travel to Wilmington in a crossover game. If Iroquois can reload, it will be a contender, but the Braves would have to win at Conneaut in the middle of the toughest part of their schedule.
Sept. 7...............at Greenville..................7
OFFENSE Iroquois averaged 35.3 points per game, which ranked ninth overall in District 10 and third among Class 2A teams. The biggest task for the Braves is replacing a talented backfield in Tarrell Clark and Koby McLean. Clark ran for 1,434 yards and 18 touchdowns last fall, while McLean had 729 yards and nine touchdowns on 115 carries. Wide receiver Tyler Klinzing is also gone after leading the Braves with five catches for 195 yard and three touchdowns. Iroquois also lost Draven Douglas and Jake Rose on the offensive line, Mike Lasher at quarterback and John Sharp at wide receiver. The Braves return quarterback Matt Alecci, who has been called into action several times with Lasher dealing with injuries. Alecci threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns last fall. Iroquois will need to find him some help as Matt Tarr, Jeremy Laniewicz and Will Henley could battle for carries. Laniewicz ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 10 yards last year. Sophomores Dante Carr and Antonio Rodriguez and senior Anthony Mayo are options at running back as well. Cail Rounds, Mitch Northrup and Zach Barker are returning starters on the offensive line, while Owen Peterson and Tyler Swanson could fill in some needs on the line as well as
Opponent Time
Aug. 24...........at Harbor Creek................7 Aug. 31............... Sharpsville....................7 Sept. 14...... at Conneaut (Ohio)*............7 Sept. 22........Penns Grove (N.J.)..............6 Sept. 28...........Northwestern*.................7 Oct. 5.............. at Wilmington.................7 Oct. 12.................. Seneca*......................7 Oct. 19................ at Fairview....................7
R B/O L
Oct. 26................ North East....................7
B
JUNIOR JERE LANI MY EWIC
*Region 3 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D
Z
Year
Overall Region
2017
7-3 (5-1)
2016
10-1 (6-0)
2015
8-3 (6-1)
Jacob Ropelewski at tight end. Iroquois has some experience on the line and at quarterback, but the Braves need several athletes to step up and make plays throughout the year.
2014
6-5 (5-2)
2013
3-7 (3-4)
2012
3-8 (3-4)
2011
3-7 (2-6)
DEFENSE
2010
4-6 (3-5)
2009
5-5 (4-4)
2008
6-5 (5-3)
Iroquois allowed just 18.8 points per game in 2017, which ranks 10th in District 10 and second among Class 2A teams behind Wilmington. Much like the offense, the Braves have some huge gaps in their starting lineup. Rounds and Barker are back on the defensive line, and Laniewicz and Henley return in the secondary. The other seven starting positions are open for competition in camp. Iroquois is without its top five tacklers because of graduation, including McLean with 99 tackles, Douglas with 88, Clark had 78, Sharp had 73 and Rose had 62. Clark, Douglas and Rose had five sacks apiece as Clark recorded 14 tackles for a loss, Douglas had 16 and Rose had nine. Laniewicz is the top tackler back after recording 54 tackles last fall, followed by Henley with 42. Each player with an interception is gone as Clark led with two, and McLean, Sharp and Michael Nye had one apiece. Carr, Alecci and Mayo are candidates to fill in some holes in the secondary, while Henley, Laniewicz, Tarr, Rodriguez and Ropelewski will likely battle for playing time at linebacker. Iroquois has some up and coming players that could make a difference, but replacing almost the entire defense will be tough. The Braves have experience back in four starters, but camp will be crucial in getting everyone else up to speed.
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Matt
Zach
Alecci
Barker
James
Mitchell
Holdsworth
Northrup
Jacob
William
Ropelewski
Henley
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Harbor Creek----------------------------------L, 15-17 Northwestern*-------------------------------W, 40-16 at West Middlesex---------------------------- W, 28-7 at Seneca*-------------------------------------L, 28-34 Eisenhower*----------------------------------- W, 34-7 Union City-------------------------------------W, 35-16 Saegertown*---------------------------------W, 55-14 at Maplewood*------------------------------W, 42-19 at North East*--------------------------------W, 63-26 Reynolds----------------------------------------L, 13-32 *Region 3 game
2017 leaders Passing Names Matt Alecci
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 10 23 285 4 1
Rushing Names Tarrell Clark Koby McLean Brandon Ashley Jeremy Laniewicz Ryan Stewart
Att. Yds. Avg. TD 152 1,434 9.4 18 115 729 6.3 9 58 25 11
384 207 132
6.6 8.3 12.0
2 2 2
Receiving Names Tyler Klinzing Tarrell Clark Brandon Ashley Jon Sharp Koby McLean
Rec. Yds. 5 195 5 38 3 81 2 25 2 23
Avg. TD 39.0 3 7.6 0 27.0 2 12.5 0 11.5 0
Scoring Names Tarrell Clark Koby McLean Brandon Ashley Matt Alecci Tyler Klinzing Jeremy Laniewicz
Zach Barker is one of several starting offensive linemen who will return for Iroquois.
Rec. Yds. 19 0 9 0 4 25 6 0 3 0 2 8
Avg. TD 0 114 2 58 1 51 1 38 1 20 0 20
Returnees in bold
[JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
2
Jeremy Laniewicz
RB/OLB
Jr.
5-11 150
3
William Henley
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 170
4
Ryan Stewart
RB/DE
So.
5-11 180
6
Dante Carr
RB/DB
Fr.
5-8
130
7
Kiyonn Lewis
WR/DB
Jr.
5-5
125
8
Conner Sonney
WR/DE
So.
5-8
160
13 Matt Alecci
QB/DB
So.
5-10 145
25 Pete Zeigler
RB/LB
So.
5-10 150
28 Matthew Tarr
FB/MLB Jr.
5-5
160
30 Isaac Churchill
RB/LB
Jr.
6-2
165
31 Antonio Rodriguez
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8
190
33 Anthony Mayo
RB/OLB
Jr.
5-8
142
34 Noah Chupp
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 177
40 Sam McFadden
RB/LB
Jr.
5-9
180
44 Jeremy Waddle
RB/LB
Fr.
5-5
180
51 Kail Rounds
OL/DL
So.
6-3
255
52 Dujour Seaman
Jr.
60 Emerson Waide
OL/DL
Jr.
6-11 285
61 John Puzerrowski
OL/DT
So.
5-8
63 Zach Barker
OL/DL
So.
5-10 225
70 Mitchell Northrup
OL/DE
So.
6-0
220
71 Brayden Carr
OL/DT
So.
5-8
240
74 Owen Peterson
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0
250
76 Leo Baker
OL/DT
So.
5-9
195
77 Brandon Fenno
OL/DL
So.
6-1
280
80 Jeff Bittner
WR/DB
So.
5-10 135
80 Tavarian Lamp
WR/DB
Fr.
5-9
140
82 John Cardoza
WR/LB
So.
5-9
150
86 James Holdsworth
RB/DB
Jr.
5-9
180
87 Jacob Ropelewski
TE/MLB Jr.
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
C OAC H Matt Morgan
250
5-10 175
14th season, 109-45
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Jeremy Laniewicz
Matthew Tarr
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
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WILDCATS
KICKOFF 2018
NORTHWESTERN NORTH
WESTE
RN
2017 RECORD 5-5 overall 2-4 region 3 Home field: Rogers Field 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Northwestern had a solid year under firstyear coach Mark Brooks. The Wildcats won five games for the first time since 2014 and finished .500 or above for the first time since 2013. Northwestern had a strong senior class that set the tone for the future of the program. It will be up to the underclassmen to keep things going in the right direction, especially with a year of experience under Brooks and his system. There will be plenty of new faces this fall with only four starters back on both sides of the ball. Finding new playmakers in the backfield will be important during camp. Northwestern starts the year with three Mercer County teams before two of the next three games possibly deciding their fate in the region against Seneca and at Iroquois. The Wildcats should be battletested after the first few weeks of the season and could make a run if they find new leaders.
Sept. 7............. at Wilmington.................7
OFFENSE Northwestern had the fourth-best offense in Class 2A in District 10 last season with 29.9 points per game. The Wildcats will have some major rebuilding to do on offense after losing seven starters to graduation. Quarterback Killian Cooper had a big senior year with 1,273 yards and 13 touchdowns through the air and 1,054 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground. He is gone, along with running back Aaron Hull, who rushed for 508 yards and four touchdowns and caught 29 passes for 632 yards and six touchdowns. Tight end Mike Wolf is also gone after hauling in 17 catches for 304 yards and one TD, and rushers Matt Lauscher and Kyle Williams also graduated. Junior Derek Albert was Cooper’s backup last year and could step in as the new starting quarterback, while Logan Scott and Jeremy Dohanic will likely fill in the void at running back. Dohanic ran for 294 yards and five touchdowns last fall and could be a leader for the Wildcats. Isaac Simitoski returns at tight end and could be another senior leader, while Dylan Braden is a wide receiver to watch after hauling in eight catches last year. Northwestern lost Brogan Stout and Cole Mundkowsky on the offensive line, but Alex Rimel, Cole Bish and Jeff Bish could all contribute on the line. Senior Dylan Lee is playing for the first time and could battle for playing time on the line with sophomores Austin Bird, Preston Runser and Dylan Frye, while Tyler and Tanner Sumner could be weapons at wide receiver.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................Greenville.....................7 Aug. 31.................. Mercer.......................7 Sept. 14................ Seneca*......................7 Sept. 21..............Eisenhower...................7 Sept. 28............. at Iroquois*...................7 Oct. 5................ at Lakeview...................7 Oct. 12.......... Conneaut (Ohio)*..............7 Oct. 19............... at Reynolds...................7
TE/LB
SENIOR ISAA SIMI C TOSK I
Oct. 26.................... Girard........................7 *Region 3 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
DEFENSE
One of the things Northwestern struggled with last year was slowing down teams on defense. The Wildcats allowed 34.7 points per game, which ranked 29th among 40 teams in District 10. Northwestern returns just four starters on defense, including two on the line. Cooper and Hull will be tough to replace in the secondary, along with Lauscher on the line and Cooper Wagner and Williams at linebacker. Wagner led Northwestern with 88 tackles and had two sacks, while Hull was second with 61 tackles. Jeff and Cole Bish, Simitoski and Rimel return on the defensive line with Scott at linebacker and Dohanic in the secondary. Jeff Bish recorded 57 tackles last fall, while Scott had 49, Simitoski had 43 and Lauscher had 42, including four sacks. Hull had four of Northwestern’s six interceptions and Dohanic among others will need to fill the hole in the secondary. It was pretty simple for the Northwestern defense last year. When they kept teams to 30 points or less, they were 5-0. When opponents scored more than 30 points, the Wildcats were 0-5. Northwestern has experience on its defensive line and some playmakers behind it, but the Wildcats will need several underclassmen to step up in a big way. Jonah Rodriguez is a player to keep an eye on at linebacker, along with Lee and Austin Bird. Tyler and Tanner Sumner could step up at defensive back and Runser and Frye on the line.
Overall Region
2017
5-5
(4-2)
2016
1-9
(1-5)
2015
3-7
(3-4)
2014
5-6
(5-2)
2013
9-3
(6-1)
2012
7-4
(6-1)
2011
5-6
(3-3)
2010
3-7
(1-5)
2009
4-6
(3-5)
2008
3-7
(2-6)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Logan Scott
Derek Albert
Dylan Braden
Mike Huya
Alex Rimel
Jeff Bish
2017 IN REVIEW at Fort LeBoeuf--------------------------------- L, 7-45 at Iroquois*------------------------------------L, 16-40 Eisenhower*----------------------------------W, 27-19 Girard------------------------------------------- W, 33-8 Saegertown*---------------------------------W, 74-30 at Maplewood*------------------------------W, 32-26 at General McLane---------------------------L, 13-56 at North East*--------------------------------W, 56-24 Seneca*-----------------------------------------L, 22-36
District 10 playoffs Greenville--------------------------------------L, 19-63 *Region 3 game
2017 leaders Passing Names Killian Cooper Derek Albert
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 78 168 1,273 13 11 5 12 68 1 2
Rushing
Jeremy Dohanic is Northwestern’s top returning rusher and scorer. [GREG WOHLFORD/ ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
1
Derek Albert
QB/DB
Jr.
5-9
145
2
Jonah Hawley
WR/DB
Sr.
6-0
154
3
Malachi Schaefer
WR/DB
So.
5-5
126
4
Joshua Schmidt
QB/LB
Sr.
6-1
180
5
Jake Kelley
QB/DB
Fr.
5-7
165
6
Isaac Simitoski
TE/LB
Sr.
6-0
216
7
Gage Hanisek-Brockett RB/LB
Fr.
5-9
141
8
Isaac Hawley
QB/LB
So.
5-6
145
9
Jarrod Glasl
WR/DB
So.
5-10 145
10 Ethan Cooper
WR/DB
Fr.
5-3
99
11 Eric Dorr
TE/DL
Fr.
5-8
165
12 Jacob Alexander
RB/LB/K Jr.
5-5
143
13 Dawson Fiesler
RB/DB
So.
5-7
133
14 Cody Conway
RB/DB
So.
5-8
136
15 Ryan Tewell
QB/DB/K Fr.
16 Logan Scott
RB/LB
Jr.
5-8
175
17 Jeremy Dohanic
RB/DB
Sr.
5-6
162
18 Tanner Sumner
WR/DB
Jr.
5-6
138
19 Isaak Schwartz
WR/LB
Sr.
6-4
175
21 Austin Bird
TE/LB
So.
5-10 170
22 Tyler Sumner
WR/DB
Sr.
5-6
23 Aaron Winkelman
RB/LB
Sr.
5-11 180
24 Martin Klaus
WR/DB
So.
6-1
26 Jordan Dohanic
WR/LB
Fr.
5-10 151
27 Jonah Rodriguez
RB/LB
Jr.
5-6
167
28 Austin Swift
RB/DB
So.
5-7
140
30 Zach Loepp
WR/DB
Fr.
5-4
118
31 Kasey Wade
RB/LB
So.
5-5
150
32 Collin Gillett
RB/LB
Jr.
5-5
150
145
165
Att. 156 80 37
Yds. 1,054 508 294
Avg. TD 6.8 15 6.4 4 7.9 5
Rec. Yds. 29 632 17 304 10 153 8 77 7 30
Avg. TD 21.8 6 17.9 1 15.3 3 9.6 1 4.3 0
Receiving
2018 ROSTER No. Name
Names Killian Cooper Aaron Hull Jeremy Dohanic
Names Aaron Hull Mike Wolf Tristan Oliveria Dylan Braden Jeremy Dohanic
33 Frankie Valletta
RB/LB
Jr.
5-8
145
34 Mitchell Wienczkowski
TE/DL
So.
5-8
185
36 Judah Friend
TE/DL
Jr.
6-0
165
44 Jeffery Bish
RB/DL Sr. 6-0 207
45 Jeremy Lopez
WR/DB
48 Logun Hollis
TE/LB Fr. 5-6 124
50 Ken Jarvis
OL/DL
Fr.
5-3
188
51 Cole Bish
OL/DL
So.
5-8
240
52 Ryan Simitoski
OL/LB
So.
5-9
190
53 Dylan Ryan
OL/LB
So.
5-6
182
54 Dylan Frye-Mulvin
OL/DL
So.
6-2
222
55 Tyler Gresh
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
160
56 Dylan Lee
OL/LB
Sr.
5-7
195
57 Alex Rimel
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2
271
60 Hunter Moore
OL/DL Sr. 6-0 216
62 Tom Lawrence
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8
184
64 Kevin Gollmer
OL/DL
Jr.
5-8
244
67 John Inman
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8
190
68 Brent Swift
OL/LB
Fr.
5-7
143
C OAC H 2nd season, 5-5
Scoring
So.
70 Brandon Pifer
OL/LB
So.
71 Riley Howard
OL/DL
Fr.
5-6
138
72 Preston Runser
OL/DL/K So.
5-5
217
74 Anthony Swartz
OL/DL Sr.
75 Mike Huya
OL/DL Sr. 5-7 279
80 Wyat Ames
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9
125
83 Eric Steinle
WR/DB
Fr.
5-9
133
84 Chris Barnes
WR/DB
So.
5-7
134
85 Jacob Minekime
WR/DB
Sr.
5-7
138
86 Elijah Cooper
WR/DB
So.
5-8
110
87 Aeden Pollick
WR/DB
Fr.
5-2
90
88 Dylan Braden
WR/DB
Sr.
5-7
152
Names Killian Cooper Aaron Hull Jeremy Dohanic Matt Lauscher Tristan Oliveria
Rec. Yds. 15 0 10 0 5 0 2 16 3 0
Avg. TD 3 96 0 60 0 30 1 30 1 20
Returnees in bold
Mark Brooks
P L AY E R T O WAT C H
Isaac Simitoski
KICKOFF 2018
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78
BOBCATS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
SENECA
9-1 overall 6-0 region 3 Home field: Bob Diffenbacher Field
SENEC
A 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Seneca has a new coach and system in place this season as Scott Bollheimer takes over in his first stint as a varsity head coach. The Bobcats went through some changes in the offseason, which made headlines as all-time passer Joey Scarabino transferred to Cathedral Prep with fellow transfer Tre Thrower. Seneca is looking to recover from the loss of those two while building depth as the roster was under 30 players last fall. The Bobcats put together their first-ever 9-0 regular season last year before running into Mercer County powerhouse Sharpsville in the District 10 Class 2A playoffs. Seneca will open the season at home with two tough Class 3A teams before traveling to Sharpsville in a rematch from the playoffs. The first region game won’t be easy as the Bobcats head to Northwestern before hosting another southern team in Lakeview. Seneca travels to Greenville and Eisenhower in nonregion play and Iroquois in a Region 3 game. The Bobcats also get General McLane on a loaded schedule.
Sept. 7..............at Sharpsville..................7
OFFENSE Seneca averaged 39 points per game last season, which ranked seventh in District 10. The offense will have a much different look this year with the departure of Scarabino and Thrower. Scarabino threw for 2,265 yards and 21 touchdowns and shattered all Seneca passing records. He also ran for 820 yards and 20 TDs as a dual-threat quarterback. Thrower ran for 261 yards and four TDs and caught 12 passes for 412 yards and three TDs. Seneca will also have to replace two talented wide receivers in Brandon Foley and Mike Shearer. Foley caught 27 passes for 511 yards and four TDs, while Shearer was an impact player in the running game and passing game. Shearer led the Bobcats with 45 catches for 723 yards and eight TDs and he ran for 229 yards and a TD. Linemen Wes Brooks and Kyle Woineloewicz are also gone to graduation, leaving some big holes for the Bobcats to fill. A big plus for Seneca is the return of Wyatt Shaffer, who ran for 605 yards and seven TDs last year. Shaffer also caught seven passes for 97 yards and will be counted on as a leader of a young team.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24....................Corry.........................7 Aug. 31............. Harbor Creek..................7 Sept. 14........ at Northwestern*..............7 Sept. 21............... Lakeview.....................7 Sept. 28........ Conneaut (Ohio)*..............7 Oct. 5................at Greenville..................7 Oct. 12............... at Iroquois*...................7 Oct. 19............General McLane...............7
RB
SENIOR W YA SHA TT FFER
Oct. 26............. at Eisenhower.................7 *Region 3 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
Shaffer will move to quarterback after being used as a running back last year. Dominic D’Antonio is a returning running back with Cortlen Williams on the offensive line. Ronnie Keith could step up to help the line, while sophomore Zack Mong and freshman Zander Pring could battle for carries in the backfield.
Overall Region
2017
9-1
(6-0)
2016
6-4
(4-2)
2015
6-4
(3-4)
2014
7-4
(4-3)
2013
3-7
(2-5)
2012
3-7
(1-6)
2011
1-9
(1-5)
2010
1-9
(0-6)
2009
3-7
(2-6)
2008
3-7
(2-6)
DEFENSE While Scarabino, Shearer and Foley were big losses on offense, those three linebackers not being on the field might be felt even more on defense. Scarabino is a Division I recruit at linebacker and led the Bobcats with 121 tackles, including 11 for a loss. Shearer had 86 tackles, including 11 for a loss, while Foley had 51 tackles. Thrower is also a loss after pulling down three interceptions. Shaffer is back to lead the defense at linebacker after recording 50 tackles, including 10 for a loss and two sacks, last year. D’Antonio is another linebacker that had 47 tackles with four for a loss. Williams will be counted on to lead the defensive line as a senior, while Keith could earn a spot on the line and Mong and Pring in the secondary. Seneca had six all-region players on defense last year with just two back in Shaffer and D’Antonio. The Bobcats have some work to do in rebuilding the defense, especially with a brutal schedule this fall. Seneca’s success as a team could come down to who steps up on defense to contribute to a young team.
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Zack Mong
Dominic D’Antonio
Sebastian Cole
Justin Walker
Josh Berry
2017 IN REVIEW at Union City----------------------------------W, 41-20 Cochranton------------------------------------ W, 41-8 at Beachwood (Ohio)-----------------------W, 28-14 Iroquois*--------------------------------------W, 34-28 Maplewood*----------------------------------W, 41-21 at Eisenhower*-------------------------------W, 33-13 North East*-----------------------------------W, 61-24 at Saegertown*------------------------------- W, 61-0 at Northwestern*----------------------------W, 36-22
District 10 playoffs Sharpsville-------------------------------------L, 14-56 *Region 3 game
Passing Names Joey Scarabino
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 109 179 2,265 21 7
Rushing Names Joey Scarabino Wyatt Shaffer Tre Thrower Mike Shearer
Att. 133 88 45 13
Yds. 820 605 261 229
Avg. TD 6.9 7 6.9 7 5.8 4 17.6 1
Rec. Yds. 45 723 27 511 12 412 8 191 7 97
Avg. TD 16.1 8 18.9 4 34.3 3 23.9 2 13.9 0
Receiving Names Mike Shearer Brandon Foley Tre Thrower Ethan Stafford Wyatt Shaffer
Scoring Names Joey Scarabino Mike Shearer Wyatt Shaffer Tre Thrower Andy Rzepka
TD PAT 2-pt. Total 20 0 1 122 9 0 1 56 8 0 1 50 8 0 0 48 0 35 0 35
Returnees in bold
Three of Seneca’s returning seniors are, from left, Cortlen Williams, Dominic D’Antonio and Chandler Cole. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
C OAC H
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 2
Colton Hoffman
Pos. WR/CB
Yr
Ht. Wt.
Jr.
5-9
145
10 Zack Mong
QB/OLB Fr.
5-7
135
15 Wyatt Shaffer
RB/MLB Jr.
6-3
190
20 Edward Schwartz
RB/CB
5-6
135
24 Carson Sontag
TE/DE/WR Jr.
5-9 147
30 Robert Brinkmeier
WR/DB
5-9
42 Sebastian Cole
So.
Fr.
145
Scott Bollheimer First season
51 Cortlen Williams
C/DT
Jr.
5-9
160
61 Andy Rzepka
K/P
Jr.
5-8
160
68 Donavan Strait
T/DT
Fr.
5-9
155
72 Isaac Passamonte
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8
160
82 Dominic D’Antonio
TE/OLB
Jr.
5-10 165
83 Nick Cole
RB/ILB
Jr.
5-10 160
84 Cody Conley
TE/MLB Fr.
5-9
145
88 Andrew Schwartz
WR/DB
5-9
155
Jr.
P L AY E R T O WAT C H
So.
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Wyatt Shafer
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
79
80 KICKOFF 2018
Pitt right for Wright
Farrell star looks ahead after season lost to knee injury By Mike Copper mike.copper@timesnews.com
Farrell star Kyi Wright was a major-college football prospect entering a season of high expectations in 2017. Little did Wright know at the time that he would face plenty of adversity. When Farrell lost to Neshannock in the 2017 opener, it proved to be the first and last time Wright saw action as a junior. The 6-foot 3-inch, 245pound linebacker and tight end suffered a season-ending MCL injury during the game. However, University of Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi and his assistants were undeterred by that news. They recruited Wright before the injury and were still interested throughout his rehabilitation process. Wright reciprocated the Panthers' loyalty earlier this summer. He verbally committed to Pitt and expects to officially sign with them later this year. Now, he might shift back to quarterback — his position as a sophomore — in the hopes of leading the Steelers to a fourth consecutive District 10 Class 1A title. Q: What's it like to have your college choice determined before your senior season even starts?
A: It means a lot. Now, it will give me time to focus on this season (with Farrell) and not so much on where I want to go to (college). I actually enjoyed (the recruiting process) because I was able to meet new people and different guys who also were being recruited. I just felt like it was a great experience.
Q: Who was your primary contact with Pitt's coaching staff?
A: I talked to coach (Pat) Narduzzi a lot, but I also talked to (offensive line coach Dave See WRIGHT, K90
Farrell senior Kyi Wright is at full strength after rehabilitating from a knee injury suffered during the 2017 season opener. [MATT DURISKO/SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW Region 2 Final Standings
REGION 2 CHAMPIONS (Since initial realignment in 2004)
2017: Wilmington (8-0) 2016: Hickory (8-0) 2015: Cambridge Springs (7-0) 2014: Cambridge Springs (7-0) 2013: Eisenhower (7-0) 2012: Eisenhower (7-0) 2011: Youngsville (8-0) 2010: Mercyhurst Prep (8-0) 2009: Mercyhurst Prep (8-0) 2008: Saegertown (8-0) 2007: Mercyhurst Prep (8-0) 2006: Mercyhurst Prep (8-0) 2005: Fairview (7-0) 2004: Fairview (7-0)
8-0 6-2 6-2 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-5 1-7 0-8
14-1 9-3 10-4 6-6 5-6 5-6 4-7 2-8 0-10
District 10 Quarterfinals West Middlesex 16, Cochranton 2 Semifinals Cambridge Springs 24, Union City 14 Championship Farrell 52, Cambridge Springs 27
Class 2A
• 2017 champion: Wilmington • Favorite: Cochranton • Contenders: Cambridge Springs, Maplewood, Union City • Dark horse: Eisenhower
Cambridge Springs-------------127 Cochranton----------------------110 Eisenhower----------------------120 Maplewood----------------------119 Saegertown----------------------113 Union City------------------------127 Class 1A range: 131 and fewer
Region Overall
Wilmington (2A) Greenville (2A) Sharon (3A) Sharpsville (2A) Hickory (3A) Reynolds (2A) Slippery Rock (3A) Mercer (2A) Lakeview (2A)
Class AAA
SEASON OUTLOOK
School Enrollment
Class 2A, 3A
POSTSEASON
Cambridge Springs---------- 82-83 Cochranton----------------------- 84 Eisenhower----------------------- 85 Maplewood----------------------- 86 Saegertown----------------------- 87 Union City--------------------- 88-89
2018 NEW REGION
81
District 10 Quarterfinals Wilmington 48, Maplewood 14
RETURNING ALL-STARS
PLAYER WATCH TO
First team Offense Name Gavin Henry Matt Long
School Union City Union City
No. Pos. 11 RB 11 OL
Special teams Name School No. Pos. Alex Wheeler Cambridge Springs 11 K Curtis Freyermuth Cochranton 11 P Hunter Groger Maplewood 11 K Dylan Proper Maplewood 11 P
Defense Name Matt Long Joe Bauer Chase Schultz
School No. Pos. Union City 11 DL Eisenhower 11 DL Cambridge Springs 11 LB
Second team Offense
KO H L B E R N A R D I N G Cochranton
QB/DB - Sr. - 6-0, 160 Bernarding is a senior leader at quarterback who will look to lead the Cardinals after missing all but two games in 2017 because of an injury.
Name School Curtis Freyermuth Cochranton
No. Pos. 11 AP
Special teams Name School Ethan Chambers Eisenhower
No. Pos. 11 P
Defense Name Jake Kingsley Dalton Boozer Ethan Chambers Gavin Henry
School No. Pos. Cambridge Springs 11 DL Cochranton 11 DL Eisenhower 11 LB Union City 11 LB
KICKOFF 2018
2
REGI ON
82
BLUE DEVILS
KICKOFF 2018
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS CAMB
RIDGE
SPRIN
GS
2017 RECORD 7-4 overall 2-2 region 1 Home field: Baird Field
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Cambridge Springs won seven games in 2017 as the program moved its record to 38-18 over the past five seasons. The Blue Devils, however, ran into powerhouse Farrell in the District 10 Class 1A playoffs. Cambridge Springs will have some work to do in replacing six starters on offense and on defense. Among the players gone to graduation are quarterback Noah Reisenauer, leading running back Carter Babb and top wide receiver Trent Merry. Cambridge Springs will also have to replace top defensive players in Zach Boylan, Blake Richardson and Brody Swab. Cambridge Springs is in a new region this season, but there are some familiar teams in Cochranton and Union City. The Blue Devils will hit the road to start the season in Girard to showcase its new backfield before hosting Saegertown in a rivalry game. Cambridge Springs has several tough road games as the season goes on at Farrell, Eisenhower, Union City and Harbor Creek. The Blue Devils’ success this year could come down to how quickly they find new leaders after several graduated in the spring.
Sept. 7..... Western Reserve (Ohio).........7
OFFENSE Cambridge Springs averaged 33.3 points per game last fall, which ranked 11th in District 10 and second among Class 1A teams behind Farrell. One of the big keys for the Blue Devils’ offense is finding a replacement for Reisenauer at quarterback. He threw for 1,465 yards and 21 touchdowns and ran for 1,120 yards and 18 touchdowns as one of the top playmakers in Crawford County. Seniors Levi Henderson and Ty Turner attempted passes last fall, while sophomore Trent Wheeler could compete for the starting job. Babb is another talented player to replace after rushing for 632 yards and five touchdowns. He is gone, along with Merry, who had 21 catches for 381 yards and three touchdowns. Chase Schultz and Jared Taylor are returning running backs. Schultz ran for 282 yards and three touchdowns and Taylor had 130 yards and one touchdown. Schultz also caught 17 passes for 286 yards and five touchdowns. Garrett Boylan and Tristin Findlay are returning wide receivers who could step in and help out right away. Cambridge Springs also returns two starters on the offensive line, but they have to replace tight end Zach Boylan and linemen Blake Richardson and Dustin Kingsley. Alex Wheeler is back on the line with Jake Kingsley. Jacob Ferris is another top returning offensive lineman, and Jacob Jones and
Opponent Time
Aug. 24................. at Girard......................7 Aug. 31............. Saegertown*..................7 Sept. 14.............Maplewood*..................7 Sept. 21................at Farrell......................7 Sept. 28.......... at Eisenhower*................7 Oct. 5.............West Middlesex................7 Oct. 12...............Cochranton*..................7 Oct. 19............. at Union City*.................7
OL/DL
SENIOR JACO KING B SLEY
Oct. 26............at Harbor Creek................7 *Region 2 game
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
Zach Kingsley could compete for playing time. The Blue Devils’ strong rushing attack has always relied on a solid line, and replacing more than half of the line could be a big key in camp this season.
DEFENSE Cambridge Springs was 14th in D-10 with 20.6 points allowed per game. The Blue Devils went 7-1 last year when allowing 20 points or less and 0-3 when they allowed 21 points or more. Cambridge Springs returns five starters but lost several defensive standouts to graduation. Babb was second on the team with 87 tackles, Boylan was third with 68 and Richardson was fourth with 65. Swab is also gone after pulling in two interceptions last fall. Schultz led Cambridge Springs with 137 tackles, including 12 for a loss and one sack. He also grabbed one interception and will be counted on to lead the linebackers. Taylor is another returning linebacker, and Tye Varndell and Wheeler could fill in some gaps left by graduation. The secondary will need some help with the loss of Reisenauer, Babb, Merry and Swab. Turner returns at safety and Findlay at defensive back. Sophomore Asa Henderson could answer the need in the secondary. The defensive line returns Alex Wheeler and Ferris on the ends and Jake Kingsley in the middle. Zach Kingsley and Jones could step up and help the defensive line. It was pretty simple with Cambridge Springs last year as the Blue Devils had plenty of success when holding teams under 21 points. Cambridge Springs lost plenty of leadership on offense, and it could be just as tough to replace on defense this season.
Overall Region
2017
7-4
(2-2)
2016
5-6
(2-3)
2015
10-2
(7-0)
2014
8-3
(7-0)
2013
8-3
(6-1)
2012
3-7
(2-5)
2011
5-6
(4-4)
2010
6-5
(5-3)
2009
7-4
(6-2)
2008
7-4
(6-2)
(Region record in parentheses)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Alex
Ty
Wheeler
Turner
Chase
Tristan
Schultz
Findlay
Jared
Jacob
Taylor
Ferris
2017 IN REVIEW Titusville---------------------------------------W, 47-13 at Saegertown-------------------------------- W, 46-0 Reynolds---------------------------------------W, 30-12 Cochranton*----------------------------------W, 40-12 at West Middlesex*-------------------------W, 33-14 Girard------------------------------------------W, 49-20 at Union City*---------------------------------L, 32-41 at Farrell*--------------------------------------L, 13-20 Maplewood------------------------------------L, 25-29
District 10 playoffs Union City-------------------------------------W, 24-14 Farrell------------------------------------------- L, 27-52 *Region 1 game
Passing Names Noah Reisenauer
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 73 148 1,465 21 5
Rushing Names Noah Reisenauer Carter Babb Chase Schultz Jared Taylor
Att. 144 101 42 17
Yds. 1,120 632 282 130
Avg. TD 7.8 18 6.3 5 6.7 3 7.6 1
Rec. Yds. 21 381 17 286 12 286 11 202 6 130
Avg. TD 18.1 3 16.8 5 23.8 3 18.4 4 21.2 2
Receiving Names Trent Merry Chase Schultz Brody Swab Zach Boylan Carter Babb
Scoring Names Noah Reisenauer Carter Babb Chase Schultz a-Alex Wheeler Zach Boylan Trent Merry
TD PAT 2-pt. Total 18 0 0 108 9 0 0 54 8 0 0 48 0 31 0 34 5 0 0 30 5 0 0 30
a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
Alex Wheeler is one of the leaders on the Cambridge Springs line. He’s also the Blue Devils’ kicker. [MATT DURISKO/SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 3
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
Ty Turner
QB/DB
Jr.
6-2
185
10 Trent Wheeler
QB/LB
Fr.
6-2
166
20 Tristan Findlay
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8
155
23 Jared Taylor
WR/DB
So.
5-11 160
25 Tye Varndell
RB/DB
Jr.
5-7
26 Levi Henderson
RB/LB
Jr.
5-10 160
30 Kyle Cox
QB/LB
Fr.
5-7
155
31 Dylon Gibbons
RB/OL/LB So.
5-8
145
33 Chase Schultz
RB/LB
Jr.
5-7
165
34 Jaden Grubbs
RB/OL/LB Fr.
5-7
145
36 Justin Anderson
RB/OL/LB So.
5-7
146
140
40 Colton Smith
RB/OL/LB Fr.
5-8
130
42 Ayden Miller
RB/DB
Fr.
5-4
122
48 Garrett Boylan
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 155
49 James McCartney
RB/LB
Jr.
5-8
170
51 Jerry Mosconi
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3
225
52 Jacob Ferris
OL/DE
Jr.
5-11 185
62 Jacob Jones
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9
65 Jacob Kingsley
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 250
71 Alex Wheeler
TE/DE
Jr.
5-11 212
79 Zach Kingsley
OL/DL
So.
6-2
220
80 Aiden James
TE/DE
Fr.
6-5
170
88 Asa Henderson
QB/DB
Fr.
5-8
145
89 Aiden Rauscher
TE/DE
Fr.
5-9
150
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
165
C OAC H Justin Grubbs 4th season, 22-12
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
83
84
CARDINALS
KICKOFF 2018
COCHRANTON
COCHR
2017 RECORD
ANTON
2-8 overall 0-4 region 1 Home field: Cochranton Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Cochranton went through some growing pains last year with a young team, key injuries and a new head coach with a new system. The Cardinals won two games and kept the score close with West Middlesex in a 16-2 loss in the playoffs. The growing pains could pay off this fall after Cochranton lost just two key players to graduation in linemen Kenny Custead and Alex Suder. The Cardinals bring back running back Curtis Freyermuth, who could go over 4,000 career yards this fall. He ran for 1,131 yards and 12 touchdowns last fall and played some quarterback with Kohl Bernarding getting hurt after two games. Freyermuth threw for 214 yards. He is a senior leader and will move to inside linebacker on defense. Bernarding returns after missing most of last year with an injury. He threw for 144 yards and one touchdown before getting hurt. Garrett Long and Jon Gallo are returning running backs, while Nick Slawson and Avery Lintz are back at wide receiver. Dylan Neff, Justin Adams, Jeriah Hostetler and Dylan Maynard are all back on the offensive and defensive lines. Freyermuth and Long will lead the
linebackers, and Lintz, Slawson and Gallo return in the secondary. Sophomores Spencer Kenny and Jacob Cummings could be in the mix for playing time this RB/LB season, along SENIOR with junior CUR linebacker F R E YT I S ERM Dustin UTH Halsey. Cochranton has plenty of experience back with nine starters on offense and eight on defense. The Cardinals also have a year under their belts in a new system and new style of play under Joel Murray. Cochranton gets away from the Mercer County powerhouses in region play, but they will play Mercer, Farrell and West Middlesex, along with a trip to Titusville, in their non-region schedule. Cochranton is still building its program, but this could be the year the Cardinals contend for the Region 2 title.
Date
Opponent Time
Aug. 25.................. Mercer.......................7 Aug. 31........... at Maplewood*................7 Sept. 7............... at Titusville...................7 Sept. 14..............Union City*....................7 Sept. 21........at West Middlesex.............7 Sept. 28.......... at Saegertown*................7 Oct. 5..................... Farrell........................7 Oct. 12......at Cambridge Springs*..........7 Oct. 19...............Eisenhower*..................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 2 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Maplewood------------------------------------ L, 13-28 at Seneca---------------------------------------- L, 8-41 Saegertown-----------------------------------W, 51-14 at Cambridge Springs*---------------------- L, 12-40 at Valley Christian (Ohio)-------------------- L, 6-21 at Titusville-----------------------------------W, 36-13 West Middlesex*------------------------------ L, 8-42 at Union City*---------------------------------- L, 0-43 Farrell*------------------------------------------- L, 0-62
C OAC H Joel Murray 2nd season, 2-8
District 10 playoffs West Middlesex-------------------------------- L, 2-16 *Region 1 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Names Curtis Freyermuth Kohl Bernarding
Rushing Nick
Dylan Neff
Slawson
Kohl
Garrett
Bernarding
Long
Names Curtis Freyermuth Jon Gallo Kaden Tatters Avery Lintz Garrett Long
2018 ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
32 Andrew Mcdonough 50 Dustin Halsey
TE/LB
Jr.
5-7 175
1
RB/FS
So.
6-0 152
55 Jeriah Hostetler
C/DE
Sr.
5-11 190
Jon Gallo
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 16 62 214 0 9 12 31 144 1 1
S/WR/K Jr.
2
Curtis Freyermuth
RB/OLB/P Sr.
5-11 205
71 Justin Adams
G/DT
Sr.
5-8 236
Tanner Fox
WR/FS
6-0 160
73 Dylan Maynard
T/DT
So.
5-8 200
So.
5-9 170
Sr.
5
Kohl Bernarding
QB/DB
Sr.
6-0 160
77 Tino Nieves
DT/T
6
Cale Miller
TE/DE
Sr.
6-5 180
78 Dylan Neff
OL/DL Sr. 5-10 240
7
Garrett Long
RB/LB
Sr.
5-7 165
Austin Salsberry
T/DT
Jr.
6-0 215
10 Avery Lintz
RB/SS
Jr.
5-8 150
Brandon Roberts
WR/CB
Sr.
6-1
11 Shane Hoban
WR/DB
Sr.
5-10 120
Bryce Tatters
Fr.
21 Brandon Richter
WR/DB
Sr.
5-9 135
Deiken Wolf
C/DT
So.
5-7 200
Kaiden West
T
Sr.
6-3 235
22 Kaden Tatters
LB/RB
Jr.
5-9 165
23 Nick Slawson
WR/CB
Sr.
5-9 138
Ramy Sample
FB/LB Fr. 5-9 150
25 Jacob Cummings
RB/LB
So.
5-7 150
Spencer Kenny
MLB/TE So.
5-10 190
28 Alex Lipscomb
WR/DB
Jr.
5-7 140
Wyatt Barzak
QB/OLB Fr.
5-7 130
Yds. 1,131 129 120 117 116
Avg. TD 6.1 12 9.2 2 5.5 1 3.9 3 2.5 0
Rec. Yds. 6 81 6 63 5 73 5 65 4 22
Avg. TD 13.5 0 10.5 0 14.6 0 13.0 0 5.5 0
Receiving
5-6 134
3
Att. 184 14 22 30 47
Names Avery Lintz Garrett Long Nick Slawson Cale Miller Jon Gallo
Scoring Names Curtis Freyermuth Avery Lintz Ty Barzak Jon Gallo Kaden Tatters Returnees in bold
TD 12 4 1 2 1
PAT 0 0 4 0 0
2-pt. Total 1 74 0 24 1 12 0 12 1 8
KNIGHTS
EISEN
OUTLOOK
Eisenhower missed the playoffs last fall despite allowing just 19.6 points per game. When the Knights’ defense struggled, the offense couldn’t compensate in trying to pull out wins. Eisenhower won four of its 10 games and allowed a total of 10 points in those wins, including shutouts against Mercer and Sheffield. Eisenhower returns several key starters on defense, including linebacker Ethan Chambers. He was second on the team with 68 tackles last year. Garrett Head is another returning linebacker, and sophomore Dillon Benson could step up and earn a starting job. William Schwanke returns at defensive end, and sophomore Brodie Porter could be in line to start at the other defensive end spot. Joe Bauer and Jeremy Card return at defensive tackle with Nate Holt at free safety and Riley West at cornerback. Tim Willis could step in at strong safety and Zane Alexander is a candidate to start at the other cornerback position. Eisenhower graduated several offensive weapons. Quarterback Spencer Head is gone after throwing for 367 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 332 yards and six touchdowns. Big-time athlete Jaydon Hayes is gone after rushing for 742
4-6 overall 2-4 region 3 Home field: Riley Memorial Field
HOWE
R
Date
yards and eight touchdowns and hauling in 18 catches for 336 yards and one touchdown and running back Jonah Samuelson graduated TE/DL after rushSENIOR ing for JOEY 688 yards BAU E and eight R touchdowns. Sophomore Owen Trumbull was Head’s backup last year and will step in as the new starting quarterback with West at tailback and Chambers at fullback. Bauer returns at tight end with David Tower, Schwanke and Card on the line. Thomas Anderson and Porter are options to start on the line as well. Holt is back at wide receiver with Tim Willis stepping up as a split end. Eisenhower moved down to Class 1A for the next two years and will take on familiar teams in the new region. The Knights open the season at West Middlesex before a tough home game against Union City. Eisenhower’s chances at the region title could come down to their trips to Maplewood and Cochranton.
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
1
Carter Knapp
RB/LB
Sr.
5-10 200
2
Garrett Head
RB/LB
Sr.
5-10 150
5
Riley West
RB/DB
Sr.
5-9 158
7
Trevor Welker
WR/DB
So.
5-9 135
9
Zane Alexander
RB/DB
So.
5-7 140
10 Nate Holt
RB/DB
Sr.
5-8 152
11 Aiden Farrell
WR/DB
Sr.
5-8 140
13 Ethan Chambers
RB/LB
Sr.
5-10 175
15 Owen Trumbull
RB/DB
So.
6-2 160
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Mercyhurst Prep------------------------------- L, 0-42 at Fort LeBoeuf--------------------------------- L, 7-27 at Northwestern*----------------------------- L, 19-27 North East*------------------------------------ W, 47-3 at Iroquois*------------------------------------- L, 7-34 Seneca*-----------------------------------------L, 13-33 Maplewood*------------------------------------ L, 0-23 Mercer------------------------------------------ W, 52-0 at Saegertown*------------------------------- W, 49-7 at Sheffield------------------------------------- W, 43-0 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
C OAC H
22 Caleb Robinault
WR/DB
So.
5-8 140
28 Dillon Benson
RB/LB
So.
5-9 155
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 24 51 367 2 3 4 10 74 0 0
Jim Penley
55 Colby Hagg
OL/DL
So.
5-8 220
OL/LB
Sr.
5-7 145
67 William Schwanke
OL/DL Sr. 6-1 195
71 Brodie Porter
OL/DL
72 David Tower
OL/DL Sr. 5-10 235
So.
6-0 185
75 Jared Hamilton
OL/DL
So.
5-11 258
78 Logan Abbott
OL/DL
So.
5-8 190
Jake Venman
RB/DB
Fr.
5-6 140
Zay White
RB/DB
Fr.
5-7 135
TE/LB Fr. 5-7 135
Gannon Jaquay
OL/LB
Fr.
5-7 145
Eric William
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 170
33 Tim Willis
WR/DB
Sr.
5-9 160
Aldon Hulings
OL/DL
Fr.
6-1 255
34 Cael Black
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 205
Curt Darling
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 125
42 Jared Beers
TE/LB
So.
5-10 158
Cody Arnold
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 120
44 Joey Bauer
TE/DL
Sr.
6-2 220
Josh Parker
OL/LB
Fr.
5-10 160
50 Jeremy Card
OL/DL Sr. 6-2 250
Rob Richards
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 170
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Names Spencer Head Owen Trumbull
Rushing
15th season, 69-76
64 Thomas Anderson
Mike Jones
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.........at West Middlesex.............7 Aug. 31...............Union City*....................7 Sept. 7................... Mercer.......................7 Sept. 14.......... at Saegertown*................7 Sept. 21......... at Northwestern...............7 Sept. 28...... Cambridge Springs*............7 Oct. 5...................Reynolds......................7 Oct. 12............ at Maplewood*................7 Oct. 19............ at Cochranton*................7 Oct. 26................... Seneca.......................7 *Region 2 game
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
2018 SCHEDULE
Names Jaydon Hayes Jonah Samuelson Spencer Head Ethan Chambers Garrett Head
Att. 118 65 62 57 22
Yds. 742 688 332 261 200
Avg. TD 6.3 8 10.6 8 5.4 6 4.6 4 9.1 2
Rec. Yds. 18 336 6 66 2 28
Avg. TD 18.7 1 11.0 0 14.0 1
Receiving Names Jaydon Hayes Ethan Chambers Garrett Head
Scoring Names Jaydon Hayes Jonah Samuelson Spencer Head Ethan Chambers Ross Venman Returnees in bold
TD 9 9 7 5 0
PAT 0 0 0 0 25
2-pt. Total 0 54 0 54 0 42 0 30 0 25
85 KICKOFF 2018
EISENHOWER
2017 RECORD
86
TIGERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
MAPLEWOOD
MAPLE
OUTLOOK
2018 SCHEDULE Camron Bienio could step up at wide receiver and defensive back. McFadden is joined in the backfield by Chevy Blake, who ran for R B/O L B 630 yards and S ENIOR six touchCHEV downs as a BLAK Y junior, but E Kor-jonn Henderson and Mark Crago both graduated. Kaleb Donor and Jesse McFadden are players to watch that could make an impact at the skill positions. Maplewood returns five starters on both sides of the ball, but losing most of their size on the line will hurt. The Tigers have the program to a place where they continue to compete and win games despite graduation losses each year. Maplewood went out and scheduled four Mercer County teams and Class 5A Franklin in the non-region portion of the schedule. If the Tigers survive their schedule and build a line, they could be a team to watch in the Class 2A playoffs.
Maplewood put together its second straight winning season last fall. The Tigers made the District 10 Class 2A playoffs before losing to eventual PIAA runner-up Wilmington in the first round. Maplewood will have some experience at the skill positions, but the offensive and defensive lines will need to fill some big gaps left by graduation. Tight end Jeb Parker was a big-time blocker and target on offense but is gone with Nick and Zack Atha and Brett Bowes on the line. Bryan Kelly is a two-way starter on the line who could step up as a leader, along with tight end/defensive end Jordan Hollabaugh. Shawn Weigle, Joey King, Steve Heme, Matt Neidbala and Logan Churchill could all compete for playing time on the line. Maplewood brings back junior quarterback J.D. McFadden, who took over as the starter during his freshman season. McFadden threw for 1,709 yards and 16 touchdowns last fall, and he led the Tigers in rushing with 680 yards and nine touchdowns. His top two targets from last year are gone in Raheem Young (31 catches, 440 yards, 4 touchdowns) and Jacob Roser (27 catches, 517 yards, 5 TDs), but
PLAYERS TO WATCH
WOOD
Date
2
Hunter Groger
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.............. at Lakeview...................7 Aug. 31..............Cochranton*..................7 Sept. 7............West Middlesex................7 Sept. 14....at Cambridge Springs*..........7 Sept. 21............. at Reynolds...................7 Sept. 28........... at Union City*.................7 Oct. 5....................Franklin.......................7 Oct. 12...............Eisenhower*..................7 Oct. 19.............. Saegertown*..................7 Oct. 26...............at Greenville..................7 *Region 2 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Bryan Borkovich 7th season 27-37
at Cochranton--------------------------------W, 28-13 Union City-------------------------------------- L, 25-27 at North East*--------------------------------W, 49-15 Saegertown*---------------------------------- W, 67-6 at Seneca*------------------------------------- L, 21-41 Northwestern*-------------------------------- L, 26-32 at Eisenhower*-------------------------------- W, 23-0 Iroquois*--------------------------------------- L, 19-42 at Cambridge Springs----------------------W, 29-25 at Girard---------------------------------------- W, 26-0
District 10 playoffs Wilmington------------------------------------ L, 14-48 *Region 3 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names J.D. McFadden
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 96 178 1,709 16 11
Rushing Camron
J.D.
Hunter
Bryan
Joey
Jordan
Bienio
McFadden
Groger
Kelly
King
Hollabaugh
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
6-5 overall 3-3 region 3 Home field: Maplewood Stadium
Pos. QB/DB
Yr Jr.
Ht. Wt. 5-7 135
51 Shawn Weigle
OL/DE
So.
5-10 160
52 Kyle Wellman
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 195
55 Steve Heme
OL/DL
So.
5-6 170
3
Camron Bienio
WR/DB
Jr.
5-7 145
56 Shane Fricker
OL/DL
So.
6-0 270
7
Lucas Seeley
RB/DB
Jr.
5-11 170
57 Jonathan Woge
OL/DL
So.
5-8 165
8
Chevy Blake
RB/LB
Jr.
5-7 180
58 Thomas Urey
OL/DL
So.
5-8 160
9
Thomas Daley
WR/DB
So.
5-4 130
62 Joseph King
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 160
So.
10 Levi Butryn
WR/DB
12 Jake Giliberto
QB/RB/DB Fr.
5-7 120
63 Bryan Kelly
OL/DL
So.
5-11 165
5-4 125
65 Logan Churchill
OL/DL
So.
5-11 160
14 Clint Smith
TE/LB Fr. 5-10 140
67 Devon McLain
OL/DL
So.
5-7 175
75 Matt Neidbala
OL/DL
So.
5-8 165
17 Brad Roae
WR/LB
Jr.
5-6 135
21 Jordan Hollabaugh
TE/DE
Jr.
6-2 210
80 Lucas Kennedy
WR/DB
So.
5-8 130
23 J.D. McFadden
QB/DB
So.
5-11 170
81 Kelis Joliet
WR/DB
Fr.
5-8 140
26 Kaleb Donor
RB/LB
Fr.
5-8 145
84 Ron Overton
TE/LB Fr. 5-10 150
32 Austin Parker
RB/DB
Fr.
5-5 130
88 Ethan Wright
WR/DB
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Jr.
5-7 140
Names J.D. McFadden Chevy Blake Kor-jonn Henderson Mark Crago
Att. 143 110 66 33
Yds. 680 630 425 207
Avg. TD 4.8 9 5.7 6 6.4 6 6.3 4
Rec. Yds. 31 440 27 517 14 351 10 166 7 188
Avg. TD 14.2 4 19.2 5 25.1 4 16.6 2 26.9 1
Receiving Names Raheem Young Jacob Roser Evan Wyant Dylan Proper Camron Bienio
Scoring Names TD J.D. McFadden 10 Chevy Blake 6 Kor-jonn Henderson 6 Jacob Roser 6 a-Hunter Groger 0 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 0 0 32
2-pt. Total 1 62 0 36 0 36 0 36 0 35
PANTHERS
SAEGE
OUTLOOK
Mason McClure, Reese Larson, Nathan Barner and Ethan Hayes and sophomores Jacob Reisinger, Kaidn McClure and Jaden Reagle. Kightlinger and McClure could RB/ML battle for the B S ENIOR starting job at quarterback, EZRA and the player M AT TOCK to not go S under center will likely start at running back. McClure ran for 191 yards and three TDs and had eight catches for 99 yards last fall, and Kightlinger had eight catches for 40 yards. Last fall was a rough one for the Panthers as they barely had enough players to practice, but the program held steady and had faith things would get better. Saegertown is on a 20-game losing streak with the last win coming against Youngsville, a team that no longer exists. The Panthers kept the faith last year and stuck it out. If they continue to build this season with more players coming out, the future could be bright for Saegertown.
Date..............Opponent.. Time (p.m.) Aug. 24............... Titusville...........................7 Aug. 31....at Cambridge Springs*...............7 Sept. 7................ Reynolds...........................7 Sept. 14........... Eisenhower*........................7 Sept. 21...............at Girard...........................7 Sept. 28........... Cochranton*........................7 Oct. 5.................at Mercer..........................7 Oct. 12.............. Union City*.........................7 Oct. 19........... at Maplewood*.....................7 Oct. 26..................... Bye *Region 2 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Clarion-Limestone----------------------------- L, 6-64 Cambridge Springs---------------------------- L, 0-46 at Cochranton---------------------------------L, 14-51 at Maplewood*-------------------------------- L, 6-67 at Northwestern*-----------------------------L, 30-74 North East*------------------------------------L, 14-50 at Iroquois*------------------------------------L, 14-55 Seneca*------------------------------------------ L, 0-61 Eisenhower*------------------------------------ L, 7-49 at Mercer---------------------------------------- L, 0-45 *Region 3 game
C OAC H
Passing Names Tariq Burnes
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 23 64 323 3 9
Rushing
Nathan
Alex
Reese
Jared
Dylan
Martin
Barner
Kightlinger
Larson
Kula
Blaylock
Kimmel
Pos.
Yr So.
Ht. Wt.
54 Devin Steiger
DE
55 Nathan Barner
G/DT/DE So.
Jr.
5-8 180
Alex Kightlinger
CB/RB
5-5 120
56 Kenny Dunn
G/OLB/NG Jr.
5-5 160
Jake Reisinger
RB/QB/MLB
Fr.
57 Ben McWright
OT/DL
6-2 244
6
Jared Kula
WR/DE
Jr.
5-9 145
65 Casey Jackson
G/DL
So.
5-10 180
7
Jacob Burdick
RB
So.
5-9 160
70 Canyon Smith
T/C/DT
So.
6-2 280
8
Jordan Arrington
Jr.
WR
So.
5-7 145
71 Reese Larson
G/DT
So.
5-9 215
DT/K
Jr.
5-7 150
73 Matt Nale
DT/G/C
Fr.
5-7 185
11 Ezra Mattocks
RB/MLB Jr.
5-7 187
75 Joseph Elder
OL
Fr.
5-6 140
15 Dylan Blaylock
QB/DB
5-9 150
77 Zachary Dalton
DT
Fr.
5-6 170
Jr.
21 Mason McClure
RB
So.
5-8 165
79 Jordan Barksdale
DT/OT
So.
5-10 240
22 Kadin McClure
WR
Fr.
5-6 130
86 Robbie Brown
TE/DE
So.
5-8 180
32 Jaden Reagle
RB
Fr.
5-6 135
87 Brady Merkel
WR/TE/DE Jr.
5-8 167
52 Isiah Hannold
G
Jr.
5-10 190
89 Ethan Hayes
TE/OLB/DE So.
5-11 185
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Att. 144 56 57 15
Yds. 585 191 174 108
Avg. TD 4.1 4 3.4 3 3.1 0 7.2 2
Names Mason McClure Alex Kightlinger Brady Merkel
Rec. Yds. 8 99 8 40 5 163
Avg. TD 12.4 1 5.0 0 32.6 2
5-11 180
1
5-8 165
Names Shane McClinton Mason McClure Tariq Burnes Jake Reisinger
Receiving
3
10 Seth Lang
2017 LEADERS
James Wolfgang 2nd season, 0-10
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
N
2018 SCHEDULE
The 2017 season was purely about survival for Saegertown. The Panthers were close to not having a varsity team with low numbers in camp. Saegertown battled through the schedule under new head coach James Wolfgang to keep the program going. The hard work could pay off this season as the Panthers have healthier numbers and could keep the team going long enough for the younger classes to arrive as Saegertown’s youth program is thriving in participation. With the low numbers and most of the roster being underclassmen, it’s no surprise Saegertown finished last in District 10 in scoring (9.1 points per game) and defense (56.2 points allowed per game), but the Panthers are hoping the experience pays off this year. Saegertown lost four players to graduation in Dominic Steiger, Drake Hazlett, Patrick Dunn and offensive weapon Shane McClinton, who ran for 585 yards and four touchdowns and led the team with 26 points. The Panthers have everyone else back, including seniors Ezra Mattocks, Brady Merkel, Jared Kula and Ben McWright, juniors Alex Kightlinger,
PLAYERS TO WATCH
RTOW
0-10 overall 0-6 region Home field: Canon Memorial Field
Scoring Names Shane McClinton Mason McClure Alex Kightlinger Brady Merkel Jake Reisinger Returnees in bold
TD 4 4 2 2 2
PAT 0 0 0 0 0
2-pt. Total 1 26 0 24 0 12 0 12 0 12
87 KICKOFF 2018
SAEGERTOWN
2017 RECORD
88
BEARS
KICKOFF 2018
UNION CITY
2017 RECORD 4-6 overall 3-1 region 1 Home field: Bears Stadium
UNION
CITY
2018 SCHEDULE Date
OUTLOOK Union City turned some heads last year by finishing second in Region 1. The Bears even battled Farrell on its home field before falling 48-36. Union City won several exciting games but fell short in the District 10 playoffs against Cambridge Springs. The Bears had been building up to this period with a strong youth program and playing athletes in varsity games when they were freshmen and sophomores. Union City was in the middle of the pack in District 10 in scoring and defense, but the Bears gained valuable experience last year as they got a taste of winning big games. Union City will try to keep it going this year with an interesting schedule. The Bears open with a tough Reynolds team before traveling to Eisenhower to start region play. It doesn’t get any easier after that with a game against Farrell in a possible playoff preview before heading to Cochranton. Union City gets Maplewood and Cambridge Springs at home this season, but the Bears also travel to Mercyhurst Prep and Mercer in non-region games. The Bears took a big step forward last year, but they have some key players to replace this fall to contend for region and district titles.
OFFENSE Union City has some work to do in rebuilding a strong rushing attack. Running back Gavin Henry returns after rushing for 1,557 yards and 14 touchdowns last fall, but he will be counted even more because most of the other skill position players are gone. Quarterback Daulton Kerns ran for 916 yards and 12 TDs and threw for 128 yards and two TDs last year. Kerns graduated along with Xander Shields, Cameron Kesselring and Jacob Uber. Shields ran for 397 yards and three TDs, and Kesselring had 284 yards and four TDs on 60 carries and Uber ran for 148 yards and two TDs. Uber also caught four passes for 51 yards to lead the receivers. The offensive line was hit hard with the graduation of Alex Boylan, Jordan Eliason and PJ Lindstrom. Junior Ryan Brooks could step in to start on the line to help out all-district lineman Matthew Long, along with Seneca transfer Ryan Woinelowicz. Blake Hornaman is a candidate to start at quarterback with Brayden Kinney and Logan Kesselring battling for carries to complement Henry. Bronnan Higley, Miles Parker and William Burgess are returning wide receivers
Opponent Time
Aug. 24.................Reynolds......................7 Aug. 31........... at Eisenhower*................7 Sept. 7.................... Farrell........................7 Sept. 14.......... at Cochranton*................7 Sept. 21............... at Mercer.....................7 Sept. 28.............Maplewood*..................7 Oct. 5..........at Mercyhurst Prep....... 7:30 Oct. 12............ at Saegertown*................7 Oct. 19........ Cambridge Springs*............7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 2 game
QB
SENIOR BLAK HOR E NAM A
N
1 0 -Y E A R T R E N D Year
who could give Hornaman plenty of targets when he rolls out. Union City had a ferocious rushing attack last year as head coach Randy Gunther could go to several different backs on any given play. Kerns was a longtime leader for the Bears. If the Bears can settle on a new quarterback and rebuild the line, they could be a tough team to slow down.
DEFENSE Although the Union City defense took a hit with graduation, the Bears return their top two tackles in Henry and Long. Henry piled up 83 tackles, including three for a loss and two sacks. Long added 58 tackles with nine for a loss and four sacks. The two will need to lead a young defense as Kerns is gone after finishing with 54 tackles as a senior as well as Nathanael Gardner (46 tackles) and Boylan (35 tackles, two sacks). Higley returns at defensive end with Woinelowicz and Brooks on the defensive line. Logan Kesselring is back at linebacker with Kinney, Parker and Burgess in the secondary. Union City will need a big influx of underclassmen to fill in the gaps left by graduation as the defense will play a key role in the Bears’ success this season. Union City’s schedule is loaded with high-powered offenses, including Farrell. The Steelers are a huge road block for the Bears in trying to win a District 10 Class 1A championship. Union City will also need to slow down teams like Cambridge Springs, Cochranton and Maplewood in order to win a Region 2 title. The Bears have some experience back, but training camp could determine how the season goes.
Overall Region
2017
4-6
(3-1)
2016
2-8
(1-4)
2015
3-7
(3-4)
2014
0-10
(0-7)
2013
1-9
(1-6)
2012
3-7
(3-4)
2011
2-8
(2-6)
2010
5-5
(5-3)
2009
7-4
(6-2)
2008
7-4
(5-3)
(Region record in parentheses)
P L AY E R S T O WAT C H
Logan
Tallin Henry
Kesselring
Gavin Henry
Blake Hornaman
Miles Parker
Ryan Newton
2017 IN REVIEW Seneca------------------------------------------L, 20-41 at Maplewood--------------------------------W, 27-25 at Harbor Creek-------------------------------- L, 6-42 General McLane------------------------------L, 28-49 at Farrell*--------------------------------------L, 36-48 at Iroquois------------------------------------- L, 16-35 Cambridge Springs*------------------------W, 41-32 Cochranton*----------------------------------- W, 43-0 at West Middlesex*-------------------------- W, 37-8
District 10 playoffs Cambridge Springs---------------------------L, 14-24 *Region 1 game
2017 leaders Passing Names Daulton Kerns
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 13 40 128 2 8
Rushing Names Gavin Henry Daulton Kerns Xander Shields Cameron Kesselring Jacob Uber
Att. 196 163 53 60 26
Yds. 1,557 916 397 284 148
Avg. TD 7.9 14 5.6 12 7.5 3 4.7 4 5.7 2
Rec. Yds. 4 51 2 22 2 16 2 4
Avg. TD 12.8 0 11.0 0 8.0 0 2.0 0
Receiving Names Jacob Uber Cameron Kesselring Miles Parker Xander Shields
Scoring Names TD PAT 2-pt. Total Gavin Henry 14 0 4 92 Daulton Kerns 12 0 6 84 Cameron Kesselring 4 0 3 30 Xander Shields 3 0 0 18 Jacob Uber 1 0 2 10 Returnees in bold
Gavin Henry was a force at running back for Union City last year with 1,557 yards and 14 touchdowns. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 3
Collin Hedderick
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
RB/DB
Jr.
5-11 160
11 Gavin Henry
RB/LB
Jr.
6-1
16 Miles Parker
WR/DB
Jr.
5-11 150
20 Shane Uber
QB/DB
Fr.
5-10 145
21 Logan Kesselring
RB/LB
Fr.
5-9
160
22 Bronnan Higley
WR/LB
Jr.
6-4
170
24 Caleb Stull
RB/LB
Fr.
5-6
140
25 Tallin Henry
RB/DB
Fr.
5-5
130
28 Blake Hornaman
QB/DB
Jr.
5-8
125
30 David Roscinski
RB/LB
Fr.
5-10 130
39 Braeden Kinney
RB/DB
Jr.
6-0
180
170
40 Devon Coggin
RB/DB
Fr.
5-8
130
42 Cole Stull
RB/LB
Jr.
5-7
145
50 Cameron Kehe
OL/DL
Fr.
5-5
170
52 Matthew Krause
OL/DL
So.
6-1
170
53 Dakota Eliason
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9
220
57 Braxton Kent
OL/DL
Fr.
5-11 220
60 Evan Harouff
OL/LB
Jr.
5-10 185
61 Matthew Copfer
OL/DL
Jr.
5-4
140
62 Matthew Long
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0
235
66 Ryan Brooks
OL/DL
So.
5-11 215
70 Tyler Hedderick
OL/DL
Jr.
5-8
220
88 Zach Pieper
TE/DL
Fr.
6-2
180
7/80 Ryan Newton
QB/DB
So.
6-0
175
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
C OAC H Randy Gunther 20th season, 67-126
KICKOFF 2018
Regular season
89
90 KICKOFF 2018
WRIGHT
A: Maybe by the end of the regular season, but I'd definitely say it was the second round of the District 10 playoffs. That's when I really started to feel like myself again.
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Borbely) and (tight ends coach Tim Salem). Here and there, I'd also talk to (linebackers) coach (Rob) Harley.
Q: Was there any hesitancy in your first basketball game, or games, about reinjuring the knee?
A: The first game back, I was a little self-conscious of it. I wouldn't say I was so much nervous, but just trying to work my way back through any pain and how that was going to go. I thought I caught up pretty fast.
Q: What was it like talking with coach Narduzzi when you called him with your decision?
A: Very exciting. He was fired up about it, and I'm excited about it. I get to stay close to home, as well.
Q: What does it mean to know that despite the injury, coach Narduzzi still sought you to be a Pittsburgh Panther?
Q: How much did such familiarity with Pitt football weigh in your decision?
A: Just being familiar with the coaching staff, and getting to know the new ones, made me feel like I was at home when I was there.
Q: Pitt listed you as a linebacker when the school announced your decision on Twitter. However, you're also considered as an athlete, which means you could play another position. Do you anticipate starting out as a linebacker or not?
A: As of right now, we talked about me starting out at linebacker. I will be starting there, but things might change. I could be moving to the other side of the ball. If not linebacker, I'd say tight end or may as an H-back.
Q: Have you attended Panthers' games on a regular basis?
A: I've been down to Pitt multiple times in the past few years. I think I went to three games my sophomore year, and I went to two last year.
Q: What do you remember about the play that ended your junior season after it barely began?
A: I caught a screen pass and picked up a few yards when I got tackled. As I was going to get up, I felt something pop in my (left) knee. The next play, I tried to get off the line of scrimmage but I really couldn't move. I came out the next play. I tried to ice my knee to go (back in), but it didn't work out. It was my meniscus. I didn't anticipate it being that bad. I thought it was just bruised.
Q: What was the rehabilitation process like?
A: The rehab was actually tougher than going through the surgery. Just going hard every day, when you're
A: It shows that he really and truly wanted me there as a player. They gave me a lot of support throughout the injury, as well.
Q: What's it been like to play for a Farrell football program that's become a way of life at your school? Farrell’s Kyi Wright is coming back from a knee injury suffered in the 2017 opener. He has committed to Pitt. [MATT DURISKO/SPECIAL TO THE ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
ABOUT KYI WRIGHT School: Farrell Year: Senior Positions: Linebacker, tight end/ quarterback Size: 6-3, 245 pounds 2016 stats: Passed for 1,310 yards and 18 TDs. Rushed for 383 yards and 8 TDs. 2017: Season-ending injury in opener.
trying to get back to normal and feel like yourself again, that was the hardest part. Q: What inspired you through the recovery?
A: Actually, my goal was to get back for football. I wanted to play in (Farrell's PIAA Class 1A semifinal) vs. Jeannette, but my doctor didn't clear me early enough that week. After that, the next goal was to get back for basketball season.
Q: Was there a point during Farrell's basketball season when you physically felt like your knee was sound?
A: Just from growing up here and seeing a lot of the talent that's come through here, it means a lot to me. You learn the tradition of Farrell football and basketball.
Q: What do you want to say about coach Farrell football coach Jarrett Samuels?
A: Coach does a great job with the program. He really cares about the players. He wants us all to do well on the field and in the classroom, and then in life, too. He's more than a coach. He's a mentor to us. Q: What do plan on majoring in at Pitt?
A: Right now, physical therapy. After going through the injury and (rehabilitation), I feel like I want to help people through their injuries based on my experience.
Q: Farrell opens its 2018 season with an Aug. 24 game against University Prep in Pittsburgh. What's it going to be like running back out onto a football field for the first time in nearly a year?
A: I'm going to enjoy it and have fun with it. I just want to show everyone that I'm back. The injury stopped me for (a season), but it's not going to stop me ever again. Mike Copper can be reached at 870-1614 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNcopper.
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REGION 1 FINAL STANDINGS
REGION 1 CHAMPIONS 2017: Farrell (4-0) 2016: West Middlesex (5-0) 2015: Sharpsville (6-0) 2014: Farrell, Lakeview, Sharpsville, West Middlesex, Wilmington (4-2) 2013: Lakeview (5-1) 2012: West Middlesex (6-0) 2011: Sharpsville (7-0) 2010: Farrell, Sharpsville (7-1) 2009: Farrell (8-0) 2008: Farrell, Linesville, Mercer (7-1) 2007: Mercer (8-0) 2006: West Middlesex (8-0) 2005: Kennedy Catholic (6-0) 2004: Sharpsville (6-0)
4-0 11-3 3-1 4-6 2-2 7-4 1-3 2-9 0-4 2-8
Overall
District 10 Quarterfinals West Middlesex 16, Cochranton 2 Semifinals Farrell 46, West Middlesex 12 Championship Farrell 52, Cambridge Springs 27 PIAA First round Farrell 34, Northern Bedford 19 Quarterfinals Farrell 36, Ridgway 0
• 2017 champion: Farrell • Favorite: Farrell • Contender: West Middlesex • Dark horse: Reynolds
Farrell------------------------------ 86 Mercer----------------------------121 Reynolds--------------------------131 West Middlesex-----------------106 Class 1A range: 131 and fewer
Region
Farrell Union City Cambridge Springs West Middlesex Cochranton
Class 1A
SEASON OUTLOOK
School Enrollment
Class 1A
POSTSEASON
Farrell------------------------------ 92 Mercer----------------------------- 93 Reynolds--------------------------- 94 West Middlesex------------------ 95
2018 NEW REGION
91 KICKOFF 2018
INDEX
2017 IN REVIEW
Semifinals Jeannette 17, Farrell 6
Class 2A
PLAYER WATCH TO
JOURDAN TOWNSEND Farrell
WR/DB - Sr. - 5-10, 175 Townsend, the District 10 Small School Co-Player of the Year in 2017, had 71 receptions and set D-10 records with 1,531 receving yards and 22 TDs. He also had 6 interceptions and led D-10 with 194 points.
District 10 Quarterfinals Reynolds 32, Iroquois 13 Semifinals Wilmington 49, Reynolds 0
RETURNING ALL-STARS
First team Name
School
Offense
No. Pos.
Jourdan Townsend* Farrell 11 WR Clayton Parrish West Middlesex 11 RB Kobe Hilton Farrell 11 OL Name
School
No. Pos.
Kobe Hilton Tymir Green Jourdan Townsend*
Farrell Farrell Farrell
11 11 11
Defense
DL LB DB
Second team Name
School
No. Pos.
Kaz Hoffman Christian Lewis Tymir Green Dashon Sims Gary Hopson
West Middlesex Farrell Farrell Farrell Farrell
11 11 11 11 10
Offense
WR RB RB OL OL
Name
School
Logan Hurley Logan Hurley
West Middlesex 11 West Middlesex 11
Name
School
Special teams
Defense
Natoreus Atwood Farrell Tyree Hammonds Farrell Clayton Parrish West Middlesex Zach Long West Middlesex Christian Lewis Farrell Elijah Harper Farrell *Region 1 Player of the Year
No. Pos. K P
No. Pos. 11 10 11 11 11 11
DL LB LB LB DB DB
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STEELERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
FARRELL
LL
11-3 overall 4-0 region 1 Home field: Falconi Field at Paulekas Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Date
Farrell coach Jarrett Samuels might have put together one of his best coaching efforts of his career in 2017. The Steelers were already adjusting to a new quarterback when they lost Division I talent Kyi Wright to injury early in the season. Farrell still made it to the PIAA Class 1A semifinals without Wright and were just two scores from heading to Hershey. The Steelers have a loaded team back, including the return of Wright, a Pitt recruit. Wright will likely move back to quarterback with the graduation of Isaac Clarke, who threw for 2,291 yards and 30 touchdowns last year. Wright brings a big-time presence to both sides of the ball, and he will have an impressive target in wide receiver Jourdan Townsend, who was the Small School District 10 Co-Player of the Year. Townsend emerged as one of the best wideouts in the state last fall with record-breaking numbers. He had 71 catches for 1,531 yards and 22 touchdowns to rewrite the District 10 record
PLAYERS TO WATCH
FARRE
Opponent Time
Aug. 24......... at University Prep..............7 Aug. 31...............Wilmington...................7 Sept. 7.............. at Union City..................7 Sept. 14.......at West Middlesex*.............7 Sept. 21....... Cambridge Springs.............7 Sept. 28................ Mercer*......................7 Oct. 5.............. at Cochranton.................7 Oct. 12.............. at Reynolds*..................7 Oct. 19.................Greenville.....................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 1 game
book. Townsend is another major college recruit for Farrell, along with Kobe Hilton O T/ D L and Christian SENIOR Lewis. Hilton, KO B a lineman, has H I LT E committed to ON Akron, while Townsend and Lewis are still racking up offers. Lewis ran for 1,350 yards and 14 touchdowns last fall and is a top returning rusher with powerful Tymir Green, who ran for 418 yards and 12 touchdowns. The Steelers’ offense ranked third in District 10, regardless of class, with 40.6 points per game. Farrell returns eight starters on offense and nine on defense. Dashon Sims is another lineman to keep an eye on along with safety Elijah Harper and defensive back Juwon Samuels. Brian Hilton, Gary Satterwhite and Tyrie Hammonds could all step up as well. The Steelers have one of the smallest enrollments in the state, but they look like a dangerous contender to make a run to Hershey this fall.
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Neshannock----------------------------------- L, 26-28 at North East---------------------------------- W, 65-0 at Carrick--------------------------------------- W, 62-0 West Middlesex*----------------------------- W, 58-0 Union City*------------------------------------W, 48-36 at Meadville----------------------------------- L, 13-36 Fort LeBoeuf----------------------------------W, 41-14 Cambridge Springs*------------------------W, 20-13 at Cochranton*-------------------------------- W, 62-0
District 10 playoffs C OAC H Jarrett Samuels 11th season, 101-32
West Middlesex----------------------------------46-12 Cambridge Springs--------------------------W, 52-27
PIAA playoffs Northern Bedford----------------------------W, 34-19 Ridgway---------------------------------------- W, 36-0 Jeannette---------------------------------------- L, 6-17 *Region 1 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Jourdan
Kyi Wright
Townsend
Tymir
Christian
Green
Lewis
Names Isaac Clarke
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 128 187 2,291 30 4
Rushing
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name 1
Christian Lewis
Pos. RB/DB
Yr Jr.
Ht. Wt. 6-0 175
22 Tymir Green
RB/MLB Jr.
5-10 200
23 Jaden Harrison
RB
5-8 150
24 Juwon Samuels
RB/WR/DB
Fr.
So. 5-8 170
2
Kyi Wright
TE/LB
Jr.
6-3 230
25 Notorius Atwood
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 180
5
Jourdan Townsend
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 170
26 Sayvion Thomas
RB/DE
So.
6-0 160
8
Raymond Raver
QB/DB
So.
5-8 150
27 Jalen Russell
WR/DB
So.
5-6 145
9
Elijah Harper
WR/DB
Jr.
5-8 150
33 Tony Phillips
WR/OLB Fr.
5-9 155
10 Dwight Ravenscraft
RB/WR/OLB
So. 5-7 180
52 Vincent Purdie
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 250
11 Adrian Daniels
TE/DE
So.
6-4 220
53 Ronald Lacamera
OL/DL
So.
5-10 290
12 Brian Hilton
WR/DE/K So.
6-2 175
54 Zach Schofield
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 215
13 Brice Butler
WR/DB
Fr.
5-6 140
56 Gary Satterwhite
OL/DL
Fr.
6-2 245
14 Christian Hartley
QB/MLB Fr.
5-8 185
57 Kobe Hilton
OL/DL
Jr.
6-4 255
15 Omarion Odem
WR/DB
Fr.
6-1 170
58 Dashon Sims
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 260
19 E.J. Rawlins
WR/DB
Jr.
5-10 132
60 Robert Spence
T
So.
5-10 204
20 Tyrie Hammonds
RB/OLB
So.
5-7 155
66 Gary Hopson
OL/DL
So.
5-11 290
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Names Christian Lewis Tymir Green Brandon Chambers Isaac Clarke
Att. 132 69 30 44
Yds. 1,350 418 405 148
Avg. TD 10.2 14 6.1 12 13.5 4 3.4 6
Rec. Yds. 71 1,531 27 362 12 276 6 43
Avg. TD 21.6 22 13.4 3 23.0 4 7.2 0
Receiving Names Jourdan Townsend Brandon Chambers Christian Lewis Tymir Green
Scoring Names Jourdan Townsend Christian Lewis Tymir Green Brandon Chambers Isaac Clarke Returnees in bold
TD 30 21 12 8 6
PAT 0 0 0 2 0
2-pt. Total 7 194 1 128 3 78 3 56 3 42
MUSTANGS
2017 RECORD R
KICKOFF 2018
MERCER
MERCE
2-8 overall 1-7 region Home field: Mercer Stadium 2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
Mercer will look to head in a new direction this season with a change of head coach. Keith DeGraaf takes over and brings a new system for the Mustangs. Mercer won just two games last year, although they competed in one of the toughest leagues in the state. DeGraaf’s first priority will be getting the right athletes into the right positions with several losses to graduation. On offense, the Mustangs bring back seven starters, including quarterback Dylan Hetrick, wide receivers Brian Shevitz and Zack Previty, running backs PJ Boggs and Andrew Weinel and linemen Mason Hesselgesser and Cam Peters. Hetrick threw for 461 yards and three touchdowns, while Boggs ran for 203 yards and Weinel ran for 162 yards. Previty caught five passes for 192 yards and Shevitz had five catches for 44 yards. Mercer also returns six starters on defense in Danny Foore, Shevitz and Hetrick in the secondary, Ian
Date
Taylor and Weinel at linebacker and Peters on the line. QB Hesselgesser, SENIOR Boggs, Harrison Murray DY L A N HETR and Aidan I CK Bright could all battle for playing time on defense. Mercer allowed 47.1 points per game last season, which was near the bottom in District 10. The Mustangs did shut out one team, but it was a struggling Saegertown team. Before that final game of the season, Mercer was allowing 52.3 points per game. Mercer moved down to Class 1A this fall, but their schedule didn’t get any easier. The Mustangs still have to battle Farrell, Reynolds and West Middlesex in region play with long trips to Cochranton, Northwestern and Eisenhower mixed in. The Mustangs have plenty of experience back, but their success could come down to how quickly they adapt to a new coach and new system.
Opponent Time
Aug. 25............ at Cochranton.................7 Aug. 31.......... at Northwestern...............7 Sept. 7............. at Eisenhower.................7 Sept. 14...............Reynolds*.....................7 Sept. 21...............Union City....................7 Sept. 28...............at Farrell*.....................7 Oct. 5................ Saegertown...................7 Oct. 12...........West Middlesex*...............7 Oct. 19............... at Lakeview...................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 1 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season
C OAC H Keith DeGraaf 1st season
at Lakeview*---------------------------------W, 35-33 Hickory*----------------------------------------- L, 7-62 at Sharpsville*-------------------------------- L, 21-42 Slippery Rock*--------------------------------- L, 7-43 at Wilmington*--------------------------------- L, 0-69 Sharon*------------------------------------------ L, 7-60 at Reynolds*------------------------------------ L, 0-54 at Eisenhower---------------------------------- L, 0-52 Greenville*-------------------------------------L, 21-56 Saegertown------------------------------------ W, 45-0 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Names Dylan Hetrick
Rushing Zack
Nathan
Brian
Andrew
Previty
Mitchell
Shevitz
Weinel
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
50 Nathan Mitchell
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 210
52 Hunter Houy
OL/LB
So.
5-8 170
2
Brian Shevitz
WR/DB
Jr.
5-9 160
54 Timothy Copley
OL/DL
Jr.
5-8 205
6
Andrew Weinel
RB/LB
Jr.
5-11 175
55 Mason Hesselgesser
OL/DL
Fr.
5-8 180
7
Ryan Moore
QB/DB
So.
5-9 135
56 Aaron Adams
OL/DL
Fr.
5-7 155
9
Gabriel Wiley
QB/LB
So.
6-1 165
60 Isaiah Phillips
OL/DL
So.
5-10 230
10 Chris Boots
WR/DB
Fr.
5-10 150
65 Josh Adams
OL/DL
Jr.
6-2 195
14 Dylan Hetrick
QB/DB
Jr.
6-2 185
66 Joe Prentice
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 220
15 Zack Previty
WR/DB
Jr.
6-2 185
73 Justin Rose
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 195
16 Danny Foore
WR/DB
Jr.
5-6 155
75 Eric Hoffman
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 185
21 PJ Boggs
OL/DL
So.
5-9 220
77 Cam Peters
OL/DL
Jr.
5-10 250
22 Jacob Smith
WR/DL
Fr.
5-8 150
79 Kyle Kaster
OL/DL
So.
6-0 175
32 Anthony McCrea
RB/DB
So.
5-10 165
87 Noah Wiley
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 160
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Att. 178 45 39 27
Yds. 1,011 203 162 149
Avg. TD 5.7 10 4.5 1 4.2 2 5.5 2
Rec. Yds. 7 73 5 192 5 82 5 44
Avg. TD 10.4 0 38.4 3 16.4 0 8.8 0
Receiving
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 27 64 461 3 9
Names Jimmy Amon PJ Boggs Andrew Weinel Austin Hesselgesser
Names Jimmy Amon Zack Previty Adam Walker Brian Shevitz
Scoring Names TD Jimmy Amon 10 a-RJ Carson 0 Zack Previty 3 Austin Hesselgesser 2 Andrew Weinel 2 a-includes one field goal Returnees in bold
PAT 0 23 0 0 0
93
2-pt. Total 0 60 0 23 0 18 0 12 0 12
94
RAIDERS
2017 RECORD
KICKOFF 2018
REYNOLDS
Date
Reynolds put together a solid 2017 season with five wins before a playoff loss to eventual PIAA runnerup Wilmington. The Raiders lost three games by 14 points or less and was close to having a winning season. Reynolds will have some work to do to keep the program headed in the right direction after losing most of its backfield to graduation. The Raiders bring back five starters on offense and five on defense. Chance Westover is back at tight end and defensive end, Evan Miller at center, Cole Toy as a running back and linebacker, Hunter Jones and Wyatt Owen on the offensive line, Derek Skeehan on the defensive line and Jordan DeCarmen and Sean O’Hara in the secondary. Reynolds will need DeCarmen and Toy to step up in the backfield as running backs with Austin Carrera gone. Carrera ran for 1,159 yards and 10 touchdowns and wrestling standout Cole Matthews ran for 528 yards and nine touchdowns but also graduated in the spring. Bryce McCloskey returns at quarterback after having his sophomore season cut short with injuries. He suffered one injury in their scrimmage before coming back and getting hurt
again a few weeks later, which cost him the season. He will likely start at quarterback, and Westover could be a big target for him. Reynolds lost wide receivRB/ML ers Tyler Gill, B SENIOR Noah Fuchs and Mason HUN TER Wilkerson, but THOM PSON 6-foot 3-inch sophomore Aidan Mull could become the primary target. The Raiders have some holes to fill on the line, but Jacob Moser, who missed all of last year with an injury in the scrimmage, is back along with some young players in John Daniello and Luke Faber. Reynolds lost seven full-time defensive starters and will need the underclassmen to step up. The Raiders went 5-1 when allowing less than 20 points last fall. Hunter Thompson is a standout at linebacker that could be a senior leader as Reynolds will have to slow down several powerful offenses. Reynolds had some tough injuries early on last season, but the Raiders still managed to win five games. Reynolds doesn’t have a lot of experience, but the program is headed in the right direction.
Opponent Time
Aug. 24............. at Union City..................7 Aug. 31...........at Slippery Rock...............7 Sept. 7.............at Saegertown.................7 Sept. 14.............. at Mercer*....................7 Sept. 21............. Maplewood...................7 Sept. 28.........West Middlesex*...............7 Oct. 5.............. at Eisenhower.................7 Oct. 12................... Farrell*.......................7 Oct. 19..............Northwestern..................7 Oct. 26................. Lakeview.....................7 *Region 1 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season Slippery Rock*-------------------------------- L, 12-13 At Sharon*------------------------------------- L, 13-47 At Cambridge Springs----------------------- L, 12-30 At Lakeview*---------------------------------- W, 30-0 Sharpsville*-----------------------------------W, 23-14 At Wilmington*-------------------------------- L, 3-42 Mercer*----------------------------------------- W, 54-0 Greenville*-------------------------------------- L, 7-21 At Hickory*------------------------------------W, 27-13
District 10 playoffs Iroquois----------------------------------------W, 32-13 Wilmington------------------------------------- L, 0-49 *Region 2 game
2017 LEADERS Passing
C OAC H Josh Mull 6th season, 19-32
Names Tylir Shannon Dalton Daniello Bryce McCloskey
Com. Att. 26 65 9 27 13 21
Yds. 234 110 83
TD Int 1 5 1 4 1 1
Rushing Names Austin Carrera Cole Matthews Jordan DeCarmen
Evan
Wyatt
Hunter
Cole
Miller
Owen
Jones
Toy
Pos.
Yr
Ht. Wt.
6
Jordan DeCarmen
RB/DB
Fr.
5-8 160
7
Bryce McCloskey
QB/LB
So.
5-11 180
11 Sean O’Hara
RB/LB
So.
5-8 150
12 Luca Tofani
WR/DB
Fr.
5-11 145
13 Aidan Mull
TE/LB Fr. 6-0 180
16 Cole Toy
RB/LB
Fr.
5-11 175
32 George Stinedurf
WR/DB
So.
5-7 155
44 Chance Westover
TE/DL
Jr.
6-2 215
55 Izach Fisher
OL/DL
Jr.
5-9 220
56 Justin Axe-Dodds
OL/DL
So.
6-0 165
57 Hunter Jones
OL/DL
Jr.
6-1 205
63 Jacob Moser
OL/DL
So.
6-2 246
67 Evan Miller
OL/DL
So.
5-9 200
17 Hunter Markle
RB/LB
So.
5-8 165
72 Derek Skeehan
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 255
24 Dillon Abbott
WR/DB
So.
5-6 120
75 Ian Yahner
OL/DL
So.
5-10 225
28 Hunter Thompson
RB/LB
Jr.
6-2 175
79 Wyatt Owen
OL/DL
Jr.
6-0 255
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Att. 169 80 23
Yds. 1,159 528 148
Avg. TD 6.9 10 6.6 9 6.4 0
Rec. Yds. 15 137 9 25 6 30 5 80 5 48
Avg. TD 9.1 2 2.8 0 5.0 0 16.0 0 9.6 1
Receiving
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN No. Name
LDS
2018 SCHEDULE
OUTLOOK
PLAYERS TO WATCH
REYNO
5-6 overall 4-4 region 2 Home field: Reynolds Stadium
Names Noah Fuchs Cole Matthews Devin Weaver Mason Wilkerson Chance Westover
Scoring Names TD Austin Carrera 10 Cole Matthews 10 a-Jarod Miller 0 a-includes two field goals Returnees in bold
PAT 0 0 13
2-pt. Total 0 60 0 60 0 19
BIG REDS
WEST
OUTLOOK
West Middlesex went through a rough season in 2017. The Big Reds scored 18 points or less in nine of their 10 games, and they were shut out in three of the first four games of the year. Mark Means takes over as head coach this fall as West Middlesex looks to go in a new direction. To go with a new system and coach, the Big Reds will have plenty of new faces with just three starters returning on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Marshall Murray threw for 390 yards and six touchdowns last fall but graduated, along with tight end Chase Staunch, who led the team with 10 catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Most of the line is also gone, including Cade Franks and Josh Angleton. The good news for Means is talented running back Clayton Parrish returns after rushing for 1,270 yards and seven touchdowns on 245 carries last fall. He is joined by lineman Zach Long and wide receiver Kaz Hoffman
on offense. Jason Davis and Hoffman are returning starters in the secondary and Long at linebacker. Logan Hurley is another returning senior that could contribute at wide receiver and kicker. RB/ML B The Big S ENIOR Reds will need C L AY an influx of TON PA R R contribuISH tions from new and younger players as well. Senior Jake Bowen will likely take over at quarterback and help out in the secondary, while Kyle Klumph and Noah Weiser could battle for playing time on the offensive and defensive lines. Brandon Smith and Davis could earn carries at running back, and junior Zeb Rubaker could earn starting positions at fullback and linebacker.
MIDDL
2018 SCHEDULE Opponent Time
Aug. 24...............Eisenhower...................7 Aug. 31................ Lakeview.....................7 Sept. 7............. at Maplewood.................7 Sept. 14................. Farrell*.......................7 Sept. 21............. Cochranton...................7 Sept. 28............ at Reynolds*..................7 Oct. 5........at Cambridge Springs...........7 Oct. 12................ at Mercer*....................7 Oct. 19................ Sharpsville....................7 Oct. 26...................... Bye *Region 1 game
2017 IN REVIEW Regular season at Sharpsville----------------------------------- L, 0-49 Wilmington------------------------------------- L, 0-49 Iroquois------------------------------------------ L, 7-28 at Farrell*--------------------------------------- L, 0-58 Cambridge Springs*------------------------- L, 14-33 at Mercyhurst Prep--------------------------- L, 7-45 at Cochranton*-------------------------------- W, 42-8 Carey (Ohio)----------------------------------- L, 18-28 Union City*-------------------------------------- L, 8-37
District 10 playoffs
C OAC H Mark Means
Cochranton------------------------------------ W, 16-2 Farrell------------------------------------------- L, 12-46 *Region 1 game
2017 LEADERS Passing Names Marshall Murray
Kaz
Zach Long
Hoffman
Logan
Jake
Hurley
Bowen
No. Name Chase Tomko
Pos. FB/OLB
Yr So.
Ht. Wt. 5-6 165
6
Nick Kobielus
RB/LB
Fr.
5-6 150
7
Brandon Smith
SB/DB
So.
5-9 150
8
Michael Medlin
ATH/DB Jr.
5-10 170
9
Zeb Rubaker
RB/DB
5-11 170
So.
10 Alex Rea
QB
Fr.
5-5 115
11 Dom Stinedurf
WR/DB
Jr.
6-0 155
12 Kaz Hoffman
WR/DB
Jr.
6-3 160
14 Jordan Powell
QB/DB
Jr.
5-10 155
15 Chris Smith
QB/DB
Fr.
5-7 125
28 Clayton Parrish
FB/MLB Jr.
5-11 195
48 Connor Haddon
RB/OLB
Fr.
5-5 120
50 George Troyer
OL/MLB So.
5-11 180
51 Chris Morton
OL/DL
So.
5-5 190
52 Josh Bender
OL/LB
So.
6-0 190
58 Kaleb Turcotte
OL/DL
Fr.
6-0 205
61 Tommy Blair
OL/DL
Jr.
5-11 240
62 Nick Gearhart
OL/MLB Fr.
5-11 180
66 Anthony Aldrich
OL/DL
Fr.
5-9 177
67 Kyle Klumph
OL/DL
Jr.
6-3 280
70 Caleb Mick
OL/DL
Fr.
5-10 190
17 Ty Tate
ATH/OLB Fr.
6-0 160
74 Lukas Stinedurf
OL/DE
Fr.
5-9 170
18 Logan Hurley
WR/K
Jr.
6-2 160
75 Noah Weiser
OL/DE
So.
5-11 250
21 Jake Bowen
QB/DB
Jr.
6-0 150
77 Cole Haddon
OL/DE
Fr.
5-9 180
22 Zach Long
OL/MLB Jr.
5-10 195
80 Hunter Smith
WR
Fr.
23 Eddie Lowe
WR/DB
Fr.
5-3 125
82 Morgan Slicker
TE/OLB
Jr.
6-0 178
24 Luke Atterholt
TE/MLB Fr.
5-10 158
88 Dylan Wanner
WR/DB
So.
6-0 150
25 Jason Davis
WR/DB
5-9 140
So.
• Roster not available. 2017 underclassmen who might return, listed with 2017-18 years in school.
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 23 65 390 6 6
Rushing Names Clayton Parrish Zach Long Cade Franks
2017 UNDERCLASSMEN
3
2-9 overall 1-3 region 1 Home field: Big Red Stadium
Date
1st season
PLAYERS TO WATCH
ESEX
Att. 245 47 39
Yds. 1,270 182 119
Avg. TD 5.2 7 3.9 1 31 3
Rec. Yds. 10 119 7 187 3 46 3 32
Avg. TD 11.9 2 26.7 3 15.3 0 10.7 0
Receiving Names Chase Staunch Kaz Hoffman Zach Long Clayton Parrish
Scoring Names Clayton Parrish Cade Franks Kaz Hoffman Logan Hurley Chase Staunch Returnees in bold
TD 8 3 3 1 2
PAT 0 0 0 8 0
95 KICKOFF 2018
WEST MIDDLESEX
2017 RECORD
2-pt. Total 2 52 2 22 0 18 0 14 0 12
D I S T R I C T 1 0 C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C A L L E A D E R S
RUSHING PLAYER Journey Brown Chuck Carr Blake Reddick T.J. Phillips Hunter Merritt Joe Korcinsky Mike Archie Garrett Owens Isaiah Manning Jawan Walker Josh Fiske Justin Napotnik Ron Park Zach Stafford Ross Gargano Blair Sweet Lee Plotts Mike Millero Harold Coles Zack Helsley Shannon Jackson Carmone Parchman A.J. Fenton Aaron Horton DeShawn Coleman Josh Vogel Justin Platz Cornelius Barclay Javar Manning Deke Ison Chris Burns Keyshaan Husband Tyler Barone Josh Kniess Kyle Mariacher Marko Jackson Elijah Anderton Eric Lucich Josh Hobson Andre Coleman Sutton Whiting Mike Miczo Andy Blatt Dave Murzynski Chris Clark Al Chorney Joel Laird Kel Barnes Dan Green Jason Cecil Jayson Nickson Adam Fish Justin George Jeremy Snyder Matt Cragg Tim Colicchio Trevor Litwiler Antonio Ferraro Tyler Johnson R.J. Bowers Danny VanDyke Artrel Foster Brandon Reiser Derrick Burns Tyler Perry Gary Dance Kevin Daly Errick Woodard John Pascuzzi Ian Price Ron Duffy Steve Witte Robert Harvey Jordan Wilson Ian Quarles Cliff Crosby Matt Lewandowski Jeff Benedict Donte Harden Braxton Chapman Jeff Davis Dan Chase Jared Kula Justin Angermeier Stephen Blose Corey Dunton Foster Reznor Doug Williams Curtis Freyermuth Doug Farley Eric Lewandowski Ed Underwood Paul Kafando Wes Phipps Ryan Sherwood-Ericsson Alex Svetz Mark Tate Brandon Roda Robert Besser
Brian Milne Colton Noble SCHOOL FINAL YR. Meadville 2016 Hickory 2016 Lakeview 2013 Sharon 1998 Conneaut 2015 Greenville 1997 Sharon 1990 North East 2015 Meadville 2017 Cathedral Prep 2001 Fort LeBoeuf 1999 Sharpsville 1999 Reynolds 1987 Cambridge Springs 2015 Kennedy Catholic 2006 Wilmington 1988 Kennedy Catholic 2006 Reynolds 2014 Fairview 2015 Mercyhurst Prep Active Fairview 2013 Sharon 2000 McDowell 2008 Mercyhurst Prep 2010 Hickory 2012 Harbor Creek 2001 Girard 2000 Mercyhurst Prep 2012 Meadville 1998 Lakeview 2001 Wilmington 2007 Central Tech 2016 Iroquois 2016 Slippery Rock 2000 Mercer 2011 Sharon 1995 Conneaut-Linesville 2014 West Middlesex 2014 Cambridge Springs 2006 Hickory 1989 Wilmington 2010 Northwestern 1985 Greenville 1991 Harbor Creek 2004 Grove City 2007 Fairview 1990 Reynolds 1992 Girard 2014 Cambridge Springs 2000 Kennedy Catholic 1998 Mercyhurst Prep 2006 Seneca 2015 Lakeview-Kennedy 2000 Titusville 1996 Corry 2012 Cathedral Prep 1990 Linesville 2009 Meadville 2016 North East 2011 West Middlesex 1991 Lakeview 2004 Meadville 2012 Northwestern 2013 Wilmington 2009 Fairview 2006 Cathedral Prep 1986 Oil City 2013 Fort LeBoeuf 1996 Eisenhower 2012 Saegertown 2008 Slippery Rock 1994 Eisenhower 1991 Cambridge Springs 1993 Sharon Active Franklin 1989 East 1993 Cambridge Springs 1990 Eisenhower 1979 Strong Vincent 2007 Farrell 2016 McDowell 1969 Fort LeBoeuf 1988 Fort LeBoeuf 2016 Mercer 2007 Harbor Creek 2005 Cambridge Springs 2010 Grove City 2013 Linesville 2007 Cochranton Active Linesville 2008 Cathedral Prep 1987 Reynolds 1989 Central Tech 2012 Grove City 2011 McDowell 2001 North East 2011 Cathedral Prep 1991 Iroquois 2014 Sharpsville 2017
ATT. 566 863 778 — 750 — — 752 473 605 — — — 490 635 653 546 705 603 534 630 — 600 372 360 648 — 403 — — — 425 385 — 453 — 572 401 652 — 423 676 — — — 587 — 453 531 — 390 512 — — 575 320 526 433 444 — 588 499 481 419 — 492 536 — 598 — — 465 414 439 — 379 501 459 374 369 510 — 495 — 390 — 403 430 496 370 474 — 372 368 474 454 402 406 394
YDS. 7,027 6,847 6,548 6,241 6,024 5,197 5,136 5,128 4,902 4,865 4,664 4,600 4,537 4,533 4,464 4,451 4,448 4,315 4,296 4,232 4,228 4,224 4,207 4,182 4,141 4,139 4,085 4,082 4,057 4,008 3,991 3,967 3,923 3,854 3,846 3,812 3,807 3,798 3,774 3,710 3,710 3,670 3,667 3,534 3,534 3,444 3,443 3,432 3,415 3,400 3,360 3,357 3,332 3,316 3,299 3,297 3,295 3,288 3,265 3,264 3,250 3,249 3,247 3,235 3,235 3,222 3,221 3,201 3,198 3,146 3,129 3,115 3,096 3,092 3,089 3,080 3,077 3,076 3,068 3,066 3,045 3,021 3,010 3,000 2,989 2,954 2,914 2,902 2,895 2,878 2,841 2,833 2,816 2,810 2,808 2,787 2,764 2,743 2,742
TD 103 109 61 — 95 91 — 68 61 68 — — — 69 65 — — 52 56 43 43 58 54 62 61 — — 57 — — — 46 43 — 50 — 46 48 29 — 54 48 41 — — 40 — 42 35 — 30 32 — 34 40 47 — 48 28 — — 33 43 46 52 30 40 — 26 40 — 32 27 44 27 — 36 33 40 33 43 — 44 — 46 30 40 41 26 30 31 — 31 57 34 34 36 38 34
Fort LeBoeuf Cambridge Springs
1989 2013
— 2,727 — 371 2,707 30
PASSING PLAYER Joe Mischler Damion Terry Logan Clarke Mark Kulinski Kameron Patterson Andrew Tomko Jacob Brooks Jackson McFall Scottie Frisina Kolten Hoffman Joe Dunn Joe Scarabino Levi Becker John Napotnik Ian Haynes Austin Jerman Cody Crosby Hunter Merritt T.J. Wiley Porter Rembold Jeff Valentino Rich Cerro Nate Smith Alex Myers Matt Stapleford Luke Henwood Bryce Xander Mike Miodus Todd Smargiasso Trey Staunch Mike Schneider Jeff Eaton Tim Haworth Billy Fessler Julian Wested Eric Kuhn Brian Cavanaugh Jake Buzard Chad Eisenhooth Trevor Litwiler Chad Vogt Luke Brennan Maurice Page Pat Hoderny Eric Mikovich Eric Carlson Chris Delmonaco
SCHOOL FINAL YR. COMP. ATT. Cathedral Prep 2017 445 750 Cathedral Prep 2012 448 752 Mercer 2014 436 787 Oil City 2011 378 655 Grove City 2016 413 667 Sharon 2015 374 665 Girard 2017 401 713 Oil City 2015 325 621 Corry 2009 336 697 West Middlesex 2006 — — Girard 2013 356 590 Seneca Active 252 486 McDowell 2016 339 668 Sharpsville 1997 — — Franklin Active 259 518 Warren 2012 301 501 Eisenhower 2009 302 601 Conneaut 2015 269 469 Titusville 1997 — — Franklin 2015 253 518 Sharon 1998 — — Franklin 2003 — — Corry 2013 262 588 Farrell 2015 229 436 Warren 2010 320 583 Sharpsville 2016 216 400 Corry 2016 266 570 Strong Vincent 1995 211 392 Wilmington 1997 — — West Middlesex 2014 302 563 Sharon 2001 — — Warren 2007 249 471 Linesville 1986 257 558 Cathedral Prep 2013 199 363 Franklin 2008 — — Strong Vincent 1989 262 493 Grove City 1992 — — West Middlesex 2002 — — Cochranton 2013 226 460 Linesville 2009 211 384 Harbor Creek 1991 250 443 Hickory 2017 215 382 Strong Vincent 1998 168 372 McDowell 1999 219 456 Northwestern 1986 121 240 Cathedral Prep 1999 141 305 Oil City 1989 — —
YDS. 7,719 7,266 6,159 6,045 5,881 5,739 5,398 5,261 5,078 5,060 4,936 4,851 4,783 4,597 4,508 4,349 4,221 4,025 4,016 3,982 3,953 3,861 3,847 3,829 3,796 3,783 3,782 3,765 3,734 3,652 3,649 3,624 3,614 3,606 3,603 3,594 3,534 3,531 3,475 3,389 3,365 3,315 3,311 3,307 3,235 3,159 3,102
TD INT 98 24 87 21 65 37 60 24 64 32 55 14 51 27 61 26 55 36 — — 53 25 48 24 43 26 — — 46 30 48 17 39 — 58 24 37 — 36 29 — — 29 — 36 39 29 26 30 22 44 17 36 36 — — — — 35 20 — — 36 30 — — 47 13 29 — — — — — — — 38 19 40 — 41 — 37 16 — — 21 — 47 — 39 — 28 —
RECEPTIONS PLAYER Ziyon Strickland Kahlil West Ben Koyack Tyler Bittner Logan Lantz Logan Way Logan Lutz Andrew Pryts Jourdan Townsend Brian McNally Nolan Varee Brayton Edwards Morgan Hadley Charlie Fessler Dan Bokol Luke Houpt Henry Litwin Brady Davis Dave Ashton Todd Baker Jeremy Shreve Brandon Johnson Jesse Rice Gio Vendemia Dallas Williams Tyler Oedekoven Delton Williams Bryson Verrelli
SCHOOL FINAL YR. REC. YDS. TD Sharon 2017 246 4,367 49 Franklin 2015 175 3,201 32 Oil City 2010 152 2,591 30 Franklin 2008 149 2,089 26 Oil City 2010 146 2,326 18 Oil City 2013 144 2,313 25 Grove City Active 125 1,891 24 Hickory 2015 124 2,147 27 Farrell Active 113 2,279 33 Girard 2013 112 1,791 17 Conneaut Valley 2011 108 1,700 14 Mercer 2014 107 1,449 15 Oil City 2015 106 1,748 25 Cathedral Prep 2014 106 1,730 19 Iroquois 1983 106 1,672 19 Greenville 2013 106 1,565 21 Conneaut 2015 103 2,013 31 Corry 2016 103 1,716 19 Strong Vincent 1989 100 1,503 — Girard 1987 100 1,488 5 Union City 2000 100 1,172 — Franklin 2017 96 1,991 23 Oil City 2013 96 1,206 6 Greenville 2000 95 1,663 — Oil City 2010 95 1,562 21 Cathedral Prep 2017 93 2,385 26 Cathedral Prep 2012 92 1,516 15 Wilmington 2017 90 1,395 14
RECEIVING YARDS PLAYER Ziyon Strickland Kahlil West Ben Koyack Tyler Oedekoven Logan Lantz Logan Way Jourdan Townsend Andrew Pryts
SCHOOL FINAL YR. REC. Sharon 2017 246 Franklin 2015 175 Oil City 2010 152 Cathedral Prep 2017 93 Oil City 2010 146 Oil City 2013 144 Farrell Active 113 Hickory 2015 124
YDS. TD 4,367 49 3,201 32 2,591 30 2,385 26 2,326 18 2,313 25 2,279 33 2,147 27
Tyler Bittner Henry Litwin Brandon Johnson Logan Lutz Brian McNally Josh Lustig Morgan Hadley Charlie Fessler Brady Davis Nolan Varee Dan Bokol Gio Vendemia Will Gruber T.J. Peters Luke Houpt Dallas Williams Nate Byham Delton Williams Dave Ashton
Franklin Conneaut Franklin Grove City Girard Cathedral Prep Oil City Cathedral Prep Corry Conneaut Valley Iroquois Greenville Hickory Mercer Greenville Oil City Franklin Cathedral Prep Strong Vincent
2008 2015 2017 Active 2013 2000 2015 2014 2016 2011 1983 2000 2017 2014 2013 2010 2005 2012 1989
149 103 96 125 112 79 106 106 103 108 106 95 66 85 106 95 86 92 100
2,089 2,013 1,991 1,891 1,791 1,759 1,748 1,730 1,716 1,700 1,672 1,663 1,569 1,566 1,565 1,562 1,544 1,516 1,503
26 31 23 24 17 24 25 19 19 14 19 — 19 21 21 21 17 15 —
SCORING PLAYER SCHOOL FINAL YR. TD PAT 2-PT FG PTS Journey Brown Meadville 2016 113 — 20 — 718 Chuck Carr Hickory 2016 111 — — 666 Hunter Merritt Conneaut 2015 95 — 2 — 574 Justin Napotnik Sharpsville 1992 92 — — 552 Joe Korcinsky Greenville 1997 91 — — 546 Zach Stafford Cambridge Springs 2015 79 — 22 — 518 T.J. Phillips Sharon 1998 84 — — 504 Mike Archie Sharon 1990 75 — 3 — 456 North East 2015 73 — 7 — 452 Garrett Owens Cornelius Barclay Mercyhurst Prep 2012 60 87 0 — 447 Jawan Walker Cathedral Prep 2001 72 — — 432 71 2 2 — 430 Chris Burns Wilmington 2007 Stephen Blose Harbor Creek 2005 46 93 3 18 429 Dan Skelton General McLane 2006 46 132 3 4 426 Andy Blatt Greenville 1991 70 — — 420 DeShawn Coleman Hickory 2012 70 — — 420 Fort LeBoeuf 1999 69 — — 414 Josh Fiske Ron Park Reynolds 1987 66 — 2 — 400 Andre Coleman Hickory 1989 66 — 1 — 398 Blake Reddick Lakeview 2013 63 — 10 — 398 Aaron Horton Mercyhurst Prep 2010 65 — 1 — 392 2016 65 — — 390 Ziyon Strickland Sharon Harold Coles Fairview 2015 62 — 7 — 386 Isaiah Manning Meadville 2017 63 — 3 — 384 Drew Astorino General McLane 2006 62 — 4 — 380 Sutton Whiting Wilmington 2010 61 — 2 — 370 Wes Phipps Grove City 2011 61 — 1 — 368 Keyshaan Husband Central Tech 2016 56 — 12 — 360 Jeff Davis McDowell 1969 54 32 — 356 Carmone Parchman Sharon 2000 58 — — 348 Tony Sanfilippo North East 1955 55 14 — 344 Sharon 1994 54 — 4 — 332 Marko Jackson Anthony Jordan Cathedral Prep/East 2011 54 — 1 — 326 A.J. Fenton McDowell 2008 54 — — 324 Brandon Roda Iroquois 2014 45 42 5 — 322 Antonio Ferraro Meadville 2016 52 — 4 — 320 Reynolds 2014 51 — 6 — 318 Mike Millero Kyle Mariacher Mercer 2011 50 — 5 — 310 Derrick Burns Wilmington 2009 51 — 1 — 308 Tyler Barone Iroquois 2016 50 — 3 — 306 Mike Miczo Northwestern 1985 48 — 8 — 304 Brandon Reiser Northwestern 2013 50 — 1 — 302 Cliff Crosby East 1993 49 — 2 — 298 Paul “Red” Law Franklin 1966 49 1 — 295 Tim Romanski Strong Vincent 1991 48 — 3 — 294 Fort LeBoeuf 2016 48 — 1 — 290 Jared Kula Andrew Pryts Hickory 2015 48 — 1 — 290 Eric Lucich West Middlesex 2014 46 — 6 — 288 Joey Scarabino Seneca Active 45 — 9 — 288 Foster Reznor Grove City 2013 47 — 1 — 286 Cathedral Prep 1990 47 — 1 — 284 Tim Colicchio Matt Cragg Corry 2012 47 — 1 — 284 Jourdan Townsend Farrell Active 44 — 10 — 284 Jordan Wombacker Hickory 2014 1 229 1 15 284 Tom Kirdahy General McLane 1998 29 91 — 6 283 Linesville 2009 37 47 2 3 282 Trevor Litwiler Elijah Anderton Conneaut 2014 47 — — 282 Brady Corklin Titusville 2016 46 1 2 — 281 Trey Staunch West Middlesex 2014 33 68 3 — 280 Jordan Wilson Sharon Active 46 — 1 — 278 Dave Murzynski Harbor Creek 2004 46 — — 276 Kel Barnes Girard 2014 46 — — 276 Shannon Jackson Fairview 2013 45 — 2 — 274 Zack Helsley Mercyhurst Prep Active 44 — 2 — 268 Kevin Daly Oil City 2013 44 — 1 — 266 Anthony Lupo Cathedral Prep 2017 0 215 — 17 266 Shyquawn Pullium Cathedral Prep 2009 44 — 1 — 264 John Moore Kanty Prep 1979 41 17 — 263 Canyon Eells Greenville 2017 34 41 — 5 260 Delton Williams Cathedral Prep 2012 43 — — 258 Robert Besser Sharpsville 2017 42 — 3 — 258 Lincoln Bufalino General McLane 1998 41 — 4 — 254 Dan Chase Fort LeBoeuf 1988 42 — 0 — 252 Dan Green Cambridge Springs 2000 40 — 6 — 252 Steve Witte Eisenhower 1991 42 — — 252 Tyler Sargent Fairview 2007 42 — — 252 Wayne Boyd Harbor Creek 1978 41 — 2 — 250 Trey Adams Grove City 2017 41 — 2 0 250
D I S T R I C T 1 0 S I N G L E - S E A S O N S TAT I S T I C A L L E A D E R S
RUSHING NAME Blake Reddick Garrett Owens Journey Brown Isaiah Manning Chuck Carr Journey Brown Harold Coles Aaron Horton Jawan Walker Brian Milne DeShawn Coleman Marko Jackson Tim Colicchio Mike Archie Joe Korcinsky Kyle Mariacher Chuck Carr T.J. Phillips Deke Ison Chris Burns Ron Park Andre Coleman Josh Kniess Dale Gregory Blake Reddick Lee Plotts Tyler Sargent J.D. Harden Carmone Parchman Javar Manning Eric Lucich Shannon Jackson Mark Tate Andy Blatt Blair Sweet Dan Van Dyke Zach Stafford T.J. Phillips Eric Quinn Hunter Merritt Jake McBride A.J. Fenton Carmone Parchman Isaiah Manning Keyshaan Husband Justin Angermeier Ron Park Tyler Barone Josh Vogel Joe Korcinsky Dave Jazenski Josh Vogel Akeem Satterfield Bailey Kersnick John Mikovich Allen Chorney Tyler Perry Zack Helsley Cornelius Barclay Alex Svetz Thomas Miller Lorenzo Styles DeShawn Coleman Jason Cecil Fred Epps Christian Cole Eric Lewandowski Shannon Jackson Khaliq Ragster James Conner Brandon Reiser Tyler Donati Kellen O’Neill Hunter Merritt Anthony Weaver Darrell Brooks Journey Brown Marlon Pegues Matt Cragg Mike Miczo Mike Tome Carnell Hawkins John Moore Josh Fiske
PASSING SCHOOL YEAR ATT. Lakeview 2013 263 North East 2015 339 Meadville 2016 218 Meadville 2017 275 Hickory 2015 264 Meadville 2015 179 Fairview 2015 332 Mercyhurst Prep 2010 186 Cathedral Prep 2001 280 Fort LeBoeuf 1989 353 Hickory 2011 209 Sharon 1994 — Cathedral Prep 1990 215 Sharon 1990 — Greenville 1996 — Mercer 2011 237 Hickory 2016 290 Sharon 1998 — Lakeview 2001 — Wilmington 2007 257 Reynolds 1987 — Hickory 1989 — Slippery Rock 2001 — Fairview 1992 — Lakeview 2012 283 Kennedy Catholic 2006 — Fairview 2008 — Sharon 1995 — Sharon 2000 — Meadville 1998 351 West Middlesex 2014 195 Fairview 2012 267 Cathedral Prep 1991 293 Greenville 1991 293 Wilmington 1988 — Lakeview 2004 — Cambridge Springs 2015 186 Sharon 1997 — Central 1993 283 Conneaut 2013 251 Reynolds 2005 — McDowell 2008 213 Sharon 1999 — Meadville 2016 141 Central Tech 2015 178 Mercer 2007 274 Reynolds 1986 — Iroquois 2016 157 Harbor Creek 2000 297 Greenville 1997 — Iroquois 2001 245 Harbor Creek 2001 299 Cathedral Prep 2007 221 Conneaut 2017 208 Girard 1963 — Fairview 1989 278 Fairview 2006 — Mercyhurst Prep 2017 172 Mercyhurst Prep 2012 151 North East 2011 271 Lakeview 2007 — Farrell 1991 — Hickory 2012 151 Kennedy Catholic 1998 227 Meadville 2011 227 Oil City 2017 275 Cathedral Prep 1987 269 Fairview 2013 262 Sharpsville 2015 199 McDowell 2012 155 Northwestern 2013 207 Wilmington 2012 208 General McLane 2008 141 Conneaut 2014 201 McDowell 2005 268 Strong Vincent 2008 141 Meadville 2014 155 Hickory 2010 224 Corry 2012 230 Northwestern 1985 — Girard 1976 — Sharon 2013 162 Kanty Prep 1979 220 Fort LeBoeuf 1998 293
YDS. TD 2,974 33 2,914 40 2,791 45 2,546 31 2,515 38 2,497 35 2,448 30 2,444 35 2,430 33 2,419 31 2,391 33 2,380 — 2,355 36 2,334 — 2,330 — 2,314 33 2,280 42 2,275 — 2,273 — 2,234 38 2,174 — 2,173 — 2,172 — 2,099 — 2,091 17 2,074 — 2,071 31 2,042 — 2,038 — 2,034 29 2,026 28 2,014 23 1,999 25 1,993 — 1,974 — 1,971 — 1,964 30 1,957 — 1,945 26 1,937 24 1,936 — 1,933 24 1,927 — 1,912 22 1,910 22 1,908 22 1,903 — 1,902 25 1,894 17 1,887 — 1,883 20 1,871 17 1,861 27 1,845 23 1,822 — 1,805 19 1,799 26 1,788 24 1,783 26 1,760 23 1,756 — 1,752 — 1,730 28 1,725 — 1,722 22 1,718 19 1,708 17 1,708 16 1,690 21 1,680 21 1,673 28 1,665 21 1,663 20 1,663 29 1,652 18 1,651 25 1,651 22 1,649 18 1,649 24 1,648 27 1,630 17 1,617 16 1,609 26 1,601 25
NAME Damion Terry Billy Fessler Joe Mischler Mark Kulinski Ian Haynes Joe Mischler Andrew Tomko Lane Voytik Kameron Patterson Levi Becker Logan Clarke Logan Clarke Kolten Hoffman Hunter Merritt Isaac Clarke Joe Scarabino J.P. McComb Austin Jerman Jacob Brooks Alex Myers Brian Cavanaugh Matt Voytik Austin Jerman Patrick Kahle D.J. Fehlman Porter Rembold Jeff Valentino Scottie Frisina Andrew Tomko Scottie Frisina Bobby Michaels Brady Callahan Joe Dunn Damion Terry Matt Miller John Napotnik Todd Rearick Jacob Brooks Julian Wested Jackson McFall Mark Kulinski Levi Becker Todd Smargiasso Porter Rembold Pat Steenberge Kameron Patterson Bryce Xander Pat Hoderny Jimmy Jaskowak Kyle Sheets Tyler Gentile Jackson McFall Regan Schleicher Damion Terry JD McFadden
RECEIVING YARDS SCHOOL Cathedral Prep Cathedral Prep Cathedral Prep Oil City Franklin Cathedral Prep Sharon Sharon Grove City McDowell Mercer Mercer West Middlesex Conneaut Farrell Seneca Sharon Warren Girard Farrell Grove City Hickory Warren Franklin Warren Franklin Sharon Corry Sharon Corry West Middlesex Grove City Girard Cathedral Prep DuBois Sharpsville Sharon Girard Franklin Oil City Oil City McDowell Wilmington Franklin Cathedral Prep Grove City Corry McDowell Grove City Conneaut Greenville Oil City McDowell Cathedral Prep Maplewood
YEAR COM. ATT. YDS. 2012 222 333 3,599 2013 178 321 3,279 2017 161 251 3,255 2010 204 349 3,253 2017 155 307 2,931 2016 170 294 2,924 2015 163 280 2,701 2017 181 295 2,678 2016 169 238 2,671 2015 175 363 2,524 2013 168 302 2,487 2014 190 305 2,426 2006 157 273 2,401 2015 127 206 2,327 2017 128 187 2,291 2017 109 179 2,265 2016 151 265 2,243 2011 146 242 2,206 2016 188 337 2,202 2015 124 226 2,127 1992 — 2,118 2013 125 203 2,108 2012 147 241 2,092 2004 140 269 2,082 2013 109 191 2,079 2015 122 248 2,067 1998 — 2,066 2009 122 252 2,065 2014 150 277 2,061 2008 126 223 2,010 2003 — 1,985 2017 144 194 1,984 2013 133 220 1,968 2010 113 211 1,956 2017 141 267 1,923 1997 — 1,919 2008 — 1,910 2015 149 262 1,906 2007 135 264 1,897 2015 104 194 1,886 2009 128 237 1,875 2016 132 256 1,846 1997 120 244 1,846 2014 123 255 1,823 1968 — 1,780 2014 125 224 1,777 2016 112 254 1,759 1998 111 251 1,746 2004 — 1,744 2017 120 206 1,735 2011 114 205 1,731 2013 122 230 1,725 2017 120 230 1,712 2011 113 208 1,711 2017 96 178 1,709
RECEPTIONS NAME Ziyon Strickland Tyler Bittner Jourdan Townsend Logan Way Ziyon Strickland Morgan Hadley Brandon Johnson Henry Litwin Logan Way Ben Koyack Logan Lutz Kahlil West Kyle Hopson Ziyon Strickland Logan Lantz Corey McWilliams Morgan Silman Delton Williams Brayton Edwards Nick Bancroft Corey Russell Dorian Connors Kahlil West Logan Lantz Jeremy Shreve Jarrett Johnson Mitch McTavish Ethan Ray Nathan Zigler Tyler Oedekoven Nico Zahniser Kahlil West Les Utegg Ryan Shattuck
SCHOOL YEAR REC. YDS. TD Sharon 2017 90 1,503 12 Franklin 2007 83 1,127 16 Farrell 2017 71 1,531 22 Oil City 2013 69 966 14 Sharon 2016 66 1,188 17 Oil City 2015 66 1,156 16 Franklin 2017 64 1,500 17 Conneaut 2015 62 1,371 20 Oil City 2012 62 1,100 11 Oil City 2010 62 1,031 12 Grove City 2017 62 858 10 Franklin 2015 61 1,181 15 DuBois 2017 61 922 8 Sharon 2015 60 1,213 15 Oil City 2010 59 1,031 9 Fort LeBoeuf 2009 59 911 9 Girard 2016 59 852 4 Cathedral Prep 2012 59 838 11 Mercer 2014 58 748 9 Maplewood 2008 57 667 2 Girard 2017 57 601 4 Girard 2015 56 858 5 Franklin 2014 55 1,026 10 Oil City 2008 55 799 1 Union City 2000 55 734 — Eisenhower 2014 54 961 8 Warren 2008 53 685 4 Conneaut 2017 53 676 7 Warren 2011 52 732 6 Cathedral Prep 2016 51 1,193 17 Greenville 2011 51 897 13 Franklin 2013 51 863 7 Corry 1985 50 716 8 Warren 2014 50 636 7
TD 50 43 38 35 29 38 29 31 32 23 27 25 25 34 30 21 30 20 17 19 — 27 28 19 30 22 23 23 17 25 — 23 25 21 17 — — 16 19 22 14 15 28 14 — 22 18 14 — 16 19 18 16 16 16
NAME Jourdan Townsend Ziyon Strickland Brandon Johnson Henry Litwin Terry Roberts Ziyon Strickland Tyler Oedekoven Tyler Oedekoven Ziyon Strickland Kahlil West Morgan Hadley Tyler Bittner Logan Way Ben Koyack Logan Lantz Kahlil West A.J. Turner Logan Way Jarrett Johnson Kyle Hopson John Fowler Corey McWilliams Javon Rowan Nico Zahniser Nate Byham Mike Tomko Zach Ejzak Kahlil West Logan Lutz Dorian Connors Morgan Silman Andrew Pryts
SCHOOL Farrell Sharon Franklin Conneaut Cathedral Prep Sharon Cathedral Prep Cathedral Prep Sharon Franklin Oil City Franklin Oil City Oil City Oil City Franklin Grove City Oil City Eisenhower DuBois McDowell Fort LeBoeuf Cathedral Prep Greenville Franklin Sharon Slippery Rock Franklin Grove City Girard Girard Hickory
YEAR REC. 2017 71 2017 90 2017 64 2015 62 2017 41 2015 60 2016 51 2017 42 2016 66 2015 61 2015 66 2007 83 2012 62 2010 62 2010 59 2014 55 2016 45 2013 69 2014 54 2017 61 1998 41 2009 59 2005 46 2011 51 2004 45 2008 46 2007 42 2013 51 2017 62 2015 56 2016 59 2013 39
YDS. 1,531 1,503 1,500 1,371 1,237 1,213 1,193 1,192 1,188 1,181 1,156 1,127 1,100 1,031 1,031 1,026 1,011 966 961 922 913 911 906 897 883 872 871 863 858 858 852 852
TD 22 12 17 20 16 15 17 9 17 15 16 16 11 12 9 10 16 14 8 8 10 9 8 13 9 13 5 7 10 5 4 8
SCORING NAME Journey Brown Andy Blatt Chuck Carr Joe Korcinsky Garrett Owens Journey Brown Aaron Horton Chris Burns Chuck Carr Andre Coleman Tim Colicchio Zach Stafford Blake Reddick Jawan Walker Justin Wiley DeShawn Coleman DeShawn Coleman Harold Coles Kyle Mariacher Keenan Ellison Mike Archie Marko Jackson Zach Stafford Noah Weber Jourdan Townsend Hunter Merritt Brian Milne Cornelius Barclay Kevin Brodie Javar Manning Ron Park Josh Kniess Tyler Sargent Wes Phipps Isaiah Manning Ron Park Steve Witte Eric Lucich Spencer DeMedal Brandon Reiser Delton Williams Brandon Roda Hunter Merritt Tim Romanski Keyshaan Husband Mark Tate Tom Kirdahy
SCHOOL YEAR Meadville 2016 Greenville 1991 Hickory 2016 Greenville 1996 North East 2015 Meadville 2015 Mercyhurst Prep 2010 Wilmington 2007 Hickory 2015 Hickory 1989 Cathedral Prep 1990 Cambridge Springs 2015 Lakeview 2013 Cathedral Prep 2001 Cathedral Prep 2009 Hickory 2011 Hickory 2012 Fairview 2015 Mercer 2011 Saegertown 2008 Sharon 1990 Sharon 1994 Cambridge Springs 2014 Harbor Creek 2015 Farrell 2017 Conneaut 2015 Fort LeBoeuf 1989 Mercyhurst Prep 2012 Farrell 2010 Meadville 1998 Reynolds 1986 Slippery Rock 2000 Fairview 2007 Grove City 2011 Meadville 2017 Reynolds 1987 Eisenhower 1991 West Middlesex 2014 Wilmington 2016 Northwestern 2013 Cathedral Prep 2012 Iroquois 2014 Conneaut 2014 Strong Vincent 1991 Central Tech 2015 Cathedral Prep 1991 General McLane 1998
TD 51 44 44 41 40 39 38 38 38 37 36 33 34 35 35 35 35 34 33 33 32 32 28 32 30 32 31 29 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 25 29 30 30 30 24 29 29 26 29 19
PAT 2-PT. FG PTS 0 6 0 318 0 0 0 264 0 0 0 264 0 4 0 254 0 7 0 254 0 8 0 250 0 1 0 230 0 0 0 228 0 0 0 228 0 1 0 224 0 0 0 216 0 8 0 214 0 4 0 212 0 0 0 210 0 0 0 210 0 0 0 210 0 0 0 210 0 3 0 210 0 3 0 204 0 2 0 202 0 1 0 194 0 1 0 194 0 13 0 194 0 1 0 194 0 7 0 194 0 0 0 192 0 2 0 190 15 0 0 189 0 1 0 188 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 186 0 0 0 186 0 1 0 182 26 0 2 182 0 4 0 182 0 0 0 180 0 0 0 180 0 0 0 180 34 1 0 180 0 1 0 180 0 2 0 178 0 11 0 178 0 1 0 176 52 0 3 175
D I S T R I C T 1 0 S I N G L E - G A M E S TAT I S T I C A L L E A D E R S
RUSHING NAME Journey Brown Stephen Blose Garrett Owens Josh Kniess Garrett Owens Bailey Kersnick Journey Brown Blake Reddick Josh Kniess Josh Vogel Tim Colicchio Joel Giroski Nasir Singleton DeShawn Coleman Lee Plotts Blake Reddick Joe Hibbler Thomas Miller Justin Hammond Deke Ison Javar Manning Keyshaan Husband Ron Duffy Keenan Ellison Journey Brown Braxton Chapman Ethan Laird Journey Brown Garrett Owens Aaron Horton Alex Patterson Jamie Sye Jawan Walker Justin George Isaiah Gillette Kyle Kulka Tony Sanfilippo Mike Archie Eddie Leggett Deke Ison Ty Perry Garrett Owens Isaiah Manning Chuck Carr Nate Burnett Isaiah Manning Nasir Singleton
SCHOOL Meadville Harbor Creek North East Slippery Rock North East Conneaut Meadville Lakeview Slippery Rock Harbor Creek Cathedral Prep Kennedy Catholic General McLane Hickory Kennedy Catholic Lakeview Seneca Lakeview McDowell Lakeview Meadville Central Tech Slippery Rock Saegertown Meadville Farrell General McLane Meadville North East Mercyhurst Prep Lakeview Titusville Cathedral Prep Lakeview Conneaut Warren North East Sharon Central Tech Lakeview Fairview North East Meadville Hickory Harbor Creek Meadville General McLane
YEAR 2015 2005 2015 2000 2015 2017 2016* 2013 2000 2000 1990 1994* 2017 2011 2006 2012 2011 2007 2004* 2001 1998 2015 1994 2008* 2014 2016 2016 2015 2015 2010 2010* 2000 2001 1998 2016 2014 1955 1990 2014 2001 2004 2015 2017 2015 1998 2017 2017
OPPONENT DuBois Fort LeBoeuf Girard Franklin Fairview Franklin Hollidaysburg Cochranton Grove City General McLane McDowell Maplewood Conneaut Slippery Rock Cochranton Union City Fairview Kennedy Catholic Brashear Conneaut Lake Strong Vincent Meadville Lakeview Sharpsville Warren Carrick Meadville Warren Reynolds Cochranton Saegertown Franklin Bishop Timon Cochranton Warren Meadville — Bishop McCort Bradford Cambridge Springs Eisenhower Northwestern Farrell Corry North East DuBois Union City
Morgan Hadley Tyler Oedekoven Kahlil West Brandon Johnson Ben Koyack Gio Vendemia Jaryd Shield Javon Rowan Nico Zahniser Logan Lantz Jourdan Townsend Logan Lantz Tyler Bittner Ziyon Strickland Brandon Johnson Tyler Bittner Mike Tomko Austin Hall Brandon Foley Henry Litwin T.J. Turner Dan Bokol Evan Wyant Dorian Connors Morgan Hadley Kahlil West Mark Northup Morgan Silman Luke Wortman
ATT. YDS. TD 30 722 10 28 488 6 24 434 5 28 419 6 47 409 5 38 398 5 12 391 5 12 391 5 22 387 7 37 386 3 25 382 6 13 377 — 37 375 5 18 373 4 15 367 3 33 365 3 38 361 4 20 353 3 20 350 5 — 349 — 47 347 6 26 347 3 27 346 — 20 346 5 18 344 3 19 344 5 39 344 6 19 341 5 32 341 4 11 338 5 29 338 1 35 337 — 31 337 3 39 335 — 32 333 5 25 333 5 — 331 — 12 329 — 21 329 6 48 328 6 36 327 6 34 326 5 36 326 2 23 325 4 39 321 3 21 321 5 17 320 4
SCHOOL Franklin Cathedral Prep Hickory Oil City Cathedral Prep Oil City McDowell Girard Cambridge Springs Greenville McDowell Sharpsville Franklin Corry Girard Sharpsville Slippery Rock Cathedral Prep Cathedral Prep Tech Cathedral Prep Girard Seneca Sharon Oil City Oil City Cathedral Prep Farrell McDowell Conneaut Cathedral Prep Franklin Grove City North East Franklin Corry Warren Cathedral Prep Franklin Sharon Oil City Grove City Sharon Harbor Creek Camb. Springs
YEAR OPPONENT 2017 DuBois 2017 Benedictine, Ohio 2017 Lakeview 2010 Slippery Rock 2013 McDowell 2015 Meadville 1969 Academy 2015 Fort LeBoeuf 2016 Reynolds 2011 Northwestern 2015* State College 1984 Hickory 2017 Conneaut 2008 Meadville 2015 Harbor Creek 1995 Mercer 1990 Lakeview 2011 Bradford 2012 Warren 1982 East 2012 Aquinas 2015 North East 2017 North East 2016 Lakeview 2010 Sharon 2010 DuBois 2017 St. Francis NY 2017 North East 2015 Canton McKinley 2017 Greenville 2013 Bishop McDevitt 2017 Batavia, N.Y. 2016 Oil City 1994 — 2004 Oil City 2008 Grove City 2014 Meadville 1997 Central Dauphin 2016 Central Tech 2015* Harbor Creek 2015 DuBois 2017* Hollidaysburg 2008* Fairview 1981 Iroquois 2017 Maplewood
COM. ATT. 21 33 21 26 21 33 20 33 21 39 19 29 — — 22 34 14 27 11 18 26 46 — — 20 38 23 36 28 45 — — — — 15 24 19 28 — — 28 40 27 48 12 16 10 14 19 36 20 36 16 22 12 15 26 49 21 34 20 38 21 36 16 21 20 44 19 32 20 32 13 19 14 30 23 40 14 20 17 43 18 32 17 29 — — 16 30
YDS. 606 507 447 444 438 421 419 416 415 406 405 403 403 384 379 374 361 361 359 356 352 350 349 344 339 336 336 336 335 335 334 333 330 328 327 327 327 326 325 325 325 325 324 323 320
RECEIVING YARDS NAME Brandon Johnson
SCHOOL Franklin
YEAR OPPONENT 2017 DuBois
REC. YDS. 10 339
TD 5
2015 2017 2013 2017 2009 2000 2009 2005 2011 2008 2017* 2008 2007 2016 2017 2007 2008* 2014 2017 2015 2016 1983 2017 2015 2014 2014 1978 2016 2013
Meadville Benedictine Warren Conneaut Meadville Oil City Saegertown Franklin Northwestern Reynolds Ridgway Eisenhower Oil City Lakeview Erie Warren Fairview Sharpsville North East General McLane Conneaut Northwestern Cambridge Springs Fort LeBoeuf General McLane Titusville — Conneaut, Ohio Meadville
14 7 15 9 9 8 6 4 7 8 8 16 14 6 11 9 8 15 6 7 4 5 5 9 12 9 10 14 5
317 279 276 272 249 242 234 229 227 225 223 222 216 215 214 214 213 212 212 210 209 208 207 203 202 202 201 200 200
7 2 — 4 2 4 2 2 3 — 2 — 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 2 — 2 2
RECEPTIONS
PASSING NAME Ian Haynes Joe Mischler Hayden Gallagher Mark Kulinski Billy Fessler Jackson McFall John Campbell Jacob Brooks Noah Reisenauer Nick Gentile Levi Becker Mike Rossi Ian Haynes Scottie Frisina Jacob Brooks John Napotnik Bob Manno Damion Terry Damion Terry Craig Costello Damion Terry Jacob Brooks Joe Scarabino J.P. McComb Mark Kulinski Mark Kulinski Joe Mischler Isaac Clarke Levi Becker Kyle Sheets Billy Fessler Ian Haynes Kameron Patterson Scott Malesiewski Patrick Kahle Scottie Frisina Evan Suppa Jim Gemler Ian Haynes Andrew Tomko Jackson McFall Brady Callahan Todd Rearick Brian Siverling Noah Reisenauer
Oil City Cathedral Prep Franklin Franklin Oil City Greenville Eisenhower Cathedral Prep Greenville Oil City Farrell Oil City Franklin Sharon Franklin Franklin Sharon Mercer Seneca Conneaut Grove City Iroquois Maplewood Girard Oil City Franklin North East Girard Warren
TD 8 5 5 4 6 8 6 5 3 4 3 — 5 5 1 — — 4 4 3 2 4 6 5 3 4 3 4 0 3 2 3 6 — 1 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 5 — 3
NAME SCHOOL Logan Lantz Oil City Kahlil West Franklin Austin Hall Mercer Dallas Williams Oil City Morgan Hadley Oil City Tyler Bittner Franklin Morgan Silman Girard Tyler Bittner Franklin Mike Bell Franklin Tyler Bittner Franklin Kahlil West Franklin Brian McNally Girard Morgan Hadley Oil City Brandon Johnson Franklin Ben Koyack Oil City Dorian Connors Girard Ziyon Strickland Sharon Morgan Hadley Oil City Delton Williams Cathedral Prep Franklin Tyler Bittner Joe Dahlstrand Girard Brandon Johnson Franklin Mark Northup North East Ziyon Strickland Sharon Kahlil West Franklin Chris Witte Eisenhower Kahlil West Franklin Logan Lutz Grove City Will Gruber Hickory Ziyon Strickland Sharon Eric Hoffman Franklin Ethan Ray Conneaut Ziyon Strickland Sharon Grove City Logan Lutz
YEAR OPPONENT 2008 Eisenhower 2013 Warren 2014 Sharpsville 2009 North East 2015 Meadville 2007 Oil City 2016 Conneaut, Ohio 2007 East 2002 Titusville 2007 Meadville 2015 Bradford 2012 Corry 2014 General McLane 2017 Erie 2008 Hickory 2015 Seneca 2017 Slippery Rock 2015* Conneaut 2012 McDowell 2007 Corry 1985 Corry 2017 DuBois 1978 — 2016 Wilmington 2014 Meadville 1988 Johnsonburg 2015 DuBois 2017 Slippery Rock 2017 Westinghouse 2016 Holy Name 2016 Central Tech 2017 Greenville 2017 South Range (O) 2017* Meadville
REC. YDS. TD 16 222 — 15 276 — 15 212 1 15 150 — 14 317 7 14 216 3 14 200 2 14 172 2 13 196 — 13 177 2 13 175 2 13 146 0 12 202 3 11 214 4 11 193 — 11 186 1 11 186 1 11 183 1 11 139 2 11 107 1 11 103 — 10 339 5 10 201 — 10 176 2 10 173 1 10 153 2 10 150 2 10 147 2 10 142 1 10 141 2 10 121 1 10 110 2 10 82 0 10 58 1
SCORING NAME Journey Brown Mike Sebastian Stephen Blose Mike Archie Ron Coleman Josh Kniess Cornelius Barclay Deke Ison Eddie Leggett Tanner Bechtel Journey Brown Jimmy Kearns Ethan Laird Brandon Roda Joe Gabbard Andy Blatt Kyle Allen Wayne Boyd Seth Bremmer Journey Brown Harold Coles Tim Colicchio Mike Cragg Keenan Ellison Mike Hinkel Shannon Jackson Anthony Jordan Josh Kniess Jared Kula Javar Manning Brian Milne Dave Murzynski Ty Perry
SCHOOL Meadville Sharon Harbor Creek Sharon Grove City Slippery Rock Mercyhurst Prep Lakeview Central Tech Conneaut Valley Meadville Linesville General McLane Iroquois McDowell Greenville West Middlesex Harbor Creek Fairview Meadville Fairview Cathedral Prep Corry Saegertown Cathedral Prep Fairview Cathedral Prep Slippery Rock Fort LeBoeuf Meadville Fort LeBoeuf Harbor Creek Fairview
YEAR 2015 1928 2005 1990 1962 2000 2012 2001 2014 2003 2015 2011 2016 2014 2002 1991* 2008 1977 1977 2016* 2015 1990 1977 2008* 1973 2012 2010* 2000 2016 1998 1989 2003 2004
OPPONENT DuBois — Fort LeBoeuf — — Grove City Cochranton Cambridge Springs Bradford Saegertown Bradford Cambridge Springs Meadville Youngsville Altoona Northwestern — Seneca — Hollidaysburg Fort LeBoeuf McDowell Iroquois Sharpsville Cleveland John Adams Seneca Oil City Franklin General McLane Strong Vincent General McLane Central Eisenhower
TD 10 10 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
PAT — 2 8 — — — 4 — — — — 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 6 — — — — — — — —
2-POINT 4 — — — — — — 2 2 1 1 — 1 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
POINTS 68 62 44 42 42 42 40 40 40 38 38 38 38 38 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36
K I C KO F F 2 0 1 8 : D I S T R I C T 1 0 S C H E D U L E
Week 1
Conneaut at Sharon, 7 p.m. Region 6 Corry at North East, 7 p.m. Fairview at Mercyhurst Prep (Veterans Stadium), 7 p.m. Harbor Creek at Girard, 7 p.m. Region 7 Oil City at Warren, 7 p.m. Fort LeBoeuf at General McLane, 7 p.m. Meadville at Franklin, 7 p.m. Non-region Slippery Rock at Titusville, 7 p.m. McDowell at Hollidaysburg, 7 p.m. Royal Imperial Collegiate (Canada) at DuBois, 7 p.m.
Friday, August 24 Woodland Hills Classic Cathedral Prep vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 8 p.m. Non-region Reynolds at Union City, 7 p.m. Mercyhurst Prep at Meadville, 7 p.m. Iroquois at Harbor Creek, 7 p.m. McDowell at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Wilmington at Sharon, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at West Middlesex, 7 p.m. Cambridge Springs at Girard, 7 p.m. Maplewood at Lakeview, 7 p.m. Sharpsville at Hickory, 7 p.m. Titusville at Saegertown, 7 p.m. Slippery Rock at General McLane, 7 p.m. Greenville at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Corry at Seneca, 7 p.m. Franklin at North East, 7 p.m. Oil City at Conneaut, 7 p.m. Fort LeBoeuf at Grove City, 7 p.m. Fairview at Warren, 7 p.m. Farrell at University Prep, 7 p.m. Clearfield at DuBois, 7 p.m. Conneaut (Ohio) at LaBrae (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 25 Woodland Hills Classic Erie vs. McKeesport, 2 p.m. Non-region Mercer at Cochranton, 7 p.m.
Week 2 Friday, August 31 Region 2 Saegertown at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m. Cochranton at Maplewood, 7 p.m. Union City at Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Region 5 Hickory at Sharon, 7 p.m. Region 6 Mercyhurst Prep at Corry, 7 p.m. Girard at Fairview, 7 p.m. North East at Titusville, 7 p.m. Region 7 Fort LeBoeuf at Warren, 7 p.m. General McLane at DuBois, 7 p.m. Franklin at Oil City, 7 p.m. Non-region Mercer at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Meadville at Conneaut, 7 p.m. St. Joe’s North (Canada) at Cathedral Prep (Dollinger Field), 7 p.m. Reynolds at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m. Erie at Austintown Fitch (Ohio), 7 p.m. St. Francis (N.Y.) at McDowell, 7 p.m. Lakeview at West Middlesex, 7 p.m. Sharpsville at Iroquois, 7 p.m. Wilmington at Farrell, 7 p.m. Harbor Creek at Seneca, 7 p.m. Grove City at Greenville, 7 p.m. John Adams (Ohio) at Conneaut (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Week 3 Friday, September 7 Region 7 General McLane at Meadville, 7 p.m. Warren at DuBois, 7 p.m. Non-region Mercer at Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Harbor Creek at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m. Reynolds at Saegertown, 7 p.m.
Iroquois, left, and Harbor Creek, right, will play their annual season-opening matchup on Friday, Aug. 24. This year’s game will be at Harbor Creek’s Paul J. Weitz Stadium. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS] Hickory at Mercyhurst Prep (Veterans Stadium), 7 p.m. West Middlesex at Maplewood, 7 p.m. St. Joe’s (N.Y.) at McDowell, 7 p.m. Iroquois at Greenville, 7 p.m. Slippery Rock at Franklin, 7 p.m. Western Reserve (Ohio) at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m. Cochranton at Titusville, 7 p.m. Farrell at Union City, 7 p.m. Seneca at Sharpsville, 7 p.m. Grove City at Corry, 7 p.m. Conneaut at North East, 7 p.m. Sharon at Fairview, 7 p.m. Girard at Oil City, 7 p.m. Northwestern at Wilmington, 7 p.m. Conneaut (Ohio) at Lakeview, 7 p.m. Cathedral Prep at St. Edward (Ohio), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 8 Non-region Erie at St. Francis (N.Y.), 1 p.m.
Week 4 Thursday, September 13 Region 6 Titusville at Mercyhurst Prep (Mercyhurst University), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 14 Region 1 Reynolds at Mercer, 7 p.m. Farrell at West Middlesex, 7 p.m. Region 2 Maplewood at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m. Union City at Cochranton, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at Saegertown, 7 p.m. Region 3 Iroquois at Conneaut (Ohio), 7 p.m. Seneca at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Region 4 Greenville at Sharpsville, 7 p.m. Lakeview at Wilmington, 7 p.m. Region 5 Conneaut at Hickory, 7 p.m. Sharon at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m. Region 6 Corry at Girard, 7 p.m. Fairview at Harbor Creek, 7 p.m. Region 7 Meadville at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m. Oil City at General McLane, 7 p.m. DuBois at Franklin, 7 p.m. Non-region Cathedral Prep at Benedictine (Ohio), 7 p.m. McDowell at Boardman (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 29 Non-region Cathedral Prep at St. Francis (N.Y.), 7 p.m. Bye: Erie
Week 7
Brashear at Grove City, 7 p.m. North East at Warren, 7 p.m. Clarkson North (Canada) at Erie (Veter- Friday, October 5 Region 5 ans Stadiumn), 7 p.m. Sharon at Grove City, 7 p.m. Slippery Rock at Conneaut, 7 p.m. Region 6 Corry at Fairview, 7 p.m. Friday, September 21 North East at Girard, 7 p.m. Region 5 Titusville at Harbor Creek, 7 p.m. Grove City at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m. Region 7 Region 6 Oil City at Meadville, 7 p.m. Titusville at Corry, 7 p.m. Warren at General McLane, 7 p.m. North East at Fairview, 7 p.m. DuBois at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m. Mercyhurst Prep at Harbor Creek, 7 Region 8 p.m. McDowell at Cathedral Prep (Veterans Region 7 Stadium), 7 p.m. Warren at Meadville, 7 p.m. Non-region DuBois at Oil City, 7 p.m. Saegertown at Mercer, 7 p.m. Franklin at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m. Reynolds at Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Region 8 West Middlesex at Cambridge Springs, McDowell at Erie, 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Non-region Farrell at Cochranton, 7 p.m. Canisius (N.Y.) at Cathedral Prep (DollFranklin at Maplewood, 7 p.m. inger Field), 7 p.m. Seneca at Greenville, 7 p.m. Union City at Mercer, 7 p.m. Iroquois at Wilmington, 7 p.m. Maplewood at Reynolds, 7 p.m. Northwestern at Lakeview, 7 p.m. Cochranton at West Middlesex, 7 p.m. Westinghouse at Hickory, 7 p.m. Cambridge Springs at Farrell, 7 p.m. Conneaut (Ohio) at Sharpsville, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Union City at Mercyhurst Prep (MercySaegertown at Girard, 7 p.m. hurst University), 7:30 p.m. General McLane at Conneaut, 7 p.m. Lakeview at Seneca, 7 p.m. Sharpsville at Sharon, 7 p.m. Saturday October 6 Greenville at Hickory, 7 p.m. Non-region Wilmington at Conneaut (Ohio), 7 p.m. Canisius (N.Y.) at Erie (Veterans Sta-
Week 5
Saturday, September 22
dium), 7 p.m.
Non-region Penns Grove (N.J.) at Iroquois, 6 p.m.
Week 8
Week 6
Friday, October 12
Friday, September 28 Region 1 Mercer at Farrell, 7 p.m. West Middlesex at Reynolds, 7 p.m. Region 2 Cambridge Springs at Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Cochranton at Saegertown, 7 p.m. Maplewood at Union City, 7 p.m. Region 3 Northwestern at Iroquois, 7 p.m. Conneaut (Ohio) at Seneca, 7 p.m. Region 4 Wilmington at Greenville, 7 p.m. Sharpsville at Lakeview, 7 p.m. Region 5 Hickory at Grove City, 7 p.m.
Region 1 West Middlesex at Mercer, 7 p.m. Farrell at Reynolds, 7 p.m. Region 2 Cochranton at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at Maplewood, 7 p.m. Union City at Saegertown, 7 p.m. Region 3 Seneca at Iroquois, 7 p.m. Conneaut (Ohio) at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Region 4 Lakeview at Greenville, 7 p.m. Wilmington at Sharpsville, 7 p.m. Region 5 Conneaut at Grove City, 7 p.m. Hickory at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m.
Region 6 Fairview at Titusville, 7 p.m. Harbor Creek at North East, 7 p.m. Girard at Mercyhurst Prep (Mercyhurst University), 7:30 p.m. Region 7 Fort LeBoeuf at Oil City, 7 p.m. Meadville at DuBois, 7 p.m. General McLane at Franklin, 7 p.m. Non-region West Toronto Prep (Canada) at Cathedral Prep (Dollinger Field), 7 p.m. University Prep at Sharon, 7 p.m. Austintown Fitch (Ohio) at McDowell, 7 p.m. Warren at Corry, 7 p.m. Erie at Steubenville (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Week 9 Thursday, October 18 Region 8 Cathedral Prep at Erie (Veterans Stadium), 7 p.m.
Friday, October 19 Region 2 Cambridge Springs at Union City, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at Cochranton, 7 p.m. Saegertown at Maplewood, 7 p.m. Region 6 Harbor Creek at Corry, 7 p.m. Girard at Titusville, 7 p.m. Region 7 Franklin at Warren, 7 p.m. Non-region Mercer at Lakeview, 7 p.m. West Toronto Prep (Canada) at McDowell, 7 p.m. Northwestern at Reynolds, 7 p.m. Sharpsville at West Middlesex, 7 p.m. Iroquois at Fairview, 7 p.m. General McLane at Seneca, 7 p.m. Conneaut at Conneaut (Ohio), 7 p.m. Greenville at Farrell, 7 p.m. Hickory at Wilmington, 7 p.m. Grove City at Meadville, 7 p.m. Sharon at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m. Slippery Rock at Oil City, 7 p.m. DuBois at Hollidaysburg, 7 p.m. Mercyhurst Prep at North East, 7 p.m.
Week 10 Friday, October 26 District 10 playoffs Class 6A championship McDowell vs. Erie, 7 p.m. Non-region Lakeview at Reynolds, 7 p.m. Clarkson North (Canada) at Cathedral Prep (Dollinger Field), 7 p.m. Cambridge Springs at Harbor Creek, 7 p.m. Seneca at Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Maplewood at Greenville, 7 p.m. North East at Iroquois, 7 p.m. Girard at Northwestern, 7 p.m. St. Marys at Warren, 7 p.m. Oil City at Bradford, 7 p.m. Brookville at DuBois, 7 p.m. Grand Valley (Ohio) at Conneaut (Ohio), 7 p.m. Bye: Cochranton, Conneaut, Corry, Fairview, Farrell, Fort LeBoeuf, Franklin, General McLane, Grove City, Hickory, Meadville, Mercer, Mercyhurst Prep, Saegertown, Sharon, Sharpsville, Slippery Rock, Titusville, Union City, West Middlesex, Wilmington