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November 11, 2010

Issue No. 47

45 Pages

INSIDE:

Sweet Home wins 4th Straight Title

Alden Wins first title since 1983

Up The

Creek

Zach Williams leads Silver Creek to the Class D title and into the NYS tourney

Fredonia Wins C Title over Southwestern

PLUS:

State Records College Report NYS Rankings Schedules

ALSO:

Sideline Chatter Extra Point Section 6 Standings

This Week's Lineup:

Contents

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

7 Record Setting Night

Clarence QB Zach Lauricella set a new Stadium record when he passed for 325 yards in the Red Devils 31-28 win over Orchard Park in the Class AA championship game last weekend.

8 Sweet Home Four-Peats

4 ... Sideline Chatter 5 ... Players of the Week 7 ... League Look-Ins 13 ... 2010 Notebook 16 ... Team Reports 40 ... Standings 41 ... Leader Board 42 ... Around The State 44 ... Campus News 47 ... Extra Point

Sweet Home QBJordan Johnson rushed for 3 TDs and passed for 2 more as he led the Panthers past Williamsville South 48-15 in the Class A title game. It was Sweet Home's 4th straight Class A title.

9 Bulldogged

Alden won a hard-fought game 14-12 over Lackawanna in the Class B title game last weekend. It was the Bulldogs' first Section 6 championship since 1983.

11 St. Joe's Moves On

Dominic Bargnesi led the St. Joe's defense as the Marauders beat arch-rival Canisius 35-19 last weekend in the Msgr. Martin AA playoffs. St. Joe's will play St. Francis in this week's title game.

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Buffalo Bills Coach of the Week

Bob Ball Named after Huge Win

Fredonia coach Bob Ball has been

named the Buffalo Bills Coach of the

Week after the Hillbillies 12-10 win over

Southwestern in the Class C champi-

onship game at

RalphWilson

Stadium last week-

end.

It was Fredonias

first Section 6 title

since 1985 and the

win snapped

Southwesterns 38-

game winning

Bob Ball

streak.

It was Balls first Coach of the Week

Award.

"Its a reflection on our kids and on

our program," Ball said. "Its great for

our kids."

Southwestern was the 2-time

defending Class C New York State

champion. The Trojans streak was the

longest in New York State and the 5th-

longest in the nation.

"Any time a team does that well, for

that long, everyone starts gunning for

you," Ball said. "Their kids earned that. But our kids wanted it and went out and got it. It was their moment."

It was Fredonias first Section 6 title in 25 years came and Ball was especially thrilled that the title came with a win over Southwestern.

"Its rewarding any time you beat Southwestern because they do everything the right way," Ball said. "The weight room, the practice, they do everything right. When you beat Southwestern that shows how good your own program is."

Fredonia was the last team to beat Southwestern. In the last game of the season 2007 Fredonia won 20-17 as the Hillbillies made a late goal-line stand.

Ball said that during the week leading up to the game, he did not emphasize the opponent or the streak.

"I asked our kids for some reasons that we wanted to win," he said. "The top reason we wanted to win was because we would get to play another game. We just want to keep playing. We are enjoying it and we dont want it

to end." Ball graduated from Fredonia in

1991 after playing quarterback and safety for the Hillbillies.

"I was a very average player,"he said.

Ball attended the University of Alabama.

"I wanted to go someplace warm," he said. "I thought about walking on to the football team. I took a look around and realized I was foolish. Thats when I got into coaching."

Ball worked as an assistant coach in high school while in Alabama.

"I had every intention of staying there," he said, "but the job opened up back here and I applied for it."

Ball has coached at Fredonia for 14 seasons. He was the head JV coach for 3 seasons and landed the head job in 1999.

He has a 52-43 record at Fredonia and his teams have played in Ralph Wilson Stadium twice.

Fredonia lost to Lackawanna at The Stadium in 2007.

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SidelineChatter

Kelly's Heroes

Photo by Mark Adair

St. Joes QBChad Kelly heads upfield in the Marauders 35-19 win over Canisius in the Msgr. Martin Association AAsemifinals last weekend. St. Joes will play St. Francis in the title game this week.

Msgr. Martin Playoffs

CLASS AA St. Francis 35, Bishop Timon 15 St. Joes 35, Canisius 19 CLASS AA Championship St. Joes 49, St. Francis 20

CLASS A Cardinal OHara 44, Niagara Catholic 6 St. Marys 48, Nichos 8 CLASS A Championship Cardinal OHara 25, St. Marys 7

Far West Regionals

CLASS AA Rush-Henrietta vs. Clarence, 6:00 Saturday @All-High Stadium CLASS A Aquinas vs. Sweet Home, 8:30 Friday @All-High Stadium CLASS B Hornell vs. Alden, 3:00 Saturday @All-High Stadium CLASS C Letchworth vs. Fredonia, 12:00 Saturday @All-High Stadium CLASS D Caedonia-Mumford vs. Silver Creek, 6:00 Friday @All-High Stadium

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Section 6 Playoffs

CLASS AA Clarence 35, Lockport 0 Kenmore West 22, Frontier 15 Orchard Park 51, Wmsville North 7 Jamestown 7, Riverside 6 CLASS AA Semifinals Clarence 41, Kenmore West 13 Orchard Park 26, Jamestown 0 CLASS AA Championship Clarence 31, Orchard Park 24 AA Chuck Funke Tournament North Tonawanda 35, West Seneca West 0 Lancaster 29, Niagara Falls 8 AA Chuck Funke Finals North Tonawanda 28, Lancaster 14

CLASS A Sweet Home 36, Lafayette 12 McKinley 28, Amherst 14 Williamsville East 28, Iroquois 27 Williamsville South 43, Grand Island 14 CLASS A Semifinals Sweet Home 31, McKinley 6 Wmsville South 42, Wmsville East 20 CLASS A Championship Sweet Home 48, Wmsville South 15 A Chuck Funke Tournament Starpoint 28, West Seneca East 14 Lake Shore 36, Kenmore East 34 A Chuck Funke Finals Starpoint 45, Lake Shore 0

CLASS B Alden 42, Lew-Port 10 Burgard 26, Eden 0 Pioneer 24, Medina 16 Lackawanna 12, Depew 6 CLASS B Semifinals Alden 42, Burgard 6 Lackawanna 34, Pioneer 8 CLASS B Championship Alden 14, Lackawanna 12 B Chuck Funke Tournament Cheektowaga 21, JFK 7 Dunkirk 20, Albion 19 B Chuck Funke Finals Dunkirk at Cheektowaga, TBA

CLASS C Grover Cleveland 40, Alley-Lime 14 Fredonia 56, Cleveland Hill 14 Salamanca 22, Wilson 0 Southwestern 42, Gowanda 0 CLASS C Semifinals Fredonia 45, Grover Cleveland 20 Southwestern 37, Salamanca 0 CLASS C Championship Fredonia 12, Southwestern 10 C Chuck Funke Tournament Olean 39, Cassadaga Valley 22 Roy-Hart 14, Falconer 8 C Chuck Funke Finals Cassadaga Valley 14, Roy-Hart 0

CLASS D Randolph 48, Westfield 0 Maple Grove 29, Frewsburg 0 Chaut. Lake 27, Portville 15 Silver Creek 48, Pine Valley 0 CLASS D Semifinals Randolph 23, Maple Grove 8 Silver Creek 27, Chautauqua Lake 0 CLASS D Championship Silver Creek 21, Randolph 14 D Chuck Funke Tournament Catt-LV 32, Clymer 21 Sherman 34, Ellicottville 0 D Chuck Funke Finals Sherman 12, Catt-LV 7

Players of the Week

Offense

Okoya Anderson - Orchard Park

Okoya Anderson was a workhorse as he rushed 39 times for 209 yards and 3 TDs in the Quakers 31-28 loss to Clarence in the Section 6 Class AA title game. Anderson scored on a 9yard run and a pair of 1-yard runs.

Black As Knight

Photo by Tim Frank

Silver Creek RBFrank Sterlace leaps over a Randolph defender on his way to a 62-yard TD run on the third play of the game in the Knights 21-14 win in the Class D title game.

NYStateRecords

Defense

Nick Foss - Alden

Nick Foss mde the play of the season when he sacked the Lackawanna QB to stuff a 2-point PAT late in the game. With Alden leading 14-12, Foss shot the gap and tackled the QB before any play could even begin to preserve the win in the Class B title game.

Special Teams

Stephen Hughes - Clarence

Stephen Hughes was 4-for-4 on PAT kicks and kicked a 37-yard FG as time expired to give the Red Devils a 31-28 win over Orchard Park in the Section 6 championship game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. It was his first-ever field goal attempt.

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Most TD Passes thrown in One Season

TDs Player, School

Year

45........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2002

43........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2004

35........... Naaman Roosevelt, BuffaloSt. Joe's........ 2005

33........... Randall Secky, Maple Grove..................... 1998

33........... Mike Prahalis, Commack.......................... 2000

33........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2003

31........... Matt Bezio, Peru........................................ 2001

31........... Greg Paulus, Syracuse CBA......................2001

31........... Shawn Mizro, Newark............................... 2002

30........... Kurt Abrams, Dover...................................1997

30........... Rob Kramer, Oneida.................................. 2002

30........... Randy Mills, Freeport................................2003

30........... Terrance Schmand, Buffalo St. Joe's.........2006

29........... Matt Bezio, Peru........................................ 2002

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