|
| Dick Gallagher shares his thoughts, opinions, takes, and picks on the happenings surrounding WNY High School Football in week 6 of the regular season: |
| Top Booster Club President: Laura Farmer, Wilson |
| Best Cheerleaders: Fredonia |
| Best Game Program: West Seneca East |
| Best Uniform: Canisius |
| Best Booster Club: Cassadaga Valley |
| Best Refreshment Stand: Albion |
| Stat Man of the Week: Tim Wegrzyn |
| Best School Board President: Joe DiMaeo, Jamestown |
| Versatile Player: Jeremiah Russin, Chautauqua Lake |
| Ben Holmes, Orchard Park senior quarterback, is being recruited by several colleges including Syracuse, University of Buffalo, Maine, and Albany. |
| A total of 43 games were played this weekend. |
| Congratulations to Chuck Tilley and the Eden Raiders for winning their third league title in 4 years. |
| Attention Coaches: the deadline for submitting nominations for 2012 WNY All-Academic football team is November 9th. Call Dick Gallagher at 856-1417 for information. Criteria: Nominees must participate in interscholastic football in Western New York, must be a starter or an important reserve with a good grade point average, and must be a senior in high school. |
| Prediction for Section Championships: |
| Class AA: Jamestown vs. Orchard Park |
| Class A: Sweet Home vs. West Seneca East |
| Class B: Alden vs. Depew |
| Class C: Cleveland Hill vs. Salamanca |
| Class D: Maple Grove vs. Randolph |
| Class DD: Clymer vs. Ellicottville/West Valley |
| East Aurora had to forfeit its game with Wilson since too many players were injured and the Blue Devils couldn't field a team with the 16 minimum players required by the state. |
| Best Rusher: Jason Kilburn, Pine Valley |
| Best Passer: Jason Hellwig, Medina |
| Lancaster had a ceremony prior to its game with Depew in which their athletic complex was named for Len Jankiewicz, long time Redskin athletic director and football coach. |
| Fact: St. Joe's has had only 4 head coaches from 1954 to present. The 2nd of those 4 was Tom "Tucker" Reddington who coached from 1960 through 1980. He has coached or mentored many of the current day SJCI coaching staff. |
| Tom was a South Buffalo guy; graduated from South Park and ran a successful funeral home on Abbot Ave., that is still open today. Tucker passed away from a battle with cancer this past July at the age of 82. He will forever be a part of the "other" rivalry vs. Timon and never forgotten. |
| Offensive Lines of the Week: Williamsville South: Jeff Munschauer, Greg Crane, Mark Nunziato, Mike O'Brien, Erik Jacobs; Timon/St. Jude: Sean Murphy, Joe Caufield, Ryan Bryne, Dylan Carbone. |
| Sweet Home, West Seneca East, Alden, Cheektowaga, Maple Grove, and Canisius are the only remaining unbeaten teams. |
| The combined record of City of Buffalo teams in 2011 was 20 wins and 51 losses. For the 2012 regular season, the combined record was 18 wins, 38 losses with 2 of the 8 teams making the playoffs, Burgard (6-1), and McKinley (5-2). |
| Bill Schiavitta, Lew-port senior LB, has recorded 110 tackles in 7 games. |
| Upset of the Week: JFK over Cleveland Hill |
| Best Comeback of the Week: Jamestown over Clarence |
| Best Rushing Teams: Randolph, Springville |
| Best Fans: Timon/St. Jude, JFK |
| Trick Master: Tim Bergan, Ellicottville/West Valley |
| Top Freshman: Jake Fuzak, Williamsville South |
| Top Sophomores: Jason Hellwig, Medina/Lyndonville; Zach Panebianco, Jamestown |
| Top Junior: Nick Anderson, JFK |
| Top Senior: Mike Torrillo, Sweet Home |
| Why didn't the executive director of the Msgr. Martin Association respond to inquires by the Buffalo News concerning the status of Josh Recor who transferred from Lancaster to Timon/St. Jude last year? Is this leadership? |
| Best 1-6 Team: Lancaster |
| Matt Keating Iroquois quarterback completed 63 of 122 passes for 972 yards and 14 touchdowns in the Chief's 7 games and a 6-1 record. |
| Matt Wilkenson, Iroquois WR, has caught 31 passes for 557 yards and scored 11 touchdowns to lead the Chief's to a 6-1 record. |
| Mason Bonafede, Iroquois LB, has recorded 56 tackles this season. |
| Panama, Amherst, and Chautauqua Lake really tailed off in the second half of the regular season. |
| Austin Reese, All-WNY kicker from Orchard Park, will be enrolling at Edinboro in January and will play football in 2013. |
| Best Dressed Coaching Staff: Jamestown |
| Most Wins Coaching in WNY: 287 Canisius, Gene Masters; 248 Brocton/Grand Island and 238 Dick Diminuco, Albion/Alden |
| Tanner John, Salamanca senior quarterback, rushed for 218 yards against Falconer. |
| Austin Reese, All-WNY kicker from Orchard Park, will be enrolling at Edinboro in January and will play football in 2013. |
| Playoff Sleepers: Class AA Clarence, Class A Iroquois, Class B Springville, Class C Westfield, Class D Silver Creek, Class DD Clymer. |
| Marquel Jackson, Cheektowaga senior QB, was suspended and did not play in the warriors win over Maryvale. It is possible that he is done for the season. |
| Best Williamsville East Fan: Janet Snyder |
| Best Brother Passing Combination: Kevin to Austin Goltz, Orchard Park |
| Amazing how few students from St. Joe's attended the game at Timon. Where were they? |
| Rush-Henrietta, which last year lost to Orchard Park in the state quarterfinals, is undefeated this season and dominating opponents. The Royal Comets are led by quarterback Chauncey Scissum and have tremendous skill players, they will be a major force in the playoffs and will be a tough matchup for any Section VI team. The Comets have won the Monroe County division League Title for their fourth consecutive year. |
| Rivalries: |
| North Tonawanda 63, Tonawanda 31 - ties: 9 - 103 years |
| Hamburg 29, Frontier 27 - ties: 2 - 58 years |
| Albion 64, Medina 46 - ties: 5 - 115 years |
| Dunkirk 63, Fredonia 47 - ties: 11 - 121 years |
| Kenmore West 35, Kenmore East - ties: 2 - 54 years |
| Offensive Lineman Deserve Some Glory: |
| Players who are offensive linemen have to be the most humble and unselfish players since they receive little of the glory while the offensive backfield receives all the press and recognition. A few of this year's offensive lineman include: |
| Jason Bunk, Alden |
| John Czech, Jamestown |
| Adam Bellica, Orchard Park |
| Khalil Summerville, Bennett |
| Connor Johnson, Pioneer |
| Damar Danzler, Burgard |
| Steven Strauss, Albion |
| Nick Nocek, Fredonia |
| Tom Furlong, Lockport |
| Steve Wilde, Starpoint |
| Peter Trathen, Southwestern |
| Anthony Pezzulo, Chautauqua Lake |
| Andrew Pezzulo, Chautauqua Lake |
| Zachary Osmanski, West Seneca East |
| Nate Ward Clarence |
| Pat Haley, Canisius |
| Ryan Hunter, Canisius |
| Franklin Spina, St. Joe's |
| Tory Grupa, Fredonia |
| Adam Eick, Medina |
| Jake Swan, Maple Grove |
| Jeff Tampe, Maple Grove |
| Brandon Reilly, West Seneca East |
| Jake Muscarella, Canisius |
| Sam Bonk, Clarence |
| Jeff Pinto, Sweet Home |
| Greg Crane, Williamsville South |
| Jeff Munschauer, Williamsville South |
| Sean Murphy, Timon/St. Jude |
| Dylan Carbone, Timon/St. Jude |
| Ryan Bryne, Timon/St. Jude |
| Joe Caufield, Timon/St. Jude |
| Top 10 Tackling Machines: |
| Josh White, Cleveland Hill |
| Nick King, Frontier |
| Peter Trathen, Southwestern |
| Alec Dietsch, Clarence |
| Hayden Schonert, Lancaster |
| Mike Sharpe, Canisius |
| Jackson Brown, Timon/St. Jude |
| Roderick Morrow, Burgard |
| Cortland Haines, Jamestown |
| Ryan Johnson, West Seneca East |