Upstate Football Weekly - New York State Sportswriters Association

St. Joe’sMaraudersSt. Mary’sLancersTeam ReportsSalamancaWarriorsSt. Joe’s finished 7-2in 2012 but lost to Timonin the Msgr. Martin semifinals inRalph Wilson Stadium. With 5 startersback on offense and 6 starters returningto the defense, the Marauders arehoping to return tothe MMA titlegame... Senior RodPayne, who rushedfor 841 yards and 14TDs, is back to startat FB and LB... NigelDavis, a 4-yearstarter, will play hissenior season at RB and CB. Davisrushed for 367 yards and 7 TDs lastfall... Tyler Hill is a physical presenceat TE and DE. Hill caught 7 passes for116 yards and four TDs in 2012...Senior Anthony Castellani is a returningall-league player at OL and LB...Robert Costanzo returns at OL...The Lancers finished5-3 in 2012 and qualifiedfor the Msgr. Martin playoffs. St.Mary's will have one of the top RBs inWNY with Nick Valone. The seniorcaptain rushed for 1,505 yards and 19TDs last fall... JustinHersey, a junior,returns to direct theoffense at QB.Hersey passed for433 yards and 7 TDlast season. He alsorushed for 5 TDs...Seniors JustinGreen and Paul Battaglia return as 2-way starters on the OL and DL...Dione Strong, who caught 4 TD passes,returns to start at WR. Strong alsointercepted 2 passes on defense...Anthony Stitt will man the other CBspot... Team captain Nathaniel Keithreturns to start at LB...The Warriors finished6-2 and won the C SouthDivision title in 2012. Salamanca lostto eventual champion Cleve Hill in theplayoffs... RB Cyrus Spruce whorushed for 535 yards and 3 TDs willsee the bulk of thecarries from thebackfield. Sprucewill also start at LB...Senior DamionTaylor, who ran for239 yards and 8 TDslast fall, is back atRB. Taylor also interceptedthree passes and will start atDB... Senior captain Logan John canbe a force at TE and LB... TadBeattie returns to start at LB... Seniorcaptain Sean Connell will start at OTand DT... Leading receiver JoeHinman is back after catching 24passes for 522 yards and 3 TDs...Nigel Davis Paul Battaglia Sean Connell2013 ScheduleSat., Sept. 7......... St. Anthony’s............ 2:00Sat., Sept. 14....... @ Clarence............... 7:00Sat., Sept. 21....... Cardinal O’Hara..... 2:00Sat., Sept. 28....... Aquinas..................... 2:00Fri., Oct. 4.......... @ St. Francis............ 7:00Fri., Oct. 11........ @ Cathedral Prep.... 7:00Sat., Oct. 19........ @ St. Mary’s.............1:00Sat., Oct. 26........ Bishop Timon........... 2:00Sat., Nov. 2.......... @ Canisius................ 2:00Nov. 8/9............... Playoffs.....................TBARushing: None.2013 Numbers2013 ScheduleFri., Sept. 6........ OPENSat., Sept. 14....... East High.................. 1:00Sat., Sept. 21....... Bishop Timon........... 1:00Fri., Sept. 27....... OPENSat., Oct. 5.......... @ Canisius................ 2:00Fri., Oct. 11........ @ Hutch Tech........... 7:00Sat., Oct. 19........ St. Joe’s..................... 1:00Fri., Oct. 25.........@ St. Francis............ 7:00Sat., Nov. 2.......... @ O’Hara................. 2:00Rushing: None.2013 Numbers2013 ScheduleFri., Sept. 6......... @ Falconer................ 7:00Fri., Sept. 13....... Silver Creek.............. 7:00Fri., Sept. 20....... @ Fredonia............... 7:30Fri., Sept. 27....... @ Springville............ 7:30Fri., Oct. 4.......... Southwestern............ 7:00Fri., Oct. 11........ Alley-Limestone........7:00Fri., Oct. 18........ @ Gowanda.............. 7:00Oct. 25/26............ Playoffs..................... 7:00Nov. 1/2............... Playoffs.....................TBARushing: None.2013 NumbersReceiving: None.Receiving: None.Receiving: None.TDs: None.TDs: None.TDs: None.Passing: None.Passing: None.Passing: None.TD Passes: None.TD Passes: None.TD Passes: None.Interceptions: None.Interceptions: None.Interceptions: None.Fumbles: None.Fumbles: None.Fumbles: None.43