Upstate Football Weekly - New York State Sportswriters Association

CN O T E B O O KN o r t hCleve Hillvs.HornellSaturday, 12:00 pm atAll-High Stadiumin BuffaloNorthCAt A GlanceDiv AllJFK................................. 4-1 6-1Wilson............................ 3-2 5-2Fredonia..........................3-2 5-2Cleveland Hill................. 3-2 5-2Akron...............……....... 2-3 4-3Gowanda........................ 0-5 0-7Friday, October 19thWestfield @ Wilson, 7:00Fredonia @ Allegany-Limestone, 7:30Cleve Hill @ Salamanca, 7:30Saturday, October 20thCassadaga Valley @ JFK, 1:30*Only Section 6 Playoff games listedBe Sure YOU canbreathe this season!Big Plays Help Cleve HillCleve Hill used three big plays to beatFredonia 22-20 in the Class C championshipgame at Ralph Wilson Stadiumthis past weekend.Cleve Hill scored when Jacob Radlchhit Jared Watkinswith a 58-yard TDpass but theGolden Eaglestrailed 14-6 at thehalf.“Fredonia wasgetting after it,”Cleve Hill coachGlen Graham said.“They were hittingharder than wewere and they wereplaying harder thanwe were.”Graham said hehad a “pointed”discussion with hisplayers at the half.“We ‘discussed’things at the half,”Graham said. “Itwas loud and itwas direct. It’s notsomething I make a habit of, but sometimesyou have to remind your guys whythe played the game.”Graham says that his team seemedawestruck by even playing at The Ralph.“We were on our heels,” Graham said.“Way more than we could be and possiblyCleve Hill senior Brandon Thomas.expect to be successful. Perhaps it was thesize of the venue and sometimes you justhave to wake a team up a bit.”Cleve Hill struck quickly with twomore big plays in the second half.Aaron jacksonreturned the second-halfkickoff 75yards for a TD. Just3 minutes later,Brandon Thomasexploded through ahole and went 84yards for a TD.“Those were twobig scores,”Graham said. “Itflipped the momentum.Those twoplays fired the kidsup and gave themthe confidence theyneeded to be able toperform the rest ofthe half.”The biggestPhoto by Tim Frank truning point wadsthe Eaglesimproved defense.“We played so much better on thedefensive side,” Graham said. “Instead ofjust trying to tackle and get a kid downwe were gang tackling.”This is the Eagles third Section 6 title.Graham led Cleve Hill to titles in 2007and 2012.Make sure YOURlungs are in shape!Andrew W. Green, MDRita R. Sloan, MDLLP: Adult & Pediatric AllergistsSpecialists in AllergiesAsthma, Exercise Asthma,Nasal Allergiesand Food Allergies3615 Seneca StreetWest Seneca, NY 14224(716) 675-2660www.allergydocswny.com3615 Seneca StreetWest Seneca, NY 14224(716) 675-2660www.allergydocswny.com13