Upstate Football Weekly - New York State Sportswriters Association

DDN O T E B O O KEllicottville beatClymer in the DDtitle game last weekendand ends theseason with a 7-2record. Ellicottvillecoach Tim Berganbecomes the firstWNY coach to win Section 6 titlesin four different decades. Berganled the Eagles to titles in 1985,1991, 2004 and now 2012.Div AllEllicottville............…....... 5-1 5-2Sherman......................... 5-1 6-1Clymer............................ 5-1 6-1Panama.......................... 2-4 2-5Franklinville.................... 2-4 3-4Pine Valley...................... 2-4 2-5Forestville....................... 0-6 0-7Friday, November 9thSeason complete.The William R.Wilson leads Eagles to titleEllicottville stormed out to a 34-0 leadat the half and held on for a 34-16 winover Clymer in the DD title game atRalph Wilson Stadium last weekend.“I’m on Cloud Nine,” Ellicottvillecoach Tim Bergansaid. “Just withhow well thesekids executed. Wedidn’t run our normalplays. We ran alot of misdirection.Those plays took alot of practice andtiming and therewas no penetrationin our backfield.”Bergan has nowwon Section 6championships infour differentdecades. He led theEagles to titles in1985, 1991, 2004and now 2012.“I think this oneis the most special,”he said. “Thoseother titles camewithin a period when we were consideredone of the premier small-school teams inWestern New York. We had winning seasonafter winning season.”Bergan says that this year’s team hadto grow into being a championship contender.“This group of kids was 2-6 two yearsin a row,” Bergan said. “They were 4-4last season. Now they are champions.”Junior QB Cam Wilson executed theoffense flawlessly and also tossed a 39-yard TD pass.“Cam was theone kid mainlyresponsible for howwell we played onoffense,” Bergansaid. “He threw aTD pass, he ran fora TD pass and hecaught a TD pass.He also led thesweep a few times.His fakes in thebackfield were madewith precision.”In the 2nd half,Wilson also got intothe act on defensewhen he cementedthe win with anPhoto by Mark AdairEllicottville junior Cam Wilson.DNinterception.“I really don’tknow what moreyou could ask of thekid,” Bergan said. “He had a great day.”Wilson has started at QB forEllicottville since he was a freshman.He is a leader,” Bergan said. “No onetalks out there but him. You need yourleader to have control of the huddle andthe other kids have confidence in him.”ExplosivePowerDD At A Glance 17MemorialHonoring the top player in WNY since 1972Training transferred to the field!DNG has trained for2-TIME New York State CHAMPIONSOUTHWESTERN!and the football programs at• East Aurora • University at Buffalo • St. John Fisher •• Buffalo State College • Hamilton College•• Alleghany College • Mt. Ida College •(716) 359-6041Nick Giampietro, Certified Strength Trainerdngexplosivepower@yahoo.comVisit our website at www.dngexp.com