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Team ReportsWestern New York2012F O C U S O NAction Jackson Sparks CHCleve Hill was in danger of losingto Fredonia again.The Golden Eagles had lost theirlast 3 games to Fredonia and theytrailed the Class C championshipgame 14-6 at the half.Not only that, the Eagles wereplaying tentatively and were notaggressive.“All week wetalked aboutbeatingFredonia,” CleveHill coach GlenGraham said.“We talked abouthow aggressivewe needed tobe.”When theEagles reachedthe locker roomat the half,Grahamaddressed hisplayers directlyand firmly.“That’s notsomething Imake a point ofdoing veryoften,” Grahamsaid. “but sometimesyou haveto remind yourplayers why they played the game.”Junior Aaron Jackson apparentlytook Graham’s words to heart. Hetook the second-half kickoff andreturned it 74 yards for a TD.“That was a huge play,” Grahamsaid. “It was a nice spark that we reallyneeded. The momentum switchwas immediate.”Jackson had actually made goodon a boast he made to Cleve HillAssistant coach Tom Bester.“Tom told Aaron to get us somegood field position,” Graham said.“Aaron looked at him and said, ‘I’mtaking this all the way for a touchdown.’Aaron really does not lack forconfidence.”Graham said he did not knowabout the exchange between his playerand his assistant.“There were an awful lot of congratulationsgoing on between them,”Graham said with a laugh. “They werelaughing prettyhard on the sidelines.I didn’t findout about thisuntil a day later.”Jackson is nota full time starterfor Cleve Hill. Inaddition toreturning kicks,he will play DBand WR dependingon differentformations andpackages.“He was thestarting quarterbackon our JVteam the last twoyears,” Grahamsaid. “In fact,Photo by Mark AdairCleve Hill junior Aaron jackson returned the2nd half kickoff 74 yards for a TD.24Aaron was 16-0as a starter.”Jackson wasnot going tounseat seniorJacob Radlich this fall.“He’s an athletic kid and very confidant,”Graham said. “Right now, heplays a lot of different roles for us. Buthe most likely will be the candidate tostart at quarterback next year.”Graham is pleased that he is ableto put someone of Jackson’s talent onthe special teams unit.“That has been big for us thisyear,” he said. “We have enoughdepth to put some pretty good kids onthe kicking unit. We should win agame or two on what we can do withthe kicking game.”AkronTigersThe Tigers had a solidseason as they finishedwith a record of 6-3 and won theClass C Chuck Funke Tournament...QB Austin Mietz had a tremendousseason as he rushed for 1,136 yardsand 13 TDs. Mietzalso completed 81 of144 passes for 1,232yards and 19 TDs...Austen Lauricellaran 66 times for 382yards and a teamhigh15 TDs. He alsocaught 25 passes for482 yards... SturgisSundown caught 24 passes for 302yards and 4 TDs... CJ Longwellcaught 13 passes for 135 yards and 4TDs. He also intercepted 2 passes...Connor Ladd kicked 4 FGs this season,including his longest effort from42 yards... Garrett Schultz rushed 71times for 258 yards...2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Medina................W 34-22Fri., Sept. 7......... U Prep.................W 50-12Fri., Sept. 14....... Cleve Hill........ L 32-34 otFri., Sept. 21....... JFK.......................L 22-26Fri., Sept. 28....... @ Wilson...................7:00Fri., Oct. 5.......... Fredonia.................... 7:00Fri., Oct. 12........ @ Gowanda.............. 7:30Oct. 19................. Falconer.................... 7:00Oct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBA2012 NumbersRushing: Mietz 112-1136, Lauricella 66-382,Schultz 71-258, Szlapak 6-44, Longwell 9-43,Grande 6-21, Berghorn 2-0 .Receiving: Lauricella 25-482, SSundown 24-302,Longwell 13-135, Ladd 8-149, Eckerson 8-126,Hill 2-12, Blueye 1-29, Szlapak 1-17,Henley 1-0.TDs: Lauricella 15, Meitz 13, SSundown 4,Ladd 4, Longwell 4, Schultz 2, Szlapak.Passing: Mietz 81-144-1232, Longwell 2-9-20.TD Passes: Mietz 19, Longwell 2.Austin MietzInterceptions: Longwell 2, Sarow, Abrams,Mietz, Hill, Lauricella, Ladd.Fumbles: Ladd 3, SSundown 2, Meitz 2,Sarow, Schultz, Hubbard, Clapp, James,Lauricella.
AlbionPurple EaglesAldenBulldogsTeam ReportsAllegany-LimestoneGatorsThe Purple Eagles finishedthe 2012 seasonwith a 2-6 record... Tyler Hughsonfinished the season as the team’s leadingrusher as he gained 613 yards on96 carries. Hughson also scored 8TDs... Ed Narburghran 52 times for 191yards and scored 2TDs. Narburgh alsointercepted a passand recovered a fumbleon defense.. TreyHart ended the yearas the team’s topreceiver with 21 receptions for 445yards and 5 TDs. Hart also intercepteda pass on defense.. QB John Warnecompleted 42 of 102 passes for 627yards and tossed 6 TD passes... ChrisSmith completed 4 of 4 passes for173 yards and 2 TDs... KollinReynolds ran 35 times for 123 yards...The Bulldogs wontheir 3rd straight Class Btitle when they ran over Springville42-7... Brian Stoldt ran 7 times for 50yards and 2 TDs. He also completed 7of 14 passes for 93 yards... AlexDarrow led thedefense with a teamhigh 9 tackles, 5 solo.He also caught a 9-yard pass... CoreyBarczykowski ran22 times for 175yards, scoring thefirst TD on a 26-yardrun. On defense, he made a solo tackleand assisted on 5 others... MattShields caught 5 passes for 85 yards,including a scoring pass of 45 yards inthe 2nd quarter... Jason Bunk made 4solo tackles and assisted on 7 others...Ryan Richards made 3 carries for 14yards...The Gators finishedtheir season with a 5-4record and lost in the first round of theClass C playoffs... Trevin Barber finishedas the leading rusher with 832yards and 14 TDs on 123 carries...Kyle Stover completed45 of 105 passesfor 725 yards and 6TDs. Stover alsorushed for 306 yardsand 3 TDs... NateFlick caught 18 passesfor 185 yards and3 TDs... ToddMason had a solid year as he ran 44times for 304 yards and also caught 13passes for 257 yards. Mason scored 5TDs... Josh Harrington led thedefense in tackles for the 3rd straightseason. Harrington also rushed for 288yards and caught 4 passes for 173yards and scored 4 TDs...Trey Hart Brian Stoldt Josh Harrington2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Depew................ L 0-42Fri., Sept. 7......... East High............. L 16-22Fri., Sept. 14....... Alden....................L 14-36Fri., Sept. 21....... @ Batavia............ L 12-22Fri., Sept. 28....... @ Newfane............... 2:00Fri., Oct. 5.......... Barker....................... 7:00Fri., Oct. 12........ @ Medina................. 7:302012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Barker................ W 42-13Fri., Sept. 7......... Niag Wheatfield...W 34-6Fri., Sept. 14....... @ Albion............ W 36-14Sat., Sept. 22....... @ East High.........W 31-6Fri., Sept. 28....... Depew........................ 7:00Fri., Oct. 5.......... @ Medina................. 7:30Fri., Oct. 12........ Newfane.................... 7:002012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Westfield..........W 34-6Fri., Sept. 7......... Fredonia...............L 12-13Fri., Sept. 14....... Salamanca........... L 20-28Sat., Sept. 22....... @ Cass Valley.......W 27-6Fri., Sept. 28....... Southwestern............ 7:30Fri., Oct. 5.......... Finney (5).................. 7:30Fri., Oct. 12........ @ Falconer................ 7:30Fri., Oct. 19.........Tonawanda//............ 7:30Oct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBAFri., Oct. 19........ Pioneer...................... 7:00Oct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBA2012 Numbers 2012 NumbersRushing: Hughson 96-613, ENarburgh 52-191,Reynolds 35-123, Page 35-120, Warne 40-93,JNarburgh 2-21, Byrd 8-18, Rivers 3-6,Smith 5-3, Hart 2-(-8).Receiving: Hart 21-445, Wolfe 8-53,JNarburg 7-180, Page 4-49, Allport 3-51,Hughson 1-14, Reynolds 1-7, ENarburg 1-1.TDs: Hughson 8, Hart 5, ENarburg 2, Page,Allport, Warne, JNarburg, Wolfe.Passing: Warne 42-102-627, Smith 4-4-173,Hughson 0-3-0.TD Passes: Warne 6, Smith 2.Interceptions: Hart, JNarburgh, ENarburgh,Stauss.Fumbles: Reynolds, Wolfe, Klien, ENarburgh.Rushing: Barczykowski 219-1863, Richards 30-290,Stoldt 60-188, Thompson 23-120, McNamara 8-68,Hopcia 8-64, Shields 1-29, Gattuso 11-22,Palizay 4-7, Gucinski 2-5, Li 4-1, Zobrest 4-1.Receiving: Shields 27-391, Dussault 11-204,Darrow 11-119, Barczykowski 11-76, Hopcia 6-88.TDs: Barczykowski 24, Stoldt 7, Shields 5,Thompson 4, Dussault 4, Richards 4, Darrow 3,Bunk, McNamara.Passing: Stoldt 66-118-878.TD Passes: Stoldt 11.Interceptions: Barczykowski 2, Shields 2,Schweitzer, Bunk, Darrow.Fumbles: Zobrest 3, Darrow, Shields,Weisbeck, Feitshans, Rosier, McNamara.Oct. 19/20............ Playoffs.....................TBAOct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBA2012 NumbersRushing: Barber 123-832, Stover 71-306,Mason 44-304, Harrington 38-288, Russell 12-82,Greco 21-67, Flick 9-27, Johnston 10-26,Pula 1-9, Bliss 3-4.Receiving: Flick 18-185, Mason 13-257,Papasergi 6-171, JHarrington 4-173,Barber 3-10, Russell 1-20, Pula 2-18.TDs: Barber 14, Mason 5, Harrington 4,Stover 3, Flick 3, Greco 2, Johnston, Bliss,Russell.Passing: Stover 45-105-725, Barber 1-1-20,Johnston 1-1-0.TD Passes: Stover 6.Interceptions: Papasergi 3, House 2, Stover,Mason, Barber.Fumbles: Flick 3, Tilly 2, House 2, Johnston,Mason, Nye.25
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