Upstate Football Weekly - New York State Sportswriters Association

South ParkSparksThe Sparks finishedthe season with a 4-5record and were eliminated from theClass A playoffs on the last day of theregular season... Maurice Howie hadan enormous season as he completed145 of 225 passes for2,052 yards and 23TDs. Howie passedfor more yards thanany other WNY QB.Howie also rushedfor 468 yards and 4TDs and intercepted2 passes on defense...Maurice HowieTyrell Mitchell caught 32 passes for606 yards and 7 TDs. Mitchell alsointercepted 7 passes on defense...Laron Watkins rushed for 558 yardsand 4 TDs on 70 carries... ChinoBerrios caught 18 passes for 240 yardsand 9 TDs... DeQuan Colemancaught 29 passes for 449 yards...2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ Hamburg..............W 18-6Fri., Sept. 7......... @ Iroquois........... L 26-40Sat., Sept. 15....... W Seneca East.......... 7:00Sat., Sept. 22....... South Park................ 2:00Fri., Sept. 28....... @ Lake Shore........... 6:30Fri., Oct. 5.......... Bennett...................... 7:00Sat., Oct. 13........ @ Wmsville East...... 2:00SouthwesternTrojansTeam ReportsThe Trojans finishedthe season with a 3-6record and lost in the championshipgame of the Chuck FunkeTournament... Jake Pilling led theTrojans with 106 carries for 495 yardsand 6 TDs. Pillingalso completed 71 of172 passes for 780yards and 7 TDs...Hunter Peterson ran72 times for 365yards and 3 TDs...Noah Weinstein ranfor 209 yards and 2Jake PillingTDs on 29 carries... Ryan Schuttecaught 30 passes for 323 yards and 4TDs. Schutte also recovered 2 fumbleson defense... Andy Greenleecaught 11 passes for 114 yards and aTD... Jesia Hogue caught 5 passes for107 yards and also intercepted 2 passeson defense...2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Falconer........... W 24-0Fri., Sept. 7......... Westfield................ L 0-27Sat., Sept. 15....... @ Olean.....................7:30Fri., Sept. 21....... Salamanca.................7:30Fri., Sept. 28....... @ Allegany-Lime......7:30Sat., Oct. 6.......... Cassadaga Valley...... 7:30Sat., Oct. 13........ @ Eden...................... 2:00SpringvilleGriffinsThe Griffins had theirstorybook season cometo an end when they lost the Class Btitle game to Alden 42-7... BillyDickenson ran 10 times for 70 yardsand TD on a 15-yard run. He alsocompleted 5 of 15passes for 48 yards...Chris Phinney madea team-high 9 tackles,5 solo. He alsorsuhed 13 times for44 yards and caughtan 18-yard pass...Billy DickensonEthan Benz ran 12times for 61 yards. He also caught 2passes for 10 yards. On defense, Benzcontributed a solo tackle and anassist... Tyler Conklin rushed for 8yards... Andrew Scharra caught a 26-yard pass... Bobby Fisher made 4solo tackles and 5 assists... NateWolcott rushed for 7 yards...2012 ScheduleFri., Aug. 31........ @ Salamanca...........L 6-7Fri., Sept. 7......... Eden.................L 13-19 otSat., Sept. 15....... @ Burgard (AH).......1:00Fri., Sept. 21....... East Aurora...............7:30Fri., Sept. 28....... Pioneer.......................7:30Fri., Oct. 5.......... @ Dunkirk................ 7:30Sat., Oct. 13........ @ Olean.....................7:30Oct. 19/20............ Playoffs.....................TBAOct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBA2012 NumbersRushing: Watkins 70-558, Howie 88-468,Berrios 9-61, Degrafenre 4-28, Colon 1-17,Gerace 2-11, Smith 1-8, Fortson 1-6.Oct. 19/20............ Playoffs.....................TBAOct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBAOct. 19/20............ Playoffs.....................TBAOct. 26/27............ Playoffs.....................TBA2012 Numbers 2012 NumbersRushing: Pilling 106-495, Peterson 72-365,Weinstein 29-209, Bellardo 40-182,Schutte 18-85, Himes 3-61, Martin 1-1.Rushing: Dickinson 95-612, Phinney 117-581,Conklin 122-565, EBenz 93-429, Cieslica 32-143,Wolcott 3-20, Berry 6-13, Darling 2-2.Receiving: Mitchell 32-606, Coleman 29-449,Leonard 23-280, Watkins 20-228, Fortson 20-171,Berrios 18-240, Mitchell 2-70, Mills 1-13.TDs: Berrios 9, Mitchell 7, Coleman 6, Howie 4,Watkins 4, Leonard 2, Fortson.Passing: Howie 145-225-2052, Berrios 3-4-26.TD Passes: Howie 23.Interceptions: Mitchell 7, Berrios 3, Howie 2,Leonard 2, Sturgis, Degrafenre.Fumbles: Mitchell, Degrafenre, Aponte,Berrios, Seagrave.Receiving: Schutte 30-323, Greenlee 11-114,Baglia 8-58, Weinstein 7-87, Peterson 7-73,Hogue 5-107, Bellardo 3-30.TDs: Pilling 6, Schutte 4, Peterson 3,Weinstein 2, Baglia, Greenlee, Himes,Bellardo.Passing: Pilling 71-172-780.TD Passes: Pilling 7.Interceptions: Hogue 2, Schutte, Baglia,Trathen.Fumbles: Schutte 2, Trathen, Weinstein,Baglia, Bretz.Receiving: EBenz 7-98, DeWitt 7-69,Phinney 7-43, Suffoletto 3-69, Scharra 1-26,DeLuca 1-21, Conklin 1-18, Cieslica 1-(-6).TDs: Dickinson 8, Conklin 5, Phinney 4,DeWitt 2, Cieslica 2, Suffoletto, Berry, EBenz.Passing: Dickinson 31-73-318.TD Passes: Dickinson 5.Interceptions: Wolcott 2, Cordova, Fisher,Berry, EBenz.Fumbles: Cieslica 2, Deluca, Cordova,Fisher, Berry, Phinney.44