Upstate Football Weekly - New York State Sportswriters Association

IIID I V I S I O NR E P O R TEmpire 8 Conf AllBuffalo State………….... 0-0 1-0Frostburg.…................... 0-0 1-0Hartwick.…..................... 0-0 1-0Ithaca.….......................... 0-0 1-0Salisbury.….................... 0-0 1-0St. John Fisher…............ 0-0 1-0Utica................................ 0-0 1-0Alfred.….......................... 0-0 0-0Liberty League Conf AllHobart…………................. 0-0 1-0Worchester Poly................ 0-0 1-0Rochester…………........... 0-0 0-0RPI.................................... 0-0 0-0Merchant Marine............... 0-0 0-1Springfield…….................. 0-0 0-1St. Lawrence..................... 0-0 0-1Union................................. 0-0 0-1N-JAC Conf AllBrockport........................ 0-0 1-0Rowan............................ 0-0 1-0William Paterson............ 0-0 1-0Morrisville State..............0-0 0-0Cortland.......................... 0-0 0-1Kean............................... 0-0 0-0Montclair State............... 0-0 0-0College of NJ..................0-0 0-0Western Conn................ 0-0 0-0Cortland will say goodbye shortly toa 4-year senior Phil Bossman - anEast Auroragraduate whoended up as a 4-year starter forthe RedDragons.“Phil cameright in and tookover at safety asa freshman,”Cortland coachDan MacNeillsaid. “He is alegitimate, 4-yearstarter. Thatdoesn’t happenvery often at thecollege level.”MacNeill saidthat Bossmanmay have actuallybeen the easiestrecruiting jobhe ever had.“He in to myoffice in the summertimebeforehis senior year atEast Aurora,” MacNeill said. “He camein with his tape. We put the tape onand it was an easy one. He would definitelybe a top-recruit for us.”College FootballBossman stars for CortlandEast Aurora grad Phil Bossman is a 4-yearstarter for Cortland State.There were other schools lookingat Bossman, however.“We knew hewould be a specialtalent,”MacNeill said.“Colgate andLehigh werelooking at him,too. We encouragedhim tocome to aCortland game.”Bossmancame back toCortland to seethe Dragonshost MontclairState.“We beatMontclair,”MacNeill said.“He got homeafter the game,called me andcommitted toPhoto by SUNY Cortland Cortland.”Bossmancalls the signalsfor the defense.“He is a solid football player,”MacNeill said. “He is an intelligentfootball player and hopefully he’ll havea great senior season.”GIVE YOUR CHILD MEMORIESTHAT WILL LAST A LIFETIMEwww.jimkellyfootballcamp.com716.204.09009