Congratulations to the following players who have been selected as finalists for the Connolly Cup
Anthony McCarley, Amherst
Djae Perry, Bennett
CJ Ozolins, Canisius
Marqwan Fluitt, South Park
Keith Jackson, South Park
Tywon Wright, Southwestern
Jake Ritts, St. Francis
Xavier Janczylik, St. Francis
Michah Brown, St. Joe's
Joe Carlson, Starpoint
Week 10 Scores
Orchard Park 17, Lancaster 23
St. Joe’s 6, Canisius 15
St. Mary’s 28, Cardinal O’Hara 0
South Park 38, McKinley 0
WNY Maritime/Health Sciences 34, Albion 20
Southwestern 53, Wilson 21
Franklinville/Ellicottville 0, Clymer/Sherman/Panama 22
Lancaster won their 4th consecutive Class AA sectional championship, defeating Orchard Park 23-17. The Legends overall record in the title games is 6-7. The Quakers overall record is 15-8.
Albion’s record in the title games is 4 and 7.
WNY Maritime/Health Sciences won their first Class B championship, defeating Albion 34-20.
South Park has a 2-2 record in the title games at New Era Field.
Franklinville/Ellicottville’s record at New Era Field is now 1-3 after the Titans’ loss to Clymer/Sherman/Panama.
Southwestern’s record in the title games is now 5-7.
All 5 Section VI championship teams have the ability, talent and coaching to win in the Far West Regionals.
Wilson’s record in the title games is 0-2.
McQuaid defeated Aquinas in Section V’s Class AA championship game for the first time since 1998.
Jim Kelly Underclassmen of the week are Keith Jackson from South Park and Josh Jelonek from Lancaster.
Eric Rupp, Lancaster head football coach has a 40-6 record after 5 years.
Ty Harper and his coaching staff’s defensive game plan against the Titans was outstanding.
Tyler Clear, Titans senior RB/DB was not eligible to play in the Class D title game. He was missed big time.
State Rankings
Class AA – St. Francis is ranked #8
Class A – South Park is ranked #6
Class B – WNY Maritime/Health Sciences is ranked #7
Class C – Southwestern is ranked #2
Class D – Clymer/Sherman/Panama is ranked #2
Canisius defeated St. Joe’s for the 11th time in 12 games to earn a berth in the Msgr. Martin championship on Saturday, November 16th at University at Buffalo. The game starts at 6pm. The Crusaders will play St. Francis. Timon/St. Jude will play at 3pm at University at Buffalo for the League B title vs. St. Mary’s.
Derek Landri, St. Joe’s coach is 1-5 in the rivalry series and 22-21 overall since 2016.
If Tyler Clearly was eligible to play against Clymer/Sherman/Panama, could there have been a more competitive game?
Tywon Wright, Southwestern senior RB and a transfer from Dunkirk had an outstanding game, rushing for 356 yards and 5 touchdowns. The record for the most rushing yards in a sectional title game is 363 yards by Cattaraugus/Little Valley.
Lancaster’s front 7 were the starts of the Legends’ victory.
Give the Lakemen a round of applause for hustling on every play. They left everything on the field. Kudos to Bill Atlas and the coaching staff.
The 33rd annual WNY High School Football Awards Banquet is scheduled to be held on December 28th at 12:30pm at Classics V on Niagara Falls Boulevard. John Murphy will be the emcee.
Nomination forms for the All-WNY Academic football team have been mailed to all coaches. Criteria for selection is that all nominees must have a 90 GPA or better, they must be a senior and they must be a starter or important reserve. For additional information contact Dick Gallagher.
Why did the Bills refuse to let the teams use the locker rooms for the games? Our tax dollars built this stadium. Ridiculous decision.
The kicking game continued to be terrible although Tom Hollender and Clark Whiteside kicked 30 yard field goals.
Blake Haubeil, former All-WNY kicker from Canisius is the field goal kicker for Ohio State. In 27 games he has kicked 10 of 13 field goals and 37 for 37 PATS. Amazing career. The junior will be in the NFL. His brother, Beau Haubeil, will be a junior at Amherst and will be one of the top kickers in 2020.
Contenders For Coach of the Year Honors
Eric Rupp, Lancaster
Brian Davis, McKinley
Tim Delaney, South Park
Jerry Smith, St. Francis
Ty Harper, Clymer/Sherman/Panama
Jake Burkholder, Southwestern
Tyree Parker, WNY Maritime/Health Sciences
Bill Atlas, Wilson
Most Appearances in Sectional Football Championships
Orchard Park 23
Jamestown 18
Maple Grove 18
Sweet Home 15
Randolph 15
Springville 14
Grand Island 13
Lancaster 13
Southwestern 13
Clarence 12
Albion 11
Most Sectional Football Championships 1979-2019
Orchard Park 14
Jamestown 11
Cleveland Hill 10
Randolph 9
Salamanca 9
Lackawanna 9
Sweet Home 8
Maple Grove 7
Clarence 6
Springville 6
Grand Island 6
Lancaster 6
Connolly Cup Nominees Week 10
Cameron Barmore, Clymer/Sherman/Panama
Brandan Brown, South Park
Addison Copeland, WNY Maritime/Health Sciences
Ja’Qwan Manuel, St. Mary’s
Drew Westmoreland, Wilson
Tywon Wright, Southwestern
Trench Trophy Nominees Week 10
Andrew Baribeau, Chautauqua Lake
Cameron Barmore, Clymer/Sherman/Panama
James Carrington, St. Joe’s
Dylan Farner, South Park
Niklas Logel, Franklinville/Ellicottville
Nashawn Oliver, Bennett
Cody Wilson, Albion