HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2009

A special supplement to The Daily Star and the Cooperstown Crier on Thursday, September 10, 2009
OHS looking
to take next
Can Walton make it three straight?
step in Class B

Star photo by Julie Lewis

Cory Hunter punts during
Friday’s game against
Maine-Endwell at Lloyd F.
Baker Field. Despite being
shut out, 28-0, in their
opener, the Yellowjackets
seek a spot in the Section
Four playoffs.
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B-G
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Cooperstown
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Delhi
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Sidney
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UV/E
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Unatego Walton’s Phil Hanley rushed for 1,278 yards last season as Walton won its second straight Section Four Class D championship. The
Page 16 Warriors are back in Class C and will have to get through a brutal Division V schedule to win a third consecutive crown.
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Time for next generation to step up

Oneonta High must rebound from graduations of several key players
By P.J. Harmer
Staff Writer
The Daily Star and The Cooperstown Crier, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

It’s time to see where

the next generation of
football players can take
Oneonta High.
OHS finished 4-5 last
season but earned big
victories over Chenango
Forks and rival Norwich.
The Yellowjackets have
lost some key parts, how-
ever, in Daily Star Player
of the Year Brendan Pid-
geon and First Team All-
Stars Jon Lancto (offen-
sive line), Dalton Smith
(defensive line) and Matt
Marcewicz (defensive
back).
Daily Star second-
teamers Ian Kelley (de-
fensive line) and Phil
Wright (linebacker) also
are gone.
Pidgeon, a two-way
starter who served as
Oneonta’s go-to running
back, rushed for 936 yards
and 12 touchdowns on 161
carries in 2008. Now play-
ing at the University of
Rochester, Pidgeon also
formed a hard-hitting tan-
dem with Wright at line-
backer last season and
led OHS with 115 tackles.
The big names may be
history, but fourth-year
OHS coach Adam Hoover
said this year’s squad
might be more well- Photo by Cheryl Clough
rounded than last year’s Senior Dan Broe returns at quarterback after leading Oneonta High to a 4-5 record last season. Broe completed 30 of 86 passes for
team. That’s because the 508 yards and three touchdowns last season, but he was intercepted nine times.
majority of this group has
been in his system from going on offense. The said the Jackets plan to go some time, I think we can night as Broe had lots of to get ready for its Divi-
the start. same holds true for senior to the air a little more. throw it around a little time or hardly any at all sion III schedule, which
“It’s rare to get a guy quarterback Dan Broe (5- “We think (Broe) can bit. ... Ideally, if we’re to throw. features Chenango Val-
with the size, speed and foot-11, 151 pounds), who add a little to our offense, able to do it, I could see “They did a good job ley, Norwich, Susquehan-
athleticism with what completed 30 of 86 passes not only with his arm but us throwing 15-20 times a pressuring us, but we na Valley and Windsor.
Brendan brought to the for 508 yards and three with his ability to run,” game. That’s pending we also made some mental And last year’s wins
table last year,” Hoover touchdowns last year. Hoover said. “We think we can have the protection.” mistakes on the protec- over perennial power
said. “(The other backs) Broe, who was inter- can get some guys the ball Broe threw 20 times tion where we were slid- Chenango Forks and
don’t have all the parts cepted nine times in 2008, out in space. We think we Friday night but complet- ing and one guy forgot,” longtime rival Norwich
he had, but put them to- will have his top target can cause some problems ed six for 95 yards in a 28- Hoover said. “He noticed only improved the team’s
gether and they stack up back this season. Senior for teams. 0 loss to visiting Maine- it right away, but by the outlook for 2009, Hoover
pretty well.” Kasey Hogan (6-4, 163) “We want to throw Endwell that opened the time you take your step, said.
The line is crucial caught six passes for 167 more,” he continued. “We Section Four Football it’s too late. We also had “It gives us confidence,
here, though, because yards last year, but he may have three guys, who if we Conference season for some passes I think we’ll but at the same time, we
those backs will need have more chances this can get the ball to them, both teams. The offensive normally catch.” have to know we have
enough time to get things time around as Hoover they can go. If we get Broe line had an up-and-down Oneonta has some time See NEXT on Page 3
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to work hard,” Hoover said.
“Those wins didn’t come easy
‘We want to throw more. ... I think we can throw it around a little bit. ... Ideally, if
and we have to be prepared to
work to get those types of wins. we’re able to do it, I could see us throwing 15-20 times a game. That’s pending we
That showed us we can compete
with anybody out there, which can have the protection.’
is a good thing.

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“The step we have to take is — Fourth-year Oneonta High football coach Adam Hoover
we have to play the full 48 min-
utes,” he said. “Last year we
played well for a half or three
quarters, and once for even 46
minutes. We have to play all
of them. ... We’ve been talking
about finishing games. If we do
that, it’s not a stretch to see us
in the playoffs. If we don’t do
that, we could have not-so-good
of a year.”
Division play begins in Week
Four for the Jackets, which
gives their offensive line time
to mature.
Senior David Schulte (6-
2, 189), a Daily Star second-
teamer last year, anchors the
offensive line at right guard.
Jesse Wolf-Gould (6-5, 275),
who started at tackle last year,
takes over at center and senior
Pat Jeffries (5-10, 164) will be
at left guard.
Senior Buddy Bemis (6-2,
232) and senior Derek Wright (6-
1, 191) are battling for the left-
tackle spot, but senior Kenny
Smith (5-10, 241) seems to have
right tackle all to himself.
Senior halfbacks Doug
DiMartin (5-10, 153) and Cory
Hunter (6-0, 169) will start in
the backfield, and senior Jus-
tin Borggreen (5-9, 170) and ju-
nior Logan Pondolfino (5-9, 152)
should see plenty of time at
halfback.
Sophomore Bryce Wooden
(6-2, 196), senior Ian Clemons (5-
9, 144) and junior Zach Vaccaro
(5-8, 183) are also options to run
the ball.
Junior Michael Gilmore (6-4,
194), who caught three passes Star photo by Brit Worgan

for 71 yards last season, also
is back and will join Hogan as
a tight end. Hoover said sopho-
more Anthony Delgado (6-0,
175) also will see time as a tight
end.
“They can catch and if they
can get in space, they can run
pretty well,” Hoover said.
Wooden and Delgado will
take over for Pidgeon and
Wright at inside linebacker,
where junior Dan Hodne (6-0,
Oneonta High center Jesse Wolf-Gould gets ready to snap the ball to Dan Broe during an August practice at Oneonta High. The
relatively new offensive line should make or break Oneonta this season.
206) will be in the mix. Jeffries will be at either end. time at right tackle. Hoover said. “If those guys play
“We don’t have that leader- Hoover said he’s hoping to ro- Oneonta’s outside lineback- the way they can and take care
ship at linebacker,” Hoover tate the three in the two de- ers will be Gilmore and Hunter. of their responsibilities, they’ll
said. “But we have guys who are fensive end spots to keep them DiMartin and Pondolfino will do a nice job. There will proba-
confident. ... They are a little fresh. play cornerback, with Clemons bly be some growing pains, but
tentative when it comes to mak- Junior Dakota Smith (6-1, also seeing time. Hogan is at you’ll have that.”
ing defensive calls. That will 195) will be at left tackle. Se- safety. ———
come with experience. They’ll nior Thomas Neapolitano (6-1, “Defensively, we have ex- P.J. Harmer can be reached
gain the confidence.” 206), Vaccaro and junior Dave perience all around except at pharmer@thedailystar.com or
Schulte, Borggreen and Johnson (5-11, 256) could all see the two middle linebackers,” 607-432-1000, ext. 229.
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 BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD BOBCATS
6

Pepper looks to shake things up for B-G

QB should be in tackle Jordan Boudreau (6-2,

spotlight all season ‘He runs the show on offense, and on defense, he’s our mid- 260) and freshman tight end
Austin Bauerle (6-1, 170).

By P.J. Harmer
dle linebacker. He has shown great leadership and he’s the Sophomore split end Ryan
Porter (6-4, 190) fills out the of-
fense.
Staff Writer main cog in our machine. We need him to be successful. ... “We had some holes to fill
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on the offensive line and we

Justin Pepper’s job got a
little bigger this year for Bain- He’s a stud.’ feel we have some good kids in
bridge-Guilford. there,” Mattingly said. “We’re
A senior quarterback, Pep- — B-G coach Tim Mattingly on senior quarterback Justin Pepper filling holes with some young
per will be in the backfield kids. Overall, I think we have
B-G was on the losing end of a Mattingly’s first concern has he said. “If we have them fill some pretty good athletes.”
with some new faces as speedy
38-0 thumping by eventual state to start with his backfield. the holes we need and we can Mazzarella will lead the de-
running back Dustin Ross and
semifinalist Walton. Ross, whose breakaway jell, I think we can be a pretty fense as well as the starter at
fullback Brad Hurlburt _ both
Still, reaching the postsea- speed was unmatched by most good football team this year. Of nose guard. Darling will be at
Daily Star First Team All-Stars
son had positive effects on the in the area, finished with 1,012 course, we have to stay injury right end and junior Robert Ire-
last year _ have graduated.
team. yards rushing. Hurlburt, a free. We have more depth than land (5-11, 180) will be at right
But Pepper seems to have
“Our goal is to hard-hitting full- in the past, but tackle. Holden is at left tackle
entered the season ready to ac-
get to the play- back, had 499 we can’t have and Taylor is at left end.
cept the challenge, fourth-year
offs,” Mattingly yards. Pepper any major (inju- Pepper and junior Danny
B-G coach Tim Mattingly said.
said. “I think also rushed for ries).” Gormley (5-6, 140), a three-time
Pepper, who stands at 6-foot-
they got a taste 276 yards. Pepper, who Section Four Division II wres-
2, came into practice this year
of it last year and All together, completed 21 of tling champion, will be the in-
at 205 pounds. Mattingly said
they want to get then, the three 61 passes for 467 side linebackers.
that’s 15 pounds heavier than
back again this combined for yards and four Junior Gordie Shields (5-8,
last season.
year. We’ve had 1,787 of B-G’s touchdowns last 140) and senior Brandon Har-
“He runs the show on of-
two great weeks 1,849 rushing year _ he was in- rington (5-4, 130) will be the cor-
fense, and on defense, he’s our
of practice. I’ve Pepper yards. Gormley tercepted eight Mattingly nerbacks and Banta and Van-
middle linebacker,” Mattingly
been happy with the leader- Pepper will be expected to times _ has his top target back dermark will be the safeties.
said of Pepper, who earned
ship.” carry a bunch of the offensive in senior flanker James Banta “We have some athletes who
Daily Star second-team honors
Reaching the playoffs won’t load, but running backs Jake (10 catches, 312 yards). have come out this year that
for his defense last season. “He
be a given for B-G, which is in Taylor (senior) and Dakota But for Pepper to have suc- haven’t played in a couple of
has shown great leadership and
Division VII with Delhi, De- Vandermark (junior) also have cess, the line has to come to- years,” Mattingly said.
he’s the main cog in our ma-
posit, Hancock, Harpursville, looked good early on, Mattingly gether, Mattingly said. “That’s boosted our program
chine. We need him to be suc-
Oxford and Seton Catholic Cen- said. Sophomore Billy Holden (6- Senior guards Ethan Maz- a little,” he continued. “This
cessful. ... He’s a stud.”
tral. 2, 230) will take over at fullback. zarella (5-9, 190), a Daily Star group I have seems to be more
The Bobcats, 5-4 a season ago,
“Delhi is the team to beat Mattingly said even without second-teamer last year, and athletic than what I’ve had in the
are looking to build off the suc-
with what they have returning,” the experience, he likes the Russell Darling (6-0, 150) will past. It’s a nice group of kids.”
cess of a Section Four Football
Mattingly said. “But Oxford is look of this year’s team. anchor a line that includes ———
Conference Class D playoff ap-
better and Hancock is better. “We have to get them accli- junior center Jimmy Wells (6- P.J. Harmer can be reached
pearance. The semifinal berth
I think it will be a pretty com- mated to the varsity level and 2, 165), junior left tackle Eric at pharmer@thedailystar.com or
didn’t go too well, however, as
petitive division.” get them to come together,” Oefelein (6-1, 230), senior right 607-432-1000, ext. 229.

2008 DAILY STAR FOOTBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brendan
Pidgeon RB/LB, Sr., Oneonta
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim
Hoover, Walton
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB _ Luke Burns, Sr., Delhi
RB _ Dustin Ross, Sr., B-G
RB _ Phil Hanley, Jr., Walton
RB _ Bryant Mead, Jr., Walton
FB _ Jack Fletcher, Soph.,
Delhi
WR _ Brad Ashford, Sr.,
Cooperstown
OL _ Jon Lancto, Sr., Oneonta
OL _ Glenn Innes, Sr., Unatego
OL _ Chris Skovira, Sr., Delhi
OL _ Kenny Reynolds, Sr.,
Walton
K _ Mike Guerriere, Sr., Sidney
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL _ Marty Cole, Jr., Delhi
DL _ Kyle Ray, Sr., Unatego
DL _ Chet Davis, Sr., Unatego
DL _ Dalton Smith, Sr.,
Oneonta
DL _ Chris Mead, Sr., Walton
LB _ Cody Reed, Sr., Walton
LB _ Tyler Newman, Sr.,
Unatego
LB _ Brad Hurlburt, Sr., B-G
DB _ Dylan Umbra, Soph.,
Sidney
DB _ Matt Marcewicz, Sr.,
Oneonta
DB _ Chad Gardepe, Sr.,
Walton
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB _ Cody Renwick, Sr.,
Unatego
RB _ Evan Kiss, Jr., Unatego
RB _ Aaron Wood, Jr., Sidney
RB _ Jay Lloyd, Sr., UV/E
TE _ Cody Endress, Sr., Walton
C _ Austin Boice, Jr., Walton
OL _ Dustin Babcock, Sr.,
Sidney
OL _ David Schulte, Jr.,
Oneonta
OL _ Adam Finch, Sr., Walton
OL _ Tyler Mason, Sr., Sidney
OL _ Patrick Wright, Jr., Sidney
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL _ Jed Rowley, Jr.,
Cooperstown
DL _ Ian Kelley, Sr., Oneonta
DL _ Rich Ennist, Jr., Delhi
DL _ Tommy Harris, Jr., Sidney
DL _ Ethan Mazzarella, Jr., B-G
LB _ Tanner Niedzialkowski, Jr.,
Cooperstown
LB _ Andrew Auriemma, Sr.,
Cooperstown
LB _ Phil Wright, Sr., Oneonta
LB _ Justin Borggreen, Jr.,
Oneonta
LB _ Justin Pepper, Jr., B-G
DB _ Davionne Price, Sr., Delhi
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Veteran Redskins look to stay grounded
Running backs Niedzialkowski, Silvera
get Cooperstown off to strong start in ’09
By Eric Ahlqvist
Cooperstown Crier
The Daily Star and The Cooperstown Crier, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
Are you ready for some foot-
ball? The Cooperstown football
team seemed to be Friday night,
when it opened the season with a
13-0 victory at Section Three rival
Ilion.
“I wish we were starting with
a non-league game, but we’re not,
so we’re going to have to be sharp
and ready right from the start,”
Cooperstown coach Steve Pug-
liese said before Friday’s game,
which marked the Redskins sec-
ond straight shutout against Il-
ion (20-0 in 2008). “Ilion is a tal-
ented offensive football team and
they’ve got some big kids. It will
be a good football game.”
It was for the Redskins, who
got 1-yard touch-
down runs from
quarterback Ty-
ler Hoke and fel-
low senior Tanner
Niedzialkowski
in the second and
third quarters, re-
spectively. Those
two are part of a
core of veterans Silvera
who are playing together for the
third straight season.
Hoke led the Redskins to a 5-3
record last season, when he com-
pleted 31 passes for 606 yards
and 11 touchdowns. Pugliese said
Hoke, who went 0-for-3 Friday but
had 88 rushing yards, may look to
pass a lot to first-year player Jere-
miah Ford throughout the season.
Niedzialkowski and junior
Alec Silvera each rushed for
more than 100 yards in the open-
er. Niedzialkowski finished with
a team-high 131 yards on 18 car-
ries and track standout Silvera
had 127 on 10 carries. Chad Par-
shall contributed 9 yards on two
rushes, helping the Redskins to
355 ground yards Friday.
Niedzialkowski also led Coo-
perstown’s defense, with 14 tack-
les and an interception. Teammate
Chris Wehner finished with 11
tackles and recovered a fumble.
“Tanner may be my best overall
player,” Pugliese said of Niedzi-
alkowki, who starts at linebacker
COOPERSTOWN REDSKINS
‘My primary fo-
cus is winning the
league. If we go to
sectionals, that would
just be gravy.’
— Cooperstown coach
Steve Pugliese
and finished second on the team
in tackles last season with 99.
Pugliese also said running
back Luke Folts should have an
impact this season, although he
had no offensive or defensive sta-
tistics Friday.
“He’s back and better than
ever,” Pugliese said of Folts, who
returns after an injury-riddled
sophomore year that included a
broken leg. “He loves the game
and he plays hard all the time.
He’ll be a big addition.”
Linemen Chris Michaels, Ed-
die O’Brien and Jed Rowley also
are back.
“Offensively, I think we’ll be
fine, but we have to have some of
the new guys step up on the de-
fensive side of the ball,” Pugliese
said. “I think we have the players
who can do it.”
Cooperstown will play in the
Class C East Division of the re-
aligned Section Three Confer-
ence. Its division foes this year
are Ilion, Holland Patent, Frank-
fort-Schuyler and Herkimer.
“We might have the best league
in all of Class C,” Pugliese said.
“Every team _ with the possible
exception of Frankfort _ has the
potential to win it. My primary
focus is winning the league. If we
go to sectionals, that would just
be gravy.’’
Cooperstown hosts Little Falls
at 2 p.m. Saturday, then travels to
Richfield Springs to play Mohawk
on Sept. 19. The Redskins follow
with a game at Holland Patent on
Sept. 25 before closing their regu-
lar season with back-to-back home Photo by Cheryl Clough
games _ at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 against F-
S (homecoming) and home against Cooperstown running back Tanner Niedzialkowski opened his senior season with 131
Herkimer at 2 p.m. Oct. 10. yards and a touchdown in a 13-0 win at Ilion on Friday.
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10
Bulldogs look to run wild in Division VII
Success of 44th-year head coach Kelly will hinge on aggressiveness of offensive line
By P.J. Harmer
Staff Writer
Though some are pointing fin-
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gers at Delhi as one of the favor-
ites among Class D teams in the
Section Four Football Confer-
ence, coach Dave Kelly said he
wasn’t ready to start planning a
trip to the sectional final.
The Bulldogs finished 5-4
and won Division VIII last sea-
son, reaching the Section Four
Class D semifinals before fall-
ing, 33-14, to Groton.
Delhi has been placed in
the new-look Division VII with
Bainbridge-Guilford, Deposit,
Hancock, Harpursville, Oxford
and Seton Catholic Central.
Each team in the division seems
to have key losses, but each also
has decent returning players.
“I think you’re going to see a
very competitive group,” Kelly
said. “I can’t designate anybody
as a bottom-feeder.
“I think we’re in contention,”
he continued. “We have basi-
cally 11 kids back who started
at one time or another. We just
have to make sure we can put 11
on the field who can do the job.”
Section Four’s Division VIII
_ the other division in Class D
_ consists of Candor, Groton,
Moravia, Newfield, Odessa-
Montour, Spencer-Van Etten,
Thomas A. Edison and Tioga.
The Bulldogs have their
share of big losses in Daily
Star First Team All-Stars Luke
Burns (quarterback/defensive
back) and offensive lineman
Chris Skovira. Second-teamer
Davionne Price (defensive
back) also graduated.
Burns completed 47 of 98
passes for 674 yards, seven
touchdowns and five intercep-
tions last season. He ranked
second in the area in passing
yards (Sidney’s Dylan Umbra
was first with 685).
Junior Anthony Salerno (5-
foot-7, 140 pounds), who saw
some time at quarterback last
year, will take over for Burns.
“You have to look at differ-
ent people’s strengths,” Kelly
said. “Anthony is very quick
and is hard to get a hold of. Ob-
viously he won’t see as much as
‘If you can’t stop the other team on the pass rush you aren’t
going to move the ball on the ground. It’s a team effort. You
are as good as your weakest link.’
Delhi’s J.J. Darling slips the tackle of a Liberty defender during Saturday’s non-conference
victory at Dave Kelly Field. Darling had 45 yards for the Bulldogs, who opened the season with
a 16-0 triumph.
Luke (who is 6-2). We feel he can
do some other things. We might
be able to run the option a little
better because he’s quick. Each
one has a strength.”
Kelly said one of his early-
season concerns is getting the
offensive line to continually
improve.
“We have to become a lot
more aggressive on our offen-
sive line,” said Kelly, whose
team opened with a 16-0 victory
over Liberty. “We were just a
DELHI BULLDOGS
little bit soft the other day (dur-
ing a scrimmage with Chenango
Forks, Vestal and Oxford). We
had a very hard time moving
the ball on Chenango Forks.”
Senior right tackle Marty
Cole (6-2, 295) anchors an of-
fensive line that also includes
senior right guard Nick Shaw
(5-11, 200). Juniors Mike Thom-
as (5-7, 225) or Will Effner (6-3,
270) will be at center and senior
Kurt Beall (6-1, 190) will play
left guard.
— Delhi coach Dave Kelly
Star photo by P.J. Harmer
Thomas or junior Jacob
Sackett (6-1, 190) will play at
left tackle and junior Jacob
Haynes (6-2, 190) and senior
Zach Newkerk (6-3, 185) will be
at tight end. When Delhi uses a
wide receiver, it likely will be
senior Tyler McAteer (5-9, 140).
Joining Salerno in the back-
field is senior running back J.J.
Darling (5-10, 160) and junior
fullback Jack Fletcher (5-11,
210). Senior Rich Ennist, who
rushed for 119 yards and two
touchdowns against Liberty,
will also get carries.
Fletcher was a Daily Star
First Team All-Star last season,
when he rushed for 988 yards
and 14 touchdowns on 161 car-
ries. Darling had 249 yards on
45 carries.
Kelly said Delhi’s rushing
could be strong, depending on
how the line comes together.
“If you can’t stop the oth-
er team on the pass rush you
aren’t going to move the ball on
the ground,” Kelly said. “It’s a
team effort. You are as good as
your weakest link.”
Defensively, the Bulldogs
should be equally strong.
Cole is at nose guard and
Ennist (6-1, 215), a Daily Star
second-teamer last year, is at
left end. Sackett is at right end
and Newkerk and senior Shawn
Neumann (5-9, 150) will be at
outside linebacker. The inside
linebackers are Fletcher and
junior Mike Thomas (5-7, 225).
Senior Garrett Ellis (5-8, 130)
is back at cornerback and will be
joined by senior Chris Payne (5-
10, 155). Darling returns at safe-
ty, where junior Kevin O’Connell
(6-1, 140) also will play.
“The way it’s evolved, there
were a lot of question marks
early,” Kelly said. “At this time,
they seemed to have sorted
themselves out.”
Kelly, in his 44th season and
ranked second in Section Four
victories behind Walton’s Jim
Hoover, said running the ball
will be key this season.
“We have to run the ball like
we do when we’re good,” he
said. “If we have ideas about
winning our division, and we
do, we have to pick it up a little
bit in terms of our offensive-
line play.”
Depth also should be a plus
for the Bulldogs.
“It depends on the position,”
Kelly said. “We do have some
depth, but not all across the
board. ... Injuries at about half
of the positions will create a
problem. Injuries at the other
half won’t be so drastic.”
———
P.J. Harmer can be reached
at pharmer@thedailystar.com or
607-432-1000, ext. 229.
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 SIDNEY WARRIORS
12

Experienced Warriors have brutal schedule

Quarterback Umbra, running back Wood among top returners for Sidney in Section Four’s Division V
traditionally have the tightest
By Rob Centorani
Staff Writer ‘Everybody has a tough league schedule. Nobody can com- splits in the section _ by left
guard Brian Robertson (5-9,
With 18 of 27 players back plain. Everybody is in the same boat. Every year is a new op- 190) and Tyler Pixley (5-11, 200)
or Matt Rodriguez (5-11, 180) at
from last season’s 5-4 squad,
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including a third-year starting
quarterback, it would appear
Sidney’s football team has the
makings for something special
in 2009.
It won’t take the Warriors
long to find out if that’s the
case.
Sidney is sure to know where
it falls in the Division V peck-
ing order of the Section Four
Football Conference over the
next two weeks.
They’re home against Wal-
ton on Friday and travel to
Chenango Forks the following
Saturday.
That’s the same Walton pro-
gram that has won two Sec-
tion Four Class C titles (2000,
2004), two Section Four Class D
championships (2007, 2008) and
a Class D state championship
(2007) this decade.
Over the same period,
Chenango Forks has seven Sec-
tion Four Class B titles to its
credit, including state champi-
onships in 2003 and 2004.
Sure, Sidney has had some
recent success as well, win-
ning back-to-back Section Four
Class C titles in 2005 and 2006,
the former resulting in a state
championship.
But since going 21-3 in those
seasons, the Warriors are 8-10
over the last two campaigns.
Though it would seem the
Warriors might put a better
product on the field this sea-
son, it’s probably a stretch to
portunity to see where you’re at. We would like to be competi-
tive in every game we play.’
say they’re in the same league
as Walton and Forks.
“Everybody has a tough
league schedule,” Sidney coach
Jeff Matthews said. “Nobody
can complain. Everybody is in
the same boat. Every year is a
new opportunity to see where
you’re at. We
would like to be
competitive in
every game we
play.”
Last season,
Walton placed a
66-7 hurting on
Sidney.
“Walton has
always been the Umbra
measuring stick,” Matthews
said of a team that opened
with a 20-19 victory over Wind-
sor on Saturday. “It’s good to
get a chance to play them in a
meaningful game. Last year, we
got beat up pretty good, but we
always look forward to playing
a well-coached team like Wal-
ton.”
Talk of this year’s edition of
the Warriors has to start with
junior quarterback Dylan Um-
bra. Last season, he completed
42 of 100 passes for 685 yards
and seven touchdowns. He also
earned Daily Star First Team
— Sidney football coach Jeff Matthews
All-Star honors as a defensive to throw much. Wood, a senior,
back. gained 470 yards and scored
“He understands the offense seven TDs on the ground last
and what we’re trying to do,” season _ numbers second on
Matthews said of the 6-foot-2, the team to Mike Guerriere,
210-pound Umbra. “If I send in who graduated after gaining
the wrong formation, he can de- 864 yards and scoring 11 touch-
cipher it and get the right play downs a year ago en route to
called. When he third-team all-
was a freshman state honors.
and that hap- Wood, a Second
pened, we were Team Daily Star
just in a bad All-Star in 2008,
play. It’s nice also caught a
to have a coach team-high 12
right on the field passes for 313
for us.” yards and three
Will Umbra’s touchdowns.
experience Wood “I’m looking Matthews
translate into more passing this forward to big things out of
season? Aaron,” Matthews said.
“We’ll see,” Matthews said. Seniors Andy Searles (14
“Having a good quarterback re- carries for 71 yards last sea-
ally helps, but what really dic- son) and Tyler Moffitt (26-152)
tates that are the people who’ll should also get touches in the
catch it. We have some kids with Warriors’ double-wing attack
really good hands, but it comes on the opposite side of Wood, as
down to situations.” will juniors Corbin Curley and
In Sidney’s 20-14 Week 1 Anthony Masi.
victory over Bainbridge-Guil- The fullback is senior Nick
ford, Umbra went 3-for-8 for 29 Burpoe.
yards. All of Sidney’s linemen
But with Aaron Wood run- played last season.
ning for 125 yards and a pair Senior Pat Wright (5-9, 270)
of scores on 20 carries last Fri- is the center. He’ll be flanked
day, the Warriors didn’t need closely _ Sidney’s linemen
right guard.
The right tackle is third-year
starter Kyle Baldwin (6-2, 260)
and Tom Harris (6-2, 220) is the
left tackle.
The ends will be Alex Heil,
who had nine catches for 94 yards
last season as a sophomore, and
junior Tanner Westcott.
Defensively, Harris will play
nose tackle, with Baldwin and
Robertson as the ends.
Masi and junior Tanner Koza,
who missed most of last season
with a shoulder injury, are the
outside linebackers. Heil and
Burpoe will man in the inside
linebacker positions.
Curley and Umbra are the
safeties, and junior Josh Wilce
and Searles are the corners.
“We don’t have a lot of team
speed, but we have some quick-
ness,” Matthews said. “If we
can get an initial surge, we can
have some success. We’re not
real big and that concerns me
when we face a team that wants
to pound it.”
Added Matthews: “I think
we’re going to be as good a foot-
ball team as last year, if not bet-
ter, but with the addition of two
premier football teams from
our section (Walton and Forks),
improving will be a tough task.
We don’t want to settle for any-
thing. It’s important to have
high goals.”
———
Rob Centorani can be reached
at rcentorani@thedailystar.com
or 607-432-1000, ext. 209.

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 UNADILLA VALLEY/EDMESTON STORM
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U/VE stressing quality over quantity
Small roster, schedule are big obstacles
By Rob Centorani
Staff Writer
It’s not like Unadilla Valley/
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Edmeston was hopelessly out of
every football game it played in
2008.
But the Storm did lose every
game they played a year ago in
making the transition from an in-
dependent schedule to Division
V of the Section Four Football
Conference.
Five of their losses were by 16
points or fewer, including a 22-20
loss to Oxford, a 14-7 setback to
Bainbridge-Guilford, and a 21-14
decision to Deposit.
“We didn’t know how to finish
off a game (last season),” fourth-
year UV/E coach Jack Loeffler
said. “We were in a position to
win, but we just didn’t know how
to go about it. We’d have a turn-
over or a costly penalty, or some-
thing like that and it would take
us out of the game.”
And there’s no guarantee UV/
E’s record will improve in 2009.
The Storm have a meager 20
boys on their roster and with the
addition of perennial state powers
Walton and Chenango Forks in Di-
vision V, the schedule has become
considerably more difficult.
“We’re calling ourselves the
few but the mighty because we
don’t have great numbers, but
every kid that we have is a qual-
ity player,” Loeffler said before
his team’s season-opening, 20-0
loss at home to Newfield on Fri-
day. “It’s not like we have three
or four weak kids where we have
to worry if every kid we put in the
game can do the job.”
Still, in division games against
Unatego, Sidney and Greene last
season, UV/E was outscored, 126-
6. And now, Walton and Forks
are on the schedule.
“(Our schedule) is (a bear),
especially after what we went
through last year, but we’ve come
up with the philosophy that you
only get better by playing better
teams and we have the mind-set
right now that we don’t care who
Star photo by Dean Russin we’re playing,” Loeffler said.
Unadilla Valley/Edmeston coach Jack Loeffler talks to quarterback Ryan Harrington between “We’re going to bring everything
we’ve got.
plays during the first quarter of last Friday’s Section Four Football Conference season opener “Wins and losses aren’t as
against Newfield. The visiting Trojans won, 20-0. important as how much we de-
velop,” he continued. “Of course,
we want the wins, but right now
we’re just trying to build a pro-
gram here.”
Perhaps the key returner is
senior quarterback Ryan Har-
rington, who stepped in as the
starter in the fourth game last sea-
son and completed 13 of 47 passes
for 235 yards, with two touchdowns
and five interceptions.
“That’s absolutely essential,”
Loeffler said of Harrington’s
experience, “because we have
enough young guys and I tell him
he doesn’t just have to know one
position, he has to know all 11 of
them to make sure everyone is
position on every play.”
Senior running back Ian Davis
exceeded his offensive output
from a year ago in the opener,
rushing for a game-high 138 yards
on 16 carries against Newfield.
Davis had 83 yards on 24 carries
in 2008.
Also returning in the back-
field is Tyler Foulds, a 6-foot-
3, 250-pounder who gained 115
yards on 30 rushes last season.
Foulds rushed for 52 yards on 10
attempts against Newfield.
Senior John Lopez, and ju-
niors Brett Gage, Eli Conklin,
Derek Collins, Dan Schwab, Matt
Gould and David Wehrenberg,
also should get carries.
The all-underclassmen offen-
sive line features juniors Mitch
MacDuff (6-4, 208), Randy Olsen
(6-2, 222), Calvin Rifanberg (6-0,
210) and Will Westbrook (5-10,
232), along with sophomore Jason
Rous (5-11, 242).
The starting tight end is junior
Travis Clark (6-0, 175).
Defensively, Rous plays at
nose tackle and is flanked by
Rifanberg and senior Tom Fell-
rath. Clark and Conklin man the
end positions, with Foulds and
Westbrook at inside linebacker.
Gage and Davis are the cor-
ners, and Lopez and Collins are
the safeties.
Juniors Evin Bodie (6-0, 183)
and Jake Eiholzer (6-1, 260) pro-
vide depth on the lines, as does
junior Austin Glidden in the
backfield.
———
Rob Centorani can be reached
at rcentorani@thedailystar.com
or 607-432-1000, ext. 209.
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 UNATEGO SPARTANS 2008 AREA FOOTBALL STATISTICS
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Unatego has plenty of

BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD Receiving: Kasey Hogan 6-167, Cody Chambers 4-6, Cody Komenda
(5-4, 2-1 Division VIII) Michael Gilmore 3-71, Brendan 7-4, Shawn Hanrahan 2-3.
Sept. 5: B-G 14, UV/E 7 Pidgeon 5-56, Eric Scheer 2-49, Matt Passing: Cody Renwick 43-for-96,
Sept. 12: B-G 36, Oxford 15 Marcewicz 4-48, Nate Armstrong 2-35, 688 yards, 6 TD, 3 int.; Cody Komenda

holes to fill this season

Sept. 20: B-G 26, Deposit 14
Sept. 26: Sidney 32, B-G 26
Oct. 3: B-G 32, Hancock 16
Oct. 10: Delhi 41, B-G 8
Oct. 17: Unatego 17, B-G 0
Oct. 25: Walton 38, B-G 0
Spartans lost 17 starters after 5-4 finish last year Oct. 31: B-G 24, Seton Catholic 0
B-G Scoring
Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot
Dustin Ross 10 - 2 - 64
By Courtney A. Erickson
Doug DiMartin 3-35, Cory Hunter 1-24,
Garrett Barrett 1-23.
SIDNEY
(5-4, 2-1 Division V)
Sept. 5: Sidney 33, Mount Markham 7
Sept. 13: Sidney 30, Delhi 14
Sept. 19: Greene 51, Sidney 12
Sept. 26: Sidney 32, B-G 26
Oct. 3: Walton 66, Sidney 7
Oct. 11: Sidney 61, UV/E 0
1-for-8, 5 yards, TD; Tyler Newman 1-
for-1, 10 yards; Jeff Jones 0-for-1, int.
Receiving: Chet Davis 21-393, Dale
Rifenbark 8-115, Tyler Newman 7-106,
Evan Kiss 3-39, Erik Barber 3-28, Cody
Renwick 1-10, Kyle Ray 1-7, David
Carman 1-5.
WALTON
(11-1, 3-0 Division VII)
Sept. 6: Walton 46, Tri-Valley 0

Contributing Writer ‘Our challenge is in- Justin Pepper

James Banta
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Oct. 24: Sidney 33, Unatego 27 Sept. 20: Walton 30, Seton Catholic 0
Brad Hurlburt 5 - - - 30 Nov. 1: Elmira N.D. 44, Sidney 27 Sept 27: Walton 30, Delhi 8
If Unatego football intends to win its experience. We have Dustin Rutz
Jake Taylor
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B-G Statistics
- 1 1
- 1 1 Player
Sidney Scoring
TD FG 2pt XP Tot
Oct. 3: Walton 66, Sidney 7
Oct 11: Walton 68, Oxford 12
second Section Four Class C title in the Mike Guerriere 12 3 - 22 103 Oct. 18: Walton 72, Harpursville 0

a lot of play-
Rushing: Dustin Ross 140-1,012, Brad Aaron Wood 10 - - - 60 Oct. 25: Walton 38, B-G 0
past three seasons, it will do so with a Hurlburt 90-499, Justin Pepper 75-276, Zach Finch 4 - 1 - 26 Oct. 31: Walton 60, Candor 0
Dustin Rutz 2-22, Russell Ross 3-15,
mostly new cast of players. John Mercurio 3 - 2 - 22 Nov. 8: Walton 32, Groton 7

ers who have

Daren Terpstra 5-14, Bill Holden 1-10, Dylan Umbra 2 - 2 - 16 Nov. 14: Walton 44, Dolgeville 21
In his third year as head coach, Art Shane Cornish 2-3, Dustin Steigerwald Quinn Dorsey 1 - - - 6 Nov. 21: Maple Grove 49, Walton 14
Rigas needs to replace 17 starters from 1-(-2). Tyler Moffitt 1 - - - 6 Walton Scoring
Passing: Justin Pepper 21-for-61, 467
never played
a team that finished 5-4 overall and 1-2 Alex Heil 1 - - - 6 Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot
yards, 4 TD, 8 int. Tyler Kane 1 - - - 6 Phil Hanley 21 - 8 - 142
in Division V last season. Receiving: James Banta 10-312, Sidney Statistics Bryant Mead 15 - 2 - 108
Shane Cornish 5-66, Justin Miller 3-51,
“Our challenge is inexperience,”
varsity football
Rushing: Mike Guerriere 95-864, Eddie Dickson 7 - 6 - 54
Dustin Rutz 3-38. Aaron Wood 78-470, Dylan Umbra 70- Cody Reed 6 - 6 - 50
former Oneonta High coach Rigas said. DELHI 202, Zach Finch 35-188, Tyler Moffitt Robbie Rigas 6 - 3 - 42
“We have a lot of players who have nev- (5-4, 3-0 Division VIII)
and we have
26-152, John Mercurio 35-133, Andrew Jim MacDonald 4 - 5 - 34
Sept. 6: Delhi 24, Liberty 0 Searles 14-71, Paul Ferrante 23-68, Evan Boyd 4 - 4 - 32
er played varsity football and we have Sept 13: Sidney 30, Delhi 14 Andy Kozak 5-21, Tanner Koza 2-14, Chad Gardepe 4 - 2 - 28
athletic kids. They have performed ev- Sept 20: Westmoreland 21, Delhi 14 Tyler Kane 1-0. Aaron Holdosi 2 - 1 - 14
erything we’ve asked of them.”
Senior quarterback Cody Komenda
athletic kids.’ Sept 27: Walton 30, Delhi 8
Oct. 4: Delhi 30, Deposit 20
Oct. 10: Delhi 41, B-G 8
Passing: Dylan Umbra 42-for-100, 685
yards, 7 TD, 8 int.; Tyler Kane 1-for-1,
Chris Mills
Cody Endress
1
1
-
-
- - 6
- - 6
12 yards; Aaron Wood 0-for-1. Dan Gehl - - 1 - 2
will take over for 2009 graduate Cody — Unatego coach Art Rigas Oct. 18: Delhi 47, Hancock 8
Oct. 25: Delhi 44, Seton Catholic 0
Receiving: Aaron Wood 12-313, Mike
Guerriere 7-116, Alex Heil 9-94, Quinn
Phil Gladstone - -
Walton Statistics
1 - 2
Renwick, who completed 43 of 96 passes Nov. 1: Groton 33, Delhi 14 Dorsey 6-69, Tyler Kane 3-53, Andy Rushing: Phil Hanley 121-1,278, Bryant
for 688 yards and six touchdowns last “(Innes) was our leader,” Rigas said of Delhi Scoring Kozak 5-40, John Mercurio 1-12, Mead 83-791, Cody Reed 62-502,
Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot
season. the three-year starter. “Carr, Joyce and Jack Fletcher 15 - 3 – 96
UNADILLA VALLEY/EDMESTON Robbie Rigas 74-395, Eddie Dickson 36-
(0-9, 0-3 Division V) 295, Evan Boyd 53-303, Jim MacDonald
“He is a great athlete who has tak- Barber earned starting spots early.” Rich Ennist 6 - 2 - 40 Sept. 5: B-G 14, UV/E 7 24-163, Chad Gardepe 26-52, Aaron
The defensive line took a big hit with Anthony Salerno 2 3 - 18 39
en command of the offense and knows Davionne Price 3 - 1 – 20
Sept. 12: S-E 20, UV/E 6 Holdosi 14-49, Dylan Hornbeck 5-37,
the graduations of Davis and Kyle Ray, Sept. 19: Harpursville 38, UV/E 22 Brent Layton 5-17, Cody Endress 0-8,
where everyone is supposed to be,” Luke Burns 2 - 2 – 16 Sept. 26: Deposit 21, UV/E 14 Dan Gehl 21-3, Chris Mead 1-1.
Rigas said of the 5-foot-11, 150-pound an all-state and Daily Star first-team se- Jacob Cipperly 2 - - - 12 Oct. 3: Unatego 26, UV/E 6 Passing: Chad Gardepe 11-for-36,
Kyle Bishop 1 - - - 6
Komenda. “He is ahead of where we ex- lection. Rifenbark and Kiss will line up Delhi Statistics
Oct. 11: Sidney 61, UV/E 0 262 yards, 2 TD, 3 int.; Dan Gehl 1-for-
Oct. 17: Greene 39, UV/E 0 1, 53 yards, TD.
pected him to be. He has been a pleas- at defensive end, and junior Jerry Pac- Rushing: Jack Fletcher 161-988, Oct. 23: Sauquoit Valley 21, UV/E 8 Receiving: Cody Endress 6-127, Chris
Davionne Price 72-454, J.J. Darling 45-
ant surprise.” chiano will play nose guard. 249, Rich Ennist 35-165, Luke Burns
Oct. 30: Oxford 22, UV/E 20 Mills 2-116, Eddie Dickson 1-36, Phil
UV/E Scoring Hanley 2-21, Bryant Mead 1-15.
Unatego’s backfield will consist of re- Joyce, who earned a starting spot 45-155, Anthony Salerno 13-86, Shawn Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot COOPERSTOWN
turner Evan Kiss, a senior fullback, and by the end of last season, and Miller Neumann 2-15, Jacob Mason 1-8, Jay Lloyd 7 - 2 - 46 (6-2, 3-2 Class C East)
Tyler McAteer 1-8, Kyle Bishop 4-6, Anthony Monk 2 - 1 - 14 Sept. 5: Cooperstown 18, Herkimer 0
halfbacks Conner Miller, Jacob Jones are the team’s top linebackers. Chris Payne 1-0. Jordan Williams 1 - - 1 7 Sept. 13: Cooperstown 20, Ilion 0
and Josh Lambrecht. Kiss had 631 yards “(Miller) is a pretty well-rounded Passing: Luke Burns 47-for-98, 674 Eric Bennett 1 - - - 6 Sept. 19: Cooperstown 16, Sau. Val. 9
yards, 7 TD, 5 int.; Anthony Salerno 3-
and five TDs on 92 carries last season. player,” Rigas said of the sophomore. for-7, 13 yards, 3 int.
Mike Schowe - - 1 - 2 Sept. 26: Cooperstown 14, MM 0
Tyler Foulds - - 1 - 2 Oct. 4: Adirondack 28, Cooperstown 14
“(Kiss) is one of the fastest guys on “He runs around and loves the game.” Receiving: Anthony Salerno 10-179, UV/E Statistics Oct. 10: F-S 28, Cooperstown 20
Jacob Haynes 9-101, Davionne Price
the team,” Rigas said. “He is reading The secondary features newcomers 10-90, Jack Fletcher 4-72, Rich Ennist
Rushing: Jay Lloyd 99-421, Eric Oct. 18: Cooperstown 40, L. Falls 21
Bennett 84-313, Anthony Monk 43- Oct. 25: Cooperstown 27, S-E 0
blocks better and had five or six runs of in junior safeties Will May and Ryan 4-69, Zach Newkerk 2-64, Jacob 176, Tyler Foulds 30-115, Jordan Cooperstown Scoring
50 or more yards last year.” Thompson, with Carman and Komenda Cipperly 5-55, Ethan Sackett 1-34, J.J. Williams 25-88, Ian Davis 24-83, Ryan Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot
Darling 3-32, Luke Burns 2-11. Harrington 30-27.
The foursome will attempt to fill a starting at cornerback. May also will ONEONTA Passing: Ryan Harrington13-for-47,
Brad Ashford 8 - - - 48
R.J. Alton 4 - - - 24
void left by the graduation of Tyler New- handle all of the kicking duties. (4-5, 2-2 Division III) 285 yards, 2 TD, 5 int.; Jordan Williams Tanner Niedzialkowski 4 - - -
Sept. 28: Oneonta 28, Unatego 6 5-for-14, 41 yards, 2 int.; Jay Lloyd 0-
man, who had 588 yards on 94 touches “(May) has never played football be- Sept 12: Dryden 27, Oneonta 20, OT for-4, int.
24
Ryan Parshall 1 1 - 11 20
last season. fore but is a really smart kid,” Rigas Sept. 19: John. City 34, Oneonta 17 Receiving: Jay Lloyd 10-236, Justin Andrew Auriemma 3 - - - 18
“We will spread out our offense and Sept. 27: Oneonta 18, Chen. Forks 15 Peek 3-48, Eric Bennett 2-22, Mike
said. “He is booming the ball and is a Oct. 4: Oneonta 33, VVS 14 Schowe 2-16.
Alec Silvera 1 - - 2 8
put the ball into different hands,” Ri- Chad Parshall 1 - - - 6
really pleasant surprise.” Oct. 10: Chen. Valley 25, Oneonta 8 UNATEGO Luke Folts 1 - - - 6
gas said. “We have more depth (in the After scoring six points in last sea- Oct. 17: Windsor 15, Oneonta 8 (5-4, 1-2 Division V) Scott Millea 1 - - - 6
Oct. 24: Oneonta 32, Norwich 12 Sept. 5: Oneonta 28, Unatego 6
ground game) than last year.” son’s first two games _ against Oneonta Oct. 31: Vestal 21, Oneonta 14 Sept. 13: Walton 22, Unatego 0
Cooperstown Statistics
Rushing: R.J. Alton 92-416, Tanner
Unatego’s top receiver in 2008, Chet and eventual Class D state semifinalist Oneonta Scoring Sept. 19: Unatego 25, Whitney Point 6 Niedzialkowski 48-266, Alec Silvera 46-
Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot Sept. 27: Unatego 18, Clinton 12 (OT)
Davis, graduated after scoring four times Walton _ Unatego doesn’t appear to Brendan Pidgeon 13 - 1 - 80 Oct. 3: Unatego 26, UV/E 6
250, Chad Parshall 7-19, Luke Folts 4-
16, Tyler Hoke 37-7, Ryan Parshall 7-7,
and amassing 393 yards on 21 catches. have it much easier at the beginning of Matt Marcewicz 6 1 - 6 44 Oct. 11: Greene 38, Unatego 13 Jeremiah Ford 2-7, Noble Mattson 3-5,
Komenda’s top targets, then, should be this fall. Doug DiMartin 3 - - - 18 Oct. 17: Unatego 17, B-G 0 Kevin Faller 2-3, Jeremiah Faller 2-1,
Dalton Smith 2 - 1 - 14 Oct. 24: Sidney 33, Unatego 27
senior Dale Rifenbark and newcomer The Spartans opened Saturday with Kasey Hogan 1 - - - 6 Nov. 1: Unatego 19, Newark Valley 0
Jarrett Hotaling 3-0, Chris Wehner 2-0.
Passing: Tyler Hoke 31-for-64, 606
David Carman, who are sophomores. an 8-7 loss at Harpursville and are head- Pat Jeffries 1 - - - 6 Unatego Scoring yards, 11 TD, 6 int.; Alec Silvera 1-for-
Cory Hunter - - - 5 5 Player TD FG 2pt XP Tot
“(Rifenbark and Carman) are willing ed to perennial Section Four power Dan Broe - - 1 - 2 Tyler Newman 8 1 - 6 56
2, 26 yards.
Receiving: Brad Ashford 22-443,
to come out and work hard every day,” Chenango Forks this Saturday. Nate Armstrong - - 1 - 2 Evan Kiss 5 - - - 30 Andrew Auriemma 5-115, Tanner
Rigas said. Oneonta Statistics Chet Davis 4 - 1 - 26
Rigas said he’s counting on preseason Rushing: Brendan Pidgeon 161-936, Cody Renwick 3 - - - 18
Niedzialkowski 3-35, Alec Silvera 1-27,
The offensive line has to find a suit- Scott Millea 1-19, R.J. Alton 2-2. .
work ethic to get the team through the Matt Marcewicz 85-513, Dalton Smith Dale Rifenbark 2 - - - 12 ———
able replacement for 2008 Daily Star difficult opening stretch. 78-247, Doug DiMartin 21-129, Cory Erik Barber 1 - - - 6 Note: Statistics are based on games
Hunter 10-51, Philip Wright 4-34, Ryan Cody Komenda - - 1 - 2
First Team pick Glenn Innes. Juniors “I think we have good leadership,” Sullivan 3-32, Justin Borggreen 3-6, Unatego Statistics
reported to The Daily Star as of Nov. 7.
Corrections: Only coaches may report
Travis Carr, Dylan Joyce and Dylan Bar- Rigas said. “They are leading by exam- Ian Clemons 1-1, David Schulte 1-(-1), Rushing: Evan Kiss 92-631, Tyler corrections or games that have not
Dan Broe 19-(-12), Newman 94-588, Erik Barber 35-282,
ber will try to pick up the void left by ple and working hard every day. We’re Passing: Dan Broe 30-for-86, 508 David Carman 6-37, Jeff Jones 4-16,
appeared in The Daily Star by calling
607-432-1000 after 4 p.m. weekdays or
Innes. having fun out there.” yards, 3 TD, 9 int. Kyle Ray 3-9, Cody Renwick 51-6, by e-mailing pharmer@thedailystar.com.
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Walton fits right into strong Division V
Warriors’ bump up to Class C renews old rivalries for Section Four’s top coach Hoover
By P.J. Harmer
Staff Writer
Walton coach Jim Hoover is
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going to have to dust off some of
his old scouting tapes.
Hoover’s Warriors, who won
their second straight Section
Four Class D championship
last season, have moved up to
Class C this season and will get
reacquainted with some old but
familiar faces.
The Warriors, who finished
11-1 last season, are in Division
V of the Section Four Football
Conference, which is arguably
the toughest in the section this
year. Besides Walton, the divi-
sion also features Chenango
Forks, Greene, Sidney, Unadil-
la Valley/Edmeston, Unatego
and Whitney Point.
“It’s just unbelievable the
teams that are there,” said
Hoover, whose team opened
with a 20-19 victory over Class B
power Windsor. “You are going
to have a couple of teams sitting
around and not going any place.
Every league game is important.
Then the non-league games are,
too. If it comes to a tiebreaker,
those are important.”
Here’s a brief look at just
how tough this division will be:
 Walton won the Class D
state title two seasons ago and
reached the state semifinals
last year;
 Chenango Forks won seven
straight Section Four Class B
titles before falling in the semi-
finals to eventual champion
Waverly last year;
 Unatego won the Class C
sectional title two years ago;
 Sidney reached the Class C
playoffs last year;
 Greene lost in the Class C
sectional final to Elmira Notre
Dame last season.
“My memory isn’t as good as
it used to be, but it has to be
one of the best divisions,” said
Hoover, the section’s all-time
winningest coach at 266-62-1. “I
could be forgetting some other
year, but it’s a tough division,
no doubt about it. The first
five games we play are against
teams that were in the playoffs
last year.
WALTON WARRIORS
Walton’s Bryant Mead helped the Warriors to the Class D state semifinals last season. Mead
returns for his senior season after rushing for 791 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior.
“Our two non-league games
(against Windsor and rival Del-
hi) are against two top-notch
football teams,” he continued.
“It’s going to be tough.”
The schedule isn’t even the
biggest concern for Hoover,
who needs to work on replac-
ing a slew of All-Stars from last
year’s team. At the top of that
list are four Daily Star First
Team All-Stars in defensive
lineman Chris Mead, lineback-
er/running back Cody Reed,
offensive lineman Kenny Reyn-
olds and quarterback/defensive
back Chad Gardepe.
“We have the same problem
every year,” Hoover said. “It’s
very seldom we have a lot of
kids back. We’re usually senior-
oriented. The underclassmen
worked against them the year
before. It’s nothing different.
... You try and get better every
day.”
But Walton isn’t replacing
everybody.
Daily Star First Team run-
ning backs Phil Hanley and Bry-
ant Mead return, as well as cen-
ter Austin Boice, who is shifting
to left guard this season.
Senior Hanley (5-foot-9, 171
pounds) led the Warriors with
1,278 yards and 21 touchdowns
on 121 carries in 2008, when
classmate Mead (6-1, 180) had
791 yards and 14 touchdowns on
83 carries.
Senior Evan Boyd (6-1, 190)
also returns after rushing for 303
yards and four touchdowns on 53
carries. He’ll start at fullback.
“We have good kids coming
back,” Hoover said. “It’s nice
to have (Hanley and Mead)
back. They seem quicker than
Star photo by P.J. Harmer
last year. We’ll have to get the
ball in their hands an awful lot.
We have to have some offen-
sive linemen who can open the
holes. You can have the best
backs in the world, but if you
don’t have the blockers, it’s go-
ing to be a long year.”
Should the younger group on
the line come together early and
open the ground game, Walton
could throw a kink into its tra-
ditional run-heavy offense. Se-
nior quarterback Dan Gehl (6-5,
192) might have the opportunity
to pass a little this year, though
Hoover said he wouldn’t prom-
ise more passing than usual.
“He throws well,” Hoover
said. “For a 6-5 guy, he’s quicker
than you think he is. He’s doing
a great job for us. He has a few
kids who can catch the ball this
year. If we have to throw, we’re
capable of throwing.”
Senior Jim MacDonald (5-11,
160), who rushed for 163 yards
on 24 carries last year, also will
see time in the backfield.
Sophomore Justin DiJiulio
(6-2, 250) takes over at center
and will be joined on the line
by Boice (left guard), senior
right guard Travis Rathmell (6-
1, 214), senior right tackle Der-
rick Cetta (5-11, 229), junior left
tackle Dan Bowker (6-2, 273)
and senior tight ends Phil Glad-
stone (6-4, 202) and Steve Ka-
minsky (6-2, 190). When Walton
opts to use split ends, senior
Kyle Baxley (5-10, 142) or senior
Justin Gardepe (6-1, 155) will
see time there.
For the Warriors to be suc-
cessful, Hoover said, the line
must get its act together.
“We’re very inconsistent,” he
said. “In our scrimmage (Aug.
29), we looked OK for a while,
then we stunk up the place for
a while. The key is getting more
consistent and getting stronger,
technique-wise. Right now, I
don’t know if (the line) will be a
strength or a weakness. I think
we’ll be able to score points,
but again, we’re fighting the
consistency part of it.”
Defensively, Hoover said,
the Warriors have several
players who can work as tack-
les and ends, including Boice,
Rathmell, Bowker, Cetta, junior
Dylan Hornbeck (6-2, 180), DiJi-
ulio and junior Patrick Smith
(5-8, 260).
Mead and Justin Gardepe
will be at the cornerback spots,
along with Kaminsky on occa-
sion. Boyd and junior Chris
Calabrese (6-1, 168) are the
linebackers. Hanley, MacDon-
ald and Baxter are the main
defensive halfbacks, along with
Gehl.
“Some of our inexperienced
kids haven’t been tested as
starters,” Hoover said. “It’s how
we’re going to perform under
pressure. For a lot of years, our
kids step up under pressure and
hopefully, that will continue.”
———
P.J. Harmer can be reached
at pharmer@thedailystar.com or
607-432-1000, ext. 229.
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BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD BOBCATS 21 Chris Bracci 11 RB/DB 5-9 155 20 Aaron Wood 12 RB/CB 5-8 150 75 Aaron Bunt 10 T 5-8 260
No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt 23 Kevin O’Connell 11 WR/DB 6-1 140 22 Tyler Moffitt 12 RB/LB 5-8 150 80 Dale Rifenbark 12 TE/SS 5-10 170
88 Austin Bauerle 9 TE/DE 6-1 170 24 Garrett Ellis 12 WR/DB 5-8 130 23 Corbin Curley 11 RB/LB 5-11 185 81 Ryan Thompson 11 WR/S 6-0 155
27 Cory Burnett 10 RB/DB 5-9 135 25 J.J. Darling 12 RB/DB 5-10 160 24 Mike Neil 12 TE/S 6-2 180 88 Dustin VanWhy 11 6-2 190
5 Aaron Coon 11 FL/DB 5-8 140 26 Chris Payne 12 WR/DB 5-10 155 26 Andy Searles 12 RB/CB 5-11 155 Head Coach: Art Rigas
70 Zane Foott 12 OT/DT 6-3 190 28 Marcus Robinson 12 LB 5-7 130 32 Aaron Charles 11 RB/S 5-8 140
30 Ben Cairns 11 RB/LB 5-10 180 33 Anthony Masi 12 RB/LB 5-9 160 ---
51 Ray Frederick 10 OT/DE 6-1 165
10 Brandon Harrington 12 FL/DB 5-4 130 32 Jack Fletcher 11 RB/LB 5-11 210 36 Trevor MacPherson 11 RB/CB 5-8 140 WALTON WARRIORS
31 Billy Holden 10 FB/DT 6-2 230 34 Rich Ennist 12 RB/DE 6-1 215 39 Tanner Koza 11 FB/LB 5-8 150 No. Player Gr. Pos Ht Wt
9 Brandon Lamont 10 QB/LB 6-0 175 40 Zach Newkerk 12 TE/LB 6-3 185 42 Nick Burpoe 12 FB/LB 5-10 180 12 Kyle Baxley 12 SE/DB 5-10 142
79 Eric Oefelein 11 OT/DT 6-2 230 42 Nick DeDominicus 11 WR/LB 5-8 145 45 Tanner Westcott 11 TE/LB 6-2 210 14 Dan Gehl 12 QB/DB 6-5 192
12 Tyler Ouimet 9 TE/S 6-0 155 50 Sean Desantis 12 OT/DE 6-2 180 46 Anthony Halbert 11 FB/DE 5-8 145 16 Phil Hanley 12 RB/DB 5-9 171
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7 Justin Pepper 12 QB/LB 6-2 205 60 Josh Crandell 11 OG/DE 5-9 180 50 Ryan Robertson 12 LG/DE 5-9 190 18 Phillip Gladstone 12 TE/DB 6-4 202
87 Ryan Porter 10 SN/DN 6-4 190 62 Nick Shaw 12 OG/LB 5-11 200 51 Sam Tessora 11 T/DT 5-5 250
22 Nate Glerum 11 RB/DB 5-6 150
23 Gordie Shields 11 SE/CB 5-8 140 64 Kurt Beall 12 OG/LB 6-1 190 54 Tom Harris 12 FB/DT 6-2 220
12 Dustin Steigerwald 12 TE/S 6-0 160 66 Kyle Ammerman 12 C/LB 5-10 180 56 Tyler Pixley 12 T/DT 5-11 200 23 Steve Kaminsky 12 TE/LB 6-2 190
22 Jake Taylor 12 RB/DE 6-1 175 68 Mike Thomas 11 OT/LB 5-7 225 57 Matt Rodriguez 11 LG/LB 5-11 180 24 Jim MacDonald 12 RB/DB 5-11 160
78 James Wells 11 C/DT 6-2 165 70 Will Effner 11 C/DT 6-3 270 58 Logan Raymond 11 T/DL 6-1 210 25 Bryant Mead 12 RB/C 6-1 180
51 Austin Wheeler 10 G/DE 5-9 178 72/88 Jacob Sackett 11 OT/DE 6-1 190 66 Pat Wright 12 C/DT 5-9 275 27 Dylan Hornbeck 11 FB/DL 6-2 180
81 Jesse Woods 10 SE/CB 5-11 140 74 Andrew Kreger 11 OT/DE 6-2 225 70 Randy Twiss 11 T/DT 6-2 265 29 Nick Shiels 10 RB/DB 5-8 141
45 Ryan Burt 11 FB/LB 5-9 200 75 Trevor Doring 12 DL 5-10 130 72 Kyle Baldwin 12 T/DT 6-2 260 31 Chris Calabrese 11 RB/LB 6-1 168
3 Danny Gormley 11 FL/CB 5-6 140 76 Kunzang Gyasto 12 OT/DB 6-2 255 73 Jesse Hornbeck 11 G/DE 6-2 175 36 Evan Boyd 12 RB/LB 6-1 190
74 Robert Ireland 11 G/DT 5-11 180 77 Martin Cole 12 OT/DT 6-2 295 75 Peter McChesney 12 T/DT 6-2 250 40 Justin Gardepe 12 SE/DB 6-1 155
54 Ethan Mazzarella 12 G/NG 5-9 190 80 John MacNaught 11 WR/DB 5-10 140 84 Brandon Cole 12 TE/DE 6-2 180
31 J.J. Banta 12 FL/S 6-3 170 82 Tyler McAteeer 12 WR/DB 5-9 140 Head Coach: Jeff Matthews 50 Korey Bowker 12 T/T 6-0 224
76 Russell Darling 12 G/LB 6-0 150 84 Jacob Haynes 11 TE/DE 6-2 190 --- 51 Zack Wildenstein 11 G/DL 5-9 179
32 Dakota Vandermark 11 RB/CB 5-9 160 Head Coach: Dave Kelly UNADILLA VALLEY/EDMESTON STORM 52 Isaac Wacha 11 G/DL 5-10 167
68 Jordan Boudreau 12 OT/DT 6-2 260 --- No. Player Gr. Pos Ht Wt 54 Justin DiJiulio 10 C/DL 6-2 250
83 Clayton Audette 11 TE/DE 5-11 160 ONEONTA YELLOWJACKETS 8 Derek Rollins 11 RB/DB 5-10 155 57 Devon Constable 11 T/DL 5-11 180
56 Jeremy Bullis 11 G/DT 5-9 180 No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt 12 Ryan Harrington 12 QB/DB 6-2 151 60 Patrick Smith 11 G/DL 5-8 260
42 Darren Terpstra 11 FB/LB 5-9 170 2 Doug DiMartin 12 RB/DB 5-10 153 20 Tyler Foulds 12 RB/LB 6-3 250 63 Karl Hansen 12 T/DL 5-10 189
Head Coach: Tim Mattingly 3 Cory Hunter 12 RB/DB 6-0 169 21 John Lopez 12 RB/DB 5-8 160 68 Derrick Cetta 12 T/DL 5-11 229
--- 6 Keegan Trombley 11 QB/DB 6-4 176 22 Matt Gould 11 RB/DB 5-10 189 70 Derrick Mullineaux 11 T/DL 5-10 198
COOPERSTOWN REDSKINS 7 Dan Broe 12 QB/DB 5-11 151 25 Ian Davis 12 RB/LB 6-0 165 72 Travis Rathmell 12 G/DL 6-1 214
No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt 8 Ian Clemons 12 RB/DB 5-9 144 31 David Wehrenberg 11 RB/DB 5-8 152
3 Noble Mattson 11 RB/DB 5-7 145 9 Edwin Milette 12 RB/DB 5-9 132 32 Dan Schwab 11 RB/DL 5-11 190 73 Austin Boice 12 G/DL 6-0 205
5 Tyler Hoke 12 QB/DB 5-10 175 11 Logan Pondolfino 11 RB/DB 5-9 152 33 Brett Gage 11 RB/DB 5-11 165 76 Jeremy Johnson 11 T/DL 5-11 210
7 Austin Terrell 10 RB/LB 5-7 145 12 Miguel Vega 11 RB/DB 5-9 128 44 Eli Conklin 11 E/LB 6-0 167 80 Nick Tetor 11 TE/C 5-9 147
11 Jacob Miller 9 RB/DB 5-7 140 15 Nathan Lowe 11 RB/DB 5-10 148 55 Mitch MacDuff 11 OL/DL 6-4 208 83 Dan Bowker 11 TE/DL 6-2 273
12 Chris Wehner 11 LB 5-10 160 17 Alfred Quick 11 RB/DB 5-6 134 56 Evin Bodie 11 OL/DL 6-0 183 Head Coach: Jim Hoover
14 Keith Bronson 12 DE 5-11 155 18 Albert Quick 11 E/DB 5-10 142 61 Randy Olsen 11 OL/DL 6-2 222 ---
16 Ryon Bennett 10 RB/DB 5-10 145 20 Kasey Hogan 12 E/DB 6-4 163 62 Calvin Rifanberg 11 OL/DL 6-0 210 SECTION FOUR
17 Sawyer Haney 9 QB/DB 5-7 130 21 Justin Borggreen 12 RB/LB 5-9 170 65 Will Westbrook 11 OL/DL 5-10 232
20 Ryan Parshall 12 RB/DB 5-10 165 24 Cody Osborn 12 E/DB 5-8 131 66 Jason Rous 10 OL/DL 5-11 242 DIVISIONAL ALIGNMENT
23 Jeremiah Ford 10 DB 6-3 155 31 Bryce Wooden 10 RB/LB 6-2 196 72 Tom Fellrath 12 OL/DL 6-1 247 The divisional alignment for the Section
24 James McArdle 11 LB 5-11 185 33 Zach Vaccaro 11 RB/LB 5-8 183 73 Jake Eiholzer 11 OL/DL 6-1 260 Four Football Conference in 2009.
26 Tanner Niedzialkowski 12 RB/LB 6-3 200 34 Dan Hodne 11 E/LB 6-0 206 80 Austin Glidden 11 QB/DB5-11 150 Division I - Class AA
29 Chad Parshall 12 RB/LB 5-10 180 42 Patrick Stevens 12 E/LB 5-11 193 82 Travis Clark 11 E/DE 6-0 175 Binghamton, Horseheads, Ithaca, Union-
33 Alec Silvera 11 RB/DB 6-0 165 43 Kota Aranda 11 RB/LB 5-8 221 Head Coach: Jack Loeffler Endicott
41 Luke Folts 12 RB/LB 6-2 175 44 Michael Gilmore 11 E/LB 6-4 194 --- Division II - Class A
44 Devin Gaviria 11 DB 5-9 140 53 Buddy Bemis 12 OL/DL 6-2 232 UNATEGO SPARTANS Corning East, Corning West, Elmira Free
50 Tim Clapper 10 OL/LB 5-9 160 54 Dave Johnson 11 OL/DL 5-11 256 No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt
51 Jeff Flynn 10 C/DE 6-0 180 55 Pat Jeffries 12 OL/DL 5-10 164 Academy, Elmira Southside, Vestal
1 Will May 11 K 6-0 170
52 Ryan Goodspeed 12 OL/DT 5-7 165 56 Dakota Smith 11 OL/DL 6-1 195 2 Ryan Loveland 11 QB/S 5-11 145 Division III - Class B
53 Derek Liner 9 OL/DT 5-9 240 57 David Schulte 12 OL/DL 6-2 189 6 David Carman 12 RB/DB 5-8 150 Chenango Valley, Norwich, Oneonta,
56 Eddie O’Brien 12 OL/DE 6-0 175 59 Brett Howard 11 OL/DL 6-2 192 9 Cody Komenda 12 QB/DB 5-11 150 Susquehanna Valley, Windsor
58 Boone Rose 9 OL/DT 5-9 175 60 Derek Wright 12 OL/DL 6-1 191 12 Brian Mugford 11 WR/S 6-0 165 Division IV - Class B
60 Derek Slaga 11 OL/DT 5-8 225 61 Ben Coe 11 OL/LB 5-9 168 15 Mike Rous 11 RB/S 6-0 155 Dryden, Johnson City, Maine-Endwell,
65 Chris Michaels 12 OL/DT 5-10 230 62 Thomas Neapolitano12 OL/DL 6-1 206 21 Josh Lambrecht 11 HB/CB 5-11 160 Owego
67 Joe Kevlin 11 OL/DT 5-9 170 64 Spencer Soulliere 12 OL/DL 5-9 302 24 Evan Kiss 12 FB/NG 5-9 160 Division V - Class C
71 Brandon Daniels 11 OL/DT 6-0 200 65 Mario Villarini 11 OL/DL 5-10 193 28 Jacob Jones 10 RB/DE 5-6 165
72 Pat Claudy 12 OL/DE 6-3 200 Chenango Forks, Greene, Sidney, Unadilla
66 Alex Soulliere 12 OL/DL 5-10 250 29 Robert Fuller 11 G/LB 5-9 160
75 R.J. Shute 11 OL/DT 5-8 265 67 Patrick Brindley 11 OL/DL 5-7 290 Valley/Edmeston, Unatego, Walton, Whitney
32 Tanner Carley 10 FB/LB 5-11 190
76 Andrew Bogart 12 OL/DT 6-1 200 68 Jesse Wolf-Gould 11 OL/DL 6-5 275 45 Conner Miller 10 TE/LB 6-1 190 Point
77 Jed Rowley 12 OL/DT 6-2 180 74 Kenny Smith 12 OL/DL 5-10 241 51 Jesse Brown 12 C/LB 6-2 200 Division VI - Class C
80 Ethan Telfer 10 DE 6-3 195 75 Lucas Smith 11 OL/DL 5-11 281 53 Chris Bomba 12 G/DT 5-7 165 Lansing, Newark Valley, Notre Dame,
86 Scott Millea 12 LB 5-11 160 77 Ryan Ouimet 11 OL/DL 6-1 298 54 Carter Carey 11 G/LB 5-11 175 Southern Springs, Trumansburg, Watkins
88 Anthony Pacherille 10 QB/DB 5-9 80 Matt Pidgeon 12 E/DL 6-4 180 55 Jerry Pacchiano 11 G/NG 5-10 200 Glen, Waverly
89 Kevin Segit 9 RB/LB 5-9 160 82 Anthony Delgado 10 E/DB 6-0 175 56 Ryan Sullivan 12 T/NG 5-5 190 Division VII - Class D
Head Coach: Steve Pugliese Head Coach: Adam Hoover 57 Tighe Corban 11 G/LB 5-11 185
--- Bainbridge-Guilford, Delhi, Deposit,
--- 61 Dylan Joyce 11 G/LB 5-10 155 Hancock, Harpursville, Oxford, Seton
DELHI BULLDOGS SIDNEY WARRIORS 62 Briana McKee 11 WR/DT 5-6 185
Catholic Central
No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt No. Player Gr Pos Ht Wt 65 Chris Brown 12 DT 6-2 195
10 Anthony Salerno 11 QB 5-7 140 4 Josh Wilce 11 RB/DB 5-8 140 66 Travis Carr 11 T/DT 5-10 230 Division VIII - Class D
11 Shawn Neumann 12 RB/DB 5-9 170 5 Dylan Umbra 11 QB/S 6-1 200 67 Dylan Barber 11 G/T 5-9 185 Candor, Groton, Moravia, Newfield,
14 Rune Tybirk 12 K 5-10 150 9 Alex Heil 11 TE/LB 6-1 200 68 Russel Young 11 T 6-0 200 Odessa-Montour, Spencer-Van Etten,
20 Ethan Sackett 12 WR/DB 5-8 140 14 Matt Vogel 11 QB/DB 5-7 130 72 Aaron Foster 12 T 6-3 225 Thomas A. Edison, Tioga