D9SPORTS.COM HONORS DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND TEAMS

D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL AWARDS HISTORY

CLARION -- With the end of the 2001 football season for District 9 teams comes the second annual post-season D9Sports.Com District 9 Football Awards.

This season three new awards (Game of the Year, Performance of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year) have been added to go along with the three awards we handed out last season: Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

All six awards were picked by a secret ballot of the three founding members of D9Sports.Com.

(To view information about each award winner, please click on the award)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kyle Cathcart -- Clarion

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Hayden Johnston -- Clarion-Limestone

COACH OF THE YEAR: Dan Reed -- Keystone

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dave Richards -- Clearfield

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Adam Black -- Keystone vs. West Shamokin

GAME OF THE YEAR: Clarion-Limestone 28, Keystone 21, 2 overtimes; Sept. 21