CLEARFIELD’S RICHARDS NAMED D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK ONE 2002

16 players named to District 9 Honor Roll

CORSICA – Clearfield’s Dave Richards is the first D9Sports.Com Football Player of the Week for the 2002 season.

Richards had an all-around great game in Clearfield’s 41-20 win over archrival Bradford Friday night. On offense, he ran the ball 26 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns while adding four catches for 114 yards and a score. On the night, he had 302 total yards of offense and scored four touchdowns, and one two-point conversion accounting for 26 of Clearfield’s points. Richards also had a good night on defense, intercepting a pass.

Sixteen other players playing in District 9 leagues are also being honored this week as honorable mention recipients. Their names appear below.

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The Player of the Week award and the Honor Roll are chosen by the three founding members of D9Sports.Com. The awards can be given to any players playing on one of the 29 teams who compete in a District 9 League. Those 29 teams include four teams who are non-District 9 teams (Sheffield, Eisenhower, Youngsville and West Shamokin) but play more than 75 percent of their games against District 9 opponents and compete for District 9 league titles. The awards are the only weekly awards given out in the District that represent the district as a whole.

Player of the Week recipients will receive a certificate from D9Sports.Com to honor their achievement.

Honor roll members are listed alphabetically by school.

D9 SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Dave Richards – Clearfield: 26 rushes, 188 yards, 3 touchdowns; 4 catches, 114 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception on defense – Clearfield 41, Bradford 20

HONOR ROLL

1. Scott Aikens – Cameron County: 6 catches for 133 yards, 1 touchdowns – Coudersport 20, Cameron Co. 6

2. Hayden Johnston – Clarion-Limestone: 13 rushes for 104 yards, 1 touchdown; 4-for-8 passing for 54 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 punts averaging 44.5 yards – C-L 42, Karns City 6

3. Michael Sayers – Clearfield: 13-for-20 passing for 243 yards, 2 touchdowns; 12 rushes for 40 yards, 1 touchdown – Clearfield 41, Bradford 20

4. Jeremiah Frederick – Coudersport: 3 catches for 39 yards, 1 touchdown; 7 tackles; 2 interceptions on defense, 2 fumble recoveries on defense – Coudersport 20, Cameron Co. 6

5. Zach Hershey – Coudersport: 27 rushes for 135 yards, 1 touchdown; 81-yard kickoff return for a touchdown; 1 catch for 15 yards – Coudersport 20, Cameron Co. 6

6. Quentin Shreffler – Johnsonburg: 23 rushes for 134 yards, 2 touchdowns – Youngsville 34, Johnsonburg 28

7. Greg Wonderly – Johnsonburg: 12-for-27 passing for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns – Youngsville 34, Johnsonburg 28, overtime

8. Mike Jamerson – Kane: 17 rushes for 117 yards, 2 touchdowns; 4 catches for 23 yards – Kane 34, Port Allegany 17

9. Billy Colwell – Keystone: 16 rushes for 105 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2-for-6 passing for 37 yards, 1 touchdown – Keystone 30, Union 8

10. Josh Barnish – Otto-Eldred: 6 catches for 119 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 rushes for 48 yards, 1 touchdowns – Ridgway 46, Otto-Eldred 18

11. Adam Rohrer – Port Allegany: 11 carries for 49 yards, 18 tackles on defense – Kane 34, Port Allegany 17

12. Joe Martin – Punxsutawney: 14-for-20 passing for 214 yards, 2 touchdowns; 13 rushes for 11 yards, 1 touchdown – Punxsutawney 21, Slippery Rock 7

13. Ron Geist – Redbank Valley – 28 rushes for 192 yards, 3 touchdowns – Redbank Valley 33, West Shamokin 14

14. Ryan Mitchell – Ridgway: 19 rushes for 140 yards, 1 touchdown – Ridgway 48, Otto-Eldred 18

15. Nik Obenrader – Sheffield: 7-for-22 passing for 233 yards, 4 touchdowns – Brockway 50, Sheffield 25

16. Jamie Blum – Youngsville: 16 rushes for 144 yards, 2 touchdowns – Youngsville 34, Johnsonburg 28, overtime