CLEARFIELD'S RICHARDS D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK SEVEN 2002

16 players named to District 9 Honor Roll

CORSICA – Dave Richards continued his hold on the D9Sports.Com District 9 Football Player of the Week award, winning for the fourth straight time and for the fifth time in seven weeks in Week Seven of the 2002 season.

Richards ran 16 times for 363 yards, an average 22.7 yards per carry, while scoring seven touchdowns, which is believed to at least tie a District 9 record if not set the District 9 record for touchdowns in a game. The state record for touchdowns in a game is eight. Richards played only one series in the second half and had 314 yards rushing and six touchdowns in the first half.

In addition to Richards, 16 other players playing in District 9 leagues and the Clearfield offensive line are 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.

Honor roll members are listed alphabetically by school.

D9 SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Dave Richards – Clearfield: 16 carries for 363 yards and 7 touchdowns. An average of 22.7 yards per carry – Clearfield 49, Bald Eagle Area 7

HONOR ROLL

Shawn Colligan – Bradford: 11 carries for 107 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 interceptions on defense – Bradford 21, DuBois 10

Jamie Arner – Clarion: 6-for-13 passing for 93 yards, 4 touchdowns – Clarion 40, Moniteau 6

Brady Buzzard – Clarion: 1 receiving touchdown; 3 interceptions on defense – Clarion 40, Moniteau 6

Brad Beggs – Clarion-Limestone: 5 catches for 82 yards, 3 touchdowns – Clarion-Limestone 45, Redbank Valley 7

Ben Brooks – Clarion-Limestone: 16 carries for 215 yards, 1 touchdown – Clarion-Limestone 45, Redbank Valley 7

Hayden Johnston – Clarion-Limestone: 9 carries for 65 yards, 1 touchdown; 7-for-10 passing for 109 yards, 3 touchdowns – Clarion-Limestone 45, Redbank Valley 7

Zach Hershey – Coudersport: 16 carries for 159 yards, 2 touchdowns – Coudersport 35, Youngsville 6

Shane Funair – Elk County Catholic: 12 carries for 122 yards, 2 touchdowns – Elk County Catholic 40, Otto-Eldred 0

Matt Burton – Kane: 15 carries for 155 yards, 3 touchdowns – Kane 30, Brockway 13

Matt Carnahan – Karns City: 17 carries for 106 yards, 3 touchdowns – Karns City 35, Central Mountain 16

Buck Neely – Keystone: 9-for-15 passing for 125 yards, 3 touchdowns; 6 carries for 82 yards, 1 touchdown – Keystone 31, A-C Valley 7

Dave Darush – Port Allegany: 11 tackles (4 solo, 7 assisted), 1 fumble recovery, 3 ½ sacks – Port Allegany 21, Eisenhower 0

Adam Rohrer – Port Allegany: 17 carries for 95 yards, 1 touchdown; 12 tackles (7 unassisted, 5 assisted), 1 interception, ½ sack – Port Allegany 21, Eisenhower 0

Joe Martin – Punxsutawney: 11 carries for 139 yards, 1 touchdown; 12-for-20 passing for 145 yards, 3 touchdowns; 1 interception on defense – Punxsutawney 43, St. Marys 14

Dave Bundy – Ridgway: Scored two touchdowns, including game-winner while rushing for 51 yards – Ridgway 26, Curwensville 20, 2 overtimes

Andy Rounsville – Smethport: 13 tackles (10 unassisted, 3 assisted), 3 sacks – Sheffield 14, Smethport 0

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK

WEEK ONE

Dave Richards – Clearfield

WEEK TWO

Corey Santoriello – Brookville

WEEK THREE

Tristan Mulcahy – St. Marys

WEEK FOUR

Dave Richards – Clearfield

WEEK FIVE

Dave Richards - Clearfield

WEEK SIX

Dave Richards – Clearfield

WEEK SEVEN

Dave Richards – Clearfield