CLARION-LIMESTONE'S JOHNSTON NAMED D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK EIGHT 2003

14 players named to District 9 Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – Clarion-Limestone quarterback/middle linebacker Hayden Johnston is the D9Sports.Com District 9 Football Player of the Week for the eighth week of the 2003 season after leading the Lions to a KSAC record-tying 25th straight regular-season win and their fourth straight District 9 Class A playoff berth with a 29-8 win over Redbank Valley Oct. 17.

Johnston was all over the field both on offense and defense going 10-for-18 passing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while running 10 times for 58 yards and a score. On the other side of the ball, he recorded seven tackles, intercepted a pass and tackled Skyler Smith in the end zone for a safety.

Fourteen additional players playing in District 9 leagues (including three District 10 schools and one District 7 school) are also being honored this week as Honorable Mention recipients. Their names appear below listed alphabetically by school.

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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, which are given from Week One through Week Nine, 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

Hayden Johnston – Clarion-Limestone: 10-for-18 passing, 156 yards, 2 touchdowns; 10 carries, 58 yards, 1 touchdown; 7 tackles on defense, 1 interception on defense; Helped Lions tie KSAC record with 25-straight regular-season wins – Clarion-Limestone 29, Redbank Valley 8

HONOR ROLL

Colt Burk – A-C Valley: 11 carries, 110 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 catch, 18 yards – Keystone 40, A-C Valley 29

Andy Martino – Brockway: 7 carries, 56 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 catches, 91 yards, 2 touchdowns – Brockway 49, Elk County Catholic 8

Tanner Kelly – Clearfield: 13-for-19 passing, 213 yards, 1 touchdown; 19 carries, 101 yards, 4 touchdowns – Clearfield 40, St. Marys 20

David Babcock – Coudersport: 23 carries, 140 yards; 3 catches, 61 yards, 1 touchdown – Coudersport 35, Sheffield 7

Mike Kehr – Coudersport: 2 carries, 31 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 catches, 33 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 interceptions on defense; Returned an interception for a touchdown – Coudersport 35, Sheffield 7

Mike Stewart – DuBois: 15 carries, 136 yards, 1 touchdown – Oil City 46, DuBois 29

Josh Fiscus – Karns City: 13 carries, 169 yards. 2 touchdowns; Returned a kickoff for a touchdown – Karns City 33, Meadville 0

Buck Neely – Keystone: 12-for-21 passing, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns; 9 carries, 36 yards, 1 touchdown – Keystone 40, A-C Valley 29

Steve Saul – Moniteau: 28 carries, 196 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch, 33 yards, 1 touchdown – Moniteau 14, Clarion 12

Craig Flint – Port Allegany: 6-for-10 passing, 124 yards, 3 touchdowns – Port Allegany 55, Youngsville 18

Claude Haskins – Port Allegany: 22 carries, 130 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 catch, 34 yards, 1 touchdown; Set school’s single-season rushing record; 7 tackles on defense– Port Allegany 55, Youngsville18

Lopaka Hoohuli – St. Marys: 6 catches, 128 yards, 2 touchdowns; kicked two extra points – Clearfield 40, St. Marys 20

Damien Pezzuiti – Union: 7 catches, 106 yards, 1 touchdown – West Shamokin 33, Union 6

Trevor Henderson – West Shamokin: 10-for-18 passing, 102 yards; 3 rushing touchdowns – West Shamokin 33, Union 6

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK

WEEK ONE

Shane Reed – Redbank Valley

WEEK TWO

Jake Anderson – Kane

WEEK THREE

Trevor Henderson – West Shamokin

WEEK FOUR

Brent Raabe – Bradford

WEEK FIVE

Claude Haskins – Port Allegany

WEEK SIX

John Gerhart & Mike Kehr – Coudersport

WEEK SEVEN

Josh Shirey – Ridgway

WEEK EIGHT

Hayden Johnston – Clarion-Limestone

WEEK NINE