PORT ALLEGANY'S NICHOLS D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK NINE 2005
15 additional players on Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – Port Allegany’s Bobby Nichols is the final D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for the 2005 season.

Nichols had a magnificent Week 9 for the Gators (7-2) scoring five touchdowns while rushing for over 250 yards. His final line included 29 carries for 271 yards and four touchdowns and one catch for six yards and a score in Port’s 41-38 shoot-out win at Elk County Catholic.

Nichols had strong competition this week from a number of players including Coudersport’s Boomer Wetzel (169 yards passing, 3 TDs), Clarion-Limestone’s Scott Davis (208 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, 94 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns), Johnsonburg’s Jesse Dennis (3 interception on defense, 1 rushing touchdown) and Smethport’s Vince Kinniburgh (175 yards rushing 2 touchdowns, 63 yards passing).

Wetzel, Davis, Dennis and Kinniburgh join 11 additional players in making up the District 9 Honor Roll this week. The honor roll recipients are listed below in alphabetical order by school.D9Sports.Com is an entirely volunteer web site in its sixth year of covering athletics within the PIAA’s District 9 located at www.d9sports.com. The site is not affiliated with the PIAA in any way. For more information on the site, please visit it or e-mail the staff at d9sportscom@hotmail.com.

The Player of the Week award and the Honor Roll are chosen by D9Sports.Com’s editors.

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 CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Bobby Nichols – Port Allegany: 29 carries, 271 yards, 4 touchdowns; 1 catch, 6 yards, 1 touchdown – Port Allegany 41, Elk County Catholic 38.

HONOR ROLL

Ben Donlin – Brockway: 2 interceptions on defense including one returned for a touchdown; 9 carries, 52 yards, 2 catches, 18 yards – Brockway 24, Otto-Eldred 12.

Dillon Park – Brockway: 3 catches, 109 yards, 1 touchdown; 12 carries, 61 yards, 1 touchdown – Brockway 24, Otto-Eldred 12.

Chris McSwain – Clarion: 21 carries, 158 yards, 1 touchdown; Middle linebacker on Clarion’s goal-line stand late in the game; Helped Clarion clinch a share of the KSAC title – Clarion 7, Moniteau 3.

Scott Davis – Clarion-Limestone: 15-for-22 passing, 208 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 22 carries, 94 yards, 2 touchdowns; Helped C-L clinch a share of the KSAC title – Clarion-Limestone 26, Redbank Valley 14.

Curtis Campman – Clearfield: 17 carries, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 catches, 16 yards, 1 touchdown – Clearfield 60, Punxsutawney 8.

Andrew Janocko – Clearfield: 15-for-17 passing, 187 yards, 4 touchdowns – Clearfield 60, Punxsutawney 8.

Sam Decker – Coudersport: 10 carries, 116 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 catches, 51 yards, 1 touchdown; Helped lead Coudersport to its first-ever AML Title – Coudersport 41, Curwensville 13.

Boomer Wetzel – Coudersport: 7-for-8 passing, 169 yards, 3 touchdowns; Helped lead Coudersport to its first-ever AML Title – Coudersport 41, Curwensville 13.

Mark Malacarne – DuBois: 5 catches, 112 yards, 1 touchdown; 5 carries, 17 yards – Altoona 13, DuBois 7.

Jesse Dennis – Johnsonburg: 3 interceptions on defense; 1 rushing touchdown, 2 catches 37 yards – Johnsonburg 16, Sheffield 0.

Kyle Mahoney – Elk County Catholic: 14-for-28 passing, 201 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 10 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown – Port Allegany 41, Elk County Catholic 38.

Wayne Harris – Karns City: 19 carries, 129 yards, 3 touchdowns; Returned a kickoff for a touchdown; Helped Karns City clinch a share of the KSAC title – Karns City 41, Union 18.

Mike Switzer – Keystone: 5-for-10 passing, 61 yards, 8 carries, 51 yards, 3 touchdowns – Keystone 41, A-C Valley 0.

Chad Bova – Otto-Eldred: 4 catches, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 carries, 32 yards; 1 interception on defense.

Vince Kinniburgh – Smethport: 5-for-11 passing, 63 yards; 24 carries, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns – Smethport 30, Kane 22.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK

WEEK ONE

David Babcock – Coudersport

WEEK TWO

Kyle Mahoney – Elk County Catholic

WEEK THREE

Mark Malacarne – DuBois

WEEK FOUR

Kevin Genevro – Elk County Catholic

WEEK FIVE

Ryan Liddle – DuBois

WEEK SIX

Scott Davis – Clarion-Limestone

WEEK SEVEN

Chris McSwain – Clarion

WEEK EIGHT

Skyler Smith – Redbank Valley & Brian Tamburlin – St. Marys

WEEK NINE

Bobby Nichols – Port Allegany