BRADFORD'S O'BRIEN D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK ONE 2006
16 additional players on Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – Bradford’s Taylor O’Brien is the first D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for the 2006 season.

O’Brien had a solid game on both sides of the ball while helping the Owls to a season-opening 56-35 win at rival Clearfield, the two-time defending District 9 Class AAA Champions.

He had eight carries for 124 yards (15.5 yards per carry) and three touchdowns on offense while recording six tackles including a sack on defense.

O’Brien had strong competition this week from three players including Coudersport’s Chris Cavallari (150 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns), Johnsonburg’s Calvin Grumley (106 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns, 77 yards passing, 1 field goal) and Ridgway’s Jerico Weitzel (127 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns; 55 yards receiving, 1 touchdown).

Cavallari, Grumley and Weitzel join 13 additional players in making up the District 9 Honor Roll this week. The honor roll recipients are listed below in alphabetical order by school.

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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 10, 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

Taylor O’Brien – Bradford: 8 carries, 124 yards, 3 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 1 sack. – Bradford 56, Clearfield 35.

HONOR ROLL

Nick Johnson – Bradford: 9 carries, 140 yards, 3 touchdowns – Bradford 56, Clearfield 35.

Jordan Crane – Cameron County: 4-for-9 passing, 117 yards, 2 touchdowns; Both TD passes came during a 13-0 third-quarter run after Cameron had taken a 7-6 halftime lead – Cameron County 34, Brockway 6.

Max Kutz – Brookville: 12 carries, 126 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 sack – Brookville 13, Philipsburg-Osceola 12.

Brad Rapp – Clarion: 10 carries, 100 yards, 2 touchdowns – Clarion 53, A-C Valley 6.

Andrew Janocko – Clearfield: 15-for-27 passing, 245 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception – Bradford 56, Clearfield 35.

Chris Cavallari – Coudersport: 20 carries, 150 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 catch, 16 yards – Coudersport 20, Curwensville 12.

Nick Sipes – Curwensville: 30 carries, 132 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 interception on defense; Became fourth runner in D9 history to break 4,000 career rushing yards – Coudersport 20, Curwensville 12.

Mark Malacarne – DuBois: 12 carries, 166 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 2-point conversion; Missed final 1 ½ quarters with an injury – Central Mountain 35, DuBois 21.

Eric Mastrogiacomo – Elk County Catholic: 8 carries, 83 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 interceptions on defense, one of which he returned for a touchdown – ECC 26, Otto-Eldred 0.

Calvin Grumley – Johnsonburg: 11 carries, 106 yards, 2 touchdowns; 6-for-14 passing, 77 yards; Kicked a 31-yard field goal – Johnsonburg 28, Port Allegany 7.

Judd Zilcosky – Johnsonburg: 12 tackles, 4 sacks; 4 carries, 14 yards; 1 catch, 6 yards – Johnsonburg 28, Port Allegany 7.

Roy Beham – Karns City: 16 carries, 72 yards, 3 touchdowns; 1 catch, 7 yards – Karns City 28, St. Marys 13.

Adam Cousins – Moniteau: 10 carries, 49 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 catch, 27 yards; Returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown; Kicked a 27-yard field goal – Moniteau 42, C-L 6.

Alex Bladel – Redbank Valley: 20 carries, 165 yards, 1 touchdown – Redbank Valley 13, Keystone 0.

Jerico Weitzel – Ridgway: 20 carries, 127 yards, 2 touchdowns; 6 catches, 55 yards, 1 touchdown – Ridgway 22, Smethport 0.

Nate Boltz – Union: 9 carries, 109 yards, 1 touchdown; Helped Union snap 30-game losing streak – Union 6, Cambridge Springs 0.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK

WEEK ONE

Taylor O’Brien – Bradford

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