GRUMLEY NAMED D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK EIGHT 2006
16 additional players on Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – Johnsonburg quarterback Calvin Grumley is the D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for Week Eight of the 2006 season.

Grumley was nearly a one-man show in the Rams 36-0 win over Elk County Catholic Friday night. He ran 15 times for 136 yards and two touchdowns, while going 10-for-21 passing for 127 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He also kicked four extra points in a game that clinched a playoff berth for Johnsonburg.

Grumley is the first Johnsonburg player to earn Player of the Week honors. The award has been given out since the 2000 season.

Bradford’s Taylor O’Brien (197 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns), Brookville’s Max Kutz (101 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns; 46 yards passing, 1 touchdown), Coudersport’s Chris Cavallari (140 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns) and Curwensville’s Nick Sipes (138 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns) provided Grumley with competition for the award.

O’Brien, Kutz, Cavallari and Sipes join 12 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 CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Calvin Grumley – Johnsonburg: 15 carries, 136 yards, 2 touchdowns; 10-for-21 passing, 127 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; Kicked four extra point – Johnsonburg 36, Elk County Catholic 0.

HONOR ROLL

Taylor O’Brien – Bradford: 12 carries, 197 yards, 2 touchdowns – Bradford 21, DuBois 13.

Dillon Park – Brockway: 27 carries, 178 yards, 1 touchdown – Brockway 20, Kane 0.

Max Kutz – Brookville: 16 carries, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1-for-1 passing, 46 yards, 1 touchdown – Brookville 35, Punxsutawney 0.

Tyler Ross – Brookville: 3 catches, 91 yards, 1 touchdown; 1-for-1 passing, 26 yards, 1 touchdown – Brookville 35, Punxsutawney 0.

Kyle Jones – Clarion-Limestone: 4 carries, 49 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 catches, 7 yards; 14 tackles on defense; one interception; 3 passes defended – Clarion-Limestone 12, Union 7.

William Bacharach – Clearfield: 5 carries, 39 yards, 2 touchdowns including game-winner in overtime – Clearfield 21, St. Marys 20, overtime.

Andrew Janocko – Clearfield: 12-for-25 passing, 143 yards, 1 touchdown – Clearfield 21, St. Marys 20, overtime.

Chris Cavallari – Coudersport: 28 carries, 140 yards, 2 touchdowns – Coudersport 22, Smethport 0.

Nick Sipes – Curwensville: 25 carries, 138 yards, 2 touchdowns; Kicked three extra points – Curwensville 21, Ridgway 8.

Shawn Sopic – Curwensville: 18 carries, 91 yards; 5-for-12 passing, 78 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 interception – Curwensville 21, Ridgway 8. Garrett Malmgren – DuBois: 18 carries, 146 yards, 1 touchdown; 5 catches, 80 yards, 1 touchdown – Bradford 21, DuBois 13.

Anthony Stimac – Karns City: 14 carries, 83 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2-for-3 passing, 36 yards – Karns City 36, A-C Valley 6.

Derek Swartfager Keystone: 21 carries, 97 yards, 2 touchdowns – Keystone 46, Ledgemont (Ohio) 12.

Mike Switzer – Keystone: 5 catches, 83 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 interception on defense – Keystone 46, Ledgemont (Ohio) 12.

Travis Bair – Otto-Eldred: 5-for-14 passing, 92 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 interceptions; 6 carries, 18 yards; 6 tackles on defense including one sack – Otto-Eldred 15, Port Allegany 14.

Jake Smith – Redbank Valley: 5-for-12 passing, 100 yards, 1 touchdown; 12 carries, 26 yards; Threw game-winning touchdown pass with 59 seconds left – Redbank Valley 7, Moniteau 6.

Bryan Dempsey – St. Marys: 8-for-14 passing, 129 yards, 3 touchdowns – Clearfield 21, St. Marys 20, overtime.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK

WEEK ONE

Taylor O’Brien – Bradford

WEEK TWO

Adam Jury – Clearfield

WEEK THREE (CO-PLAYERS)

Brad Rapp – Clarion
 

Andrew Janocko – Clearfield

WEEK FOUR

Max Kutz – Brookville

WEEK FIVE (CO-PLAYERS)

Nick Sipes – Curwensville
 

Jerico Weitzel - Ridgway

WEEK SIX

Eli Morres – Brookville

WEEK SEVEN

Chris Cavallari – Coudersport

WEEK EIGHT

Calvin Grumley – Johnsonburg

WEEK NINE

  

WEEK TEN