TAMBURLIN & WEITZEL NAMED D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK NINE 2006
15 additional players on Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – St. Marys’ Brian Tamburlin and Ridgway’s Jerico Weitzel are the D9Sports.com District 9 Football Co-Players of the Week for Week Nine of the 2006 season.

Tamburlin had a huge night in the Dutchmen’s 43-7 win at Youngsville running 22 times for 258 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 11.7 yards per carry.

Weitzel had an equally great week running 17 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns, catching two passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, returning an interception for a touchdown, making 19 tackles on defense and forcing a fumble.

For Tamburlin, it is the second time in his career that he has been named Player of the Week. He shared the honor with Redbank Valley’s Skyler Smith in Week Eight last season.

It is also the second honor for Weitzel, who shared the award in Week Five with Curwensville’s Nick Sipes.

Sipes (132 yards rushing, 4 TDs), Brookville’s Shane Heschke (79 yards rushing, 2 TDs; 98 yards passing, 1 TD) and Clarion’s Larry Stout (168 yards rushing, 2 TDs) provided Tamburlin and Weitzel with competition for the award.

Sipes, Heschke and Stout 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

Jerico Weitzel – Ridgway: 17 carries, 192 yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 catches, 95 yards, 1 touchdown; Returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown; 19 tackles, 1 forced fumble

– Ridgway 39, Otto-Eldred 13.

Brian Tamburlin – St. Marys: 22 carries, 258 yards, 5 touchdowns – St. Marys 43, Youngsville 7.

HONOR ROLL

Nick Johnson – Bradford: 8 carries, 80 yards, 3 touchdowns; 1 catch, 28 yards; 9 tackles on defense – Bradford 51, East Allegheny 0.

Shane Heschke – Brookville: 11 carries, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns; 4-for-8 passing, 98 yards, 1 touchdown – Brookville 24, Sharpsville 7.

Larry Stout – Clarion: 17 carries, 168 yards, 2 touchdowns; Helped Clarion clinch a D9 playoff berth – Clarion 26, Moniteau 7.

Jeff Wiant – Clarion: 9 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss; 3 sacks; Part of an offensive line that helped Clarion rush for 196 yards and two touchdowns while racking up 318 yards of total offense; Helped Clarion clinch a D9 playoff berth – Clarion 26, Moniteau 7.

Isiah Morgan – Clearfield: 20 carries, 133 yards, 2 touchdowns – Clearfield 31, Punxsutawney 0.

Nick Sipes – Curwensville: 21 carries, 132 yards, 4 touchdowns – Curwensville 50, Sheffield 6.

James Conway – DuBois: 23 carries, 145 yards, 1 touchdown; One sack on defense – DuBois 23, Brashear 14.

Bobby Imbrogno – Elk County Catholic: 2 blocked punts and a sack – Elk County Catholic 26, Smethport 6.

Calvin Grumley – Johnsonburg: 11-for-14 passing, 158 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; Returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown; Helped Johnsonburg clinch a home game in the D9 Class A Playoffs with the win – Johnsonburg 13, Cameron County 7.

John Yonker – Johnsonburg: 6 catches, 84 yards, 1 touchdown; 4 carries, 8 yards; Helped Johnsonburg clinch a home game in the D9 Class A Playoffs with the win – Johnsonburg 13, Cameron County 7.

Derek Swartfager – Keystone: 8 carries, 77 yards, 3 touchdowns; 1 catch, 28 yards, 1 touchdown; Helped Keystone clinch its first playoff berth since 1997 – Keystone 42, A-C Valley 0.

Travis Bair – Otto-Eldred: 13-for-25 passing, 196 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions; 9 carries, 40 yards, 1 touchdown – Ridgway 39, Otto-Eldred 13.

Alex Bladel – Redbank Valley: 16 carries, 151 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch 36 yards – Redbank Valley 48, Clarion-Limestone 12.

Jake Smith – Redbank Valley: 5-for-9 passing, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; Two rushing touchdowns – Redbank Valley 48, Clarion-Limestone 12.

Tom Cooney – Smethport: 22 carries, 117 yards, 1 touchdown – Elk County Catholic 26, Smethport 6.

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 (CO-PLAYERS)

Jerico Weitzel – Ridgway
 

Brian Tamburlin – St. Marys

WEEK TEN