SIPES 98 YARDS FROM D9 RUSHING RECORD
CURWENSVILLE – Curwensville senior running back Nick Sipes is on the cusp of District 9 football history.

Sipes is 98 yards shy of tying Brockway’s Aaron Cantafio as the all-time leading rusher in District 9 history. Cantafio, whose career came to a close in 2001, has 4,694 yards. Sipes has 4,596 yards.

The senior gets his first chance at tying the record when Curwensville (3-1) travels to Johnsonburg (4-0) in an AML South showdown Friday night (7 p.m.).

Sipes has 329 career rushing yards vs. the Rams including 107 in a 22-16 loss last season.

This season, Sipes is the third leading rusher in District 9 with 116 carries for 620 yards and nine touchdowns.

Sipes was the leading rusher in District 9 last year rushing 242 times for 1,857 yards and 30 touchdowns. In 2004, he ranked third in District 9 in rushing with 190 carries for 1,772 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also ran 61 times for 347 yards and two scores as a freshman.

His 62 career touchdowns ranks third in District 9 history behind Clearfield’s Dave Richards (80) and Clarion’s Kyle Cathcart (73). Cathcart, who ranks fourth in D9 history in rushing with 4,449 yards, is Sipes’ cousin giving the family two of District 9’s four 4,000-yard rushers and two of the top three touchdown leaders.

Sipes’ older brother Nate was also a prolific runner for Curwensville rushing for 3,227 yards, which ranks 14th in District 9 history

SIPES THROUGH THE YEARS

YEAR

CARRIES

YARDS

AVG.

TDS

2006*

116

620

5.3

9

2005

242

1,857

7.7

30

2004

190

1,772

9.3

21

2003

61

347

5.7

2

TOTALS*

609

4.596

7.5

62

*Through Week 4 2006

DISTRICT 9 ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS

Through Week 4 2006

RK

PLAYER

SCHOOL

YEAR GRAD

YARDS

1

Aaron Cantafio

Brockway

2001

4,694

2

Nick Sipes

Curwensville

2007

4,596

3

Dave Richards

Clearfield

2003

4,524

4

Kyle Cathcart

Clarion

2002

4,449

5

Josh Harbold

Clearfield

2005

3,660

6

Chris McSwain

Clarion

2006

3,567

7

Ron Geist

Redbank Valley

2003

3,564

8

Justin Marshall

DuBois

2000

3,550

9

Bob Mikelonis

DuBois

N/A

3,448

10

Mike Leach

A-C Valley

N/A

3,404

10

Mike Cioffi

Smethport

N/A

3,404

DISTRICT 9 ALL-TIME TOUCHDOWN LEADERS

Through Week 4 2006

RK

PLAYER

SCHOOL

YEAR GRAD

TDS

1

Dave Richards

Clearfield

2003

80

2

Kyle Cathcart

Clarion

2002

73

3

Nick Sipes

Curwensville

2007

62

4

Mike Leach

A-C Valley

N/A

59

5

Aaron Cantafio

Brockway

2001

57

6

Gene Mikelonis

DuBois

N/A

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