ECC'S GARNER NAMED WEEK FIVE  D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
15 additional players on Honor Roll

Photo by Paul Burdick

SHIPPENVILLE – Elk County Catholic’s Kyle Garner is the D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for Week Five of the 2007 season after leading the Crusaders to a 47-14 win over Brockway Friday night.

Garner accounted for six of ECC’s seven touchdowns throwing for five and rushing for a sixth. He was 6-for-9 passing for 175 yards and the five scores and carried the ball six times for 13 yards and the touchdown.

It is the second time this season an ECC player has been named Player of the Week. Eric Mastrogiacomo was the Co-Player of the Week in Week Two.

Garner got strong competition this week from Brookville’s Joe Galbraith who ran for 293 yards and four touchdowns in a 57-0 win over Clarion-Limestone.

Galbraith joins 14 additional players on the District 9 Honor Roll this week. The honor roll recipients are listed below.

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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 District 9 that represent the district as a whole.

D9 SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Kyle Garner – Elk County Catholic: 6-for-9 passing, 175 yards, 5 touchdowns; 6 carries, 13 yards, 1 touchdown – Elk County Catholic 47, Brockway 14

HONOR ROLL

Nick Johnson – Bradford: 11 carries, 91 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch, 12 yards; Returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown; Averaged 48 yards per kick return and 17.3 yards per punt return; 10 tackles – Bradford 31, St. Marys 12

Joe Galbraith – Brookville: 9 carries, 293 yards, 4 touchdowns – Brookville 57, Clarion-Limestone 0

Drew Hipps – Clearfield: 5 catches, 138 yards, 3 touchdowns – Bellefonte 41, Clearfield 31

Dirk Cowburn – Coudersport: 3 catches, 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 14 carries, 43 yards, 12 tackles, one fumble recovery on defense – Coudersport 28, Port Allegany 7

Boomer Wetzel – Coudersport: 16 of 22 passing, 195 yards, 3 touchdowns – Coudersport 28, Port Allegany 7

Jed Greslick – Curwensville: 18 carries, 140 yards, 1 touchdown – Curwensville 29, Johnsonburg 27

Kyle Bish – DuBois: 5 catches, 98 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1-for-1 passing, 38 yards, 1 touchdown; kicked 2 extra points – DuBois 26, Kittanning 6

Nick Brennen – Elk County Catholic: 4 catches, 138 yards, 3 touchdowns – Elk County Catholic 47, Brockway 14

Danny Henry – DuBois: 10-for-11 passing, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns – DuBois 26, Kittanning 26

Zane Zelehoski – Johnsonburg: 22 carries, 165 yards, 3 touchdowns – Curwensville 29, Johnsonburg 27

Zach Anderson – Kane: 6-for-12 passing, 196 yards, 3 touchdowns; 3 carries, 15 yards, 6-for-6 in extra point – Kane 42, Ridgway 27

Dustin Moran – Kane: 20 carries, 133 yards, 2 touchdowns – Kane 42, Ridgway 27

James Shope – Moniteau: 28 carries, 205 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 catch, 9 yards – Moniteau 28, Keystone 0

Jerico Weitzel – Ridgway: 12 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch, 54 yards, 1 touchdown; Returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown – Kane 42, Ridgway 27

Matt Bryant – Sheffield: 29 carries, 132 yards, 1 touchdown; 9 tackles, 1 interception on defense – Sheffield 22, Smethport 14

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY WEEK
WEEK ONE

Tyler Armagost – Moniteau
WEEK TWO (Co-Players)

Joe Galbraith – Brookville
 

Eric Mastrogiacomo – Elk County Catholic
WEEK THREE

Shawn Ellenberger – Cameron County
WEEK FOUR

Jake Smith – Redbank Valley
WEEK FIVE

Kyle Garner – Elk County Catholic
WEEK SIX

 

WEEK SEVEN

 

WEEK EIGHT

 

WEEK NINE

 

WEEK TEN

 

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