Press release by www.d9sports.com
BEHIND STRENGTH OF STATE RECORD, BROCKWAY’S BUGANZA IS THE RRR ROADHOUSE D9SPORTS.COM FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK SEVEN 2010
15 Players named to RRR Roadhouse District 9 Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE – District 9 Pennsylvania High School football records aren’t usually words that end up in the same sentence very often.
That’s why Brockway’s Derek Buganza is the Week Seven RRR Roadhouse D9Sports.com Football Player of the Week after setting the Pennsylvania career passing record in a 35-14 win over Elk County Catholic Saturday night.
Buganza had a solid night going 21 of 29 passing for 268 yards and a touchdown while also running for 19 yards. His final pass of the night to Chris Marshall gave him 8,549 career passing yards passing the previous record of 8,545 set just last year by Lancaster Catholic’s Kyle Smith, who is now at Central Michigan. Buganza’s passing also helped the Rovers win a battle of unbeatens for the second week in a row, as they scored 21 unanswered second-half points to break a 14-all deadlock and get the victory on the road. The Brockway senior now owns the single-game, single-season and career passing yard marks in Pennsylvania.
Mike Vervoort, Buganza’s Brockway teammate, also had a big night with five touchdowns – four rushing, one receiving – as did Smethport’s Ryan Wells – 274 yards rushing, 5 touchdowns, helped create a safety. But the weekend belonged to the state record and to Buganza.
Vervoort and Wells are honored on the RRR Roadhouse D9Sports.com Honor Roll where they are joined by 13 additional players who had outstanding games over the weekend.
The RRR Roadhouse, located in the Clarion Mall, is in its fourth year of being the sponsor of the Player of the Week award. More information on the RRR Roadhouse, which also provides catering services for any occasion, can be found at www.rrrroadhouse.com or by calling them at 814-227-2000.
Located at www.d9sports.com, D9Sports.com is in its 11th year of covering athletics within the PIAA’s District 9. The site, which is not affiliated with the PIAA in any way, covers all 26 football playing teams playing in District 9. For more information on the site, please visit it or e-mail the staff at d9sports@usachoice.net.
The RRR Roadhouse Player of the Week and the Honor Roll are chosen by D9Sports.com’s selection committee composing of the D9Sports.com editors and other media members. The awards are not intended to be a solely statistics driven award and take in many factors including statistics, opponents, importance of the game, clutch performance, etc.
The awards, which are given from Week One through Week 10, are the only weekly awards given out in District 9 football that represent the district as a whole.
RRR ROADHOUSE D9SPORTS.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Derek Buganza – Brockway: 21 of 29 passing, 268 yards, 1 touchdowns, 1 interception; 7 carries, 19 yards; Set Pennsylvania career passing mark with 8,549 yards – Brockway 35, Elk County Catholic 14
RRR ROADHOUSE D9SPORTS.COM HONOR ROLL
(Listed alphabetically by school)
Pat Pascarella – Bradford: 24 carries, 238 yards, 2 touchdowns; Recovered a fumble on defense; Went over 3,000 career rushing yards – Bradford 28, Warren 0
Mike Vervoort – Brockway: 17 carries, 90 yards, 4 touchdowns; 6 catches, 83 yards, 1 touchdown – Brockway 35, Elk County Catholic 14
Ryan Kerr – Brookville: 21 carries, 169 yards, 1 touchdown – Brookville 25, Karns City 15
Camron Kirkland – Clarion: 3 interceptions; 1 catch, 42 yards; 1 carry, 7 yards – Clarion 52, A-C Valley 7
Curtis Frye – Clearfield: 16 carries, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 of 12 passing, 71 yards; Scored game-winning touchdown with 1:38 to play – Clearfield 13, Lewistown 7
Alex Holland – Curwensville: 17 carries, 210 yards, 3 touchdowns; Returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown – Curwensville 61, Ridgway 14
Shawn Newpher – DuBois: 25 carries, 195 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 of 1 passing, 34 yards – DuBois 41, St. Marys 20
Sean Sleigh – DuBois: 7 of 9 passing, 88 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 interception; 10 carries, 25 yards, 1 touchdown – DuBois 41, St. Marys 20
Ricky Pearsall – Elk County Catholic: 20 carries, 120 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch, 5 yards – Brockway 35, Elk County Catholic 14
Matt Bodamer – Port Allegany: 7 of 8 passing, 228 yards, 4 touchdowns; Ran for a touchdown – Port Allegany 50, Sheffield 0
Jason Fallara – Punxsutawney: 29 carries, 121 yards, 1 touchdown; Caught a 72-yard touchdown pass – Punxsutawney 20, Moniteau 12
Logan Weaver – Punxsutawney: 6 of 14 passing, 131 yards, 2 touchdowns; Went 4 of 4 in 2nd half for 106 yards, 2 touchdowns – Punxsutawney 20, Moniteau 12
Caleb Delp – Redbank Valley: 14 carries, 131 yards, 2 touchdowns; Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass – Redbank Valley 49, Clarion-Limestone 0
Ryan Wells – Smethport: 24 carries, 274 yards, 5 touchdowns; Helped create a safety for Smethport by tackling Coudersport ball carrier in the end zone – Smethport 40, Coudersport 16
Taylor Smith – Union: 16 carries, 99 yards, 1 touchdown; Returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown; Returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown; Scored game-winning touchdown on 22-yard run with 1:24 to play – Union 24, Keystone 20