Press release by www.d9sports.com
SHEFFIELD’S WRIGHT RRR ROADHOUSE D9SPORTS.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK FIVE 2012
15 Players to RRR Roadhouse District 9 Honor Roll
SHIPPENVILLE –Sheffield’s Shaquan Wright is the RRR Roadhouse D9Sports.com District 9 Player of the Week for the fifth week of the 2012 season.
Wright had a monster game for the Wolverines in a 31-30 win over visiting Coudersport Saturday, Sheffield’s first win over the Falcons since 1973 breaking a 25-game losing streak to the Potter County squad. He was 11 of 21 passing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while also catching three passes for 85 yards and two scores. His 55-yard pass on a wide-receiver option on fourth-and-19 from his own 33-yard line late in the game set up the game-winning touchdown.
Joining Wright in being honored this week are 15 players the RRR Roadhouse D9Sports.com Honor Roll.
The RRR Roadhouse, located in the Clarion Mall, is in its fifth 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.
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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
Shaquan Wright – Sheffield: 11-for-21, 200 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interceptions; 3 catches, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns; Threw a 55-yard wide-receiver option pass on fourth-and-19 to set up game-winning touchdown; Helped Sheffield break 25-game losing streak to Coudersport and gain first win over Falcons since 1973 – Sheffield 31, Coudersport 30
RRR ROADHOUSE D9SPORTS.COM HONOR ROLL
(Listed alphabetically by school)
Landon Delisio – A-C Valley: 10 carries, 117 yards, 2 touchdowns; Helped A-C Valley to first win over Redbank Valley since 1997 – A-C Valley 47, Redbank Valley 13
Anthony Benson – Brockway: 8 carries, 93 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 catches, 125 yards, 1 touchdown – Brockway 38, Ridgway 14
T.J. Armstrong – Clarion: 25 carries, 206 yards, 2 touchdowns; 7 tackles, 3 ½ tackles for a loss – Clarion 28, Union 7
Christian Lezzer – Clearfield: 33 carries, 123 yards, 3 touchdowns; 5-for-8 passing, 129 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery on defense – Clearfield 35, Central Mountain 14
Mitch Freeman – Coudersport: 27 carries, 118 yards, 1 touchdown; 5 catches, 70 yards, 2 touchdowns – Sheffield 31, Coudersport 30
Zach Tibbens – Curwensville: 21 carries, 152 yards, 3 touchdowns; Scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game away – Curwensville 36, Kane 20
Garrett Brown – DuBois: 11 carries, 140 yards, 2 touchdowns; Helped DuBois score the most points in District 9 since 1943 – Bradford 84, DuBois 6
Gabe French – DuBois: 11-for-14 passing, 190 yards, 3 touchdowns; Helped DuBois score the most points in District 9 since 1943 – Bradford 84, DuBois 6
Kyle Servey – Keystone: 4 catches, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns – Keystone 21, Clarion-Limestone 7
Matt Bodamer – Port Allegany: 16-for-23 passing, 377 yards, 6 touchdowns – Port Allegany 42, Otto-Eldred 16
Nick Conway – Port Allegany: 4 catches, 198 yards, 4 touchdowns – Port Allegany 42, Otto-Eldred 16
Garrett Zimmerman – Punxsutawney: 14-for-25 passing, 190 yards, 3 touchdowns; Threw game-winning touchdown and game-winning 2-point conversion pass with 11 seconds left – Punxsutawney 21, St. Marys 20
Adam Higby – Sheffield: 8-for-14, 131 yards, 3 touchdowns; Threw game-winning touchdown with 22 seconds left; Helped Sheffield break 25-game losing streak to Coudersport and gain first win over Falcons since 1973 – Sheffield 31, Coudersport 30
Brendan Winslow – Sheffield: 6 catches, 102 yards, 1 touchdown; Intercepted a pass on defense; Recovered game’s final kickoff to seal the win; Caught the game-winning touchdown pass with 22 seconds left after catching a 55-yard pass on fourth-and-19 to set up the game winning score: Helped Sheffield break 25-game losing streak to Coudersport and gain first win over Falcons since 1973 – Sheffield 31, Coudersport 30
Clay Schuler – Smethport: 21 carries, 210 yards, 4 touchdowns; 2-for-6 passing, 42 yards; Scored three touchdowns in the final 8:30 to break a 14-all tie – Smethport 35, Cameron County 14