Press release by www.d9sports.com
REDBANK VALLEY’S STROTHERS NAMED EXPLORE YOUR TOWN D9SPORTS.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK THREE OF THE 2013 SEASON
15 Players named to District 9 Honor Roll
CLARION – Redbank Valley’s Mark Strothers is the Explore Your Town D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for Week Three of the 2013 season after tying the District 9 record for the most rushing touchdowns in a game.
Strothers set the school-record with 302 yards rushing while scoring seven times on the ground in the Bulldogs key 55-34 win over Union that puts the Bulldogs in good position in the race for one of the two District 9 Class A playoff berths awarded to the KSAC. Needing 32 carries, Strothers tied the District 9 record set by Clearfield’s Dave Richards in 2002.
Joining Strothers in being honored this week are 15 players on the Explore Your Town D9Sports.com Honor Roll.
Explore Your Town, Inc., is a multimedia company located in Clarion that currently runs pair of websites (www.exploreclarion.com and www.explorevenango.com) covering multiple events in those areas.
Located at www.d9sports.com, D9Sports.com is in its 14th year of covering athletics within the PIAA’s District 9. The site, which is not affiliated with the PIAA in any way, covers all 25 football playing teams playing in District 9. For more information on the site, please visit it or e-mail the staff at sports@d9sports.com..
The Explore Your Town 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.
EXPLORE YOUR TOWN D9SPORTS.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mark Strothers – Redbank Valley: 32 carries, school-record 302 yards, tied District 9 record with 7 rushing touchdowns – Redbank Valley 55, Union 34
EXPLORE YOUR TOWN D9SPORTS.COM HONOR ROLL
(Listed alphabetically by school)
Anthony Benson – Brockway: 8 catches, 99 yards, 2 touchdowns; 11 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown; Intercepted a pass on defense – Brockway 33, Sheffield 16
Alec Shaffer-Doan – Brockway: 23-for-42 passing, 295 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions; 13 carries, 90 yards, 1 touchdown – Brockway 33, Sheffield 16
Zach Vroman – Brookville: 16 carries, 178 yards, 2 touchdowns – St. Marys 32, Brookville 22
Caleb Burnside – Cameron County: 20 carries, 153 yards, 3 touchdowns – Cameron County 19, Elk County Catholic 13
Ian Corbett – Clarion: 6 carries, 122 yards, 2 touchdowns – Clarion 62, Keystone 19
Brent Slater – Clarion-Limestone: 13 carries, 103 yards, 1 touchdown; Returned a touchdown 84 yards for a touchdown – Clarion-Limestone 35, A-C Valley 27
Christian Lezzer – Clearfield: 28 carries, 184 yards, 1 touchdown; 2-for-6, 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception – Clearfield 35, Central-Martinsburg 20
Tyler Stratton – Clearfield: 32 carries, 188 yards, 3 touchdowns; 1 catch, 50 yards, 1 touchdown – Clearfield 35, Central-Martinsburg 20
Zack Tibbens – Curwensville: 24 carries, 160 yards, 4 touchdowns; 1 catch, 10 yards – Curwensville 42, Smethport 13
Bryson Paulinellie – DuBois: 3 catches, 70 yards, 2 touchdowns; 7-for-10 passing, 56 yards, 1 touchdown; 4 carries, 49 yards – DuBois 49, Punxsutawney 7
Kevin Cleer – Kane: 171 yards passing, 4 touchdowns – Kane 35, Otto-Eldred 38
Tristan Rhoades – Karns City: 9 carries, 124 yards, 3 touchdowns; Intercepted a pass on defense – Karns City 49, Moniteau 12
Tyler Shaffer – Port Allegany: 29 carries, 122 yards, 1 touchdown; Threw two-point conversion pass; 2 catches, 24 yards – Port Allegany 8, Ridgway 6
Alex Feldbauer – St. Marys: 33 carries, 252 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 catches, 12 yards – St. Marys 32, Brookville 22
Lane Cicciarelli – Union: 14-for-24 passing, 264 yards, 3 touchdowns – Redbank Valley 55, Union 34
