Press release by www.d9sports.com
CLEARFIELD’S LEZZER NAMED EXPLORE YOUR TOWN D9SPORTS.COM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK SEVEN OF THE 2013 SEASON
15 Players named to District 9 Honor Roll
CLARION – Clearfield’s Christian Lezzer is the Explore Your Town D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week for Week Seven of the 2013 season.
Lezzer had an all-around strong game in Clearfield’s come-from-behind 27-26 win over Tyrone carrying the ball 31 times for 139 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 41.2 seconds to play. He also caught four passes for 75 yards while helping the Bison win their 20th straight regular-season game.
Joining Lezzer 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
Christian Lezzer – Clearfield: 31 carries, 139 yards, 2 touchdowns; Scored the game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 41.2 seconds to play; 4 catches, 75 yards – Clearfield 27, Tyrone 26
EXPLORE YOUR TOWN D9SPORTS.COM HONOR ROLL
(Listed alphabetically by school)
Anthony Benson – Brockway: 11 carries, 131 yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 catches, 109 yards, 1 touchdown; Returned an interception for a touchdown – Brockway 49, Elk County Catholic 20
Erin Garrigan – Cameron County: 17 carries, 126 yards, 1 touchdown; Scored game-winning touchdown with 6 minutes to play – Cameron County 27, Otto-Eldred 26
John Katis – Clarion: 11-for-13 passing, school-record 328 yards, 4 touchdowns – Clarion 50, Redbank Valley 0
Damien Slike – Clarion: 11 carries, 128 yards, 3 touchdowns; 3 catches, 96 yards, 2 touchdowns; Made 9 tackles on defense – Clarion 50, Redbank Valley 0
Zach Tibbens – Curwensville: 47 carries, 271 yards, 4 touchdowns; 3 of the touchdowns runs came in the second half helping the Golden Tide overcome a 12-7 halftime deficit – Curwensville 27, Ridgway 24
Devin Clark – DuBois: 29 carries, 218 yards, 5 touchdowns; 3 catches, 27 yards – DuBois 55, Brookville 14
John English – Kane: 22 carries, 223 yards, 2 touchdowns – Kane 50, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 14
Jeff Kocjancic – Kane: 3 catches, 51 yards, 3 touchdowns; Returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown – Kane 50, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 14
Austin Chambers – Keystone: 10-for-13 passing, 156 yards, 2 touchdowns; 10 carries, 38 yards, 2 touchdowns – Keystone 30, A-C Valley 14
Stephen Hagg – Moniteau: 11 carries, 115 yards, 3 touchdowns; Scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter helping break a 20-all tie and give Moniteau’s its first win of the season – Moniteau 33, St. Marys 26
Tyler Shaffer – Port Allegany: 16 carries, 142 yards, 2 touchdowns; Returned a kickoff 80 yards for the game-winning touchdown with 2:36 to play – Port Allegany 18, Sheffield 13
Ben MacDonald – Ridgway: 14-for-24 passing, 282 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 14 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown – Curwensville 27, Ridgway 24
Jereek Jackson – Sheffield: 20 carries, 138 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 catch, 1 yard – Port Allegany 18, Sheffield 13
Ryan Stratton – Smethport: 15 tackles on defense; 10 carries, 41 yards – Smethport 23, Coudersport 13
Lane Cicciarelli – Union: 9-for-15 passing, 235 yards, 3 touchdowns – Union 33, Clarion-Limestone 21
