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Striving for a safer game By SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald

It’s an ordinary preseason practice for the Franklinville/ Ellicottville Titans. After stretching and calisthenics, coach Chad Bartoszek instructs his players to break into five groups for station work. At one stop, four lines form under assistant coach Mark Blecha’s command. Players at the front kneel on the ground. Blecha instructs them to keep their hips down, spread their chests, arch their backs and — most importantly — get their heads up. At the signal, they dive forward onto a yellow pad. All the while, Blecha raises a few fingers and the players alertly shout how many they see. “I’m not doing anything different than anyone else is doing,” Bartoszek said of his coaching methods. “There’s a reason we’re doing this.” This summer, the safety of football was scrutinized like never before. A report published July 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was found in 110 of 111 deceased NFL players whose brains were examined. CTE, according to the Mayo Clinic, is “brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas.” “I think it scares not only players but parents,” said Bolivar-Richburg coach Steve Smith, “when they see that concussions and CTE are such a problem.” Said Olean High coach Phil Vecchio: “There’s risk, there’s no question about it.” In all, 202 brains of former football players were studied. CTE was found in 177, including 48 of 53 college players and

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ABOVE: Olean High junior Icar Simon demonstrates tackling on a padded ring the Huskies and other Big 30 teams have incorporated into their practices. Adam Miller/Olean Times Herald

RIGHT: Franklinville/ Ellicottville coach Chad Bartoszek is a master trainer within USA Football’s Heads Up program, which teaches proper tackling techniques, among other things, to coaches, parents and athletic trainers.

three of 14 high school players. “It is no longer debatable whether or not there is a problem in football — there is a problem,” said Dr. Ann McKee, the study’s lead author. What does that mean for

How area high school coaches have adapted in light of head injury concerns Otto-Eldred coach Nick LaBella said. “But I think that around here in small-town football, we’re not having some of the same collisions that are happening in college and the pros certainly. The size and speed is a different ballgame. Our biggest kid’s going to weigh 215 and he’s probably going to run a 5.5 (-second 40-yard dash), versus somebody weighing 275 running a 4.5.” Regardless, safety is a bigger priority. To CattaraugusLittle Valley’s Tim Miller, in his 23rd year as a head coach, the approach-changing moment for coaches in the region came in 2013: Westfield/Brocton running back Damon Janes died of a brain injury three days after collapsing during a game at Portville. That, Miller said, “alerted (coaches) to the critical nature of getting the head out of the game.” Portville coach Gary Swetland said, “If anybody ever told me that I’d be coaching football and a young man on another team would never go home after a game … I would never have dreamed something like that would happen. … I had a son out there on that field. Every one of our coaches had children out there on that field.” Miller added, “When you work with kids, it’s hard not to be deeply impacted by that.”

VERBIAGE USED on a high school football practice field nowadays signifies a change. “I grew up the son of a football coach, and I would go to practice when I was a little kid,” Miller said. “I would remember football in the Big 30? becomes progressively danger- the first day of contact — you’d Several area coaches claimed ous at higher levels, where hear coaches yelling, ‘If you the game at the high school players are bigger, faster and don’t got a headache, you ain’t level is safer now than it’s ever stronger. doing it right!’ You don’t hear been, citing improvements in “I don’t want to say that con- that much anymore. Now, if tackling technique, equipment cussions aren’t going to happen you do have a headache, you and concussion awareness. in high school football anymore. They acknowledged football They’re still going to happen,” Safety ... page 4

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mean, you get to go talk football for four hours. It’s a meaningful process for me. I’ve got a From page 3 3-year-old and a 5-year-old son ain’t doing it right.” who I’d like to play football. It Said Bartoszek: “I think means more coming from a parbefore, there was a lot of the use ent side to create a better, safer of the word ‘head’ — get your game that way.” hat in certain places, get your Bartoszek said the Heads head here — and we want to Up tackling techniques aim eliminate that kind of talk.” to “remove the head from the Bartoszek, a 1999 Salamanca tackle as much as possible while graduate, is one of the Big 30’s maintaining success.” younger coaches. After playing “A shoulder-based leverage for the University at Buffalo, he system is what we’re working was in two training camps with on,” he said. “The game of footthe Indianapolis Colts. Now, ball is a violent game, so there’s besides coaching the F/E Titans, going to be contact. We’re not who’ve reached three straight going to ever neutralize it, it’s Section 6 title games, Bartoszek going to be there. We have a is a master trainer within USA helmet for if that happens. We Football’s Heads try not to use it, but Up program. we have it there for Heads Up protection. We try to Football is a “You get three, four use the rest of our nationwide safety kids that are getbody to make a good, initiative that clean tackle with our ting concussions teaches proper head up.” in a season, that tackling techVecchio compared spreads like wildfire the new approach to niques, among in your program. other things, to a rugby-style tackle coaches, parents Parents hear it, and in which players and athletic train- then all of a sudden, wrap up the ballers. ‘Oh, you’re not play- carrier and finish by Bartoszek was rolling him over to ing this year. We’re the ground. He also first exposed to not going to have the curriculum believes Olean’s tackyou be one of those ling in games was while attending Heads Up clinkids.’ The approach improved last year ics for Section 6 is different, there’s due in large part to coaches. no question. We’ve the method. “There was a “Coaches for got to do it to save years, and we for need for master the game and kids trainers in our years, taught get area, being in the playing.” your head across Northeast,” said the man, wrap up — Paul Furlong, Bartoszek, who and drive,” he said, head football coach completed the “where (now) we’re for Allegany-Limestone attacking legs more required trainHigh School and the head doesn’t ing in February in Philadelphia necessarily need to to earn the title. be across the man to In the spring and summer, make the tackle.” he instructed youth and high To practice, teams are using school coaches at about eight padded tackle rings that can clinics, including ones in Olean, be rolled, providing a moving Albany, Gettysburg, Pa., and target and limiting player-onConnecticut. Heads Up training player contact. is mandatory for high school “It’s a really good instant coaches in Western New York, feedback tool,” Bradford High so Bartoszek has worked with coach Jeff Puglio said, “because many in the area. if your head’s hitting the ring at “I really enjoy it,” he said. “I all, that would be a concussion-

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This combination of photos provided by Boston University shows sections from a normal brain (top) and from the brain of former University of Texas football player Greg Ploetz (bottom) in stage IV of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. According to a report released July 25 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school.

type of hit. It’s really easy for the kids to see if their heads are hitting that ring, they’re in trouble. If they’re not, they’re in good shape.” Taking a safe approach is necessary for coaches, said Allegany-Limestone’s Paul Furlong. “If we don’t, we’re either going to lose our jobs or we’re going to lose our programs,” he said. “You get three, four kids that are getting concussions in a season, that spreads like wildfire in your program. Parents hear it, and then all of a sudden, ‘Oh, you’re not playing this year. We’re not going to have you be one of those kids.’ “The approach is different, there’s no question. We’ve got

to do it to save the game and kids playing.”

changing that.” Plus, Smith said the last B-R player to be placed in the state’s COACHES LIKE Smith and concussion protocol was two Puglio have gone as far as to seasons ago following a preredesign their practices and season conditioning collision. the amount of equipment their At Bradford, Puglio’s Owls players wear. sometimes go padless for tackAt Bolivar-Richburg, Smith’s ling drills. Wolverines typically don only “You’re less likely to lead shoulder pads and helmets. with your head if you don’t “I can count on one hand have a helmet on,” said Puglio, the number of practices where who noted his program’s conwe were in complete, full cussion numbers are dropping pads,” Smith said. “During the year to year. “It’s all walk, we week, we will go uppers only. go walking speed and we tackle We’re contact, but our contact with no pads. That’s helped us is basically a ‘thud’ contact. really work on form and slow Everything stays off the legs. things down and really look But what we’ve seen is our kids where their head’s positioned.” are so ready come Friday night to go out and play … we’re not Safety ... page 5

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Furlong said. But as Vecchio noted, “The days of, ‘Eh, you just got your From page 4 bell rung,’ are over.” Several coaches said their In addition, in recent years, teams’ practices have less con- athletic trainers have taken the tact than they once did. With onus off coaches when it comes shrinking rosters sizes, they to deciding whether an injured simply can’t afford to lose a player is fit to return to action. player to an injury suffered in For schools that don’t have their practice. own trainers, Miller said Section “At the small-school level, if 6 has partnered with local colyou lose your quarterback, for lege athletic training programs our case, he’s our middle lineto have student trainers staff backer and our punter and our games. kicker,” Bartoszek said. “You “If there’s any question, you’re can’t take those risks.” going to go see the trainer,” Smith said. “Look, I’m a teacher and a FOR COACHES, parents coach; I’m not a doctor.” and players, an education proStill, decisions can be met cess is occurring. There’s a seri- with resistance. Furlong recalled ousness surrounding concusa situation involving an injured sions — and a different attitude. player in one of his first years at “From even when I played Allegany-Limestone. to now, especially, and some of “He was bad and we knew my coaching, it was, you got it,” Furlong said, “but there’s a ‘dinged up,’ as they called it, parent on the sidelines going, and they told you, ‘Hey, are ‘Get back in there, you’re fine.’ you ready? Get back in there,’” This kid doesn’t know where

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he’s at. At that point, we took his helmet and hid it in the concession stand so he doesn’t get back on the field. Of course then, he grabs one of the other kids’ helmets and he’s running past us. “His parents were old-school — ‘toughen up, get back in there.’ So next step, we took his shoulder pads and uniform from him. We did the right thing.” Another Big 30 coach said last year arguably his team’s best player suffered a concussion early in the season. Fearing what “one too many concussions” could mean, “I told our athletic trainer, ‘Just keep him in concussion protocol the rest of the season. Just don’t let him come back,’” he said. “I think the kids are at the age with the mindset of they’re invincible and nothing’s going to hurt them,” Puglio said. “It’s our job as coaches to make sure they’re doing things safely.” And being aware of possible injuries. “Part of it’s just communicating with your players,” Bartoszek said. “You don’t want them hiding the fact that they have certain symptoms.” “Football is unique in that you have so many fewer opportunities to play in a game,” Miller said. “Missing two games is 25 percent of your season. And when a kid looks at it that way, it feels like the end of the world. But you have a different perspective when you’re in charge of that. I don’t think in terms of what’s left in the season; I think in terms of what’s left beyond football.” Adam Miller/Olean Times Herald

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Although the Huskies graduated five two-way starters, including Big 30 all-stars Garrett Boldt, Jordan McLaughlin and Darius Williams, they have enough returning talent to make another special season seem possible. Fourteen lettermen return, including 10 starters. Three-year starting running back Dylan Vincent will be the focal point of the offense. Nick Fratercangelo, Icar Simon and Mourece Gayton return at linebacker alongside Vincent. Luke Chapman, who missed all of last season after breaking an ankle in Week 1, has big shoes to fill at quarterback, replacing Boldt. But Chapman has the luxury of a deep wide receiving corps. Whether Olean can get consistent line play from an inexperienced group may very well determine its level of success.

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QUICK HITS The Gators ran the ball with power when Marcus Grove and Logan Ganoung handled the majority of the carries. Both, however, have graduated, leaving A-L looking to throw the ball this season. Coach Paul Furlong has already indicated that he’s going to ask Brendon Stover to hook up with a talented group of recievers. Junior lineman Pat Walsh drew considerable praise from Big 30 All-Star committee members last season. And if the Gators can get close enough this season, Furlong won’t hesitate giving junior Conner Golley a crack at kicking a few field goals, a luxury very few other teams from throughout the Big 30 have as an offensive weapon. The keys this year: Team unity and avoid turnovers.

2016 IN REVIEW Early in the season last year, opponents were able to turn A-L turnovers into pick points, a key reason why the Gators started the year 0-4 and were outscored 82-26. But league wins over Salamanca (41-14) and Chautauqua Lake (19-7) allowed Allegany-Limestone to score a berth in the Section 6 Class C tournament where the Gators went 1-1.

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Up until last week, the scene surrounding the coming Big 30 football season was relatively quiet. There were no offseason mergers or threats of cancelled seasons involving Big 30 teams. There were no late schedule changes emanating from an outsider’s demise, as there were with Olean and Pioneer two years ago. As of last Monday, the two biggest offseason storylines were relatively moderate in scale: Salamanca, a perennial “large” school, dropping down to Class D for 2017 and CubaRushford running back Trevor Smith, one of the area’s top returning players, deciding not to come out for his senior season. Then, there was the announcement of an emergency merger between Randolph and Frewsburg due to low numbers associated with the latter and suddenly the Big 30 was flipped back on its side. Suddenly, there WAS an offseason merger involving a local team, the third in the

n The number of area programs remains the same for the third straight year: 22. The Big 30 last lost a team in 2014, when Franklinville and Ellicottville merged, but gained one a year later when St. Marys was readmitted after an eight-year absence.

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Three years after winning a third straight New York state championship in Class D, coach Brent Brown’s Randolph football team will be playing with Frewsburg. An emergency merger between the programs was granted 10 days before opening night.

Big 30 since 2013 (Ridgway/ Suddenly, there WERE late Johnsonburg and Franklinville/ schedule changes: The four Big Ellicottville the two others). 30 teams that were supposed to play Frewsburg had an open date on their schedule as of press time. Once again, there was a shade of upheaval involving area high school football; last year, it was Bradford’s move to

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There’s nowhere to go but up for Portville, which opens the season against Salamanca, which also went winless in the regular season in 2016. There are plenty of unknowns for the Panthers as they aim to put last year’s struggles behind them. Portville has nine players back with starting experience, the most notable being DJ Hlasnick. Hlasnick split time at quarterback and running back last season. Kyle Murray and Brendan Tobola are other options under center for Gary Swetland. “But who is best for us for how we go forward is still up in the air,” Swetland said. “We’re looking for the right system and the right people and the right guys to do what we need to do.”

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PREDICTIONS IN THE BIG 30

Kane takes its turn on Times Herald hot seat By J.P. BUTLER

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The pressure is back on for one lucky, or unlucky, football team in the Big 30. This year, that team is Kane. A year ago, for the first time in recent memory, the Times Herald sports staff decided against picking a team to go unbeaten during its annual prediction meeting, citing a lack of clear-cut choices. It’s not that we were unsure of who our good teams were; we figured Kane (7-2 predicted), Franklinville/Ellicottville (5-2) and Cuba-Rushford (6-1) would have great seasons, and they did, finishing 9-0, 5-2 and 5-2, respectively. And, of course, the year we go without a “hot seat” designation, not one but TWO teams — the Wolves and Olean High — run the table, the first time multiple Big 30 teams went undefeated since 2013. This year, the unbeaten burden is back, and the Wolves were the easy choice. Kane, winners of 18 straight regular season games and the last three District 9 Class A/AA titles, appears loaded again, welcoming back 18 letterwinners from

last year’s 13-1 team, including Big 30 all-stars Erik DeLong, the Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and a Player of the Year finalist in ‘16, and quarterback Reed Williams, plus playmakers Ange Costanzo and Ray Maze. Coach Todd Silfies’ team has made it clear it’s on a mission for a fourth straight district crown. And despite playing in the unforgiving Allegheny Mountain League South, neither a title nor a third straight unbeaten season seem far-fetched: The Wolves outscored their opponents by an average score of 42-7 last year. For the most part, we’ve fared well with our “hot seat” predictions. We hit on three in a row from 2011-’13, with preseason choices Pioneer (2011), Port Allegany (2012) and Randolph (2013) all finishing the regular season unblemished. We missed on a 5-2 Randolph team in 2014 and fell shorter with the Cardinals again in ‘15. So it isn’t necessarily a bad thing to carry the onus each year. In terms of our overall predictions from last season? It was, in short, an entirely average year. Here’s a look at how things played out for all 22 Big 30 teams in 2016:

Team Predicted Actual Allegany-Limestone 4-3 2-5 Bolivar-Richburg 4-3 5-2 Bradford High 5-4 3-6 Cameron County 2-7 1-8 Cattaraugus-LV 1-6 1-6 Coudersport 6-3 5-4 Cuba-Rushford 6-1 5-2 Elk County Catholic 4-5 6-3 Franklinville/Eville 5-2 5-2 Kane 7-2 9-0 Olean High 3-4 7-0 Otto-Eldred 3-6 5-4 Pioneer 4-3 3-4 Port Allegany 3-6 0-9 Portville 4-3 0-7 Randolph 5-2 3-4 Ridgway 4-5 7-2 Salamanca 1-6 0-7 Sheffield 0-9 2-7 Smethport 4-5 3-6 St. Marys 6-3 6-3 Wellsville 1-6 1-6

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District 9 playoff picture Where to hear Big 30 action on the air remains the same for 2017 By CHUCK POLLOCK

By JIM MELARO Olean Times Herald

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) elected to change the state’s football enrollment figures a year ago, thereby, creating six classes for the Keystone state’s annual postseason championship tournament. Under the new enrollment figures (male students in grades 10-12), five teams in District 9 moved up one class — Kane from Class A to Class AA, Karns City and St. Marys from AA to AAA, and Clearfield and Bradford High from AAA to AAAA. The state classifications are broken down by the following enrollment figures: Class A, 1-140 total male students; Class AA, 141-200; Class AAA, 201-282; Class AAAA, 283-397; Class AAAAA, 398-563; Class AAAAAA, 564-plus. Since the state operates under two-year enrollment classification cycles, the classes and playoff format remain the same throughout District 9 this season. Under the alignment, here is how D-9 teams will earn playoff berths: In Class A, the eight-team bracket will consist of four teams from the Allegheny Mountain League, two from the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference and two at-large qualifiers. Selection is based on the PIAA power ranking system, which awards points for wins and strength of victory for all regularseason games. The eight seeds will be slotted based on the power ranking system. In Class AA, the top four teams in the five-team class advance to the District 9 playoffs. Selection and seeding are based on the PIAA power ranking system. District 9’s largest schools will compete in subregional playoffs with teams from other districts. In Class AAA, all four teams in the District 8-9 Subregion are eligible for the postseason. In Class

AAAA, the top four teams in the six-team District 5-6-9 Subregion qualify for the playoffs. The PIAA power ranking system will determine selection and seeding. The playoffs for D-9 teams begin Nov. 3-4 with district quarterfinals in Class A, district semifinals in Class AA, and subregional semifinals in Class AAA and Class AAAA. Higher-seeded teams will host the first round, and subsequent rounds will be played at neutral sites. The District 9 football classifications with each school’s total male enrollment: CLASS AAAA (6) (District 5-6-9 Subregion) DuBois (D-9) 390, Bellefonte (D-6) 348, Clearfield (D-9) 314, Somerset (D-5) 308, Bradford (D-9) 298, Johnstown (D-6) 298 CLASS AAA (4) (District 8-9 Subregion) Punxsutawney (D-9) 263, St. Marys (D-9) 252, Perry (D-8) 213, Karns City (D-9) 205 CLASS AA (5) Moniteau 174, Kane 169, Brookville 166, Clarion 145, Brockway 142 CLASS A (13) Redbank Valley 138, Ridgway/Johnsonburg 137, Curwensville 136 , A-C Valley/ Union 130, Otto-Eldred 124, Keystone 121, Coudersport 117, Smethport 107, ClarionLimestone 102, Sheffield 101, Elk County Catholic 91, Port Allegany 87, Cameron County 70

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4:25 p.m. (CBS) Oakland at Washington, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Sept. 25 Dallas at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 4 Thursday, Sept. 28 Chicago at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m. (CBS/ NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Oct. 1 New Orleans vs. Miami at London, 9:30 a.m. (FOX) Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Rams at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) Carolina at New England, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Philadelphia at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) New York Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Indianapolis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Oct. 2 Washington at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 5 Byes: Atlanta, Denver, New Orleans, Washington Thursday, Oct. 5 New England at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m. (CBS/NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Oct. 8 Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS) New York Jets at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX) Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) x-Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Oct. 9 Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 6 Byes: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dallas, Seattle Thursday, Oct. 12 Philadelphia at Carolina, 8:25 p.m. (CBS/NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Oct. 15 Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) Detroit at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX) New England at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Washington, 1 p.m.

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(FOX) Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-New York Giants at Denver, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Oct. 16 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 7 Byes: Detroit, Houston Thursday, Oct. 19 Kansas City at Oakland, 8:25 p.m. (CBS/NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Oct. 22 Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (FOX) Carolina at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS) New Orleans at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) Arizona vs. Los Angeles Rams at London, 1 p.m. (FOX) New York Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Denver at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-Atlanta at New England, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 23 Washington at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 8 Byes: Arizona, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Tennessee Thursday, Oct. 26 Miami at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m. (CBS/ NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Oct. 29 Minnesota vs. Cleveland at London, 9:30 a.m. (NFLN) Oakland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Chargers at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX) Atlanta at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX) Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Houston at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at Washington, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) x-Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Oct. 30 Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 9 Byes: Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota, New England, Pittsburgh Thursday, Nov. 2 Buffalo at New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN) Sunday, Nov. 5 Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX) Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX) Denver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS) Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Washington at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-Oakland at Miami, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 6 Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Miami at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (FOX) Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX) New Orleans at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 27 Houston at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 10 Byes: Baltimore, Kansas City, Oakland, Philadelphia Thursday, Nov. 9 Seattle at Arizona, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/ NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Nov. 12 New Orleans at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (FOX) Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) New York Jets at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (FOX) Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX) Houston at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Dallas at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) New York Giants at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) x-New England at Denver, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 13 Miami at Carolina, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 13 Thursday, Nov. 30 Washington at Dallas, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/ NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Dec. 3 Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX) Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX) New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS) Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Denver at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cleveland at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Los Angeles Rams at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) New York Giants at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) x-Philadelphia at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 4 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 11 Byes: Carolina, Indianapolis, Miami, New York Jets, San Francisco, Tampa Bay Thursday, Nov. 16 Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Nov. 19 Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX) Jacksonville at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS) Baltimore at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX) Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) Washington at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX) Kansas City at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (CBS) Buffalo at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) Cincinnati at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) New England vs. Oakland at Mexico City, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 20 Atlanta at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 12 Thursday, Nov. 23 Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. (FOX) Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) New York Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Nov. 26 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS) Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)

WEEK 14 Thursday, Dec. 7 New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/ NFLN/Amazon) Sunday, Dec. 10 Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m. (CBS) Chicago at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX) Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX) Seattle at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX) Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS) Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) Tennessee at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) New York Jets at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Washington at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Dallas at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) x-Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 11 New England at Miami, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 15 Thursday, Dec. 14 Denver at Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m. (NBC/ NFLN/Amazon) Saturday, Dec. 16 Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN) Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m. (NFLN)

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BRADFORD HIGH OWLS QUICK HITS Ready for its second year in the Allegheny Mountain League, Bradford High is forced to replace school-recordholding quarterback Kyle Kirk and do-everything-man Mitch Vleminckx. Reason to worry? Not so, says head coach Jeff Puglio. Especially when the Owls return one of District 9’s best running backs in John Eakin. Donny Pattison will move from halfback to quarterback this year in Puglio’s wing-T offense, but Nate Blauser will take the snaps in the season’s first week – Pattison received a personal-foul penalty in last year’s finale and is suspended. Will the Owls fare better this year in AML Year 2? That all depends on how the team fares against its AML South Division opponents, starting with Elk Catholic.

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2016 IN REVIEW In its inaugural campaign in the Allegheny Mountain League, Bradford High came out fast with a big win over Smethport, only adding fuel to critics’ fire that the Class AAAA Owls didn’t belong playing a schedule of Class A and AA teams. That talk went out the door by the season’s second week, thanks to a narrow over-

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time victory at Coudersport. Jeff Puglio’s team rebounded in its final two games against the AML North Division, but injuries, inconsistent play and a deep pool of talented teams in the South were too much, as Bradford High lost five straight. A win over Warren in the final week of the season commenced the 4-6 season.

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CAMERON COUNTY RED RAIDERS QUICK HITS While the Red Raiders aren’t entering the season with large external expectations, head coach Scott Burnside expects to compete in every game. Coming into his second season, he said he’s in much better position than he was last season, partly with his April hiring meaning the offseason was already at its midpoint. Cameron County does return its starting quarterback, senior Adam Streich, and its second- and third-leading rushers from last season. Jared Whiting is the top returning back, having run for 358 yards, and tied for the team lead in touchdowns (four) last year. Burnside’s team also returns two two-way linemen — seniors Tim Banks and Bryce Heim. They’re part of a nine-man senior class Burnside is leaning on for more leadership this season.

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Bryce Heim Adam Streich Jared Whiting Derek Beldin Eric Morton Devin Palumbo Tim Banks Bryce Heim Andrew Goss Ethan Vislay Josh Summers Luiz Patricio

In head coach Scott Burnside’s first season, the Red Raiders struggled to a 1-8 record. The team was shut out three times. Cameron County, in a threegame stretch, gave up 76 points to Bradford, then lost 55-0 to Kane before losing a 12-7 heartbreaker to Smethport in the AML North opener. In the penultimate game of the season, Cameron County racked up 48 points to dispatch winless Port Allegany by 20 points.

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NFL football team-by-team schedules Dec. 31 at Miami, 1 p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS Sept. 10 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 Houston, 8:25 p.m. Sept. 24 at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 1 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 BYE Oct. 22 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 26 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 4 Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 Chicago, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 Detroit, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. CLEVELAND BROWNS Sept. 10 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 New York Jets, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Minnesota (London), 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 10 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Dec. 31 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. DENVER BRONCOS Sept. 11 Los Angeles Chargers, 10:20 p.m. Sept. 17 Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 24 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 8 BYE Oct. 15 x-New York Giants, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 30 at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 x-New England, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 Cincinnati, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 26 at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 3 at Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 New York Jets, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 14 at Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 24 at Washington, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. HOUSTON TEXANS Sept. 10 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m. Sept. 24 at New England, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 x-Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 BYE Oct. 29 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 5 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 19 Arizona, 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE BALTIMORE RAVENS Sept. 10 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Jacksonville (London), 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 15 Chicago, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Miami, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 5 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 BYE Nov. 19 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 27 Houston, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Detroit, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 x-at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 23 Indianapolis, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. BUFFALO BILLS Sept. 10 New York Jets, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Denver, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 BYE Oct. 22 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Oakland, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 12 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 26 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 New England, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at New England, 1 p.m.

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CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY TIMBERWOVLES QUICK HITS Despite a down 2016 season, the Timberwolves still have plenty of holes to fill — “It’s kind of similar (to last year) because despite the fact that you would look at last year as kind of a building year, we built with seniors,”coach Tim Miller said. Senior Dylan Bradfield steps into the starting quarterback job, one he may have seen more time in last year if not for an injury. Senior Tim Ulinger, one of three returning two-way starters, moves from the offensive line to fullback and will be joined in the backfield by Randolph transfer Zach Bieber. The late emergency merger between Frewsburg and Randolph took C-LV’s season opener off the schedule, leaving a bye at press time. The T-Wolves were initally slated to visit Frewsburg Sept. 1.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH Jim FB-DL

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Tim Ulinger Sr. 6-1 Andrew Minnekine Sr. 5-10 Austin Baker Sr. 6-0 Dylan Bradfield Sr. 6-0 Scott O’Donnell Sr. 6-2 Stephen Cannon Sr. 5-9 Austin Orr Sr. 5-10 Shane O’Neill Jr. 5-9 Damion Ly Jr. 6-1 Sam Grey Jr. 5-10 Zach Bieber Sr. 5-10

2017 SCHED Sept. 1-2 TBA

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2016 IN REVIEW Cattaraugus-Little Valley started a rebuilding year 0-6 before winning a battle of winless teams in the regular season finale, 16-14, against Portville. Coach Tim Miller saw steady improvement from an inexperienced group, which lost its playoff opener 35-6 at Silver Creek/Forestville.

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QUICK HITS Tom Storey becomes Coudersport’s fourth varsity coach since 2008 when Brendan Hathaway took over for long-time Falcons’ boss Paul Simcoe, who forged a 205-77-8 record over a 29-year span. In the nine seasons since Simcoe’s departure, the Falcons are 47-43 overall and 4-5 in the postseason and have not won a District 9 playoff game since 2011. Storey played for Simcoe before graduating in 1989, the same season during which he capped a successful wrestling career for the Falcons by capturing a PIAA championship. At the end of his senior year as a member of the football team, Storey was a Big 30 All-Star at the linebacker position. Teammate Dax Daisley made the squad at defensive end.

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The Falcons were the lone team from the North Division to win a game against a squad from the South Division in last-season’s first four weeks of interdivision play. Coudy outlasted Bradford High, 36-34, in overtime. Finishing the regular season one game over. 500 at 5-4, Coudy was outscored in those nine games, 216-214. The Falcons lost to Curwensville in a D-9 Class A quarterfinal game, 33-6.

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ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC CRUSADERS QUICK HITS Coming off ECC’s best season in more than 20 years, head coach Tony Gerg returns just six letterwinners from his District 9 Class A runner-up team. He’ll also need to replace his quarterback and top two running backs. To do so, he’ll lean heavily on lone senior Brandon Reed for leadership and production. Despite the team’s relative youth and lower numbers, Gerg’s single-wing, multiple option offense is a system the Crusaders believe can thrive with athletes rather than pure positional guys. “We always have a lot of athletes,” Gerg said. “Maybe not somebody with a golden arm, but certainly people who can run, throw, do all these things. So why not utilize both of them? I don’t need someone to throw for 5,000 yards in a season. I just need someone to throw a couple completions and keep the chains moving.”

Tony Gerg 6th year (23-19) 8-4 overall (3-3 league)

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2017 SCHED Aug. 25 7 p.m.

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The Crusaders, behind 12 seniors, started out fast in 2016 behind their single-wing, multiple look offense. Quarterback Nate DaCanal, running backs Jared Braun and Dan Stauffer as well as hulking linemen Joe Kucenski and Todd Schatz helped the Crusaders to a 6-3 regular season, with losses coming to two eventual district champions (Kane and Ridgway) as well as Brockway. Playoff wins over Redbank Valley and ClarionLimestone were enough to put Tony Gerg’s Elk Catholic team into the District 9 Class A title game for the first time since 1995. The Crusaders fell to Ridgway.

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Dec. 10 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Dec. 25 Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Sept. 10 at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 17 Arizona, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at Houston, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 BYE Nov. 26 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 14 Denver, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 23 at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Houston, 1 p.m. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Sept. 10 at Houston, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Baltimore (London), 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 22 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE

Nov. 5 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 3 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 Seattle, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 31 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Sept. 7 at New England, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 2 Washington, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 x-at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 19 at Oakland, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 30 Denver, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 12 BYE Nov. 19 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 Oakland, 1 p.m. Dec. 16 Los Angeles Chargers, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 24 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Denver, 4:25 p.m. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Sept. 11 at Denver, 10:20 p.m. Sept. 17 Miami, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 24 Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 1 Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 8 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 22 Denver, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 29 at New England, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 BYE

Nov. 12 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 23 at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 10 Washington, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 16 at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 24 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Oakland, 4:25 p.m. MIAMI DOLPHINS Sept. 10 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 24 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 New Orleans (London), 9:30 a.m. Oct. 8 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 New York Jets, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 5 x-Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Carolina, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 BYE Nov. 26 at New England, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 Denver, 1 p.m. Dec. 11 New England, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Buffalo, 1 p.m. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Sept. 7 Kansas City Chiefs, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 15 at New York Jets, 1 p.m.

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Franklinville/ Ellicottville loses all five of its offensive line starters from the end of the 2016 season at New Era Field, but returns a wealth of talent in the backfield and outside. Key losses include Big 30 All-Star wide receiver Dooley Brennan and Big 30 co-lineman of the year Preston Hutchinson. Rising seniors Brock Blecha and Griffin Chudy also earned Big 30 All-Star honors, at quarterback and linebacker respectively, last year as juniors, and are joined by fellow thirdyear starters Austin Grinols, Sam Erickson and Walter Woodarek. Coach Chad Bartoszek expects F/E to fill its holes up front vacated by graduation, emphasizing athleticism from his linemen to block for their dualthreat quarterback.

Franklinville/Ellicottville continued its winning ways in its third year of a cooperative agreement, finishing third in Section 6 Class D with a 5-2 regular season before avenging one of its two losses in the sectional semifinals, winning 56-33 at Silver Creek. F/E made its third straight Section 6 Class D final appearance at New Era Field, but could not repeat as sectional champs, falling 33-6 to eventual state finalist Maple Grove.

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The best of players to watch in the Big 30 for 2017 By J.P. BUTLER

All that was essentially left to do, then, was come up with a third team and a list of 20 It came together easier this honorable mentions out of the year than in any of the five returning league all-stars, team years before it. standouts and up-and-comers Every August, the Times from throughout the area. Herald sports staff compiles a Manageable enough. list of the top 15 players for the What follows is the sixth coming Big 30 football season, edition of the Players to Watch broken down into a first, second piece for the OTH football tab, and third team format. That highlighted by a quartet of alllist, naturally, begins with the state selections across the New returning Big 30 all-stars from York and Pennsylvania border. the year before. The players on each team are This year, that number hap- listed in no particular order: pens to be nine, three more than in 2016, and the largest total in FIRST TEAM recent memory. n Brock Blecha, Sr., QB-DB, In the end, eight of those Franklinville/Ellicottville* players were included in the top Blecha, one of two returning 10 for 2017. The ninth, CubaBig 30 Player of the Year finalRushford running back Trevor ists, is now arguably the preSmith, quit the team just before mier signal-caller on the New his senior season. York side of the border. Olean Times Herald

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As a junior, Blecha completed 52-of-95 passes for 1,185 yards and 17 TDs to five picks while rushing for 501 yards in leading the Titans to a 7-3 record and a third straight trip to the Section 6 Class D title game. Blecha was a Class D First Team All-State selection on defense and an All-Western New York honorable mention on offense. In his first campaign as the starter, he was also a Section 6 Class D First Team choice at quarterback. n Erik DeLong, Sr., RB-LB, Kane* DeLong, a rare multi-year OTH First Team selection, was the Big 30 Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and a Player of the Year finalist as a junior. Behind the 6-foot, 184pound running back, Kane went unbeaten for the second straight regular season last fall (9-0), ultimately winning a third District 9 title in a row and reaching the state quarterfinals before finishing 13-1. DeLong racked up 1,735 yards and 21 touchdowns on 237 carries, averaging 7.8 yards per carry. He was the Jim Kelly Award winner as the District 9 MVP presented by the Rehab Centre and d9sports.com. n Neil MacDonald, Sr., RB-DB, Ridgway* MacDonald left off where older brother Ben left off, leading the Elkers to a stellar season

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Senior Dylan Vincent was one of four Big 30 all-star selections last year for Olean High, which went 7-0 in the regular season.

in the AML South. Behind the younger MacDonald, Ridgway went 8-2 in the regular year, won the District 9 Class A championship over Elk County Catholic and earned a spot in the state playoffs. MacDonald rushed for 865 yards on 132 carries and had nine touchdowns plus two punt return touchdowns. He was even better on defense, earning both First Players ... page 44

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QUICK HITS Arguably, no other coach returns as much talent to the gridiron for 2017 as Kane’s Todd Silfies. Silfies – who has led Kane to three undefeated seasons, five straight District 9 championship game appearances and three straight titles in his five years as head coach – brings back his top statistical passer, rusher and receiver and top two tacklers to a team that went 13-1 and won the school’s second-ever state playoff game. Erik DeLong, the 2015 Big 30 Defensive Player of the Year, should expect a workhorse amount of carries again in his fourth year as a starter, while Reed Williams has speedy receiver Ray Maze back, while Ange Costanzo is the leader of the defense from his free safety spot. Three bruising starting linemen also return. The Wolves, winners of 20-straight regular season games and the favorite to repeat as AML champions, play their toughest two games of the season in the last weeks of the schedule vs. Ridgway and at Brockway.

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The Wolves finished undefeated for the second straight year using an up-tempo, no-huddle offense and a swarming defense that allowed just 11.9 points per game. The Wolves used a balanced offensive attack to handle the first seven opponents, while topping Ridgway and Brockway in tight games. In the Allegheny Mountain League title game, the Wolves topped Otto-Eldred, 37-26, then routed Moniteau in the first round of the District 9 Class AA playoffs. A title game win over Clarion gave the team three-straight D-9 titles before topping Chestnut Ridge in the PIAA state playoffs. Kane bowed to Wilmington in the quarterfinals.

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Sunday, Dec. 17 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS) Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS) New York Jets at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX) Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX) Los Angeles Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) x-Dallas at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Dec. 18 Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) WEEK 16 Saturday, Dec. 23 Indianapolis at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN) Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 24 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS) Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX) Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS) Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS) Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)

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QUICK HITS The 2017 season will be the last for Terrors coach Nick LaBella, named assistant principal at Bradford’s Floyd C. Fretz Middle School in the offseason. An experienced roster could give him a winning send-off. O-E returns 17 lettermen from its historic 2016, including nine starters. Quarterback Sawyer Drummond is a three-year starter, as are Dylan Close and Jordan Sherwood at wide receiver and left tackle, respectively. Chris Connelly, a guard/linebacker, is a junior captain. All four were AML North all-stars a year ago and will dictate the Terrors’ success this fall. “I think we have similar goals this year,” LaBella said, “but having so many kids back that experienced some of that success, we’re hoping to maybe have a little success earlier this year.”

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“When I took the position, the executive committee really gave me two goals and that was, one, to make the championship tournament a great experiment for kids and, two, to be fiscally responsible. And I think that the experience for the kids at the downtown stadium but there were challenges there because it's not a football facility, so as that started to come about I spent four to five weeks of reviewing the financial piece of it, we found, our committee, that it was a lot more fiscally responsible and less expensive to be at the colleges rather than that

downtown stadium.” Alfred plays host to the C finals Saturday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. followed by the D title game at 4. “From where you are (the Southern Tier), at Alfred University, we are hoping that some of our C and D schools that are more down in the Southern Tier area, we're going to be able to draw a larger crowd with a more geographical site,” Barker said. For the NYSPHSAA Far West Regionals, Section 5 hosts all five games at SUNY Brockport Nov. 10-11. Brockport’s location, closer to

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Buffalo than Rochester, influenced that decision. “The regionals are always with a Buffalo school (Section 6), so Brockport is really almost ideal as a football facility,” Barker said. “I'm hoping with SUNY Brockport in the regionals that our attendance is actually increased because people from the Buffalo area probably have at least a halfhour less of a drive from going to Capelli.” The top eight seeds in a points system make the Section 5 playoffs in each class. The section awards six points to a team for each win over a team with a classification higher than its own (not counting A vs. AA) and five points for beating an equal or lower classification. Losses to equal or lower classifications negate five points while losses to a higher classification negate four points. Teams that miss the playoffs are eligible for the Connors & Ferris Bowl Games. The Genesee Region and Livingston County leagues Section 5 ... page 36

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PIONEER PANTHERS QUICK HITS Coach Jim Duprey is still searching for ‘his’ first Section 6 championship. Duprey took over for long-time Panthers coach Larry Slanovich after the 2001 season after serving as an assistant for a handful of years. Slanovich capped a 28-year career on the Pioneer sidelines (111122-7) by going 41-10 over his last five seasons (1997-2001), including three straight Section 6 Class A titles. Under Duprey, the Panthers have earned Section 6 playoff berths just six times in the last 15 years. Pioneer has the biggest enrollment figure of any football-playing school on the New York side of the Big 30 border with 550 students in grades 10-12. Olean High is second among NY football schools with 455 students.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

2017 SCHED Sept. 2 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 8 7 p.m.

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For the second time in three seasons, the Panthers ended the year with two matchup game wins. After a 1-4 start that included lopsided setbacks against Springville (40-7) and Dunkirk (33-6) along with one-point losses to Burgard/MST (14-13) and then-undefeated Olean High (35-34), Pioneer closed out the year with a 17-6 win over Medina on the road, one week after Medina, seeded No. 1, lost in the first round of the Section 6 Class B playoffs.

NFL TEAMS From page 19

Oct. 22 x-Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 x-at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Oakland (Mexico City), 4:25 p.m. Nov. 26 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 24 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 New York Jets, 1 p.m. NEW YORK JETS Sept. 10 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 24 Miami, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 New England, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Miami, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Buffalo, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 12 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 BYE Nov. 26 Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dec. 3 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 17 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at New England, 1 p.m. OAKLAND RAIDERS Sept. 10 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 New York Jets, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 24 at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 8 Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 15 Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 19 Kansas City, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 29 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 x-at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 BYE Nov. 19 New England (Mexico City), 4:25 p.m. Nov. 26 Denver, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 3 New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 10 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 x-Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 25 at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. PITTSBURGH STEELERS Sept. 10 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 22 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 x-at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Tennessee, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 26 x-Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 x-Baltimore, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 New England, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 25 at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Cleveland, 1 p.m. TENNESSEE TITANS Sept. 10 Oakland, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 1 at Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Miami, 1 p.m. Oct. 16 Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE Nov. 5 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 26 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 17 at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 24 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ARIZONA CARDINALS Sept. 10 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Sept. 25 Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1 San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 8 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 22 at Los Angeles Rams (London), 1 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE Nov. 5 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 9 Seattle, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 19 at Houston, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 3 Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 10 Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 17 at Washington, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 31 at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. ATLANTA FALCONS Sept. 10 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 BYE Oct. 15 Miami, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 x-at New England, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 20 at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Dec. 7 New Orleans, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 24 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Carolina, 1 p.m. CAROLINA PANTHERS Sept. 10 at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 17 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at New England, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 22 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Nov. 13 Miami, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 BYE Nov. 26 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. CHICAGO BEARS Sept. 10 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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PORT ALLEGANY GATORS

After a winless 2016 campaign, new head coach Pat Warnick will be hoping to bring the Gators back to somewhere near the level of the 2015 season, when Port Allegany won the AML North. Warnick and his staff will be trotting out the Wing-T offense, so expect a lot of misdirection and option play out of the backfield. Leading this attack from under center will be junior Jared Mahon, a converted receiver whom Warnick sees as possessing the necessary athleticism to run such an offense. The backfield will feature the likes of Treyton Stiles, Wyatt Dean, and Devon Smoker. That trio will look for holes created by an experienced offensive line featuring seniors Jake Kallenborn and Treyton Bliss and junior Wayne Shelly.

2017 SCHED

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Sept. 8

Trey Stiles

Coach Pat Warnick 1st year (0-0) 2016 record 0-9 overall (0-5 league)

Jake Kallenborn

Tyler Bliss

Just one year after winning the AML North crown, the Gators suffered through one of the toughest seasons in program history in 2016. Not only did Port go 0-9 overall (0-5 in league play), it was often on the wrong side of blowout results. In fact, the Gators didn’t find the scoreboard until week four, getting shut out by Kane, Ridgway, and Brockway to start the season. The Gators’ only single-digit defeat came at the hands of rival Smethport, 15-6.

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RANDOLPH/Frewsburg CARDINALS QUICK HITS Randolph took on Frewsburg’s upperclassmen in an emergency merger Tuesday, Aug. 22, a week into practice. The schools had requested a merger months earlier, but were initially denied since it was months past the deadline. However lower-than-expected Frewsburg numbers threatened to cancel the Bears’ season. Strength up front will be the key among the returning Cardinals including four offensive line starters: Nick Becker, Dominic Horton, Devin Foster and Andrew Bernard. The Cardinals need to replace the graduated Jake Beaver at quarterback, with candidates including senior Jake Brown (son of coach Brent) and sophomore Tyler Hind. Rocco Oliverio and Deter Miinte are among running backs looking for carries.

NFL TEAMS From page 30

Sept. 24 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 9 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Detroit, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 24 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. DALLAS COWBOYS Sept. 10 New York Giants, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 25 at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 15 BYE Oct. 22 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 29 at Washington, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 5 Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 12 at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 19 x-Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Los Angeles Chargers, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Washington, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 10 at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 17 x-at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 24 Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 31 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. DETROIT LIONS Sept. 10 Arizona, 1 p.m.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

2017 SCHED Sept. 1 7 p.m.

Sept. 8 7 p.m.

Sept. 15 7 p.m.

Nick Becker

Andrew Bernard Jim QB-DE

Jake Brown Sr. 6-2 WR-DB Dakota Donaldson Sr. 5-9 Jim RB-DB Wyatt Sluga Sr. 5-7 OL-MLB Nick Becker Sr. 6-2 Jim OL-DL Dominic Horton Sr. 6-3 OL-LB Devin Foster Sr. 6-1 Jim OL-DL Andrew Bernard Jr. 6-3 TE-DE Tres Sherman Sr. 5-11 Jim FB-DB Randall Aldrich Sr. 5-10 WR-DB Jordan Higbee Sr. 5-11 Jim OL-DL Mason Pagett Jr. 5-11

Sept. 18 at New York Giants, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 BYE Oct. 29 x-Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 16 Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 24 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Green Bay, 1 p.m. GREEN BAY PACKERS Sept. 10 Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 17 at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Cincinnati, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 28 Chicago, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 8 at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 15 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE Nov. 6 Detroit, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 x-at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 23 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Detroit, 1 p.m. LOS ANGELES RAMS Sept. 10 Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 17 Miami Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 21 at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 1 at Dallas, 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 15 at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.

Brent Brown 5th year (33-9) 4-5 overall (3-4 league)

Jake Brown 210 lb. 155 lb. 140 lb. 270 lb. 230 lb. 260 lb. 280 lb. 175 lb. 165 lb. 150 lb. 235 lb.

Oct. 22 Arizona (London), 1 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE Nov. 5 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 Houston, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 19 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 3 at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 10 Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 17 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 24 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Sept. 11 New Orleans, 7:10 p.m. Sept. 17 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 9 at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at Cleveland (London), 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 at Washington, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Chicago, 1 p.m. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Sept. 11 at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Sept. 17 New England, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Miami (London), 9:30 a.m. Oct. 8 BYE Oct. 15 Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Chicago, 1 p.m.

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2016 IN REVIEW The 2016 Cardinals saw ups and downs in coach Brent Brown’s first losing season. Randolph collected regular season wins over Cattaraugus-Little Valley, Portville and Frewsburg. Randolph lost a shootout to Franklinville/Ellicottville, 37-36, in one of the season’s most thrilling games. In the playoffs, the fifth-seeded Cardinals avenged a loss at Clymer/Sherman/Panama with a 28-7 win. Randolph fell to state finalist Maple Grove, 28-0.

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With a dozen returning starters and several other contributors back from last year’s Class A championship squad, the Elkers figure to be among the favorites to win the Allegheny Mountain League. Ridgway possesses a stacked backfield that includes senior Johnny Mitchell at quarterback, plus senior tailbacks Neil MacDonald, Aaron Hinton, Joey Elinski, and Jake Zimmerman. MacDonald in particular is one to watch coming off a 2016 campaign that saw him rack up over 1,200 yards from scrimmage and score 16 touchdowns. On the other side, front seven stalwarts Philip Shipe, Devin Gilmore, and Max Cowan form the foundation of a defense that allowed less than nine points per game last season.

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Paul Haley 3rd year (1-16) 1-8 overall (0-5 league)

QUICK HITS Salamanca returns coach Paul Haley’s most experienced squad in his third year. With 10 returning starters and 11 more letterwinners from last year’s young team, Salamanca looks to avoid another down year as it moves down to Class D due to enrollment numbers. “Our depth is something that we haven’t had since I was the varsity coach,” Haley said. “We have experienced players and even behind them we have kids that have played varsity football before, they know the system.” Junior Zariah Armstrong takes on the quarterback role after getting some playing time at the end of last season. The Warriors hope to keep a balanced offense with running backs including Braden Siebert, Torri Ball, Tyler Hedlund and Jeremiah Shoup and ends led by Nick Johnson and Ira John.

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enrollment figures, teams in Class B this season may very well find themselves facing a It wouldn’t be Section 6 brand new schedule. football without some kind of Such is the case for Big 30 shake-up. member Pioneer. The league alignments for A year ago, coach Jim schools sponsoring football Duprey’s squad, with a BED programs in the western-most count of 550 students in grades region of New York state have 10-12, was aligned in the changed from year to year. Class B South Division with It’s either a class unto its Dunkirk, East Aurora/Holland, own, with say 10 teams or less, Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton, or a two-division class, where 12 Olean High and Springvillle. to 16 teams are divided in half, This year, in Class B-1, or perhaps even a three-division the Panthers will battle East class, which can be split up in a Aurora/Holland (555 students), myriad of ways — size, location, Cheektowaga (523), Burgard/ strength — take your pick. MST (512), Lewiston-Porter Well for the 2017 season, the (503) and Maryvale (498). 39th under what is known as the Section 6 Football Federation “THEY DROPPED that on (the first Section 6 football us just a couple of months ago,” championships were held in Duprey said. “We had no idea 1979), officials determined to that it was coming … that Class leave most of the Federation B was going to go with the alignments alone — with one enrollment figures breaking us exception. into the six-six-six format. While teams with enrollment “Since, we’re one of the figures that stack up into Class biggest schools, our division AA, A, C and D will remain is tough and we’re going to the same, unless altered by said be doing a lot of traveling, Olean Times Herald

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Quarterback Brendon Stover (11) and Allegany-Limestone finished third in Section 6 Class C South last fall.

playing teams that are nontraditional rivals. We might as well have all of our families with football players move to Cheektowaga. We’re playing JFK and Maryvale up there. Cheektowaga is coming here. But it is what it is, and it’s a new challenge.” Salamanca, due to a smaller BED count (227 students), will be aligned in the Class D division along with Randolph/ Frewsburg (230), Chautauqua Lake (226), Portville (218), Franklinville/Ellicottville (193), Cattaraugus-Little Valley (189),

Maple Grove (177) and Clymer/ Sherman/Panama (165). The Federation uses the following list of criteria to determine playoff seeds, including ties, with all criteria based on league play only: 1. League record (based on win/loss percentage). 2. Point differential average — total points earned (20-point max per game) divided by total league games. 3. Fewest points allowed average in league play. 4. Strength of schedule in league play.

5. Coin toss. The lone difference this year is in the case of a three-way tie. “If there is a three-way tie and they all beat each other,” Section 6 Federation chairman Ken Stoldt said, “in the past we used to go to record versus common opponents and so frequently it came down to the only other common opponent was one team and a team that they all maxed out on points. “In every other tiebreaker, we attempt to keep it as close to head-to-head as we can. “We made a little change,” he added. “If three teams are tied, and they all played each other and beat each other, the next tiebreaker, before we go to common opponents, will be the point differential in the games between the three teams.” Following is the breakdown of Section 6 teams (with enrollment figures) by division: CLASS AA (11) Niagara Falls 1,523, Clarence 1,105, Lockport 1,054, Williamsville North 978, NiagaraWheatfield 935, Hutch Tech/CH/Em/LDV/Arts/ IPrep 1,572, Lancaster 1,402, Orchard Park 1,152, Frontier 1,065, Jamestown 1,025, MEC/ Riv/Olm/Laf/East/Benn/Alt 672 CLASS A North (8) Kenmore West 907, North Tonawanda 831, Williamsville East 756, Sweet Home 754, Williamsville South 724, Grand Island 707, Kenmore East 699, Starpoint 593 CLASS A South (8) West Seneca West 907, Hamburg 846, McKinley 809, West Seneca East 690, South Park 649, Amherst 626, Lake Shore 589, Iroquois 570 CLASS B-1 (6) East Aurora/Holland 555, Pioneer 550, Cheektowaga 523, Burgard/MST 512, LewistonPorter 503, Maryvale 498 CLASS B-2 (6) Dunkirk 471, Olean 455, Springville 448, Albion 446, Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton 442, Depew 429 CLASS B-3 (6) Lackawanna 425, Newfane 423, Alden 412, Medina/LA Webber 408, Tonawanda 399, Barker/ Royalton-Hartland 379 CLASS C North (5) Akron 353, Eden/North Collins 351, Wilson 308, JFK 305, Cleveland Hill 288

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QUICK HITS The Wolverines experienced a rough start to their 2016 campaign, losing their first four games by scores of 48-0, 56-9, 43-0, and 49-0. But after winning three of its last four contests to end the season, coach Dave Fitch’s squad is primed to carry over that momentum to 2017. Sheffield will be headlined by the experienced backfield duo of quarterback Cale Albaugh and running back Kevin Evans. Junior wideouts Josh Aguido and Elmon Legget and senior tight end Kolton Johnson are among the other weapons who will be looking to contribute. “For the first time in many years we can actually be a physical team,” Fitch said. “This year we should have a good mix of both speed and some power ability.”

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Kevin Evans

Nick Knowles

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The Wolverines struggled on both sides of the ball early in the season, losing by at least 40 points in each of their first four games. However, they stepped things up in close losses to Coudersport (28-20) and Otto-Eldred (21-13), then proceeded to win three of their last four games to finish 3-7 overall and a respectable 2-3 in league play. The school’s co-op program with Abraxas paid dividends once the full roster came together.

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combined this year to turn the one Genesee division and two Livingston divisions into four divisions of the Livingston County/ Genesee Region Football League. In Division I, Wellsville

plays two Class C schools (Dansville and Bath) and two B schools (Hornell and Livonia), all of whom the Lions faced last year under Livingston Division I. Bolivar-Richburg and CubaRushford remain in a division with four other former Livingston Division II teams, Canisteo-Greenwood, Geneseo, Perry/Mount Morris and York/

Pavilion, all of whom are Class D schools. Below is the full breakdown of Section 5 football teams with BEDS enrollment numbers: CLASS AA (14) Edison Tech 1545, Fairport 1454, Leadership Academy* 1311, Rush Henrietta 1207, Penfield 1104, Hilton 1098, Webster Schroeder 1031, Pittsford* 1022, Victor 1011, Gates-Chili 1005, Webster Thomas 982, Churchville-Chili 959, McQuaid Jesuit** 940, Aquinas*** 413 Irondequoit

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CLASS B (11) Honeoye Falls-Lima* 569, Wayne 554, Geneva 505, Batavia 480, Newark 467, Hornell 423, Palmyra-Macedon 415, Midlakes 380, Waterloo 378, Livonia 368, University Prep** 366

CLASS D (14) Canisteo/Greenwood 232, Pembroke 226, Geneseo 214, Red Jacket 205, Cuba-Rushford 199, Alexander 196, Oakfield/Elba* 189, York/ Pavilion* 188, Perry/Mt. Morris* 176, ClydeSavannah 169, Bolivar-Richburg 165, Charles Finney/Northstar* 157, Dundee 150, Notre Dame Batavia 123

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2016 IN REVIEW The Hubbers started the season rather slow, losing their first four games to Bradford, Curwensville, Ridgway, and Brockway by an average of 34 points. But the defense stepped up as the season went along, holding Cameron County (7), Port Allegany (6), and Sheffield (0) to single digits. Smethport ended up winning three of its last five to finish 3-6 overall and a solid 3-2 in league play.

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Nov. 5 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Washington, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 3 Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 7 at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 17 New York Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. NEW YORK GIANTS Sept. 10 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18 Detroit, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 8 Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 x- at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Oct. 29 BYE Nov. 5 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 19 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

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Dec. 10 Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 17 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 31 Washington, 1 p.m. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Sept. 10 at Washington, 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 New York Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 8 Arizona, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Carolina, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 23 Washington, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Nov. 5 Denver, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 BYE Nov. 19 x-at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Chicago, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 x-at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 17 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Dec. 25 Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Dallas, 1 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Sept. 10 Carolina, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 17 at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Sept. 21 Los Angeles Rams, 8:25 p.m. Oct. 1 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 8 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Washington, 1 p.m.

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The Record Makers The won-lost records of the current head coaches in the Big 30. School, followed by name, years coaching (not including upcoming season), and record.

# — Includes a 7-2 record from one season at Salamanca in 2012 ^ — Previously coached at St. Marys (1999-03) and Cameron County (2005-08)

Allegany-Limestone Paul Furlong (7)#

27-33

Bolivar-Richburg Steve Smith (2)

11 - 7

Bradford High Jeff Puglio (8)

30-50

Cameron County Scott Burnside (1)

1-8

Cattaraugus-Little Valley Tim Miller (22)

90-105

Coudersport Tom Storey (0)

0-0

Cuba-Rushford Chris Fee (4)

21-12

Elk County Catholic Tony Gerg (4)

23-19

Franklinville-Ellicottville Chad Bartoszek (4)

27-11

Kane Todd Silfies (5)

52-11

Olean High

Phil Vecchio (1)

8-1

Otto-Eldred Nick LaBella (2)

7-14

Pioneer Jim Duprey (15) Port Allegany Pat Warnick (0) Portville

Gary Swetland (25)

133-89-1

Ridgway Mark Heindl (10)

43-51

Salamanca Todd Haley (2)

1-16

Sheffield David Fitch (5)

13-38

Smethport Adam Jack (0)

0-0

Wellsville Wayne Stonemetz (4)

Phil Vecchio

0-0

34-9

Tony Defilippi (12)^

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Ellicottville), Reed Williams (Kane), Erik DeLong (Kane), Neil MacDonald (Ridgway), Joey Elinski (Ridgway), Dylan Vincent (Olean High) and Jared Green (Coudersport). The Player of the Year conversation will start with Blecha and DeLong, who were both finalists for the award last November.

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By Week 5, the slates are wiped clean and the games in each division become ultra-competitive. Once again, Otto-Eldred and Coudersport look like the teams to beat in the North, while Kane and Ridgway should be tough in the South.

keep up their winning ways this season: — Olean went undefeated From page 9 (7-0) in the regular season after place in Section 6 Class B and finishing 2-5 in Mike Kane’s final the Section 5 Livingston County campaign in 2015. In doing so, the leagues. Huskies secured their first league The Class B leagues are now title since 2004, first playoff berth earmarked by school size — B-1, since 2011 and first unbeaten camB-2 and B-3 — rather than geon Will this be another season paign since 2002. graphically. As a result, Pioneer of “haves” and “have nots” in the — Otto-Eldred went 5-4 a year will move from B South, where n It’s the question that has Big 30? after going 2-8 in Nick LaBella’s it had traditionally played Olean lingered over the Allegheny A year ago, seven teams won first campaign. The Terrors closed High, into the B-1 league with five Mountain League for the last three six or more games while six won the year on a five-game win streak Buffalo-area schools. seasons: Is this the year the oftone or zero contests, with three to reach their first AML title game The two Livingston County overmatched North can cut into others pulling out three or fewer. in program history (where it gave leagues have absorbed the the gargantuan gap created by the The Big 30 figures to have a Kane everything it could handle in Genesee Region programs, creSouth? handful of teams that will struggle a 37-26 loss). It was their first winating four smaller Livingston Judging by roster makeup, again this season. But many of the ning regular season since 2003. County/Genesee Region divicoaching changes (all three of same programs that have estab— Ridgway bounced back in sions. For the three Allegany which could have been accelerated lished themselves in recent years a big way under Mark Heindl, County Big 30 teams not much by the weekly blowouts suffered seem poised to repeat that success going 8-2 in the regular season and changes: Wellsville shares a in the interdivisional games) and in 2017. then winning the District 9 Class A division with familiar foes the singular dominance of Kane, Kane returns 18 lettermen, final over Elk County Catholic and Hornell, Bath and Livonia while the short answer is likely no. including Big 30 all-stars DeLong advancing to the state playoffs a Cuba-Rushford and BolivarIt’s August, however, and and Williams, from a team that year after going 4-6. Richburg will still meet Canisteo- there’s still plenty of optimism trounced everybody en route Greenwood, Perry/Mount Morris emanating from both sides. to a 9-0 regular season in 2016. n A matchup to watch? How and York/Pavilion. For the record, here is the Franklinville/Ellicottville brings about the Week 1 non-league trend the North is trying to end: back just about every skilled posin Another indication that The South is now 62-2 against the tion player from a group that things have remained largely the North since the start of the 2014 played for a Section 6 Class D title same heading into 2017? season, with Coudersport notchat New Era Field. The number of familiar faces. ing both victories (over Ridgway Olean High, with Vincent back, This year, the Big 30 welin 2015 and Bradford in 2016). Ridgway and Cuba-Rushford — comes back eight all-stars from It’s not just that the North is who all won five or more games last season — up even two losing these games, it’s that they last year — figure to challenge for from last fall — the largest generally haven’t been close: In league titles again this fall. number in years: Brock Blecha 2014, the average margin was 31 (Franklinville/Ellicottville), points; in 2015, it was 36 points n Three teams that saw major Griffin Chudy (Franklinville/ and last season it was 40. turnarounds in 2016 will look to

rematch between Olean and Allegany-Limestone. A year ago, Olean won the first-ever meeting between the two schools, 13-6, at Fred Grace Stadium. But remember, the Huskies actually trailed 6-0 at halftime in that game before reversing their fortunes in the second half and riding that momentum the rest of the way through the regular season. This year’s contest is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 2, at Bradner Stadium.

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OLEAN — While some Buffalo Bills fans feel like their team is due for some success after 17 straight seasons without a playoff appearance, Randy Langdon isn’t so sure. The former Don’s SemiFriendly Tavern owner, who used to organize bus trips from his West State Street establishment to Orchard Park for Bills games, doesn’t think the team’s suffering entitles it to any success, which he compared to a coin toss. “No matter how many times heads comes up, it’s still 50/50 on the next flip,” said Langdon from behind the bar at Don’s, where he still bartends on Tuesdays. “Overdue doesn’t mean anything if they don’t get the players.” In Olean’s watering holes, hot takes on the Bills’ 2017 season range from cautious optimism for the future under first-year head coach Sean McDermott to sheer indifference after so many years of heartbreak. The season opens Sept. 10 after an eventful offseason and training camp that’s included the post-draft firing of general manager Doug Whaley and hiring of General Manager Brandon Beane, the trade of wide receiver Sammy Watkins, and the signing — and subsequent retirement — of veteran wideout Anquan Boldin. Most fans said while they’re not sure McDermott will lead Buffalo to the postseason this year — a season in which the team has the fifth-toughest schedule in the NFL — they believe the rookie coach will bring the team success in the future. Alex Simon, 28, of Olean, likes what he’s seen thus far from McDermott, including a training camp anecdote he read in a news article. “He stopped practice when it was a lax practice and he brought everyone in and made it known

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he didn’t like what he saw,” said Simon while he sat with friends in 3rd Base Bar and Grill during the Bills’ preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. “Whereas (former Bills head coach) Rex Ryan (would have) said, ‘Alright, we’ll let it roll and after practice I’ll tell you what I didn’t like.’ Sean McDermott just stops it and makes it known he didn’t like it.” Simon also likes that McDermott and Beane seem to be building for the long haul, which he said is the first time he can remember Bills management taking that approach. Through various trades, the Bills currently have six draft picks in the first three rounds of the 2018 NFL Draft, including two firstrounders. Many have speculated the team will use the picks as ammunition to move up and select a quarterback to replace Tyrod Taylor. “The quarterback class coming out of college is supposed to be super,” said Langdon, who was once a season-ticket holder for 25 years. “Grab one of those guys and who knows?”

Some of the those 2018 picks have come from the recent trades of Watkins and cornerback Ronald Darby. Most fans said they weren’t upset to see the sometimes-productive and oftinjured Watkins go, especially considering his contract was up after the season. “I’m not surprised by (the trade), as injured as he was all the time,” Kathy Cochran of Olean said about Watkins, who has missed 11 games the past two seasons. “Why would you give that kind of money to someone who spends more time not playing?” “Watkins wasn’t going to be there all season anyway,” said her father, Dan Crowley, as the two enjoyed dinner at Broken Wing Pizzeria and Grille. The Bills’ recent wheeling and dealing has favorably reminded Langdon of the Bills’ division rival and often biggest hurdle to making the playoffs. “(New England Patriots head coach Bill) Belichick did it for years. You trade players when BIlls ... page 45

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Since graduating from Penn State University in 1965, Sandy Wolfinger has regularly traveled back to State College to take part in one of the great scenes of major college football — pregame tailgating in Happy Valley. “We have maintained six season tickets for years,” said Wolfinger, who lives in Portville. “Our family and friends have enjoyed the football seasons. We’ve introduced many to Penn State football, many who had never seen a major college football game — including my wife, Connie.” Connie Wolfinger knows

baseball — she was married to former Cleveland Indians manager Doc Edwards — but she was indifferent to football before going to her first Penn State game. She found herself hooked and now revels in the fall season, with football a true family affair. Sandy Wolfinger said, “Our grandchildren and their friends have been especially enthusiastic about the games, the tailgating and the entire atmosphere. As Sports Illustrated suggests: ‘It’s a must do bucket list event for sports fans.’” One of the Wolfingers’ grandsons just started his freshman year at Penn State’s main campus, which will give them

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a great chance to visit with him and his friends to tailgate before the home games. “It’s a great tradition that has lasted decades for me and my entire family — as well as countless friends,” Sandy Wolfinger said. Ray Learn of Bradford, Pa., said that he’s been a big Penn State football fan since before he attended Penn State. He’s been tailgating at the games since his graduation in 2000. “I’ve had a lot of fun tailgating. I try to make it out every year that I can,” he said. Learn mentioned that tailgating is as much a part of the Penn State culture as it is to be in the stands supporting the team. “When we’re out there tailgating, sometimes we don’t even go into the game,” he said. “We just watch from a TV on the lot.” Learn explained that many of the lots that fans tailgate on are often reserved spots for yearly tailgating fans. “I see a lot of the same people every year, often tailgating right next to me,” he said. “Sometimes we share our lots and tailgate together. It’s all a part of the experience.” Ken Kane, a tailgater from Kane, shared similar sentiments, saying he would often give away his tickets just to continue tailgating. “Usually I’ll give them to folks who haven’t seen a game in the stadium yet,” Kane said.

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Penn State's Grant Haley returns a blocked field goal for a touchdown against Ohio State on Oct. 22, 2016, in State College, Pa. Penn State won 24-21 in one of the wilder scenes at Happy Valley in several years.

“It gives them a chance to experience the biggest show in college football.” For Kane, tailgating is about the camaraderie and fellowship that comes with tailgating. He also mentioned that he is always taken back by the amount of respect Penn State fans have for fellow tailgaters as well as for fans of opposing teams. “We make everyone feel welcome at Beaver Stadium,” he said. “The tailgate has been called ‘a party with 100,000 best friends’ and it’s with good reason. Everyone’s friendly.” Kane stated that he has been tailgating for 10 years, and that he has had plenty of fond memories. As for his most memorable moment while tailgating, Learn said that it was back in 2008. “It was a night game against Ohio State, who we hadn’t beaten in a long time,” he said. “I was conflicted about whether I should go in. I didn’t know if I was in for a heroic win or a devastating loss, but that’s beauty

of tailgating is that I have that option.” Learn did end up going into the game, a game that he said he would never forget. “We actually went and beat them. It was incredible and it was Joe Paterno’s 400th win,” he said. Kane was also in attendance at the memorable game against Ohio State, mentioning that it was “phenomenal” and hard to forget. “I remember talking to an Ohio fan after the game who was seated on the upper deck in the north end,” Kane said. “She said it was shaking so hard she thought she would get thrown from the stand.” When it comes to tailgating, Kane believes it is something that every Penn State fan should take part in. “I’d tell anyone that hasn’t tried tailgating that they don’t know what they’re missing,” he said. “Come out and tailgate with us this year, you won’t forget the experience.”

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Team Class A All-State honors and Rehab Centre All-D9 accolades as a defensive back. MacDonald is one of seven returning AML South Division all-stars. n Dylan Vincent, Sr., RB-LB, Olean High* Vincent was perhaps the best early-season player on an Olean High team that eventually went 7-0 in the regular year and reached the Section 6 Class B semifinals. The big running back ran for 507 yards and six touchdowns, added 175 receiving yards and three TDs and posted another 226 return yards as a junior. He was a Class B Fourth Team All-State selection on defense, an All-Western New York honorable mention and a Section 6 Class B South First Team choice on defense. Vincent is the best returning player on an OHS team expected to compete for a Class B-2 crown this fall. n Reed Williams, Sr., QB, Kane* Williams was the signal caller for a Kane team that hammered just about everybody en route to a 9-0 mark last year and is expected to compete for a fourth straight district title, and possibly another unbeaten campaign, in ‘17. In an up-tempo, no-huddle spread offense, Williams threw for an impressive 2,308 yards and 28 touchdowns (against just six interceptions) as a junior. Perhaps the best QB on the Pennsylvania side of the Big 30 border, he was an AML South all-star last year, and has two of his biggest players back as a senior. SECOND TEAM n Griffin Chudy, Sr., RB-LB, Franklinville/Ellicottville* Chudy, one half of the Titans’ returning two-headed rushing attack, is also one of two F/E Big 30 all-stars back this season. Chudy totaled 306 rushing

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yards and 202 receiving yards with 11 total touchdowns while helping the Titans to a runnerup finish in Section 6 Class D as a junior. Chudy made the Big 30 all-star team as a running back, but was an All-League First Team selection on defense, where he registered 55 tackles (40 solo), eight pass breakups and a fumble recovery. The 5-foot-11 back is one of a handful of key returning skill position players for the Titans. n Joey Elinski, Sr., FB-LB, Ridgway* Elinski was one of the top linebackers in the Big 30 as a junior, recording 90 tackles (40 solo), two sacks, two interceptions and three pass deflections. Behind Elinski and graduated teammates Colton McClain and Justin Kazmierski, the Elkers surrendered just nine points per game while posting an impressive seven shutouts en route to a District 9 Class A title and a spot in the PIAA state playoffs. Elinski was an AML South all-star a year ago and is one of three returning Big 30 all-stars on defense, alongside Vincent and Coudersport’s Jared Green. n Jared Green, Sr., WR-DB, Coudersport* Green was one of the best all-around players on a Coudersport team that finished 5-5 and came up a game short of the AML title contest in 2016. As a safety, he registered 84 tackles, an interception and two fumble recoveries while being named to the Big 30 all-star team on defense. On offense, he added 28 catches for 505 yards and seven touchdowns while posting another 257 yards and four scores on 48 carries. Green is one of 10 returning AML North all-stars in the Big 30 this season. n Ray Maze, Sr., WR-DB, Kane Maze was perhaps the best wideout in the Big 30 last season and returns as the top target for quarterback Reed Williams. Maze had 38 catches for 902 yards and 10 touchdowns in helping a potent Wolves offense

that averaged 40 points per game before being shut out in the state quarterfinals. The speedy wideout was a Class AA all-state selection on offense and is one of three returning Big 30 Pennsy players named to the Rehab Centre All-District 9 team, alongside DeLong and MacDonald. n Mike Rigerman, Sr., TE-LB, Pioneer Rigerman is perhaps the top returning player for a Pioneer team that finished strong following a rash of injuries last fall, and is hoping to bounce back from a 3-4 regular season in 2017. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder racked up 103 tackles, fourth most in single-season school history, including nine for loss, plus one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and an interception. On offense, he caught 19 passes for 510 yards, setting a school record with 26.8 yards per catch, and seven TDs. As a junior, Rigerman was a First Team Class B South all-star as a linebacker. THIRD TEAM n Nick Becker, Sr., OL-DL, Randolph/Frewsburg A Section 6 Class D First Team Defense selection who will help anchor both the offensive and defensive lines for the Cardinals. n John Eakin, Sr., FB-LB, Bradford High A Big 30 all-star and 1,000yard rusher as a sophomore who returns from an injuryriddled junior season. n Sawyer Drummond, Sr., QB-LB, Otto-Eldred An AML North all-star as a junior who returns after leading the Terrors to the AML title game in 2016. n Sam Erickson, Sr., TE-DE, Franklinville/Ellicottville A Section 6 Class D First Team Offense selection who had 13 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns as a junior. n Pat Walsh, Jr., OL-DL, Allegany-Limestone A Section 6 Class C South First Team Offense selection

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they’re worth something, not when they’re worth nothing,” he said. “I think in two years you’ll see a much better team.” While Granny’s Verona bartender Norm Rhinehart likes McDermott, he wasn’t impressed through two preseason games, adding he was surprised to see the Bills penalized 15 times in their loss to the Eagles. Some fans expressed worry after the team had generally not played well through two exhibition games, scoring just 26 total points. “I watched the game (against the Eagles) and had to shut it off after about two-thirds of the first quarter because it was so terrible,” Rhinehart said. “I thought with a new coach they might improve and not have so many penalties, but it seems like they have more.” Rhinehart said Granny’s often fills up with Bills fans on Sundays, but that’s dependent on how well the team is performing that season. The bar is also known to get a number of Pittsburgh Steelers fan, who often watch their team’s game on their own side of the bar. For some fans, like Jim and Yvonne McKelvey, who’ve been married 49 years, they plan to support the team just as much regardless of the record. “I’m a fan and always have been and always will be,” said Jim McKelvey, who’s attended notable Bills game such as Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly’s final outing, the greatest comeback in NFL history and the Super Bowl XXVII loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Other fans remain optimistic with a strong sense of caution. “We always hope for the best,” Cochran said. “And expect the worst,” her father added. (Contact reporter Tom Dinki at tdinki@oleantimesherald.com. Follow him on Twitter, @tomdinki)

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Kane, Ridgway coming off championship seasons By JIM MELARO

Allegany-Limestone defeated Wilson (12-7) before falling to Southwestern (17-6) in the Section 6 Class C bracket. Randolph upended Clymer/ Sherman/Panama (28-7) and then lost to Maple Grove (28-0) in the Section 6 Class D semifinals. Olean High, under first-year coach Phil Vecchio, saw its undefeated season end when the Huskies toppled Alden (21-17) and then lost to Cheektowaga (5635) in the Section 6 Class B bracket. Finally, of the six area teams that went one-and-done in the playoffs, the one that should be noted was Otto-Eldred. The Terrors earned a postseason berth for the first time in school history. Coach Nick LaBella’s squad lost to Clarion-Limestone, 26-16, in the first round of the District 9 Class A tourney. Here’s a rundown of scores for Big 30 teams in the postseason a year ago:

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It should come at no surprise to anyone who has followed the playoff fortunes of Big 30 high school football teams over the years that, once again, area programs made a good showing in the postseason last season. Fourteen of the 22 footballplaying schools earned postseason bids in 2016, with two of them — Kane (District 9, Class AA) and Ridgway (District 9, Class A) capturing titles. For Kane, a 21-14 win over Clarion gave coach Todd Silfies and the Wolves their third straight district crown. It was also the fifth consecutive postseason title game appearance for Kane, which lost to Karns City in the Class AA finals four and five years ago. For Ridgway, a 42-13 victory over Elk County Catholic gave coach Mark Heindl his first postseason championship plaque since the Ridgway and Johnsonburg school districts agreed to a football cooperative agreement after the 2014 season. “WE’VE BEEN in a similar boat the past couple of seasons,” Silfies said of Kane’s successful playoff run. “But I do believe it gets tougher. And when other teams put forth the effort to work harder to beat you, then that is when your own kids have to put their backs to the grindstone and work that much harder to prevent that from happening. “We’ve had kids answer the challenge the past few seasons. We have certain expectations, and the kids coming into the program have a pretty good grasp of what those expectations are. The ones who stick it out will get playing time and they will better understand the entire process.” Can the Wolves do it again in 2017? “We’re an awful long way from talking postseason just yet,” Silfies noted. “I think a lot has to happen between today and the end of the

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Kane coach Todd Silfies said the Wolves are “an awful long way from talking postseason just yet” for their 2017 run.

SECTION 6, CLASS B QUARTERFINAL Olean High 21, Alden 17 SECTION 6, CLASS B SEMIFINAL Cheektowaga 56, Olean High 35

regular season before we can even think of another playoff run. “I know this: It starts all over the first day of practice. That’s when you start to put the pieces together.” After winning the D-9 Class AA crown, the Wolves went on to defeat Chestnut Ridge (34-12) in the first round of the PIAA tournament before losing to Wilmington (42-0) in the state quarterfinals.

22 of them will be letterwinners,” Heindl added. “So we will have a pretty good nucleus of players back to start this coming year.” Ridgway saw its season end in the first round of the PIAA tourney with a 20-7 loss to Farrell.

ELSEWHERE in the Big 30, two other teams won a pair of postseason games before their seasons ended. Elk County Catholic picked up SAID HEINDL of Ridgway’s victories over Redbank Valley (21success last year, “The key, in my 14) and Clarion-Limestone (39-14) opinion, was the cohesiveness that in the District 9 Class A tournathe players had. And it just got ment before falling to the Elkers. stronger as the season went along. In the Section 6 Class D tourna“Another factor was that we ment, Franklinville/Ellicottville had some younger guys fill in topped Frewsburg (36-14) and some holes because of injuries Silver Creek/Forestville (56-33) early in the season. And when in the quarterfinals and semifithe older kids got healthy, they nals, respectively, before losing to stepped back in. That helped us Maple Grove, 33-6, in the Class D develop some depth. final at New Era Field. “I believe we will return 33 Four other teams won at least players back from last year, and one playoff game.

SECTION 6, CLASS C QUARTERFINAL Allegany-Limestone 12, Wilson 7 SECTION 6, CLASS C SEMIFINAL Southwestern 17, Allegany-Limestone 6 SECTION 6, CLASS D QUARTERFINAL Silver Creek/Forestville 35, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 6 Franklinville/Ellicottville 36, Frewsburg 14 Maple Grove 46, Portville 0 Randolph 28, Clymer/Sherman/Panama 7

DISTRICT 9, CLASS AA SEMIFINAL Kane 55, Moniteau 7 DISTRICT 9, CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP Kane 21, Clarion 14 DISTRICT 8-9, CLASS AAA SEMIFINAL Perry 38, St. Marys 27 PIAA, CLASS A QUARTERFINAL Farrell 20, Ridgway 7 PIAA, CLASS AA FIRST ROUND Kane 34, Chestnut Ridge 12 PIAA, CLASS AA QUARTERFINAL Wilmington 42, Kane 0

In all, 14 of the 22 Big 30 teams combined for a record of 13-14 in championship tournaments a year ago. This record does not include consolation bracket games or league championship games. Over the last 40 years, Big 30 teams have gone 280-301 in postseason action, including a mark of 44-47 in state tournaments. The postseason records listed for each Big 30 team below do not include league playoff and/ or championship games of consolation postseason contests, such as the ‘D’ bowl games in Section 6 or the pool play games in Section 5: New York Section 5: Bolivar/Bolivar-Richburg (10-18), Cuba/Cuba-Rushford (7-14-1), Wellsville (8-17). New York Section 6: Allegany/AlleganyLimestone (6-12), Cattaraugus/Cattaraugus-Little Valley (6-12), Ellicottville (13-13), Franklinville (3-5), Franklinville/Franklinville-Ellicottville (5-2), Gowanda (7-9), Hinsdale (4-4), Limestone (1-0), Little Valley (1-0), Olean High (11-7), Pioneer (8-7), Portville (13-18), Randolph (31-15), Salamanca (22-15), West Valley (1-2).

SECTION 6, CLASS D SEMIFINAL Franklinville/Ellicottville 56, Silver Creek/ New York State Regionals and Final Four: Forestville 33 Bolivar-Richburg (1-1), Cattaraugus/CattaraugusMaple Grove 28, Randolph 0 Little Valley (0-1), Ellicottville (1-1), FranklinvilleEllicottville (0-1), Gowanda (0-2), Olean High SECTION 6, CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP (0-2), Pioneer (0-3), Portville (0-1), Randolph Maple Grove 33, Franklinville/Ellicottville 6 (15-2), Salamanca (3-5), Wellsville (0-1). SECTION 5, CLASS D QUARTERFINAL Pennsylvania District 9: Bradford High (5-6), Bolivar-Richburg 16, C.G. Finney/Northstar 12 Cameron County (9-4), Coudersport (19-12), Elk Red Jacket 50, Cuba-Rushford 36 County Catholic (5-13), Johnsonburg (3-5), Kane (15-8), Otto-Eldred (0-1), Port Allegany (8-11), SECTION 5, CLASS D SEMIFINAL Ridgway (1-6), Ridgway/Johnsonburg (2-1), Alexander 34, Bolivar-Richburg 13 Sheffield (0-1), Smethport (11-9), St. Marys (1-2). DISTRICT 9, CLASS A QUARTERFINAL Pennsylvania District 8-9: St. Marys (0-1) Curwensville 33, Coudersport 6 Elk County Catholic 21, Redbank Valley 14 Pennsylvania District 10: Eisenhower (9-7), Clarion-Limestone 26, Otto-Eldred 16 Sheffield (0-1), Youngsville (0-2) DISTRICT 9, CLASS A SEMIFINAL Pennsylvania state tournament: Bradford Elk County Catholic 39, Clarion-Limestone 14 High (4-6), Cameron County (2-2), Coudersport Ridgway 33, Curwensville 0 (1-4), Eisenhower (1-2), Kane (4-4), Port Allegany (4-2), Ridgway/Johnsonburg (0-1), DISTRICT 9, CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP Ridgway 42, Elk County Catholic 13 Smethport (9-6).

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