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GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of October 10, 2002
Girls Volleyball
10/3/2002
NONLEAGUE
Grand Island 25-25-25, Nichols 17-8-18

Girls Tennis
10/4/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Kenmore West 4, Grand Island 2

Girls Volleyball
10/3/2002
NONLEAGUE
Grand Island 25-25-25, Nichols 17-8-18

Girls Gymnastics
10/4/2002
NONLEAGUE
Hamburg 140.50, Grand Island 130.50, Lew-Port 122

Boys Volleyball
10/5/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 25-25-25,
Niagara-Wheatfield 16-21-16

Girls Soccer
10/5/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Niagara Falls 5, Lockport 5 (2OT)
Grand Island 11, Niagara-Wheatfield 0

State Rankings
10/6/2002
The following WNY teams were ranked for the week of Sept. 29.
FOOTBALL
CLASS AA: 5, Jamestown (4-0); 9, Orchard Park (3-1); 13, North Tonawanda (4-0). CLASS A: 9, Sweet Home (4-0); 15, Grand Island (3-1); 17, Pioneer (3-1); 20, Hutch Tech (3-0). CLASS B: 4, Olean (4-0); 8, Albion (4-0), 14, Cheektowaga (4-0). CLASS C: 10, Gowanda (3-1); 19, Cleve. Hill (3-1); 20, Cass. Valley (3-1). CLASS D: 2, Maple Grove (4-0); 4, Clymer (3-1); 13, Randolph (3-1).

Football
News polls
10/6/2002
LARGE SCHOOLS
1) Jamestown (5-0)-beat Lockport, 48-14. Next: Frontier.
2) North Tonawanda (5-0)-beat Wmsv. North, 38-14. Next: at Kenmore West.
3) Orchard Park (4-1)-beat Lancaster,12-9. Next: at West Seneca West.
4) Sweet Home (5-0)-beat Williamsville South, 41-15. Next: Williamsville East.
5) Lancaster (3-2)-lost to Orchard Park, 12-9. Next: at Clarence.
6) Grand Island (4-1)-beat Lew-Port, 23-6. Next: at West Seneca East.
7) Clarence (4-1)-beat Kenmore West, 48-33. Next: Lancaster.
7) Pioneer (4-1)-beat West Seneca East, 21-0. Next: Iroquois.
9) Hutch-Tech (3-1)-lost to South Park, 36-6. Next: Bennett.
10) Williamsville North (3-2)-lost to N. Tonawanda, 38-14. Next: Kenmore East.
Grand Island 23, Lew-Port 6: Jeff Bull rushed for 179 yards on 29 carries and scored on a 4-yard run for the No. 6 large school Vikings (4-1). Pat McCarthy and Casey O'Brien (two sacks) had nine tackles each. Mike Feathers kicked his fourth FG of the season, a 30-yarder.
Lew-Port RB Joe Cerminara was kept in check after breaking loose for an 80-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage.
Class A Crossover
Grand Island at West Seneca East, 7 p.m.

State Rankings
10/8/02
Football
CLASS AA: 5, Jamestown (4-0); 9, Orchard Park (3-1); 13, North Tonawanda (4-0). Honorable Mention: Clarence (3-1), Lancaster (3-1), Williamsville North (3-1). CLASS A: 9, Sweet Home (4-0); 15, Grand Island (3-1); 17, Pioneer (3-1); 20, Hutch Tech (3-0). CLASS B: 4, Olean (4-0); 8, Albion (4-0), 14, Cheektowaga (4-0); Honorable Mention: Depew (3-1); Eden (3-1); Fredonia (3-1); Lackawanna (3-1). CLASS C: 10, Gowanda (3-1); 19, Cleveland Hill (3-1); 20, Cassadaga Valley (3-1). Honorable Mention: Akron (3-1); Burgard (2-1), Turner-Carroll (2-1); St. Marys (3-1). CLASS D: 2, Maple Grove (4-0); 4, Clymer (3-1); 13, Randolph (3-1). Honorable Mention: Pine Valley (3-1).

State Rankings
10/8/02
GIRLS SOCCER
CLASS A: 11, Kenmore West (8-0-2); 13, Grand Island (6-1-1); 19, Clarence (9-1-0). CLASS B: 15, Williamsville East (8-1-0). CLASS C: 3, Allegany-Limestone (8-0-1); 8, Portville (8-0-0). CLASS D: 4, Ellicottville (4-2-1).

Girls Gymnastics
10/8/02
WNY TOP TEN Vault-Amanda Van Kuren (Lancaster) 8.70; Jordan Percrillo (Amherst) 8.60; Erica Gasiecki (Maryvale) 8.60; Daylene Hurley (Lancaster) 8.45; Christine DelPrince (Lancaster) 8.40; Nicole Samurski (Lancaster) 8.30; Alexa Hurley (Lancaster) 8.30; Dana Brandisi (Grand Island) 8.30; Jenna Hurley (Lancaster) 8.25; Brittany Wiesner (Wmsv. North) 8.25.
Floor exercise - Wiesner (Wmsv. North) 9.25; Mann (Hamburg) 9.20; Greenberg (Wmsv. North) 9.10; Castlevetere (Clarence) 9.00, Kristen Swan (Grand Island) 9.00; Jeffords (Amherst) 8.90; DelPrince(Lancaster) 8.85; Gasiecki (Maryvale) 8.80; Allison Scannapieco (Clarence) 8.75; J. Hurley (Lancaster) 8.65; Lojacono (Kenmore East) 8.65; Arcury (Ken. East) 8.65.

Cross Country
10/8/02
RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Decided by panel of area coaches
Boys: Nate Buckley (East Aurora), Bob Iwankow (East Aurora), Kevin Buzzelli (Grand Island), Mark Janowski (JFK), Jeb Bobstine (Fredonia), Derrick Smaczniak (Clarence), Adam Syty (Clarence).

Girls Tennis
10/8/02
NONLEAGUE
Grand Island 3, Starpoint 2

Boys Volleyball
10/8/02
NIAGARA FRONTIER
W L W L
Kenmore West 9 0 N. Tonawanda 5 4
Grand Island 7 2 Niag.-Wheat 2 7
Kenmore East 7 2 Niag. Falls 2 7
Lockport 6 3 Lew-Port 0 9

10/8/2002
The Riverside Athletic Club's Connolly Cup committee announced that Jeff Bull (Grand Island) has been named to its weekly honor roll based on players' Week Five performances.

Girls Soccer
10/8/2002
WNY COACHES POLL
Large schools W-L-T Pts
1. Grand Island (4) 10-1-1 68
2. Kenmore West (2) 9-0-1 67
3. Clarence (1) 9-4 60
4. Williamsville East (1) 11-1 58
5. Lake Shore 7-2 38
6. Lancaster 9-1-2 36
7. Williamsville South 7-3 35
8. West Seneca West 6-2 20
9. Williamsville North 6-5-1 15
10. Albion 7-1 11
NIAGARA FRONTIER W L T Pts
Kenmore West 9 0 1 19
Grand Island 9 1 0 18
Kenmore East 5 3 2 12
Lockport 4 5 1 9
Lew-Port 3 6 2 8
North Tonawanda 3 6 1 7
Niagara Falls 2 5 2 6
Niagara-Wheatfield 0 9 1 1

Girls Soccer
A highly-anticipated NFL rematch on Friday afternoon is in girls soccer as unbeaten Kenmore West plays at Grand Island at 4:30 p.m. The Blue Devils upset the Vikings, 4-1, on Sept. 16, handing Grand Island its first league loss in more than three seasons.

Boys Volleyball
In boys volleyball, the sixth annual Lockport Boosters Invitational is Saturday. Defending champion Lake Shore joins the field along with West Seneca West, Iroquois, Depew, Grand Island, North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls and Lockport. The finals are scheduled for 3 p.m.

Boys Soccer
NIAGARA FRONTIER W L T Pts
Lockport 9 0 1 19
Kenmore East 7 1 2 16
Grand Island 6 3 1 13
Kenmore West 5 3 2 12
North Tonawanda 3 6 1 7
Lew-Port 2 7 1 5
Niagara Falls 2 7 1 5
Niag.-Wheatfield 0 7 3 3
Goal scorers: Matt Stedman (Lock) 19, Matt Grawbowski (Lock) 9, Chris Carpenter (Lock) 9, Matt Louisos (KE) 8, Eric Brodfeuer (KE) 6, Jared Hulshoff (Lock) 7, Sergio Buriano (GI) 6, Steve Busateri (Lew-Port) 6, Pete Kuhne (GI) 5.

2002 News football polls
LARGE SCHOOLS
No. Team (Class) Record Pts LW
1. Jamestown (AA) [9] 5-0 99 1
2. N. Tonawanda (AA) [1] 5-0 88 2
3. Orchard Park (AA) 4-1 80 3
4. Sweet Home (A) 5-0 72 4
5. Grand Island (A) 4-1 55 6
6. Clarence (AA) 4-1 49 7*
7. Pioneer (A) 4-1 42 7*
8. Lancaster (AA) 3-2 27 5
N9. South Park 4-0 23 NR
10. Iroquois (AA) 3-2 10 10

FOOTBALL
10/8/02
CLASS A
North League All PF PA
Sweet Home 4-0 5-0 220 75
Grand Island 3-1 4-1 116 76

FOOTBALL
WEEK SIX
Friday's games
Class A Crossover
Grand Island at West Seneca East, 7 p.m.

Girls Gymnastics
10/9/2002
DIVISION I
Williamsville South 167.6, Grand Island 145.65, Kenmore West 92.35

Girls Tennis
10/9/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 6, Lew-Port 0

Girls Cross Country
10/9/2002
NONLEAGUE
Grand Island 15, North Tonawanda 50
Grand Island 15, Nichols 48

Boys Cross Country
10/9/2002
NONLEAGUE
Grand Island 18, Nichols 42
Grand Island 15, North Tonawanda 50

Boys Volleyball
10/9/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 25-25-25,
Niagara Falls 14-22-20
Kenmore West 25-25-25,
North Tonawanda 23-17-21
Kenmore East 25-25-25,
Niagara-Wheatfield 13-15-14
Lockport 25-25-25, Lew-Port 12-13-17

Girls Soccer
10/9/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 9, Niagara Falls 0

Boys Soccer
10/9/2002
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 5, Niagara Falls 0