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GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of November 7, 2002
Football - 11/2/02
SECTION VI PLAYOFFS
CLASS AA SEMIFINALS
CLASS A SEMIFINALS
Friday's game
Grand Island 42, Pioneer 0
Grand Island 14 21 7 0 - 42
Pioneer 0 0 0 0 - 0
G: Blocho 5 run (Feathers kick)
G: Blocho 12 run (Feathers kick)
G: Bull 10 run (Feathers kick)
G: Blocho 75 punt return (Feathers kick)
G: Bull 8 interception return (Feathers kick)
G: Feathers 13 pass from Sica (Feathers kick)

Football - 11/4/2002
SECTION VI CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Ralph Wilson Stadium
Friday's games
CLASS D - 6 p.m.
Clymer (8-1) vs. Maple Grove (9-0)
CLASS C - 8:30 p.m.
Falconer (6-3) vs. Gowanda (8-1)
Saturday's games
CLASS B - noon
Olean (9-0) vs. Albion (9-0)
CLASS A - 3 p.m.
Grand Island (8-1) vs. Sweet Home (9-0)

Football - 11/5/2002 - CLASS A - SECTION VI FEDERATION CLASS AA
North League All PF PA
y-Sweet Home 6-0 9-0 395 125
x-Grand Island 6-1 8-1 263 86
Lewiston-Porter 4-2 6-3 238 181
Niagara-Wheatfield 3-3 3-6 163 271
Williamsville East 2-4 3-5 96 209
Williamsville South 1-5 1-7 111 238
Starpoint 0-6 2-7 72 215

FOOTBALL
Reaching The Ralph
By KEITH McSHEA
News Sports Reporter
11/5/2002
Class A
Grand Island vs. Sweet Home
   While Sweet Home roared back from a slow start (it trailed by 15-10 at halftime) to add Iroquois to its steamrolled list, 42-15, Grand Island put on a clinic at Pioneer. Jim Blocho (967 yards, 14 TDs) and Jeff Bull (640 yards, nine TDs) ran wild while Chris Sica made clutch throws and linebacker Pat McCarthy snuffed things out. McCarthy has 112 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries this season. The Vikings get great field position with punter Brett Kern (41-yard average) and Mike Feathers, who has booted 80 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks.
   The Panthers are hoping to repeat their 26-13 Week Three victory over GI for what would be the first stadium win in school history.

Soccer - Class A semifinals:
Grand Island, ranked first among large schools in Western New York, used two second-half goals to beat Clarence, 3-1. Jamie Dougherty had two goals and Kim Walker had one for the Vikings (17-1-1) while Corinne Razem made 16 saves. Grand Island's only loss came to Kenmore West as the teams split their NFL season series. Kenmore West struck early in both halves to upset top-seeded Lake Shore, 2-1, and earn another meeting with Niagara Frontier League rival Grand Island.

Buffalo News football polls - 11/3/2002 - LARGE SCHOOLS
1) North Tonawanda (9-0)-beat Clarence, 38-0. Next: Orchard Park.
2) Jamestown (7-2)-lost to Orchard Park, 10-9. Next: season over.
3) Sweet Home (9-0)-beat Iroquois, 42-15. Next: Grand Island.
4) Orchard Park (8-1)-beat Jamestown, 10-9. Next: North Tonawanda.
5) Grand Island (8-1)-beat Pioneer, 42-0. Next: Sweet Home.
6) Pioneer (6-3)-lost to Grand Island, 42-0. Next: season over.
7) Clarence (5-4)-lost to North Tonawanda, 38-0. Next: season over.
8) Lancaster (6-3)-beat Kenmore West, 34-6. Next: Niagara Falls.
9) Iroquois (5-4)-lost to Sweet Home, 42-15. Next: season over.
10) Hutch-Tech (7-1)-beat Seneca, 37-0. Next: vs. Lafayette.

Cross Country
SECTION VI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday at Elma Meadows G.C. (3.1 miles)
Class B
Team scoring: East Aurora 39, Starpoint 74, Sweet Home 116, Amherst 136, Olean 154, Grand Island 164, Albion 211, Williamsville East 215, Lew-Port 244, Alden 292, Tonawanda 305, Lake Shore 308, Williamsville South 337, Iroquois 343, Kensington 432, Lafayette 437. State qualifiers: Dan Field (EA) 16:25.0; John Yager (EA) 16:46.1; Brad Heron (SH) 16:47.4; Kevin Buzzelli (GI) 16:48.9; Kevin Bauch (Starpoint) 16:59.4; Chuck Laderer (Starpoint) 17:01.6; Matt White (Starpoint) 17:05.1; Bob Iwankow (EA) 17:21.3; Dan Burgio (EA) 17:22.7; Nate Buckley (EA) 17:43.2; Ryan O'Connor (EA) 17:51.1; Mike Bauer (EA) 18:11.4.

Cross Country - 11/2/2002
SECTION VI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday at Elma Meadows G.C. (3.1 miles)
GIRLS - Class B
Team scoring: East Aurora 31, Lake Shore 117, Grand Island 132, Depew 145, Amherst 161, Olean 165, Albion 170, Starpoint 186, Lew-Port 194, Sweet Home 262.

BOYS - Class B
Team scoring: East Aurora 39, Starpoint 74, Sweet Home 116, Amherst 136, Olean 154, Grand Island 164, Albion 211, Williamsville East 215, Lew-Port 244, Alden 292, Tonawanda 305, Lake Shore 308, Williamsville South 337, Iroquois 343, Kensington 432, Lafayette 437.
State qualifiers: Dan Field (EA) 16:25.0; John Yager (EA) 16:46.1; Brad Heron (SH) 16:47.4; Kevin Buzzelli (GI) 16:48.9; Kevin Bauch (Starpoint) 16:59.4; Chuck Laderer (Starpoint) 17:01.6; Matt White (Starpoint) 17:05.1; Bob Iwankow (EA) 17:21.3; Dan Burgio (EA) 17:22.7; Nate Buckley (EA) 17:43.2; Ryan O'Connor (EA) 17:51.1; Mike Bauer (EA) 18:11.4.
Girls Soccer - 11/1/02
Class A quarterfinals: Jessica Remmes scored a hat trick and Corinne Razem made 10 saves for her 14th shutout as No. 1 large school Grand Island routed Niagara Frontier League rival Kenmore East, 6-0. Jamie Dougherty added two goals while Lindsay Fetzer had one for the Vikings (16-1-1).

State Rankings - 11/5/2002
The following WNY teams were ranked for the week of Oct. 20 in the New York State polls conducted by the New York State Sportswriters Association:
FOOTBALL
CLASS AA: 4, North Tonawanda (8-0); 6, Jamestown (7-1); 9, Orchard Park (7-1). CLASS A: 5, Sweet Home (8-0); 10, Grand Island (7-1); 16, Pioneer (6-2). Honorable Mention: Hutch-Tech (6-1), McKinley (5-2). CLASS B: 4, Olean (8-0); 8, Albion (8-0); 11, Cheektowaga (7-1);19 Fredonia (7-1). Honorable Mention: Eden (6-2). CLASS C: 8, Gowanda (7-1); 17, St. Mary's (6-2); 19, Burgard (6-1). Honorable Mention: Cassadaga Valley (6-2), Cleveland Hill (6-2), Falconer (5-3). CLASS D: 2, Maple Grove (8-0); 4, Clymer (7-1); 11, Randolph (6-2). Honorable Mention: Forestville (6-2).

GIRLS SOCCER (Oct. 13 poll)
CLASS A: 10, Grand Island (14-1-1); 18, Kenmore West (13-1-1). CLASS B: 12, Williamsville East (14-1-1). CLASS C: 2, Allegany-Limestone (15-2-1); 6, Portville (15-1-0).

Girls Swimming - 11/5/2002 - WNY LEADERS
1-METER DIVING
State-635.15 (11) VI-536.75 (11)
State-322.65 (6) VI-306.65 (6)
Six dives: Kelly Beatty (Grand Island) 276.70; Casey Matthews (Wmsv. North) 257.00; Shana Dege (Lockport) 249.40; Christina Rua (NT) 218.50; Liz Kelleher (Lake Shore) 216.80; Kelly Sponholtz (Alden) 209.80; Amanda Dory (Sweet Home) 205.50; Allie Hartwick (EA) 202.30; Renee Evans (Alden) 196.05; Jacquie Hirsch (Wmsv. North) 189.75.

200 FREE RELAY
State-1:37.35 VI-1:37.35 (Orchard Park)
Lockport 1:40.67; Orchard Park 1:42.03; East Aurora 1:43.59; Williamsville North 1:45.50; Frontier 1:45.56; Clarence 1:45.65; Nardin 1:47.53; Grand Island 1:48.59; Springville 1:48.72; Iroquois 1:49.00.
100 BACKSTROKE State-56.42 VI-58.32 (Girvin, EA)
Steger (Frontier) 1:00.56; Martinez (Clarence) 1:01.81; Thiel (OP) 1:02.43; Fial (Cheektowaga) 1:03.31; Sciarinno (Nardin) 1:03.45; Rathke (Wmsv. North) 1:03.66; Connolly (Wmsv. North) 1:04.44; Cassie Olivieri (MSM) 1:05.08; Christine Marchetta (EA) 1:06.01; Kera Sauer (Grand Island) 1:06.07.
400 FREE RELAY
State-3:35.19 VI-3:35.19 (Orchard Park)
Lockport 3:45.40; Orchard Park 3:48.30; East Aurora 3:51.32; Clarence 3:54.64; Frontier 3:55.88; Nardin 3:56.06; Williamsville North 3:56.88; Frewsburg 3:57.89; Iroquois 3:59.06; Grand Island 4:00.01.

Cross Country - 11/5/2002
CHECKERS/RUNNERS ROOST POLL
LARGE SCHOOLS
Boys Girls
1. East Aurora (7) 1. East Aurora (7)
2. Lockport 2. Orchard Park
3. Frontier 3. Nardin
4. Canisius 4. Clarence
5. Starpoint 5. Lockport
6. Clarence 6. Lancaster
7. Kenmore West 7. Lake Shore
8. Lancaster 8. Grand Island
9. Sweet Home 9. Depew
10. Amherst/St. Joe's 10. Mt. Mercy/Amh
RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Decided by panel of area coaches
Boys: Lyle Tolli (Lockport), Paul Mesi (Clarence), Lee Evans (Kenmore West), Ryan O'Connor (Southwestern), Jeremy Gworek (Lew-Port), Nick Feely (Olean), Chris Powers (Randolph), Michael Holtz (Clarence), Nick Schobey (Randolph), Adam Dear (Lockport), Craig Wisler (Kenmore West), Ryan O'Connor (East Aurora), Matt Lundgren (Frewsburg), Chris Weathers (Grand Island), Jody Cendrowski (JFK).

Boys Soccer - 11/5/2002
WNY COACHES POLL
Large schools W-L-T Pts
1. Lockport (7) 20-0-2 70
2. Kenmore East 15-3-3 56
3. West Seneca East 15-5-1 50
4. Lancaster 15-3-1 49
5. St. Joe's 15-2 47
6. Iroquois 15-5-1 38
7. Williamsville North 14-3 28
8. Grand Island 13-5-1 26
9. Clarence 12-5-1 14
10. Williamsville East 15-5-1 8

Girls Soccer - 11/5/2002
Today's (11/5/02) Section VI Class A girls soccer championship marks the season's third meeting between top-ranked large school Grand Island (17-1-1) and Niagara Frontier League rival Kenmore West (17-2-2). Kenmore West handed GI its only loss of the season as the teams split their season series. The Blue Devils and Vikings meet at 5 p.m. at Wilson, followed by Williamsville East shooting for its fourth straight sectional title in the 7 p.m. Class B final against Alden. Franklinville hosts the Class C and D games Wednesday. Ellicottville plays Hinsdale in the Class D game at 5 p.m., followed by Allegany-Limestone playing Portville in the 7 p.m. Class C game. The Far West Regionals are split between Albion on Friday (Class A at 5 p.m.; B at 7 p.m.) and Saturday (Class C and D) at a Section V site.

The Riverside Athletic Club's Connolly Cup committee announced its weekly honor roll based on players' Week Nine performances: Jon Corto (Orchard Park), Corey Harge (Sweet Home), Julio Fuentes (Olean), Jehuu Calcrick (Clymer), Corey Muldowney (O'Hara), Mike Gates (McKinley), Justin Bartlomiejczak (South Park), Mike Blocho (Grand Island), Nick Decheine (North Tonawanda), Kyle Swanson (Maple Grove), Josh Pacos (Forestville), Adam Hellwig (Portville), Jeremy Cobo (Randolph) and Marc DiMatteo (Hamburg).

Girls Soccer - 11/6/2002
SECTION VI TOURNAMENT
CLASS A
Tuesday's final at Wilson
3-Grand Island 1, 4-Kenmore West 0
FAR WEST REGIONALS
Friday at Albion
CLASS A
Grand Island (18-1-1) vs. V-Churchville-Chili, 5 p.m.