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GIHS Sports Briefs - Week of December 12, 2002
Boys Swimming - 12/7/2002
ECIC I
Jamestown 93, Williamsville North 90
NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 56, Kenmore West 38

Final 2002 News Football Polls - 12/7/2002
LARGE SCHOOLS
1. North Tonawanda (AA) [9] 10-1 99
2. Sweet Home (A) [1] 10-1 91
3. Orchard Park (AA) 8-2 79
4. Grand Island (A) 8-2 66
5. Jamestown (AA) 7-2 65
6. St. Francis 6-4 40
7. South Park 9-2 39
8. Lancaster (AA) 7-3 33
9. Pioneer (A) 6-3 15
10. Clarence (AA) 5-4 10

News Poll Past Champions - 1991: Grand Island (10-1)
News Players of the Year - 1992: * Anthony Scott, Grand Island 1991: Bob McDonnell, Grand Island
1989: * Cliff Scott, Grand Island
Class A North
FIRST TEAM
Yr. Name, School Pos.
OFFENSE
11 William Fernandez, Sweet Home RB
11 Grant Schulte, Sweet Home QB
12 Shawn Crowley, Grand Island FB
11 Mike Blocho, Grand Island RB
11 Joe Cerminara, Lew-Port RB
12 Josh Perkins, Niagara-Wheatfield QB
12 Paul Torrey, Niagara-Wheatfield WR
12 Kyle Schmelzle, Niagara-Wheatfield OL
11 Justin Moscati, Williamsville East QB
11 Mike Davis, Williamsville South QR
12 Andrew Carroll, Starpoint FB
DEFENSE
12 Corvair Harge, Sweet Home DB
12 Todd Robertson, Sweet Home DE
12 Mike Lennon, Sweet Home LB
12 Nick DelNuovo, Sweet Home LB
12 Pat McCarthy, Grand Island LB
12 Paul Scappechio, Grand Island LB
11 Chris Sica, Grand Island DB
11 Nick Duchscherer, Lew-Port DB
11 Anthony Morreale, Lew-Port LB
11 Alex Palumbo, Lew-Port DE
12 Justin Trabert, Williamsville East LB
11 Brett Kern, Grand Island P
11 Mike Feathers, Grand Island K
Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Grant Schulte (SH), William Fernandez (SH).
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Corvair Harge (SH), Pat McCarthy (GI).
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
GRAND ISLAND: Jeff Bull-11, Josh Bernardoni. LEW-PORT: Rob Webb-11, Andy Tarnowski, John Burnett-11. NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD: Carl Neuman, Shawn Hare, Rob Colpoys-10. STARPOINT: Patrick Howard, Randall Daningburg. WILLIAMSVILLE EAST: Austin Ransom-11, Tom Cich-10, Kyle Kelley-11. WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH: John Wilcox, Nick Cummings, Zach Schrantz.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
GRAND ISLAND: Jeremy Roberts, Casey O'Brien-11. LEW-PORT: Derek Tracy-11. NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD: Scott Bartolomei. STARPOINT: Derek Cutter, Christopher Daly. SWEET HOME: Rob Jurgens, Joe Tagliarino-11, Mike Williamson, Chase Means-11. WILLIAMSVILLE EAST: Steve Dylag-10. WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH: Chris Green.
HONORABLE MENTION
GRAND ISLAND: Joe Podlucky, Doug Ingraham, Carmen Laurendi, Sean Morey. LEWISTON-PORTER: Brian Chia, Bryan Allen, Chris Pasell, Nick Manzare, Andrew Myers. NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD: Rob Zuccari Paul Caughell, Alex Smith, Kyle Irving, Hugh Burnham. STARPOINT: Aaron Balcerzak, Nate Brandt, Neal Brandt, Mike Grimmer, Jim Dabney. SWEET HOME: Mike Shurmatz, Keenan Redmon, Bennett Delle Bovi. WILLIAMSVILLE EAST: Josh Best, John Wojtowicz, Mike Schifferli, Jeff Donnelly, Troy Graziani. WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH: Tom Beall-Schwab, Matt Pavlovich, Marc DiGore, Nathan Alcott, Alex Rost.

Class A North - FIRST TEAM - Pat McCarthy - Linebacker
School: Grand Island
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Year: Senior
The scoop: McCarthy had 124 tackles, going over 100 for the second year in a row. . . . "Mentally, he was always very prepared," said coach Dean Santario. "He was able to go 150 mph. His mental approach allowed him to let his natural ability take over." . . . Has a 3.99 average ranking him fifth in class of 250. . . . Considering Cornell, UB. . . . Class A North co-defensive Player of the Year. . . . Helped Vikings to 8-2 record and Class A title game appearance.

WESTERN NEW YORK ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM - 12/6/2002 For the 16th consecutive year the top high school football student-athletes in Western New York are being honored by the Buffalo Bills for their participation on the football field and in the classroom. All of the 41 scholar-athletes are seniors who played varsity football and have maintained an academic average of a 90 or above in their studies. The All Academic Team is co-sponsored by the WNY High School Sports newspaper.

Girls Basketball - SWEET HOME TOURNAMENT
Sacred Heart 61, Grand Island 21
GRAND ISLAND (1-1): Goelz 2, Frieday 4, Dougherty 2, Nedwick 4, Stolzenburg 2, MacGuire 5, Skelly 1, Duda 1.
SACRED HEART (2-0): Boehm 15, Williams 2, Michalek 26, Grady 2, Bryant 4, Tevens 2, Coppola 4, Bellomo 2, Ragusa 4. Halftime: Sacred Heart, 36-16. 3-point goals: Michalek 2, Frieday, MacGuire.

BOYS BASKETBALL - Dunkirk Tournament -12/8/2002
   Rodney Green scored on a drive to the hoop with 6 seconds left as defending champion Niagara Catholic edged Fredonia, 48-46, for the title. Fredonia led, 46-44 with 10 seconds left when the Big Red's Carlton Mason made a shot to tie it. Ezra Scott had 12 points and nine rebounds while tourney MVP Greg Betterson added nine points. Adam Smith paced Fredonia with 13 points.
   Mike Feathers had 24 points, Nick Rossi scored 20 and John Colosi had 10 rebounds for Grand Island in a 73-40 consolation win over Dunkirk. Luis Pagan had 22 points for the Marauders.

DUNKIRK TIP-OFF
1st-Niagara Catholic 48, Fredonia 46
3rd-Grand Island 73, Dunkirk 40

Grand Island 73, Dunkirk 40
DUNKIRK (0-2): O'Brien 9, L. Pagan 22, Suto 9, J. Pagan 2, Torres 3, Torrence 3.
Grand Island (1-1): Colosi 4, Rossi 20, Bernardoni 3, Gadawski 2, Corrao 6, Kern 4, Corcho 2, Chambers 4, Brier 2, Asbach 2, Feathers 24. Halftime: GI, 40-19. 3-point goals: L. Pagan 2, O'Brien, Torrence, Rossi 6.

Dunkirk Tipoff: Niagara Catholic wasted a 15-point halftime lead, but rallied to force overtime and went on to a 59-53 win over Grand Island. Robbie Green scored eight of his 19 points in the extra session as the Rapideers outscored the Vikings, 10-4. Ezra Scott's free throw with 11 seconds left for NC sent the game into overtime. Mike Feathers led Grand Island with 23 points.

Girls Swimming - NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE - 12/10/2002
2002 All-stars - (chosen by league coaches)
DIVING - First: Kelly Beatty (Grand Island). 100 BACKSTROKE - First: Link (Niagara-Wheatfield). Second: Kera Sauer (Grand Island).

BOYS BASKETBALL - All-Western New York - 12/10/2002
P Player School Yr.
OH John Colosi Grand Island 12
Niagara Frontier League
First Team
P Player School Yr.
OH John Colosi - Grand Island 12
Second Team - Steve Asbach-12, Matt Fields-11
Honorable Mention - Chris Heftka
Girls Basketball NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grand Island 35, Lockport 32
Niagara Frontier League: Grand Island opened its league schedule by taking a 35-32 defensive struggle with Lockport. Megan MacGuire's nine points and Savannah Stolzenburg's eight led the winners. Nicole Piete of the Lions took scoring honors with 11.
Grand Island (2-1, 1-0): Stickl 4, Frieday 4, Nedwick 6, Stolzenburg 8, MacGuire 9, Duda 4.
LOCKPORT (0-2, 0-2): Niethe 8, Pratt 4, Piete 11, Schon 7, Enzinna 2. Halftime: Grand Island, 18-14. 3-point goals: MacGuire.

BOYS BASKETBALL - NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE - 12/11/2002
Lockport 64, Grand Island 52
LOCKPORT (3-1, 1-0): Brown 14, Carmona 3, Ginty 3, Lee 11, Luke 4, Stedman 12, Stone 17.
GRAND ISLAND (1-2, 0-1): Bernardoni 4, Blocho 5, Colosi 1, Feathers 22, Kern 13, Rossi 7.
Halftime: Lockport, 30-25. 3-point goals: Rossi, Blocho, Stedman.

Boys Hockey - WNY CLUB - 12-12-02
Grand Island 3, Lockport 2