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Erie Times-News Breakout Athletes of the Week nominees

Fans can vote for the Breakout Athletes of the Week on the top right corner of the page. Voting continues through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. with the winner being featured later this week in the Erie Times-News. Players who have won the award this season are no longer eligible. Fans are encouraged to nominate athletes by 5 p.m. each Saturday.

Football
Corey Voorhis, North East - Collected 266 all-purpose yards in a 33-14 win over Greenville. He ran for 165 yards on 15 carries, including two touchdowns, and tossed a 33-yard touchdown to Tyler Koszewski. Voorhis also had 68 return yards.
Shannon Jackson, Fairview - Carried the ball 28 times for 235 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-21 win over Youngsville.
Artrel Foster, Meadville – Ran for 73 yards on 13 carries, including a 20-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of a 38-36 win over Northwestern. He also caught a 59-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Minnis and finished with three catches for 79 yards.
Grant Panko, Northwestern - Completed 5-of-9 for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-36 loss to Meadville. He also ran for 32 yards.
Blake Reddick, Lakeview - Ran for 365 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in a 30-8 win over Union City.
Jake Pound, Harbor Creek – Carried the ball 26 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns in a 13-0 win over Iroquois.
Jon Onderko, Conneaut – Had a hand in four touchdowns in a 36-16 win over Girard. Onderko ran for 97 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries while throwing for 29 yards and one touchdown.
Joe Dunn, Girard – Completed 12-of-27 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns in a 36-16 loss to Conneaut.
Damion Terry, Cathedral Prep - Threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-6 win over Perry. He also ran for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Kellen Gursky, Reynolds – Had 93 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries in a 44-0 rout of Maplewood.
Khyre Drayer, McDowell – Carried the ball 24 times for 233 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-27 loss to Mentor (Ohio).
Austin Jerman, Warren – Completed 11-of-20 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-6 win over East.
Devin Walker, Cambridge Springs – Had 77 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries, while throwing for 66 yards and one touchdown in a 19-0 win over Saegertown.
Austin Andrews, Cochranton – Had a hand in four touchdowns in a 50-19 win over Seneca. Andrews ran for 74 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries and caught a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Matt Cragg, Corry – Carried the ball 39 times for 195 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-39 win over Oil City.
Colton Cunningham, Oil City – Threw for 231 yards and one touchdown and ran for a touchdown in a 41-39 loss to Corry.
Joe Goudy, Farrell – Threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 40 yards in a 21-14 win over Sharon.
Zane O’Brien, Mercer – Ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in a 33-7 win over Eisenhower.
Bryan Stafford, Sharpsville – Completed 7-of-9 for 175 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Moniteau.
Chad Williams, Grove City – Scored every time he touched the ball in a 40-0 win over Carrick. Williams scored on all three carries for a total of 44 yards and caught an 88-yard touchdown pass.
DeShawn Coleman, Hickory - Scored three times and rushed for 116 yards on 19 carries in a 44-22 win over Strong Vincent.
Jayce Corklin, Titusville – Had a hand in three touchdowns in a 41-27 win over Franklin. Corklin ran for 122 yards on 13 carries and threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown.
Matt Yurkewicz, Bradford – Ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and threw a 34-yard touchdown in a 20-7 win over rival Olean (N.Y.).
Garrett Brown, DuBois - Ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-24 win over Mifflin County.
Eli Rydzewski, Central Tech – Scored twice and ran for 32 yards but his blocking and defensive play helped Central rout Mercyhurst Prep 36-13.

Boys soccer
Corban Murphey, Fairview – Posted a shutout in a 2-0 win over Central Tech and allowed only one goal in a 1-0 loss to powerhouse Harbor Creek.
Dan Kuhn, Harbor Creek – Scored with seven minutes left to give the Huskies a 2-1 win over Bradford.
Connor Scully, General McLane – Scored with 15 minutes left to give the Lancers a big 2-1 region win over East.
Spenser Hasenkopf, Meadville – Scored twice in a 3-2 loss to Saegertown.
Zhafar Dzhuburov, Central Tech – Had two goals and one assist in a 3-0 win over Bradford.
Liam Boger, Warren – Scored on a penalty kick in overtime to give the Dragons a 3-2 win over McDowell.

Girls soccer
Tash Brigham, Harbor Creek – Posted back-to-back shutouts to start the season as the Huskies won the Harbor Creek tournament championship.
Kelsea Gariepy, Girard – Scored on a penalty kick with two minutes left to help the YellowJackets tie West Middlesex 1-1.
Taylor Babb, Cambridge Springs – Finished with two goals in a 3-0 win over Meadville.
Sami Pace, Fort LeBoeuf - Scored midway through the first half to give the Bison a 1-0 win over Strong Vincent.

Girls volleyball
Abby Rose, Fort LeBoeuf – Had 25 assists and five digs in the championships match as the Bison won their own tournament.
Victoria Tomko, Hickory - Collected 52 digs throughout the Cambridge Springs tournament.
Rachel Miller, North East - The outside hitter had 25 kills and 10 digs while helping the Grapepickers to a title in the Cambridge Springs tournament.
Danielle Collier, Hickory – Finished with 10 aces, 15 kills and 34 digs in the Cambridge Springs tournament.
Maria Peluso, Fort LeBoeuf - Had seven kills and five digs in the championship match as the Bison won their invitational.
Miranda Gipe, North East - The middle hitter had 17 kills, six service aces and a serving percentage of 94 percent in the Cambridge Springs tournament.
Challen Litwiler, Conneaut – Impressed throughout the Fort LeBoeuf tournament on Saturday.
Lauren Kenny, Mercyhurst Prep – Had a breakout performance at the Fort LeBoeuf tournament.
Taylor Palowski, Harbor Creek – Played well in the Fort LeBoeuf tournament.

Fall athlete
Austin Pondel, Corry cross country – Won the McDowell Invitational by running the course in 15 minutes, 36 seconds.
Bernadette Prichard, Villa Maria cross country – Ran the Brown’s Farm course in 19:29 to win the McDowell Invitational as a freshman.
Adina Spahali, General McLane tennis – Picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles to help the Lancers win their first match since 2009.
Adrianna Jeffress, McDowell tennis – Jeffess is once again dominating at No. 1 singles for the Trojans including a 6-3, 6-1 win against Mercyhurst Prep.
Brittany McBride, Mercyhurst Prep tennis – Is undefeated this season as the No. 2 singles player for the Lakers.
Andrew Britton, Cathedral Prep golf – Has put together terrific rounds in region play, including a 36 during a megamatch on Thursday. He also shot a 36 to help the Ramblers beat Mercyhurst Prep in a non-region match.
A.J. Rogers, Harbor Creek golf - Helped the Huskies to a megamatch win by shooting a 74.
Rosie Hearns, Hickory golf – Shot a 79 to help the Hornettes win the Hermitage Invitational.
Lia Fatica, Villa Maria golf - Won the North East Invitational with a round of 40.
Megan Moylan, North East golf – Won the Hermitage Invitational with a round of 76.

Posted in: Breakout Fall Athlete, Breakout Football, Breakout Soccer, Breakout Volleyball

2 Responses to Erie Times-News Breakout Athletes of the Week nominees

  1. Laura Morton says:

    How do I nominate a player for next week?

  2. Tom Reisenweber says:

    Laura,
    Send an e-mail to sports@timesnews.com by 5 p.m. on Saturday with the athlete’s name, sport and why they should be on the poll.

    Thanks,
    Tom Reisenweber

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