All times p.m. unless otherwise noted.

*Region 4 games

–Tom Reisenweber

Matt Cragg, Nate Smith, Jacob Seely, Shane Taubert, Ryan Morris and Tyler Engle are back to lead a young Corry team. Matt Cragg threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns last season but moved to running back to help bolster the Beavers’ rushing attack. Matt Cragg ran for 674 yards on 141 carries and scored four touchdowns and even caught 17 passes for 240 yards. Matt Cragg had two interceptions and was voted to the all-region second team at defensive back. Matt Cragg’s replacement under center, Nathanel Smith, threw for 1,389 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. Joining Matt Cragg and Smith as returning offensive weapons is first-team tight end Tyler Engle. Engle ran for 403 yards on 67 carries with five touchdowns last fall and he caught 22 passes for 261 yards and two TDs. Morris and Taubert are back as defensive leaders. Morris was Corry’s second-leading tackler with 80 tackles, while Taubert had 72 tackles and seven sacks.

Corry has to deal with a new region and new class this fall. The Beavers dropped from Class AAA to AA and from Region 5 to 4. Corry still maintains a tough non-region schedule with games against Class AAA Oil City and Warren but the Beavers will renew old Erie County League rivalries throughout the region season. Corry will know almost immediately where it stands in the hunt for not only a District 10 Class AA playoff spot but the Region 4 title as well. The Beavers host perennial playoff teams North East and Fairview in early September before heading to Waterford and Albion to take on Fort LeBoeuf and Northwestern. Corry has enough talent to compete with the best teams in Region 4 but depth and injuries could be a concern as the season goes on.

Schedule
August
31 at Oil City 7
September
7 North East* 7
14 Fairview* 7
21 at Fort LeBoeuf* 7
28 at Northwestern* 7
October
5 Seneca* 7
12 Warren 7
19 Girard* 7
26 at Harbor Creek* 7
November
2 at Union City 7
*Region 2 games

Monday: DuBois

– Tom Reisenweber

In addition, Corry’s Homer DeLattre will serve as the West’s head coach in the game, which will be played May 6 at Gateway High School in Monroeville.

Grove City lineman Tony Turner will be District 10′s third representative in the game. Jordan and Turner will play for a West team that is predominately made up of players from the WPIAL.

Jordan, a 1,000-yard rusher and Erie Times-News District 10 All-Star, will play for William & Mary next fall.

Click below to see the rosters:

Scrimmages
Aug. 18 General McLane 10 a.m.
Aug. 24 at East/Mercyhurst Prep TBA
Regular season
Aug. 31 at Oil City 7
Sept. 7 North East* 7
Sept. 14 Fairview* 7
Sept. 21 at Fort LeBoeuf* 7
Sept. 28 at Northwestern* 7
Oct. 5 Seneca* 7
Oct. 12 Warren 7
Oct. 19 Girard* 7
Oct. 26 at Harbor Creek* 7
Nov. 2 at Union City 7
*Region 4 games

Corry becomes the third team to have its football schedule finalized and submitted to the Erie Times-News. Also check out Union City and General McLane. Check back throughout the spring for more schedules as they are submitted.

– Tom Reisenweber

Earlier, the Times-News published the 112-page Kickoff preseason guide and posted the online Summer Huddle series on the Varsity blog.

Check out the links to the Times-News team previews:
Sunday: McDowell preview
Sunday: Region 6
Monday: Region 4
Tuesday: Region 5
Wednesday: Region 2
Thursday: Region 3
Thursday: Region 1

East now will participate in a tri-scrimmage with Harbor Creek and Corry, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (The Corry scrimmage was moved up a half-hour from its original 7 p.m. start time.)

Click below for the weekend’s full scrimmage schedule featuring District 10 teams:

Friday

Fairview at Mercyhurst Prep (Veterans Stadium), 4 p.m.
Cochranton at Union-Rimersburg, 5 p.m.
Bradford at St. Marys, 6 p.m.
Clarion-Limestone at Warren, 6 p.m.
Franklin at Punxsutawney, 6 p.m.
Maplewood at Reynolds, 6 p.m.
McDowell at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m.
Northwestern at Oil City, 6 p.m.
Youngsville at Eisenhower, 6 p.m.
Dunkirk (N.Y.) at East (Veterans Stadium), canceled (East will play at Corry)
West Middlesex at Union, 6:30 p.m.
Central Tech at Girard, 7 p.m.
General McLane at Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m.
East, Harbor Creek at Corry, 6:30 p.m.
Hickory at Mohawk, 7 p.m.
Karns City at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m.
Kennedy Catholic at Cambridge Springs, 7 p.m.
Meadville at Wilmington, 7 p.m.
Mercer at Moniteau, 7 p.m.
North East at Iroquois, 7 p.m.
Philipsburg-Osceola at DuBois, 7 p.m.
Seneca at Saegertown, 7 p.m.
Sharpsville at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Shenango at Farrell, 7 p.m.
Strong Vincent at Sharon, 7 p.m.
Titusville at Grove City, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Union City at Linesville, 10 a.m.
St. Joe’s at Cathedral Prep (Dollinger Field), 11 a.m.
Keystone at Lakeview, noon
Eisenhower at Conneaut Valley, 7 p.m.

Vote in the poll at upper right. We’ve added one player from Friday and several players from Saturday.

The winner will be announced Tuesday on the Varsity blog and will be featured in Friday’s sports edition.

Josh Niswonger, General McLane: 4 receptions, 49 yards; TD catches of 10, 18 and 5 yards, including the game-winner in the closing seconds.

Courtney Harden-Pullium, Strong Vincent: 4 receptions, 170 yards, including a 64-yard TD catch

Josh Rzepecki, Harbor Creek: 9 receptions, 125 yards; TD catches of 3, 3, 13 and 7 yards.

Braidy Westfall, Corry: 3 receptions, 132 yards, including TD catches of 80 and 49 yards. Also caught a two-point conversion pass.

Justin Wiley, Cathedral Prep: 8 carries, 91 yards; TD runs of 6 and 49 yards, 12-yard TD receptions — all in the first half Saturday

Ryan Myers, Union City: 80-yard TD reception, 74-yard kickoff return for a TD, 8-for-12 passing for 106 yards, 2-point conversion pass

Dan Odem, Farrell: 20-yard interception return for TD, 5-of-8 passing for 85 yards and and four touchdowns, 11-yard TD run

Chris Kurzik, Mercyhurst Prep: 18 rushes for 122 yards and a TD.

Matt Stapleford, Warren: 16-of-24 passing for 227 yards and 2 TDs, two-point conversion pass, TD runs of 3 and 10 yards

Note: North East’s Jimmy Bailey and Mercyhurst Prep’s Aaron Horton were previous winners and were not eligible to win this week.

Readers can view or purchase photos from the two games.

We’ve added two players from Saturday’s games — Iroquois’ Jake Szoszorek and General McLane’s Nick Lombardo.

Vote in the poll at upper right through Monday night. The winner will be featured in Friday’s sports section. Here at the Week 8 nominees.

Peter Jackson, Fairview: 33 rushes, 249 yards, 77-yard TD run; now has 714 yards in his past three games and 1,129 yards on the season.

Brandon Akins-Jones, Strong Vincent: 15 rushes, 186 yards, TD runs of 66, 1 and 44 yards; eturned a fumble 92 yards for a TD.

Scottie Frisina, Corry: 7-of-17 passing, 135 yards, 2 TDs; 16 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TDs

Greg Garmon, McDowell: 8 rushes, 160 yards, TD runs of 64 and 3 yards; returned a kickoff 95 yards for a TD

Aaron Horton, Mercyhurst Prep: 16 rushes, 140 yards, TD runs of 59 and 5 yards; now has 1,117 yards on the season

Jared Burger, Union City: 25 rushes, 117 yards, TD runs of 11, 10 and 10 yards; now has District 10-leading 1,218 yards

Justin Wiley, Cathedral Prep: 8 rushes, 92 yards, TD runs of 1 and 51 yards; 2 receptions, 70 yards; returned punt 59 yards for a TD

Jake Szoszorek, Iroquois: Rushed 23 times for 226 yards and hade TD runs of 5, 6, and 9 yards; also became the Braves’ all-time leading tackler.

Nick Lombardo, General McLane: Rushed 10 times for 75 yards and 2 TDs; completed both of his pass attempts for 30 yards; returned an interception 43 yards for a TD.

View or purchase photos from Friday’s North East-Fairview and Mercyhurst Prep-Iroquois games and Thursday’s Corry-Strong Vincent game.

Also, look for a photo gallery after tonight’s Bradford-East game.

We had many strong performances Friday, including a career milestone and a superb defensive game. Here are some top choices:

Scottie Frisina, QB, Corry: 8-of-19 passing, 217 yards, 4 TDs. He also topped the 4,000-yard passing mark for his career.

Josh Rzepecki, TE, Harbor Creek: 6 receptions, 168 yards, TD catches of 9, 26, 27 and 70 yards.

Josh Giannamore, QB, Harbor Creek: 12-of-20 passing, 235 yards, 4 TDs

Mike Bizzarro, WR, McDowell: 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD catches of 17 and 63 yards

Scott Harris, RB, McDowell: 8 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TDs

Noah Ackerman, PK, Cathedral Prep: Three extra-point kicks and field goals of 35 and 43 yards. The 43-yarder tied him for the third-longest in Prep history.

Jordan Kerner, LB, Fairview: 12 tackles and 2 sacks, including key sack on Fort LeBoeuf’s final drive

Jared Lane, RB, Fairview: 15 rushes, 138 yards, 61-yard TD run, despite playing with injured hamstring

Corey McWilliams, WR, Fort LeBoeuf: 10 receptions, 168 yards

B.J. Arrowsmith, QB, Fort LeBoeuf: 13-of-22 passing, 220 yards

Casey Pace, RB, Fort LeBoeuf: 32 rushes, 147 yards, TD

Courtney Harden-Pullium, WR, Strong Vincent: 3 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TDs

Cory Lee, RB, General McLane: 15 rushes, 155 yards, TD

Casey Baker, QB, Conneaut Valley: 6-of-12 passing, 193 yards, 2 TDs

Nick Copeland, RB, Northwestern: 3 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TDs

Jared Burger, RB, Union City: 33 rushes, 169 yards, TD

Cody Johnson, RB, Oil City: 16 rushes, 200 yards; TD runs of 37 and 68 yards