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Couldn’t make it to the Cathedral Prep at Fort LeBoeuf football game Friday night? Check out highlights courtesy of ShareMe Video, led by Fort LeBoeuf graduate Tom Matta.

Let Tom and his ShareMe Video partners know what you think about the highlights video. Would you like to see more video from around District 10 on the Varsity blog?

Kevin Gardner

Fort LeBoeuf had battled with traditional District 10 power Sharon throughout last week’s game before the Bison trailed 36-35 midway through the fourth quarter. Then Kevin Gardner delivered in the clutch.

Gardner, a senior, kicked a 26-yard field goal with 4 minutes remaining to give the Bison their winning points in a 38-36 victory. Earlier in the game, Gardner had connected on all five of his extra-point kicks.

He now has three field goals and 17 PATs for 26 points this season.

Gardner is the only athlete in District 10 to win two Breakout Player awards in two different sports this season. Earlier, he won the Soccer Breakout award.

Poll results below:

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Mike Hall

Hall had quite a night Sept. 30 in the Bisons’ 33-7 victory over Central Tech.

He entered the game with 153 rushing yards in four games. However, he more than doubled his total by rushing for 192 yards on seven rushes, an average of more than 27 yards per carry.

The 6-foot 1-inch 175-pound senior used the inside counter to break off a series of long runs, including touchdown runs of 36 and 55 yards.

Hall’s big game gave him a team-high 345 rushing yards on just
34 carries. He will lead the Bisons against Girard tonight.

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Check out video highlights from Fort LeBoeuf’s 33-6 victory over Central Tech Friday night. And, a question: How interested would you be in seeing video highlights on GoErie.com from a number of District 10 football games each week, and ultimately from other sports as well? Would you rather see edited highlights or a full game film? Please help us out by leaving a comment.

The Erie Times-News and GoErie.com are continuing District 10 football preview coverage this week, leading up to Friday’s season openers. Starting Sunday, the preview coverage included Region 6, McDowell and Region 4. The coverage will continue through Thursday. Included in each preview are complete rosters for each team.

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

Fort LeBoeuf Bisons

Jeff Nichols

Coach (season, record): Jeff Nichols (1st season at Fort LeBoeuf, 8th season overall, 29-35)
2010 overall record: 2-8
2010 region record (place): 1-5 (sixth)
2010 playoff results: Did not qualify for the District 10 playoffs.
Top players lost: Casey Pace, Nate Carr, Brandon Bradney, Jake Green, Sean Kuzilla, B.J. Arrowsmith, Dan Kress, Ryan Cragle
Top returning players: Mike Hall, Jake Holes, Evan Daley, Nick Dombkowski
Assistant coaches: Justin Blose, Freide Lundell, Lou Benko, Adlin Strimmel, Steven Blose
Outlook: Jeff Nichols revitalized Mercyhurst Prep’s program in the late 19990s and will look to do the same thing in Waterford after a down year in 2010. Nichols was a perfect fit as he teaches in the Waterford School District and is the LeBoeuf baseball coach.

Mike Hall

Jake Holes

The Bisons struggled in ’10 with a two-win season and a turnaround year won’t be easy in a brutal region. LeBoeuf has to deal with teams like Cathedral Prep, Warren, Bradford and the City schools in Erie as well as tough non-region games against North East and Sharon.

LeBoeuf will almost be starting over from scratch. Casey Pace, Brandon Bradney, Nate Carr, B.J. Arrowsmith, Dan Kress and Jake Green are all talented players but are gone through graduation, while Sean Kuzilla transferred to Harbor Creek. Pace was an all-region linebacker, while Bradney made the all-region team as a tight end and Green and Carr as all-region linemen. With almost all of the skill position starters gone, the Bisons will have a new look this fall.

Evan Daley

Nichols will look for the next standout players in camp, while Mike Hall, Jake Holes, Evan Daley and Nick Dombkowski are returning starters. Dombkowski was the only one in the group to see carries last year, but he didn’t get that many. Dombkowski did split time with Arrowsmith at quarterback and could step into the starting role this season. The rest of the backfield will be filled during camp and will need to develop some chemistry quickly.

Schedule
September
2 Harbor Creek 7
10 at Strong Vincent* 7
16 Warren* 7
23 at Bradford* 7
30 Central Tech* 7
October
7 at Girard 7
14 at Sharon 7
21 Cathedral Prep * 7
27 at East* 7
November
4 North East 7

Sunday: Franklin

– Tom Reisenweber

Fort LeBoeuf will look build on the momentum it built from last year’s playoff season in which the Bisons went 7-4. The Bisons lost standout receiver Corey McWilliams, but they return a strong nucleus that includes quarterback B.J. Arrowsmith, running back Casey Pace and tight end Brandon Bradney. Here’s a look ahead:

Here are some nominees for the Breakout Player of the Week. Remember, the winner will be honored in Friday’s edition of the Times-News. Vote for your favorite in the poll at the upper right.

Let us know if we missed a worthy candidate. We’re limiting nominees to one per school, and no winner can be nominated again.

Gary Brown, East: 11-of-21 passing 174 yards; 17 rushes, 127 yards, TD

Jared Burger, Union City: 24 rushes, 176 yards; TD runs of 4, 10 and 54 yards

Corey Dunton, Cambridge Springs: 65 yards rushing, 2 TDs, including game-winner in third overtime; 3 receptions for 33 yards; 77-yard kickoff return for a TD

Kevin Green, Strong Vincent: 9 rushes, 156 yards; TD runs of 80 and 30 yards

Richie Kolesar, Fort LeBoeuf: 13 rushes, 92 yards; TD runs of 1 and 34 yards

Jared Lane, Fairview: 17 rushes, 114 yards, TD in return from hamstring injury

Cory Lee, General McLane: 27 rushes, 180 yards

Justin Wiley, Cathedral Prep: 15 rushes, 108 yards; TD runs of 1, 3, 3, 5 and 27 yards

Two photo galleries are available from Friday night’s football action.

View or purchase photos from the McDowell-Gateway and North East-Fort LeBoeuf games.

Look for more photos from this week’s game, including the Strong Vincent-East showdown.

Four photo galleries from District 10 games are now available for viewing on GoErie.com.

Check out photos from Thursday’s Cambridge Springs-Mercyhurst Prep game, and Friday’s Cathedral Prep-East, Girard-General McLane and Fairview-Fort LeBoeuf games.

All photos are available for purchase.

Readers can vote for their top performers in the new poll at upper right, or they can vote for one of the following by posting a comment at the bottom of this blog post. We put our finalists in the poll, but they are not the only nominees.

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

There were several football standouts this weekend. You pick the best. Or, let us know who we missed.

Casey Pace, RB, Fort LeBoeuf, 15 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TDs

Scottie Frisina, QB, Corry, 15-of-20 passing 250 yards, 2 TDs; 9 rushes
104 yards, 3 TDs

Justin Wiley, RB, Cathedral Prep, 18 rushes, 82 yards, TD; 3 catches
90 yards, 2 TDs

Shyquawn Pullium, QB, Cathedral Prep, 10 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TDs; 92 passing yards, 2 TDs

Zach Greenawalt, QB, McDowell, 16 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TDs

Pat Pascarella, RB, Bradford, 16 rushes, 242 yards, 4 TDs

Matt Sleppy, DB, Iroquois, 42-yard fumble return for winning TD

Cory Lee, RB, General McLane, 12 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TDs

Cody Crosby, QB, Eisenhower, 21-of-30 passing, 315 yards, 2 TDs

Gary Brown, QB, East, 10-of-13 passing, 195 yards, 3 TDs; 5 rrushes, 29 yards, TD

Josh Williams, RB, Girard, 7 rushes, 108 yards, TD runs of 65 and 23 yards