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East High School running back Anthony Jordan will play for the West team in the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East/West All-Star Game.

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.

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District 10 teams Cathedral Prep, Grove City, Hickory, Linesville and Mercyhurst Prep remain among the top 10 in the state, according to this week’s Pennsylvania Football News rankings. Click below to see the rankings:

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Four area teams — one in each class — are ranked in the first Harrisburg Patriot-News state poll of the season.

McDowell, which competes in the WPIAL Northern Seven Conference, is ranked ninth in Class AAAA.

Grove City, the 2010 District 10 Class AAA runner-up, is No. 8 in AAA. Cathedral Prep, the two-time defending D-10 AAA champ, is listed under teams to watch.

General McLane is ranked No. 10 in AA after a 10-2 season in 2010. Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep is No. 10 in Class A.

Other D-10 teams to watch are Hickory and Sharon in AA and Farrell in A.

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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

Two District 10 teams are ranked and seven others are listed among “others to watch” in the Pennsylvania Football News preseason state rankings, which were released Wednesday night.

Cathedral Prep leads all D-10 teams with a No. 4 ranking in Class AAA. The Ramblers are coming off a trip to the PIAA Class AAA semifinals and return record-breaking junior quarterback Damion Terry.

Defending District 10 AA champion Sharon is ranked 10th in AA.

Meanwhile, listed among “others to watch” are the following D-10 teams: Grove City in AAA, General McLane, Hickory and Wilmington in AA, and Farrell, Linesville and West Middlesex in A.

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Grove City Eagles

Jeff Bell

Coach (season, record): Jeff Bell (15th season, 90-58)
2010 overall record: 11-1
2010 region record (place): 6-0 (champion)
2010 playoff results: Lost 28-16 to Cathedral Prep in the District 10 Class AAA championship.
Top players lost: Anthony Ruffo, Ross Caruso, Jibrin Ahmed, Travis Wanner
Top returning players: Wes Phipps, Tyler Dagres, Erik Record, Alex Gilmore, Jordan Patterson, Chauncey Miller, Brian Murone, Foster Reznor, Harold Price, Kyle Trinch, Mason Depeal, Tony Turner
Assistant coaches: Keith Degraaf, Todd Warner, Ty Thompson, Dwayne Lettie, Sam Mowrey

Tyler Dagres

Wes Phipps

Outlook: Grove City was the only District 10 team to play Cathedral Prep close in 2010 and the Eagles might have enough to upset the Ramblers. Grove City lost four all-region selections in Anthony Ruffo (defensive back), Ross Caruso (defensive line), Jibrin Ahmed (offensive/defensive line) and Travis Wanner (linebacker, offensive line) to graduation but everyone else is back. Ahmed was also named to the all-district team as a lineman. The Eagles return their entire backfield which rushed for 3,852 yards last year, including 57 touchdowns and an average of 7.3 yards per carry. Wes Phipps led the way with 1,014 yards on 146 carries and 19 touchdowns, while Erik Record carried the ball 108 times for 978 yards and 13 TDs. Harold Price completes the impressive trio with 666 yards on 105 carries, including six touchdowns, while quarterback Tyler Dagres had 467 yards on 69 carries and seven TDs. Even Foster Reznor saw significant carries at 439 yards on 47 carries and seven TDs. Everyone is back this fall making the Eagles a formidable team in Mercer County.

Erik Record

Jordan Patterson

The biggest asset for coach Jeff Bell is Dagres, a four-year starter under center. In a run-heavy offense, Dagres still managed to throw for 997 yards and six touchdowns last year and has more than 1,800 yards in his career. Dagres was an all-region selection at quarterback last season along with Phipps (running back/linebacker), Record (running back/defensive back) and Price (linebacker). Dagres’ top target last fall was Record at 13 catches for 388 yards and four touchdowns, while Phipps caught 13 passes for 296 yards and one touchdown. Chauncey Miller and Price each caught seven passes last year, while Mason Depeal, an all-region defensive back, had three catches.

Grove City’s biggest strength the past few years has been its offensive and defensive lines. The Eagles have plenty of experience back on both lines, including all-region defensive lineman Alex Gilmore and two-way all-region lineman Jordan Patterson. Senior Tony Turner is also back after starting on the offensive and defensive lines in 2010. As if the Eagles didn’t have enough experience back, they can also count on soccer standout Brian Murone to be the kicker. Murone averaged 36.7 yards per punt and 43.9 yards per kickoff, while connecting on 47 extra points and two field goals.

The Eagles begin the season at home against East, the site where the two teams played to a double-overtime thriller in 2009. Grove City follows with a region-implicating game against Corry with a huge showdown at Meadville looming on Sept. 30. The Eagles will renew its growing rivalry with Class AA power Wilmington on Oct. 7 with the rest of the schedule shaping up pretty well. Grove City won 11 games in a row before the D-10 championship against Prep and could be in the same position this fall.

Schedule
September
2 East 7
9 Corry* 7
16 at Franklin* 7
23 Greenville 7
30 at Meadville* 7
October
7 at Wilmington 7
14 at Oil City* 7
21 Slippery Rock* 7
28 DuBois* 7
November
4 at Moniteau 7

Friday: Harbor Creek

– Tom Reisenweber

Grove City Eagles
Coach: Jeff Bell
2008 overall record: 7-2
2008 region record (place): 4-0 (first place, Region 5)
Playoff results: Lost in the District 10 Class AAA semifinal game to Cathedral Prep 45-21
Top players lost: RB/DB Dwayne Martin, TE/DL Jason Ferderber, RB/LB Casey Shay, OL/LB Garrett Herald, OL/DL Jordan Gruber, OL/DL Wayne Burk, OL/LB Nick Delligatti, RB/LB Phil Schneider, WR/DB Ryan McGeehan, TE/LB Joe Kochemba
Top players returning: RB/DB Martin Phipps, QB/LB Tyler Dagres
Key games: Sept. 19 at Wilmington, Oct. 2 vs. Greenville
Outlook: Grove City cruised to a Region 5 title last season. The Eagles defeated their region opponents by an average of 20.25 points. But they fell in the District 10 playoffs to Cathedral Prep. Now, Grove City finds itself without several all-region players and a bunch of key contributors from last year’s team. All-district defensive back Dwayne Martin graduated. He  led the team with 11 rushing touchdowns and was the team’s second-leading rusher. The Eagles didn’t utilize the passing game much last season, but they do return their quarterback, Tyler Dagres. He attempted only 56 passes  (with a 39% completion rate) and he had two touchdowns and four interceptions on the year. Grove City finished the year strongly, winning its last four games before the playoffs. Along with Martin, the Eagles also lost seven other players who were on the first team, all-region offensive or defensive teams. The team’s leading rusher Casey Shay (846 yards, 7 touchdowns) also graduated. Grove City must find a way to replace quality players all over the offense and defense. However, since there is no clear favorite in Region 5, the Eagles would seem to have a realistic shot to repeat as Region 5 champions.

Schedule
September
5 at Central Tech 1
11 East    7
19 at Wilmington 7
25 at Franklin*    7
October
2 Greenville 7
9 at Hickory 7
16 Corry* 7
23 Meadville* 7
30 at Warren* 7
November
6 Moniteau 7

* Region 5 game

Monday: Region 5: Meadville

Region 5 was one of the most exciting regions to watch in 2008, not only because the standings were so close, but each team had a high powered offense. Grove City, the defending region champion, had many offensive weapons and a disciplined defense. Dwayne Martin, one of the region’s best playmakers, powered the offense and defense but has since graduated. Grove City’s signature win that basically clinched the region came in Week 8 with a 17-0 shutout of Meadville at Meadville. Meadville surprised a few teams and made the D-10 Class AAA playoffs. The Bulldogs’ ground game and defense made the difference but wasn’t enough to get past Strong Vincent. The Region 5 game of the year came in Week 4 when Meadville hosted Corry. The Beavers were rolling and looked like a playoff team. With both teams not getting past Grove City, their meeting on Sept. 19 was for a playoff spot. Both offenses put on a show and Meadville squeaked out the win with a Jarrod Kilburn touchdown run as time ran out. Corry quarterback Scottie Frisina is back, but the Beavers’ defense must improve dramatically. With key members from every team graduating, Region 5 is anyone’s region to win.

Region 5
Region Overall
x-Grove City 4-0 7-3
z-Meadville 3-1 6-5
Corry 2-2 6-4
Franklin 1-3 5-5
Warren 0-4 2-8
x-region champion
z-qualified for playoff spot

Key 2009 games: Sept. 11 Corry at Franklin, Sept. 25 Meadville at Corry, Oct. 16 Corry at Grove City, Oct. 23 Meadville at Grove City
Predicted champion: Grove City