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How could I forget!
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Remember the Lore feature I had on this site last week after a pick 6 by Qa'Lil Goode late in the first half stunned the Oilers -- turning a potential 14-7 Oiler deficit into a 21-0 Aliquippa lead?
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I said it will go down in Oiler football lore and proceeded to list other examples. Remember that?
Well, here's the biggie. Oct. 9, 2009. Oilers were playing Greenville in their homecoming game. They dominated a lot of it, especially in the first half.
Never trailed, but the Trojans, ranked No. 6 in the state in the Bill Born Power Ratings, eventually tied the game 27-27 and were knocking on the door in the waning seconds.
And then Dallas Williams happened. He picked up a fumble (handoff that didn't connect) and went 96 yards for a touchdown as time ran out, giving the Oilers a 33-27 victory. Williams broke the school record, which was an 81-yard return set in 1928 by Jack Hershelman. Greenville fans were wondering why the Trojans didn't kick a field goal. But they didn't. Oh well.
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Williams also caught six passes for 75 yards. Mark Kulinski threw for 252. Cody Johnson made 22 tackles.
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​Contest was part of a six-game winning streak heading into the playoffs, where Oilers (who by then were without injured Ben Koyack) lost to North East.
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(Sam Heasley video, obviously from You Tube)
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Region 6 football all-stars announced (scroll down)
All eyes on 1,000
Noah Baughman, Rocky Grove
Break out the balloons and posters. These four local players -- all seniors -- have a chance to reach the 1,000 points milestone this season, which begins this week.
Peyton Liederbach, Oil City
Cole Findlay, Cranberry
landen Carter, Rocky Grove
Other returning scoring machines this season: Darien Wenner and Blake Marchinke, Cranberry; Jameson Wofford, Franklin and Nevin Stinson and Sophia Garmong, Oil City. Findlay and Marchinke (D-9) and Baughman (D-10) have been named to pre-season All-District teams by YDL.com.
Photo by Richard Sayer
Cole Findlay shared Region 6 co-Player of the Year with General McLane's Matt Caro.
Region 6 Co-Player of the Year
Findlay, Heise, Sparks named two-way first team performers
Oilers Baker, Foster, Lucarelli, Stanton, Buzard, Stevens also on first team Along with Franklin's Ritchey
The teams were released Nov. 27 by the Erie Times News. They were selected by region coaches. All-District 10 teams will be announced in December after the state playoffs. Also pictured, besides Findlay, are Steven Heise (12) and Caleb Sparks (83).
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Caiden Holler – General McLane – 11 – TE
Kyle McConnell – General McLane – 12 – WR
Jackson Kiser – General McLane – 12 – WR
Landon Baker – Oil City – 12 – WR
Cole Findlay – Oil City – 12 – QB
Matt Caro – General McLane – 12 – QB
Cohen Beachly – General McLane – 12 – RB
Steven Heise – Oil City – 12 – RB
Jordan Lawrence – Meadville – 12 – RB
Jared Corwin – General McLane – 12 – AP
Tymir Phillips – Meadville – 12 – AP
Jacob Retterer – Warren – 12 – OL
Ryan Benoit – General McLane – 12 – OL
Lucas Conley – Meadville – 12 – OL
Carson Foster – Oil City – 12 – OL
Caleb Sparks – Oil City – 12 – OL
Hayden Chong – General McLane – 12 – OL
Special teams
Carter Sindlinger – General McLane – 12 – K
Charlie Blum – Warren – 11 – P
Connor Ritchey – Franklin – 12 – P
Defense
Noah Lucarelli – Oil City – 11 – DL
Caleb Sparks – Oil City – 12 – DL
Abdul Stanton – Oil City – 11 – DL
Mitch Kovski – General McLane – 11 – DL
Hudson Palmiero – Meadville – 10 – DL
Caiden Holler – General McLane – 11 – DL
Nick Swenson – General McLane – 12 – LB
Zach Carr – Meadville – 12 – LB
Brayden Buzard – Oil City – 12 – LB
Cohen Beachly – General McLane – 12 – LB
Blake Stevens – Oil City – 11 – LB
PJ Mitchell – General McLane – 11 – LB
Logan Squires – General McLane – 12 – DB
Cole Findlay – Oil City – 12 – DB
Steven Heise – Oil City – 12 – DB
Kyle McConnell – General McLane – 12 – DB
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Second team
Offense
Zach Carr – Meadville – 12 – TE
Jayden Wilmoth – Franklin – 12 – WR
Jacoby Thompson – Meadville – 12 – QB
Caiden Mincer – Franklin – 11 – RB
PJ Mitchell – General McLane – 11 – RB
My'Saun Mills – Oil City – 11 – AP
Jacob Riddle – Franklin – 11 – OL
Cole Gillette – General McLane – 11 – OL
Mitch Kovski – General McLane – 11 – OL
Lucas Wolf – Oil City – 11 – OL
Deryk DeLong – Oil City – 11 – OL
Andrew Kennedy – General McLane – 11 – OL
Special teams
Connor Ritchey – Franklin – 12 – K
Matt Caro – General McLane – 12 – P
Defense
Cole Gillette – General McLane – 11 – DL
Jared Corwin – General McLane – 12 – DL
Aaron Moore – Franklin – 11 – DL
Jacob Riddle – Franklin – 12 – DL
Kaiden Kelselka – Franklin – 11 – DL
Tycen Sindlinger – Oil City – 10 – LB
Greedy Sharp – General McLane – 10 – LB
Caiden Mincer – Franklin – 11 – LB
Anthony Martin – Franklin – 10 – LB
Jayden Wilmoth – Franklin – 12 – DB
Charlie Bennett – General McLane – 10 – DB
Gabe Montroy – General McLane – 10 – DB
Spence Singleton – Oil City – 12 – DB
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Region co-players of the year – Matt Caro, General McLane; Cole Findlay, Oil City
MEANWHILE, IN OHIO...
Kirtland reaches 14th state championship game
Kirtland became the first football program in Ohio history to reach 14 state championships in a 15-year span after beating Colonel Crawford, 49-22, Friday in the Class VI semifinals.
The Hornets, coached by Oil City grad Tiger LaVerde, will play Hopewell-Loudon at 3 p.m., Dec. 6 in Canton, for the state title.
John Silvestro, who scored four TDs for the Hornets, became the first player in Kirtland history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. He ran for 229 in the game with junior Ty Bledsoe adding 155.
Jake LaVerde scored two touchdowns and had 51 of the Hornets' 441 yards rushing. Last week in the Region 21 final, LaVerde became the first Kirtland player to reach 3,000 yards rushing and 3,000 passing.
Kirtland is the fourth team with nine straight region crowns, and Tiger LaVerde is the fifth coach to make 14 Final Fours.
Kirtland scored on every possession except the last against Colonel Crawford. The Hornets welcomed back junior 6-2, 300-pound tackle Jack Turk, who had been out with an ankle injury.
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