(Photo by Kelly Malek)
Griffin named to D-10 all-star team
De'Vaughn Griffin, Oil City's senior speedster, was named Dec. 24 to the YDL/D9and10Sports.com District 10 all-stars.
The 140-pound Griffin was picked to the second team at wide receiver after catching 34 passes for 867 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. He scored 14 TDs overall while adding 126 yards rushing on 18 carries.
Click here for a look at the complete YDL team.
The only District 10 players named to the 4A all-state team Dec. 28 were the Zietz twins from General McLane, Isaac at QB and Jacob at WR. (J. Zietz in late December tore his ACL playing basketball and is out for the season.)
Nobody local made the Coaches Select all-state team announced this week. Still waiting for the ETN D-10 all-stars...
3 Oilers on D-10 'Super 72'
Three Oil City players were named to a District 10 "Super 72" all-star team announced Jan. 23 by the Erie Times News.
They were wide receiver De'Vaughn Griffin and offensive linemen Tanner Kightlinger and Tim Walentoski, all seniors.
The "Super 72" included 24 players on offense, 24 on defense and 24 linemen.
"The process of selecting the all-district team ins a long, grueling one for the staff of the Erie Times News. The staff reviews film, statistics and gets opinions from coaches about their own players and players from other teams," the paper said.
Kightlinger, Cunningham
2-way 1st team all-region
Tanner Kighlinger (75) is a two-time first team selecition on offense.
Franklin's Jeremy "Killa" Cunningham hunts down a ball-carrier. (Photos by Richard Sayer).
11 Oilers, 2 Knights honored; McLane, MASH dominate
The Region 6 football all-stars were announced Nov. 25 by the Erie Times News, and two local players made the first team on both offense and defense.
Oil City's Tanner Kightlinger and Franklin's Jeremy Cunningham were honored on both the offensive and defensive lines by the region coaches. The only other two-way first team players were from region champion General McLane, lineman Mason Sayers and WR/DB Jacob Zietz, as with Kightlinger and Cunningham seniors.
Kightlinger is a repeat first team offensive selection from 2023.
Oil City had 11 players picked to the team and Franklin two.
Those picked were:
OIL CITY
First Team
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De'Vaughn Griffin, WR
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Tanner Kightlinger, OL-DL
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Noah Lucarelli, DL
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Danny DeLong, LB
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Ben Garland, LB
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Hank Lockhart, DB
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Cole Findlay, DB
Second Team
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Cole Findlay, QB
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Tim Walentoski, OL
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A.J. Bucholz, OL
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Hank Lockhart, P
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Kamdyn Reagle, DL
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Steven Heise, DB
FRANKLIN
First Team
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Jeremy Cunningham, OL-DL
Second Team
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Caden Mincer, RB
All of the local players are seniors except Heise, a junior, and Lucarelli and Mincer, sophomores.
Surprisingly, Franklin's junior kicker, Connor Ritchey, was not listed on either team.
General McLane took up 22 places on the first and second teams -- 12 on the first team. Runnerup Meadville had 17 players picked. Six players from last-place Warren were honored -- all on the second team.
Player of the Year was Jacob Zietz. District 10 all-stars will be announced after the PIAA championship games.
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Unanimous first team pick
Roman McFall's high school football career is over after last week's loss in the third round of the Texas 6A playoffs, but the former Oiler was a unanimous choice (all the coaches voted for him) at defensive end on the all-district team.
(Districts in Texas are the same as regions here -- and leagues most places.)
McFall made a fourth down interception with two minutes left to preserve the Canyon (New Braunsfels, Texas) Cougars' 38-35 playoff win over Veterans Memorial on Nov. 22.
The "Coogs" trailed 35-17 in the third quarter and 35-23 with 11 minutes to play but rallied to hike their record to 8-4.
However, they dropped a 39-36 decision to the Harlans Hawks in the third round of the playoffs this past weekend.
McFall (6-4, 195) played QB during his days with the Oil City Junior High team, but switched to DE after stepping foot in Texas in 2022. The erstwhile hoops star has been a starter in football since his sophomore season.
Regular Season
WEEK 1 (Aug. 23-24)
Friday
Mercer 8, Franklin 7
Meadville 41, Ft. LeBoeuf 27
New Castle 49, General McLane 47
Conneaut 61, Warren 0
Sharon 55, Mercyhurst Prep 0
Fairview 35, Slippery Rock 6
Grove City 21, North East 0
Cathedral Prep 18, Erie 6
Corry 28, Titusville 22
Reynolds 15, Eisenhower 0
Lakeview 32, Northwestern 26
Sharpsville 32, Girard 26
Cochranton 1, Iroquois 0 (forfeit; ineligible player(s) used in the Iroquois victory)
Seneca 35, Saegertown 7
Maplewood 21, Union City 0
Wilmington 28, Greenville 0
Cambridge Springs 67, Kennedy Catholic 0
Hickory 35, Farrell 0
Saturday
Mercer 8, Franklin 7
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WEEK 2 (Aug. 29-31)
Thursday
Corry 42, Warren 6
Conneaut 33, Iroquois 21
Friday
Oil City 29, Mercyhurst 13
Meadville 48, Connellsville 41 (4 OTs)
General McLane 47, Harbor Creek 19
Erie 56, Shaw (Ohio) 0
Seneca 32, North East 19
Grove City 13, Fairview 6
Eisenhower 14, Saegertown 13
Lakeview 12, Mercer 0
Ft. LeBoeuf 29, Farrell 28
Cathedral Prep 33, Sharon 7
Hickory 40, University Prep 13
Cambridge Springs 32, Northwestern 0
Cochranton 21, Union City 7
Greenville 25, Sharpsville 13
Reynolds 35, Maplewood 12
Hubbard (Ohio) 39, Wilmington 7
Saturday
Slippery Rock 38, Franklin 7
Titusville 40, Girard 0
WEEK 3 (Sept. 5-7)
Thursday
General McLane 35, Oil City 14
Hickory 63, Conneaut 6
Friday
Franklin 40, Warren 18
Butler 35, Meadville 11
Eisenhower 7, Iroquois 0
Reynolds 32, Mercer 31 (3 OTs)
Saegertown 31, Lakeview 29
Sharon 42, Slippery Rock 0
Titusville 36, Grove City 7
Fairview 31, Girard 20
Harbor Creek 49, North East 10
Ft. LeBoeuf 19, Corry 13
Youngstown Ursuline 27, Farrell 0
Cathedral Prep 16, Riverside 14
Maplewood 27, Cochranton 16
Mentor, Ohio 50, McDowell 14
Saturday
Mercyhurst 28, Northwestern 7
Lake Catholic, Ohio 37, Erie 0
Greenville 17, Cambridge Springs 0
WEEK 4 (Sept. 12-14)
Thursday
McDowell 28, Erie 24
Ft. LeBoeuf 28, North East 23
Friday
Meadville 42, Oil City 6
General McLane 62, Franklin 0
Cathedral Prep 52, Warren 7
Corry 52, Girard 18
Fairview 23, Harbor Creek 14
Titusville 46, Conneaut 19
Mercyhurst Prep 32, Seneca 21
Northwestern 32, Eisenhower 14
Lakeview 28, Maplewood 13
Farrell 58, Mercer 0
Greenville 62, Cochranton 0
Iroquois 40, Union City 19
Sharpsville 34, Reynolds 12
Cambridge Springs 32, Saegertown 3
Sharon 20, Hickory 14
Saturday
Grove City 42, Slippery Rock 7
WEEK 5 (Sept. 19-21)
Thursday
Cathedral Prep 36, Canisius (N.Y.) 24
Friday
Oil City 28, Fairview 14
McDowell 49, Meadville 21
Titusville 56, Warren 0
General McLane 33, Corry 19
Northwestern 26, Conneaut 21
Ft. LeBoeuf 21, Grove City 17
Sharpsville 35, Slippery Rock 7
Mercyhurst 26, Harbor Creek 20
Reynolds 36, Lakeview 26
Greenville 49, Mercer 13
Eisenhower 27, Cochranton 0
Cambridge Springs 36, Iroquois 20
Saegertown 21, Union City 14 (OT)
Maplewood 55, Kennedy Catholic 12
Seneca 20, Girard 14
Saturday
North East 38, Franklin 7
Hickory 27, Erie 25
Sharon 14, Farrell 7
WEEK 6 (Sept. 26-28)
Thursday
Harbor Creek 35, Slippery Rock 10
Friday
Oil City 35, Grove City 21
Erie 74, Franklin 0
Hickory 49, McKinley (Ohio) 0
Girard 21, Warren 7
General McLane 28, Ft. LeBoeuf 6
Titusville 47, North East 14
Eisenhower 34, Union City 7
Sharpsville 34, Lakeview 15
Saegertown 14, Mercer 7
Conneaut 41, Maplewood 0
Corry 28, Mercyhurst Prep 21
Fairview 13, Seneca 9
Cambridge Springs 34, Reynolds 0
Greenville 42, Northwestern 0
Farrell 38, Wilmington 0
McDowell 38, VASJ (Ohio) 35
Saturday
Sharon 41, Meadville 21
Iroquois 50, Kennedy Catholic 0
St. Francis (N.Y.) 35, Cathedral Prep 21
WEEK 7 (Oct. 3-5)
Thursday
Mercyhurst Prep 47, Union City 0
Saegertown 23, Maplewood 0
Friday
Meadville 62, Franklin 6
General McLane 48, Warren 6
Corry 48, North East 0
Harbor Creek 31, Girard 21
Fairview 10, Ft. LeBoeuf 0
Hickory 56, Titusville 21
Slippery Rock 16, Conneaut 13
Sharon 35, Grove City 0
Seneca 27, Eisenhower 14
Greenville 36, Lakeview 0
Sharpsville 35, Mercer 6
Farrell 1, Kennedy Catholic 0
(forfeit; Kennedy didn't have enough players)
Iroquois 20, Northwestern 12
Cambridge Springs 54, Cochranton 0
McDowell 44, Cathedral Prep 21
Saturday
Erie 14, Oil City 7
Wilmington 56, Reynolds 9
WEEK 8 (Oct. 10-12)
Thursday
General McLane 35, Meadville 27
Lakeview 55, Cochranton 14
Friday
Franklin 40, Eisenhower 34
Erie 22, Euclid (Ohio) 0
Sharon 63, Conneaut 7
Titusville 42, Slippery Rock 0
Hickory 69, Grove City 6
Mercyhurst Prep 42, Iroquois 6
Wilmington 49, Mercer 8
Corry 40, Fairview 7
Girard 34, North East 27
Benedictine (Ohio) 42, Cathedral Prep 14
McDowell 38, Austintown Fitch (Ohio) 35
Ft. LeBoeuf 20, Harbor Creek 16
Cambridge Springs 44, Maplewood 20
Greenville 35, Saegertown 13
Farrell 40, Sharpsville 21
Saturday
Oil City 62, Warren 0
Reynolds 43, Kennedy Catholic 8
Seneca 42, Northwestern 8
Sheffield 41, Union City 12
WEEK 9 (Oct. 17-19)
Friday
Oil City 48, Franklin 6
Meadville 56, Warren 7
Cathedral Prep 39, General McLane 32
Corry 28, Harbor Creek 7
Ft. LeBoeuf 52, Girard 18
Sharon 63, Titusville 22
Conneaut 40, Grove City 7
Hickory 56, Slippery Rock 0
Mercyhurst Prep 48, Eisenhower 21
Cambridge Springs 22, Lakeview 12
Mercer 1, Kennedy Catholic 0 (forfeit)
Wilmington 34, Sharpsville 17
Seneca 33, Iroquois 0
Steubenville (Ohio) 44, McDowell 21
Saegertown 55, Cochranton 0
Farrell 54, Reynolds 7
Saturday
Canisius (NY) 31, Erie 6
Fairview 24, North East 7
Northwestern 28, Union City 6
Greenville 50, Maplewood 20
WEEK 10 (Oct. 24-26)
Thursday
Union/AC Valley 50, Reynolds 35
Friday
Corry 26, Oil City 21
Lakeview 44, Franklin 12
Erie 44, Meadville 7
North East 29, Warren 14
Harbor Creek 56, Iroquois 14
Fairview at Titusville, canceled
Conneaut 35, Girard 0
Slippery Rock 20, Mercer 0
Greenville 27, Eisenhower 6
Cathedral Prep 7, Farrell 0
St. Francis (N.Y.) 35, McDowell 33
Saegertown 21, Northwestern 8
Seneca 41, Maplewood 22
Sharon 35, Brooke (W.Va.) 0
Saturday
Sharpsville 45, Punxsutawney 34
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CLASS 1A
Nov. 2
Greenville 28, Lakeview 7
Cambridge Springs 46, Saegertown 7
Reynolds 26, Eisenhower 21
Wilmington bye
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Semifinals
Nov. 9
Wilmington 49, Reynolds 14
Greenville 27, Cambridge Springs 26
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D-10 Championship
Nov. 16
Wilmington 26, Greenville 21
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PIAA Quarterfinals
Nov. 22
Port Allegany 38, Wilmington 20
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov. 29
Bishop Guilfoyle 21, Muncy 0
Nov. 29
Port Allegany 46, Fort Cherry 8
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State final
Dec. 5
Bishop Guilfoyle 41, Port Allegany 20​​
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CLASS 2A
Nov. 2
Farrell 44, Seneca 7
Sharpsville 35, Mercyhurst Prep 31
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D-10 Championship
Nov. 9
Farrell 28, Sharpsville 18
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PIAA First Round
Nov. 15
Central Clarion 41, Farrell 6
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PIAA Quarterfinals
Nov. 23
Central Clarion 49, Cambria Heights 6
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov. 29
Central Clarion 55, South Park 0
Troy 35, Riverside 14
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State final
Dec. 6
Troy 25, Central Clarion 24
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D-10/PIAA playoffs
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CLASS 3A
Nov. 1
Sharon 65, Conneaut 6
Hickory bye after Slippery Rock forfeit
Corry 9, Ft. LeBoeuf 6
Titusville 33, Fairview 0
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Nov. 8
Semifinals
Sharon 40, Titusville 7
Hickory 42, Corry 7
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D-10 Championship
Nov. 15
Hickory 37, Sharon 31
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PIAA Quarterfinals
Nov. 23
Penn Cambria 30, Hickory 7
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov. 29
Avonworth 16, Penn Cambria 6
Northwestern Lehigh 31, Danville 14
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State final
Dec. 7
Northwestern Lehigh 36, Avonworth 33 (ot)
CLASS 4A
Nov. 2
Meadville 27, Oil City 20 (ot)
General McLane bye
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D-10 Championship
Nov. 8
General McLane 34, Meadville 0
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PIAA First Round
Nov. 15
​Clearfield 27, General McLane 26
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PIAA Quarterfinals
Nov. 23
Thomas Jefferson 35, Clearfield 0
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov. 29
Lampeter- Strasburg 20, Thomas Jefferson 16
Bonner Prendergast 28, Southern Lehigh 7
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State final
Dec. 5
Bonner Prendergast 40, Lampeter-Strasburg 14
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CLASS 5A
D-10 Championship
Cathedral Prep -- no opponent and no trophy
Subregional
Nov. 1
Semifinals
DuBois 45, Cathedral Prep 42
Hollidaysburg 41, Allderdice 8
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Subregional Championship
Nov. 8
Hollidaysburg 28, DuBois 23
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PIAA First Round
Nov. 15
Hollidaysburg 24, Abington Heights 23
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PIAA Quaterfinals
Nov. 22
Philly Roman Catholic 48, Hollidaysburg 14
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov. 29
Roman Catholic 41, West Chester Rustin 17
Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt 28, Pine-Richland 14
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State final
Dec. 6
Bishop McDevitt 34, Roman Catholic 31 (ot)​
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CLASS 6A
D-10 Championship
Nov. 1
McDowell 28, Erie 14
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Subregional
Nov. 8
State College 35, McDowell 7
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PIAA First Round
Nov. 15
State College 75, Williamsport 14
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PIAA Quarterfinals
Nov. 22
Pgh. Central Catholic 41, State College 19
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PIAA Semifinals
Nov.29
St. Joe Prep 36, Downingtown West 7
Nov. 30
Central Catholic 38, Harrisburg 35
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State final
Dec. 7
St. Joe Prep 35, Central Catholic 6