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PLAYOFFS PREVIEW
Playoff matchups at a glance
| Sharon-Karns City |
| TEAM STATISTICS |
| SHARON | OFFENSE | KARNS CITY |
| 2464 | Rushing yards | 1924 |
| 224.0 | Per game | 174.9 |
| 943 | Passing yards | 974 |
| 85.7 | Per game | 88.5 |
| 109-56-3 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 3407 | Total yards | 2898 |
| 309.7 | Per game | 263.5 |
| 319 | Points scored | 328 |
| 29.0 | Per game | 29.8 |
| SHARON | DEFENSE | KARNS CITY |
| 1286 | Rushing yards | 1238 |
| 116.9 | Per game | 112.5 |
| 789 | Passing yards | 1313 |
| 71.7 | Per game | 119.4 |
| 133-60-9 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 2075 | Total yards | 2551 |
| 188.6 | Per game | 231.9 |
| 118 | Points allowed | 190 |
| 10.7 | Per game | 17.3 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| Rushing |
| SHARON -- Carmone Parchman 250-1657; Justin Schweiss 37-158 |
| KARNS CITY -- Pete Douglass 194-1117 |
| Passing |
| SHARON -- Mike Schneider 42-of-77, 836 yards, 11 TDs, 3 INTs |
| KARNS CITY -- Mark Bly 61-of-129 for 835 yards, 13 TDs, 4 INTs |
| Receiving |
| SHARON -- Terrance Phillips 20-299; Jackson 20-391 |
| KARNS CITY -- Greg King 19-231 |
| Scoring |
| SHARON -- Parchman 24 TDs, 144 points; Jim Morocco 5 FG, 33 PATS, 48 points; Jackson 4 TDs, 26 points |
| KARNS CITY -- Douglass 18 TDs, 7 2-pt. conversions, 122 points |
| GAME-BY-GAME |
| SHARON (9-2) |
| 14 | Woodland Hills | 36 |
| 16 | Farrell | 13 |
| 16 | Grove City | 14 |
| 24 | Ursuline | 0 |
| 64 | Mercer | 0 |
| 56 | Reynolds | 8 |
| 27 | Hickory | 0 |
| 10 | Wilmington | 28 |
| 51 | Slippery Rock | 13 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 28 | Girard | 0 |
| 13 | Wilmington | 6 |
| KARNS CITY (8-3) |
| 33 | Keystone | 12 |
| 28 | Redbank | 30 |
| 14 | Clarion | 20 |
| 54 | Moniteau | 14 |
| 41 | A-C Valley | 21 |
| 0 | Wilmington | 41 |
| 47 | Union-Rimersburg | 20 |
| 48 | Shannock Valley | 0 |
| 2 | Clarion-Limestone | 0 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 47 | Redbank | 25 |
| 14 | Brookville | 7 |
| GAME NOTES |
| The winner plays either Tyrone or Forest Hills in the next round. ... Karns City has qualified for the state playoffs twice in the last three years. ... Karns City lost to Wilmington in 1997’s first round. The Gremlins also fell to the Hounds in a rematch this year. ... The Gremlins’ 2-0 victory over Clarion-Limestone was a forfeit. ... Sharon advanced to the PIAA semifinals last year. ... Parchman only had 54 yards rushing last week, his second-lowest total of the season. Woodland Hills held him to 47 in the season opener. ... Parchman has nine 100-yard games and has hit 200 yards twice. ... Parchman’s 1,657 yards are 15th-best in Mercer County history. ... Schneider, a sophomore, has thrown for over 100 yards in each of his last three games. ... Sharon coach Jim Wildman has a career record of 186-71-6 during his 24-year tenure, the best in Mercer County history. ... The Tigers have won 102 games this decade. |
| Sharpsville-Cam. Co. |
| TEAM STATISTICS |
| SHARPSVILLE | OFFENSE | CAMERON CO. |
| 3038 | Rushing yards | 3146 |
| 276.2 | Per game | 286 |
| 1015 | Passing yards | 946 |
| 92.3 | Per game | 86 |
| 140-61-9 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 4053 | Total yards | 4092 |
| 368.5 | Per game | 372 |
| 407 | Points scored | 395 |
| 37.0 | Per game | 35.9 |
| SHARPSVILLE | DEFENSE | CAMERON CO. |
| 736 | Rushing yards | 1023 |
| 66.9 | Per game | 93 |
| 536 | Passing yards | 825 |
| 48.7 | Per game | 75 |
| 114-32-16 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 1272 | Total yards | 1848 |
| 115.6 | Per game | 168 |
| 76 | Points allowed | 87 |
| 6.9 | Per game | 7.9 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| Rushing |
| SHARPSVILLE -- Justin Napotnik 210-1503; Scott Sigworth 101-885 |
| CAMERON COUNTY -- John Bickford 195-1787, Seth Fragale 85-546 |
| Passing |
| SHARPSVILLE -- Brad Allen 60-for-139, 1012 yards, 4 TDs, 9 INTs |
| CAMERON COUNTY -- Adam Bickford 51-of-102, 942 yards, 13 TDs, 0 INTs |
| Receiving |
| SHARPSVILLE -- Bill Stiger 20-484; Matt Fleischer 14-236; Jeff Donatelli 11-143; Napotnik 6-73 |
| CAMERON COUNTY -- Garrett Zoschz 13-249, Matt McLean 9-219 |
| Scoring |
| SHARPSVILLE -- Napotnik 33 TDs, 200 points; Sigworth 12 TDs, 72 points; Stiger 4 TDs, 24 points; Donatelli 22 PATs. |
| CAMERON COUNTY -- Bickford 19 TDs, 114 points; Fragale 12 TDs, 72 points. |
| GAME-BY-GAME |
| SHARPSVILLE (10-1) |
| 40 | Linesville | 14 |
| 21 | Reynolds | 0 |
| 53 | Mercer | 8 |
| 60 | Lakeview | 0 |
| 6 | Slippery Rock | 28 |
| 27 | Mahanoy Area | 6 |
| 41 | Kennedy Christian | 0 |
| 42 | West Middlesex | 0 |
| 35 | Brookfield | 8 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 21 | Conneaut Lake | 0 |
| CAMERON COUNTY (11-0) |
| 41 | Port Allegany | 0 |
| 35 | Kane | 0 |
| 35 | Brockway | 19 |
| 56 | Johnsonburg | 14 |
| 72 | Ridgway | 6 |
| 17 | Smethport | 0 |
| 49 | Elk Co. Christian | 7 |
| 16 | Curwensville | 6 |
| 21 | Smethport | 14 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 40 | Ridgway | 14 |
| 13 | Clarion | 7 |
| GAME NOTES |
| The winner plays either Bellwood Antis or Bishop Carroll. ... Sharpsville coach Paul Piccirilli is 42-6 during his four-year ten-ure and has guided the Blue Devils to four District 10 title games, two D-10 championships and the PIAA championship in 1997. ... Napotnik had six touchdowns last week and now has 91 for his career, best in Mercer County history. He also has 4,513 for his career, fifth best in county history. ... Sigworth had 155 yards on just 10 carries last week and scored twice.m ... This is Cameron County’s first-ever playoff team and their victory over Ridgway was the school’s first playoff win. Sharpsville, conversely is 10-2 in playoff games the last four years. ... Cam-eron County is a senior dominated squad and beat out perennial power Smethport for the District 9 title. |
| Greenville-Perry |
| TEAM STATISTICS |
| GREENVILLE | OFFENSE | PERRY |
| 2553 | Rushing yards | N/A |
| 232.1 | Per game | N/A |
| 947 | Passing yards | N/A |
| 86.1 | Per game | N/A |
| 127-66-6 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 3500 | Total yards | N/A |
| 318.1 | Per game | N/A |
| 383 | Points scored | 329 |
| 34.8 | Per game | 32.9 |
| GREENVILLE | DEFENSE | PERRY |
| 1173 | Rushing yards | N/A |
| 106.6 | Per game | N/A |
| 804 | Passing yards | N/A |
| 73.1 | Per game | N/A |
| 196-77-15 | Att-comp-int | N/A |
| 1977 | Total yards | N/A |
| 179.7 | Per game | N/A |
| 89 | Points allowed | 125 |
| 8.1 | Per game | 12.5 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| Rushing |
| GREENVILLE -- Erik Adams 222-1344; Luke Martsolf 51-274 |
| PERRY -- William Graham 134-749 |
| Passing |
| GREENVILLE -- Sam Young 51-of-98, 743 yards, 7 TDs, 5 INTs |
| PERRY -- Damien Cornish 37-of-72 for 673 yards |
| Receiving |
| GREENVILLE -- Gio Vendemia 36-562, Jim Spiegel 26-342 |
| PERRY -- Owen Macklin 33-552 |
| Scoring |
| GREENVILLE -- Adams 26 TDs, 170 points; Vendemia 6 TDs, 36 points; Mike Titzel 1 FG, 46 PATs, 49 points |
| PERRY -- Macklin 14 TDs, Graham 9 TDs, John Harris 31 PATs, 2 FGs |
| GAME-BY-GAME |
| GREENVILLE (11-0) |
| 42 | Reynolds | 7 |
| 42 | Meadville | 7 |
| 26 | Franklin | 6 |
| 28 | Warren | 13 |
| 34 | East | 0 |
| 35 | Titusville | 0 |
| 35 | Wilmington | 14 |
| 23 | Oil City | 7 |
| 36 | Strong Vincent | 6 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 40 | Slippery Rock | 23 |
| 42 | General McLane | 6 |
| PERRY (7-3) |
| 46 | Carrick | 6 |
| 56 | Langley | 0 |
| 13 | Oliver | 20 |
| 35 | Peabody | 12 |
| 55 | Allderdice | 6 |
| 7 | Schenley | 13 |
| 42 | South | 6 |
| 30 | Westinghouse | 14 |
| 31 | Brashear | 28 |
| PLAYOFFS |
| 14 | Oliver | 20 |
| GAME NOTES |
| The winner will play either Clearfield or Belmont in the second round. ... Perry lost in the Pittsburgh City League semifinal. ... These two met in the 1997 PIAA first round with the Rod Rutherford and Rob Butler-led Commodores copping a 41-0 verdict. Rutherford red-shirted at the University of Pittsburgh this year, while Butler saw significant action at defensive back. Perry went on to lose in the state final to Berwick that year. ... Perry enters the game after a loss to Oliver in the City League’s first round, but had a week off to prepare for the Tro-jans. ... The Commodores gave up less than 12 points per game during its City League slate. ... Greenville’s win over General McLane gave the Trojans their fourth District 10 title of the ‘90s and their second in three years. ... Erik Adams had 152 yards rushing, the seventh game this year he’s hit the 100-yard mark. ... Greenville coach Bob Stone had a 183-43-6 mark in 22 years. | |
Published Friday, Nov. 19, 1999
