Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Clemente to wrestle at Virginia

La Salle Institute's Zach Clemente has given a verbal commitment to wrestle at the University of Virginia next year.
The 2008 New York State champ at 140 pounds chose the Cavaliers over Boston University, Binghamton, Lehigh and the University of Maryland.
Clemente went 53-0 in his junior year en route to the state title. He was the No. 2 ranked junior in the country at 140 pounds by InterMat and has a 153-25 career record.
Clemente became familiar with the Virginia program as a member of the Journeymen Wrestling Club. The club, run by Frank Popolizio, hosts the Northeast Collegiate Duals an event the Cavalier program often attended.
Virginia head coach Steve Garland and assistant Scott Moore showed an interest in Clemente early on.
"The coaches were really excited about recruiting me," he said. "They sent me letters every week updating me on the program they seemed like the most interested and the most caring."
Clemente said he felt at home once he got to know the coaching staff and his future teammates.
"I really like the coaching staff they're really enthusiastic about wrestling," he said. "The guys were good too. I really liked the guys on the team I clicked we'll with them and since you pretty much live there for the four or five years that you go there you train all the time so you're pretty much like a family so you have to go where you like the people."
Clemente will wrestle alongside another Section II star at Virginia in CBA graduate Michael Chaires.
Chaires is headed into his sophomore year and wrestles in the 165 pound weight class.
"He's a good friend of mine," Clemente said. "He's one of the wrestlers I looked up to when I was younger."
Clemente plans to wrestle at the 141/149 pound weight class at Virginia but for now is focused on a big senior year at La Salle.
"I want to go undefeated again," he said. "I want to hit the 200 win mark I need 47 wins this year and I think I'll be able to do that because I had 53 matches this year."

--Ryan Kircher

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Monday football leaderboard

Rushing leaders

Att.

Yds.

Avg.

TDs

Name

School

128

771

6.023

9

Joe McMurry

Hudson Falls (B)

60

745

12.42

14

Caleb Meroski

Lake George (D)

100

728

7.28

10

Vince Gallo

Schalmont (B)

90

707

7.856

5

Tyler Carpenter

Fort Edward (D)

95

690

7.263

7

Jeremy Pryor

Shaker (AA)

81

665

8.21

9

Derrick Pitts

Bishop Gibbons (D)

95

632

6.653

6

Marquis Terrell

La Salle (AA)

54

548

10.15

13

Marcus Hepp

Lansingburgh (A)

76

547

7.197

10

Suhyab Banks

Shenendehowa (AA)

61

545

8.934

7

Dan Morrison

Glens Falls (A)


Receiving leaders

Rec.

Yds.

Avg.

TDs

Name

School

17

357

21

2

Alex Baker

Salem (D)

10

347

34.7

4

Lou DiNovo

La Salle (AA)

33

345

10.455

3

Jimmer Bennett

Albany Academy (B)

18

301

16.722

5

Dane O'Neil

Canajoharie (D)

12

290

24.167

5

Kevin Hanson

Fonda-Fultonville ©

15

277

18.467

3

Kadeem Miller

Niskayuna (AA)

9

245

27.222

2

Justen Markley

Cobleskill-Richmondville (B)

10

237

23.7

7

Tyler Hall

Fonda-Fultonville ©

8

227

28.375

3

Mico De Los Santos-Perez

Rensselaer (D)

12

209

17.417

4

Peter Furey

Niskayuna (AA)


Passing leaders

Comp

Att

Yds

TDs

INTs

Name

School

58

114

803

12

4

Danny Peters

Niskayuna (AA)

41

69

745

16

0

Josh Nethaway

Fonda-Fultonville ©

45

73

704

12

0

Nick Ottati

Schenectady (AA)

58

92

688

9

6

Hunter McCarthy

Albany Academy (B)

39

74

595

7

6

Kevin Woods

Hoosick Falls ©

44

97

575

4

2

Jake Valentine

Albany (AA)

45

66

500

6

5

David Fox

Tamarac ©

32

56

492

6

3

Andrew Dirga

Granville ©

27

66

451

7

1

Kyle Parmenter

Cambridge ©

19

38

440

4

2

Mike Murray

La Salle (AA)


NFL passer rating leaders

Rating

Name

School

139.1667

Paul Layton

Burnt Hills (A)

136.1715

Josh Nethaway

Fonda-Fultonville ©

133.2192

Nick Ottati

Schenectady (AA)

130.8712

Zach Dolan

Troy (A)

130.0926

Kyle Kelly

Glens Falls (A)

105.1535

Mike Murray

La Salle (AA)

100.1667

Chris Hughes

Watervliet ©

99.70238

Andrew Dirga

Granville ©

94.29825

Danny Peters

Niskayuna (AA)


Kicking leaders

PATs

FGs

Tot.

Name

School

23

1

26

Paul Layton

Burnt Hills (A)

18

2

24

Mitchell Dickson

Bishop Maginn (A)

21

0

21

Michael Gilbert

Chatham ©

17

1

20

Luke Nethaway

Fonda-Fultonville ©

5

5

20

David Fox

Tamarac ©

11

3

20

Luke Walsh

Shaker (AA)

16

1

19

Zach Fane

Lansingburgh (A)

18

0

18

Byron Chattoo

Troy (AA)

16

0

16

Nick Daley

Saratoga (AA)

7

3

16

Alex Tesoriero

Columbia (AA)


Total scoring leaders

TDs

PATs

2pts

Tot.

Name

School

14

0

0

84

Caleb Merkoski

Lake George (D)

13

0

1

80

Marcus Hepp

Lansingburgh (A)

11

0

6

78

Nick Dunbar

Granville ©

11

0

1

68

Derrick Pitts

Bishop Gibbons (D)

11

0

1

68

Suhyab Banks

Shenendehowa (AA)

10

0

3

66

Vince Gallo

Schalmont (B)

10

0

0

60

Jasheem Hamilton

Rensselaer (D)

10

0

0

60

Joe McMurray

Hudson Falls (B)

8

0

3

54

Marc Thompson

Schenectady (AA)

9

0

0

54

Fred Fitch

Troy (AA)


Section II standings

Class AA

League

Overall



Empire Division

W

L

W

L

PF

PA

Saratoga Springs

4

0

4

0

146

41

Ballston Spa

2

1

3

1

120

88

Bethlehem

2

1

2

2

87

82

Shenendehowa

2

1

2

2

119

119

CBA

1

2

1

3

68

132

Guilderland

1

3

1

3

60

101

Albany

0

4

0

4

92

195

Liberty Division






Schenectady

2

0

4

0

173

82

La Salle

2

0

3

1

108

58

Niskayuna

2

2

2

2

111

144

Columbia

1

1

2

2

78

67

Shaker

1

1

1

3

104

127

Colonie

0

4

0

4

62

155








Class A

League

Overall



Southeast Division

W

L

W

L

PF

PA

Bishop Maginn

2

0

4

0

138

26

Troy

2

0

4

0

156

19

Lansingburgh

2

0

3

1

149

92

Averill Park

0

2

1

3

33

139

Mohonasen

0

2

1

3

30

143

Scotia-Glenville

0

2

0

4

13

176

Northwest Division






Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

2

0

4

0

200

14

Glens Falls

1

1

2

2

126

80

Gloversville

1

1

2

2

77

72

Queensbury

1

1

2

2

87

95

Amsterdam

1

1

1

3

40

107

South Glens Falls

0

2

0

4

47

133








Class B

League

Overall



Reinfurt Division

W

L

W

L

PF

PA

Cohoes

2

0

4

0

139

28

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk

2

0

3

1

113

68

Cairo-Durham

1

1

1

3

39

130

Hudson

1

1

1

3

25

102

Albany Academy

0

2

1

3

76

114

Taconic Hills

0

2

0

4

38

70

West Division







Schalmont

2

0

3

1

121

45

Hudson Falls

1

1

3

1

94

63

Cobleskill-Richmondville

1

1

2

2

73

83

Broadalbin-Perth

0

1

1

3

65

63

Johnstown

0

1

1

3

48

105








Class C

League

Overall



South Division

W

L

W

L

PF

PA

Chatham

4

0

4

0

180

28

Fonda-Fultonville

4

0

4

0

205

65

Tamarac

3

1

3

1

106

47

Watervliet

3

1

3

1

138

21

Coxsackie-Athens

2

2

2

2

32

100

Catholic Central

0

4

0

4

7

145

Hoosic Valley

0

4

0

4

14

113

Voorheesville

0

4

0

4

33

191

North Division







Schuylerville

3

0

4

0

132

29

Cambridge

3

1

3

1

122

78

Hoosick Falls

3

1

3

1

92

95

Granville

2

2

2

2

104

123

Mechanicville

1

2

2

2

40

58

Stillwater

0

3

1

3

55

95

Corinth

0

3

1

3

51

78








Class D

League

Overall



North Division

W

L

W

L

PF

PA

Fort Edward

2

0

2

2

114

100

Warrensburg

2

1

3

1

102

66

Salem

1

2

1

3

68

122

Lake George

0

0

4

0

140

63

Whitehall

0

2

0

4

20

171

South Division







Rensselaer

3

0

4

0

144

45

Greenwich

2

1

2

2

73

80

Canajoharie

2

2

2

2

81

49

Bishop Gibbons

1

2

2

2

101

70

Saratoga Catholic

0

3

0

4

27

124

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