Fitch's Demitrious Davis is Federal League Player of the Year

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Canton Repository

The Numbers Davis accounted for 28 touchdowns and 2,077 yards of offense. ... The junior quarterback ran for 1,091 yards and 19 TDs at 6.9 yards a carry. ... He passed for 986 yards and nine TDs, while completing 62.6 percent of his passes and being intercepted just twice in 99 attempts.

What He Does The engine of Fitch’s hurry-up, spread offense, Davis drove the Falcons to the league title in their final year in the Federal League. The super-quick Davis broke big plays with his legs while playing smart and efficient with his arm.

What His Coach Says “He did everything. He rushed for over 1,000, and passed for almost 1,000. He was the catalyst for our offense. He was a great leader. Very coachable. He had a real high quarterback rating. Just a tremendous kid with a tremendous work ethic.” — Fitch head coach Phil Annarella

FIRST TEAM

Name, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

Demitrious Davis, Fitch 5-9 170 Jr. QB

Centerpiece of Fitch’s explosive offense. Accounted for 28 TDs and 2,077 yards of offense.

Cam Patterson, Fitch 6-0 150 Sr. DB

Led Falcons with five picks. Totaled eight pass breakups. Caught 14 passes for 244 yards and two TDs.

Lucas Haupt, Fitch 5-11 160 Jr. DB

Intercepted three passes, taking two back for TDs, and tallied 51 tackles. Caught 10 passes for 309 yards.

Shane Stevens, Fitch 6-1 181 Sr. LB

Totaled five tackles for loss, nine sacks and 61 tackles; served as long snapper.

Will Mahone, Fitch 6-0 204 Jr. LB

Tallied five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and four interceptions. Averaged 7.7 yards per carry.

Bruce Reed, Fitch 5-8 185 Sr. RB

Rushed for 615 yards at 5.5 a carry.

Steve Zaborsky, Fitch 6-3 225 Sr. OL

A force on both lines for Falcons.

Dan Reed, Lake 5-10 166 Sr. DB

Playmaker with three interceptions, three fumble returns, 47 tackles and 1,043 all-purpose yards.

Jim Luther, Lake 6-1 181 Sr. RB

Scored 18 touchdowns in six games. Rushed for 696 yards despite playing part of season on torn ACL.

Sean Hemlick, Lake 6-1 234 Sr. OL

Reliable performer. Full-time starter at both offensive guard and defensive end.

Mitch Paulino, Lake 6-1 272 Sr. DL

Three-year starter. Totaled 59 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks.

Corey Paulino, Lake 6-2 205 Jr. LB

Led Lake with 108 tackles and 12 tackles for loss.

Freddie Burton, McKinley 5-8 192 Sr. LB

Heavy hitter. Leading tackler for Bulldogs with 126 hits. Tallied seven tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.

Kyle Ohradzansky, McKinley 6-1 213 Sr. P

Averaged 38.0 yards a punt, putting 11 inside the 20. Passed for 1,337 yards and six TDs. Ran for 564 yards.

Taron Montgomery, McKinley 5-9 165 Sr. WR

Caught team-high 26 passes for 410 yards and two TDs. Averaged 14.4 yards every time he touched the ball.

Skyler Parks, McKinley 6-0 267 Jr. OL

Helped pave the way for offense that rushed for 2,282 yards and 33 TDs.

Steve Miller, McKinley 6-4 242 Sr. DL

Ohio State recruit accumulated three tackles for loss and seven sacks to go with 47 hits.

Dayne Hammond, Boardman 6-5 190 Jr. WR

Caught 53 passes for 689 yards and six TDs. Force at safety as well. Division I college recruit.

Nick Buonavolonta, Boardman 5-9 185 Sr. RB

Shifty runner who averaged more than five yards a carry. Two-year Federal first teamer.

Carmen Tarantino, Boardman 5-10 210 Sr. LB

Four-year letterman and three-year starter. Had 90 tackles, 11 for loss, this season.

Tony Magnacca, Perry 5-11 170 Sr. WR

Set Perry single-season record with 649 yards receiving. Averaged 21.6 per catch. Tallied 67 tackles.

Jon Miller, Perry 5-10 190 Jr. RB

Set just about every significant Perry rushing record. Ran 271 times for 1,646 yards and 25 TDs.

Marcus Peffer, Perry 5-8 145 Sr. K

Made 43 of 44 PAT tries. The 43 PATs are a school record.

Bri’onte Dunn, GlenOak 6-1 210 Jr. RB

Ran for 2,030 yards and 22 TDs on 358 carries. Had two games of 300-plus yards.

Will Logan, Jackson 5-7 175 Sr. DB

Totaled 65 tackles and two pass breakups at safety. Ran for 295 yards and four TDs.

Joey Housos, Hoover 6-0 175 Sr. WR

Caught 53 passes for 697 yards and seven TDs. Also served as long snapper.

Player of the Year Demitrious Davis, Fitch

Coach of the Year Phil Annarella, Fitch

SECOND TEAM

Name, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

Antoine Cox, Fitch 5-10 198 Sr. LB

Chris Davis, Fitch 5-8 170 Jr. WR

Chris Penson, Fitch 5-8 200 Jr. OL

Ken Kilpatrick, Fitch 6-0 141 Soph. K

Wes Wilson, Lake 5-11 152 Sr. DB

Jarrod Daugherty, Lake 5-9 173 Jr. LB

Justice Karmie, Lake 6-4 263 Sr. OL

Mykal O’Brodo, Lake 6-2 344 Sr. OL

Se’Von Pittman, McKinley 6-5 235 Jr. DL

Elijah Farrakhan, McKinley 5-9 192 Sr. RB

Jacob Williams, McKinley 6-0 310 Sr. OL

Mike Aylward, McKinley 6-0 191 Sr. LB

Tyler Walls, Boardman 5-9 180 Sr. DB

Dan Popio, Boardman 5-9 190 Jr. LB

Zach Machuga, Boardman 5-9 220 Jr. DL

Austin Main, Boardman 6-1 235 Sr. OL

Anthony Wise, Perry 6-2 230 Sr. LB

Warren Parks, Perry 5-9 230 Sr. OL

Cody Minor, Perry 6-0 180 Sr. P

Luke Merrell, GlenOak 6-3 195 Sr. DL

Matt Clark, GlenOak 5-11 185 Sr. LB

Tyler Allison, GlenOak 6-0 215 Jr. OL

Cooper Merrill, Jackson 6-0 165 Jr. QB

Darien Terrell, Jackson 6-4 345 Jr. OL

Shamus Johnson, Hoover 5-11 170 Sr. DB

Austin Appleby, Hoover 6-5 200 Jr. QB

Honorable mention

HOOVER Robert Williams, Ryan Choong.

FITCH Larry Vines, Bill Price, Ken Walter.

LAKE Logan Wartman, Jarrod Wendorf, Sam Rutledge, Jon Spohn.

McKINLEY Chad Fite, Sa’Veon Holloway, Eric Snow, James Lioi.

BOARDMAN Ryan Pollifrone, Devin Campbell, Zach Zidian.

PERRY Tanner Lemon, Joe Tayse III, Steven Rowe, David Hughson.

GLENOAK Nick Hepner, Derrick Everett, Steve Mathie.

JACKSON Jimmy Dehnke, Charlie Dear, Tony Reed.

Source: Canton Repository

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