Ethen Knox (RB/DB), Cole Buckley (QB/DB), Nathan Pfennigwerth (K/P) and Henry Milford (OL/DL) were named to the first team all-stars as two-way performers by Region 4 coaches. Knox was Player of the Year.
The Erie Times News announced its region all-stars for football on Nov. 20. Look for District 10 teams after the playoffs end in December.
Franklin's Ty Prince was second team all-D-10, heading the local all-stars in golf.
Cross country will be released by the end of this month, soccer and volleyball in early December.
District 10 3A Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Sharon 28, Fairview 0
Oil City 51, North East 14
Hickory 44, General McLane 12
Grove City 35, Ft. LeBoeuf 0
Semifinals
Sharon 39, Oil City 16
Hickory 38, Grove City 7
Championship
Hickory 14, Sharon 6
PIAA Quarterfinals
Hickory 26, Martinsburg Central 13
PIAA Semifinals
Hickory vs. WPIAL champion Belle Vernon, 7 pm, Friday, North Allegheny
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District 10 4 A playoffs
Championship
Meadville 45, Corry 13
Sub-Regional
Meadville 22, University Prep 18
PIAA First Round
Juniata 21, Meadville 7
PIAA Quarterfinals
Selinsgrove 44, Juniata 14
PIAA Semifinals
Aliquippa vs. Selinasgrove, 7 pm, Friday, Central Columbia, Ebensburg
A little bit of context: Belle Vernon beat Avonworth, 26-0, for its second straight WPIAL title. Grove City opened with Avonworth the last two years, and dropped both games, 35-14, this season and 27-7 in 2022.
In 4A, Selinsgrove drubbed Hollidaysburg, 48-7, during the regular season. This came one week after Hollidaysburg blanked Oil City, 49-0.
Kirtland reaches
state final again
Tiger LaVerde's Kirtland Hornets blanked Garaway, 17-0, on Nov. 24 to reach the Ohio Class V state final.
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The top-seeded Hornets will face the No. 2 Versailles Friday morning, looking to avenge a 20-16 defeat to the Tigers in last year final.
Kirtland claimed its seventh straight regional crown, and its 12th trip to the final four in the last 13 years for the right to face Garaway Nov. 24.
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LaVerde, an OCHS grad and a former Franklin aide, has rung up a 228-20 record since 2006 to go with six state titles. He is 248-30 including his three years at Franklin (2001-03).
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The Hornets are 14-1, and have 11 straight wins since losing to Perry in Week 3.
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LaVerde's son Jake is Kirtland's quarterback. He was the starter last year as a freshman and when his brother, Philip, made all-state as a senior.
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Franklin graduate Gold has
Redbank Valley in PIAA 1A semis...again
Also deep into the playoffs is 2007 Franklin graduate Blane Gold, whose Redbank Valley Bulldogs are in the PIAA 1A semifinals for the second time in three years.
Redbank will play WPIAL champion Fort Cherry at 7 pm, Friday, at Farrell in hopes of reaching the title game. The Bulldogs lost to Bishop Guilfoyle in the 2021 state championship tilt.
This is Gold's fifth year as coach of the New Bethlehem school, where he is 50-10, including 12-2 and the District 9 title his season. The Bulldogs are coming off a 44-0 romp over D-10 champion Cambridge Springs, which beat Lakeview, 32-29, for the right to play Redbank.
Gold, a state co-Coach of the Year in 2021, played college football at Grove City and had been an assistant coach at Oil City.
He applied for the head job at Franklin, but the school board felt he was too young and offered him an assistantship. But when the Redbank head job opened up, he took that instead.
Rocky Grove's "Nest" gets a "reno"
Rocky Grove's gym is getting a renovation. It is expected to be fully
How it looks "in action."
Rocky Grove's gym is getting a renovation. It is expected to be fully
Class of 2024 off to college
Franklin's Nadalie Latchaw signs with Canisius, where she will run cross country and indoor and outdoor track. She's pictured with her parents Elton Latchaw and Gina Latchaw and coaches (back from left) Jonathan Smith, Scott Ziegler and Mike Queen. (Christy Tackler.)
Franklin's outstanding distance runner, Caleb Prettyman, signs with Penn State. He's pictured with Alyssa Prettyman Ion, Don Ion, coach Jonathan Smith, Gabi Ion and coach Scott Ziegler. (Photo by Christy Tackler)
Rocky Grove's Emily Rice signs with Waynesburg for softball.
Franklin's Nadalie Latchaw signs with Canisius, where she will run cross country and indoor and outdoor track. She's pictured with her parents Elton Latchaw and Gina Latchaw and coaches (back from left) Jonathan Smith, Scott Ziegler and Mike Queen. (Christy Tackler.)