*Congratulations to senior Nelson Franks who was chosen as the National Football Foundation's Scholar Athlete for the 5A PIL. The awards ceremony is December 9th.
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Thanks to all the players and parents for all their hard work and contributions in the 2009 season; a special thanks from the coaching staff for the 11 seniors on the team: Nelson Franks, Eddie Petrie, Michael Holly, Alex Ries, Rudy Corbett, Dakota Watkins, Matt Saiget, Bryant Pederson, Patrick Chiotti, Simon Harris, and Alex Eckerson.
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Players: don't forget about off-season workouts in the weight room on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, 3:20-4:00 (for all athletes not involved in a winter sport, freshmen-juniors).
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The following players received All-League honors for the 2009 season:
Nelson Franks, 1st team defense, LB; 2nd team offense, TE
Elijah Hauser, 2nd team offense util., 2nd team defense, DB
Eric Minturn, 2nd team offense, QB
Tyler Campbell, 2nd team defense, DL
Ian McBride, 2nd team offense, OL
Dakota Watkins, 2nd team defense, DB
Matt Saiget, honorable mention, OL
(go to pilathletics.com for a complete listing of 5A PIL All-League honors)
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Varsity year end stat leaders:
Rushing
Elijah Hauser, 139 rush, 670 yards, 6 TD
Tyler Campbell, 61 rush, 303 yards, 2 TD
Nelson Franks, 36 rush, 143 yards, 2 TD
Passing
Eric Minturn, 54-137, 852 yards, 2 TD
Elijah Hauser, 7-10, 177 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Nelson Franks, 18 rec., 274 yards, 1 TD
John Brant, 10 rec., 294 yards, 3 TD
Elijah Hauser, 18 rec., 178 yards
Matt Simmons, 3 rec., 89 yards, 1 TD
Michael Holly, 2 rec., 89 yards
Dakota Watkins, 4 rec., 37 yards
