Warriors earn 4 spots on C South first-team all-stars
After a second place regular season finish in the Section 6 Class C South division, the Salamanca football team had four members earn a spot on the C South first-team all league list.
Junior running back Jesse Stahlman and senior offensive lineman Tre Turner made the C South first-team offense, while Kody Shinners and senior defensive back Cole Hedlund made the first team defense. Stahlman led the Warriors' rushing attack with 1,044 yards (10 touchdowns), 108 receiving yards and one touchdown pass. Turner was a four-year starter and key leader as a captain this year. Shinners was a disruptive force on the line, making 59 tackles and eight sacks. Hedlund was the team's leading receiver (375 yards, six touchdowns) and had multiple interceptions at cornerback.
Also for the Warriors, junior defensive lineman Jaxon Tarr, senior linebacker Shawn Pierce and senior defensive back Harley Hoag made the second-team defense. Senior Eion Quigley and junior Zaron Tucker were honorable mentions.
2021 Class C South 1st Team All-League
League Player of the Year – Nick Whitfield – QB/DB – Fredonia – Senior
(1,797 yds passing, 16 pass TD, 720 yds rushing, 13 rush TD, 32 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT)
Offensive Player of the Year – Aidan Kennedy – QB – Southwestern – Senior
(1,717 yds passing, 17 pass TD, 606 yds rushing, 14 rush TD)
Defensive Player of the Year – Matt Lotter – LB – Fredonia – Senior
(140 total tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FF)
Team Sportsmanship – Gowanda
1st Team Offense
QB Aiden Kennedy Sr. 6-1 190 Southwestern
QB Nick Whitfield Sr. 6-5 205 Fredonia
RB Dalton Caldwell Jr. 5-10 175 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
RB Jesse Stahlman Jr. 6-0 195 Salamanca
WR Simon Davis Sr. 5-10 170 Fredonia
WR Ethan Fry Jr. 6-3 180 Fredonia
WR Andrew Giardini Jr. 6-2 180 Allegany-Limestone
WR Matt Pannes Jr. 6-2 215 Southwestern
OL Shawn Farnham Sr. 6-6 315 Fredonia
OL Nate Harrington Sr. 6-0 215 Allegany-Limestone
OL Paul Hayes Jr. 6-0 200 Southwestern
OL Dontae Hoose Sr. 6-0 240 Southwestern
OL Owen Rush Soph. 6-0 260 Fredonia
OL Tre Turner Sr. 5-9 245 Salamanca
K Brailyn Paladino Jr 5-8 140 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
1st Team Defense
DL Izzy Martinez Sr. 6-3 300 Fredonia
DL Sammy Atzrott Soph. 6-0 185 Fredonia
DL Kyle Keefe Sr. 5-10 185 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
DL Kody Shinners Sr. 6-0 260 Salamanca
LB Matt Lotter Sr. 6-0 220 Fredonia
LB Davon McCall Sr. 6-0 170 Fredonia
LB Matt Giardini Sr. 6-1 180 Allegany-Limestone
LB Ahren Faller Jr. 6-0 215 Allegany-Limestone
LB Gavin Phillips Sr. 5-6 160 Gowanda
DB Anthony Decapua Jr. 6-1 165 Allegany-Limestone
DB Jackson Gowan Sr. 5-9 175 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
DB Max Browning Sr. 5-9 165 Gowanda
DB Noah Vogtli Sr. 5-8 155 Gowanda
DB Cody Hedlund Sr. 6-0 160 Salamanca
Class C South 2nd Team All-League
RB Jameson Walsh Soph. Southwestern
RB Noah Abram Sr. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
RB Harlee Conklin Jr. Gowanda
RB Kevin Edwards-Hardy Soph. Allegany-Limestone
WR Jason Ni Sr. Southwestern
WR Noah Geiger Sr. Gowanda
OL Mitchell Pike Jr. Southwestern
OL Jake Swanson Sr. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
OL Josh Lee Sr. Allegany-Limestone
OL Jack Langdon Sr. Allegany-Limestone
OL Mason Maring Fr. Chautauqua Lake
OL Matt Cash Jr. Fredonia
DL Malaki Eckberg Sr. Southwestern
DL Garrett Williams Jr. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
DL Damon Franklin Soph. Chautauqua Lake
DL Jaxon Tarr Jr. Salamanca
DE Alex Paluch Sr. Fredonia
LB Karsen DePasquale Sr. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove
LB Brett Meadows Jr. Chautauqua Lake
LB Shawn Pierce Sr. Salamanca
LB Micah Davis Jr. Fredonia
DB Harley Hoag Sr. Salamanca
Honorable Mention
Allegany-Limestone – Gabe Ramadhan (Jr.)
Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove – Kynan Egan (Sr. ), Dakota Giambelluca (Sr.), Jarrett Vincent (Sr.)
Chautauqua Lake – Ryan Laurito, Connor Utegg
Gowanda – Aidan Ackley (Soph.), Quentin Centner (Soph.), Dylan Milne
Fredonia – Simon Price (Soph), Jameson Quinn (Soph), Ian Storey (Fr), Jadon Whitfield (Sr.), Brandon Wronski (Jr.)
Salamanca – Eion Quigley (Sr), Zaron Tucker (Jr)
Southwestern – Will Hoden (Jr.)
