Week 1 Connolly Cup Players of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Connolly Cup is one of the most prestigious awards among Western New York High School Football, given to the area's best skill player annually at the end of the season. Each week the Connolly Cup committee presents a list of players that showcased excellent athletic ability over the previous weekend. Here are the Week 1 Players of the Game selected by the Conolly Cup committee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1514651' first='Mason' last='Anderson'] (West Seneca West) | vs Kenmore West | 16/24 for 209 yards and 4 TDs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='1513348' first='Zach' last='Bridenbaker'] (Depew) | vs Dunkirk | 15 carries for 159 yards and a TD while recording 9 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='501394' first='Trent' last='Buttles'] (St. Francis) | vs Bennett | 11/17 for 203 yards and 3 TDs while adding another TD on the ground and an extra 51 yards</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/DB Mekhi Chaka (Canisius) | vs Health Sciences | 8 receptions for 130 yards while adding 4 tackles on special teams</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1639430' first='Luke' last='Fleischman'] (St. Francis) | vs Bennett | 14 tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='1513357' first='Dontre' last='Hampton'] (Bennett) | vs St. Francis | 19 carries for 175 yards and scored all 3 of Bennett's TDs. Added 12 tackles at LB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Landon Harte (Cheektowaga) | vs Lew-Port | 282 passing yards on just 10 completions and 3 scores</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB Desmond Hughes (McKinley) | vs Lackawanna | 151 rushing yards on just 6 carries and a TD. Registered 6 tackles and a sack on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='778700' first='Elijah' last='Kimble'] (Canisius) | vs Health Sciences | 15 carries for 238 yards and 4 TDs while adding an INT on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1864262' first='Anthony' last='Mantione'] (Grand Island) | vs Starpoint | Combined 289 yards through the air and on the ground and a totaled 4 TDs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1639406' first='Vincenzo' last='Mullett'] {St. Mary's) | vs Holy Cross (Queens, NY) | 20/29 for 277 yards and 4 TDs while running the ball 10 times for 107 yards and another TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/WR [player_tooltip player_id='1649172' first='Joe' last='Santoro'] (Williamsville East) | vs Kenmore East | 109 yards from scrimmage while bringing in a 42 yard scoop and score on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='2103995' first='Alaric' last='Richards'] (Jamestown) | vs Williamsville North | In a much anticipated breakout performance, he carried the ball 29 times for 201 yards and 4 TDs. He made his mark on defense and special teams recording 10 tackles and registering 193 yards as a Kick/Punt Returner</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/DL [player_tooltip player_id='2374932' first='Justin' last='Teubner'] (Lancaster) | vs McQuaid (Rochester) | 12 carries for 103 yards and 3 TDs while recording a sack from his DE position</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='2262754' first='Josh' last='Urban'] (West Seneca East) | vs Amherst | 209 yards on the ground and 4 TDs. Urban also blocked a Field Goal in the first quarter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->