Week 8 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 8 Players of the Game selected by the Conolly Cup committee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Cal Beebe (Lancaster) | vs Depew | 13/20 for 230 yards and 2 TDs in a historical end to the Lancaster/Depew rivalry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1811579' first='David' last='Chase'] (Starpoint) | vs Maritime/Tapestry | 13/19 for 227 yards and 3 TDs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1811630' first='Glen' last='Echeverria'] (Frontier) | vs Hamburg | 207 yards from scrimmage and 3 TDs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB Alexander Garland (Randolph) | vs Catt-Little Valley | 180 yards on the ground and 5 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1513357' first='Dontre' last='Hampton'] (Bennett) | vs Lockport | 205 yards rushing and a pair of TDs while catching a 72-yard pass for a third score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1513373' first='Jaylen' last='Hawkins'] (Sweet Home) | vs Amherst | Having to step in at QB, Hawkins completed 8 of 15 attempts for 149 yards and 3 TDs while rushing the ball 14 times for 130 yards and another score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1707374' first='Jackson' last='Kwaizer'] (Iroquois) | vs East Aurora/Holland | 6 catches for 100 yards and 2 scores on offense while racking up 13 tackles on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH Brock Lamont (Akron) | vs JFK | 255 yards from scrimmage and a TD while leading the Tigers with 18 tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB Grant Michalski (Springville) | vs Alden | 365 yards rushing on just 14 carries and 5 TDs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='2220245' first='Joey' last='Molnar'] (West Seneca East) | vs West Seneca West | Playing QB, Molnar threw for 127 yards and 2 TDs while running for 90 yards and another TD. Registered 6 tackles and an INT at DB.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1417832' first='Bryson' last='Reid'] (Lake Shore) | vs Eden/North Collins | 16/19 for 227 yards and 2 TDs while running for 58 yards and another score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1698601' first='Amare' last='Ridgeway'] (Health Sciences) | vs Niagara Falls | 18 tackles (4 for loss) while running for 121 yards and a TD.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1649172' first='Joe' last='Santoro'] (Williamsville East) | vs Williamsville South | Ran for 100 yards on the ground and a rushing TD while throwing another score for 53 yards. He also made 7 tackles on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1811623' first='Nasir' last='Spencer'] (Newfane) | vs Wilson | Ran for 147 yards and 3 TDs while adding 43 yards receiving. Spencer also racked up 10 tackles, forced a fumble and caused a safety.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Ryder Wolcott (Cardinal O'Hara) | vs Bishop Kearney (Rochester) | 12/20 for 220 yards and 2 TDs. Added two more scores on the ground and 59 yards rushing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->