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1996

Knights
Opponents
Date
Opponent
R
Score
Rush
Pass
Total
Rush
Pass
Total
Aug. 30
Mercyhurst
W
42-20
228
160
388
186
  30
216
Sept. 6
Warren
W
14-  0
  99
  54
153
  97
  10
107
Sept. 13
Greenville
L
  0-45
  94
  37
131
332
  83
415
Sept. 20
Strong Vincent
W
22-  8
243
  18
261
145
  52
197
Sept. 27
Titusville
W
29-20
126
134
260
190
113
303
Oct. 4
Hickory
W
  7-  0
  59
  71
130
  64
  40
104
Oct. 11
Erie East
W
46-  8
279
  20
299
206
     0
206
Oct. 18
Meadville
W
  7-  6
142
  55
197
158
     7
165
Oct. 25
Oil City
L
  7-18
  77
111
188
215
  43
258

Top Games
Rushing
Brad Bacher
Mercyhurst
10-128
Passing
Fred Stevens
Mercyhurst
160 (7-9)
Fred Stevens
Titusville
134 (8-12)
Receiving
Brad Bacher
Mercyhurst
3-68
Andy Chalot
Mercyhurst
1-66
Dave Smith
Titusville
4-55



Knights Notes

The win over Meadville set up a showdown with Oil City for a District 10 Class AAA playoff berth...Bundy Fulmer's kick for the extra point was the difference against Meadville. Both teams scored in the third quarter, but Adam Hurban's kick was wide right after the Bulldogs' TD...The Knights answered with their touchdown, a 9-yard run by Clinton Washington, who broke three tackles for the score...Freddie Stevens' 40-yard pass to Andy Chalot was the big play on the drive...

The only score in the Hickory came came on Stevens' 1-yard run with 5:27 to play...Stevens had a 14-yard run and threw a 26-yard pass to Fulmer during the march...

Stevens completed 43 of 82 passes for 665 yards and four TDs...He also rushed for 298 yards on 115 attempts...Brad "Scooter" Bacher was the top rusher with 366 yards on 57 carries and added 169 yards receiving on 12 catches. He also scored seven TDs and threw for another...Bacher and DE Mike Cassano missed the Greenville game. The two were involved in a car accident the day before...

Chalot led the Knights in receiving with 13 catches for 259 yards...TE Dave Smith added 8 catches for 138 yards...Rob Saunders rushed for 359 yards on 82 carries...

Fulmer made his first 17 extra points and finished with 20 on the season....

Fred Blackhurst was named conference Coach of the Year after the Knights rebounded from an 0-10 season to finish 7-2...Oddly, the Knights didn't have any player make first team all-conference despite that record...

All-Conference

Second team -- WR-S Brad Bacher, WR-CB Andy Chalot, PK Bundy Fulmer, DT Doug Reinsel, LB Rob Saunders, LB Clinton Washington

Honorable mention -- DE Dave Smith, DE Mike Cassano, LB Gabe Matanzo, LB Jason Snyder, P Bundy Fulmer