The Tri-County Central Pop Warner Football Conference held its Sixth Annual Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on Sunday, August 28, 1999 in New Hartford, N.Y. Eighty four awards were passed out as 11 of 21 event records and 5 of 7 Punt Pass and Kick records were broken.
The event was held in preparation for the upcoming Gator Aid Punt, Pass and Kick Competition to be held on Saturday Sept. 25, 1999 at 11:00 AM. (contact Jerry McQueary, 797-2325, for details). Tri-County Central Conference conducts this competition each year to prepare their players for this main event. Encompassing 16 different communities in the Mohawk Valley, the Tri-County Central Conference has thirty nine tackle and twenty six flag football teams. The competition is held for seven different age divisions ranging from eight to fourteen years of age.
Ribbons are awarded to the first, second and third place finishers in each age and event class for a total of sixty-three awards. Individual event scores are combined to determine overall winners in each age class. Twenty one trophies were awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each of the seven age groups.
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PUNT |
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AGE |
1st PLACE | TEAM | DISTANCE | ||||
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8 |
Matt Soullas | West Utica | 43' 8" | ||||
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9 |
Sean Redmond | West Utica | 50' 1" | ||||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 89' 8" | ||||
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11 |
Steven Casale | Mt. Markham | 81' 11" | ||||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 101' 5" | ||||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 136' 1" | ||||
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14 |
Josh Grems | West Utica | 107' 5" | ||||
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PASS |
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AGE |
1st PLACE | TEAM | DISTANCE | ||||
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8 |
Matt Soullas | West Utica | 58' 10" | ||||
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9 |
Sean Redmond | West Utica | 54' 10" | ||||
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10 |
Justin Manming | Mt Markham | 81' 7" | ||||
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11 |
Steven Casales | Mt. Markham | 81' 0" | ||||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 127' 7" | ||||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 111' 3" | ||||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 140' 4" | ||||
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KICK |
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AGE |
1st PLACE | TEAM | DISTANCE | ||||
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8 |
Matt Soullas | West Utica | 51' 7" | ||||
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9 |
James Betts | Mt Markham | 60' 4" | ||||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 65' 3" | ||||
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11 |
Steven Valukas | Sauquoit | 72' 10" | ||||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 105' 10" | ||||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 136' 0" | ||||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 105' 1" | ||||
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PUNT PASS AND KICK |
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AGE |
1st PLACE | TEAM | DISTANCE | ||||
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8 |
Matt Soullas | West Utica | 153' 7" | ||||
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9 |
James Betts | Mt Markham | 157' 4" | ||||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 236' 8" | ||||
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11 |
Steven Casale | Mt Markham | 227' 11" | ||||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 334' 10" | ||||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 383' 4" | ||||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 342' 11" | ||||
Shawn McQueary became the first participate to hold the overall Punt pass and Kick record in two different years, while Justin and Thomas Manning became the first set of brothers to win the overall Punt Pass and Kick competition in the same year.
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PUNT |
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AGE |
RECORD HOLDER | TEAM | YEAR | DISTANCE | ||
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8 |
Joe Palmer | Whitestown | 1996 | 55' 3" | ||
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9 |
Ryan D'Allesandro | Whitestown | 1995 | 68' 8" | ||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 89' 8" | ||
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11 |
Steven Casale | Mt. Markham | 1999 | 81' 11" | ||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 101' 5" | ||
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13 |
Shaun McQueary | New Hartford | 1999 | 136' 11" | ||
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14 |
Josh Grems | West Utica | 1999 | 107' 5" | ||
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PASS |
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AGE |
RECORD HOLDER | TEAM | YEAR | DISTANCE | ||
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8 |
Jacob Henry | West Utica | 1998 | 64' 1" | ||
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9 |
Thomas Manning | Mount Markham | 1996 | 70' 8" | ||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 81' 7" | ||
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11 |
Scott Davis | New Hartford | 1995 | 93' 0" | ||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 127' 7" | ||
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13 |
Bill Demma | New Hartford | 1996 | 114' 0" | ||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 1999 | 140' 4" | ||
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KICK |
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AGE |
RECORD HOLDER | TEAM | YEAR | DISTANCE | ||
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8 |
Ryan Schmidt | Whitestown | 1997 | 58' 6" | ||
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9 |
Thomas Manning | Mount Markham | 1996 | 67' 3" | ||
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10 |
Edmund Timpano | New Hartford | 1997 | 80' 9" | ||
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11 |
John Zongrone | West Utica | 1998 | 84' 8" | ||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 105' 10" | ||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 1999 | 136' 0" | ||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 1999 | 105' 1" | ||
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PUNT PASS AND KICK |
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AGE |
RECORD HOLDER | TEAM | YEAR | DISTANCE | ||
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8 |
Matt Soullas | West Utica | 1999 | 153' 7" | ||
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9 |
Ryan D'Allesandro | Whitestown | 1995 | 194' 2" | ||
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10 |
Justin Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 236' 8" | ||
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11 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 1997 | 255' 10" | ||
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12 |
Thomas Manning | Mt Markham | 1999 | 334' 10" | ||
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13 |
Shawn McQueary | New Hartford | 1999 | 383' 4" | ||
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14 |
Nick Smith | West Utica | 1999 | 342' 11" | ||
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