SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) – Running into history, Curwensville’s Nick Stewart is the Week Three 2017 D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week.
(Photo: Curwensville’s Nick Stewart with former Curwensville great Nick Sipes, whose District 9 rushing record Stewart broke Friday night)
Stewart became District 9’s all-time leading rusher Friday night surpassing former Curwensville great Nick Sipes when he rushed for 228 yards and five touchdowns in the Golden Tides 56-13 win at Port Allegany. With the 228 yards, Stewart now has 6,045 career yards, the first District 9 running back to eclipse the 6,000-yard mark. He is believed to be the 29th running back in Pennsylvania High School football history to go over 6,000 career yards rushing.
Joining Stewart in being honored are 15 players on the District 9 Honor Roll including Ridgway’s JJ Epley, who scored the first touchdown of his career Friday night.
The Player of the Week and Honor Roll honors will continue through the conclusion of the regular season.
