Scott Cree selected to play in all-star game

Senior defensive back/returner picked to play in D-III Football Senior Classic

Scott Cree pic for Oct. 29 all star release

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 28) – Though the 2009 football regular season ends for the Yellow Jackets on Nov. 14 at Washington & Jefferson, one player on the team is guaranteed the opportunity to compete in one more game this year.

Senior defensive back Scott Cree has been invited to take part in the 2009 D-III Football Senior Classic on Saturday, Dec. 5. The game will be held at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va. and is being hosted by the Collegiate Development Football League.

Around 90 of the nation’s top D-III senior football players selected from 238 teams will play in front of a crowd that is expected to include league representatives from NFL, CFL, UFL, Arena2 and the CDFL.

After earning All-American status as a junior last year, Cree has continued to be an explosive returner and an important part of the Waynesburg secondary.

He returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown against Geneva, and is tied for the team lead in interceptions with two, one of which he ran back for a school-record 100-yard touchdown, after moving from cornerback to safety this season. He is also fifth on the team in total tackles with 30.

To learn more about the D-III Football Senior Classic, click here.

Cree and the rest of the Jackets return to the gridiron this Saturday, when they travel to Grove City to tangle with the Wolverines.

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2010 Waynesburg football highlight video
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Athletes of the Week

Jessi Drayer

Women's Basketball

Drayer poured in a team-high 21.0 points per game for the 1-1 Yellow Jackets this past week. She was the team’s leading scorer in both games, going for a game-high 23 points against Westminster, before pouring in a contest-best 19 points in a win over Geneva. The Waterford, Ohio native averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game this week.

Dan Bruni

Wrestling

Bruni went 3-0 during Waynesburg’s home quad-match against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Beaver and Penn State Fayette. The sophomore won two matches by major decision and scored a fall in just 31 seconds over Greater Allegheny’s Soham Salvi.

What are you most looking forward to in 2012 when it comes to Waynesburg sports?

Seeing how far the women's basketball team can go in the PAC tournament and beyond.
The wrestling team going for a third-straight PAC team title.
The Jacket softball team playing to get back into the PAC playoffs.
Waynesburg track taking another shot at an elusive PAC team title.
Just being outside when the weather turns warm.

Did You Know...

Champions in the classroom

During the 2009-10 school year, no school in the conference boasted more honorees on the PAC Academic Honor Roll than Waynesburg.

Jackets own Nittany Lions

The Waynesburg football team is 2-0 all-time against Penn State. The last time they met was in 1932, when the Jackets won 7-6.

Going nowhere fast

Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.

Don Herrman

Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

TV Football

Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.

The Three Musketeers

Dominick Hunter, Ivan Hawkins and Paul D'Imperio, who rank 1-2-3 in career receptions , all played together from 2002 to 2004.

Headlee's All-American resume

Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee was a three-time NAIA All-American at Messiah College and the school's first NCAA All-American.

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