Troy Cree honored by national football website

Junior linebacker listed on D3Football.com Team of the Week

Junior linebacker Troy Cree rolled up 12 tackles against Thiel en route to being named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week. The Waynesburg native also leads the Yellow Jackets in tackles with 78 total stops.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Nov. 13) – After recording double-digit tackles for a second-straight week, junior linebacker Troy Cree was named to the prestigious D3Football.com Team of the Week.

Cree received the honor after leading the Waynesburg defense in a 38-17 win over Thiel back on Nov. 7. He was one of just 21 honorees on the most recent team released by the website.

Against the Tomcats, Cree racked up 12 total tackles, which tied for the game high, and also recorded a game-high 11 solo stops. He added two tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups to a productive day.

Cree joins junior quarterback Brad Dawson and defensive lineman Matt Krause as Waynesburg players who have been listed as honorees on the D3Football.com Team of the Week. For a complete look at this week’s D3Football.com Team fo the Week, click here.

Both Cree and Dawson will join their teammates on Saturday in Washington as they battle Washington & Jefferson in the regular season finale for both teams.

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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...

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.

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.

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.

Don Herrman

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

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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