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The 2011 Trench Trophy Finalists

The John Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship

The Trench Trophy is proud to announce that our yearly college scholarship has been named in honor of founding member and generous contributer John Gebhardt. The John Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship was decided by result of unanimous vote by the Trench Trophy Committee in late August.

John's dedication to and support of the award were unwavering, and his loss last December greatly affected all who knew him. The generosity of John and his family have ensured that his positive influence on student-athletes will be a lasting legacy.

John Gebhardt -- Forever Enshrined

Teammates

We are proud to announce that the Trench Trohpy and Connolly Cup have teamed up, with the support of the Lancaster Elks Lodge, to more efficiently recognize all of the great, local, student-athletes from around Western New York.

Coach Clinics

The Trench Trophy and Lancaster Elks Lodge welcomes the Western New York Football Coaches Association (WNYFCA). Coaching clinics were held at the Lancaster Elks Lodge in February and March. Past guest speakers are pictured below:

Jim McNally - Offensive Line Guru
Turner Gill - University at Buffalo Head Coach
Mark Kelso - Bills Color Analyst and Former Bills Safety
Jim McNally - Offensive Line Guru
Paul Shaffner - Buffalo State Head Coach
Ed Argast - Fordham Offensive Coordinator
Keith Mangone - Brockport Offensive Coordinator
Jim McNally - Offensive Line Guru

Thank you

We would like to thank some of those who have helped us to be so successful:

• Lancaster Elks Lodge #1478.
• The Buffalo News -- Mary Jo Monin and Keith McShea.
• All of our Committee Members.
• WNY High School Sports and Dick Gallagher.
• Tony Caliguiri, Roger Weiss, and WGR550.
• The local coaches and A.D.'s.
• All of the local football players.

Congratulations

We would like to congratulate our first three award recipients for their accomplishments:

• 2003 - John Livingston - Eden Raiders
• 2004 - Jason Weber - Orchard Park Quakers
• 2005 - Jesse Jesonowski - Iroquois Chiefs
• 2006 - Gil Rodriguez - Frontier Falcons
• 2007 - Nicholas Christman - Sweet Home Panthers
• 2008 - John Urschel - Canisius Crusaders
• 2009 - Jasen Carlson - Southwestern Trojans
• 2010 - Dylan Anna - Pioneer Panthers
• 2011 - Devon Leach - Orchard Park Quakers

Award Books

All nominated players will receive a customized weekly award book. Books are normally delivered within 2 weeks of the game. Please let us know if there are any problems.

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