February 24, 2018                                                                                                                                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12 members added to the Section 5 Football Hall of Fame

Section Five Football Hall of Fame Chairman Dick Cerone announced today that twelve new members will be inducted into the Hall this year. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 13th at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. The football Hall of Fame was establish in 1998 and now has a total of 246 members. The newly inducted members are selected as players, coaches, officials and contributors. They have distinguished themselves in the sport, and have helped to make Section V football the very best in New York State.

Former Players to be inducted are:
Rick Antelli – Aquinas                             Richard Caranddo – Madison
Quentin Gause – Bishop Kearney          Ernest Jackson - Gates Chili
Nicholas Massa- Geneva                       Don Miller - LeRoy
Scottie Nicholson – Marshall

In the Coaches category the inductees are:
Ray Jamalkowski – Batavia                    Brian Moran – LeRoy                    Charlie O’Geen - Elba

One Official is being enshrined: Edward Renica, member of the Rochester Chapter of Certified Football Officials.
In the Contributor category, the honoree is Gene Johnson, with over 40 years of contributions to Section V Football and Basketball.

The Ontario Honda Student Scholarship recipients are:
Football - Dan DeBonis - Aquinas Institute
Cheerleading - Stacey Butterazzi - Rush Henrietta H.S.

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Tickets to the induction ceremony and dinner are $40 per person. They may be ordered before March 29th with checks payable to Section 5 Football Hall of Fame, by mailing to:
Frank Marafino, 4 Georgetown Dr., Apt C, Rochester, N.Y. 14617 - Marafino@twc.com

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On the web:
A list of the previous Hall of Fame Inductees, as well as a Banquet Reservation Form can be found at: http://www.sectionvfootball.org/view/sectionvfootball/hall-of-fame

For more information:
Dick Cerone, (585) 451-7531                 Frank Marafino, (585) 342-6542