Football player Keegan Phalen (East Aurora) has been named both the Region III athlete of the week and the ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï athlete of the week. Phalen is the second Pioneer athlete to be honored this fall by Region III.
Phalen had an impact on all aspects of the Pioneers 22-7 victory over St. John Fisher JV on Sunday. He threw a 58-yard touchdown pass on a fake-punt, he averaged 34.4 points per punt in five attempts, kicked a 26-yard field goal, and made five tackles and a recorded a sack defensively.
Phalen and the Pioneers host Globe Tech on Saturday in the 2012 Homecoming/Family Weekend contest. Opening kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.