R. Nelson Snider High School Football http://www.sniderfootball.org 1992 IHSAA Class 5A State Champions Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:36:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blackmon scores 11 as Snider Boys down Homestead in OT http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/blackmon-scores-11-as-snider-boys-down-homestead-in-ot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blackmon-scores-11-as-snider-boys-down-homestead-in-ot http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/blackmon-scores-11-as-snider-boys-down-homestead-in-ot/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:48:44 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1443 Continue reading →]]>

Reggie Blackmon at the line for 1 of his 11 against Homestead. Snider is Homestead's only loss in the regular season.

Congrats to the Snider Boy’s Basketball team for their overtime victory against the Homestead Spartans.  Snider football players Reggie Blackmon, Nigel Billingsley, and Josh Spitnale contributed 11, 5 and 3 points respectively to the 71-66 overtime victory.  Well done Panther hoopsters!

Nigel Billingsley knocking down two of his five in the win against Homestead

Links

Snider hands Homestead first loss from The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Snider ends Homestead’s perfect season in OT from The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette

Photo Gallery from Homestead @ Snider from SniderFootball.org’s own Gary Hale

Photo Gallery from Homestead @ Snider from Ellie Bogue @ CU.FortWayne.com

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/blackmon-scores-11-as-snider-boys-down-homestead-in-ot/feed/ 0 Well Done Jared! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/well-done-jared/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=well-done-jared http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/well-done-jared/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:36:48 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1440 Continue reading →]]> 2011 Fort Wayne Snider Football captain Jared Wilson finished in 7th place at the IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals.  Well done Jared!

Links:

Snider’s Wilson, Early medal from The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Round 1 results from The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette

IHSAA Wrestling Individual State Finals from WANE

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/well-done-jared/feed/ 0 Congrats and good luck Jared! Well done James! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congrats-and-good-luck-jared-well-done-james/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congrats-and-good-luck-jared-well-done-james http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congrats-and-good-luck-jared-well-done-james/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:42:55 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1437 Congratulations to Jared Wilson for advancing to the quarterfinals in the IHSAA individual wrestling state finals. Well done for a fine season to James Starks who lost his preliminary match.

Good luck tomorrow Jared!

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congrats-and-good-luck-jared-well-done-james/feed/ 0 Six months to kickoff, BEAT KNIGHTS! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/beat-knights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beat-knights http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/beat-knights/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:55 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1387

We will get what our works deserve...

Six months to the second of this post going live the Snider Panthers will be kicking off another championship football season against the Bishop Luers Knights. Go Panthers! Beat Knights!

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/beat-knights/feed/ 0 Good Luck James and Jared! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-james-and-jared/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-luck-james-and-jared http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-james-and-jared/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:50:55 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1412 Continue reading →]]>

James Starks - Snider Football Captain, IHSAA State Finalist Wrestler @170#

Jared Wilson - 2011 Snider football captain, IHSAA State Finalist wrestler @132#

James Starks and Jared Wilson have advanced to the IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals in Indianapolis at the Banker’s Life Fieldhouse.

Preliminaries start Friday at 6 PM, and quarterfinal matches begin Saturday at 9:30 AM.

Good Luck James and Jared! The Snider football family is rooting you on to victory! Go Panthers!

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-james-and-jared/feed/ 0 Congratulations James and Jared! Well done KC! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congratulations-james-and-jared-well-done-kc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-james-and-jared-well-done-kc http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congratulations-james-and-jared-well-done-kc/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:46 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1354 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations are due to 2011 Russ Isaacs Leadership Award winners  and 2011 Snider Panther Football Captains James Starks and Jared Wilson.  They both performed well at the Fort Wayne Semi-State and advanced to the IHSAA individual state wrestling finals in Indianapolis at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse.  The preliminary round starts at 6 PM on Friday; Quarterfinals start at 9:30 AM Saturday.

Also, a well done to 2011 Senior KC Corey for making it to Semi-State.

Good luck to Jared and James in Indy!

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/congratulations-james-and-jared-well-done-kc/feed/ 0 Former Panther Ryan Mitchell named Head Coach at Palmetto Ridge HS (Naples, FL) http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/former-panther-ryan-mitchell-named-head-coach-at-palmetto-ridge-hs-naples-fl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-panther-ryan-mitchell-named-head-coach-at-palmetto-ridge-hs-naples-fl http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/former-panther-ryan-mitchell-named-head-coach-at-palmetto-ridge-hs-naples-fl/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:20:14 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1327 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations to Ryan Mitchell on being named Head Coach at Palmetto Ridge HS in Naples, FL.  Ryan lettered for the Panthers in the 1992, 1993, and 1994 seasons.  Ryan was named the Mike Hawley Mental Attitude Award winner in the 1994 season.

Snider Head Coach Emeritus Russ Isaacs had this to say regarding Coach Mitchell as a player and future coach:

“Ryan was a tough as nails two way player–he played and practiced with limitless energy and passion–Palmetto Ridge is fortunate to have Ryan running the program.”

Links

Prep football: Palmetto Ridge promotes assistant Ryan Mitchell to head coach from NaplesNews.com

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]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/former-panther-ryan-mitchell-named-head-coach-at-palmetto-ridge-hs-naples-fl/feed/ 0 Good Luck at Semi-State KC, James, and Jared! http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-at-semi-state-kc-james-and-jared/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-luck-at-semi-state-kc-james-and-jared http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-at-semi-state-kc-james-and-jared/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:44:39 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1330 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations for making it this far in the IHSAA wrestling tournament are due to KC Corey, James Starks, and Jared Wilson. Well done, men!

Come out and support them in their effort to make it to qualify for the state finals in the Fort Wayne Semi-State hosted by Snider High School at the Allen Count War Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.  The meet begins at 9 AM.

Go Panthers!

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/good-luck-at-semi-state-kc-james-and-jared/feed/ 0 Academic Update (End of 1st Semester) 2011-2012 http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/academic-update-end-of-1st-semester-2011-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=academic-update-end-of-1st-semester-2011-2012 http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/academic-update-end-of-1st-semester-2011-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:58:41 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1270 Continue reading →]]> The Snider Football Program’s mission is to equip students with the skills needed to work with others and develop attitudes and behaviors needed to be successful in the work place and community.

To that end, we track the academic progress of all of our student-athletes, in and out of season.  We also want to recognize outstanding achievement in the classroom.  On January 13th, Fort Wayne Community Schools finished its first semester.  These 45 Panther Football players finished with all As or Bs on their report cards (as reported by Academic Coach Laura Hinton):

12th Grade

Sergio Espino, Keanu Evans, Daniel Furman, Matthew Grabowski, Christopher Kanpol, Kendric Thomas, Jared Wilson

11th Grade

Brandon Bernhardt, Stephen Haggerty, Martez Parhm, Brandon Phelps, Nicolas Reese, Je’norie Smith, James Sommers, Joshua Spitnale, Wayne Wells, Adam Whisler

10th Grade

Michael Aduro, Eric Burroughs, Cameron Dellinger, Aaron Kocks, Andrew Kreager, Isaiah Newton, Donavin O’day, A’bby Raymond, Evan Roberts, Jackson Walker

9th Grade

Robert Black, Jyaire Carr, Connor Christman, Russell Davies, Desmon Davis, Miguel Gamez, Logan Godfrey, Connor Haxton, Quinn L’Heureax, Noah Maisonneuve, Jake Menor, Randon Moore, Elijah Paulk, Alex Reese, Deantre Rogers, Matt Swartz, Alex Taylor, Brandon Woenkhaus

Well done, Panthers!

It is the program’s goal to add to the 104 names already on the Snider Academic All-State list every season. We look forward to nominating players from the 2012 team continuing the tradition of excellence set forth in the classroom by 2011 Academic All-State Panthers: Dan Furman, Chris Kanpol, Eric Rowe, and Jared Wilson.

Academic All-State Criteria:
1. The nominee must be a senior.
2. The nominee must have played in at least 70% of varsity games.
The player must meet the following two standards:
1. Have a minimum GPA of 3.40
2. Have a minimum SAT of 1660 or minimum ACT of 24

]]> http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/academic-update-end-of-1st-semester-2011-2012/feed/ 0 Finally! The History Book is online. http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/finally-the-history-book-is-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finally-the-history-book-is-online http://www.sniderfootball.org/2012/02/finally-the-history-book-is-online/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:43:24 +0000 Coach Sellhorn http://www.sniderfootball.org/?p=1246 Continue reading →]]> It has been a long-term goal of the program for the history book shared with every Panther at the conclusion of the year to make its way online to Sniderfootball.org. It’s finally here! All the records pages have been updated with this year’s statistics, and the award pages have been updated with the recipients for this year as well.

2011 History Book

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