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FRAZIER IN HUNT FOR
PLAYOFF OPPORTUNITY
The main color in Frazier High
School’s color scheme is red.
The football team in 2019 was
green, meaning first-year coach
Greg Boggs had to rely on juniors
and sophomores for the tough
grind in the WPIAL Class 2A Century
Conference.
But Boggs said 2019’s weakness
is turning into 2020’s strength.
“We were young and inexperienced
last season,” Boggs said.
“We weren’t big up front and that
hurt us. Now we’re a lot stronger.
We don’t have giant linemen, but
we do have a solid group.”
Frazier finished the 2019 season
3-7 with all three victories coming
in its final four games when it
defeated Leechburg, Brownsville
and Beth-Center. The Commodores
lost a close game to Carmichaels
in Week 8.
The Commodores
played
the top teams
— Washington,
McGuffey,
C h a r l e r o i ,
Southmoreland
and Brentwood
— early in the
season.
There is a reason
why Boggs
is optimistic
about the season.
His team
returns eight
starters on offense
and eight
on defense.
Heading the list is senior Kenny
Fine, who will lineup at different
spots on offense — wide receiver,
slot and halfback. He is a safety
on defense.
“If Kenny intercepts a pass, he’s
usually taking it
to the end zone,”
Boggs said. “The
defense should
be really good
with Brayden
Baccino and
Aaron Panepinto
our inside
linebackers and
John Ingram
and Colton Arison
on the outside.
Brayden
and Aaron could
be some of the
best in the conference.”
Also back are ends Matthew Kordich
and Bob Acklin, Anthony
Muccioli at cornerback and threeyear
starter Ian Baccino at tackle.
Ian Baccino also anchors the
offensive line from his tackle spot.
Also returning is junior quarterback
Brayden Boggs, the coach’s
son.
“While we only have four freshmen
on the team, we’ll probably
end up with at least 13 seniors,”
Coach Boggs said. “The conference
is going to be strong with addition
of Chartiers-Houston and Waynesburg.”
They replace Southmoreland
and Brownsville, which bumped
up to Class 3A.
“If we stay healthy, we should
compete for a playoff spot in the
conference,” Boggs said. “Before
the coronavirus stopped us in
March, we were getting a lot of
players in the weight room. We
did a lot of Zoom meetings and
installed our offense.
“Once we started back up, we
continued to get a lot of players at
workouts. We came together as a
team and they’re ready to go, and
I’m excited.”
by PAUL SCHOFIELD
GREG BOGGS
Coach: Greg Boggs
2019 record: 3-7, 2-5 in Class
2A Century Conference
All-time record: 335-437-16
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
9.11 Charleroi* 7
9.18 Ligonier Valley 7
9.25 at McGuffey* 7
10.2 Waynesburg* 7
10.9 at Chartiers-Houston* 7
10.16 Beth-Center* 7
10.23 at Washington* 7
*CONFERENCE GAME
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Passing Brayden Boggs
49-89, 453 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Kenny Fine
28-297 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kenny Fine
103-601 yards, 7 TDs
FAST FACT
• In 2015, Frazier won its
first playoff game since 1983.
Frazier defeated South Side
Beaver, 32-32, in overtime
and Shenango, 14-13, to reach
the semifinals where it lost to
Clairton, 56-15.
FRAZIER • CENTURY