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	Perry receiver-defensive back Paul Favers returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against Brashear in the city league championship at Heinz Field Nov. 6.

A 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior receiver-defensive back.Favers intercepted four passes in Perry's 17-7 victory against Erie Strong Vincent in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs.

Favers has 14 interceptions in 12 games and had three interceptions in a game against Langley earlier this year.

Favers is Perry's leading receiver with 35 receptions for 722 yards. He also is excellent at returning punts and kickoffs. He has returned three kicks and three interceptions for touchdowns this season.

"I love him on defense because he whacks people," said Perry coach Bill Gallagher. "He really likes to hit. But he's explosive on offense, too. We knew we had to get the ball in his hands more this season."

In the spring, Favers will compete on Perry's track and field team. He won the City League 100-meter dash as a junior and qualifed for the PIAA championship meet.

Favers started only a few games on offense last year and was a backup on defense. Perry was 13-1 last year and did not give up a point until the PIAA Class AAA semifinals.

"He probably played about half the snaps on offense and he started a few games on defense," Gallagher said. "But we knew he'd be good. He was just overshadowed by some of the other players we had."

This season, Favers helped Perry win its fourth consecutive City League championship. The Commodores play Bradford tomorrow night in the PIAA quarterfinals. "We had a lot of great people in front of me last year. I didn't have a good chance to shine. I knew when they left I'd have a good chance," Favers said.

Bowling Green and a few other Mid-American Conference schools are showing interest in Favers.

"This is really my first year of playing a lot," Favers said. "I guess I've had to prove something to really get my name out there with the colleges."

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	Sarah Sutherland of Sewickley Academy (31) battle for the ball during a game in September.

A forward, or "target attack," for the girls' soccer team.

Sutherland had a goal and an assist Friday as the Panthers defeated Villa Joseph Maria, 3-2, in the PIAA Class AA championship game in Hershey, Pa. She also assisted on Brittany Urick's overtime goal in a 1-0 victory against Fairview in the semifinals Nov. 11.

Sutherland had 30 goals "and a ton of assists," as a senior this season according to her coach, Ed Walters. She had five goals in seven playoff games, as the Panthers (23-1-3) won WPIAL and PIAA titles. Sutherland also started as a junior, when Sewickley Academy lost to Villa Joseph Maria in the state final. She was with the varsity for four seasons, playing midfield part of the time as a freshman and sophomore. "Then we got smart and kept her up front," Walters said.

So many of Sutherland's feats can be attributed to her feet. "Sarah is extremely fast," Walters said. "She also has great ballhandling skills. Other teams give her a little room because of her speed, and by getting that room, she is able to dart by opponents or pass to someone for a score."

Sutherland is a captain who, according to her coach, works well with underclassmen. "Sarah is a very unselfish player," Walters said. "She could keep the ball all of the time, but gets it to others where they can do something with it."

There are a number of sister combinations on the Sewickley Academy team, including the Sutherlands. Maggie, a sophomore, is a starting defender. "When the ball is on her side, I can completely trust her to get it out," Sarah said.

A stress fracture in one femur kept Sarah from running track last spring. As a freshman and sophomore, she finished fourth and fifth in the WPIAL in the 100-meter dash.

This is not yet prime recruiting season for soccer, and Sutherland is not certain where she wants to go for college. But she wants to play at that level. An honor student, she is considering public policy as a major.