5 Mark Moran) W, difficult to analyze a game when you're hammered,” said Dallas Coach Ron Rybak com- menting on his Moun: taineers 39-0 defeat by Pittston Area. . “The kids gave the | Patriots a touchdown and ‘a field goal on fumbles. ' Then they straightened up ‘and played good defense. They recovered a fumble and drove to Pittston’s three-yard line. “1 thought they had recovered--then they made a critical error on after than they seemed to have: a mental and physical breakdown. “Our quarterback was i@ing the receivers right on target = but the (@eivers were dropping the ball from their hands. “Again I think it's their inexperience--I'm playing a lot of sophomores. It's tough for them to get everything at once. I'm playing a lot of Kids, however, and they are getting a lot of experience for next year. “Dave Williams, Norm Bordley and Kurt Goeringer are seeing a lot of action. They and a lot of others will be ready next year. “Mike Getz played another fantastic game. I feel sorry for him--he’s completely overlooked. In a winning season, he would be noticed.” The first points on the scoreboard for Pittston when Bob Bianco kicked a 35-yard field goal with 9:41 minutes left in the first quarter. The Mountaineers received the kickoff but “The kids played well considering we were up against one of the strongest teams in the state,” said Lake-Lehman ! Coach Tom Hisiro : referring to his Knights 33-0 defeat by the Shey didn’t let down ana 2 game was closer than the score indicates. If you take away the touchdown in the closing seconds of the first quarter and the score in the final quarter with less | than 20 ‘seconds to go, it’s a.19-0 ball game. FJunior Tony Langston at defense turned in a strong performance. He was in on 12 tackles at the defensive end position. “Our offense had a total of more than 200 yards which is good against a team like Coughlin. _ ‘We had opportunities but failed to use them to our advantage. We gave a Penn State at Wilkes- Barre “will be the first opponent for College Misericordia’s new men’s basketball team, ac- (v i ing to an an- wuncement by Coach John Szela. The local match will be - held at Misericordia at 9 “p.m. on Dec. 3 and will be the first game in an 18- game schedule set-up by Szela for this year: The: game will be part of a ed RL. J It was a perfect day for football on Sunday and the . Kingston Township Bobcats “B” team took advantage of the con- © 10-0 in Dallas. The only touchdown of fe game was on a pass them the big plays. “We were at the two- yard line once but couldn’t push it across. Michaels did a good job at passing and Wayne DeCesaris had a good day. Decesaris and Dan Haefele each picked off one of Sallitt’s passes. “But we played against way. It's frustrating when you're playing catch up football. You're forced to do things you wouldn’t do ordinarily. That's what “Initially our kids came out strong but they (Coughlin) are the best team in the conference. They are an awesome football team. I have a great deal of respect for them-before, during and after,” said Hisiro. It was Dave Shimshock as usual, who led Coughlin a step closer to the league title last Friday night at the Plains stadium. double header at the college, with the women’s team also opening its season that evening with a game against Lackawanna Junior College at 7. Most of Misericordia’s men’s games this year will be against two-year institutions, but Szela has scheduled Alvernia and Cabrini colleges of New York, both four-year institutions similiar to for the second time fumbled the ball, this time at their own 41. The Patriots recovered. Pittston’s Tony Burns hit Jeff Singer who crossed the goal line for six points. Bianco kicked the extra point to give his team a 10-0 lead. With the score 10-0 at the half, the Mountaineers came out for the third quarter and kicked off to Pittston. The Patriots fumbled and Dallas recovered on the Pittston 24-yard line. Bordley carried the ball on four plays to the three- yard line. A broken play and a fumble cost the Dallas gridders their chance to Score. ‘ Pittston’s Steve Hannon picked up the ball and ran it to the Dallas 12-yard line before Bordley took PAGE THIRTEEN Dallas High School golfers downed Nanticoke Area 14-7 last Friday to take the Wyoming Valley Golf Conference title, then advanced to meet Scranton Prep for -the district title on Saturday. The Dallas golfers met the Scranton school at the Wilkes-Barre Golf Club tie in 18-holes of match play. Because of the tie the teams went into sudden death play. Before starting play, it was agreed that in the event of a tie the teams would go to the No. One hole and at the completion of that hole, the scores of each team would be ad- ded. The team with the lowest total would be declared district champ. . The tie did occur so both him down. Pittston scored its second touchdown when Burns hit: Michalek from 12 yards out for the touch- down with 3:15 remaining in the third quarter. The kick for extra point was good and the Patriots led 17-0. Following a successful onside kick, Burns threw another touchdown pass to Joe O’Boyle. Bianco’s kick was good and the score moved to 24-0. With only 9:04 remaining in the final quarter Mike Sobeski went over from the Dallas -five-yard line for another kicked the PAT. Pittston’s final score of the game came when reserve quarterback Bob Bucci hit Joe O’Boyle with a 38-yard ‘TD pass with teams played the No. One hole. When the scores were totaled, Dallas came up with 29; Scranton Prep - had 28. Thus, the Scranton school was declared district champ and will advance to match. Coach Charles Preece said that he was ex- tremely proud of his team. “They’re a great bunch of boys,” said Preece. “It was a pleasure to coach them. They turned in a fantastic performance this year.” After losing to Nan- ticoke earlier in the league play, Dallas played the Trojans for the league title on Thursday. It was freshman Cameron Spivey who sank the 25-foot putt on the 18th 1:34 left in the game. A two-point pass from Burns to O'Boyle gave the Patriots their 39-0 win. ‘“This Saturday’s game with Bishop Hoban?,” said Rybak. ‘At the beginning of the season, Hoban was ex- pected to do great things. They seem to have run into some of the same problems we’ve had. “They're a good team. Their quarterback Slavoski played a great game against O'Reilly. “Our defense has been doing some good playing all season, I hope they continue this Saturday. I hope our offense gets moving and our ends start catching the ball. That's what we need. ‘But the kids will be in there trying. They are a great bunch--they don’t give up.” # Shimshock got fantastic blocking from his backs and collected about 250 yards in ‘26 carries. He had four touchdowns for the night--a 76-yard run, an eight, six and one yard run. Lake-Lehman threa- tened early in the first quarter when Haefele intercepted Coughlin’s Sam Sallitt’s pass and took it to the Crusaders 38- yard line. Michaels passed to Bernie Hrabowski on a fourth and three for a first down on the Crusaders 24 yard line. : were The Knights stopped on the Coughlin 18-yard line when Michaels failed to hit Haefele on a fourth down and three. It was Coughlin’s turn then when Simshock went around the right side for his 79-yard touchdown. T. J. Jasonis kicked the Misericordia. Other opponents in the first year lineup are Williamsport Area Community College, Lackawanna Junior College, Penn State University at Hazleton, Somerset Community College, Northampton County Community College, and the Red Rock will also play in the High Acres Holiday Classic in { extra point for his 32nd of the year. Early in the second quarter Shimshock scored again and Jasonis kicked his 33rd extra point. With the score 14-0, the Knights were on the Crusaders 20-yard line but their hopes were dashed when Coughlin’s Dave Evans intercepted Michaels pass. : With one minute remaining in the ‘half Sallitt threw a 25-yard the Crusaders third touchdown of the game. Jasonis kicked the extra point but the ball was called back because of illegal procedure. Jasonis’ second attempt went wide ending his scoring streak. The Crusaders got their fourth TD of the night when Shimshock went over from the one-yard line with only 11 seconds Hazleton on Dec. 19 and 20. Coach Szela says he has ‘‘high hopes” for his team this first season and sees them as ‘developing well” in practice. “We want to establish Misericordia as a serious contender in the area, ”’ he said, ‘‘capable of meeting other teams with more experienced ballplayers and giving them a good game.” Tim Moyer. The con- version was added on a run by Billy Mathers. The only other scoring of the game was a safety as Bobcats Louie Kaskey Andrasko Newport sacked the This was the final league game for the Bobcats and leaves them with a 3-2-1 record. It's been a good year, and the appreciation to all who supported them throughout the year. Special thanks g0 out to at cheerleaders for their hard work and loyalty throughout the year: Jennifer Parduski, Carey Ann Barto, Lisa Williams, Lisa Chaney, Kim Andrews, Pam Ash, Erin Friar, Michele Kriner, Tracy Karuza, Melody Coscia and coach. left in the third quarter. Shimshock picked up his fourth TD with an eight- yard run up the center with only 51 seconds left in the game. Final touch- down for the Crusaders was late in the final quarter when Sallitt hit Ron Savage with a 42- yard pass. ‘We play Pittston this Saturday at home,” said Hisiro. ‘It’s a crucial game. We're 500 now, if we beat Pittston it will be the best record in recent Lake-Lehman history. I hope our boys pick themselves up for this one. : “Pittston is a small, aggressive, fast team. They are a bunch of fine athletes and they are well coached. They're one ‘of the fastest teams in the conference. ‘We have to re-group ‘and prepare for Saturday- -it’s a key game for us.” No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same in- terpreters. --George Eliot. hole at the Wilkes-Barre course to give the team its 10%-10% tie with Nan- ticoke. Because of the tie, the two teams met again on Friday to determine the league champ and the right to play Scranton Prep. In Friday’s match, Jim McDonald of Dallas was medalist with 78. Other winning Mounts were Jim Smith 80; Jeff Balmer 81; Cameron Spivey 83; and Mark Hughes 85. In Saturday’s 9-9 tie with “Scranton Prep, McDonald had 3-3, as did Junior Mark Hughes. Spivey had 2-3 and Greissman and Smith each had half point. Hughes has played and one junior while we had two seniors, three juniors and one freshman. Preece also said that he did not know where McDonald ended in the state competition, but expected to be notified soon. ‘He had a bad start,” said Preece, ‘‘the first day he shot an 88 but he came back the second day, with an 81. IT expect that he will end up in the top 50 # Moran) 4 I { 5 SS ins TI SAT NI meres AR EPS
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