PAGE FOUR 8 By JOHN HOINSKI Staff Writer Ted Jackson has always been regarded as one of the better coaches in the Wyoming Valley Conference even though he never had the opportunity to pilot a high school football team. Last year he finally got that chance and he disap- pointed no one. Taking a Dallas team that had been among the league’s also-rans the year before, Jackson not only turned the program around, but he guided the Division 2 championship. This year, with a strong nucleus return- ing, Dallas should again be a contedner for the D-2 crown. But, turning the program around was a challenging task that worried even Jackson. DALLAS COACHING STAFF — From left, first row, Paul Brown, Ted Jackson, head coach; Joe Ostrowski. Second row, “Even in the drills where there would be one-on-one situations, we would emphasize win or lose type of thinking. We would encourage those who won to keep it up, and for those who didn’t to try harder and not to give up.” Jackson knows all about winning. Coming from a Coughlin football pro- gram where he served as a defensive coach, he had been a big part of the Crusaders’ success. But Jackson had higher ambitions and appeared to have the head coaching job at Tunkhannock sewed up a few years ago. For some reason, however, the position fell through and Jackson, dejected, left coaching for a few years. “When the Tunkhannock job didn’t turn out it sort of left a bad taste in my mouth,”” he explained. “But I missed the sport. Then when Johnny Joseph got the job at Coughlin a few years ago, he asked me if I would help out with the team. Actually I was hoping he would ask. But you don’t stay in coaching to be an assistant all your life.” Jackson finally got his shot last year at Dallas, but found that things weren’t much different than his days as an assistant. S$ dd “ann — '86/Charlot M. Denmon Tony Chiarucci, Bill Silvi and Ray Fig TOUGH To a BEAT! THE BEAUTY SHOP “AUTOMOTIVE BEAUTICIANS SINCE 1955" NEVER WAX AGAIN, LET US DO IT! 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The attitude here is very good, especially with the seniors. It isn’t that the others aren’t as enthusiastic, but the seniors know it is their last year and they would love to have a good year. And th at attitude has been rubbing off on the younger players too.” Repeating as a champion is always tough to accomplish. With every division opponent looking to knock off the reign- ing’ king, and with the talent to do it, Dallas will face a stiff challenge in 1986. But if the Mounts are any reflection of their coach, Dallas fans will once again ® WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1986 TED JACKSON Eric Moore, WB-S, 6-1, 165, 11 Jay Cherup, QB-S, 5-11, 150, 10 Eric Olsen, QB-S, 5-6, 140, 11 Scott Francis, @QB-S, 5-11, 175, 12 Clark VanOrden QB-S, 5-4, 130, 10 Bill Fedrow, DE, 5-9, 170, 12 Jonathan Wagner, SE-S, 5-9, 155, 11 Walt DelGaudio, OLB, 5-7, 155, 11 Jeff Kehl, LB, 5-7,175, 12 Jerry Ogurkis, HB-S, 5-11, 170, 10 John Gregg, ED, 5-11, 170, 10 Josh Henry, SE-S, 6-1, 145, 11 Mark Buss, TE, 5-11, 160, 11 Ryan Holthaus, HB-OLB, 5-9, 180, 12 Ed Kwak, WB-S, 5-9, 175, 12 Scott Drasnin, HB-S, 5-6, 140, 11 Mike Koprowski, HB-OLB, 5-9, 170, 11 John Boos, SE-S, 5-1, 110, 11 Mark Meholchick, SE-S, 5-4, 125, 11 Bob Barbacci, HB-S, 5-7, 150, 10 Lynn Sheehan, HB-LB, 5-7, 155, 12 Ron Post, SE-S, 5-11, 145, 10 Steve Brace, HB-S, 6-0, 185, 12 Dale Williams, G-LB, 6-0, 195, 12 Ben Kern, G-DT, 5-10, 185, 11 Scott Horoshko, T, 6-1, 185, 10 Paul Meholchick, G-DT, 5-10, 180, 12 Dave Cooper, G-DE, 6-0, 170, 11 Tom Charney, C-DT, 5-9, 235, 11 Joe Shandra, C-DE, 6-0, 185, 11 Phil George, T, 6-0, 195, 10 Mike Welitchko, T, 6-0, 235, 11 Todd Chamberlain, T, 6-1, 230, 12 Matt Andrasko, T, 6-1, 225, 12 Shawn Ruth, G-LB, 5-11, 170, 10 Mark Chester, T-DE, 6-1, 200, 12 Dan Williams, TE-OLB, 5-11, 180, 12 Scott Starbuck, SE-OB, 5-9, 155, 10 Chris Lesjak, TE-OLB, 5-11, 160, 10 Art Morgan, WB-OLB, 5-9, 145, 12 Kyle Boudreaux, TE-LB, 5-11, 190, 11 Bill Janosky, WB-LB, 5-7, 155, 11 Gridders (Continued from page 2) Knights successful season. He was an outstanding running back and linebacker for the Black Knights. He played under Coach Rich Gorgone in his senior year. Ron Ostrowski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ostrowski, is continuing his educa- tion at Wilkes College and is trying for a starting position on the varsity team. In his senior year, Ostrowski was one of the leading rushers for the Dallas Mountaineers, piling up more than 500 yards on 101 carries. He also scored five touchdowns. Gerry Mihalick, son of John and Mar- garet Mihalick, will continue his educa- tion at Gettysburg College and is vying for a position on a special team as a punter and place kicker. An All Star soccer player in his four years in senior high school, Mihalick also was a stellar punter and place kicker for the Dallas Mountaineers. He also led the Wyoming Valley Conference and in his senior year averaged over 40 yards per punt. Mihal- ick kicked 14 for 14 extra points and made four for seven in field goals in 1986. In his senior year, his longest field goal was 47 yards. Mihalick is a natural athlete and has a strong leg. He was one of the first high school soccer players in Wyoming Valley to fill in as punter and field goal kicker for the varsity football team. Tim Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lyons, who was a quarterback and cap- tain for the Dallas Mountaineers in 1986, will continue his education at Lycoming College. Lyons is also trying for a start- ing position on Lycoming’s varsity team. He is aggressive and hardworking and a fine athlete. Lyons has a strong arm and throws well. He also runs well and with some coaching become a fierce competi- tor. Lyons as well as Mihalick and Ostrowski played under Coach Ted Jack- son in their senior year. Rich Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Long, Dallas, was a key player for the Mountaineers. An All-Scholastic defensive back, Rich is continuing his career at Lock Haven University, where he is also competing for a defensive position on their football team. Long was’ the leading receiver in his senior year for (See GRIDDERS, page 6) <i
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