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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
After coaching at Coughlin High School
and Wilkes College for five years, Rich
Gorgone returned to Lake-Lehman as
head football coach in 1965 and led a
record for the season.
He returns this season for the second
consecutive year with the hope that his
Black Knights will finish the season at
the top of their division.
Gorgone, a resident of Shavertown, is
entering his 18th year as a coach. A
graduate of West Pittston High School
where he played in the backfield and
Lock Haven College where he played on
the varsity as a running back, football
runs in Gorgone’s blood.
“I dreamed of the day that I could
coach football,” said Gorgone. “There is
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nothing more rewarding than working
with these kids, helping them to achieve
their potential and become good ath-
letes.”
When Gorgone graduated from college,
he first taught and coached in New
Jersey. In 1974, he came to Lake-Lehman
where he first taught history in the junior
high school and coached the football
team for five years.
In 1979, he left the coaching position at
Lake-Lehman and served as an assistant
coach at Coughlin High School for a year.
The following year, he accepted a posi-
tion as assistant coach at Wilkes College
where he remained until he returned as
head coach at Lake-Lehman last year.
This season Gorgone has been moved
to the senior high school where he will
teach the history classes.
Gorgone and his wife, Drena, are the
parents of four children — Megan, a
senior at Dallas High School and this
year’s Prom Queen; Sam, an eighth
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grade student at Lake-Lehman because
he wants to play football under his dad’s
coaching and also plays baseball and
mini-football; Sara Beth, a third grade
student, and Toni, a first grade student,
both at Dallas. Sam played soccer for
years but gave it up in order to play
football. :
Gorgone’s enthusiasm for the game of
football is easily transferred to the mem-
bers of his team, who quickly assume the
same positive attitude of their coach. He
is the first to tell you that his priority in
coaching is to try to be positive. He said
he tries to teach his team members to
use their mental abilities as well as their
physical abilities in the game.
“I want my players to play tough on
the field but to play intelligently, not play
to hurt someone,” said Gorgone.
Gorgone is excited about this season.
He believes the year’s experience and the
enthusiasm of the players will keep them
keyed in to finishing on the top. RICH GORGONE
1986 Lake-Lehman Knights
Eric Maruca 6’1”’ 165 SE S Dave Womelsdorf 6’ 180 G DE
Jason Cadwalader 5’11”’ 170 WB S Scott Shafer 510’ 210 T LB
Rocky Lopasky 58” 150 SE H Ed Hosey 5°7”’ 180 C LB
Rich Hillman 5’8”’ 140 WB H Jason Pish 6’2”” 160 T T
Scott Wascalus 5’9” 175 HB LB Ed Hummel 5’8”’ 160 G T
Len Annetta 6’ 162 QB S Gerry Gizenski 5°11” 175 G DE
Robby Michaels 5’8’’ 155 QB H Steve Whittaker 5’9”” C LB
Frank Coslett 6’1”’ 170 QB S Scott Schultz 510” 225 T DE
Ed Radzinski 510” 135 SE S Chris Engle 5°10” 208 T T
Bill Davis 5’°10’’ 174 HB H Stanley Sims 6’2’’ 285 T T
Don Spencer 5’9’’ 170 WB LB Scott Kerkowski 5’9”’ 235 G T
Rick Davis 510” 150 WB LB Pat Monaco 5’8’’ 215 T T
Chris Frederick 5’9” 165 HB LB Jim Sabol 5’10” 225 T DE
Mark Bullock 5’8”’ 135 WB H Chris Landmesser 5°11’ 155 SE H
Paul Bullock 5°7’’ 135 SE H Brian James 6’1’’ 195 TE DE
John Walsh 5°8”’ 155 HB LB Allen Andes, 6’ 175 TE DE
Rich James 5’8”’ 165 HB LB Jamie Spencer 5°10’ 150 SE H
Daryl Bonsavage 5°10” 180 HB DE Craig Ruzicki 5’8” 140 TE DE
Jim Roberts 5’10” 160 TE DE Kevin Carey 5’8’’ 155 SE H
Beau Kreller 5°10’ 155 TE LB Fred Boston 5’8”’ 135 SE H
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