) The Dallas Post Section 2 September 30, 1998 Sports POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Matt Acri (1) ran away from the GAR defense Saturday on his way to an 18-yard touchdown. (Top photo) At right, Joe Stuppino wrapped up a GAR runner for a loss. Head coach Ted Jackson, above left, gently urged the Mountaineers on. Quarterback Matt Barnard was 4-for-5 for 125 yards with a touchdown pass and no interceptions. JUNIOR FOOTBALL Raiders A comes up short against Lake-Lehman Raiders A-Team battled hard the entire game against the Junior Knights but came up on the short end of a 28-12 final score. The Raiders opened the game's scoring on their first possession when QB Zaruta connected with Stephen Salavantis on a 54 yard touchdown pass. Lake-Lehman scored the next two touchdowns, giving the Junior Knights 12-6 half-time lead. The Knights reached into their bag of . tricks with a flea flicker to set up an early score in the opening minutes of the third quarter. The Raiders responded with an impressive 15 play 75 yard drive. Zaruta punched it in to the end zone cutting the Knights lead to 20-12. After both teams exchanged possessions, the Raiders defense forced the Knights into a fourth and 10 situation. Once again, the Knights pulled some razzle dazzle and connected on a tailback pass just over the out stretched reach of the Raiders secondary for the touchdown. The Raiders defense played with great determination and pride all game particularly in the closing minute of the contest when Lake-Lehman despite a comfortable lead used all their time outs to add another score. B team overwhelms Knights 38-6 The Kingston Township Raiders B Team finally clicked on all cylinders Sunday, defeating the Lake-Lehman Knights by the score of 38-6. After a disappointing loss the week before to the Larksville Green Wave, the Raider B team dominated the line of scrimmage. Tailback Elijah Miller ran rampant over the Knights defense with over 100 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Quarterback Matt Kelly connected wtith Kevin Roman for two more scores and pushed one in himself from the two yard line. Two-point conversions were scored by Brian Ostrowsky, Derrick Elston. Andrew Hiller scored two points on a tackle eligible play. Defensively the lineackers of the Raiders played the stoppers all game long. With Miller and Ostrowsky in the middle and Corey Guiliano and Nick Onzik on the corners the Knights were shutdown most of the day. The Raiders play next Sunday in Swoyersville with the B game at 1 p.m. Junior League champions SPORTS ROUNDUP SOCCER Lehman 4, Abington 2 After giving up the first goal, Lehman scored three goals in the first half, then traded goals with the Comets Monday. Mike Kostrobala, B.J. Lewis, Nathan Walters and Andrew Verdekal scored for Lehman, which had 16 shots to Abington’s 7. Dave Taylor stopped four shots in goal. Dallas 9, Meyers 0 The Mounts blasted winless Meyers Monday, with Tim Faneck, Justin Hoover and Adam Clay scoring two goals apiece. Andrew George and Jesse Williams each had two assists, and Nate Hoffman stopped five Mohawk shots. Dal- las had 12 corners to O. Lehman 0, Coughlin 0 Lake-Lehman outshot the Cru- saders 18 to 5, but couldn't find the goal as both teams remained undefeated. Things may have been different if Lehman's leading scorer Russ Wenrich wasn't out with an injury. Dallas 4, Crestwood Mike McHale fed three goals and Rick Samanas scored twice Sept. 23 as Dallas erased a 2-1 first half deficit. Justin Hoover and Matt Kertesz had the other goals, and keeper Nate Hoffman recorded five saves. The Mounts had a shooting edge of 22 to 6. Lehman 4, O’Reilly 3 Mike Kostrobala led the Knights with a pair of goals, both off as- sists from Andy Verdekal. Steve Moyer and Jason Mahle each scored, and Russ Mosier recorded seven saves in goal. Lehman had 22 shots to O'Reilly's 12. Dallas 2, Berwick 0 After a scoreless first half, Mike McHale and Adam Clay scored off assists from Ryan Love. Nate Hoffman had 12 goal saves, and the Mounts had 12 corners to one. FOOTBALL Dallas 45, GAR 28 It was a very un-Dallas like day, but in the end the Mountain- eers won a shootout at home. Tailback Matt Jackson and quar- terback Matt Barnard each rushed for two touchdowns and Barnard tossed a 16-yard score to Chris Tucker, while Matt Acri ran for a TD and Matt Douglas kicked a field goal and kicked six extra points. The Mounts weren't always comfortably ahead, although they started out that way, heading to the locker room with a 24-6 lead. But GAR scored three times in the third quarter and converted two 2-points after to pull within three points. Dallas responded with a pair of touchdowns and stingy defense in the final period. While rushing was the name of the game - Dallas ran for 288 yards on 49 carries, Barnard had Back Mountain Junior League All Stars recently celebrated their championship season with a party during which they received trophies and jackets commemorating their District 16 Junior League Championship Title. Pictured are team members: first row, Michael Fehlinger, Adam Tkaczyk, Dale Radginski. Second row, Charlie Stajewski, Paul McCue, Joel Lesinski, Brian Cornia, David Lohin, Stephen Luksh, Jeff Dickson, Michael Yenason, Ryan Gryskevicz, Jordon Koslosky. Absent from photo, Jon Barbose. BC WN a fine day in the air, going 4-for-5 with no interceptions and the touchdown toss. Jackson led the ground game with 177 yards on 27 tries, and took one pass for 51 yards. Acri finished the day with 90 yards and the touchdown. Dallas travels to Emmaus for a non-conference game Friday night. Lehman 19, Nanticoke 14 Trailing 14-13, Gregg Woronko took a short pass from junior quar- terback D.J. Kapson and turned it into a 70-yard touchdown that saved the Black Knights’ unbeaten season. But the game wasn’t over yet, and Lehman had to stop a Trojan drive that got them to the Knights’ 10-yard line, but ended when the Lehman defense knocked down a fourth-down pass in the end zone. Lehman scored on its first possession, a drive capped by Travis McRoy'’s 18-yard touchdown run. After the two- point conversion failed, Nanticoke came right back to score on a 10- play drive, but the point after was blocked. After Seth Moyer recov- ered a Trojan fumble, D.J. Harris reeled in a Kapson pass for a 54- yard touchdown play. This time the Knights scored the point after on Moyer’s kick. The second quar-. ter was scoreless, and Lehman entered the locker room with a 13-6 lead. Nanticoke wasted no time in the second half, scoring on their first drive after the kickoff, and making a two-point conversion. Then Woronko made his scoring run, and the Black Knights held on the rest of the way. ~ McRoy led an anemic Lehman rushing attack with 45 yards on 10 carries, out of a total of only 84 yards gained. Kapson was 10-for- 18 in the air, for 248 yards with two touchdowns and two inter- |. ceptions. Harris had two recep- tions for 80 yards, Matt Morris had five for 79 and Woronko had two for 76 yards. The Black Knights will host Hanover, which is 2-2 and 1-1 in the conference, Saturday. FIELD HOCKEY Lehman 7, Paupack 0 The Lady Knights had 37 shots to two, and nine corners to O. Janelle Perlis had three assists and one score, Becky Keefe scored twice and Jen Johnstone scored once and assisted twice. Dallas 6, GAR 0 Dallas dominated winless GAR with 19 shots to one. Jen Noon scored twice and Stephanie Potisek had two assists. Also scor- ing were Sherri Kuderka, Gia Biscontini, Jen Yurkon and Gail Buzin. Melanie Sappe was un- tested in the goal, as GAR never got close. Dallas 2, Montrose 0 Holly Shiber had both assists, See ROUNDUP, pg 10 Soccer Club craft show Sunday The Dallas High School Boys Soccer Club is sponsoring the annual Fall Craft Show on Sun- day, Oct. 4, at the Dallas Senior High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 vendors from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be represented, selling various crafts including semi-precious gemstone jewelry, needlework, candles, ceramics, potpourri, quilts, stenciled lamp shades, woodcrafts, wreathes, hand-made dolls and homemade candy. Soc- cer Club members will be selling lunch and baked goods through- out the day. Theres no admis- sion charge. Strikers open season Oct. 6 The Strikers will start their 1998-99 season on Tues., Oct. 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Old Noxen School. Those in fall sports will not have to attend practice until that sport is over, but please call and sign up. All wishing to sign up or want more information, plea
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