Section 2 THE DALLAS PosT ports The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 3, 2002 9 Pittston wins Monday afternoon foothall From staff reports DALLAS — Matt Pisano’s 88-yard touchdown run with 1:43 to play sealed ittston Area’s 23-13 victory over Dallas Monday after- noon, in a game postponed from Saturday due to wet field conditions. The run gave Pisano a season-best 259 yards on 31 rushes for the game. It also left him 50 yards shy of 1,000 for the season. “He's a horse. One guy can't take the kid down,” allas coach Ted Jackson said. “He runs hard on every play, he’s physical, he plays defense and returns kicks. He's the ultimate high school football player.” The run came two plays after defensive back Joe Consagra intercepted a Dal- las pass in the end zone, ‘@piuelling a Mountaineer dri- ve that started at the Dallas 8-yard line. The Moun- taineers also moved into Pittston Area territory mid- way through the fourth quarter, but Patriot defen- sive tackle Nick Levy stalled the drive with a sack on a third-and-8 play. “It was very similar to Wyoming Area,” said Jack- gon, referring to a 6-0 Dal- as loss on Sept. 13. “We couldn't make the plays in the fourth quarter to win the game.” Dallas moved within 16- 13 with 1:48 left in the third quarter. Ryan Bolton returned a punt 36 yards to the Patriot 18 and scored 9" the next play on a pitch from shotgun formation. Downfield blocks by re- ceivers Mike Racoski and Jot ‘Barbosé“* cleared Bolton's path to the end zone. Dallas had envisioned the 6-foot-4 Racoski and 6-foot- 3 Barbose creating mis- matches against the Pittston Area secondary. And while the Mountaineers had some success, never fully exploited the height differential. they | DON CAREY/FOR THE DALLAS POST POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Brandon Burkhardt lofted a pass to Jim Mahon off the half- back option, which resulted in a 46-yard gain. Black Knights keep heads up through poor start By SCOTT VINNACOMBE li Post Correspondent Though at this point the Lake-Lehman football team doesn’t expect to make the playoffs, they haven't lost their spirit. Coach Bob Langan is proud of the way his troops have stayed positive through the adversity they've faced this season. “I'm pleased with the way the guys are hanging in,” said the coach. “Attitude is really good and spirits are high.” The team, which was inexperienced early on in the back- field, has improved greatly and ° continues to do so each week. However, due to a large number of mistakes that are still being made, the team is facing a diffi- cult march toward the playoffs. “With five losses in AAA,” says “We have been in most of | ‘our games right Langan, big plays,” he believes. Mike Racoski shook off a Pittston tackler during Monday's game. He had five catches for 68 yards in the game. LY gro 2 OW i) a SL TE TaN GH ] COR rR rl MADALYN RUGGIERO/FOR THE DALLAS POST Brad Baird of Lake-Lehman (left photo) coming in for the win at Dallas High School during the cross country meet between the two schools Sept. 25. He set a new course record of 16:45. Ryan Dimmick of Dallas comes in sec- ond during the cross country race. Back Mountain Cup Lehman takes 6-0 lead in competition Lake-Lehman teams topped Dallas in cross country, golf and tennis last week to take a com- manding 6-0 lead in Back Moun- tain cup matchups. Each win by a varsity team in head-to-head regular season games counts as one point toward the Cup record, and a tie would give .5 point to each team. Points will be awarded through- out the school year, with the win- ning school treated to a barbeque and possession of the Cup trophy until the completion of the next school year. The next meeting between Dal- las and Lake-Lehman squads will be Friday, Oct. 11 on the Dallas soccer field. From staff reports BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Baird shatters record DALLAS — Lake-Lehman’s Brad Baird shattered the course record, winning on the tough 3.1- mile layout at Dallas High School in 16:45, as the Black Knights got some revenge against Dallas in a 22-27 victory in Wyoming Valley Cross Country League Division II action. ; The Mountaineers beat the Black Knights on the final day of the regular season last year to win the D-II crown. Baird bested the mark of 17:37 held by Dallas’s Ryan Dimmick, » SPORTS ROUNDUP “it will be difficult to make it.” The coach says they'll be looking to win every one of their remaining games and ex- pects that those wins will fuel the team’s confidence whatever happens. “You never know what the other teams will do coming up,” said the coach when asked about his team’s chances. Lake-Lehman will face Hanover Saturday on the road, which will pose a difficult challenge for the team. “They're (Hanover) 4-1 right now,” Langan said of Hanover, “8-2 last year with « lot of experienced returners.” The coach expects the team to eliminate mistakes continually as they move on and thinks that, if they do, they should have a chance to win. According to Langan, there have been a great many critical turnovers thus far and not enough big plays. “To win, you have to make totheend.” ~ BobLangan ~~ lLake-Lehman coach “We have been in most of our games right to the end,” said See LEHMAN, pg 10 Dallas and Lake-Lehman Fall Sports Standings Date Sport Location Winner Standing Sept. 5 Golf Huntsville Lehman LL1-DO Sept. 9 Field Hockey Dallas Lehman LL2-DO Sept. 20 Boys Soccer Lehman Lehman LL3-DO Sept. 25 Golf Irem Lehman LL4-D) Sept. 25 Boys Cross Country Dallas Lehman LL5-DO Oct. 1 Volleyball Lehman Lehman LL6-DO Oct. 11 Boys Soccer Dallas Nov.2 Football Dallas who took second in 17:56. Kelby Morgan finished third in 18:29. SOCCER Competing in his first high school cross country meet, Richard Eck- man took fifth for Lake-Lehman in 19:10, as the Black Knights swept the 5-8 spots. For Dallas, Mike Hiscox was fourth in 18:58. GOLF Lake-Lehman 170, Dallas 177 DALLAS — Lehman’s Dustin Kapson fired a 2-over-par 38 for medalist honors at Irem Temple Country Club. Justin Boyer fol- lowed with a 41, followed by Steve Cardillo (46) and Dave Piazza (47). Dan Smith led Dallas with a 42. Mike Fehlinger shot 43, Todd Ker- estes had a 46 and Mike Peeler shot 47. FIELD HOCKEY Lehman 6, Honesdale 0 LEHMAN TWP. — Allison Boris and Lisa Wasser scored two goals apiece as Lake-Lehman defeated Honesdale. Trai Ragukas had a goal and an assist for the Black Knights, Amy Ruda scored a goal and Megan DeCesaris had a pair of assists. Coughlin 4, Dallas 0 WILKES-BARRE — After limit- ing the Crusaders to one goal in the first half, Coughlin exploded for three in the second. Dallas managed only seven shots, while goalie Jeremy Moore stopped five. WVW 5, Lehman 0 KINGSTON — The Black Knights couldn't convert on 15 shots, while goaltender Phil Kurello stopped that many Spar- tans shots. Wyoming Seminary 6, Dallas 0 DALLAS — The Mountaineers managed only five shots as Sem scored twice in the first half and four times in the second. Brian Dempsey scored three times and Josh Morgan scored twice for Sem. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake-Lehman 2, Dallas 0 LEHMAN TWP. — Lake- Lehman won by scores of 15-10 and 15-2. Tiffany Hettes had eight See ROUNDUP, pg 10 “
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