PAGE8 THE POST SPORTS Sunday, November 13, 2005 | R A clean Super Kingston Township's Ricky Morgan picks up a few yards during his team's 28-14 D division Super Bowl win against Forty Fort. Shaffer, Storrs lead KT Raiders The Kingston Township Raid- ers youth football program cap- tured a pair of championships in the Wyoming Valley West Junior Football Conference. The confer- ence concluded its season with Super Bowl games in each of its four divisions at Lackawanna County Stadium. Here’s a look at both Kingston Township games: C DIVISION Jesse Shaffer scored the game’s lone touchdown on a 2- runin the fourth quarter as Kingston Township captured the cham- pionship with an 80 win against the Dallas Junior Mounts. Shaff- er’s score capped a 14-play, 52- yard, 9-minute drive. The teams had met twice during the regular season with each posting a win. Behind the lead blocks of Josh Weaver and Matt Doggett, Shaffer carried the ball 34 times for 128 yards to lead the Raiders, who had possession of the ball for 31 of the game’s 40 minutes. Defensively, Kingston Township held Dallas to less than 75 yards of total offense, five first downs and just six offen- sive plays in the second half. Corey Patrick and Ryan Boe- decker combined for one of the biggest plays of the game follow- ing Shaffer’s touchdown, as they stripped the ball away from a Dal- las return man to cause a fumble. Kingston Township took over pos- session of the ball and chewed up more than eight minutes off the game clock before the Dallas de- fense stopped the drive inside the 1-yard line. On the next play from scrim- mage, Dallas defender Robert Wargo made a tackle for a loss in the endzone to record a safety and make the score 80. The Raiders finished the season with an 11-1 re- cord, while Dallas closed out the year at 10-2. D DIVISION Bret Storrs scored on runs of 73, 56 and 70 yards as Kingston Township won the title with a 28- 14 win against the Forty Flyers. Tanner Gattuso added a 51-yard touchdown run and a pair of 2- point conversion runs as the Raid- ers finished the season with an 11- 0-1 record. Ray Anthony Ostroski reco- vered a fumble to set up the first Visit our studio on Main Street in Dallas We feature fine stoneware pottery, handmade right in Dallas. Green Dog Pottery Studio Sales and Lessons Custom orders accepted, or shop our gallery. Order early for the Holidays. Gift Certificates available. Stop by and see the potter at workl Hours Tuesday - Friday 9:00am -2:30pm Wednesday Night 5:30-8:00pm Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm 674-2911 All major credit cards accepted touchdown by Storrs. Center Mitch Kelly led the offensive line, which helped the Raiders score 312 points during the season. The Raider defense, which held its op- ponents to only 60 points throughout the season, was solid throughout the game, with Storrs and Gattuso combining for 10 tackles. owl sweep for Back Mountain teams | | Goeringer, Muldoon, Wanek, Artsma among Dallas A, B players who shine The Dallas Junior Mounts brought home two champion- ship trophies in the Wyoming Valley West Junior Football Conference. The conference concluded its season with Super Bowl games in each of its four divi- sions at Lackawanna County Stadium. Dallas also finished as the runner-up in the C division. Here’s a look at the two Dal- las championship games: A DIVISION Kevin Muldoon and Adam Goeringer each scored two touchdowns as the Junior Mounts captured the cham- pionship with a 36-12 win against Forty Fort. Led by the offensive line, Muldoon, Goeringer and Tyl- er Shutlock ran for more than 300 combined rushing yards. Muldoon scored on runs of 30 and 5 yards, while Goerin- ger reached the endzone on runs of 5 and 35 yards. Shutlock added a 27-yard run. : Muldoon and Goeringer each scored on a rushing 2- point conversion and com- The Junior Mounts B team finished unbeaten for the sec- ond consecutive year. bined for one more on a pass from Goeringer to Muldoon. Dallas also played well de- fensively, with Dustin Siperko and Judson Mead each record- ing a quarterback sack. The team was coached by Mark Dirsa, Jerry Martindale, and Jim Siperko. In a 20-14 semifinal win against Swoyersville, Shut- lock intercepted a pass with less than two minutes remain- ing and returned it 25 yards for the winning touchdown. Goeringer scored on a rush- ing touchdown and threw to Muldoon for another score. Paul Brace scored on a 2-point conversion run. Justin Brobst recorded two quarterback sacks on defense. Taylor Dunn, James Rosen- crans, Dustin Siperko, Zack Dirsa and Tommy Cramer also played well defensively. B DIVISION The Junior Mounts finished undefeated for the second consecutive year, capturing the championship with a 26-12 win against the Swoyersville Sailors. Brett Wanek gave Dallas a 6-0 halftime lead in a game that was a defensive struggle for two quarters. Ryan Hanson sparked the team for the second consecu- tive game by running the opening kickoff of the second half back 74 yards for a touch- down. two-point conversion to make it 14-0. On the team’s next posses- sion, Artsma broke free up the middle for a 45-yard touch- down. Wanek scored the final Dal- las touchdown with a 70-yard kickoff return following a Sail- or touchdown. Artsma and Wanek also played well defensively, with each recording an intercep- tion. Artsma and Jordan Mullen recovered fumbles, while Eric Anderson and Brian Stepniak each recorded a sack for the Junior Mounts. 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