Ven re pen Sunday, October 28, 2007 SPORTS THE POST PAGE 13 1948 - Kingston Township 14, BLACK KNIGHTS LOOK TO AVENGE LAST YEAR’S LOSS Members of the Lake-Leh- Dallas Township 0 man football team are, from 5 Li [Sian Township 7, left, first row, first row: Ken as Township : Pollock, Remington Boyd, Matt pai = Lehman "Rownship 20, Sikora, Dan McHugh, Wally p Simko and Eli Foss. Second 1951 - Dallas 20, Westmore- land 19 1952 - Westmoreland 19, Dal- row, Bill Evans, Roger Jayne, Cody Lamoreaux, Vinny John- | las Township 0 stone, Scott Hizny, Joe Harri- 1953 — Lehman 21, Dallas son, Ronnie Coolbaugh , Keith Township 20 Roberts and Aaron Setzer. 1954 - Lehman Township 12, Third row, Tom Kanios, Steve Dallas Township 0 Olshemski, Thomas Smith, RD moms 6, Dallas Greg Josuweit, Adam Holena, Cody Stark, Nathan Volkel, 1956 — Three-way tie (Westmo- reland, Lehman and Dallas) 1957 —- Lehman Township 13, Dallas Township 6 1958 — Lehman 26, Westmore- land 6 1959 - Lehman 37, Westmore- land 0 1960 —- Westmoreland 20, Leh- man 7 1961 - Dallas 18, Lake-Lehman 1962 - Dallas 14, Lake-Lehman 1963 —- Dallas 19, Lake-Lehman Josh Brucher, Thomas Stepan- ski and Tyler Barrall. Absent at the time of the photo were { Dave Heller, Tom Tomolonis, Zach Cragle, Chris Fedak, Cody # | Komrowski, Pat Moss and Chris Prater. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST 0 ! 1964 - Dallas 18, Lake-Lehm 6 su MOUNTAINEERS HOPE TO RETAIN POSSESSION OF OLD SHOE TROPHY | 1965 —- Dallas 31, Lake-Lehman 0 i " | : 29% — Dallas 35, Lake-Lehman = -~ eo > ~ : 1967 — Lake-Lehman 25, Dallas p= = UY : : 1968 —- Lake-Lehman 23, Dallas y pris oe 5 y 1969 - Lake-Lehman 28, Dallas We | 8 1970 —- Dallas 24, Lake-Lehman 14 0 0 6 | 7 7 1971 - Dallas 45, Lake-Lehman 1972 - Dallas 50, Lake-Lehman 1973 — Dallas 34, Lake-Lehman 1974 - Dallas 12, Lake-Lehman 1975 - Dallas 15, Lake-Lehman 1976 —- Dallas 13, Lake-Lehman 7 1977 - Dallas 7, Lake-Lehman CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Members of the Dallas High School football team are, from left, first row Ryan Bump, Jim Monk, Chris Scharff, Tyler Patton, Chad Labar, Joe Murray, Neil Harris, | 6 Andrew Ondish, Sam Van Horn, Eric Baines, Mike Adams, Cody Plesnar and team manager Johnny McNeil.Second row, coach Kevin Arnaud, Mason Bullock, 1978 —- Lake-Lehman 42, Dallas Damon Marth, Nick Lombard, Dean Chopka, Derek Martin, Scott Daube, Nick Mihal, Scott Gallup, Steve Meskers, Mark Szot, Taylor Dunn, Chris Pollick and coach 14 John McNeil. Third row, coach Ted Jackson Jr., coach Mike Dunn, head coach Ted Jackson, Andrew Judge, Joe Hayes, Anthony Rubbico, Pat Murray, Fred Mihal, 3 1979 - Lake-Lehman 14, Dallas | Kyle Arnaud, Joe Collini, Vito Recchia, Matt Luksic, Steve Pearson, Jeremy Fike, coach Bob Mahle and coach Clark Van Orden. AY i A I HK \ NEAR er Sr tnrinn ~mey v teetpe sl 1980 - Dallas 20, Lake-Lehman 19 1981 - Dallas 34, Lake-Lehman 6 1982 —- Dallas 16, Lake-Lehman 16 (tie) e 1983 - Dallas 16, Lake-Lehman "0 1984 - Lake-Lehman 33, Dallas This back yard rivalry is one of oldest in area In football, offense sells tickets, but de- fense wins championships — and the Old Shoe Game. | against Dallas Township. Last year, Lake-Lehman head coach against the Mountaineers in 1984. There have been three ties in Old Shoe 0 Last year’s 35-0 win by Dallas marked Carl Kern became the first person to par- history, but only two on the field. The 1985 — Dallas 7, Lake-Lehman | the 29th time in 59 years the losing team ticipate in the Old Shoe Game as a player Black Knights and Mountaineers battled 0 has been held scoreless. And the losing and a head coach. The former Black to a 16-16 tie in 1982 and a 21-21 draw in 1986 — Dallas 15, Lake-Lehman 2 . 1987 — Dallas 27, Lake-Lehman team has been held to a touchdown or less in 47 of the 59 games. In a 14-year period from 1983 to 1996, Knight standout played for George Curry from 1967-69, with Lake-Lehman winning all three Old Shoe contests. The Black 1988. Three teams — Westmoreland, Lehman and Dallas — finished with identical re- 0 the losing team failed to score a touch- I Heal Knights outscored the Mountaineers by a cords in 1956, so the trophy spent part of 1988 — Dallas 21, Lake-Lehman | 4,0, i 13 games. Since that time, how- ne combined score of 76-8 in the three the next year at all three schools. The tro- 21 (tie) Dallas 6. Lake Le ever, there have been only three shutouts. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST games. phy was originally given to the team fin- 0 1989 — Dallas 6, Lake-Lehman | p11, 1octed nine shutoutsinhead coach The Old Shoe sits in a trophy case at ooo ishing the season with the best record 1000 = Lake-Lehman 7. Dallas Ted Jackson's first 12 Old Shoe Games. ~~ the Dallas Senior High School after the Lake-Lehman hasnt won as many against Back Mountain opponents. 0 : coe Mountaineers won the 2006 match-up games as Dallas since the Old Shoe Game coe 1991 — Dallas 42. Lake-Lehman Speaking of Jackson, the veteran head between Dallas and Lake-Lehman with began in 1948, but the Black Knightshave ~~ Over the years, several players from the 0 : coach has, by far, won the most games by a 35-0 victory. been downright dominant in some former Kingston Township High School 1992 — Dallas 21. Lake-Lehman | 2% head coach in the Back Mountain ri- games. Lehman has won the game by at have laid claim to being the one whose 0 ’ valry. Jackson has compiled an 18-3-1 re- victory took place in 2000, a 12-7 win at least 25 points six times in the game’s his- bronzed football cleat sits atop the Old 1993 — Dallas 21. Lake-Lehman cord in Old Shoe Games, including 11 Dallas. tory, including a 33-0 win in 1984 and a Shoe trophy. The cleat most likely be- 0 : shutout victories. The Mountaineers have a 14-2 recordin 42-14 win in 1978. longed to the Jute. Dean Sauer a 1% | 3 Xchman LR the game since 1991. eee Kingston Township graduate. The shoe | 199¢-Malias19, Lakel The longest winning streak — eight LIC The most lopsided Old Shoe Game was chosen by Kingston Township head 0 1995 - Lake-Lehman 9, Dallas 0 1996 — Dallas 21, Lake-Lehman 1997 —- Dallas 20, Lake-Lehman Tr * 1998 - Dallas 20, Lake-Lehrnan 0 1999 - Dallas 28, Lake-Lehman J 2000 - Lake-Lehman 12, Dallas v 2001 - Dallas 21, Lake-Lehman M 0 — Dallas 35, Lake-Lehman ; 2003 - Dallas 34, Lake-Lehman 4 2004 - Dallas 28, Lake-Lehman M 0s —Dallas 19, Lake-Lehman 16 (OT) i 2006 — Dallas 35, Lake-Lehman games — in the Old Shoe Game belongs to Dallas. The Mountaineers defeated Lake- Lehman every game from 1970-77. Dallas is approaching that streak, entering this year’s contest with a six-year winning streak. The Black Knights last Old Shoe The first touchdown scored in an Old Shoe Game took place when Kingston Township receiver Bob Morgan took a handoff on a reverse and threw a 30-yard pass to teammate Dick Handley. The play led Kingston Township to a 14-7 win took place in 1972, with Dallas posting a 50-0 win against the Black Knights. Lake- Lehman's biggest win since Dallas Town- ship, Westmoreland and Dallas Borough high schools combined to form Dallas High School in 1961 was a 33-0 win coach Ted Zella from a pile of shoes worn by his players. Johnson passed away in 2001. SHOE Continued from Page 12 Forget about Kern’s record at Lake-Lehman. This guy can coach. Last year, he took over a pro- gram that graduated 18 seniors from a 31-player roster. This year, despite having just six seniors, the Black Knights have been more than competitive in almost every game. With a few breaks, Lake-Lehman could have easily been 7-2 or 6-3 entering the Old Shoe Game. INTANGIBLES Make no mistake, a win against Dallas would go a long way in helping the Black Knights forget about some of their mis- fortune this season. And, though it appears the Mountaineers will be competing in the District 2 or Eastern Conference playoffs, don’t expect Dallas to be looking past its Back Mountain rivals. While Mountaineer seniors Good Luck Mountaineers! | STEVEN’S TOWN & COUNTRY CLEANERS Country Club Shopping Center, Dallas 675-0468 Hours: Mon-Fri 6-7, Sat 8-4 =) Large Pie Only i. ©),%° Try Our... Speciality Pizza, Pizza Wraps, & Pulled Pork Sandwiches \ 675-9611 , 661 N. Memorial Hwy. Star Plaza, Dallas \J Open Everyday 11a.m. - 9p.m. such as Mihal, Murray and Hayes would love to keep their winning streak against Lake-Lehman alive, Black Knight seniors such as Pollock, Dan McHugh and Re- mington Boyd would love to walk off the field with the biggest win of their high school careers. Two years ago, the teams played in an epic contest — argua- bly the most exciting Old Shoe Game since its inception in 1948. 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