Bubba Carter's Lackawanna Report  10/16/05 

Abington Heights (7-0) knocked North Pocono (6-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten with a convincing 42-0 victory.  Abington limited NP to 75 yards of total offense.
 
Abington scores:
 
Mike Byrne (14 yard pass from Jeremy Jayne)
Jeremy Jayne (1 yard run)
Jon Cadman (61 yard pass from Jayne)
Shaun Pasternak (12 yard pass from Jayne)
David Chiavacci (1 yard run)
Joe Diskin (4 yard run)
 
Jayne finished the game with 178 yards passing.
 
Abington leads the all-time series 11-24-1 (winning 11 straight since 1995).
 
Susquehanna (3-4) picked up win # 142 for coach Dick Bagnall with a 40-21 victory over Riverside (1-6).  Bagnall is now 1 win behind Jerry Wasilchak (Lakeland, 1965-1984) for #10 on the all-time Scranton Area coaching list.
 
Susquehanna was led by Anthony Dorunda (123 yards, 2 TD's rushing), Christopher Felter (124 yards, 1 TD rushing) and Ernest Taylor (91 yards, 1 TD rushing).    Susquehanna also scored ona 30 yard punt return by Dustin Shaw and Nick Ott caught a 12 yard TD pass from Dorunda.
 
Riverside scores: Joe Strok (62 yard INT return), Justin Paroby (4 and 14 yard runs).
 
Lakeland (5-2) eased by Scranton Prep (4-3) 28-17 to notch win # 300 in Lakeland football history. 
 
Lakeland was led by Craig Chopko (159 yards, 2 TD's rushing).   Lakeland also scored on a 22 yard pass from Anthony Besten to Drew Babcanec and on a 7 yard Besten run.
 
Prep scores: Steve Malinchak (2 TD runs - 10 and 33 yards) and Kurt Walsh (25 yard FG).
 
Lakeland leads the all-time series (17-11)
 
West Scranton (5-2) cruised by Wallenapupack (1-6) 54-7.  West was led by Tom Ogonowski (192 yards, 3 TD's rushing).  Ogonowski scored on runs of 20, 3 and 8 yards).
 
Other West scores: Anthony Monacelli (11 yard run), Asa Lucas (75 yard pass from Matt McGloin), Ryan Wilczak (48 yard fumble return) and Pat Baresse (8 and 13 yard runs)
 
'Paupack score: Zach Hopkins (6 yard run).
 
West leads the all-time series 6-2.
 
Dunmore (3-4) shutout Western Wayne (0-7) 26-0.  Gatlin Garrett led Dunmore with 108 yards and 2 TD's rushing (4 and 2 yards).
 
Other Dunmore scores: Pat Hart (1 yard run) and Kevin Spager (19 yard run).
 
Dunmore leads the all-time series 8-0.
 
Dunmore coach Jack Henzes picked up win # 292 of his career.

Old Forge (5-2) knocked off Mid-Valley (4-3) 26-12.   Old Forge was led by Brandon Gatto (180 yards and 1 TD rushing - 33 yard run).

 
Other Old Forge scores: Mike Doran (12 and 40 yard runs) and Mike Bilski (1 yard fumble return).
 
Mid-Valley scores: Frank Capoocia (43 yard pass from Ryan Rempe) and Kyle Chuff (20 yard pass from Rempe).
 
Carbondale (4-3) kept Montrose (0-6) winless with a 44-16 win.  Zach Lasavage led Carbondale with 123 yards and 3 TD's rushing.  Lasavage scored on runs of 1, 12 and 6 yards.
 
Other Carbondale scores: Lance Gabriel (24 yard pass from Frank Brenzel), Andrew Torch (28 yard pass from Lasavage) and Marc Canzano (4 yard run).
 
Montrose scores: Jared Fowler (58 yard run) and Jamie Hoffman (1 yard run).
 
Lackawanna Trail (5-2) defeated Bishop O'Hara (5-2) 14-0.  The win was the 9th straight for Trail over O'Hara.  Trail was led by Josh Dixon (97 yards, 1 TD rushing - 4 yard run) and Colin Dwyer (1 yard TD run).
 
Trail outgained O'Hara 254 to 93 in total yards.
 
Trail leads the all-time series 26-6-1.
Scranton (4-2) beat Valley View (3-4) 42-32.   Scranton Was led by Kawon Shell (247 yards rushing with 4 TD runs).  Shell scored on runs of 1, 15, 3 and 17 yards.
 
Scranton's A.J. McKenna also threw for 220 yards with 1 TD pass to Karrington Grissett (82 yards).
 
Scranton's other TD: McKenna scored on a 1 yard run.
 
Valley View scores: Kyle Passeri (213 yards rushing with 2 TD runs - 1 and 38 yards), Jeff Kushmerick (65 yard run), Pat Sotak (43 yard FG), Nick Westley (28 yard pass from Dave Karwaski).
 
Valley View still leads the all-time series 9-4.
 
Note: Scranton High was formed by merging Scranton Tech and Scranton Central in 1991.  Valley View was 39-4-1 against both schools with Central accounting for 3 of the losses.
 
Delaware Valley (7-0) beat Honesdale (2-5) 48-3.  Kenny Domzalski rushed for 4 TD's for DV (19, 12, 6 and 35 yard runs).
 
Other DV scores: Joe Stauder (84 yard KO return), Richie Hearon (42 yard INT return) and Joe Stauder (57 yard TD catch from Josh Navitsky).
 
Honesdale: 21 yard FG by Kevin Chapla.

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Lackawanna Football Conference Standings (2005) – thru week 7

 

Division 1
                                      Div.      Overall           PF       PA
Abington Heights              4-0           7-0             258       48

Delaware Valley                4-0           7-0             303       79

North Pocono                   3-1           6-1             238       125

West Scranton                 2-2           5-2             239       118

Scranton                          2-2           4-2             150       150

Valley View                      1-3           3-4             201       233

Honesdale                       0-4           2-5             123       245

Wallenpaupack                 0-4           1-6             87        246

 


Division 2
                             
Lakeland                         2-0           5-2             180       135

Carbondale                       2-0           4-3             171       94

Scranton Prep                  1-1           4-3             193       164

Dunmore                          1-1           3-4             158       188

Montrose                          0-2           0-6             88        187

Western Wayne                0-2           0-7             53        294

 


Division 3

Old Forge                         2-0           5-2             176       131

Lackawanna Trail              2-0           5-2             152       93

Bishop O'Hara                  1-1           5-2             190       97

Susquehanna                   1-1           3-4             130       195

Mid-Valley                        0-2           4-3             158       143

Riverside                          0-2           1-6             108       232