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Franklin Regional (14-1) vs.
Pottsville (13-1)
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Weather Conditions:
cold, breezy
Temperature: 26 Degrees
Field Conditions: Good
Wind: N
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Franklin Regional - Head Coach
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Pottsville - Head Coach Kevin Keating |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pottsville | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Franklin Regional | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Team Stats | Play-by-Play Script | Individual Stats | |

The Marines assisted at the coin toss
Box Score (Final)
Pottsville vs Franklin Regional (Dec 09, 2005 at Hershey, PA)
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:33 FR - Lenny Gallo 11 yd run (Shane Barie kick), 6-69 2:05, POTTS 0 - FR 7
01:55 FR - Glen Halperin 42 yd field goal, 10-41 4:28, POTTS 0 - FR 10
00:50 FR - Mike Schilling 15 yd run (Glen Halperin kick), 2-17 0:50, POTTS 0 - FR 17
2nd 01:32 FR - Glen Halperin 27 yd field goal, 7-36 2:39, POTTS 0 - FR 20
3rd 09:27 POTTS - Steve Pilconis 4 yd pass from Jake Wartelia (J.J. Moran kick), 2-3 0:45, POTTS 7 - FR 20
04:01 FR - Glen Halperin 16 yd field goal, 4-1 2:29, POTTS 7 - FR 23
4th 10:29 POTTS - Andy Buziak 2 yd run (Jake Wartelia pass failed), 14-80 5:32, POTTS 13 - FR 23
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POTTS FR
FIRST DOWNS................... 10 13
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 27-24 39-231
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 83 27
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 25-11-1 10-3-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 52-107 49-258
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-37 2-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-93 3-47
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-39 1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 4-31.0 5-28.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards............... 0-0 9-76
Possession Time............... 20:30 27:30
Third-Down Conversions........ 2 of 10 2 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 3 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 4-37
RUSHING: Pottsville-Andy Buziak 10-30; Tom McFarland 3-9; J.J. Moran 6-9; Matt Feeney 1-1; Jake
Wartelia 7-minus 25. Franklin Regional-Lee Howatneck 19-99; Lenny Gallo 14-72; Robby Armstrong 3-43;
Mike Schilling 1-15; Matt Giugliano 1-2; Geno Lodovico 1-0.
PASSING: Pottsville-Jake Wartelia 11-25-1-83. Franklin Regional-Lenny Gallo 3-9-1-27; Robby
Armstrong 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Pottsville-Cory Buletza 4-36; Steve Pilconis 2-11; Jeff Koscil 2-11; Andy Buziak 1-11;
J.J. Moran 1-9; Paul Gianfagna 1-5. Franklin Regional-Justin Malego 1-15; Aaron Levine 1-6; Dino
Tortorice 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Pottsville-Dave DeMarkis 1-39. Franklin Regional-Brad Phillips 1-0.
FUMBLES: Pottsville-J.J. Moran 2-1. Franklin Regional-Lenny Gallo 2-0.
Stadium: HERSHEYPARK Stadium Attendance: 0
Kickoff time: 7:30 pm End of Game: Total elapsed time:
Officials: Referee: Dan Leitzell; Umpire: Chris Fivek; Linesman: Enoch Ferencz;
Line judge: Frank Slenker; Back judge: Andrew Ferencz; Field judge: Ed Conklin;
Side judge: Scott Leister; Scorer: D. Fecich;
Pottsville vs Franklin Regional (Dec 09, 2005 at Hershey, PA)
SACKS (UA-A): Pottsville-None. Franklin Regional-John Malecki 2-0; Matt Giugliano 1-0; David Hysong
1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Pottsville-Cody Vidal 8-1; Andy Buziak 5-2; Matt Feeney 5-1; Dave DeMarkis 4-2;
Scott Yeastadt 4-1; Cory Brown 3-0; Paul Gianfagna 2-2; Dan Hedemann 2-3; Kyle Masser 2-1; J.J.
Moran 1-2; Dakota McClure 1-0; Cody Milliman 1-0; Gary Bardzak 1-0; Tom McFarland 1-0; Steve
Pilconis 1-0; Jeff Koscil 1-0; Gary Marx 0-1; P. Flannery 0-1; Mike Twigg 0-1; Mason Schafer 0-1.
Franklin Regional-John Malecki 7-1; Matt Giugliano 6-0; Andy Pianetti 5-0; Joe Fox 4-0; Geno
Lodovico 3-3; Brad Phillips 3-0; David Hysong 3-1; Mike Schilling 2-0; Dino Tortorice 2-0; Eric Heyl
1-2; Mike Casper 1-1; Justin Malego 1-0; Glen Halperin 1-0; Alex Fleming 0-1.
Player participation:
Pottsville: 1-Tom McFarland, 2-J.J. Moran, 3-Cory Buletza, 5-Eric Lurwick, 6-Matt Feeney, 7-Jake Wartelia, 8-Jeff Koscil,
13-Dan Hedemann, 20-Andy Buziak, 21-Steve Pilconis, 23-Mike Twigg, 24-Cody Milliman, 27-Cody Vidal, 31-Mason Schafer,
33-Paul Gianfagna, 42-Dave DeMarkis, 44-Gary Marx, 46-Tyler Smith, 50-Scott Yeastadt, 73-P. Flannery, 74-Gary Bardzak,
77-Kyle Masser, 79-Dakota McClure, 80-Cory Brown.
Franklin Regional: 5-Matt Giugliano, 7-Brad Phillips, 17-Lenny Gallo, 18-Shane Barie, 20-Dino Tortorice, 24-Jarrod Sundin,
25-Mike Schilling, 26-Robby Armstrong, 33-Lee Howatneck, 34-David Hysong, 39-Joe Fox, 41-Andy Pianetti, 42-Aaron Levine,
45-Donnie Moore, 46-Geno Lodovico, 48-Glen Halperin, 49-Mike Casper, 50-Alex Fleming, 73-Eric Heyl, 74-John Malecki,
75-A. Figurelli, 81-Justin Malego.
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7 Blue Mountain
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