Hornibrook helped Ridley end Lansdowne-Aldan streak
A look at high school football in Delaware County on this weekend in years past.
50 Years Ago
John Hornibrook throws four touchdown passes — two to Bob West — and Don Solowski runs 52 yards with a fumble for a TD as Ridley snaps LansdowneAldan’s 27-game undefeated streak, 40-13 … Craig Rotondo returns an interception 75 yards for a touchdown as Darby-Colwyn defeats Clifton Heights, 25-13 … Jack Cushing’s third TD comes with 38 seconds to play and gives Swarthmore an 18-15 win over Collingdale and the Section Three championship … Elwood Scott throws scoring passes to Earl Perrigan and Wayne Hughes as Chester knocks off Chichester, 14-7 … Ron MacDonald tosses three touchdown passes — two to Pete Korsan — and Pete DeAugustine runs for a pair of TDs in Nether Providence’s 40-13 win over Sun Valley … Harris Plotnick has a pair of scoring runs as Haverford tops Marple Newtown, 27-0 … Bob Eisenman’s touchdown passes to Walt Fedyna and Bill Bellano help Upper Darby to a 14-13 win over Lower Merion.
40 Years Ago
Cardell Baskerville scores a pair of touchdowns and Vincent Clark has a 9-yard scoring run as coach Alonzo Covert’s Darby Township Eagles defeat Unionville, 28-0, to conclude an undefeated season (10-0) … Tyrone Payne’s interception in the end zone with two minutes to play helps Chester to a 38-28 win over St. James … Jerry Irving runs for three TDs as Garnet Valley beats Oxford, 27-8 … Bill Corey has a pair of scoring runs — the second an 89-yarder — in Nether Providence’s 24-6 win over Chichester … Bruce Butler runs for two touchdowns and Ray Dobry scores on an 80-yard interception return as Radnor tops Lower Merion, 36-15.
30 Years Ago
Tom Lafferty kicks a 25-yard field goal and catches a scoring pass from Bill Bair, and Bair runs 38 yards to score as Ridley defeats Springfield, 16-6, and wins its ninth consecutive Central League championship … Marcas Bradley’s gets three touchdowns to help St. James beat Cardinal O’Hara, 28-7, to win the Catholic League Southern Division title … Brian Henesey’s fourth TD, a 19yard run with three minutes to play, gives Radnor a 25-22 decision over Lower Merion … Lanue Johnson gains 150 yards on 19 carries, including a 72-yard scoring run, in Penncrest’s 10-0 win over Strath Haven … Kevin Jenkins runs for a touchdown and throws a scoring pass to James Spears as Glen Mills gets past Academy Park, 19-6.
20 Years Ago
Roy Jones runs for a touchdown in the third quarter to give Berwick a 7-0 PIAA Class AAA victory over Strath Haven (Dan Mulhern 57 yards on 13 carries) … Archbishop Ryan scores a pair of TDs in the first quarter in a 13-0 Catholic League playoff win over Archbishop Carroll (Ed Stefanski 14 carries for 58 yards).
10 Years Ago
Jared Bonaquisti has scoring run and adds a a short 77-yard touchdown reception from Eric Van Wyk to help Garnet Valley to a 13-0 PIAA Class AAA district playoff victory over Unionville … Steve Egee throws TD passes to Rob Lamey and Mike Gamble, Andrew Hodges has a pair of scoring runs, and Brian Traband recovers a fumble for a touchdown in Ridley’s 33-14 PIAA Class AAAA district playoff win over Glen Mills … Luke Wischnowski runs for a TD and tosses a scoring pass to Kevin Eckel, but Archbishop Carroll drops a 41-17 Catholic League Blue Division playoff decision to Archbishop Wood.