Phillips runs, Cappelletti guns Bonner past La Salle

A look at high school football in Delaware County on this weekend in years past...

50 YEARS AGO

Steve Phillips runs for a pair of touchdowns and John Cappelletti throws a

61-yard scoring pass to John Juisti as Monsignor Bonner beats La Salle, 26-12 … Todd O’Neill gains 188 yards on 28 carries and scores three TDs in Cardinal O’Hara’s 34-6 win over Archbishop Ryan … Jim Jacquette tosses a 15-yard TD pass to Frank Murphy, but Archbishop Carroll drops its opener, 26-6, to Lansdale Catholic … Rich McIntyre catches a 22-yard touchdown pass from Artie Phillips with 31 seconds to play, but the extra point kick is blocked and Sun Valley loses at Bristol, 13-12.

40 YEARS AGO

Dave Layden recovers a fumble to set up Jim Harris’ touchdown and blocks a punt for a safety as Darby-Colwyn defeats Unionville, 8-6 … Richard McFarland gains 310 yards on 25 carries and gets six touchdowns – one a 78-yard run – in Penncrest’s 46-25 win at Interboro (Tom Mortimer three TD passes) … Chris Breslin’s threeyard run gives Marple Newtown its touchdown in a 10-0 victory over West Chester East … Jerry Irving scores five TDs, including a 94-yard run, as Garnet Valley beats Lansdowne-Aldan, 47-27 … Sophomore Marty Cull’s scoring run carries Cardinal O’Hara over Cardinal Dougherty, 10-6 … Paul Arata runs 80 yards for a score in Haverford’s 28-14 win over Chester … Graham Desmond has three touchdown runs as Nether Providence gets by Springfield, 20-6.

30 YEARS AGO

Touchdowns by Tony Rice, Eric Townes, and Lance Bailey help Strath Haven to a 20-14 victory over St. John Neumann, giving new head coach Jim McFadden his first win … Warren Leach and Jim Austin scored two TDs each as Penn Wood clobbers Upper Darby, 48-14 … George Zagame’s

66-yard kickoff return sets up a touchdown as Interboro beats Oxford, 26-12 … James McNelis returns a punt 75 yards to score and Mike McGrory runs for a pair of TDs in Cardinal O’Hara’s

20-0 win over West Chester East … Lanue Johnson has a pair of scoring runs – one a 90-yarder – to pace Penncrest past Sun Valley, 13-0 … Matt Pellegrino is 8 of 16 passing for 207 yards and three touchdowns – two by Matt Barr – in Marple Newtown’s 34-0 win over Academy Park … Jeff Tinari throws a 16-yard TD pass to Mike Fitzpatrick late in the fourth quarter as Monsignor Bonner earns a 7-0 decision over Haverford.

20 YEARS AGO

Steve Varrasse runs for a pair of touchdowns and throws a scoring pass and Bob DiSands gains 137 yards on 17 carries and gets two TDs as Interboro rolls past Monsignor Bonner, 35-0 … Mike Connor has a pair of touchdown passes and a scoring run in Strath Haven’s 29-7 win over Upper Darby … Sean Conti runs 77 yards for a TD as Haverford stops Sun Valley, 28-0 … Taylor Buchholz gets a scoring run and tosses touchdown passes to Jason Bowen and Kyle Sweeney in Springfield’s

47-7 win over Lower Merion … Bob Chambers runs for three touchdowns in the first quarter as Haverford School downs Springfield (Montco), 34-0 … Mac Miller has a pair of scoring runs in the fourth quarter, one for 74 yards, in Chester’s 20-7 win over Unionville … Lionel Carter has the winning TD run in overtime as Academy Park beats Kennedy-Kenrick, 7-0 … Reggie Bowman picks up 194 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns in Penncrest’s 27-3 win over Marple Newtown.

10 YEARS AGO

James Johnson gains 185 yards on 22 carries, including a 71-yard touchdown run, as Glen Mills defeats Pennsbury,

20-6 … Jim McMenamin throws a pair of scoring passes and Vince Broomall has a TD run and a touchdown reception in Interboro’s 34-0 win over Donegal … Corey Brown’s nine-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter lifts Cardinal O’Hara past Haverford School, 7-0 … Andrew Pidgeon tosses a pair of TD passes in Ridley’s 22-6 win over Lower Merion … Mark McHugh has two touchdown passes and Tim Keyser runs for one score and grabs a pass for another as Garnet Valley downs Marple Newtown,

43-14 … Wally Rutecki throws a pair of TD passes in Springfield’s 20-0 win over Harriton … Pat Fisher and Lonnie Richardson score on interception returns as Strath Haven stops Conestoga,

22-0 … Stephen Faulkner’s scoring run in the second half gives Episcopal Academy a 14-7 win over Monsignor Bonner … Matt Atkinson throws a scoring pass to Matt Bundy in overtime and hits Ricky Bailey with the conversion pass that gives Penncrest a

34-33 decision over Haverford (Dante Pergolese 237 yards on 33 carries, two touchdowns) … Taron Mitchell gets the first touchdown on a 25-yard interception return and Laquan Frazier runs for one score and adds another on a reception from Eric Gilbert in Academy Park’s 26-0 win over Sun Valley … Chris Green’s three scoring runs help Upper Darby defeat Radnor, 29-13.