Dempsey’s sprint set tone for Cardinal O’Hara
A look at Delaware County Labor Day weekend high school football in years past.
10 Years Ago
Adam Dempsey runs 80 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and Brendan McLaughlin adds a pair of scoring runs as Cardinal O’Hara defeats Archbishop Ryan, 20-0, in the Battle At The Beach in Ocean City, New Jersey … Kali Smith gains 146 yards rushing and gets two TDs to help Penn Wood defeat Conwell-Egan, 46-0 … Demetre Carter runs 57 yards on the opening play for the first of his three scores — the second on a blocked punt return — as Academy Park routs Upper Merion, 39-0 … Mike Clancy gets four touchdowns in Haverford’s 40-0 win over Chichester … Sean Blundin throws three TD passes, the third a 30-yarder to Derek Dawson, to give Ridley a
27-20 decision over Coatesville … Mario Gioguardi’s two scoring runs help Marple Newtown stop Sun Valley, 26-0 … Defensive end Andrew Thomas runs 35 yards with a fumble to put Garnet Valley up at halftime in the Jaguars’ 34-28 win over Unionville … Monte Jennings runs for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter as Interboro gets past Springfield,
7-6 … Quarterback Sean Quarterman gets three short TD runs to help Monsignor Bonner beat Upper Darby, 20-9 … Jalal Timmons has two touchdowns, and Tim Dugan adds a 19-yard scoring interception return as Archbishop Carroll rolls past Radnor, 34-6 … Anthony Davis scores on an 82-yard kickoff return, but Chester drops a 13-12 decision to West Chester Henderson (Ryan Brewer two touchdown runs).
20 Years Ago
Matt Millard’s short scoring run with 1:35 to play gives Ridley a
19-18 victory over Penn Wood … Josh Hannum scores on 83- and
49-yard receptions from Mike Connor as well as on a 28-yard run in Strath Haven’s 42-14 win over Roman Catholic … Brandon Grose runs 95 yards for a touchdown, and Scott Battersby adds a pair of scoring runs to help Marple Newtown top Academy Park, 22-6 … Thomas Jones gets a touchdown run and scores on a 56-yard fumble recovery return in Glen Mills’s
29-16 win over Eastern (D.C.) … Tackle Tony Dambro comes up with the first TD on a fumble recovery as Garnet Valley beats Bristol, 24-0 … Brad Berner catches two scoring passes from Warren Bittner in Penncrest’s 27-14 win over Exeter … Brian Mattaway runs for two touchdowns and scores on a fumble return to help Archbishop Carroll top North Schuylkill, 3812 … Kevin Dare tosses three TD passes, and Marc Scarpato returns an interception 32 yards to score in Sun Valley’s 38-27 win at Reading
Central Catholic … Dante DeSantis gets a pair of touchdowns as Upper Darby defeats Monsignor Bonner, 38-7 … Rich Lowry throws three scoring passes — two to Pat Moore — in Interboro’s 36-0 win at William Tennent … Anthony Morris has a 58-yard scoring reception from Joe Jones to give Chester a 12-7 decision over West Chester Henderson … Kevin Jones and Greg Watson score twice each in Cardinal O’Hara’s 49-0 win over Springfield.
30 Years Ago
Russell Payne (270 pounds), Donald Anderson (300), Bruce Miller (250), Lamaire Johnson (210) and Michael Warren (220) are returning linemen for Chester High coach Mike White … Penn Wood coach Mike Guille will have sophomore Joe Meyer starting at quarterback behind veteran linemen Scott Novak (230), Tim Terrell and John Burke … Ray Gionta begins his second season as head coach at St. James with Scott Green at quarterback, Scott Reid at running back, Bob Jackson at split end and Jameel McClairen (end) and Bob Shull (linebacker) heading up the defensive unit … Strath Haven coach Jim McFadden has Derek Ryder back at quarterback, Nick Milligan and Troy Miller returning at running back, and Brian Moss anchoring the offensive and defensive lines … Joe McNicholas should reach his 150th career win at Ridley with a lineup that includes Dennis Decker at quarterback, Mike Busza and Brian Kingsborough carrying the ball, Devon Preston and Jim Nicholson at wide receiver, and Steve Maiers, Chris Aivazoglou and Joe Kingsborough heading the defense.
40 Years Ago
Chuck Buechler begins his first season as head coach at Collingdale with Steve Chmielowski carrying the ball behind a line that will include Joe Christaldi, Tom Magness and Tom Shoemaker … Garnet Valley coach Bill Hutchinson begins his 10th season with
Mike Moses at quarterback, Mike Irving, Mike Dell’Orefice and Van Showell running the ball, and Bill Colby, Andy Meloy and Pete Gable pacing the defense … Marty Cull and John Bauer are running backs and Tim Chambers and Mike Gallen are defensive backs for Cardinal O’Hara coach Bob Ewing … St. James coach Sam Dermigny has John McKernan, Paul Van Horn, Dennis Henry and David O’Connor in his offensive backfield … Former Eagles quarterback Bill Mackrides begins his 23rd season as Springfield’s head coach with Glenn Bennett throwing the ball to Mike Siano.
50 Years Ago
Rick Huston and James Laird will play quarterback and Dave Pope, Bill Rhoads, Harold Bunzel and Val Conte will man the defensive line for Chichester coach Tony Apichella … Eric Scott (quarterback), Rick Zinck (guard), Mike Birmingham (tackle) and Mike Donato (end) are Ridley coach Phil Marion’s returning starters … Back Dave Reimund, defensive end Joe Gro, tackle Jim Brazill and center Al Harmon are back at Springfield for coach Bill Mackrides … Junior Bill Zwaan steps in as the starting quarterback and Dan Thompson, Kevin Clancy, Jim McBride and Frank Mellon are the starters on the defensive line for Archbishop Carroll coach Joe McNichol … Quarterback Dennis Coleman will throw to split end Arnold Coleman at DarbyColwyn for coach Dave Wiggins.