Blythe’s TD dash dashed Marple Newtown’s long losing streak

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

40 Years Ago

Joe Blythe’s 20-yard scoring run helps Marple Newtown defeat Upper Darby, 7-0, to snap an 18-game losing streak … Dan McCray throws a pair of 53-yard scoring passes to Joe Zappala in the fourth quarter of Sun Valley’s 20-13win over Nether Providence … Tom Abrams runs 23yards for the first TD and Bill Magee gets the winning score after Larry Bilotta’s 52-yard run as Monsignor Bonner beats Archbishop Carroll, 14-7 … Greg Davis runs 13 yards with an interception to score and Steve Gentile scores after an Anthony Stefani

interception in Cardinal O’Hara’s 35-7win over St. James … Howard Hudson has a pair of interceptions and Pat Randolph

returns a punt 78yards for a TD and also scores on runs of 42and 12yards as Ridley rolls past Haverford, 30-0… Chad Sydnor

gets two sacks and an interception to help Radnor hand Springfield its first loss, 17-6 … Jim Gallagher gains 212yards on 19 carries and runs for three TDs in Darby-Colwyn’s 50-28win at Collingdale … Shelby Walters runs for a TD with 1:15to play and Kerry Greco throws to Thurman Fortune

for the conversion that gives Yeadon an 8-6 decision over Lansdowne-Aldan … Robbie Stewart’s two scoring runs pace Darby Township in a 12-10win over Unionville …

Mike Dell’Orefice runs for two TDs and Dave Mink kicks a pair of field goals as Garnet Valley beats Oxford, 27-9… Mark Helmandollar has three scoring runs and Pat Sweeney catches one of Mike Fedalen’s two TD passes and runs 19yards with an interception to score in Sharon Hill’s 42-27win over Lower Moreland.

50 Years Ago

Vic Menghetti runs for a pair of TDs, returns a kickoff 87yards to score and catches TD passes of 58, 15and 55yards from Rodger Weyman in Penncrest’s 56-36win over Radnor (Jeff Schadler two scoring passes to Reggie Robinson)… John Keefer runs for a TDn to conclude a 99-yard drive then catches a 28-yard pass from Bill Zwaan to set up Zwaan’s scoring run with 51seconds to play as Archbishop Carroll (Steve Adelizzi two TD passes from Zwaan) rallies for a 29-22victory over St. James … Mike Allen’s TD pass to Jim McBrinn gives Marple Newtown a 13-9decision over Upper Darby … Bill Emper catches one of Joe Sterrett’s four TD passes and returns a punt 59yards to score in Nether Providence’s 46-0win over Chichester … Rick Psonak tosses a pair of TD passes as Chester defeats Harriton, 36-14… Kevin Culbert runs for one TD and throws for two scores to pace Ridley past Lower Merion, 26-8… Steve Bates runs for a pair of TDs and has 13tackles in Swarthmore’s 24-0 win over Sharon Hill … Mike Lombardi’s 85-yard scoring reception from Joe Muldoon and John Rufo’s 75-yard TD run help Monsignor Bonner beat Bishop Neumann, 21-19… Al Borelli catches a pair of scoring passes from Wayne Gibson as Clifton Heights gets its first win, 12-6over Garnet Valley … Greg Melton runs 16yards for a TD and Bob Hiller’s conversion kick gives Sun Valley a 21-20decision over Interboro … Bob Thompson runs 26yards with a fumble in the fourth quarter for the TD that carries Collingdale past Darby Township (Alvin Arnold 91-yard scoring pass from Russell Hamm), 20-18.

30 Years Ago

Brian Kingsborough catches a pair of scoring passes from Scott Carroll and Martin Ferrier intercepts Bob McLaughlin’s conversion pass after McLaughlin and Brian Fili had connected on a 66-yard completion in the fourth quarter of Ridley’s 14-12victory over Upper Darby … Mike Discher’s TD pass to J.J. Heron gives Marple Newtown a 7-0win over Radnor … Kevin Anderson and sophomore Ron Withelder score two TDs to help Sun Valley defeat Lampeter-Strasburg, 28-7… Kevin Betty throws three TD passes, two to John Capaldi, but Penncrest drops a 33-21 decision to Conestoga … John Gramlick

runs for one TD and throws for another in Penn Wood’s 16-14win over Academy Park … Keith McLaughlin runs for a pair of TDs and Ed Boyer has two interceptions as Interboro downs Chester, 20-12… Mike Bean

gets three scoring runs in Springfield’s 22-0 win over Haverford … Keno Shawell and Chris Dickerson score two TDs as Glen Mills defeats Unionville, 35-6… Jeff Morelli gains 186yards on 16carries and has a pair of scoring runs in Cardinal O’Hara’s 40-7romp past St. Joseph’s Prep … Scott

Reid runs for two TDs and Scott Green runs for one TD and throws for another in St. James’ 30-3win over Archbishop Carroll.

20 Years Ago

Mike Stauffer runs for one TD and throws for another as Monsignor Bonner defeats Cardinal O’Hara, 16-14 … Pete Manotti has a pair of scoring runs in Haverford’s 43-14 win at Chester … Bryan Savage runs for a TD and throws a pair of scoring passes as The Haverford School stops Lower Merion, 27-0 … Brian Strunk’s TD pass to Marquise Hall in the second quarter gives Upper Darby a 7-0win over Salesianum … Brandon Bush has a pair of scoring runs as Sun Valley beats Interboro, 24-14… Gary Gaster gets four sacks in Garnet Valley’s 15-2win over Unionville … Dan Connor and Dan Miller

run for TDs in the fourth quarter of Strath Haven’s 14-7victory over Penncrest …

Brett Moyer throws three scoring passes to Bill McGlone in Ridley’s 28-7win over Springfield … Steve Creighton tosses two TD passes and runs for a score as Academy Park tops Chichester, 27-20, to win the Del Val American title … Pat Brochet runs for one TD and throws for another and Curtis Costa adds a pair of scoring runs to help Archbishop Carroll clinch first place in the Catholic League Blue Division with a 42-0 win over Kennedy-Kenrick … Henry Atkinson runs for two TDs and Robert Moore

has a TD run and scoring pass, but Glen Mills drops a 28-27decision at Emmaus.

10 Years Ago

Mark Doe gains 130yards on 14carries and scores three TDs as Academy Park qualifies for the district playoffs by defeating Chichester, 33-13… Joe Viviano throws for two TDs and runs for one as Conestoga earns a 30-27victory over Upper Darby (Keith Davis 187yards rushing, two TDs) … Joe Gartland’s third TD comes on the first play of overtime in Penncrest’s 28-21win over Radnor (Tajae Bryant 189yards rushing, two TDs) … Joseph Taulane runs 100 yards after stealing the ball to help Garnet Valley get by Haverford, 37-13, to finish undefeated in the Central League … Jim Haley’s fourth-quarter TD pass to John McGilligan lifts Monsignor Bonner to a 20-14Catholic League playoff win over Cardinal O’Hara … Eric Owens scores twice as Interboro defeats Penn Wood, 43-14… Barry Foster recovers a fumble for a TD as Springfield gets a 17-12win over Marple Newtown … James Griffin picks up 192yards rushing and scores three TD as Strath Haven clobbers Harriton, 64-28… Chris Geiss has four rushing TDs and a pair of scoring passes in Great Valley’s 54-35win over Sun Valley

(Juwam Chandler 84-yard kick return) … George Walker has 145 yards rushing and score two TDs to help Glen Mills defeat Chester, 35-6, to claim the Del Val League championship … Quinn Hager kicks a pair of field goals and catches a TD pass from

Adam Strouss in Episcopal Academy’s 1310win at Germantown Academy … Dennis Gabert’s 36-yard field goal gives Malvern Prep a 17-14decision over Haverford School

(Matt Galambos interception return TD) … Daquan Hill returns two punts for TDs in Ridley’s 42-0win at Lower Merion.