Vanguards banked on Seefeldt-to-Donald connection in ’86
A look at high school football in Delaware County on this weekend in years past.
30 Years Ago
Linebacker David Wood is among Penn Wood coach Mike Guille’s three returning defensive starters … Bob Seefeldt will be throwing to Scott Donald for Sun Valley coach Joe Corabi … Sophomore Bob Cox is among the starting quarterback candidates for Garnet Valley coach Mike Ricci … Tight end George Deveney is among Interboro coach Dom Scamuffa’s top players.
40 Years Ago
Ridley coach Joe McNicholas will have Steve Massi back as his starting quarterback … Marple Newtown coach Bob Kenig will rely on fullback Eric Rice … Quarterback John O’Donnell and backs Lenny Palmer and Bob Westbrook will be keys to the offensive success of coach Tony Apichella’s Chichester Eagles … Senior quarterback Chris Leiser leads Garnet Valley coach Bill Hutchinson’s offense.
50 Years Ago
Quarterback Tom Hauer will be handing the ball to Ed Frescoln for Sharon Hill coach Frank Savastano … Junior Steve Shaffer and sophomore John Rivello are battling for the quarterback job while Ron Ippolito is the fullback and Steve Grey and Pete Derrickson will be the halfbacks as Millard Robinson begins his 21st season as Swarthmore High’s head coach … Leroy Eldridge should be the starting quarterback and Joe Williams will be at fullback for first-year Darby Township head coach Tom Grugan … Fullback Bill Reynolds and end Jim Ward are among Haverford High coach Ed Kalmbach’s returning starters … Dom Marino, Greg Addey and Armond Kane are among Yeadon coach Carmen Matino’s veteran linemen.
20 Years Ago
Brian Wilson (6-2, 245) and Greg Wood (6-1, 260) are among Cardinal O’Hara coach George Stratts’ top linemen … All-Delco receiver Ricky Moore, a senior, and his brother, junior linebacker Ryan Moore, are back in Interboro coach Steve Lennox’s lineup … Khalif Martin will get to carry the ball in Upper Darby coach Rich Gentile’s offense … Defensive back Jeff Tinney, twoway lineman Matt DeLuca, and All-Delco receiver Phil Milewski will be the captains as Joe McNicholas begins his 24th season as Ridley’s head coach … Terrance Trogdon will get plenty of carries for Penn Wood coach John Leary.
10 Years Ago
Mike Wray will be at quarterback and Roy-Al Edwards and Aaron Benson will carry the ball for Strath Haven coach Kevin Clancy … Al Humes, who threw for 2,039 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, returns at quarterback for Ridley coach John Waller … Tim Ridewood, a back who scored three TDs on returns in 2005, will be one of Interboro coach Steve Lennox’s two-way starters … Quarterback Matt McHugh and two-way lineman John Murray (6-3, 240) head Garnet Valley coach Mike Ricci’s list of key returning players … Shane Coyle (quarterback) and Jeff Owsley (running back) are among the leading returnees for Sun Valley coach Joe Possenti … Three-year starter Jerry Penrose will anchor the offensive line for Cardinal O’Hara coach Danny Algeo.