Connor starred as Haven wins district crown

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

20 Years Ago

Dan Connor gains 182 yards on 25 carries and scores two touchdowns as Strath Haven defeats Upper Merion, 26-14, in the District 1 Class 3A final … Jake Sheffield scores three TDs, Evan McDough has a pair of touchdowns and Adam Parcell throws two scoring passes in Interboro’s 39-16 win over Scranton in a PIAA Class 4A subregional semifinal … Brandon Bush picks up 246 yards on 14 carries and runs for three TDs as Sun Valley routs Oxford, 37-0 … Pat Kaiser has three scoring runs, and Matt Stefanski runs for a touchdown and throws for one as St. Joseph’s Prep beats Cardinal O’Hara (Anthony Heygood two TD runs), 38-13, in a Catholic League Red Division semifinal … Ryan Stewart’s 40-yard punt return for a touchdown with 1:36 to play lifts Archbishop Carroll past ConwellEgan (Steve Slaton two TDs), 21-14, in a Catholic League Blue Division playoff semifinal … Sherrod Martin scores three touchdowns, Rudolph Taylor tosses two scoring passes and Robert Brown scores on a 29-yard fumble return in Penn Wood’s 42-0 win over Spring-Ford … Steve Clarke throws a TD pass to Matt McGinley in the first quarter of Ridley’s 28-7 Class 4A district playoff loss to North Penn.

10 Years Ago

Nick Rentos throws a 65-yard TD pass to Mark Everton, Warren Allen has a short scoring run and Mike Christaldi kicks the deciding extra point as Interboro, which trailed by 13 points in the fourth quarter, defeats Academy Park, 22-21, in a Class 3A district semifinal … Collin Wright is 23-for-34 passing for 402 yards and four TDs (two to Mike Crowley), but Ridley drops a 28-26 Class 4A district playoff decision to Spring-Ford.

30 Years Ago

Craig Messick’s last-minute touchdown pass to Ron Withelder Jr. and conversion pass to Larry Barlow help Sun Valley to a 20-19 victory over Academy Park … Pat Park has a pair of TDs in Penncrest’s 13-12 loss at Conestoga … Steve DeVitis scores both touchdowns as Haverford beats Lower Merion, 13-0… Mike Bean runs for four TDs, and Brian Romesburg has a scoring run and scoring pass in Springfield’s 61-0 romp past Radnor … Greg Kirwan gains 208 yards on 27 carries and scores a touchdown as Monsignor Bonner tops St. James, 14-10 …

Dave McLendon runs for two touchdowns,

Thomas Riordan scores on a 24-yard fumble return and Charles Wright runs 67 yards for a TD as coach Joe Ferrainola’s Glen Mills defeats Chester, 41-8, to clinch first place in the Del Val National League … Bryant Martin scores a touchdown and runs 80 yards with an interception to set up a TD in Penn Wood’s 32-14 win at Chichester … Mike Brendler runs for two touchdowns, and Tony Branche has a 53-yard scoring run in Strath Haven’s 33-19victory at Ridley (Brian Kingsborough 34carries, 194yards, two TDs).

40 Years Ago

Steve McCrea runs 70 yards with a fumble to score, Pat Randolph adds a scoring run and Kevin McNicholas throws a TD pass to Mike DeNight as Ridley defeats Springfield, 19-7, to clinch first place in the Central League … Sean McLaughlin has two scoring runs, and Chuck Evans returns a kick 86 yards to set up a TD run by Bert Patterson in Interboro’s 28-0 win at Harriton … Ken Trusty’s TD pass to Chris Close late in the fourth quarter gives Penncrest a 17-10 decision over Nether Providence (Brian Collins 21-yard interception return TD) in the final game in Nether Providence’s history.

50 Years Ago

Devin Click catches a pair of scoring passes from Elmer Nelson, Mike Fetrow and Karl Uhler run for TDs and Ken Womack is the defensive leader as coach Don Cornman’s Lansdowne-Aldan completes an undefeated season by winning the Section Two title, 28-12 over Nether Providence … Bob Borden, Frank Daly, Charlie Hagan and Steve Borja pace the defense on a sixth shutout of the season, and Hagan runs for a TD as Ridley gets past Penncrest, 6-0 … Bob Welsh recovers a punt blocked by Larry Cylc for a TD and Rob Carney adds a scoring run in Archmere Academy’s 14-0 win at Sun Valley … Mark Kosteski scores on an 84-yard kickoff return, and Kevin Dare throws a 24yard TD pass to Frank Perko as St. James remains undefeated and clinches first place in the Catholic League Southern Division with a 17-6 decision over Cardinal O’Hara … John Rufo has a pair of scoring runs, and Mike Mitchell tosses a TD to Mike Lombardi to help Monsignor Bonner to a 22-12 win over West Catholic.