SUNDAY DISPATCH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2011
DAWGS
D I S PAT C H FOOTBALL S TA N D I N G S
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WVC 3A
Dallas .....................6-1 (50) Crestwood..............6-2 (50) Coughlin ................5-3 (43) Berwick..................5-3 (41) Pittston Area ..........2-6 (17) Tunkhannock ...........0-8 (0) WVC 2A/1A
GAR .......................6-1 (40) Wyoming Area.......5-1 (35) Northwest ..............5-3 (35) Lake-Lehman ........4-4 (27) Nanticoke ...............2-5 (14) Hanover ..................2-5 (14) Meyers....................2-6 (14) Holy Redeemer........0-7 (0) LFC Division 3
Old Forge ...............3-0, 6-2 Susquehanna...........2-1, 5-3 Mid Valley..............2-1, 5-3 Trail ........................1-2, 6-2 Holy Cross..............1-2, 4-4 Montrose ................0-3, 0-8 D2 Class 3A
Valley View ........1050 (7-1) Dallas....................910 (6-1) Crestwood.............820(6-2) Coughlin ..............700 (5-3) Scranton Prep.......610 (5-3) Berwick ...............580 (5-3) Pittston Area........270 (2-6) Abington Heights 250 (2-5) West Scranton ......210 (2-4) Honesdale ............200 (2-6) Tunkhannock ...........0 (0-8) North Pocono...........0 (0-8) D2 Class 2A
GAR .....................770 (6-1) Wyoming Area.....600 (6-1) Lakeland ..............570 (4-4) Susquehanna........560 (5-3) Mid Valley............510 (4-4) Lake-Lehman ......470 (4-4) Western Wayne....380 (3-5) Hanover................280 (2-5) Carbondale ..........250 (2-6) Meyers .................240 (2-6) Nanticoke.............200 (2-5) Holy Redeemer........0 (0-7) Montrose..................0 (0-8)
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D2 Class 1A
Dunmore.............1190 (8-0) Lackawanna Trail 920 (6-2) Old Forge .............910 (6-2) Riverside..............740 (5-3) Northwest ............660 (5-3) Holy Cross...........530 (4-4)
Pittston Area wide receiver Jordan Houseman, left, hauls in a pass as Berwick's Matt Cashman defends Friday night in Berwick. BILL BILL TARUTIS
score was 28-21 Berwick with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter. The Patriots drove all the way to the Berwick 9-yard line on their next possession, but were unable to get in the endzone. Patriots Head Coach Mike Barrett opted to take the points and Musto did just that as he drilled the 24-yard field goal, tightening the Berwick lead to just 28-24 with 8:34 remaining in the game. The Patriots needed the ball back and when Freeman fumbled, and the Pittston Area defenders pounced on the ball giving the Patriots first-and-10 from the Berwick 36-yard line. They then got even closer as Berwick head coach Gary Campbell was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct to give the Patriots firstand-10 from the Berwick 21. Marc Romanczuk then broke loose for a 15-yard gain setting up first-and-goal from the 6-yard line, and two plays later, went up and over the line of scrimmage for a1-yard touchdown. Musto added
the PAT and the Patriots held their second lead of the game at 31-28 with 6:31 remaining in the game. The clock would not tick fast enough for the Patriots as Freeman found the end zone yet again. This time, he scored on an11-yard rush on first-and-10. The PAT was nearly blocked by the Patriots, but instead Berwick led 35-31 with 4:57 remaining in the game. The Patriots began their next drive from their own 20. On the first play of the drive, Romanczuk broke loose for an 11-yard gain. However, on the next play Berwick defenders knocked the ball loose and recovered the fumble. Freeman broke loose again for a 31-yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs a two-score lead with just less than three minutes remaining in the game. Schwab had his best game of the year through the air as he completed 12 of his 19 passes for 239 yards. Houseman caught four passes for138 yards to lead the receivers and Romanczuk had 17 carries for 106 yards to lead the ground game. The Patriots will host the Wyoming Valley West Spartans this Friday at Charley Trippi Stadium.