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Spirit, Hammonton take conference titles in C AL £#7 edges Mainland. 7- 0, m tfie raJnandwM
The two football dnamoi. championship of the National Con- Con- Tliey They had a chance to
game Hammonton would trMSnar. connected
connectcd
on
on
all
all the Wildcats' 10-yard Une
the Wildcats' lO^ard Une was awfully dose." dose," the weekend, weekend. Lower Capa Cape
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ons of die Cape-AUantic ference,
score earlier in the second have fallen back into a tie 7 of his pass attempts the during the game, scoring St, Joe was threatening to
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May scored with 23 seconds
League were determined
half, driving more than 60 with Mainland, Middle rest of the day,
twice.
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score a few minutes later left to end a 12-game losing
Miinland fcoadi Bob Cof-
lastBaturday,
Second half touchdowns yards to the Spartan 1 Township and possibly •Brad did a good job," Thl» Ume they had first after a 21-yard run by Mike streak by defeating WUrjk
fey acknowledged that
Holy Spirit defeated by senior quarterback Leo before fumbling the ball Buena for first place. said Hammonton coach and goal oh the 2 when Stalba, But a pass by quar- wood, 12-6, The loss w3P
Tally pined about as many
_ Atlantic .Gty, 19-14, for its Hamlett and junior running away.
Senior quarterback Brad Pore Lancetta, a graduate of three running plays gained terbaek John Franchini hit the 15th straight for the
yards between the tickles
* 11th win over the Vikings back John Brunetti helped If Atlantic City —- which Groatman scored one St. Joseph who defeated Ws just under two yards. ,On the receiver on the shoulder Warriors, who do not play a
against the Mustangs
In the last 12 yean, The vic- Holy Spirit (9-0 overall, M lost only to MUlville — had
touchdown-and passed tor alma miter for the first time fourth down Groatman was and bounced off, Hammon- full Cape-Atkntic League
tory. Spirit's 21st in'a row conference) break open a won it would have finished another as St. Joseph (5-3-1, as a coach. "They put up an hit immediately on the ton's Frank Frocaccini schedule.
ovte three seasons, makes • 7-7 game.
in a first place tie with Holy 3-3-1) limited powerful 8-man front and basically quarterback sneak but man- picked the ball out of the air Sean McBrlde passed 6
ftem the American Confer- Atlantic City (7-2, 6-2) Spirit.
Hammpnton fullback Jim dared us to pass the balL" aged to slip just across the and sprinted 76 yards yards to John Temple for
ence champion for the third scored late m the fourth
Clarlante to just 31 yards on Groatman completed goal line as he went down. straight down the sideline the touchdown that broke a
ome in the last four years. period on a 38 yard pass
18 mrries,
three passes for 31 yards
Hammonton (8-1,6-1)
"Groatman is the perfect far a touchdown that sealed 6-6 tie and gave Lower
And Hammonton from Thomas Kelly to Steve
Groatman completed 9 of during a 47-yard drive in
scored twice In the fourth
quarterback for their the win. . Cape May coach Jeff
defeated St. Joseph, 21-0, Harper but the Vikings
11 passes for 136 yards. In the first half. The Blue Dev- offense," said St. Joseph
period to break open • dree
Cusack his first win ftfi»
for the first time since 1983 never got another scoring
fact, after two incomplete ils had first and goal inside coach Paul Sacco, "but that
game en route to its win.
In one other game over eight straight losses. -
to wm the outright champi- opportunity.
passes in the first period, the St. Joe 1 but * run by
If St Joe had won the
Groatman failed to cross
the goal Une.
STARTING THIS WEEKEND
1 League schools was a dura
We effort by IHT running
BARGAINTGWN — back Demond Tally.
(^Mainland's 1991 football T*
big
li line as anybody bd had hd all
year,
"We
e 5-fbot-9, 160-pound
season had a vary wet end- s^or carried the ball 38
ing en Friday nidrt. times on the wet, slippery
The only touchdown Mmd gained 159 yards,
scored in the driving nun at „ • 'been a Mg player .
Igg Harbor Township was ^ V ear " MM Bgf Harbor ^?e knew he, was real
a 9-yard pass from IHT TownshI P coach Garry good." Coffey said, "and
quarterback Scott Parker to Schultz, "and we have quite we expected to see a lot of
wide receiver Jonathan « tew baeks.who are capa- Wm because he has good
Parker in the fourth period, ble of contributing.
But the big reason that D cessful searing drive fey, whose father is a great team and we're look-
"We didn't want the ele- retired meteorologist, "We ing forward to the opportu-
Egg Harbor Township now begins meits to decide the gaoie," usually do well in tho rain. nity to play mem,"
preparation for its first appearance said Schultz, "and they We just couldn't get it done With two young running
really didn't I just think wo tonight. And we do not backs — junior Stove }gnM"
in the football playoffs since the made better use of the con- have the depth to respond and sophomore Steve Blair
ditlons. Of course, there weU after an injury," — returning next year
school opened in 1983, and the were some things we would The biggest injury came Mainland .may be looking
coach says, "Everybody is very have done if the weather when two-way Mainland forward to an even better
was more ideal,"
lineman, Rob Gannon, a year in 1992,
upbeat around the school"
fat mstmnct, Scott Parker, 6-3, 240 pounder, was car- "We're young," said Cof-
balance and is tough on a
who has a?&Bged more ried from the field and fey, "and we did about
«fflond has been Mr, wet field."
than 150 yards passing per taken to the hospital-with what we expected this year.
Scott then kicked the extra
©Egg Harbor Township Steady for us."
The game's only scoring
to receive the second-half game since taking over the what Coffey classified as~a\
You can look at a fe*y
point.
(6-2-1) ome away with a Oa the IJ-play, 66-yard play came when quarter-
Mckoff," • , quarterback position in theknee
injury. j
games and see how a few
"We were very happy
7-0 victory over the visiting scoring drive flat started back Parker rolled to his
In addition to the ram, season's fourth^amt^jyia ."Everybody is very plays really changed oar
with our defense in the first
Mustanp (54) in a non- halfway through the third right on a mird-and^ play
which fell hard for about just 3 for 13 for 32 yards in upbeat around the school,* season.
half," said Schultz, "but we
conference battle between period, Tally carried the and found receiver Parker
half the game, mere was a the game,
said Schultz, who previ- "But we were very COD*-
felt the offense needed to
the two Cape-Atlantic baU 11 ttmes and gained 55 just inside the end zone for
powerful wind blowing all "We weren't too ously coached PleasantvUle peliti ve and mat is about all
conttol in th
the score. Bom are Juniors,
rught. It was at Egg Harbor unhappy to hear the in a playoff game. "We
you can expect''
why we Township's back on its sue- weather forecast," said Cof- know that Wilson has a
Four C AL teams see playoff action
On Friday night the
South Jersey football playoffs
will begin on the home
field of the team considered
the very best team jji all of
South Jersey.
Holy Spirit, Winners of 21
straight games and two of
the last three Parochial A
championships, will host
Notre Dame of
Lawwncevllle Friday night
^at 7 o'dode in Absecon,
, Hat game — together
with the Bishop Ahr game
at Holy Cross — is gener-
ally considered to be the
stepping stone to a rematch
between last year's two
finalists, Holy Spirit and
HolyCross.
Three other CAL teams
wUl see action over the
weekend in the football
playoffs.
third straight Parochial B
Group 4
Igg Harbor Township championship Sunday on Cherry Hill fist (8-1) at iastom
qualified for the first time in that same Capella Field. (8-0-1)
Group 5 and the Eagles face The Wildcats will face Terns River NormJS-1) it Wiih-
an undefeated (9-0) and
ington Townihlp (7-1 -1 j
Gloucester Catholic (4.5),
oversized (line averages the only playoff team in the
Group 3 .
290) Woodrow Wilson team state with a losing record. Igg Harbor Towrtfhip (S-S-1) al
WooSratf Wilson
Cenf OnraU Off
1991 regular season comes plays at SchaUck (5-3) in the
(HH) IWM) 34,4
o an end.
beginning of a rattier mean- Then the team, as weU as Middle Township, which
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Ocean City (3-5) faces ingless series.
the entire community, suf- surprised many by making
sicms. Middle nearly won
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fered through the death of a serious run at the Cape- pound junior — who ttmns-
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Middle Township (6-2) for
S.VineUind
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two friends, Cheryl Davis National championship, is ferred from Wildwood and the Cape-National whUe tie
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the 62nd time but for die Ocean City has had a tor- and football player Ron having its best season in 20 has become one of the Raiders are m the bottom
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first time since 1982. turous season. The Raiders Moretti.
years and is doing It with CAL's most dangerous half of the Cape-American
U74 1-7-0 7*
Vineland (5-2-1) is at lost — at various ttmes — The season has been m only four seniors in key backs.
standings.
9.
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NiUauiGMitannM
MUlville (6-2) in a contaua- junior running backs Chris emotional ordeal for these roles,
He is joined by M, 160 No championships are at
1.t
8-1-0
Hon of. New Jersey's oldest Bauer, Anthony Constan- young men and most of "We need to do a great pound senior liny Mat- stak« In any of the games,
1S.4 ,
rivalry.
tino and Danny Davis, that emotion wmt into cele- job defensively," says thews, 5-6, 180-pound Holy Spirit and Hammon- KWdlsTwp
S-2-0
H,7
Oakerest (1-7) visits Abse- These three versatile, athbrating a last-second wm
junior Maurice Howell and ton — tt»e pre-season favor- 4. Buena •
21J
5. Si. Joseph
gami (2-6) in a battle letes have missed a com- ova Cumberland 12 days Ocean City's Gary Degcn-
3-3-1
281
the quarterback — 6-1,190ites — wrapped mem up on e.Bridgetm
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two high schools bined 13 gomes.
ago.
pound sophomore Damon Saturday.
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