Fans, I must apologize for the lateness of the final three blog posts that highlight the histories of the Lackawanna Football Conference programs.

As some of you may or may not know, my father died on Oct. 20 and that derailed much of my free time to work on this project. I had to prioritize my assignments and with football into the district playoffs, and volleyball advancing into district and state tournaments, and a tennis player — Karissa Ghigiarelli — winning a state title in tennis, the project had to be put on the back burner.

But, I was able to squeeze in a few hours this week.

This is our eighth installment of the history of the LFC member schools.

We have already checked out:
  • Abington Heights Comets
  • Delaware Valley Warriors
  • North Pocono Trojans
  • Scranton Knights
  • Wallenpaupack Buckhorns
  • Honesdale Hornets
  • Scranton Prep Cavaliers
  • Valley View Cougars
  • West Scranton Invaders
  • Western Wayne Wildcats
  • Carbondale Area Chargers
  • Dunmore Bucks
  • Lakeland Chiefs
  • Mid Valley Spartans
  • Riverside Vikings
  • Lackawanna Trail Lions
  • Montrose Meteors

 

THIS WEEK. … 

 

OLD FORGE BLUE DEVILS

 

Ryan Paulish and Joey Bruno

 

 

ESTABLISHED: 1916

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

District 2 Class 1A

1993, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017

LFC III

2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

LFC IV

2018

Suburban Conference

1987, 1988, 1989

Eastern Conference

1952, 1958, 1961

Eastern Conference C

1989

Eastern Conference Class A

2005

 

 

 


 

 

Mark Alexander, 2006

 

 

 

TOP SEASONS

 

1952

Record: 11-0-1

 

 

 

1954

Record: 10-0

 

 

 

1961

Record: 10-0-1

 

 

 

1962

Record: 9-0-1

 

 

 

 

1987

Record: 10-1

 

 

 

1989

Record: 10-2

 

 

 

2013

Record: 14-2

 

 

 

2015

Record: 13-2

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Joe Zabielski, 1989

 

 

YEAR-BY-YEAR

 

Years

W

L

T

1916

Old Forge

1

0

1

1917

Old Forge

2

0

0

1919

Old Forge

0

2

0

1921

Old Forge

3

2

0

1922

Old Forge

2

2

2

1923

Old Forge

3

3

1

1924

Old Forge

4

2

1

1925

Old Forge

1

6

0

1926

Old Forge

0

5

0

1927

Old Forge

1

6

0

1928

Old Forge

2

6

1

1929

Old Forge

6

3

1

1930

Old Forge

3

4

0

1931

Old Forge

6

2

2

1932

Old Forge

7

2

0

1933

Old Forge

3

0

4

1934

Old Forge

3

4

0

1935

Old Forge

3

5

0

1936

Old Forge

2

4

2

1937

Old Forge

0

5

2

1938

Old Forge

2

7

1

1939

Old Forge

2

8

0

1940

Old Forge

0

5

3

1941

Old Forge

1

7

0

1942

Old Forge

1

5

0

1943

Old Forge

2

4

1

1944

Old Forge

2

5

1

1945

Old Forge

2

6

0

1946

Old Forge

3

5

0

1947

Old Forge

7

3

0

1948

Old Forge

10

1

0

1949

Old Forge

11

1

0

1950

Old Forge

5

1

5

1951

Old Forge

6

5

0

1952

Old Forge

11

0

1

1953

Old Forge

6

5

0

1954

Old Forge

10

0

0

1955

Old Forge

8

1

0

1956

Old Forge

8

1

2

1957

Old Forge

10

1

0

1958

Old Forge

10

1

1

1959

Old Forge

6

2

2

1960

Old Forge

7

0

3

1961

Old Forge

10

0

1

1962

Old Forge

9

0

1

1963

Old Forge

2

9

0

1964

Old Forge

5

4

1

1965

Old Forge

6

4

0

1966

Old Forge

3

6

0

1967

Old Forge

5

4

2

1968

Old Forge

4

7

0

1969

Old Forge

4

5

2

1970

Old Forge

5

3

1

1971

Old Forge

1

8

1

1972

Old Forge

3

5

2

1973

Old Forge

6

2

2

1974

Old Forge

6

5

0

1975

Old Forge

10

2

0

1976

Old Forge

8

3

0

1977

Old Forge

7

3

1

1978

Old Forge

1

10

0

1979

Old Forge

4

7

0

1980

Old Forge

7

5

0

1981

Old Forge

2

8

0

1982

Old Forge

3

8

0

1983

Old Forge

2

8

1

1984

Old Forge

8

3

0

1985

Old Forge

2

9

0

1986

Old Forge

0

9

1

1987

Old Forge

10

1

0

1988

Old Forge

8

3

0

1989

Old Forge

10

2

0

1990

Old Forge

3

6

1

1991

Old Forge

8

3

0

1992

Old Forge

4

7

0

1993

Old Forge

8

4

0

1994

Old Forge

5

6

0

1995

Old Forge

3

7

0

1996

Old Forge

4

6

0

1997

Old Forge

2

8

0

1998

Old Forge

5

5

0

1999

Old Forge

5

6

0

2000

Old Forge

5

5

0

2001

Old Forge

7

4

0

2002

Old Forge

7

5

0

2003

Old Forge

5

6

0

2004

Old Forge

6

5

0

2005

Old Forge

8

4

0

2006

Old Forge

9

4

0

2007

Old Forge

7

4

0

2008

Old Forge

9

3

0

2009

Old Forge

10

1

0

2010

Old Forge

7

4

0

2011

Old Forge

10

3

0

2012

Old Forge

11

1

0

2013

Old Forge

14

2

0

2014

Old Forge

12

1

0

2015

Old Forge

13

2

0

2016

Old Forge

4

7

0

2017

Old Forge

11

2

0

2018

Old Forge

8

3

0

543

404

54

Courtesy Dr. Roger Saylor Football Records Collection

https://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/saylor-dr-roger-b-football-records-collection

 

 


 

 

 

Michael Schuback

 

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

 

2011

Michael Schuback, Old Forge

 

2014

Michael Schuback, Old Forge

 

PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL COACHES HALL OF FAME

Class of 1986

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR 1958-59

Elio Ghigiarelli

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Brendan Yescavage, 2013

 

 

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

 

 

Brian Tomasetti, 2012

2012

Defense: Brian Tomasetti, DB

 

2013

Offense: Brandon Yescavagae, RB

Defense: Shane Schuback, LB

 

 

 


 

 

HOOKEY REAP WINNERS

1957: Leonard Kresefski, Old Forge
1958: Leonard Kresefski, Old Forge
1960: Marty Marino, Old Forge
1961: Lou Astolfi, Old Forge
1962: Lou Astolfi, Old Forge
1973: Offense: Henry Wylam, Old Forge
1977: Offense: Vince Tomasetti, Old Forge
2013: Offense: Ryan Paulish, Old Forge

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Anthony Rios

 

 

 

NOTABLE

 

70-Receptions Career 

 

Years

Catches

Chris Schuback

1994-96

101

Russ Giglio

1995-98

94

Anthony Rios

2016-18

79

 

 

1,000 Yards Receiving Career 

Years

Yards

Chris Schuback

1994-96

1627

Russ Giglio

1995-98

1399

Anthony Rios

2016-18

1324

 

 

Ghigiarelli

 

 

100 Wins Career

 

Years

Yards

Elio Ghigiarelli

1947-76

202

Michael Schuback

2002-Present

159