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Thanks to all the 2006 Seniors for their contributions to the success and ongoing tradition of Olympian Football. Good luck in all your future endeavors.

5 Olympians to Continue Grid Careers in College

Shawn Bradley – Wilkes University

Ben Flizack- Lehigh University

Alex Landon – Widener University

Keith Long – Susquehanna University

Craig Zurn – Lehigh University

 

 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Kyle Porembo and his family as they recover from the recent accident in Lehighton.

Kyle in the Shenandoah game, 2006.

Principal Lesisky’s photos from the Palisades game are here.

Game photos and pictures from Senior Night are now available here.

Come to the District 11 playoff game this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Olympian Stadium. The Jim Thorpe Olympians take on the Palisades Purple Pirates.

GO THORPE! BEAT THE PIRATES!

Come and cheer the Olympians onto their first playoff win in school history!

The District XI AA Playoffs will begin next SATURDAY November 11th at 7pm with the Jim Thorpe Olympians hosting the Palisades Pirates.

Jim Thorpe enters the game as the #3 seed with an 8-2 record. Palisades is the #6 seed witha 7-3 record and has won 7 straight after losing the first 3 games of the season. The Pirates are members of the Colonial League. Jim Thorpe is looking to win its first playoff game in school history.

Lehighton    27

Jim Thorpe  20

The Lehighton Indians defeated Jim Thorpe 27-20 in overtime to retain the 209 Trophy. The Olympians had several chances to seal the game but could not finish off the persistent Indians.

The Indians dominated most of the first half despite limited playing time for their phenomenal running back Robbie Frey. Lehighton kicker Corey Whitehead connected on a 34 yard field goal that skipped over the crossbar to give the Indians a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Justin Mooney completed a TD pass to Salvatore Caruso expand the 2nd quarter lead to 10-0. The Thorpe offense came to life in the 2nd quarter behind the running of Craig Zurn. Zurn finished a JT drive with a TD pass to Scott McGonigal. Alex Landon’s kick cut the Indian lead to 10-7 at the half.

The Indians regained momentum on the opening kick of the second half when Frey raced untouched for an 80yd TD making the score 17-7. The Olympians answered later in the third quarter. The hard running of Zurn and a key run by Joe Garland set up a 5yd TD run by Phil Redline. The extra point attempt failed making the score 17-13. The Red Swarm defense dominated the 3rd quarter and most of the 4th. JT took the lead for the first time in the 4th quarter on a 16 yd run by Zurn who finished with 205yds rushing. The Olympians held a 20-17 lead with 4 minutes remaining and took possession of the ball at their own 11. The Olympians needed only 2 first downs to run out the clock but only earned one. After a Thorpe punt the Indians took over with 1 minute remaining. On 4th down Mooney avoided a sack and connected with Caruso on a 30yd pass with under 30 seconds remaining. The next play was a short pass to Frey. Scott McGonigal was able to pull Frey down in bounds to keep the clock running. The Indians hustled to the line and spiked the ball with one second remaining. Whitehead hit a 38yd FG as time expired to send the game to OT. Mooney scored a 4yd TD on the third Lehighton play in overtime to give the Indians a 27-20 lead. An Indian interception on 3rd down sealed the win for the Indians.

Both teams will be participating in District XI playoffs next weekend.

Photos from the dance are posted here. If you want to share your photos, register and log-in on the photo gallery site and try uploading your photos to a user gallery. Or just e-mail them to thorpe@olympianfootball.com.

Game time tomorrow is 7 p.m. against Lehighton. GO THORPE!