Pearl Sheckler was honored and recognized for her ten years of service to the Touchdown Club.

The annual Jim Thorpe High School football Banquet was held today, Jan. 23, 2011 at Jim Thorpe Area High School. Many players were recognized for outstanding sportsmanship, leadership and dedication. We also honored Pearl Sheckler for her ten years of service to the Touchdown Club, five as president.

Award winners are:
Sean Green, Anthracite League Sportsmanship Award which is presented to a senior who is a leader, has a strong work ethic and shows extreme sportsmanship on and off the field.

Cody Mann, Lehigh Valley Scholar Athlete nominee which is given to the student-athlete who demonstrates academic achievement, football ability and school and community leadership. Cody will represent Jim Thorpe at the regional awards ceremony later this year.

Terry Moll, Phil Heraty Award, which is given to the player who has been the greatest inspiration to his fellow players, never misses practice, and continues to participate and be actively involved even if injured or otherwise cannot play.

Alonzo McGill, Ed Fuzzy Fahey Award, which is presented to an underclassman who has shown leadership, hard-work, ethic and desire to improve. The award is given in memory of Edward “Fuzzy” Fahey, a Mauch Chunk Catholic High School graduate who served in World War II. Fahey was paralyzed in an accident at Lake Harmony when he was home on leave. He was a life-long supporter of Jim Thorpe football and this award is given by the Redline-Fahey family.

Offensive MVP:

Co-Defensive MVPs: Tyler Mangold and

Special Teams MVP:

Co-Linemen of the Year: Wes Hurley and Sean Leslie

Award winners are from left: Phil Schron, special teams MVP, Shane Edwards, offensive MVP, Terry Moll, Phil Heraty Award for inspiration, Tyler Mangold, co-defensive MVP, Jon Fritz, co-defensive MVP, Sean Green, Anthracite League Sportsmanship Award. Back row: Sean Leslie, co-Lineman of the Year, Wes Hurley, Co-Lineman of the Year, Alonzo McGill, Ed Fuzzy Fahey Award for leadership, and Cody Mann, Lehigh Valley Scholar Athlete nominee.

The seniors are from left: Chris DeMarco, Justin Cannalley, Terry Moll, Shane Edwards, Jon Fritz, Sean Green, Mike Munoz, and Josh Dean. Back row: Sean Leslie, Wes Hurley, Pete McGuire, Cody Mann, Steven Hayes, Dante Lynch and Tyler Mangold. Missing from the photo are: Cody Baier, Ryan Boileau, James Denny, Rich Emery, Alex Rivera and Renard Tabron.

Seniors with outgoing Touchdown Club President Pearl Sheckler.

QB Terry Moll and RB Shane Edwards share a laugh. Having fun is what the game is all about - oh, and winning too!

The Jim Thorpe Olympians came home after three weeks on the road to romp the Marian Catholic Colts, 41-0. Click here for more photos from the game.

Republican-Herald story is here >>.

From the Pottsville Republican-Herald, an article about the team and Shane Edwards:

JIM THORPE – Shane Edwards was rehearsing Monday night for a skit for Jim Thorpe’s pep rally this week.

He wouldn’t reveal details but did make a promise.

“It’s kind of top secret,” Edwards said. “It’ll be entertaining.”

While the pep rally skit may remain a secret until today, the cat’s certainly out of the bag on Edwards’ prowess on the football field.

Edwards has emerged as one of the area’s top backs, leading the Anthracite Football League in rushing at 922 yards on 177 carries with an area-leading 13 touchdowns.

He and the Olympians will take their act on the road tonight on the carpet at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field for an AFL battle that could help clear up the muddied District 11 Class A and Class AA playoff pictures a little bit more.

Read the full story here >>.

Junior Shane Edwards pushing in for his third touchdown.

The Jim Thorpe Olympians drove up Route 209 to Lehighton Area High School tonight to defend its possession of the Route 209 Trophy and after four quarters Thorpe succeeded in keeping the trophy for another year.

Shane Edwards had a huge game as did the entire offense. On defense, Terry Moll forced three fumbles with at least two converting to touchdowns.

Here’s the breakdown on touchdowns. Note that JT scored on seven out of nine possessions:

JT – Johnson 35 run (Denny kick)
JT – Edwards 4 run (Denny kick)
L – Keer 41 pass from Agosto (Nalesnik kick)
JT – Johnson 19 pass from Cinicola (kick failed)
L – Nalesnik 22 pass from Agosto (kick failed)
JT – Edwards 1 run (Denny kick)
L – Keer 30 pass from Agosto (Nalesnik kick)
JT – Cinicola 1 run (Denny kick)
L – Rebovich 8 pass from Agosto (Nalesnik kick)
JT – Edwards 8 run (kick failed)

Here are the individual statistics corrected to account for Tom Acker’s 18-yard catch that was not recorded in the TIMES-NEWS’ box score:

Rushing – Jim Thorpe: Edwards 27-117, Cinicola 18-60, Johnson 9-75. Lehighton: Agosto 5-74, Rebovich 8-17, Farole 3-7, Angst 1-6, Hunter 4-2.

Passing – Jim Thorpe: Cinicola 9-16-0-151. Lehighton: Agosto 9-13-0-152, Hunter 1-2-0-5, Keer 0-1-0-0.

Receiving -  Jim Thorpe: Moll 3-40, Acker, 1-18, Schron 3-37, St. Hill 1-37, Johnson 1-19. Lehighton: Keer 5-98, Stauffer 2-16, Nalesnik 1-22, Farole 1-13, Rebovich 1-8.

What an ending to the season. Thanks guys!

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