On a perfect night for football Marian Catholic fans thought they had a W before the game started. But, Jim Thorpe’s Red Swarm defense and Awesome Offense ended that assumption.

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After an even first half (13-7) the Olympians dominated the field with 291 total offensive yards to Marian’s 183. JT QB Corey Cinicola connected with Kysheem Lynch for a 25-yard touchdown, Terry Moll, Chris DeMuro (60-yard pass), Tom Ferguson (18-yard pass) and Lynch again in the third quarter for a 40-yard pass.

The Olympian win may position Jim Thorpe for some post-season play. They must all show up next Friday at home, though, and stuff the Lehighton Indians just like they corralled the Colts before we think about playing into November.

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Marian	0	7	0	0	-	7
Jim Thorpe	7	6	19	0	-	32

JT – Lynch 25 pass from Cinicola (Schmidt kick)
M – Eckhart 10 run (Gates kick)
JT – Moll 2 pass from Cinicola (kick failed)
JT – DeMuro 60 pass from Cinicola (pass failed)
JT – Ferguson 18 pass from Cinicola (pass failed)
JT – Lynch 40 pass from Cinicola (Schmidt kick)

Statistics
	M	JT
First Downs	9	12
Rushing Yards	36-139	33-100
Passing Yards	44	191
Total Offense	183	291
Passing	4-13-0	10-18-0
Punts	6-34	5-31
Fumbles (lost)	3-2	0-0
Penalties (yds.)	6-40	5-35

Individual Statistics
Rushing – Marian – Lally 16-63, Eckhart 7-57, Andrews, 7-25, Zimmerman 1-3, Nietz 3-0, O’Brien 1-(-1_, Gates 1-(-8), Jim Thorpe — Mistretta 21-74, St. Hill 2-8, Baier 2-8, Cinicola 4-6, Fritz 1-4, Lynch 1-3, Canalley 1-0, Busocker 1-(-3).

Passing – Marian – Eckhart 4-12-0, 44, Leitzel 0-1-0, 0. Jim Thorpe – Cinicola 10-18-0, 191.

Receiving – Marian – Hutta 1-25, Nietz 1-15, Andrews 1-3, Lally 1-1. Jim Thorpe – DeMuro 4-79, Lynch 3-90, Ferguson 1-18, Mistretta 1-2, Moll 1-2.

The JVs played their first home game of the season on Monday night and came away with a 22-0 victory over Shenandoah. Kysheem Lynch & Tom Butts powered the ground game and each scored a rushing TD. Lynch also pulled down a 45 yd TD reception from QB Chris DeMuro. Demuro also connected with Lynch on 2 passes for 2 point conversions. The defense limited Shenandoah to only 1 first down in the first half. Constant pressure on the Devil QB prevented the Devils from completing a single pass. Jon Espilco, Roy Walker & Brandon Ziegler all recorded sacks. Kristian Koehler & Dan Salas caused fumbles which were recovered by Tom Hartman & Jon Espilco. Hartman also intercepted a pass late in the first half. On a side note Dan Salas had his first carry of the year from the fullback position carrying several defenders for a 5 yard gain. The Olympians dominated every phase of the game.

 

Previous JV Results

JT 30

NS 16

The Jim Thorpe JV defense scored first when Jon Espilco scooped up a Spartan fumble caused by Tom Butts & rumbled 40 yards for a score. Espilco was a constant in the NS backfield and forced 2 more fumbles. Kysheem Lynch had an interception for the Olympians. On offense QB Pat Janecki had a tremendous game running for a 45 yd TD and also connecting with Chris DeMuron on a 50 yd TD pass with one second remaining in the 1st half. Chris Demuro capped the scoring with a rushing TD after he relieved Janecki at QB in the 4th quarter. Scoring on 2 point conversions were Tom Butts (pass from DeMuro), Zach Miller (pass from Janecki) & DeMuro (rushing).

 

JT 26

MA 6

In the 1st JV game of the year, the Olympian defense dominated the Bears. Tom Hartman made tackles all over the field from his Lb position. Greg Simmons recorded a QB sack and the Red Swarm intercepted 3 passes (2 by Chris DeMuro & 1 by Tom Butts). Special Teams were also dominated by the Olympians. Tony Brown, Kysheem Lynch & Jon Espilco all recorded big hits on coverage and during Olympian returns. CJ Lehmann had a big night receiving from his RB position and scored a TD on a middle screen. Tom Ferguson lead the ground game and scored 2 rushing TDs. Kysheem Lynch scored on a pass from Pat Janecki in the corner of the endzone. Zach Miller pulled down a 2 point conversion pass from Janecki as well.

Shenandoah 30
Jim Thorpe 20 The Olympian JVs fell to Shenandoah 30-20 on Monday. The Devils hit several big plays and took advantage of poor JT tackling to come away with the victory. Jim Thorpe failed to convert a 4th and 1 on their first possession. Shenandoah connected on a halfback pass on their first offensive play for a 55 yard touchdown to take a 6-0 lead.

Olympian defense would even the score later in the first quarter when Tom Hartman intercepted a screen pass and returned it 35 yards for a TD. The try for 2 failed leaving the score at 6-6. Another SV drive was stopped in the first half by a CJ Lehman interception. JT would take a 12-6 lead when Corey Cinicola connected with Nate Jones late in the 2nd quarter.

The Devils regained the lead just before the half on a 65 yard fade. The 2 pt conversion failed but a JT penalty on the try allowed another attempt. SV scored to make the score 14-12 at the half. SV opened the 2nd half with a long drive for a TD which was aided by JT missed tackles. After the 2 pt conversion the Devils lead was 22-12.

On their next drive the Olympians answered when Tom Ferguson raced 45 yards on a toss to cut the SV lead to 22-18. JT got hard inside running from Bill Rieck and Kyle Busocker and Ferguson continued his success to the outside. Ralph Bertrand led the Olympians with 3 receptions.

The JT defense played well at times with Tony Mistretta recording to tackle for a loss and a big sack by Josh Strohl. The Olympians seemed to take a 24-22 lead late in the 3rd quarter but a holding call negated the score. That drive stalled setting up another big play for the Devils. The SV QB connected on a passs over the middle which was misplayed by the JT defense. The Devil receiver raced 50 yards for the score extending the SV lead to 30-18.

The Olympians threatened one last time but SV intercepted a 4th down pass at the one yard line with 4 minutes remaining. SV would take a safety on 4th down to make the score 30-20 with under 2 minutes remaining.

NEXT JV GAME
Monday 10/09/2006 5pm at home vs Minersville