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The Olympians are making preparations for their upcoming game vs Pocono Mtn West this Friday at home. The AAAA West Panthers are currently 4-2 and sit atop the Mountain Valley Conference. The Panthers feature an explosive offense lead by QB Mangual who is a threat to both run & pass. They have scored over 28 points per game this year. PMW features many other weapons on offense and the Olympians will have to swarm to the football and tackle well to come away with a victory. The Thorpe offense is looking to get back on track after a sub par performance last week. Come out and support the Olympians as they continue their drive toward an Anthracite title and the District 11 playoffs.

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In a matchup of two 5-0 Anthracite League teams, Minersville defeated Jim Thorpe 10-0. The hard-hitting Minersville defense kept the Thorpe offense in check the entire night. The final Olympian drive ended inside the Miner 10 with less than 1 minute to play. The win puts Minersville on top of the Anthracite League standings. The Miners also rank first in the District XI single A standings. JT drops to 5-1 but the Olympians still remain in the hunt for the Anthracite title and D XI AA playoffs.

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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.

Tags: Brandon Ziegler, Chris Demuro, CJ Lehmann, Dan Salas, Greg Simmons, Jon Espilco, Junior Varsity, Kristian Koehler, Kysheem Lynch, Pat Janecki, Roy Walker, Tom Butts, Tom Ferguson, Tom Hartman, Tony Brown, Zach Miller