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The Olympians took the long bus ride to Minersville and came home victorious! The score was 34-25. Great job, boys!

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The Olympian Freshman Football Team has evened its record at 3-3 following 2 dominate performances against Minersville.  Last week the Freshman shut out Minersville at home 14-0. They followed that with an impressive 26-6 win at Minersville earlier this week. The Special Teams set the tone on the opening kickoff. The Miner return man fumbled and Ryan “Frenchy” Boileau scooped up the loose ball returning it all the way for an Olympian TD. The Thorpe defense dominated the Miners lead by Joel Nieves. Nieves recorded multiple sacks and punished ball carriers all evening. On offense, Shawn McHose scored on a 30 yd run and Terry Moll scored twice (once on a kickoff return and on a reception from QB Sean Green). The Freshman look to continue their momentum when they play at Pocono Mtn West next Tuesday.

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.

Hey folks - the team worked hard Friday night and came out with a win. Everyone who bought a horn needs to bring it to the Minersville game this Friday night. If you need more horns, we’ll have them for sale. We need the entire crowd to help cheer on the team against Minersville who is 5-0 and will be one of our hardest battles yet this year.

So, remember — bring your horns Friday night and PLAY THEM LOUD!

Minersville 20
Jim Thorpe 7

The loss drops the Olympian JVs to 3-2 on the season. JT fumbled the first snap of the game and 1 play later Minersville grabbed a 6-0 lead on a 25yd touchdown pass. Later in the first quarter Tony Mistretta would score the only Thorpe TD on a 35yd run. Andrew Watterson made the extra point and JT held the lead at half 7-6.

The JT offense would not be consistent for the rest of the evening. Billy Rieck had a 25yd reception on a screen pass from Kyle Busocker. Busocker also had a long cut-back run late in the 3rd quarter. On defense, Nate Jones intercepted a pass and the Olympians recovered 2 fumbles. The Olympians could not contain the Minersville running attack. A third quarter score pushed the Miner lead to 12-7 and the Miners secured the game with another rushing TD late in the 4th quarter.

NEXT JV GAME
5pm Monday October 16th at home vs Pocono Mtn West.

Olympians dismantle Battlin Miners upping their record to a perfect 6-0. Through most of the first 2 quarters, the Olympian offense controlled the ball driving for 2 scores and a 14-0 lead. Between the 2 scoring drives, Kyle Porembo halted a Minersville drive with a 3rd down interception.

With under 3 minutes remaining in the half, JT QB Craig Zurn was tossed from the game by an overzealous official on a controversial call. They Minersville team and crowd erupted into a deafening roar. The Miners believed that without Zurn, the Olympians would quit.

They couldn’t have been more wrong. Freshman backup QB Corey Cinicola replaced Zurn and the Olympian dominance continued. JT rode balanced offense (101 yards rushing & 121 yards passing) and a stifling Red Swarm defense (forcing 7 turnovers) to a 28-6 AFL victory.

The Miners offense was held in check the entire night with the exception of one big play in the 3rd quarter. A 97 yd TD run by the Minersville QB cut the Thorpe lead to 14-6. On the ensuing kickoff the Olympians were pinned inside their own 5 yd line but the Miners would not be able to take advantage of the field position.

After a scoreless 3rd quarter, Cinicola threw his first varsity TD pass to TE Ben Flizack to extend the lead to 21-6. Just seconds later the Olympians special teams would slam the door on any Minersville hopes. The Miners fumbled the kickoff return which was scooped up by Raul DeBenedittis who raced 24 yards for the final TD of the game. Alex Landon was a perfect 4-4 on PAT attempts.

“Jim Thorpe Pride” overcame adversity as the entire team stepped up in a tough situation. The Olympians never lost their intensity and kept their composure throughout the contest. The Red Swarm was dominant again allowing only 60 yards of offense outside the one Minersville TD run. The Thorpe pass defense stepped up after allowing over 100 yards each of the previous 2 weeks. Miner receivers caught just 3 of 17 pass attempts for 33 yards while the JT defense had 4 interceptions (Eric Busocker 2, Porembo & Josh Hontz).

The Thorpe offense had many contributors. The O-line (Bradley, Andrews, Malatak, Mathurin, Zayas & Mertz) protected Thorpe QBs, giving them time to complete 73% of their passes (Zurn 5-7-0-86 & Cinicola 3-4-1-35). Josh Hontz was the leading receiver catching 4 passes for 71 yards (Redline 2-30, McGonigal 1-11 & Flizack 1-9-1TD). The Olympians rushed for over 100 yards (Phil Redline 25-64-1TD, Scott McGonigal 12-24-1TD, Zurn 9-12, Porembo 1-5).

NEXT GAME

7pm Friday Ocober 13th at Pocono Mountain West

So, another win. But this win is extra special because the team overcame incredible odds with yard after yard and converted turnover after converted turnover. The Miners cheap-shot Jake Zurn early in the game which had the desired affect of getting Craig riled up. Craig went too far, sure, but he was only looking out after his brother.

But, the Olympians didn’t even blink. They lost their star quarterback and STILL dominated the Battlin’ Miners. The Miners couldn’t hold onto the ball and the Olympians were there every time with the big conversion. The Red Swarm was absolutely bullet-proof.

And then there’s #9 freshman quarterback Corey Cinicola — how impressive was this kid’s performance? He had to have been nervous. I know I was. And, yet, he kept his cool and made the plays. He fit with the offensive line and didn’t play like a back-up. He played like a leader.

I’ll say it again, OMG. We were screaming our hearts out in the stands and even though the team can’t really hear us, we decided it makes us feel better. Check out the photos from tonight’s game here. I don’t know why the pictures are dark. I really need some lessons from Principal Lesisko!
So, fans, nurse those sore throats and get ready for Pocono Mountain West next Friday.

Better yet, stop by the JV game on Monday at 5 p.m. Minersville gets to come to our house this time.

Go Thorpe!