Ken lantzy football game

The North scored with left in the second period for the lone touchdown and only the third scoring opportunity in the game to carve a victory. It was win No. Tom Maloskey converted. The defense dominated the contest and this was evidenced in the passing stats. They gained 90 yards. Not much but 11 more than the fumble-prone losers. The game ended as the threat died. Eric Craig of Indiana, who impressed with his linebacking and punting for the North, was the defensive whiz for the losers.

Keck completed 16 of 25 passes for yards in the game that drew an estimated fans. The North was limited to a net gain of 16 yards in 17 thrusts at the line. The South had a margin in first downs. More than a shift from Windber Stadium, the game has a few other new features. The idea for the game started 14 years ago when Ken Lantzy, A Cambria Heights student was injured while playing against Windber.

Marching from their own 28, the winners, behind the passing of quarterback Cubby Davis of Hollidaysburg, moved to the South A running play and a face-mask fine against the losers put the football at the Despite the rain, nearly 4, fans turned out for the classic, expecting to be treated to a traditional hard-hitting game.

They were not disappointed. Bowser misfired on an attempt for a two-point pass. Team 1 2 3 4 T North 0 14 0 7 21 South 0 3 6 8 17 The 17th edition of the Ken Lantzy All-Star Football Game was another victory for the North- its third in a row-and it came about in an unusual way.

The North squad, behind quarterback Rick Hoover, pulled a victory out of the hat when it completed only 5 of 17 passes. Two of those bombs, though, were touchdown passes of 43 and 56 yards. The victory was the eighth in the series for the North. The South still holds a narrow all-time lead. Smith and another Forest Hills product, Ken Matlin, were named the most-valuable players for the North. Burmeister, a standout at Glendale Area, booted his field goal after he had caught a yard pass from Blairsville quarterback Paul Emanuel.

Despite being postponed 24 hours because of a week of rain and aBonJovi rock concert that turned the Point into a sea of mud, the Classic attracted an estimated 4, persons. And no one left disappointed. South coach Jerry Davich of Greater Johnstown never doubted that this team could put the ball in the air and after three quarters, neither did North coach John Hayes of Bellwood-Antis. South quarterbacks Donnie Fyfe of Chestnut Ridge and Alex Roebuck of Greater Johnstown threw for yards and three touchdowns as the winners built up a lead before being forced to stave off a late North comeback in a victory.

Richard Shockey of Meyersdale accounted for the other South touchdown on a one-yard run. Hayes went to his powerful Blue Devil passing combination of quarterback Todd Hirt to wide-receiver Jason Lamertina to launch the North comeback attempt.

Hirt connected on 10 of 19 passes in the final quarter, including TD tosses of 39 and 15 yards to Lamertina, but it was too little, too late. Doug Miller of Somerset Area was the defensive standout, making nine tackles and intercepting one pass. Tom Smith of Bishop McCort chalked up five tackles and recovered a fumble.

Brian Koontz of Northern Bedford produced six tackles for the North defense. Team 1 2 3 4 T North 0 0 0 12 12 South 0 6 8 14 28 The 20th Lantzy Classic was a case-in-point as to why football gjunes are decided on the field rather than in pregame press clippings.

There was some early conjecture that this game might materialize into the most lopsided contest ever in the series. But, the North had different ideas. And by the opening kickoff, North coach Chuck Lucidore Penn Cambria has his troops emotionally primed. After both teams slugged it out in a scoreless first quarter, the South finally dented the Point Stadium Scoreboard with left in the first half. Both Lucidore and South head coach Dennis Stahl Meyersdale agreed that the pivotal play occurred on the first play of the second half when South quarterback Chad Fetzer Bishop McCort and speedy wideout Rob Veney Greater Johnstown caught the North defense napping and completed a yard pass to the North Two plays later, halfback Chris Palumbo Windber Area , who enjoyed a banner evening, broke loose on an yard touchdown run that saw the shifty runner elude three would-be tacklers.

A couple of Mainline area stars-quarterback Shane Leahey of Bishop Carroll High School and running-back Travis Kargo of Portage-finally handed the North its ninth win in the Classic by combining on a yard touchdown pass.

It marked the lowest scoring game in Lantzy history. Unfortunately Brocious fractured his left collarbone on the play and was lost to the North for the rest of the game.

The North threatened again late in the second quarter when it marched to the South 15, where Jason Buggey of Homer-Center watched his yard field goal attempt sail wide to the right with 15 seconds left.

The North defeated the South before an estimated crowd of 5, at Point Stadium. The teams scored the more points in two quarters that had been scored in the previous two Lantzy games combined. The 80 total points in this game were more than the cumulative total of 78 points scored in the previous four Lantzy games. North quarterback Rick Artley completed 6 of 11 passes for yards on two TDs.

Simon, who went on to play collegiality at Maryland, and Misner-Britt put on a show, as the South beat the North Simon returned a punt 60 years for a touchdown to give a South an early lead. Simon also rushed for 12 yards and was even the holder on extra-point kicks by Lybarger.

Misner-Britt had two pivotal catches for 57 yards, including a yard TD that gave the South a lead for four seconds before halftime. His athletic ability showed on a yard reception, which he ran down to catch in over-the-shoulder fashion, before bowling over a defensive back who had coverage.

The South carried the first game, leading after three quarters. The North won the fourth, scoring 28 points in the find 15 minutes. Add the numbers and you have a South victory.

Team 1 2 3 4 T South 7 13 13 0 33 North 0 0 0 28 28 For 43 minutes, it seemed as if a field goal would be enough to win the 25th Ken Lantzy Finest 40 game. Aust scored on a yard TD run with left in the third quarter. The Hilltop running back added a yard TD late in the game.

Team 1 2 3 4 T South 0 0 6 8 14 North 0 3 0 0 3 There was plenty of action from the opening kickoff to the final play, as the North pulled out a win. In the second half the North jumped out in front again picking off a South pass and using only one play to score as the Altoona connection hooked up on a yard pass from Todd Bank to Greg Geishauser. But the South came back gain to narrow the lead to The North scored again and held off a late rally by the South to win.

In the end the North proved to be more explosive the South, in pulling out a win. The North got on the board first when Dave Secriskey scored on a one yard plunge and then added a two point conversion to take an lead. The North moved again with a 13 play drive ending in a 12 yard sweep and an extra point to set the score at In the second half the North scored first on a 25 yard field goad, but the South came roaring back. First on a 75 yard drive and a one yard run by Don Thomas, then a five yard run by Scott Flowers and a two point conversion by Chris Locher put the score at But on the Norths next possession a 59 yard pass to Brian Eredler put the game away and net the final at Claar completed 5 of 7 passes for yards and two of the Feather touchdowns.

It was the North scoring touchdowns early with its punishing rushing attack. Patience was a virtue for the South as they owned the second quarter by scoring three passing touchdowns, two by Jon Claar and one by Justin Secrest to lead at halftime In the third quarter the South built its lead to on a one yard plunge by Dave Deneen and a 34 yard TD pass, Secrest to Feathers that set the final score as the South defense held the North offense to only 7 first downs over the final three quarters.

Team 1 2 3 4 T North 14 0 0 0 14 South 0 21 14 0 35 On Saturday night, the South squad broke open a close contest in the second half, taking advantage of North mistakes and excellent offensive execution to earn a victory. The first half was close with each team trading touchdowns, the South on a 34 yard pass from Keith Respet to Nick Schario and a sustained drive by the North, highlighted by a fake punt on a fourth and two, which resulted, several plays later, in a 21 yard touchdown pass, Brian Cence to Justin Karabinos.

By the end of the third quarter, the score was on a one yard run by Zak Ickes and a two yard touchdown by John Burda. The scoring was closed out in the fourth quarter with each team swapping 1 yard touchdown runs, the South by Joe Cannoni and the North by Justin Beyer.

Team 1 2 3 4 T South 7 7 24 7 45 North 7 0 0 6 13 The South squad came out clicking on all cylinders and rolled to a win for their third straight victory in this all-star classic. The North then moved the ball on a 62 yard 10 play drive to score and narrowed the South lead to The two squads traded possessions and the South capitalized on an eleven play drive with the final 20 yards covered by Nick Rizzo of Windber to set the halftime score at Starting the second half, the North fumbled and the South recovered and promptly scored from 9 yards out on a reverse to Bill Rose to increase the lead to Two More South scores put the game away and the final at Team 1 2 3 4 T North 0 6 14 0 20 South 14 6 21 7 48 A three game winning streak by the South was ended last night on a come from behind North victory.

But the North came back with its own score on a long drive which ended with a John Bednarski 1 yard run to bring the score to In the 2nd quarter the South used its passing game to again score with a 3 yard pass Walt Shutack to Rob Kolson, which set the score at half time South.

In the 2nd half the South again scored first on another long pass of 68 yards, Slatcoff to Bedell for a South lead. Back again came the South with a 10 yard scoring pass to Victor Callahan from Jeff Slatcoff as the South increased their lead to Then to set the final score, Jason Hardwick ran a punt back 52 yards for a score to bring the North a victory in dramatic fashion. The North started the scoring on a 5 yard run by Chad Schilling after a fumble recovery at the The North continued to roll by using a nine play drive to score on a 4 yard run to make the score at the half.

But in the third period the South regained some momentum and scored on their own 9 play drive ending in a Joe Arcurio to John Duray 11 yard pass making the score A late score by the South put the final at 40 to 20 in favor of the North.

Team 1 2 3 4 T North 6 15 0 19 40 South 7 0 7 6 20 In dramatic fashion the South came back to win in a contest. With little scoring in the first half the North managed to score a touchdown on a 59 yard drive capped by a 44 yard pass by Nate Crookshank. In the second quarter the South intercepted the North and on the first play scored on a 12 yard halfback pass, Alex Shroyer to Jonathan Matson which set the halftime score at With the start of the second half the fireworks began with the North scoring twice in the first minute of play.

The first on a kickoff return of 84 yards and a 28 yard pass, Crookshank to Steve Verba on their next possession. The South answered with a 1 yard run by Chad Shoemaker to make the score North.

Crookshank again hooked up with another receiver, Brian Shope for another touchdown setting the score at In the fourth quarter the South dominated with a Chad Shoemaker 6 yard run and 27 yard fumble recovery return by Rob Sakmar which then set the score at North. This set up the final score on a 33 yard field goal by John Curle with 7.

Team 1 2 3 4 T South 0 7 7 16 30 North 7 0 21 0 28 Defense is not usually the strong suite of an all-star football game. But the crowd witnessed a defensive showcase as the North beat the South at the 34th annual game.

In the first half, the North offensive had 43 yards on the ground gaining 28 yards on three rushes. The South has 48 yards on 22 carries in the first half. The last time the Lantzy Game was scoreless at the half was in , the lowest scoring game in Lantzy History. A turnover at the end of third quarter led to an eight-play North drive for the games only score in a victory.

All week they talked about speed, speed, speed for the South. They Just laid the wood, pancakes all night. They were triple teaming me and pulling the guard. Two plays later Bedford quarterback Kyler Ford scored on a1yard keeper and booted the extra point. Ford kicked a 30 yard field goal to make it I saw him break open. He made the play.

Stahl rolled to his left and threw across his body to Miller on the sideline. Miller caught the pass near the North yard line, slipped a defender and ran to the end zone with on the clock. Mike Muir booted the extra point.

We were just going for the first down there. It was the route we wanted to run. I just spun off the defender. Miller grabbed a yard pass on a fourth-and-4 to keep the march going with left. But this Lantzy game had something that no previous one had ever experienced — stoppage of play due to lightning.

With remaining in the third quarter, officials took the teams to the locker room and shortly thereafter, the game was called. Our offensive and defensive lines really came together as a unit.

The Rebels got three more scores in the second quarter on each of their three possessions. Some trickery by the South, had quarterback Jordan DeFrances of Bishop McCort lateral the ball back to Fenton, who then threw downfield to a waiting Varga for the yard score. For the South, Reed finished with yards on 11 carries and Edwards had seven rushes for 63 yards. Dave Seidel of Bishop McCort was the hon-oree coach. The rules permit a team down by double digits to receive the kickoff after a touchdown and the North took the ball again and drove 63 yards to score on a one yard sneak by Blairsville quarterback Justin McGinnis.

A roughing the kicker penalty on a North field goal attempt put the North inside their own 10 and led to a 7 yard scoring run by Scott Mehall of Forest Hills. Then Bryon Stanek of Cambria Heights intercepted a pass at the 42 and returned it to the The second half began with another burst of offensive power by the South.

Johnstown running back Quadir Christian took a direct snap and then lateraled back to Kaltenbaugh who connected with Riple for a 43 yard touchdown pass.

Later touchdowns by Christian and Lowry raised the South score to Team 1 2 3 4 T South 21 7 15 7 50 North 7 19 0 12 38 Defense is not usually the strong suite of an all-star football game. Team 1 2 3 4 T North 13 0 0 8 21 South 6 8 0 0 14 The North was hungry for a win after a four game losing streak and came out on top of an score in the 40th game of the Ken Lantzy All Star classic.

A conversion run failed but the North had the lead a in the second quarter when lightning and a heavy downpour disrupted the action and delayed the game nearly an hour. When play resumed, it was the start of the third quarter. The South answered with a 6 play drive ending with a score on a Ramires to Domonkos pass. A two-point conversion failed and the south tried an onside kick, but Justin Lamantia of Marion Center recovered the ball for the North who ran out the clock for the final minutes.

The only score came from a yard field goal by Josh Chumrik of Bishop Carroll. Brown ran 25 yards for the touchdown. On their next possession, the North extended its lead with a three play yard drive culminating in a 40 yard score by Nick Dudukovich of Forest Hills. A two point conversion failed and the North was in great position at the start of the second quarter after receiving the ball on the South 24 due to a mishandled punt snap.

But on the second play of the series, a fumbled snap gave the ball right back to the South. It is a premiere event on the summer calendar and an opportunity for athletes to play in one more high school football game. The game would not survive if you weren't for all those coaches and players that carried the tradition on.

DeMarco has been involved in the game in some capacity for 41 years now. He played in the fourth all-star game and also coached in it three times. Bailey's North team is loaded with Somerset County athletes on both sides of the football. The veteran Richland coach understands the significance of the game. Conemaugh Township linebacker Seth Rosey made an impact in his final season for the Indians. He will be one of the key cogs in the wheel for the North defense when the game kicks off at 7 p.

A lot of us are moving on to college. It was definitely a level up of competition. I'm just looking forward to being able to go out there and have fun. Rosey will be joined in the linebacker core by Somerset's Brett Meehleib.

It has been a rough go of it for Meehleib the past two years, having his seasons cut short by injuries. Shade wide receiver Kaden Koleszarik will be the last Panther to play in the all-star game for the foreseeable future. The program shut down after the season and will soon likely enter a co-op with Conemaugh Township.