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Sunday, December 8, 2002 By Jerome Michaels It has been done before, but it's always special when you are involved. Seeded in the fifth position of this year's group 4 bracket, the Renegades from Shawnee had an uphill battle going up against the first and second seeded teams. After stunning the top seeded Toms River North with their overtime win, Shawnee waited until the second half of this game to finally put points on the scoreboard. The Renegades pushed 14 unanswered points across the goal line against Washington Township to capture their first South Jersey Group IV title in school's history. The final score of 14-10 was Shawnee's eighth straight win of the season. |
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Sunday, December 8, 2002 By Art Redd There was a state of disbelief on the Delsea sideline late in the final quarter of this championship game. With the clock winding down and the Crusaders down two touchdowns, the Mustangs were in the final moments of upsetting the number one-seeded Crusaders. Visiting Mainland demonstrated that they could not only stop the powerful running attack, but also pass the ball with success. Mike Bradway was at the receiving end of those passes as he caught four passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. Mainland's defense would come up big as they walked away with the 21-7 South Jersey Group 3 championship victory. |
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Event Spotlight: Sunday, December 8, 2002 SJSports Staff Writer History does repeat itself; it two earlier season contests, the Philadelphia KiXX spotted the Blast and early lead only to come roaring back to walk away with the win. Last night, after being down 2-0 before the fans were settled in their seats, the KiXX allowed the visitors to gain a 10-6 advantage early in the third quarter. However, Goran Vasic (3G, 7P) and Shawn Boney (1G, 2A, 7P) led the Kixx to a 15-10 victory over the Blast in front of a season-high 4,852 fans at the First Union Spectrum. |
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Saturday, December 7, 2002 By Vincent Lewis Plain and simple, you need to stop the running game by Paulsboro in order to have a chance at winning against the Red Raiders. It's a tough task to slow down the ground attack that is lead by senior runningback Issac Redman for 4 quarters. It was no secret to what the game play was by Paulsboro in their championship game with the Flashes from Florence. Redman was a determined player running his way to four rushing touchdown leading Paulsboro to their third straight title. The Red Raiders' defense also keyed their 50-0 win at home to start the celebrations for Paulsboro. |
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Saturday, December 7, 2002 By Art Redd There were several key decisions that both of these teams made throughout this South Jersey Group 2 championship game. All in West Deptford will remember the one choice made by coach Clyde Folsom. "The community has been waiting for this for 45 years. We can't enjoy this one by ourselves. We have played this one for everyone who's out here right now", mentioned an exuberant coach after the Eagles defense stopped Buena's two-point conversion attempt to win this game. West Deptford would not be upset that their coach wanted to give thanks to the community before congratulating the team first in their 21-20 overtime win. |
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Friday, December 6, 2002 By David W. Unkle In a repeat of last April's successful Break the Ice promotion, the Philadelphia Phantoms and internet dating service Match.com joined forces again to unite singles in the Delaware Valley for a pre-game party and a hockey game between the Rochester Americans and the hometown Phantoms. Last April, over 200 singles turned out in search of that special someone with this years total approaching 250 for a Thanksgiving eve game. |
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Friday, December 6, 2002 By Mike Costantino Archbishop Wood led by Brian and Anthony Fittipaldi defeated Shawnee 8-1 as the SJHSIHL continues it crossover schedule with teams from Pennsylvania. Tom Basehore scored the lone Shawnee goal after David Dinn hit the post on a breakaway; Basehore jumped on the rebound and jammed home the rebound. In the second game played at Hollydell, Washington Township fell to West Chester East 4-1 despite an outstanding performance in goal by Dan Straga. Chris Keyser scored the lone goal for Township, and it was the inability of their power play that ultimately cost them the game. |
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Event Spotlight: Thursday, December 5, 2002 By David DealPublic and Media Relations Manager Philadelphia, PA - The defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champions, Philadelphia KiXX, announced their TV schedule for the 2002-03 season today. The eight-game package will be shown live on CN8, which currently hits over 12 million households. CN8 Sports Anchor Lou Tilley will provide the play-by-play, while Jimmy Harrison serves as the color analyst. |
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