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December 4. 1 994 Berwick 'Money9 mys off PIAA Finals I urn tt4t- l-lle fK-rfl r-4 if YJ) 1 TIMES LEADERLEWIS QEYER Berwick defensive end Nick Dignan puts pressure on Manheim Central quarterback Matt Nagy during the first half Friday night CLASS AAAA Downlngtown (13-0) vs. McKeesport(14-0) Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. CLASS AAA Berwick (13-1) vs.

Sharon (12-2) Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. CLASS AA Mount Carmel (13-1) vs. Forest Hills (13-1) Saturday, Dec. 10, noon.

CLASS A Southern Columbia (14-0) vs. Western Beaver (13-1) Friday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. "We would have gone for two if we would have scored the touchdown." said Williams emphatically. "I told our kids and coaches on the sideline that we werent going to mess around with overtime." The Barons entered the game with an explosive ground attack, led by a pair of 1.000-yard rushers in fullback Dan Krelder and tailback Craig Dougherty.

Manheim Central was averaging a touchdown on every six plays. But early in the week. Williams and his coaching staff decided to place their high-powered veer offense on the backbumer and replace it with a passing game consisting of single and no-back sets. "We had a pretty boring and a predictable offense this year." said the Manheim Central coach. "We felt we had to open things up against Berwick.

We knew George and his staff would have us scouted and be ready for the veer. We decided early in the week to (Continued from Page 1C) rung "I'm very thankful," said Berwick head coach George Curry. "When Canouse stepped in front of that pass. I Just thanked the good Lord. He was with me.

A good football team and the Lord you cant lose with that combination." This game had it all a sellout crowd of nearly 18.000 fans, an outstanding showing by two explosive offensive football teams and a climactic ending. Berwick, the District 2 AAA champion and Wyoming Valley Conference Division I co-champion, was coming off a state semifinal win over Allentown Central Catholic (ACC). which was at the time the state's top-ranked AAA team and ranked No. 3 by USA Today. Manheim Central, which came Into the game averaging 50 points per game, this past week replaced ACC as the state's top-ranked AAA team and entered the USA Today rankings at No.

17. "It was one of the most exciting games IVe been involved in," said Curry, who has seen his share of excitement in his 23 years with the Berwick program. This was an outstanding game between two quality football teams. I told the guys on television that you couldn't have put any show on television that was more exciting than this game. "What's that show.

Entertainment Tonight? Well. Ms was En-tertalnment Tonight." Championship games are usually won with defense, but it, became apparent early in the game that the defenses were being thrown out the window and that the team with the ball last would have a chance to win. "That's how it evolved," said Williams. "We were moving the ball well against them and even though we only had just over a minute to score at the end of the game, we felt we could. Both teams had a hard time stopping the other, but they stopped our offense one more time than we stopped them.

"And that's the name of the game." The Manheim Central coach was quick to answer the question filling the heads of the capacity crowd during the final Baron drive. for Dawgs Receiver Remley is coming up big in state playoffs 3y SCOTT FERTAL rimes Leader Sports Correspondent HERSHEY His coach calls iim "Mr. His teammates -efer to him as And thus "ar this season, Berwick's Brian Remley has certainly lived up to such praise. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Junior 1 wide receiver's performance has oeen nothing short of spectacular Jiroughput the Bulldogs' march towards a possible third state championship. "He's done it all season for us," said Berwick coach George Curry, after Remley caught 6 balls for 91 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, in Friday night's 37-30 state semifinal win over Manheim Central.

"He doesn't drop anything. He goes Dver the middle and makes the tough catches. I feel he's the best receiver In the area." While Remley led the Dawgs in receiving during the regular ses-aon with 31 receptions for 598 yards and, five touchdowns, it's jieen during the playoffs that he's really made his mark." He was fairly quiet during Berwick's romp through the District 2 playoffs, as the Dawgs mainly used a punishing ground attack in a 49-0 trouncing of Honesdale and a 36-7-victory over North Po-cono in the district title game. But as the Dawgs ventured Into the state playoffs, they needed to turn to the passing game as their main offensive threat. That's when "Rem" stepped up for the Dawgs.

Against Allentown Central Catholic, which was ranked third in the nation by USA Today, Remley had eight receptions for 85 yards as Berwick ended the Vikings' 26-game winning streak with a 29-18 victory. Not only did Remley go over the middle, take some good shots and still hold on to the ball, but he made two incredible grabs for touchdowns. Both came at critical times for Berwick. Late in the first half, with Berwick down 15-10, Robbins lofted a pass into the right comer of the end zone that Remley snared between two Baron defenders. That catch gave the Bulldogs a 16-15 lead with 2:04 left in the second quarter.

However, no play has been bigger for Remley or the Dawgs than his fourth-quarter touchdown grab. After the Barons had taken a 30-29 lead with 2:09 left to play, the Bulldogs took possession "at their own 37-yard line. The situa-. tlon'was simple; Berwick some type of scoring drive In the final two minutes to keep its dream of another state championship alive. With less than a minute and a half left, the Dawgs had driven to the Barons 34.

That set up Remley's second dramatic touchdown reception. Remley lined up on the right side of the formation in the slot. Robbins dropped back and lofted the ball down the side to Remley. The big-play wideout leaped into the air and grabbed the ball, then shook off one Manheim defender at the five, faked another defender at the two and streaked in for a Berwick touchdown. XI VVU1 UUt thing, no one will be i able to say we backed into it.

George Curry Berwick coack rr nut in those formations and Co with our passing game." The game plan produced tremendous results. Junior quarterback Matt Nagy threw for more than 245 yards la the game, including 156 the first half, and the Berwick coacb ing staff was quickly trying to make adjustments. i They caught us off guard said Curry of the Baron offensive alignments. "We weren't ready for those kinds of sets. We had no clue they were going to run that empty (no back) set at us and we just had to wing it "We challenged our kids at halftime." added Curry.

"We couldn't stop them, and our offense only had 50 yards rushing in the first half. We made a few adjustments and told our kids to just button their chinstraps and come at them. "We wanted to get back to playr ing Berwick football." 1 Now, after beating two nations ally ranked teams, both at the time with the state's longest winning streaks at 26 Dawgs are looking towards a state championship. "I'm proud of our kids." said. Curry, whose Dawgs will be look ing for the program's third state title since the state playoff system, began ih 1988.

"In our last twg games, we've beaten two quality fnnthall terns. "If we win this thing, no one. will be able to say we backed into" it." have climbed over the past few are taking advantage by purchasing Tax- Free Municipal Bonds WE OWN AND OFFER SHALER PA. SCHOOL DISTRICT MUNICIPAL BONDS 1 AAA MBIA INSURED. EXEMPT FROM ALL FEDERAL, STATE LOCAL TAXES SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE ANDOR CHANGE IN PRICE.

MATURITY COUPON RATE DOLLAR PRICE CALLABLE 111505 6.20 PAR 111599 111507 6.40 PAR 111599 111508 6.50 PAR 111599 111510 6.70 PAR 111599 Remley made several key grabs during a second-half push that saw the Dawgs outscore the Vikings 21-6. He also caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Dave Robbins in the fourth quarter that gave Berwick a commanding 11-point lead and more importantly, helped keep Berwick's season alive. Yet things would get no easier for the Dawgs this past Friday, as they faced another team with a 26-game winning streak, Manheim Central. The Barons, the No. 1 ranked Class AAA team in the state and ranked No.

17 by USA Today, were well aware of Remley's talent. Manheim coach Mike Williams felt it was crucial to slow down the lanky wideout. But Remley had different thoughts. Not to be outdone, Remley followed his impressive outing against ACC with an even bigger game against the Barons, as Berwick advanced to its fourth state final in seven years. "I really didn't know what was going to happen this week," Remley said.

"I felt real confident I just went out there and did my best." "He never ceases to amaze me," added Curry of Remley. "He's just unbelievable." Maybe the most unbelievable aspect of Remley's performance is not that he produced, but the way he produced. ROUNDUP Southern Columbia 40, Susquehanna 20 SHAMOKIN Ardie Kissinger and Butch Romanoski each scored two touchdowns as South-em Columbia advanced to the PIAA Class A high school football championship with a victory over Susquehanna Community School Friday night. Kissinger caught passes of 56 and 29 yards from quarterback Brad Osevala In the first half. Romanoski rushed 17 times for 178 yards and touchdowns of 18 and 22 yards.

The Tigers also got rushing touchdowns of 7 yards by freshman Rlcco Roslno and 5 yards by Nate Roadarmel. Jason Soden scored for Susquehanna on an 82-yard kickoff return and a 2-yard touchdown run. Randy Reed also caught a 15-yard touchdown from Sabers quarterback Jeremy Stout. Mount Carmel downs Cocalico to move to Class AA title game CALL THIS WEEK UNTIL 9 P.M. FOR YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE AND OTHER TAX FREE MUNICIPAL OFFERINGS.

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