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October 25, 2009

Abington Heights, Susquehanna romp in LFC games

By Tom Robinson
Go Lackawanna sports correspondent

Early special teams play got Holy Cross in trouble, then John Salinkas ran for three touchdowns to help Susquehanna pull away for a 45-20 Lackawanna Football Conference Division 3 victory.

Susquehanna improved to 2-1 in the division and 6-2 overall, assuring the Sabers of their first winning season since 2000.

Brad Weaver returned the opening kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown then Holy Cross fumbled the ensuing kickoff.

The Crusaders came up with a stop, then fumbled a punt for their second turnover before running a play.

Nick Marco ran 6 yards for a touchdown and a 13-0 lead.

Holy Cross (0-3, 1-7) then lost its third fumble in the first 3:30.

Susquehanna's Dan Kempa ran 12 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yarder on the second play of the second quarter for a 19-0 lead.

After Michael Paddock threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Travis Graziano to get Holy Cross on the scoreboard, Kempa answered with a 56-yard touchdown run.

Graziano ran 2 yards for a touchdown to cap an 11-play, 56-yard drive, but Susquehanna needed just two plays to respond for the second straight time.

Salinkas, who finished with 130 yards on eight carries, ran 46 yards for a 33-12 halftime lead.

Salinkas added scoring runs of 46 and 20 yards in the third quarter.

Holy Cross finished with a 309-287 advantage in total offense, with the help of a 46-3 edge against Susquehanna's reserves in the fourth quarter. Dane Addley threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Mark Seber with 4:53 remaining.

UPDATED: 7:10 p.m.

Susquehanna defeated host Holy Cross, 45-20, in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division 3 game Sunday afternoon.

UPDATED: 4:35 p.m.

Abington Heights ran away from visiting Scranton, 35-0, Sunday afternoon to regain sole possession of the Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1 lead.

The game was scoreless after one quarter. Mike Beamish then found Mike Umerich on a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes, covering a total of 94 yards to make the score 14-0 at halftime.

Beamish and Paul Gallagher ran for third-quarter touchdowns to push the lead to 28-0.

Abington Heights improves to 4-1 in the division and 7-1 overall.

For more details on this event, see Gerard Hetman's coverage in this week's Abington Journal.

 

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