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General McLane Lancers (13-2)

vs.

Pottsville Crimson Tide (13-2)

Weather Conditions: Dry
Temperature: 45 Degrees
Field Conditions: A-Turf

Attendance:
 

Jim Wells

Head Coach

General McLane

 

Kevin Keating

Head Coach

Pottsville

General McLane captures their 1st PIAA Title!

 

Team 1 2 3 4  Final
General McLane  7 7

    6

 8  28
Pottsville  6  0 15  2   23

Attendance: 6,515

PIAA Championship Action Photos: Here


Box Score (Final)
 

Scoring Summary:


1st Quarter

05:44 TIDE - Corey Buletza 16 yd pass from Eric Lurwick (Tony Barone kick failed), 9-57 3:34, LANCERS 0 - TIDE 6
01:32 LANCERS - Dan Skelton 1 yd run (Dan Skelton kick), 9-73 4:05, LANCERS 7 - TIDE 6
 

2nd Quarter:

01:49 LANCERS - Ryan Skelton 1 yd run (Dan Skelton kick), 14-84 7:11, LANCERS 14 - TIDE 6
 

3rd Quarter:

 

10:51 TIDE - Tom McFarland 59 yd run (Matt Feeney rush), 3-70 1:04, LANCERS 14 - TIDE 14
09:31 LANCERS - Andrew Astorino 71 yd run (Dan Skelton kick blockd), 3-80 1:20, LANCERS 20 - TIDE 14
05:40 TIDE - Tom McFarland 24 yd run (Tony Barone kick), 8-53 3:50, LANCERS 20 - TIDE 21
 

4th Quarter:

04:55 LANCERS - Andrew Astorino 20 yd run (Ryan Skelton rush), 9-87 4:33, LANCERS 28 - TIDE 21
00:05 TIDE - TEAM safety, , LANCERS 28 - TIDE 23

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)

Tony Barone kickoff 56 yards to the LANCERS4, Andrew Astorino return 29 yards to the LANCERS33 (Jared
Cicero).
G 1-10 G33 Robert Stauffer rush for 21 yards to the TIDE46, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Jeff Koscil).
G 1-10 P46 Andrew Astorino rush for no gain to the TIDE46 (Sam Jon).
G 2-10 P46 Ryan Skelton rush for 3 yards to the TIDE43 (Sam Jon).
G 3-7 P43 Dan Skelton rush for loss of 1 yard to the TIDE44 (Cory Fisher;Sam Jon).
G 4-8 P44 Andrew Astorino rush for 1 yard to the TIDE43 (Cory Fisher).
--------------- 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:42 ---------------

P 1-10 P43 POTTSVILLE drive start at 09:18 (1st).
P 1-10 P43 Tom McFarland rush for 3 yards to the TIDE46 (Ryan Skelton).
P 2-7 P46 Matt Feeney rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS47, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Ryan Skelton;Robert Stauffer).
P 1-10 G47 Matt Feeney rush for 14 yards to the LANCERS33, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Ryan Skelton;Ben Deppen).
P 1-10 G33 Matt Feeney rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS26 (Shawn Walker).
P 2-3 G26 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS22, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Brian Roberts;Dan Skelton).
P 1-10 G22 Eric Lurwick pass incomplete.
P 2-10 G22 Tom McFarland rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS20 (Brad Callen).
P 3-8 G20 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS16 (Ryan Skelton;Shawn Walker).
P 4-4 G16 Eric Lurwick pass complete to Corey Buletza for 16 yards to the LANCERS0, 1ST DOWN TIDE, TOUCHDOWN, clock
05:44.
Tony Barone kick attempt failed.

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GENERAL MCLANE 0, POTTSVILLE 6
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--------------- 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:34 ---------------

Tony Barone kickoff 52 yards to the LANCERS8, Andrew Astorino return 19 yards to the LANCERS27 (Frank
Mercuri;Jared Cicero).
G 1-10 G27 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 05:37 (1st).
G 1-10 G27 Ryan Skelton rush for 5 yards to the LANCERS32 (Corfy Schaeffer).
G 2-5 G32 Ryan Skelton rush for 48 yards to the TIDE20, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Corey Buletza).
G 1-10 P20 Ben Deppen rush for 1 yard to the TIDE19 (Sam Jon).
G 2-9 P19 Ryan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the TIDE15 (Corfy Schaeffer).
G 3-5 P15 Andrew Astorino rush for 6 yards to the TIDE9, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Matt Feeney;Marcus Toomey).
G 1-G P09 Dan Skelton rush for 2 yards to the TIDE7 (Cory Fisher;Matt Feeney).
G 2-G P07 Andrew Astorino rush for 1 yard to the TIDE6 (Corey Buletza).
G 3-G P06 Ryan Skelton rush for 5 yards to the TIDE1 (Matt Feeney).
G 4-G P01 Dan Skelton rush for 1 yard to the TIDE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:32.
Dan Skelton kick attempt good.

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GENERAL MCLANE 7, POTTSVILLE 6
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--------------- 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:05 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 42 yards to the TIDE18, Jeff Koscil return 3 yards to the TIDE21 (Andrew Gould), PENALTY
TIDE face mask 15 yards to the TIDE36, 1st and 10, TIDE ball on TIDE36.
P 1-10 P36 POTTSVILLE drive start at 01:25 (1st).
P 1-10 P36 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the TIDE40 (Brad Callen).
P 2-6 P40 Eric Lurwick rush for 7 yards to the TIDE47, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Robert Stauffer).
P 1-10 P47 Tom McFarland rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS46 (Adam Mclaughlin;Robert Stauffer).

======END OF 1st QUARTER======
GENERAL MCLANE 7, POTTSVILLE 6
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

P 2-3 G46 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
P 2-3 G46 Tom McFarland rush for 12 yards to the LANCERS34, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Eric Kulka;Sam Ponsoll).
P 1-10 G34 Matt Feeney rush for 10 yards to the LANCERS24, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Ryan Skelton).
P 1-10 G24 Matt Feeney rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS22 (Mike Myers;Brad Callen).
P 2-8 G22 Eric Lurwick sacked for loss of 7 yards to the LANCERS29 (Ben Deppen).
P 3-15 G29 Tom McFarland rush for 12 yards to the LANCERS17 (Andrew Astorino).
P 4-3 G17 Tom McFarland rush for 1 yard to the LANCERS16 (Dan Skelton;Brad Callen).
--------------- 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:25 ---------------

G 1-10 G16 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 09:00 (2nd).
G 1-10 G16 Dan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS20 (Cory Fisher;Corey Buletza).
G 2-6 G20 Ryan Skelton rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS27, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Matt Feeney;Tom McFarland).
G 1-10 G27 Andrew Astorino rush for 5 yards to the LANCERS32 (Kyle Masser).
G 2-5 G32 Ryan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS36 (Neil King;Sam Jon).
G 3-1 G36 Andrew Astorino rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS38, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Cory Fisher).
G 1-10 G38 Andrew Astorino rush for 8 yards to the LANCERS46 (Cory Fisher;Tom McFarland).
G 2-2 G46 Ryan Skelton rush for 10 yards to the TIDE44, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (J Baskersville).
G 1-10 P44 Robert Stauffer rush for 3 yards to the TIDE41 (Justin Pogash;Tom McFarland).
G 2-7 P41 Ben Deppen rush for 3 yards to the TIDE38 (Tyler Smith;Gary Bardzak).
G 3-4 P38 Ryan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the TIDE34, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Justin Pogash;J Baskersville).
G 1-10 P34 Timeout Pottsville, clock 03:37.
G 1-10 P34 PENALTY LANCERS illegal participation 5 yards to the TIDE39.
G 1-15 P39 PENALTY LANCERS false start 5 yards to the TIDE44.
G 1-20 P44 PENALTY LANCERS illegal participation 5 yards to the TIDE49.
G 1-25 P49 Ben Deppen rush for 4 yards to the TIDE45 (Kyle Masser;Sam Jon).
G 2-21 P45 Robert Stauffer rush for 2 yards to the TIDE43 (Sam Jon;Corfy Schaeffer).
G 3-19 P43 Andrew Astorino pass complete to Steve Nero for 42 yards to the TIDE1, 1ST DOWN LANCERS.
G 1-G P01 Ryan Skelton rush for 1 yard to the TIDE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:49.
Dan Skelton kick attempt good.

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GENERAL MCLANE 14, POTTSVILLE 6
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--------------- 14 plays, 84 yards, TOP 07:11 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 40 yards to the TIDE20, Corey Buletza return 12 yards to the TIDE32 (Robert Stauffer).
P 1-10 P32 POTTSVILLE drive start at 01:41 (2nd).
P 1-10 P32 Tom McFarland rush for 5 yards to the TIDE37 (Brad Callen;Brian Roberts).
P 2-5 P37 Eric Lurwick pass complete to Jared Cicero for 25 yards to the LANCERS38, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Steve Nero).
P 1-10 G38 Eric Lurwick pass complete to Corey Buletza for 16 yards to the LANCERS22, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Andrew Astorino).
P 1-10 G22 Eric Lurwick pass intercepted by Andrew Astorino at the LANCERS6, Andrew Astorino return 0 yards to the
LANCERS6.
--------------- 4 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:53 ---------------

G 1-10 G06 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 00:48 (2nd).
G 1-10 G06 Timeout General McLane, clock 00:48.
G 1-10 G06 Ryan Skelton rush for 6 yards to the LANCERS12 (Corfy Schaeffer;Corey Buletza).
G 2-4 G12 Andrew Astorino rush for loss of 2 yards to the LANCERS10.
G 3-6 G10 End of half, clock 00:00.

======END OF 2nd QUARTER=======
GENERAL MCLANE 14, POTTSVILLE 6
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

G 3-6 G10 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, LANCERS ball on LANCERS40.
--------------- 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 35 yards to the TIDE25, Tom McFarland return 5 yards to the TIDE30 (Ryan Skelton;Eric
Kulka).
P 1-10 P30 POTTSVILLE drive start at 11:55 (3rd).
P 1-10 P30 Matt Feeney rush for 5 yards to the TIDE35 (Andrew Astorino;Brad Callen).
P 2-5 P35 Matt Feeney rush for 6 yards to the TIDE41, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Eric Kulka).
P 1-10 P41 Tom McFarland rush for 59 yards to the LANCERS0, 1ST DOWN TIDE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:51.
Matt Feeney rush attempt good.

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GENERAL MCLANE 14, POTTSVILLE 14
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--------------- 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:04 ---------------

Tony Barone kickoff 60 yards to the LANCERS0, touchback.
G 1-10 G20 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 10:51 (3rd).
G 1-10 G20 Ryan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS24 (Neil King;Tom McFarland).
G 2-6 G24 Ryan Skelton rush for 5 yards to the LANCERS29 (Matt Feeney;Neil King).
G 3-1 G29 Andrew Astorino rush for 71 yards to the TIDE0, 1ST DOWN LANCERS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31.
Dan Skelton kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Jeff Koscil).

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GENERAL MCLANE 20, POTTSVILLE 14
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--------------- 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:20 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 13 yards to the TIDE47, Jordan Zedonak return 0 yards to the TIDE47.
P 1-10 P47 POTTSVILLE drive start at 09:30 (3rd).
P 1-10 P47 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS49 (Andrew Astorino).
P 2-6 G49 Tom McFarland rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS46 (Dan Skelton).
P 3-3 G46 Tom McFarland rush for 5 yards to the LANCERS41, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Eric Kulka;Steve Nero).
P 1-10 G41 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS37 (Brad Callen).
P 2-6 G37 Matt Feeney rush for 6 yards to the LANCERS31, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Mike Kertis).
P 1-10 G31 Matt Feeney rush for 5 yards to the LANCERS26 (Sam Ponsoll).
P 2-5 G26 Matt Feeney rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS24 (Brad Callen;Ryan Skelton).
P 3-3 G24 Tom McFarland rush for 24 yards to the LANCERS0, 1ST DOWN TIDE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:40.
Tony Barone kick attempt good.

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GENERAL MCLANE 20, POTTSVILLE 21
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--------------- 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:50 ---------------

Tony Barone kickoff 60 yards to the LANCERS0, touchback.
G 1-10 G20 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 05:40 (3rd).
G 1-10 G20 Dan Skelton rush for 1 yard to the LANCERS21 (Matt Feeney;Corey Buletza).
G 2-9 G21 Andrew Astorino rush for 12 yards to the LANCERS33, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Jeff Koscil).
G 1-10 G33 Dan Skelton rush for 6 yards to the LANCERS39 (Sam Jon).
G 2-4 G39 Andrew Astorino rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS42 (Neil King).
G 3-1 G42 Ryan Skelton rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS49, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Cody Millman).
G 1-10 G49 Dan Skelton rush for no gain to the LANCERS49 (Gary Bardzak).
G 2-10 G49 Andrew Astorino rush for 5 yards to the TIDE46 (Tom McFarland;Cody Millman).
G 3-5 P46 Dan Skelton rush for 2 yards to the TIDE44 (Matt Feeney).
G 4-3 P44 Ryan Skelton rush for 2 yards to the TIDE42 (Neil King;J Baskersville).
--------------- 9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 04:46 ---------------

P 1-10 P42 POTTSVILLE drive start at 00:54 (3rd).
P 1-10 P42 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the TIDE46 (Ben Deppen).
P 2-6 P46 Tom McFarland rush for 7 yards to the LANCERS47, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Sam Ponsoll;Mike Myers).

=======END OF 3rd QUARTER=======
GENERAL MCLANE 20, POTTSVILLE 21
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

P 1-10 G47 Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
P 1-10 G47 Matt Feeney rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS43 (Sam Ponsoll).
P 2-6 G43 Tom McFarland rush for 21 yards to the LANCERS22, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Andrew Astorino;Ben Deppen).
P 1-10 G22 Matt Feeney rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS20 (Shawn Walker).
P 2-8 G20 Timeout General McLane, clock 10:47.
P 2-8 G20 Matt Feeney rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS17 (Ryan Skelton).
P 3-5 G17 Tom McFarland rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS14 (Sam Ponsoll).
P 4-2 G14 Matt Feeney rush for 1 yard to the LANCERS13 (Dan Skelton).
--------------- 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:26 ---------------

G 1-10 G13 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 09:28 (4th).
G 1-10 G13 Andrew Astorino sacked for loss of 2 yards to the LANCERS11 (Corfy Schaeffer).
G 2-12 G11 Ryan Skelton rush for 6 yards to the LANCERS17 (Mike Land).
G 3-6 G17 Andrew Astorino rush to the LANCERS26, fumble by Andrew Astorino recovered by LANCERS Justin Hall at LANCERS24,
1ST DOWN LANCERS.
G 1-10 G24 Ryan Skelton rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS27 (Gary Bardzak;Tom McFarland).
G 2-7 G27 Ryan Skelton rush for 3 yards to the LANCERS30 (Cory Fisher).
G 3-4 G30 Andrew Astorino rush for 45 yards to the TIDE25, 1ST DOWN LANCERS (Corey Buletza).
G 1-10 P25 Ryan Skelton rush for 4 yards to the TIDE21 (Dakota McClure).
G 2-6 P21 Ryan Skelton rush for 1 yard to the TIDE20 (Dakota McClure;Justin Pogash).
G 3-5 P20 Andrew Astorino rush for 20 yards to the TIDE0, 1ST DOWN LANCERS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:55.
Ryan Skelton rush attempt good.

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GENERAL MCLANE 28, POTTSVILLE 21
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--------------- 9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:33 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 60 yards to the TIDE0, touchback.
P 1-10 P20 POTTSVILLE drive start at 04:55 (4th).
P 1-10 P20 Jeff Koscil rush for 1 yard to the TIDE21 (Mike Myers;Eric Kulka).
P 2-9 P21 Eric Lurwick rush for 3 yards to the TIDE24 (Ben Deppen).
P 3-6 P24 Eric Lurwick pass complete to Matt Feeney for 54 yards to the LANCERS22, 1ST DOWN TIDE (Ryan Skelton).
P 1-10 G22 Tom McFarland rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS20 (Sam Ponsoll).
P 2-8 G20 Tom McFarland rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS16 (Brad Callen;Andrew Astorino).
P 3-4 G16 Tom McFarland rush for 1 yard to the LANCERS15 (Andrew Astorino).
P 4-3 G15 Timeout Pottsville, clock 01:15.
P 4-3 G15 Matt Feeney rush for 2 yards to the LANCERS13 (Shawn Walker).
--------------- 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:48 ---------------

G 1-10 G13 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 01:07 (4th).
G 1-10 G13 Andrew Astorino rush for loss of 2 yards to the LANCERS11.
G 2-12 G11 Timeout Pottsville, clock 01:05.
G 2-12 G11 Andrew Astorino rush for 4 yards to the LANCERS15 (Neil King), timeout General McLane, clock 00:59.
G 3-8 G15 Andrew Astorino rush for no gain to the LANCERS15 (Matt Feeney).
G 4-8 G15 PENALTY LANCERS delay of game 5 yards to the LANCERS10.
G 4-13 G10 Andrew Astorino rush for loss of 10 yards to the LANCERS0, TEAM safety, clock 00:05.

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GENERAL MCLANE 28, POTTSVILLE 23
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--------------- 4 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------

Dan Skelton kickoff 11 yards to the LANCERS31, on-side kick (touch by receiving team), recovered by LANCERS on
LANCERS31.
G 1-10 G31 GENERAL MCLANE drive start at 00:04 (4th).
G 1-10 G31 Andrew Astorino rush for loss of 2 yards to the LANCERS29.
G 2-12 G29 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:04 ---------------

===========FINAL SCORE==========
GENERAL MCLANE 28, POTTSVILLE 23
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                               LANCERS    TIDE
FIRST DOWNS................... 14         17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 55-353     42-275
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 42         111
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 1-1-0      6-4-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 56-395     48-386
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0        0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 0-0        0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-48       5-20
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0        0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 0-0.0      0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0        1-1
Penalties-Yards............... 4-20       1-15
Possession Time............... 26:39      21:21
Third-Down Conversions........ 9 of 13    3 of 7
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 4     1 of 4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 3-3        1-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-7        1-2
 

RUSHING:

General McLane

Andrew Astorino 21-172

Ryan Skelton 20-132

Robert Stauffer 3-26

Dan Skelton 8-15

Ben Deppen 3-8

 

Pottsville:

Tom McFarland 17-171

Matt Feeney 21-100

Eric Lurwick 3-3

Jeff Koscil 1-1

PASSING:

General McLane:

Andrew Astorino 1-1-0-42

 

Pottsville:

Eric Lurwick 4-6-1-111

RECEIVING:

General McLane:

Steve Nero 1-42.

 

Pottsville:

Corey Buletza 2-32

Matt Feeney 1-54

Jared Cicero 1-25


INTERCEPTIONS:

General McLane:

Andrew Astorino 1-0

 

Pottsville:

None

FUMBLES:

General McLane:

Andrew Astorino 1-0

 

Pottsville

TEAM 1-1

Officials: Referee: George Liotus; Umpire: Gary Anderson; Linesman: Gary Gallagher;
Line judge: Michael Tucci; Back judge: James Lipscomb; Field judge: Joe Catanese;
Side judge: Rich Locaitis



SACKS (UA-A):

General McLane:

Ben Deppen 1-0

 

Pottsville:

Corfy Schaeffer 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A):

General McLane:

Ryan Skelton     4-5

Brad Callen      3-6

Andrew Astorino  4-3

Sam Ponsoll      4-2

Ben Deppen       3-2

Eric Kulka       1-4

Shawn Walker     3-1

Dan Skelton      2-2

Robert Stauffer  2-2

Mike Myers       0-3

Steve Nero       1-1

Brian Roberts    0-2

Mike Kertis      1-0

Andrew Gould     1-0

Adam Mclaughlin  0-1


Pottsville:

Sam Jon          4-4

Matt Feeney      3-5

Cory Fisher      3-4

Corey Buletza    3-3
Neil King        2-4

Tom McFarland    0-6

Corfy Schaeffer  3-2

Gary Bardzak     1-2

J.Baskersville   1-2

Justin Pogash    0-3

Jeff Koscil      2-0

Cody Millman     1-1

Dakota McClure   1-1

Jared Cicero     1-1

Kyle Masser      1-1

Mike Land        1-0

Marcus Toomey    0-1

Frank Mercuri    0-1

Tyler Smith      0-1