Through the years: Burrell’s Cole Bush thwarts Valley comeback
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 6:46 PM
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.
Cole Bush scored on a 2-yard run to lift Burrell to a 23-16 overtime win at Valley in 2011.
The Vikings had scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.
75 years ago
• In the battle of the Rometo brothers, Al’s East Deer Bucks defeated brother Ossie’s Springdale squad 14-6 behind touchdowns from Johnny McCaskey and George Benes.
• Tarentum opened the season with a 27-0 blanking of Freeport under coach Ernie Hefferle, who would go on to coach the New Orleans Saints. Bob Holliday scored two Redcats TDs.
60 years ago
• Vandergrift opened what would be its final season with a 26-0 win at Derry Area’s new stadium. Rich Kallock recovered a Trojans fumble at the 2, and Sam Maraffi scored on the following play to start the scoring.
• Knoch’s Dan Flick scored one touchdown and set up another with a 96-yard run from the Knights 2 to the Mars 2 in a 12-7 victory over the Planets under 90-degree heat in Saxonburg.
50 years ago
• A 21-yard run by Guy Talley lifted Fox Chapel to a 12-8 victory over Churchill. The Foxes defense held the Chargers to 31 yards in the second half.
• Despite just four returning starters from the 1970 WPIAL runner-up, Kiski Area blasted Norwin, 48-20. Tom King ran for 173 yards and two TDs.
40 years ago
• Mike White tossed scoring passes to Billy Callahan and Mark McCloud as Valley blanked Derry Area, 13-0, at muddy Trojans Stadium
• A 44-yard run by Eric Crum and an extra point from Mike Hudak proved to be enough as Highlands downed Franklin Regional, 7-6.
25 years ago
• Kevin McDowell ran for two touchdowns, and Lindale Smith scored on a 46-yard interception return as Deer Lakes held on to defeat New Brighton, 19-14.
• Kittanning’s defense held Johnstown to minus-78 yards rushing, and Dave Cushey scored on a 4-yard run and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a 29-6 Wildcats victory.
10 years ago
• Under the portable lights at Riverside Park, the Riverview Raiders knocked off Wilkinsburg, 27-6, as Jake Milberger scored on a pair of quarterback sneaks.
Five years ago
• Freeport quarterback Austin Romanchak scored on runs of 64 and 28 yards and threw TD passes to Jacob Sarver and Evan Schaffhauser as the Yellowjackets routed Vincentian, 49-14.
• Kiski Area’s defense tallied three safeties, and defensive tackle Issac Reid scored on a 26-yard interception return to pace a 27-7 victory over Plum.
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