Sorry, I guess my memory failed me. Either I remember a game against some other team or my mind exaggerated my neighbors accomplishments.Thanks for the info on Mr. Burns and Northwestern but I must be missing something about his game against Fitch. The Falcons beat Howland 7-0 in 1976 did they not? To my knowledge Howland has only beaten Fitch 4 times and none of them happened while Mr. Burns was at Howland, he was a senior in 1976 correct? Howland did beat Fitch, 6-0 the next season.
Al Mohammed made the Arkansas all-decade team. Played under Lou HoltzThanks for the info on Mr. Burns and Northwestern but I must be missing something about his game against Fitch. The Falcons beat Howland 7-0 in 1976 did they not? To my knowledge Howland has only beaten Fitch 4 times and none of them happened while Mr. Burns was at Howland, he was a senior in 1976 correct? Howland did beat Fitch, 6-0 the next season.
Anyway on to 1977:
1977 SVC champion Cardinal Mooney opened the season with a loss to first time opponent Mentor Lake Catholic, the Cougars would also defeat Ursuline in week two. Mooney then reeled off eight victories in a row before losing to Chaney in week 10, finishing at 8-2 overall, 7-0 in the SVC. It was a strange year in the SVC in that every other team had at least three losses in the loop. Hubbard, Boardman and Howland all tied for second place with 4-3 SVC marks. Hubbard had the best record of the three at 7-3.
There was big news in Campbell in 1977 however as the Red Devils finally snapped its long winless streak, which had reached 43 games. Campbell had two ties in that stretch, with Girard and Rayen, but they had not tasted victory in almost five full seasons. Their last win was over Mooney in week 8 of the 1972 season. In week three of the 77 season Campbell invaded Spartan Stadium and came away with a 12-9 victory over Boardman when Campbell's Jim Schrieber picked up a Boardman fumble and returned it 78 yards for a TD with about 8 or 9 minutes left in the game. The Devils would add a win over Rayen in week ten and finish at 2-8.
For the second time in the playoff era no local teams qualified but in keeping with mentioning the Parade All-American team Youngstown North RB. Anthony "A. J." Jones made the team. Cincinnati Moeller became the first team in playoff history to "3-peat" when they won the Class AAA title with a 14-2 victory over Canton McKinley. The Cincy area added the AA title when Cincinnati Wyoming defeated defending AA champion Elyria Catholic, 26-14. For the second consecutive year Ashtabula St. John was the Class A runner-up losing to Crooksville, 8-7.
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1977 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC L 12-20 EAST LIVERPOOL W 40-6 HOWLAND W 7-0 CAMPBELL W 45-0 FITCH W 7-0 STRUTHERS W 34-3 URSULINE W 18-14 HUBBARD W 13-6 BOARDMAN W 40-0 CHANEY L 13-21 8-2 7-0 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Bob Stoops - Mooney (Led the SVC in receiving yardage, AAA 2nd team All-State) - Iowa - (capt, there. All-Big 10 DB and the Hawkeyes MVP in 1982) ( Winningest coach in Oklahoma U. history, including a BCS National Championship game win and victories in all four BCS Bowl Games becoming the first coach to do so. ) (Member of the College Football HOF)
OT - Ed Muransky - Mooney (AAA 3rd team All-State) - Michigan (All-American there) Drafted by the Raiders, won a Super Bowl Ring with them. Also played with the Orlando Renegades in the USFL.
OG - Mike Moore - Howland - Hiram
QB - Lester Pakalnis - Mooney (Led the SVC in passing yardage & TDs) - YSU
RB - Russ Spitz - Boardman - Syracuse
RB - Jack Loew - Mooney - S. Colorado
RB - Walter Poole - Hubbard (Led the SVC in rushing, scoring & total offense) - S. Illinois - Played with Chicago and Houston in the USFL
2nd team Offense:
End - Duane Sell - Hubbard- Jr. (Led the SVC in receptions) - BGSU
End - Ed Blott - Fitch - Hiram
QB - Mike Mazzone - Fitch (Led the SVC in completions) - B-W
1st team Defense:
DE - Bill Byrdy - Howland - Louisville
IL - Mike Collins - Ursuline - S. Illinois
IL - Al Mohammed - Ursuline (AAA 2nd team All-State) - Arkansas
LB - Len Bartlemay - Mooney - Cincinnati
DB - Brian Halfhill - Ursuline (Led the SVC in punting) - YSU & Indian River St.
2nd team Defense:
IL - Neil Lowry - Mooney - Clemson
IL - Dan Benish - Hubbard - Jr. - Clemson (Member of Clemson National Champions) - Falcons & Redskins in the NFL
DB - Mark Wilson - Mooney - Louisville
Brian Halfhill passed away a few years agoThanks for the info on Mr. Burns and Northwestern but I must be missing something about his game against Fitch. The Falcons beat Howland 7-0 in 1976 did they not? To my knowledge Howland has only beaten Fitch 4 times and none of them happened while Mr. Burns was at Howland, he was a senior in 1976 correct? Howland did beat Fitch, 6-0 the next season.
Anyway on to 1977:
1977 SVC champion Cardinal Mooney opened the season with a loss to first time opponent Mentor Lake Catholic, the Cougars would also defeat Ursuline in week two. Mooney then reeled off eight victories in a row before losing to Chaney in week 10, finishing at 8-2 overall, 7-0 in the SVC. It was a strange year in the SVC in that every other team had at least three losses in the loop. Hubbard, Boardman and Howland all tied for second place with 4-3 SVC marks. Hubbard had the best record of the three at 7-3.
There was big news in Campbell in 1977 however as the Red Devils finally snapped its long winless streak, which had reached 43 games. Campbell had two ties in that stretch, with Girard and Rayen, but they had not tasted victory in almost five full seasons. Their last win was over Mooney in week 8 of the 1972 season. In week three of the 77 season Campbell invaded Spartan Stadium and came away with a 12-9 victory over Boardman when Campbell's Jim Schrieber picked up a Boardman fumble and returned it 78 yards for a TD with about 8 or 9 minutes left in the game. The Devils would add a win over Rayen in week ten and finish at 2-8.
For the second time in the playoff era no local teams qualified but in keeping with mentioning the Parade All-American team Youngstown North RB. Anthony "A. J." Jones made the team. Cincinnati Moeller became the first team in playoff history to "3-peat" when they won the Class AAA title with a 14-2 victory over Canton McKinley. The Cincy area added the AA title when Cincinnati Wyoming defeated defending AA champion Elyria Catholic, 26-14. For the second consecutive year Ashtabula St. John was the Class A runner-up losing to Crooksville, 8-7.
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1977 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC L 12-20 EAST LIVERPOOL W 40-6 HOWLAND W 7-0 CAMPBELL W 45-0 FITCH W 7-0 STRUTHERS W 34-3 URSULINE W 18-14 HUBBARD W 13-6 BOARDMAN W 40-0 CHANEY L 13-21 8-2 7-0 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Bob Stoops - Mooney (Led the SVC in receiving yardage, AAA 2nd team All-State) - Iowa - (capt, there. All-Big 10 DB and the Hawkeyes MVP in 1982) ( Winningest coach in Oklahoma U. history, including a BCS National Championship game win and victories in all four BCS Bowl Games becoming the first coach to do so. ) (Member of the College Football HOF)
OT - Ed Muransky - Mooney (AAA 3rd team All-State) - Michigan (All-American there) Drafted by the Raiders, won a Super Bowl Ring with them. Also played with the Orlando Renegades in the USFL.
OG - Mike Moore - Howland - Hiram
QB - Lester Pakalnis - Mooney (Led the SVC in passing yardage & TDs) - YSU
RB - Russ Spitz - Boardman - Syracuse
RB - Jack Loew - Mooney - S. Colorado
RB - Walter Poole - Hubbard (Led the SVC in rushing, scoring & total offense) - S. Illinois - Played with Chicago and Houston in the USFL
2nd team Offense:
End - Duane Sell - Hubbard- Jr. (Led the SVC in receptions) - BGSU
End - Ed Blott - Fitch - Hiram
QB - Mike Mazzone - Fitch (Led the SVC in completions) - B-W
1st team Defense:
DE - Bill Byrdy - Howland - Louisville
IL - Mike Collins - Ursuline - S. Illinois
IL - Al Mohammed - Ursuline (AAA 2nd team All-State) - Arkansas
LB - Len Bartlemay - Mooney - Cincinnati
DB - Brian Halfhill - Ursuline (Led the SVC in punting) - YSU & Indian River St.
2nd team Defense:
IL - Neil Lowry - Mooney - Clemson
IL - Dan Benish - Hubbard - Jr. - Clemson (Member of Clemson National Champions) - Falcons & Redskins in the NFL
DB - Mark Wilson - Mooney - Louisville
1978 MOONEY | ||
MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC W 37-0 | ||
EAST LIVERPOOL W 30-8 | ||
CAMPBELL L 3-10 | ||
FITCH W 36-6 | ||
STRUTHERS W 20-6 | ||
URSULINE W 42-12 | ||
HUBBARD W 34-6 | ||
BOARDMAN W 7-3 | ||
HOWLAND W 35-0 | ||
CHANEY W 42-0 | ||
9-1 | 6-1 SVC |
S. Illinois recruited very well in the valley in the 80sThanks for the info on Mr. Burns and Northwestern but I must be missing something about his game against Fitch. The Falcons beat Howland 7-0 in 1976 did they not? To my knowledge Howland has only beaten Fitch 4 times and none of them happened while Mr. Burns was at Howland, he was a senior in 1976 correct? Howland did beat Fitch, 6-0 the next season.
Anyway on to 1977:
1977 SVC champion Cardinal Mooney opened the season with a loss to first time opponent Mentor Lake Catholic, the Cougars would also defeat Ursuline in week two. Mooney then reeled off eight victories in a row before losing to Chaney in week 10, finishing at 8-2 overall, 7-0 in the SVC. It was a strange year in the SVC in that every other team had at least three losses in the loop. Hubbard, Boardman and Howland all tied for second place with 4-3 SVC marks. Hubbard had the best record of the three at 7-3.
There was big news in Campbell in 1977 however as the Red Devils finally snapped its long winless streak, which had reached 43 games. Campbell had two ties in that stretch, with Girard and Rayen, but they had not tasted victory in almost five full seasons. Their last win was over Mooney in week 8 of the 1972 season. In week three of the 77 season Campbell invaded Spartan Stadium and came away with a 12-9 victory over Boardman when Campbell's Jim Schrieber picked up a Boardman fumble and returned it 78 yards for a TD with about 8 or 9 minutes left in the game. The Devils would add a win over Rayen in week ten and finish at 2-8.
For the second time in the playoff era no local teams qualified but in keeping with mentioning the Parade All-American team Youngstown North RB. Anthony "A. J." Jones made the team. Cincinnati Moeller became the first team in playoff history to "3-peat" when they won the Class AAA title with a 14-2 victory over Canton McKinley. The Cincy area added the AA title when Cincinnati Wyoming defeated defending AA champion Elyria Catholic, 26-14. For the second consecutive year Ashtabula St. John was the Class A runner-up losing to Crooksville, 8-7.
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1977 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC L 12-20 EAST LIVERPOOL W 40-6 HOWLAND W 7-0 CAMPBELL W 45-0 FITCH W 7-0 STRUTHERS W 34-3 URSULINE W 18-14 HUBBARD W 13-6 BOARDMAN W 40-0 CHANEY L 13-21 8-2 7-0 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Bob Stoops - Mooney (Led the SVC in receiving yardage, AAA 2nd team All-State) - Iowa - (capt, there. All-Big 10 DB and the Hawkeyes MVP in 1982) ( Winningest coach in Oklahoma U. history, including a BCS National Championship game win and victories in all four BCS Bowl Games becoming the first coach to do so. ) (Member of the College Football HOF)
OT - Ed Muransky - Mooney (AAA 3rd team All-State) - Michigan (All-American there) Drafted by the Raiders, won a Super Bowl Ring with them. Also played with the Orlando Renegades in the USFL.
OG - Mike Moore - Howland - Hiram
QB - Lester Pakalnis - Mooney (Led the SVC in passing yardage & TDs) - YSU
RB - Russ Spitz - Boardman - Syracuse
RB - Jack Loew - Mooney - S. Colorado
RB - Walter Poole - Hubbard (Led the SVC in rushing, scoring & total offense) - S. Illinois - Played with Chicago and Houston in the USFL
2nd team Offense:
End - Duane Sell - Hubbard- Jr. (Led the SVC in receptions) - BGSU
End - Ed Blott - Fitch - Hiram
QB - Mike Mazzone - Fitch (Led the SVC in completions) - B-W
1st team Defense:
DE - Bill Byrdy - Howland - Louisville
IL - Mike Collins - Ursuline - S. Illinois
IL - Al Mohammed - Ursuline (AAA 2nd team All-State) - Arkansas
LB - Len Bartlemay - Mooney - Cincinnati
DB - Brian Halfhill - Ursuline (Led the SVC in punting) - YSU & Indian River St.
2nd team Defense:
IL - Neil Lowry - Mooney - Clemson
IL - Dan Benish - Hubbard - Jr. - Clemson (Member of Clemson National Champions) - Falcons & Redskins in the NFL
DB - Mark Wilson - Mooney - Louisville
Looks like that '78 Boardman team was pretty good too, particularly on defense. 7-3 w/6 shutouts and 3 close low scoring losses. 14 was the most they gave up in a single game.
S. Illinois recruited very well in the valley in the 80s
Which Mooney team do you consider to be the best?In 1978 Cardinal Mooney won a 3rd consecutive outright SVC title, unprecedented in league history, but the Cardinals had their 14-game SVC winning streak snapped at Campbell in week 3. It was in that game that junior PK Steve Kidd kicked a school record 51-yard FG for Mooney's only points in the 10-3 loss. That would be the Cardinals' only loss in a 9-1 season. 1978 also marked the last last season in the SVC for charter member Struthers. The Wildcats exited the league with a 92-78-4 all-time SVC record and five outright or shared titles.
One time Steel Valley member Brookfield not only put the area back into the playoff picture but easily defeated Hamilton Badin in the AA state championship game, 28-0. The Warriors were an outstanding AA team led by LB/FB Marcus Marek (OSU), DB/TB Darwin Ulmer (Arizona), DB/TB John Lott (Michigan), LB/TE Jim Dixon (W. Virginia) and junior QB Ken Bencetic (Akron). I worked at the same company as Mr. Marek's father, Bob, at the time. A handful of guys from work went to see both of their playoff games and the game against St. Marys Memorial in the semifinals was a much tougher game for Brookfield. The Warriors prevailed, 19-14 in that one. St. Marys was led by RB Jeff Cisco and he had a big game rushing for about 170-175 yards. Mr. Cisco is the son of former OSU football star and MLB pitcher Galen Cisco. Jeff would also go on to play for the Buckeyes.
In that semifinal game Brookfield took a 13-0 lead into the 4th quarter but St. Marys scored with about 10 minutes left to make it 13-7. The Warriors then scored with about 5:00 left in the game to take a 19-7 lead and all of us there felt pretty good about them winning. However, led by Mr. Cisco, Memorial quickly drove for a TD to cut it to 19-14 with about 2 1/2 minutes left. The Roughriders actually recovered the ensuing onside kick but it was ruled that they touched the ball before it had traveled the required 10 yards. Brookfield was able to hold on and advance to the title game. Brookfield HC John Delserone said that St. Marys was the best team they played all year.
In keeping with the local connections on the Parade All-American team, Joey Browner was named to the 1978 team. He was playing HS ball in Georgia by then but of course he's a Warren guy.
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1978 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC W 37-0 EAST LIVERPOOL W 30-8 CAMPBELL L 3-10 FITCH W 36-6 STRUTHERS W 20-6 URSULINE W 42-12 HUBBARD W 34-6 BOARDMAN W 7-3 HOWLAND W 35-0 CHANEY W 42-0 9-1 6-1 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Bill Gura - Struthers (Led the SVC in receiving) - YSU
End - Duane Sell - Hubbard - BGSU
OT - Mark Hocevar - Howland - Jr. (2nd in the shotput at AAA state meet) - OSU
C - Ron Yarab - Boardman - Jr. (3rd in the shotput at AAA state meet) - S. Carolina
QB - Dan Stryffeler - Fitch - Jr. (Led the SVC in TD passes) - (OSU offer, more in 79)
RB - Mike Scavina - Mooney (Led SVC in scoring) - Columbia (capt. there)
PK - Steve Kidd - Mooney - Jr. - OSU
2nd team Offense:
End - Mike Stoops - Mooney - Jr. - Iowa (more in 79)
OG - John Burr - Howland - Hiram
RB - Jeff Julius - Fitch - Jr. - Slippery Rock
1st team Defense:
IL - Casey Moore - Ursuline - Purdue
IL - Dan Benish - Hubbard - Clemson - Falcons & Redskins in NFL (Dan Benish story - How he wanted to be a Buckeye)
LB - Mike Prokop - Boardman - Pittsburg St.
LB - Jamie Fortune - Mooney - Louisville
LB - Dan Beaver - Struthers - YSU
2nd team Defense:
LB - Steve Gozur - Campbell - B-W
LB - Ted Rendinell - Mooney - Jr. - BGSU
The 1982 Parade All-American team included Glenn Mogle, who had moved from Howland to Sarasota, Florida before playing varsity. He grew to 6-9 240, and went on to play for Michigan before hurting his back. When asked what motivated him in a print interview, he stated that the varsity basketball coach (Don Andres) where he was from in Ohio had told him he'd never amount to anything in football, so he'd be better off concentrating on basketball. Ironically, Howland had really good basketball teams when he would have been there, and might have been state contenders if he stayed.In keeping with the local connections on the Parade All-American team, Joey Browner was named to the 1978 team. He was playing HS ball in Georgia by then but of course he's a Warren guy.
Not to my knowledge sir.@YTOWN, on the '78 Mooney team, is that the Mike Popovich that is a long-time reporter for The Repository (Canton)?
I was asked this same questions on here at least a year ago so I'll answer it the same way here. I am forced to exercise my 5th amendment rights.Which Mooney team do you consider to be the best?
The 1982 Parade All-American team included Glenn Mogle, who had moved from Howland to Sarasota, Florida before playing varsity. He grew to 6-9 240, and went on to play for Michigan before hurting his back. When asked what motivated him in a print interview, he stated that the varsity basketball coach (Don Andres) where he was from in Ohio had told him he'd never amount to anything in football, so he'd be better off concentrating on basketball. Ironically, Howland had really good basketball teams when he would have been there, and might have been state contenders if he stayed.
1979 MOONEY | ||
MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC W 14-7 | ||
EAST LIVERPOOL W 41-0 | ||
FITCH W 19-0 | ||
WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 17-14 | ||
URSULINE W 16-6 | ||
HUBBARD W 40-6 | ||
BOARDMAN L 3-6 | ||
HOWLAND W 10-0 | ||
CAMPBELL W 49-0 | ||
CHANEY W 37-6 | ||
9-1 | 6-1 SVC |
1979 WARREN WESTERN RESERVE | ||
AKRON EAST W 38-0 | ||
PARMA PADUA L 22-23 | ||
CAMPBELL W 19-7 | ||
MOONEY L 14-17 | ||
HUBBARD W 25-0 | ||
HOWLAND W 12-0 | ||
FITCH W 33-8 | ||
URSULINE W 24-17 | ||
BOARDMAN W 27-7 | ||
WARREN HARDING W 16-7 | ||
8-2 | 6-1 SVC |
The Rep's Mike Popovich is from Fairless.@YTOWN, on the '78 Mooney team, is that the Mike Popovich that is a long-time reporter for The Repository (Canton)?
Memorial's Maskosky did go to Yale.Not to my knowledge sir.
I was asked this same questions on here at least a year ago so I'll answer it the same way here. I am forced to exercise my 5th amendment rights.
I can't remember if I read about Mr. Mogle in a Chuck Perazich column or not but I had heard he was from the area. I was thinking that he was from Warren though. Thanks for the info.
Let's finish off the seventies.
Warren Western Reserve became an SVC member in 1979. The Raiders replaced Struthers and kept the league at 8 members. That only lasted for one season however as 1979 proved to be the last SVC season for charter members Campbell Memorial and Hubbard. Campbell was the dominant force in the league from its inception in 1950, winning or sharing 7 titles from 1950-1964. The Red Devils compiled an 87-87-5 all-time SVC record from 1950-1979. Hubbard compiled a 72-105- 4 SVC record winning or sharing in two titles.
Cardinal Mooney and WWR shared the 1979 title with 6-1 SVC marks. Mooney won the head-to-head battle when Mooney PK Steve Kidd kicked a FG with 5 seconds left in the game to win, 17-14. The Cardinals were 6-0 when they played Boardman. Leading 3-0 and with the ball at Boardman's 17-yard line with about 3:00 to go in the game, Mooney passed on a FG attempt on 4th down and threw a pass, which was incomplete. Boardman took over at their 17 but the Mooney D had shut them down all night, the Spartans had less than 50 yards of offense. Unfortunately for the Cardinals the Spartans had one drive in them and they won the game when, from the Mooney 6-yard-line, QB Lalo Berezo went back to pass and then ran the 6 yards straight up the middle for the game-winning TD with about 30 seconds left. It was Mooney's only loss in another 9-1 season.
Mooney & WWR started the season a week later than Boardman did so the league title came down to what was game 10 for Boardman and game 9 for WWR. The game was at Mollenkopf and the Spartans went into it with an 8-0-1 record so they controlled their own destiny as far as the SVC title was concerned. Boardman's tie was with Howland, a team that won one game in 79 and the Tigers missed what would have been a game-winning FG on the last play of the game against the Spartans, ending the game at 6-6. That tie was a problem for the Spartans because behind two long KO returns for TDs by the Raiders' Lawrence Coleman, WWR blew Boardman out, 27-7. The Spartans finished the year at 8-1-1 but in third place in the SVC. Mooney won a their share of the title with a win over Campbell that same weekend. WWR finished at 8-2, the other loss to Parma Padua, the D1 runner-up in 1979, 23-22.
1979 was also the last year that no area team qualified for the playoffs. The only years none of the area teams qualified were, 1975, 77 & 79. From 1972-1979 only 63 teams in the state qualified for the playoffs. Only 20 teams qualified more than once but two of them were local in Mooney and WWR and four area teams won state titles in those 8 seasons.
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1979 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC W 14-7 EAST LIVERPOOL W 41-0 FITCH W 19-0 WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 17-14 URSULINE W 16-6 HUBBARD W 40-6 BOARDMAN L 3-6 HOWLAND W 10-0 CAMPBELL W 49-0 CHANEY W 37-6 9-1 6-1 SVC
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1979 WARREN WESTERN RESERVE AKRON EAST W 38-0 PARMA PADUA L 22-23 CAMPBELL W 19-7 MOONEY L 14-17 HUBBARD W 25-0 HOWLAND W 12-0 FITCH W 33-8 URSULINE W 24-17 BOARDMAN W 27-7 WARREN HARDING W 16-7 8-2 6-1 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Mike O'Hara - Hubbard (Led the SVC receiving)- YSU
OT - Jerry Diorio - Mooney - Michigan - Played a few games for the Lions in the NFL
OG - Jeff Semivan - Fitch - Hiram
C - Tom Porter - Mooney - YSU
QB - Dan Stryffeler - Fitch (Led SVC in passing & punting) - OSU (Signed LOI but a few months later he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 MLB draft and signed with them. He reached the AAA level with them.)
RB - Denny Bucci - Mooney (Led the SVC in scoring) - BGSU
RB - Bob Cayson - WWR (AAA 2nd team All-State. Led the SVC in rushing, total offense & punt returns) - S. Illinois
RB - Jeff Julius - Fitch - Slippery Rock
PK - Steve Kidd - Mooney - OSU
2nd team Offense:
OT - Don Maggs - Mooney - Tulane - Drafted by the Oilers. Played for them and the Broncos in 8-year NFL career.
OT - Emanuel Papadopoulas - Campbell - YSU
OG - Lewis Jones - Mooney - Wooster
OG - Gerald Dowe - WWR - YSU & Findlay
C - Ron Yarab - Boardman (2nd in AAA shotput behind Garin Veris, 5th in discus) - S. Carolina
QB - Lalo Berezo - Boardman - Cincinnati (Baseball. Drafted by the Reds in 1984 out of Cincy U.)
1st team Defense:
DE - Paul Gould - WWR - Kent St.
DL - Nate Rodgers - WWR - Michigan
DL - Chris Ferrence - Hubbard - Kentucky & YSU
LB - Mark Hocevar - Howland (AAA 2nd team All-State at LB, 4th in AAA shotput) - OSU
LB - Ted Rendinell - Mooney - BGSU
LB - Steve Gresock - Boardman -Jr. - OSU
DB - Mark Stoops - Mooney - Iowa - Played a few games with the Bears in the NFL. - HC at Arizona U. Long time asst. collegiate coach.
DB - Jim Moskosky - Campbell - Yale, I think
2nd team Defense:
DL - John Lucente - Mooney - Jr. - OSU
LB - Ron Frederick - Campbell - Hiram
PS:
Forgot to post the area Parade All-American in 1979: Leroy Shepard from New Castle.
DB - Jim Moskosky - Campbell - Yale, I think. He did; he was a 4 year lettermanNot to my knowledge sir.
I was asked this same questions on here at least a year ago so I'll answer it the same way here. I am forced to exercise my 5th amendment rights.
I can't remember if I read about Mr. Mogle in a Chuck Perazich column or not but I had heard he was from the area. I was thinking that he was from Warren though. Thanks for the info.
Let's finish off the seventies.
Warren Western Reserve became an SVC member in 1979. The Raiders replaced Struthers and kept the league at 8 members. That only lasted for one season however as 1979 proved to be the last SVC season for charter members Campbell Memorial and Hubbard. Campbell was the dominant force in the league from its inception in 1950, winning or sharing 7 titles from 1950-1964. The Red Devils compiled an 87-87-5 all-time SVC record from 1950-1979. Hubbard compiled a 72-105- 4 SVC record winning or sharing in two titles.
Cardinal Mooney and WWR shared the 1979 title with 6-1 SVC marks. Mooney won the head-to-head battle when Mooney PK Steve Kidd kicked a FG with 5 seconds left in the game to win, 17-14. The Cardinals were 6-0 when they played Boardman. Leading 3-0 and with the ball at Boardman's 17-yard line with about 3:00 to go in the game, Mooney passed on a FG attempt on 4th down and threw a pass, which was incomplete. Boardman took over at their 17 but the Mooney D had shut them down all night, the Spartans had less than 50 yards of offense. Unfortunately for the Cardinals the Spartans had one drive in them and they won the game when, from the Mooney 6-yard-line, QB Lalo Berezo went back to pass and then ran the 6 yards straight up the middle for the game-winning TD with about 30 seconds left. It was Mooney's only loss in another 9-1 season.
Mooney & WWR started the season a week later than Boardman did so the league title came down to what was game 10 for Boardman and game 9 for WWR. The game was at Mollenkopf and the Spartans went into it with an 8-0-1 record so they controlled their own destiny as far as the SVC title was concerned. Boardman's tie was with Howland, a team that won one game in 79 and the Tigers missed what would have been a game-winning FG on the last play of the game against the Spartans, ending the game at 6-6. That tie was a problem for the Spartans because behind two long KO returns for TDs by the Raiders' Lawrence Coleman, WWR blew Boardman out, 27-7. The Spartans finished the year at 8-1-1 but in third place in the SVC. Mooney won a their share of the title with a win over Campbell that same weekend. WWR finished at 8-2, the other loss to Parma Padua, the D1 runner-up in 1979, 23-22.
1979 was also the last year that no area team qualified for the playoffs. The only years none of the area teams qualified were, 1975, 77 & 79. From 1972-1979 only 63 teams in the state qualified for the playoffs. Only 20 teams qualified more than once but two of them were local in Mooney and WWR and four area teams won state titles in those 8 seasons.
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1979 MOONEY MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC W 14-7 EAST LIVERPOOL W 41-0 FITCH W 19-0 WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 17-14 URSULINE W 16-6 HUBBARD W 40-6 BOARDMAN L 3-6 HOWLAND W 10-0 CAMPBELL W 49-0 CHANEY W 37-6 9-1 6-1 SVC
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1979 WARREN WESTERN RESERVE AKRON EAST W 38-0 PARMA PADUA L 22-23 CAMPBELL W 19-7 MOONEY L 14-17 HUBBARD W 25-0 HOWLAND W 12-0 FITCH W 33-8 URSULINE W 24-17 BOARDMAN W 27-7 WARREN HARDING W 16-7 8-2 6-1 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Mike O'Hara - Hubbard (Led the SVC receiving)- YSU
OT - Jerry Diorio - Mooney - Michigan - Played a few games for the Lions in the NFL
OG - Jeff Semivan - Fitch - Hiram
C - Tom Porter - Mooney - YSU
QB - Dan Stryffeler - Fitch (Led SVC in passing & punting) - OSU (Signed LOI but a few months later he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 MLB draft and signed with them. He reached the AAA level with them.)
RB - Denny Bucci - Mooney (Led the SVC in scoring) - BGSU
RB - Bob Cayson - WWR (AAA 2nd team All-State. Led the SVC in rushing, total offense & punt returns) - S. Illinois
RB - Jeff Julius - Fitch - Slippery Rock
PK - Steve Kidd - Mooney - OSU
2nd team Offense:
OT - Don Maggs - Mooney - Tulane - Drafted by the Oilers. Played for them and the Broncos in 8-year NFL career.
OT - Emanuel Papadopoulas - Campbell - YSU
OG - Lewis Jones - Mooney - Wooster
OG - Gerald Dowe - WWR - YSU & Findlay
C - Ron Yarab - Boardman (2nd in AAA shotput behind Garin Veris, 5th in discus) - S. Carolina
QB - Lalo Berezo - Boardman - Cincinnati (Baseball. Drafted by the Reds in 1984 out of Cincy U.)
1st team Defense:
DE - Paul Gould - WWR - Kent St.
DL - Nate Rodgers - WWR - Michigan
DL - Chris Ferrence - Hubbard - Kentucky & YSU
LB - Mark Hocevar - Howland (AAA 2nd team All-State at LB, 4th in AAA shotput) - OSU
LB - Ted Rendinell - Mooney - BGSU
LB - Steve Gresock - Boardman -Jr. - OSU
DB - Mark Stoops - Mooney - Iowa - Played a few games with the Bears in the NFL. - HC at Arizona U. Long time asst. collegiate coach.
DB - Jim Moskosky - Campbell - Yale, I think
2nd team Defense:
DL - John Lucente - Mooney - Jr. - OSU
LB - Ron Frederick - Campbell - Hiram
PS:
Forgot to post the area Parade All-American in 1979: Leroy Shepard from New Castle.
Memorial's Maskosky did go to Yale.
DB - Jim Moskosky - Campbell - Yale, I think. He did; he was a 4 year letterman
1980 MOONEY | ||
CHANEY W 30-8 | ||
PITTSBURGH N. CATHOLIC W 40-0 | ||
EAST LIVERPOOL W 35-0 (CALLED AT HALFTIME) | ||
WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 14-13 | ||
URSULINE W 27-6 | ||
DUBOIS,PA W 57-0 | ||
BOARDMAN (TEACHER'S STRIKE) | ||
HOWLAND W 49-13 | ||
ST. IGNATIUS W 7-0 | ||
FITCH W 17-0 | ||
*DOVER W 42-6 | ||
*RICHFIELD REVERE W 31-6 | ||
*LEBANON W 50-0 (MOONEY WINS 2ND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP) | ||
*PLAYOFFS | ||
12-0 | 4-0 SVC |
Question, where is Richfield High School that appears on schedule?
Was the 1980 team Mooney's best?I thought so. Thanks for the verification gentlemen.
With the departure of Campbell and Hubbard following the 1979 season the SVC dropped to 6 members in 1980. However a teachers' strike in Boardman caused the Spartans to miss 5 games, 4 of them league games, in weeks 3-7. Boardman resumed play in week 8 against WWR but when the season ended the Spartans had only played that one SVC game so they were not eligible for the title. With that none of their players were eligible for the All-SVC team either. The Spartans were 5-0 after the 10-week regular season but they played Barberton in week 11 and won that game as well finishing at 6-0.
Many Mooney fans feel that the 1980 Cardinal Mooney team is their best ever. Of course that is debatable but what is not debatable is that the 1980 Cardinals won the SVC title with a 4-0 loop mark and finished the regular season at 9-0. The OHSAA playoffs had been expanded to 5 divisions for the 1980 season and Mooney qualified finishing first in division 2, region 7. 1980 was also the first season that two teams per region qualified for the post season meaning a team had to win 3 playoff games to become a state champion.
In the first round Mooney met Dover in the Rubber Bowl. The Tornadoes qualified with an 8-1-1 record. They had a tie with Steubenville and a 7-point loss to N. Canton Hoover. Mooney handled Dover, 42-6. Next up was Richfield Revere at N. Canton Hoover. The Minutemen came in to the game at 9-0-2 having defeated Solon in the first round. The Cardinals won that one, 31-6.
In the D2 championship game at Upper Arlington, Mooney met a 12-0 Lebanon team that had allowed 62 points in those 12 games. Mooney QB Ralph DePasco, FB Mike Hardie and TB Steve Johnson each rushed for over 100 yards, the defense shutdown Lebanon's offense and Mooney hammered the Warriors, 50-0. I believe that to this day that is the largest margin of victory in a D2 title game. The 1980 Cardinals had met three playoff teams that were a combined 29-1-3 at the time of the game and won those games by a cumulative score of 123-12 to become the very first OHSAA playoff D2 state champion. It was the Cardinals' second state title.
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1980 MOONEY CHANEY W 30-8 PITTSBURGH N. CATHOLIC W 40-0 EAST LIVERPOOL W 35-0 (CALLED AT HALFTIME) WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 14-13 URSULINE W 27-6 DUBOIS,PA W 57-0 BOARDMAN (TEACHER'S STRIKE) HOWLAND W 49-13 ST. IGNATIUS W 7-0 FITCH W 17-0 *DOVER W 42-6 *RICHFIELD REVERE W 31-6 *LEBANON W 50-0 (MOONEY WINS 2ND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP) *PLAYOFFS 12-0 4-0 SVC
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College players I know of:
1st team Offense:
End - Jim Boniface - Mooney (Led the SVC in receiving yardage) - Princeton
End - Tom Collins - Ursuline - Hiram
OT - Bob Maggs - Mooney - Jr. (H.M AAA All-State) - OSU (More in 81)
OT - Jake Jones - WWR (H.M AAA All-State) -YSU
C - John Lucente - Mooney (AAA 1st team All-State) - OSU
QB - Ralph DePasco - Mooney (possibly the best option QB the Cards ever had, certainly among the best) - YSU
RB - Mike Hardie - Mooney (AAA 2nd team All-State at LB) - YSU
RB - Lawrence Coleman - WWR (Led the SVC in rushing, scoring & KO returns, AAA 3rd team All-State) - Findlay
RB - Jeff Peshek - Fitch - Mt. Union (He became a top drug free power weight lifter)
Boardman's Bob Partlow wasn't eligible for the SVC team but he was named to the AAA 3rd team All-State team at OT. The Spartans' Steve Gresock was named AAA S.M. All-State. He went on to OSU.
2nd team Offense:
OT - Frank D'Aliso - Ursuline - Soph. - W. Va.
QB - Vic Kuchmaner - Fitch - Akron & YSU
RB - Steve Johnson - Mooney - Jr. (Led the SVC in All-Purpose Rushing and punt returns, AAA 3rd team All-State - sprinter's speed) - Michigan
RB - Joe Joseph - Howland - Mt. Union
RB - Ray Carter - Ursuline - Jr. - Notre Dame
K - Doug Arvantis - Howland - OSU
1st team Defense:
DE - Kevin Powell - WWR - YSU
LB - Mike Giambattista - Mooney - Jr. - Brown
LB - Charles Dukes - WWR - Findlay
LB - Chuck Carmichael - Howland - B-W
LB - Claybourne Dowe - WWR - Findlay
DB - Mark Kachmer - Mooney - Jr. - Brown
DB - Mark Brandon - WWR - Toledo (HOFer there) - I remember reading that he played in the CFL but did not confirm that.
Fitch's Jim Isakson was named H. M. AAA All-State
2nd team Defense:
DE - Brian Delahunty - Mooney - Jr. - YSU
DT - Al Ezman - Ursuline - Jr. - Air Force Academy
LB - Willie Simpson - WWR - YSU
DB - Hubert Jones - WWR - Hiram
I think a few of these other guys played college ball but I'm blanking on where.
Before the 1980 playoffs started there was a Chuck Perazich article in the Vindy about the Lucente Bros. at Mooney. At that time Mooney had only had three undefeated seasons, including the just completed 1980 season. In 1971, prior to the playoffs, Jim Lucente was a senior and the Cardinals enjoyed their first undefeated season at 10-0. Jim was named 1st team All-SVC at DE. In 1976 younger brother Tony was a senior and the Cardinals again finished the regular season at 10-0. They were hammered by Moeller in the playoffs but they enjoyed a 10-0 regular season and Tony was named 1st team All-SVC at LB. In 1980 it was John's turn. The Cardinals ended up 12-0 D2 state champions and John was 1st team All-SVC and 1st team All-State at Center before heading off to OSU. As a Mooney fan I wish we had a few more Lucente's right now.
Wasn't this also Bernie Kosar's junior season ?
Boardman's Bob Partlow wasn't eligible for the SVC team but he was named to the AAA 3rd team All-State team at OT. The Spartans' Steve Gresock was named AAA S.M. All-State. He went on to OSU.
Yes sir it was but he was not eligible for the ALL-SVC team and he did not make the All-State team either so I did not mention him for the 1980 season.Wasn't this also Bernie Kosar's junior season ?
1981 MOONEY | ||
CHANEY W 31-0 | ||
DETROIT BROTHER RICE W 16-13 | ||
PITTSBURGH PENN HILLS W 14-7 | ||
WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 13-0 | ||
URSULINE W 21-6 | ||
OPEN | ||
BOARDMAN W 35-14 (KOSAR) | ||
HOWLAND W 34-0 | ||
ST. IGNATIUS W 14-9 | ||
FITCH W 12-7 | ||
*STEUBENVILLE W 49-0 | ||
*CLEVELAND BENEDICTINE L 17-21 | ||
*PLAYOFFS | ||
10-1 | 5-0 SVC |
As I said above many Mooney fans feel it was, at least older fans do. Many others feel the 81 team was better but it is hard to make that argument when they didn't finish the deal. If my version above were reality then the proponents of the 81 team would certainly have a case. The 81 Cardinals did defeat some very good football teams. They opened with a win over Chaney, 31-0. In our week two Mooney traveled to the Pontiac Silverdome to play Brother Rice in the Prep Kick-Off Classic. The Warriors were the undefeated Michigan Class A state champion in 1980. Rice was led by QB Dave Yarema who went on to set passing records at Michigan State. His top receiver was Paul Jokisch, a Parade All-American at Rice in 81, who went on to Michigan and was drafted by the 49ers. In a very close tough game Mooney trailed, 13-10 entering the 4th quarter, but Jack Kohl kicked two FGs in the 4th Q and Mooney won the game, 16-13. That was Rice's only loss in 81.Was the 1980 team Mooney's best?
Thanks for the history. I was on the 85 team and we had the gut wrenching 6-0 loss to Galion in the championship game. That 87 team defense has to be one of the best in Ohio history.As I said above many Mooney fans feel it was, at least older fans do. Many others feel the 81 team was better but it is hard to make that argument when they didn't finish the deal. If my version above were reality then the proponents of the 81 team would certainly have a case. The 81 Cardinals did defeat some very good football teams. They opened with a win over Chaney, 31-0. In our week two Mooney traveled to the Pontiac Silverdome to play Brother Rice in the Prep Kick-Off Classic. The Warriors were the undefeated Michigan Class A state champion in 1980. Rice was led by QB Dave Yarema who went on to set passing records at Michigan State. His top receiver was Paul Jokisch, a Parade All-American at Rice in 81, who went on to Michigan and was drafted by the 49ers. In a very close tough game Mooney trailed, 13-10 entering the 4th quarter, but Jack Kohl kicked two FGs in the 4th Q and Mooney won the game, 16-13. That was Rice's only loss in 81.
The Cardinals then traveled to play Penn Hills in Pa. The Indians had not lost a home game in 5 years but Mooney beat them, 14-7. Mooney easily defeated an 8-2 Bernie Kosar-led Boardman team, 35-14. Mooney beat a very good Fitch team, also 8-2, 12-7. A 7-3 Ursuline team went down, 21-6. The rest of the SVC teams, Cleveland St. Ignatius, the 81 Cardinals beat them all. In the playoffs, Mooney buried Steubenville 49-0 in the first round and then the loss to Benedictine. That Ignatius team was only 5-5 but in addition to the 14-9 loss to an undefeated Cardinals team, Ignatius had a 7-point loss to an undefeated St. Joseph team, a D1 semi-finalist. A 4-point loss to St. Edward, a 2-point loss to Penn Hills and a 14-7 loss to Canton McKinley. Mck was the undefeated D1 state champion in 1981 beating Moeller, 13-0 in the title game. That snapped a 45-game winning streak for the Crusaders. Moeller had not been shutout for 107 games. That Ignatius team was pretty good despite the record.
The 2009 D3 state champion Mooney team had the best record at 15-0 and they were explosive. The 2006 team was 14-0 D4 champs. The 2007 team is much like the 81 team in that they didn't finish it, much the same for the 85 team although they had one regular season loss. The 1987 D3 state champion had one of the best defenses I have seen at the HS level, losing only to the undefeated Desmond Howard-Elvis Grbac St. Joseph D1 AP Poll champ team. The Cardinals also beat Boardman, the D1 runner-up, holding them to two first downs. They shutout D1 playoff qualifier Cincinnati St. Xavier, 20-0, down in Cincy. They went in to Fawcett Stadium to play an undefeated #1 ranked Canton McK, a team averaging 43 PPG at the time. The Cardinals shut them out too, 8-0. After watching that game I had no doubt in my mind that the 87 team would win the D3 title. The 1982 D2 championship team was the most unexpected for me at least. The 2011 D3 champ was in that vein too. The 1973 AAA title team had something no other Mooney team had and that was Ted Bell as a senior and they did beat Moeller and WWR to win the title. They were a better defensive team than they get credit for too IMO. It's hard to pick one as the best for me so I will leave that to others.
Boardman's Bob Partlow wasn't eligible for the SVC team but he was named to the AAA 3rd team All-State team at OT.
What made one eligible or not? Games played?Yes sir it was but he was not eligible for the ALL-SVC team
What made one eligible or not? Games played?
1982 FITCH | ||
AKRON GARFIELD L 14-28 | ||
CHANEY W 50-6 | ||
SOUTH W 42-6 | ||
URSULINE W 13-9 | ||
HOWLAND W 36-0 | ||
WARREN HARDING W 13-0 | ||
BOARDMAN W 23-0 | ||
NILES W 27-14 | ||
WARREN WESTERN RESERVE W 14-0 | ||
MOONEY W 12-7 | ||
9-1 | 7-0 SVC |