Thankful.....

Ok. Let me start by saying Happy Thanksgiving.

Secondly, I offer apologies to the lack of OF stuff here. I was chastized early this morning by a former player of mine - one of my favorite former players - who lives out of town and keeps up to date with the Blue Devils partially through the blog.

This curly-haired legend - not Chris Jones - will remain nameless. But he is well on his way to becoming someone with some major clout in the world of sports.

So from now on, while I will still give you all the Springsteen news, I will gear more to the Blue and Gold.

Starting now....

Congrats to our Scranton Times All-Regional selection this year... Anthony Pero. If you didn't get to watch Pero play the past two years than you missed out on some of the best football play from a linebacker the Blue Devils have seen this decade.

Pero definitely rivaled his cousin Chris Donati in the middle the past two years, recording 290 tackles in his two seasons in the lineup.

He should have been All-Regional last season, but some how got screwed.

Speaking of screwed, Old Forge defensive back Dustin Slack got the screws put to him on the All-Regional team after interception a possible school-record eight passes this year. In his first season as a starter, the senior safety made some great picks this season.

Plus, Slack is a Steelers fan and made one of the more memorable quotes since I have been convering the Blue Devils when he told me after the Trail game that, "Even though they are a bad team, it was a great win for us. It's kind of like beating the Browns."

Right now, it is still the quote of the year.


Basketball season has begun and the Blue Devils are in the midst of starting a new. The current team will be a work in progress for the first month or so as Coach Al Semenza looks for a rotation of players to keep the Blue Devils at the level of play we have been accustomed to.

There have already been setbacks to the starting lineup as Corey Hodick suffered a knee injury in the last game of the football season. Right now it looks like Matt Rava and Anthony Koulavongsa are the only solid starters at this point. Gabe Wilson, Matt Mischello, Mike MaMa Avvisato, Tony Goodall, Mario Martinelli, and Ryan Janesko are the others in the mix for starting spots right now.

We will find out more as we go. Looks like Hodick could be back for next weekend, but I am sure things will be taken cautiously.

First basketball game is next Saturday as the Badger Tourney opens up with a game against Wyoming Area.

Stay tuned for more.....