September 5-8

Another round of dreary weather passed through in midweek, I had planned in going to York for a ballgame on Wednesday night but the weather did not cooperate. The Revolution was scheduled to host Long Island for a three-game set, both Tuesday and Wednesday were rained out. They did a doubleheader on Thursday and reset the extra game for Monday the 11th (a mutual off-day), I may make that one if the weather is good. The extreme conditions were particularly notable on Tuesday, a late-afternoon thunderstorm with high winds caused a power outage in our neighborhood that lasted better than two hours. On Friday it was a football night at McCaskey, I began my 30th year on the PA as the Red Tornado hosted York (not the Revs, the high school). My first football game at JPM was on September 10, 1988 and it's hard to believe it was that long ago. The club lost its week #1 game on the road against one of the better teams in the state, on this night they lost 36-30. JPM trailed 8-0 after one quarter before posting sixteen straight points in the second, the momentum was short-lived as York responded with fourteen of their own to lead 22-16 at halftime. The scoring in the second half was equally divided as JPM battled to the end but could not get over the hump. McCaskey scored four touchdowns, all on pass receptions: Jamiere Gray, Anthony DeLeon and Tallian Lehr caught scoring passes from quarterback Ante Robinson, Lehr played briefly at QB when Robinson left with leg cramps and found Isiah Speller for a TD (Lehr and Speller are familiar names as members of the basketball team). Elyizer Ortiz kicked two PATs and the defense got into the scoring column by recording two safeties on tackles in the end zone. The club plays its next two on the road, the next home game is on Friday the 29th. Take care, thanks for reading.