1988+Cambridge+Springs+Football+Team

1988 CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS FOOTBALL TEAM L-R Row 1: Chris Adams, Gene Schlosser, Shaun Humes, Jim Simmons, Donnie Young, Jon Bryant, Jeff Lewandowski, Matt Lewandowski. Row 2: Don Lineberry, Jamie Simmons, George Fuller, Scott Alward, Jason Turner, Joe VanZandt, Brian Snyder, Dave Fuller. Row 3: Bill Stafford, Stefan Mamula, Walter Daughenbaugh, Dwayne Pond, Brian Puchacz, Adam Danielson, Ken Shaffer, Bruce Grinnell. Row 4: Chad Lackovic, Derek Moses, Rich Maricle, Mike Bodak, Jeremy Donnell, Gene Woodworth, Tim Harvey, Greg Merritt. Row 5: Ken Hale, Tim Mears, Coach Putney, Coach Nottingham, Coach Sovisky, Coach Krzysiak, Jeff Phillips, Dax Robinson.

The 1988 Blue Devil Football Team advanced further in inter-district play than any Cambridge Springs Athletic Team has to this day. Upon winning the FCVC League Championship, the Blue Devils went on to defeat Saegertown 16-3 for the District X Title, then defeated East Brady 12-6 for the Western Pennsylvania Championship. The win advanced the Blue Devils to the State Championship game in Hershey against powerful Camp Hill High School. This team is the only football team from Crawford County to have ever participated in the PIAA State Championship.

This Blue Devils Football was a defensive juggernaut. After giving up a total of only two touchdowns in the first three games of the season, the defense ramped it up even further as they were lead by a ferocious front five, hard-hitting linebackers, and play-reading defensive backs to shut out their next seven opponents. Cambridge Springs allowed only 39 points throughout the season, and only 9 points in the playoffs leading up to the State Championship Game. The offense was stellar as well, being lead by a fast attacking downfield passing game and grinding ground game that averaged 22 points per game. The 1988 Cambridge Springs Blue Devil football season will be one that is long remembered.