Assistant coach Phil Stambaugh has been named head coach at Pius X. He replaces Rob Goffredo who resigned last month.

Stambaugh was a quarterback at Pius X and Lehigh University. He served as the teams offensive coordinator.

Last season under Goffredo the Royals finished 9-3 before losing in the District 11 Class A championship game.

Cedric Lloyd, a coach who has experience in trying to revive a struggling inner-city football program in  Indianapolis, was unanimously approved by the Allentown School District Thursday night as the new head football coach at Allen High School.

Lloyd becomes the first African-American coach in Allentown/Allen’s long football history.

”He’s got the energy, the enthusiasm, the personality, the experience we wanted in our next football coach; he’s the perfect fit,” said Allen principal Keith Falko Thursday night after announcing Lloyd’s name on a local cable television show. ”We had an overwhelming response to our search and had a number of excellent candidates apply. It was a very tough decision, but with Coach Lloyd’s experience and background as a head coach at an urban school very similar to ours, we feel he is the guy best-suited to lead our program.”

Lloyd will succeed Chris Kinane, who was 1-19 in two seasons. Allen defeated Dieruff in the final game of the 2009 season to end a 29-game losing streak that included winless 2007 and 2008 seasons.

The new coach will be used to tough situations because he was the head coach at Manual High School in Indianapolis, a program that hasn’t had a winning record since 1987, and a school that has a lot of the same problems that are prevalent in Allentown.

Lloyd coached the last two seasons at Manual, going 2-18. The team, competing against private and suburban schools with much larger rosters, was 0-10 last season and outscored 465-99.

Manual High, a Class 4A school with approximately 1,000 students (there are five classifications in Indiana) had just a 39 percent graduation rate. Lloyd had just 17 kids on the varsity roster by the end of last season, and in November it was announced that the program would be a victim of budget cuts.

In a story last fall in the Indianapolis Star, the 40-year-old Lloyd was described in very positive tones.

”The second-year coach is a boyish-looking 1987 Tech High School graduate with three children,” Matthew Tully wrote last October. ”He believes in football. In its deeper meanings. In the life lessons it offers. Lessons about teamwork and discipline, about structure and consistency. He talks often about character and sacrifice and community. Last summer, he made his players spend day after day cleaning the streets and sidewalks in the area bordering Manual so they would connect with the neighborhood.

”In a school with a high dropout rate, he’s had to rely mainly on underclassmen. He’s thinking long-term, working with a feeder middle school’s football program in the hope of building his own program in the coming years.”

Lloyd will be formally introduced to the media and the Allen High staff today.

Pius X football head coach Rob Goffredo is retiring after eights season at Pius X. Goffredo compiled a 52-30  record at Pius X. In 2009 Pius X finished with a 9-3 record, before losing to Tri-Valley for the District 11  Class A finals.

Goffredo Royals’ made the District 11 Class A playoffs four times. In 2004 they won the District title.

“Due to the predicted weather forecast for Saturday, December 19, the AA Football Championship scheduled  between Lancaster Catholic and Greensburg Central Catholic has been rescheduled to 10:00am at  Hersheypark Stadium. The AAAA Championship featuring La Salle College and State College has been  moved to 2:00 pm, also at Hersheypark Stadium.”

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2009 Week Fifteen Rankings

Rank - School- District - Record - Result - Last Week Ranking

Class AAAA:

1. LaSalle College (12) (13-1) Defeated Ridley, 35-7 (1)

2. State College (6) (12-2) Defeated Cumberland Valley, 35-13 (2)

3. Ridley (1) (13-2) Lost to LaSalle College, 35-7 (3)

4. Cumberland Valley (3) Lost to State College, 35-13 (4)

5. North Penn (1) (13-1)Season Complete (5)

6. Bishop McDevitt (3) (12-1) Season Complete (6)

7. Easton Area (11) (13-2) Season Complete (7)

8. Woodland Hills (7) (12-2) Season Complete(8)

9. Gateway (7)(12-1) Season Complete (9)

10. Wilson (West Lawn) (3) (11-2) Season Complete (10)

Honorable Mention:

Avon Grove (1) (11-1)

Bethel Park (7) (10-2)

Downingtown East (1) (10-2)

Downingtown West (1)(10-2)

East Stroudsburg South (11) (10-2)

George Washington (12) (8-3)

Parkland (11) (10-3)

Penn Manor (3) (10-3)

Pennsbury (1) (9-2)

Southwestern (3) (10-2)

St. Joseph’s Prep (12)(9-3)

Rank - School- District - Record - Result - Last Week Ranking

Class AAA:

1. Manheim Central (3) (15-0) Defeated West Allegheny, 45-27 (1)

2. Selinsgrove (4) (15-0) Defeated Archbishop Wood, 28-0 (2)

3. West Allegheny (7) (12-3) Lost to Manheim Central, 45-27 (3)

4. Susquehanna Township (3) (12-2) Lost to Manheim Central, 35-29 (7)

5. Thomas Jefferson (7)(11-1) Season Complete (6)

6. Archbishop Wood (12) (11-3) Lost to Selinsgrove, 28-0 (4)

7. Pottsgrove (1) (14-1) Season Complete (7)

8. Hopewell (7) (12-1) Season Complete (8)

9. Allentown Central Catholic (11) (12-2) Season Complete (9)

10. Cathedral Prep (10) (11-3) Season Complete (10)

Honorable Mention:

Abington Heights (2)(11-2)

Bayard Rustin (1) (11-1)

Conrad Weiser (3) (10-3)

Dallas Area (2) (10-2)

Daniel Boone (3) (9-3)

Interboro((1) (12-1)

Owen J. Roberts (1) (10-2)

Schenley (8) (10-2)

West York (3)(11-2)

Wilson Area (11)(11-1)

Rank - School- District - Record - Result - Last Week Ranking

Class AA:

1. Lancaster Catholic (3) (13-1) Defeated West Catholic, 23-21 (1)

2. Greensburg Central Catholic (7) (12-2) Defeated Wilmington, 14-10 (4)

3. West Catholic (12) (12-2) Lost to Lancaster Catholic, 23-21 (3)

4. Wilmington (10) (13-2) Lost to Greensburg Central Catholic, 14-10 (2)

5. North Schuylkill (11) (13-1) Season Complete (5)

6. Forest Hills (6) (13-1) Season Complete (6)

7. Dunmore (2) (12-1) Season Complete (7)

8. Loyalsock Township (4) (10-4) Season Complete (8)

9. Aliquippa (7)(11-2) Season Complete (9)

10. General McLane (10) (11-1) Season Complete (10)

Honorable Mention:

Beaver Falls (7)(10-2) (7)

Central (Martinsburg) (6) (10-2)

Delone Catholic (3) (11-2)

Edward Bok Vo-Tech (12) (10-1)

Hughesville (4) (10-2

Keystone Oaks (7) (10-2)

Lewisburg (4) (11-2)

Northern Lehigh (11) (10-3)

Sharon Area (10) (10-3)

South Fayette (7) (10-1)

Towanda (4) (11-1)

Tyrone Area (6) (10-3)

Rank - School- District - Record - Result - Last Week Ranking

Class A:

1. Bishop McCort (6) (14-0) Defeated Tri-Valley, 42-27  (1)

2. Clairton (7)(14-1) Defeated Farrell, 13-7 (3)

3. Rochester Area (7)(12-1) Season Complete (5)

4. Farrell (10) (14-1) Lost to Clairton, 13-7 (2)

5. Bellwood-Antis (6) (11-1) Season Complete (6)

6. Laurel (7) (10-2) Season Complete (7)

7. Tri-Valley (11) (9-5) Lost to Bishop McCort, 42-27 (4)

8. Millersburg (3) (10-3) Season Complete (8)

9. Steelton-Highspire (3) (8-2) Season Complete (9)

10. Southern Columbia (4) (9-5) Season Complete (10)

Honorable Mention:

Calvary Christian Academy (1) (9-2)

Clarion Area (9) (10-4)

Conemaugh Township (5) (10-1)

Northwest Area (2) (9-4)

Penns Manor (6) (10-2)

Pittsburgh North Catholic (7) (9-3)

Portage Area (6) (10-1)

Sharpsville (10) (10-3)

Upper Dauphin (3) (10-2)

Bishop McCort started the fireworks with trickery when Josh Seidel to the pitch right and instead of running as Tri Valley expected he pulled up and threw the ball downfield to a wide open Dane Domonokos whor ran 59 yards to the Bulldogs 5. 3 plays later Seidel scored from 1 yard and the pat made it 7-0.

Tri Valley answered in a hurry. Aided by two passes to from Matt McGinley to Matt Hepler the Bulldogs drove 60 yards to paydirt,  the td a 3 yard run from Wyatt Straub.  The track meet continued as Seidel continued to blaze through the Tri Valley line for 51 yards, including one run of 43 yards then capping the drive on a 1 yard td.

Tri Valley answered quickly, moving the ball 71 yards. Brandon Auman capped the drive with an electrifying 30 yard td run to knot the game at 14 with 1:30 left in the first quarter. Bishop McCort started on the 40 following Domonokos’ kick return of 39 yards to the 40 and drove to the Bulldog 16 where Tri Valley would make one of their few defensive stops, forcing the Crushers to attempt a 33 yard field goal by Domonokos that went wide right.

Tri Valley would  then get their only lead of the night. Starting at the 20, Matt McGinley ( including 6-7 for 113yards and 1 td in the first half, 280 total yards on the game) used precise passing to move his team to the Crusher 45. Dropping back on 1st down he found a wide open Hepler who went the distance 45 yards for the score. Scott Ney would get the pat and give the Bulldogs a 21-14 lead.

Bishop McCort got the ball on the 35 and drove to the 13. On 4th down and 1 Pinkerton went 3 yards to get the first down and one play later hit Domonokos from 10 yards out to tie the score  at 21.

Tri Valley got the ball to start the second half but on 3rd and 4 Auman fumbled the ball at the 45 and Christian Leech recovered it on the McCort 30. On the next play the McCort faithful held their collective breath as Seidel took the ball and was hit hard for a 4 yard loss and layed injured on the frozen turf. With Seidel on the sideline Domonokos filled in nicely bursting up the middle for a 67 yard td. His pat gave the Crushers a 28-21 lead and they would never look back. “I got lucky and saw the hole” said Domonokos.That’s the good thing about this team - you trust everyone,” Seidel said. “They’ll step in for you if you’re hurt. Dane is great for doing that. He’s a huge playmaker. He’s always there at the right time.”

Tri Valleys next possession resulted in the games first punt and it was a dandy, 51 yards. Bishop McCort took over and a refreshed and determined Josh Seidel returned to the lineup. Aided by carries from Seidel and Chaz Merriman the Crusher drove to the 6 where, with 32 seconds left in the 3rd Seidel would carry the ball into the endzone. The score after Domonokos pat was 35-21.  Domonkos rushed for a
67-yard touchdown, had 107 receiving yards and booted six extra-points in another all-around performance.

Tri Valley didn’t give up despite being down by 14. Starting at their own 40 the Bulldogs drove to the McCort 2 but on 1st and 2 defensive lineman Shane Rugg recovered a McGinley fumble after a big hit near the goal line.  The drive would stall and McCort would punt to the Bulldogs but on 3rd and 9 Seidel intercepted McGinley at the 36. One play later he ran 55 yards to paydirt giving his team a 42-21 lead. Tri Valley would score again to make the score 42-27.