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It's a new fall season and the focus at Old Forge is all about football.
Last season was special. Old Forge went unbeaten in the regular season, with the Blue Devils earning the Lackawanna Football Conference Division III title for the second time.
"I took everything out of the locker room. We took every sign down and anything that resembled or was a part of last year's undefeated season," Old Forge football coach Mike Schuback said. "It is history and that is the way it is. There is nothing you can do about it. We were fortunate to get to that point."
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One game doesn't make a season, but for the Riverside football team, one game sure jump started the offseason.
The Vikings pulled off a huge upset against arch rival Old Forge in the first round of the PIAA District 2 Class A playoffs last year. Although Old Forge went into the game unbeaten, the Vikings shocked the Blue Devils and advanced to the PIAA District 2 Class A title game, where they lost to Northwest.
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For a soccer program in its infancy, excitement at Old Forge High School continues to swell, as the Blue Devils now have more players in the program than ever before and fan support that continues to provide encouragement.
"The support from the community and the school board is really awesome," said Old Forge soccer coach John Argonish. "We have added 11 kids to the roster this year and we have a junior varsity roster this year. The numbers are up in the junior high and varsity program. It is great for the school district and Riverside is also going to have team this season and that is exciting."
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J.T. Yarem may have never gotten the change to play varsity soccer when he attended Riverside. But now he steps into the role of coach as first-year varsity program gets underway.
"We have a pretty excited group of seniors who have played most of their life playing in the Triboro Soccer League," Yarem said. "All they wanted to do was to get the chance to play high school soccer."
Yarem played baseball, basketball and golf for the Vikings, while feeding his soccer love by playing for a traveling team. Although he missed out on playing varisty soccer, he is excited about coaching. Last year, Riverside fielded a junior varsity program and he coached the team.
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