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Artinger starts at safetyand Case is a starting end foran East Stroudsburg teamthat enters Saturday’s Penn-sylvania State Athletic Con-ference game with a 6-3record.
“Playing at a big school,”Artinger said, “the transitionwas probably a little easier forme than it is for some guys. AtFreedom, we played greatteams and great players everyweek. Actually, I see a lot offamiliar faces here that I sawin the LVC.”
“To be honest, the first guyI met at orientation was MattDaube,” Case said of the for-mer East Stroudsburg offen-sive lineman who was listedat 6-foot-3, 310 pounds. “He’sa huge guy. And I’m thinkingto myself, ‘what have I gotteninto?’ Yes, it was quite a giantstep up from my high schooldays at North Warren.”
This week, Artinger, Caseand the Warriors playMillersville at Eiler-MartinStadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m.
Douds welcomed both toEast Stroudsburg with openarms. The winningest coachin PSAC history said there isabsolutely no correlation be-tween school size and player
production.“We’ve had kids who
played eight-man football andkids who’ve played in thelargest schools around,” saidDouds, in his 36th season asthe Warriors’ head coach.“Really, there are a lot of goodfootball players all over theplace.
“I remember when we hadthe Detzi triplets (Jeff, Joe andJohn) here and two other kidsfrom Pius X one year. Andthose five came from a grad-uating class of 46. They weresome of our best players.”
Despite different back-grounds, Artinger and Caseare enjoying similarly suc-
cessful seasons.Artinger, a 6-1, 180-pound
senior, is tied for the confer-ence lead with five intercep-tions. He has also registered33 tackles, including 22 of the
solo variety.“My main job is not to let
anyone get deep,” he said.“I’m also responsible for a lotof the calls and checks in oursecondary. Our coaches heredo a great job of putting us inpositions to be successful. I’mjust trying to do my part.”
“Nick’s worked himself in-to being a fine player,” Doudssaid. “He’s experienced backthere and he’s sort of the gluefor some of our younger play-ers in the secondary.”
Case is a redshirt juniorwhose specialty is pressuringopposing quarterbacks.
The 6-2, 255-pounder hasmade 35 tackles this season,including 10 behind the line ofscrimmage. He also has foursacks, three fumble recoveriesand two forced fumbles.
“I just try to fly around andmake plays,” Case said. “It’sjust fun being a part of this de-fense. We got each other’sback and I feel like this is one
of the closet teams I’ve been apart of on or off the footballfield.”
“Jeff has outstanding speedfor a defensive end and he’s areal good rusher,” Douds said.“He puts constant pressureon people. There’s one speedfor Jeff, and that’s all-out.He’s a great kid, too.”
Artinger is down to the fi-nal two games of his colle-giate career while Case is un-certain if he will return nextseason and use his medicalred-shirt.
Both said they have en-joyed their experiences atEast Stroudsburg.
“This is a great place,” saidArtinger, a 21-year-old sec-ondary education major whoplans to teach mathematicsand hopes to coach in theLehigh Valley.
“I’ve been playing footballmy whole life. It hasn’t hit meyet that these are my last twogames. Probably after our lastone. I’m pretty sure whennext year rolls around, I’llmiss it.”
“I just loved playing forCoach Douds,” said Case, a22-year-old secondary educa-tion major who plans to teachbiology.
“He’s a great coach, notjust for football but for life.Coach always makes it a pointthat football is a great facilita-tor for life. About how youhandle adversity and getthrough tough times. I’m gladto be part of his program.”
Michael Blouse can be reached at800-360-3601 or [email protected].
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pigskin played with is blownup or stuffed.)
Had I been asked, prior tothe above referenced columnbeing published, I would havetold the author what I am con-veying to you now; there is ab-solutely no truth to the infer-ences made in that particularcolumn.
(Pius Principal “AngelEyes” Angeline, is it A-OK forthe Bald Baron to publish thispiece? Oh OK, the Bald Baroncouldn’t care what Pius’ prin-cipal wants.)
Sincerely,James AngelinePrincipalPius X Junior/Senior High
SchoolBangor, Pa.Proud Pius people are
priceless.Cheatin Catholics? Con-
ceivably. Sensitive sorts? Cer-tainly.
Ha! Ha! Ha!Time to cut the chit-chat,
football fans. ...
Tonight’s tiltsNotre Dame at Salisbury
— Bald Baron’s e-mail entry:I feel you should be fired
for spreading unfounded ru-mors about Pius stealingsigns. What ever happened tohonest journalism and check-ing sources? What a joke.Your name is now crap in theview of many people. Goodluck with your career.
Wayne MullerStroudsburg Jr. High
SchoolMr./Mrs. “Maniac” Muller:
The Bald Baron believes ateacher shouldn’t send suchstuff from his/her school e-mail while at work. What ajoke. But, good luck with your“career.” Love ya lots, BaldBaron. Salisbury 26-7.
North Warren at Manville— Bald Baron’s e-mail entry:
You are a jerk for printing arumor about Pius in nice largeprint. Cheating Catholics? Iwill remember this for a verylong time.
Mike CurcioParts unknown“Killer” Curcio, the Bald
Baron believes the pretty printseriously shoulda been bigger.North Warren 21-15.
Bethlehem Catholic atNorthampton — Commentsconcerning the Bald Baron onFacebook friend/Pius personPhil “Slant Pattern” Stam-baugh’s page post:
What a joke ... Philip Stam-baugh
He’s an a$$h@1e!!!! ...Christina Casciano
That guy is a total a$$, al-ways has been, since weplayed Phil ... Adam Goth
Pius X — No. 1! ... MichaelBlouse
Well, that has to be themost sarcastic comment I’veever heard seen anyone type... Rob Hallet
Proud Pius Facebook
friends, the Bald Baron saysseriously: Pius X — No. 1!Bethlehem Catholic 24-14.
Bangor at Northwestern —Bald Baron’s fantasy footballfighters, the Bangor Slaters,succumbed a Sunday ago bytwo pigskin points, 200-198, toPubeHead and owner, eighth-grade genius Mike “Da Man”De Paolo. BB = 3-4 in fantasyfootball! Bangor 21-13.
Hillsborough at Phillips-burg — Remarkable ref James“Eagle Eyes” Haney is also aninept 3-4 at fantasy footballfights. Phillipsburg 35-6.
Wilson at Saucon Valley —
Bald Baron offering up safesex with women for Seriesseats in Philly! BB’s bod = ter-rific tix. Ha! Wilson 35-7.
Liberty at Easton — RedRovers gridiron guru Stephen“The Trap” Shiffert is closecronies with Liberty leaderTimothy “Macho Man” Monc-man. Wonderin why? CauseCoach Moncman is a LILYWHITE honky! Liberty 21-7.
Hunterdon Central atNorth Hunterdon — DarnedDevils are on upset alert ...Top 20 team. North knockingoff darned Devils? Nah. Hun-terdon Central 21-14.
Nazareth at Freedom —Bald Baron’s e-mail entry:
Well, after last week, Iguess you proved why you arethe poignant prognosticator ofpigskin picks and I am just ahigh school purveyor of per-fect pitches. HAHAHAHA.It’s OK, though. I really didn’twant you babysitting my kidsanyway.
Your favorite pitchingcoach,
Jason “Sleepless inNazareth” Brown
Good game. Freedom 45-44.
Voorhees at Warren Hills— Streaks’ stadium stinks.Warren Hills 16-0.
Southern Lehigh at Pal-isades — Proud Pius Royalsrule! Southern Lehigh 35-23.
Delaware Valley atSomerville — Proud PiusRoyals rule! Somerville 18-12.
More matchups — Park-land 21, Emmaus 17; North-ern Lehigh 33, Catasauqua 21;East Stroudsburg South 35,Hazleton 13.
Saturday’s scrumsPalmerton at Pen Argyl —
Pretty Pen Argyl prevails withclass/character. Pius pigskin?Cheatin Catholics! My man isgrapplin guru Mr. Welsh. PenArgyl 28-21.
Bucknell at Lafayette —Bald Baron’s belief is bringback Dr. Eve Atkinson asLafayette Leopard A.D. TheBB mostly misses ex-A.D. Dr.Eve, who was unfairly firedby Lafayette Leopards leader-ship. Ex-A.D. Dr. Eve, a closecrony of football figureheadFrank “GQ” Tavani, generous-ly greeted the Bald Baronwith a cool kiss on the cheek
at each and every gridirongame.
’Pards powerful athleticsauthority Dr. Bruce Mc-Cutcheon ain’t as sweet asawesome ex-A.D. Dr. Eve.Lafayette 35-7.
Penn State at Northwest-ern — Wildcats wunderkindQB Dan “Purple Power” Per-sa, a Liberty legend, punishesPSU. In 2010. Prehistoric Pa-terno? Retire, Old Man! PennState 35-17.
Millersville at EastStroudsburg U. — BaldBaron’s best bet for collegiateclashes: Skilled Seminoles ofFSU (-9.5) over woeful Wolf-pack. (Amusement only.) EastStroudsburg U. 24-14.
Lehigh at Colgate —Lafayette-Lehigh? Major mis-match. Colgate 28-7.
More matchups — Con-necticut 23, Rutgers 16; Ursi-nus 31, Moravian 3; Hack-ettstown 21, Kittatinny 12.
Fixed fight — Pius X 50,Forfeit 0.
Michael “Bald Baron” Blouse canbe reached at 800-360-3601 or [email protected].
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FEARLESS FORECASTERS
(7 p.m. unless noted)
Friday’s gamesLehigh Valley Conf.
Liberty at Easton
Nazareth at Freedom
Beth. Cath. at Northampton
Whitehall at Allen
Emmaus at ParklandColonial League
Wilson at Saucon Valley
Bangor at Northwestern
Notre Dame at Salisbury
Catasauqua at No. Lehigh
So. Lehigh at PalisadesMid-State Conference
Hillsborough at P’burg
Voorhees at Warren Hills
A.L. Johnson at Bernards
Franklin at Bridgewater
Del. Val. at Somerville
Hunt. Cent. at N. Hunt.
Immaculata at Montgomery
North Warren at Manville
Watchung Hills at Ridge
Roselle Park at South HunterdonMountain Valley Conf,
Poc. Mtn. West at Stroudsburg
Poc. Mtn. E. at Pleasant Val.
Lehighton at E.S. North
Independent
E.S. South at Hazleton
Saturday’s games(1 p.m. unless noted)
Lehigh Valley Conf.
Dieruff at Cent. Cath., 2 p.m.
Colonial League
Palmerton at Pen Argyl, 1:30 p.m.
Mid-State Conference
Bound Brook at Dayton
North Plainfield at Summit
Northwest Jersey Conf.
Hackettstown at Kittatinny
Independent
Blair Acad. at Hill, 2 p.m.
College
Bucknell at Lafayette
Lehigh at Colgate
Moravian at Ursinus
Dickinson at Muhlenberg
Millersville at ESU
Penn State at Northwestern, 4:30 p.m.
Rutgers at Connecticut, noon
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
REGION TOP 10
1. Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
2. Hunterdon Central . .7-0
3. Parkland . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
4. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0
5. Central Catholic . . . . .7-1
6. Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
7. Phillipsburg . . . . . . . . .5-1
8. Freedom . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
9. Emmaus . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
10. Northern Lehigh . . .7-1
RANKINGS
LEHIGH VALLEY CONFERENCEW L
Central Catholic (7-1) 6 1Easton (7-1) 6 1Parkland (6-2) 5 2Liberty (5-3) 5 2Freedom (5-3) 4 3Emmaus (5-3) 4 3Bethlehem Catholic (4-4) 4 3Nazareth (4-4) 3 4Whitehall (4-4) 3 4Northampton (3-5) 2 5Allen (0-8) 0 7Dieruff (0-8) 0 7COLONIAL LEAGUE
W LWilson (8-0) 8 0Northern Lehigh (7-1) 7 1Catasauqua (6-2) 6 2Southern Lehigh (6-2) 6 2Palisades (5-3) 5 3Northwestern (5-3) 5 3Bangor (3-5) 3 5Saucon Valley (3-5) 3 5Pen Argyl (2-6) 2 6Salisbury (2-6) 2 6Palmerton (1-7) 1 7Notre Dame (0-8) 0 8MOUNTAIN VALLEY CONFERENCE
W LEast Stroudsburg South (7-1) 5 0East Stroudsburg North (5-3) 3 1Pleasant Valley (4-4) 3 1Stroudsburg (2-6) 2 2Pocono Mountain East (2-6) 1 3Pocono Mountain West (2-6) 1 3Lehighton (1-7) 0 5MID-STATE CONFERENCEDelaware Division
W LHunterdon Central (7-0) 4 0Phillipsburg (5-1) 2 1Bridgewater (5-2) 2 1Hillsborough (2-4) 1 2Franklin (1-5) 1 2Watchung Hills (2-5) 0 4Raritan Division
W LMontgomery (5-2) 3 0Immaculata (6-1) 3 1Ridge (4-2) 3 1North Hunterdon (2-4) 1 3Warren Hills (3-4) 1 3Voorhees (1-5) 0 3Delaware Division
W LDelaware Valley (3-3) 2 0Somerville (4-3) 1 0North Plainfield (2-4) 1 1North Warren (1-5) 0 3Hills Division
W LBelvidere (6-0) 4 0Pingry (4-3) 4 0Bound Brook (3-4) 2 2Bernards (1-6) 1 3Manville (2-4) 1 3South Hunterdon (0-6) 0 4INDEPENDENT
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STANDINGS
^ Athletes from The Express-Times area on East StroudsburgUniversity’s football roster:Player School Position Year
Nick Artinger Freedom Safety Senior
Jeff Case North Warren Defensive end Junior
Eric Deery Phillipsburg Running back Freshman
Alex Figueroa Liberty Defensive end Junior
Jeff Giglio Freedom Wide receiver Junior
Sam Hull Phillipsburg Defensive end Freshman
Kyle Lurz North Warren Linebacker Freshman
Andrew Mitzak Notre Dame Wide receiver Freshman
Joe Palma Pius X Offensive line Freshman
Matt Paukovitch Nazareth Tight end Freshman
Richard Peter Hackettstown Linebacker Junior
Kevin Smith Pen Argyl Defensive line Freshman
Wade Williams Pius X Wide receiver Freshman
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