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by Seth Scicchitano
A lot has changed over the past 14 years, but one thing that has not changed is where the Coal Bucket calls home... Mount Carmel. The Red Tornadoes continued their dominance over rival Shamokin in the 2009 football season, defeating the Indians 33-6. With the victory, Mount. Carmel set the record for consecutive victories over Shamokin at 14. Though it wasn’t a Friday night, because a rain delay had pushed the game to Saturday, the Tornadoes were fired up and ready to play. Once they took the field and the clock started, one thing was clear about how the game would go;overall supremacy by Mt. Carmel on both sides of the ball. The Big Red struck first on a scamper by Justin Pellowski into the endzone, but the Indians blocked the extra point kick. No matter though, as the Red Death defense gave the ball right back to the offense on a fumble recovery by Mike Sinopoli. The Tornadoes moved down the field with ease, and Eddy Stewart punched in a one yard run, putting them ahead of the Indians 12-0. The rest of the game was much of the same for the Big Red, with their defense leading the way. Pellowski ran for his second touchdown after Shamokin gave the Tornadoes good field position with a fumble that was recovered by Tommy Hynoski. Though Shamokin did manage to put six points on the board before the end of the half with a picture-perfect pass from Haddock to Brousson, they would not see the endzone again. In the third quarter the fans would see more of the same from Mt. Carmel’s defense. Mike Sinopoli, who seemed to be all over the field, blocked a punt that Mark Minnig recovered in the endzone for another Tornadoes touchdown. Mt. Carmel would cruise the rest of the game with sophomore tailback Tyler Hodge adding the final touchdown to sew up the victory. When the clock had run out, the scoreboard showed 33-6 in favor of the Tornadoes. Players, fans, and cheerleaders celebrated yet another year of Coal Bucket ownership.
Next year's game will be moved to the last game of the season and should remind some fans of days gone by, when the 'Battle for the Bucket' was played during the chilly days of late November in the annual Thanksgiving Day classic.
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