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The Blue Devil
The Old Forge Blue Devils of Old Forge High School have a long, rich history in the area of sports. During the 1950s and 1960s, Old Forge dominated the area in football and basketball, winning several league championships and conference titles. [1] During the 1950s, Old Forge compiled the highest winning percentage for football in the entire state.
The school has been to the state championship game three times and has won twice. In 1932, Old Forge beat St. Vincent High from Erie 24-19 for the state basketball championship. At the time, schools were not divided by class, thus there was only one state champion in the whole state. Sixty years later in 1992, Old Forge won the Class ""AA" state championship in baseball by beating Ridgway 15-5. In 2009, the girls softball team reached the state championship game, only to lose 1-0 to Curwensville.
Old Forge has had a long standing rival with neighboring town Taylor that goes back to 1939 when Old Forge beat the Taylor Trojans 2-0 in the first meeting of the two teams on the football field. Thus began the "Old Forge-Taylor Football Rivalry". A tradition began in 1940 of the two teams meeting on Thanksgiving Day. This continued until 1974. The rivalry was on hiatus from 1988 until 2000, when the two teams met renewing the heated rivalry between the two neighboring towns.
Starting in 2010, all Old Forge football games are being broadcast live and then archived on the Blue Devil Football Network. The website is www.OFBlueDevils.com.
Below is a partial list of the achievements made in basketball, football and baseball/softball. [2]
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Basketball
1924 Suburban County League champions
1951-1952 Varsity Basketball
1975-76 Varsity BasketballYear Award Additional awards, and notes 1924 Suburban County League champions 1930 Anthracite League champions 1932 Anthracite League champions Pennsylvania State Champions 1941 Lackawanna League champions 1948 Lackawanna League champions 1949 Lackawanna League champions 1951 Lackawanna League champions 1952 Lynett Invitational Tournament champions 1952 Lackawanna League champions 1953 District 2 - Class "A" champions 1958 Lynett Invitational Tournament champions 1959 PIAA Inter-District champions 1985 District 2 - Class "A" champions Eastern Class "A" State Semi-Finalists 1988 District 2 - Class "A" champions (Girls) Eastern Class "A" State Semi-Finalists 1989 District 2 - Class "A" champions (Girls) Eastern Class "A" State Finalists 1992 District 2 - Class "A" champions Eastern Class "A" State Semi-Finalists 1992 District 2 - Class "A" champions (Girls) Eastern Class "A" State Quarter-Finalists 2001 District 2 - Class "A" champions Eastern Class "A" State Finalists 2004 Lackawanna League - Division 2 South champions 2005 Lackawanna League - Division 2 South champions 2007 Lackawanna League - Division 2 champions Eastern Class "A" State Semi-Finalists 2007 District 2 Class "A" champions Season record 28-1 2008 District 2 Class "A" champions Eastern Class "A" State Quarter-Finalists 2008 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls) Eastern Class "A" State Semi-Finalists 2009 District 2 Class "A" champions 2009 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls) 2010 District 2 Class "A" champions 2010 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls) 2011 District 2 Class "A" champions Football
1925 Old Forge High Football
1961 Eastern Conference LinemanYear Award Additional awards, and notes 1912 Anthracite Conference champions 1949 Lackawanna Conference champions 1952 Lackawanna Conference champions Eastern Conference champions (Old Forge 6 - Sunbury 0) 1954 Lackawanna Conference champions 1955 Lackawanna Conference champions 1956 Lackawanna Conference champions 1958 Lackawanna Conference champions Eastern Conference champions (Old Forge 21 - Shenandoah 0) 1961 Eastern Conference champions Old Forge 13 - Coal Township 6 1975 PIAA Bowl champions Big 11 vs. Wyoming Valley Conference 1987 Suburban Conference champions Eastern Conference - Div. III North champions 1988 Suburban Conference champions Eastern Conference - Div. III North champions 1989 Suburban Conference champions Eastern Conference - Div. III champions (Old Forge 26 - Nativity 7) 1993 District 2 - Class "A" champions 1998 Lackawanna Conference champions (Freshman) 1999 Lackawanna Conference champions (Freshman) 2002 Lackawanna Conference champions (Freshman) 2005 Eastern Conference - Division I champions Old Forge 40 - Bishop O'Hara 28 2006 District 2 - Class "A" champions Lackawanna Division III champions 2009 Lackawanna Division III Champions Undefeated regular season (10-0) 2011 District 2 - Class "A" champions Old Forge 47 - Riverside 6 Baseball/Softball
Year Award Additional awards, and notes 1981 Lackawanna League champions (Girls Softball) 1984 Lackawanna League Southern Division champions (Boys Baseball) 1989 Lackawanna League Southern Division champions (Boys Baseball) 1991 Lackawanna League Southern Division champions (Boys Baseball) District 2 Class "AA" champions 1991 Lackawanna League champions (Girls Softball) 1992 Lackawanna League Southern Division champions (Boys Baseball) 1992 District 2 Class "AA" champions (Boys Baseball) Pennsylvania State Champions - Class "AA" 2000 District 2 Class "A" Silver Medal (Girls Softball) 2006 Lackawanna League Division IV champions (Boys Baseball) 2007 Lackawanna League Division IV champions (Boys Baseball) 2007 District 2 Class "A" champions (Boys Baseball) 2008 District 2 Class "A" champions (Boys Baseball) 2008 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls Softball) 2009 District 2 Class "A" champions (Boys Baseball) State Class "A" Semi-Finalists 2009 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls Softball) State Class "A" Finalists 2010 District 2 Class "A" champions (Boys Baseball) 2010 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls Softball) 2011 District 2 Class "A" champions (Boys Baseball) Fifth straight division title 2011 District 2 Class "A" champions (Girls Softball) Fourth straight division title References
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