DUNMORE, Pa. (WKBN) – After a winless 2022 season (0-10), Holy Cross came away with three wins last year as improvement was apparent.
Holy Cross will welcome back 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense.
“Things are looking up for us this year,” said coach Joe Giorgio. “We only lost two seniors, so a lot of the younger kids got plenty of experience. They have worked extremely hard in the off-season and are eager to get the season started. In addition, the numbers appear to be going up which is also a positive for us being a small school.”
The team’s 2023 schedule included the likes of Lackawanna Trail, Mid Valley, Riverside and Old Forge. This year, the Crusaders will open the season with back-to-back home games versus Montrose and Lakeland.
“If we can stay healthy and improve each week, we should be able to be more competitive and hopefully improve on our three-win total of last year,” Giorgio said.
Holy Cross expects to be in the mix with so much experience returning.
“We should be a better [offensive and defensive] unit,” Giorgio said. “On offense, we return all of our playmakers along with four returning linemen.”
Holy Cross Crusaders
Fast Facts
Head Coach : Joe Giorgio
2023 Record: 3-7 (0-5), 6th place in LFC Division 3
Last 5 Years : 7-29 (20.0%)
League: Lackawanna Football Conference (Division 3)
Home Field: Monsignor Crotti Field
Base Offense: Multiple
Base Defense : 4-4
2023 Team Stats
Scoring Offense: 11.1
Scoring Defense: 38.8
2023 Results
Riverside 56 Crusaders 0
Lackawanna Trail 66 Crusaders 0
Old Forge 48 Crusaders 6
Carbondale 20 Crusaders 7
Susquehanna 50 Crusaders 14
Crusaders 29 Vo-Tech 28
Crusaders 7 Montrose 6
Mid-Valley 51 Crusaders 0
Crusaders 28 Holy Redeemer 12
Hanover 51 Crusaders 20
2024 Schedule
Aug. 24 – Montrose
Aug. 31 – Lakeland
Sept. 6 – at Hanover
Sept. 14 – Carbondale
Sept. 21 – at Vo-Tech
Sept. 28 – at Holy Redeemer
Oct. 5 – Riverside
Oct. 12 – at Old Forge
Oct. 19 – Lackawanna Trail
Oct. 26 – at Susquehanna Community
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