INSIDE THE LVC

FROM THE MORNING CALL

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Dave Caldwell

DL, Easton

The LVC's co-MVP a season ago, he finished with 70 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble and three recovered fumbles. Easton coach Steve Shiffert expects his senior star to see plenty of double-teams this year.

Eric Fiore

RB, Whitehall

A threat whenever he touched the ball last season, he ran for more than 1,000 yards and scored 15 total touchdowns. The senior, a Morning Call first-team all-area pick, also recorded 32 tackles on defense.

Dante Holmes

DL, Liberty

He recorded 12 sacks among his 72 tackles and also knocked down four passes during his bust-out junior season. He was a first-team LVC and Morning Call all-area selection last year.

Chuck Dibilio

RB, Nazareth

The senior led Nazareth's resurgence last year, rushing for 1,484 yards and 18 touchdowns as the Blue Eagles qualified for the District 11 Class 4A playoffs. A spleen injury kept him out of their early preseason workouts.

Brendan Nosovitch

QB, Central Catholic

As a sophomore last year, he became just the second quarterback in state history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. With two years left to play, he should have plenty of college suitors.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Saturday, Sept. 11

Freedom at Central Catholic

Freedom fancies itself a league title threat. The Patriots face an immediate proving ground in Central Catholic, co-LVC champion a year ago.


Friday, Sept. 24

Easton at Parkland

Easton beat the Trojans twice last year, including in the District 11 Class 4A final, while allowing 17 points over the two games. Parkland will certainly want to improve on the three points it scored in last year's home loss to the Red Rovers.

Saturday, Oct. 9


Whitehall at Central Catholic

Want to see elite quarterback play? Whitehall's Chris Polony, a Villanova recruit, and Central Catholic's Brendan Nosovitch, a returning Morning Call all-area first-team pick, could stage a shootout on J. Birney Crum's turf.

Saturday, Nov. 6

Liberty at Freedom

Freedom's season ended in disappointment last year when it lost its finale to Liberty, missing out on a District 2-4-11 Class 4A playoff berth. Can the Patriots take the title of Bethlehem's best team this season?

STEPHEN MILLER'S 2010 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

1. Central Catholic

2. Easton

3. Parkland

4. Whitehall

5. Freedom

6. Emmaus

7. Liberty

8. Nazareth

9. Bethlehem Catholic

10. Northampton

11. Allen

12. Dieruff

2009 LVC STANDINGS

LeagueOverall

Central Catholic8-112-2

Easton 8-113-2

Parkland 7-210-3

Liberty 6-36-5

Nazareth5-46-5

Bethlehem Catholic5-4 7-5

Emmaus4-5 6-6

Whitehall4-5 7-5

Freedom 4-55-5

Northampton 2-74-7

Allen 1-81-9

Dieruff 0-90-10

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