1999 Scores and Highlights
			40th Season
Game 1pictures   Wilmington...........................................................28 Ursuline................................................................14 Copper scores 3 times on passes from Robison of 57, 30 & 74 yards(4 total receptions for 173yds). Mitcheltree scores on 2 yard dive. McCann kicks 4 extra points. Robison completes 6 of 11 passes for 182 yards. Mitcheltree & Whiting lead rushers with 83 and 82 yards. Defense has 9 total sacks - 4 by Stein. 'Hounds Hammer allows just 1 yard net rushing in 2nd half.   Game 2pictures   Wilmington...........................................................14 Grove City............................................................ 0 Whiting scores on 28 yard pass from Robison and rushes for 102 yards on 17 carries. Smith scores on 3 yard run. McCann kicks 2 extra points. 'Hounds Hammer allows just 50 total yards and only 3 first downs. Grove City crosses mid field only once in the game and that was on a fumbled punt recovery.

Game 3pictures

Slippery Rock ......................................................6

Wilmington ........................................................50

Robison to M.Copper for 2 more TDs(5 for season); Hall has 2 TD runs; Scofield has 61yd punt return for

TD; Krawchyk has 35yd interception for TD; Stein has 2 more sacks(7 for season); McCann kicks

5 extra points; C Copper has TD run.

Game 4pictures

Wilmington........................................................48

Mercer.................................................................6

Krawchyk rushes 6 times for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns; Robison completes 4 of 5 passes for 1 TD, a 14yd

throw to N.Jorgenson; Hall, Oestreich and Mitcheltree score on runs of 5,16 & 3 yards respectively;

Copper returns interception 20 yds for TD; Stein has 3 sacks(10 for season - 14 is team record).

Game 5pictures

Wilmington........................................................35

Hickory...............................................................0

Scofield has 3 receptions from Robison for122 yards including 2 TDs of 53 & 42 yards. Stein scores on a punt that

was blocked by Craley. Mitcheltree scores on 1 yard run. Robison(5-7 for 147yds)also throws a 9 yard scoring pass

to Hall. McCann kicks all 5 extra points. Hall leads all rushers with 67 yds on 14 carries. Hounds Hammer holds

Hickory to 29 yds total offense on 38 plays. Sack Attack adds 5 more QB sacks . Copper causes fumble on sack that

Hughes recovers and recovers another fumble. Krawchyk has interception.

Game 6pictures (more photos posted 10/23)

Karns City..........................................................0

Wilmington........................................................41

Hounds Hammer Decimates KC.holding them to just 36 yards total offense including just 3 yards rushing!

Whiting returns after missing almost 3 whole games with shoulder injury to rush for 196 yards and 2 TD's.

Robison completes 7 of 9 for 100 yards including a 35 TD pass to Scofield. Krawchyk scores twice on

runs of 4 and 3 yards. Oestreich returns recovered fumble 40 yards for TD. McCann kicks 5 of 6 extra pts.

Harper and Scofield have interceptions.

Game 7(Photographer was unable to attend game so there will not be any game photos)

One Photo thanks to The Sharon Herald

Greenville..........................................................35

Wilmington........................................................14

The Hounds suffer their first defeat of the season to the 7-0 AAA Greenville Trojans in a non-conference,

non-league contest. RB Whiting provided the Hounds only Touchdowns on runs of 67 and 45 yards in

route to a 9 carry 128yard rushing performance. McCann kicked both extra points. Scofield made an

interception in the endzone to stop one Trojan drive. Linebacker Craley made an impressive chase and

tackle of a Trojan runner, spotting him at least 15 yards, to prevent a score.

Game 8 GAME PHOTOS

(Two Photos thanks to The Sharon Herald and Photographer Jean Neice)

Sharon..............................................................10

WILMINGTON...............................................28

Whiting rushes for 234 yards on 18 carries including a 64yd. TD run. Mitcheltree scores twice on two 1 yd.

dives. Robison scores on 4yd. QB keeper. McCann makes all 4 extra points. The Hounds Offense marches

80 yards for a score on their first possession and 98 yards on second possession of the game. "O" racks up

322 rushing yards. The 'Hound's Hammer comes up Huge! Craley intercepts pass in the endzone and returns it

65 yds. to kill one Sharon threat. Scofield has 2 interceptions and Lane has a fumble recovery.

Hammer stops Sharon 3 times inside the 15 yard line. This win all but assures Wilmington the MCAC Championship!

Game 9Game Photos

Wilmington......................................................32

Reynolds............................................................0

Robison completes 10 of 18 passes for 207 yards and 3 touchdowns. Copper has 5 catches for 154 yards

including an 85 yd.TD reception. Scofield has 4 catches for 46 yards including a 20 yd. TD reception.

Hall had 1 reception for a 7 yd. TD. Bob Whiting rushes 13 times for 88 yards including 2 TD runs of 47 & 7 yards.

McCann kicks 2 extra points. Hounds outgains Reynolds 437 yards to 114 yards. Bob Whiting has interception

in endzone to kill only Raider threat. Scofield also has an interception. Craley causes fumble that Zappia recovers..

Wilmington - 1999 MCAC Champions!

Game 10 District 10 Semi FinalGame Photos

(2 Game Photos thanks to Sharon Herald & David E Dale)

And 2 more tidbits from the New Castle News

Online sports article about game from GoErie.com

Ft. LeBoeuf......................................................13

Wilmington......................................................42

Whiting has 4 TD runs of 6yds., 12yrds.,34yrds. and 1 yd. while rushing for 131 yards on 16 carries.

Scofield has 2 TD receptions of 61yds. and 16yds. while amassing 119 yards on 7 receptions.

Robison completed 9 of 14 passes for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran twice for 15yds.

McCann made all 6 extra points. With 2 starting linemen(Rayner & Stein) out with injuries, Hounds still pile up over

400 yards of Offense. Craley, Zappia Cassella and Copper along with Oestreich, Lane and Buckwalter did a superb job on the Offensive line.

Hounds' Hammer holds Leboeuf back Josh Fiske(4500 career yards) to 19 yards on 10 carries. and holds team to just 91 yards

of total offense. Krawchyk had interception.

Game 11 District 10 Finals (Photos)

Sharon..............................................................13

Wilmington....................................................... 6

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