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On This Date: (Sept. 16, 1988)

September 16, 1988 — Two first-quarter touchdowns stand up for Lehighton as the Indians hold on for a 14-7 victory over Tamaqua. On its opening drive, Lehighton needs just four plays to go 67 yards. A 25-yard run by Wilbur “Stump” Green sets up a 16-yard scoring run by Dwayne Fisher. Later in the period, Dan Bowman throws passes of 16 yards to Barry Elsasser and 29 to Wayne Dietrich before tossing a 6-yard TD to Elsasser. Fisher collects 100 yards rushing on 15 attempts, while Green adds 86 on eight carries. The Raiders’ lone score comes on a 31-yard run by Joe Bieniek.