LL Lookback: 1980
Written by: Dell Jackson on January 16, 2022
Ed note: We are gathering some information for an upcoming project for llhoops. We thought it might be a good idea to feature a year now and then on our site. 1980 gets the nod today. Note that McCaskey represented Section 2 🙂 Enjoy!
LL standings -1980
1980 | |||||
1st half | Sec 1 | 2nd half | Sec 1 | ||
Man. Central | 6-0 | Man. Central | 6-0 | ||
Solanco | 5-1 | Warwick | 5-1 | ||
Cocalico | 4-2 | Cocalico | 3-3 | ||
Warwick | 3-3 | Ephrata | 3-3 | ||
Columbia | 2-4 | Solanco | 2-4 | ||
Ephrata | 1-5 | Columbia | 1-5 | ||
Lampeter-Strasburg | 0-6 | Lampeter-Strasburg | 1-5 | ||
Sec 2 | Sec 2 | ||||
McCaskey | 6-1 | ** McCaskey | 6-1 | ||
Man. TWP | 6-1 | Lebanon | 6-1 | ||
Lebanon | 5-2 | Cedar Crest | 4-3 | ||
Cedar Crest | 4-3 | Lancaster Cath. | 4-3 | ||
Lancaster Cath. | 4-3 | Penn Manor | 3-4 | ||
Hempfield | 2-5 | Hempfield | 3-4 | ||
Penn Manor | 1-6 | Man. TWP | 2-5 | ||
Conestoga Valley | 0-7 | Conestoga Valley | 0-7 | ||
Sec 3 | Sec 3 | ||||
Garden Spot | 7-0 | Garden Spot | 7-0 | ||
Donegal | 5-2 | Lebanon Cath. | 5-2 | ||
Annville-Cleona | 4-3 | Annville-Cleona | 4-3 | ||
Lebanon Cath. | 4-3 | Donegal | 4-3 | ||
Etown | 3-4 | Etown | 3-4 | ||
Northern Lebanon | 2-5 | Northern Lebanon | 3-4 | ||
ELCO | 2-5 | ELCO | 1-6 | ||
Pequea Valley | 1-6 | Pequea Valley | 1-6 |
1980 LL Tournament via LLhoops
1980 | McCaskey (2-1) 45 xxxxxxx | Garden Spot (3-1) 43 | |
1st rnd | McCaskey (2-1) 56 | M. Central (1-1) 49 | |
Garden Spot (3-1) bye |
** McCaskey beat Lebanon in a playoff game for the second half 69-59…also defeated TWP for the first half.
In the LL final game:
Brent Perry , 5’9” guard for McCaskey, hit a game winner at the buzzer to give McCaskey the LL title in 1980. Garden Spot was led by Doug Bechtold with 12 points in the final game.
Paid attendance at Hershey Arena was 1625
Information Credit to LNP- Harold Zeigler and LLhoops archive
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