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By SCOTT FERTAL; Times Leader Sports Correspondent
 Tuesday, November 22, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 5B 





If you like soccer, then Lackawanna County Stadium is the place to be
tonight for the third annual Geisinger Senior Soccer Classics. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the first game of the doubleheader, which begins at 6 p.m., the Wyoming
Valley Conference Division II all-stars will face the Northeastern Athletic
Conference all-stars and in the nightcap, the WVC Division I all-stars will
play The Multi-County League all-stars at approximately 8 p.m. The latter game
will also be televized locally on PCTN. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The WVC Division II-stars will be coached by Pittston Area's Sal D'Amico
and Hazleton Area's Bill Dougherty and the Division I stars will be led by
Bishop O'Reilly's Chris Scharff and Coughlin's Joe Spagnuolo. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WVC schools representing Division II will be Nanticoke, Scranton Prep,
Wallenpaupack, Wyoming Area, Pittston Area, North Pocono, Scranton and
Hazleton Area. Division I stars will include players from Lake-Lehman, Meyers,
Wyoming Valley West, Crestwood, Bishop Hoban, Dallas, Wyoming Seminary, Bishop
O'Reilly and Tunkhannock. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Representing the Northeast Athletic Conference stars will be players from
Western Wayne, Elk Lake, Blue Ridge, Notre Dame, Mountain View, Delaware
Valley and Valley View, while the Multi-County team will include players from
Selinsgrove, Hughesville, Bloomsburg, Montoursville, Williamsport,
Mifflinburg, Lock Haven, Lewisburg, Central Columbia, Bishop Neuman and
Millville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 There will be a few differences in tonight's games from a typical high
school soccer contest, as there will be two, 45-minute halves rather than
four, 20- minute quarters and the width of the field will also be altered. The
width of a regulation high school field is between 55 and 60 yards, but
tonight, the field will be 75 yards wide. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It worries me a little," D'Amico said of the changes. "It's a good
experience for the kids who will go on to play soccer in college. But I hope
they can handle it." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Each roster consists of 18 players, which the coaches say makes it easier
to get each athlete ample playing time. In previous all-star games, there were
between 20 and 22 players chosen for each roster. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's a little easier with 18 players," Scharff said. "There are two
keepers, so that leaves five or six subs. We'll use the first half as a
feeling-out process, and each player will get an equal basis of time." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Everybody will play," D'Amico added. "I think this game is a reward to the
kids for four years of hard work and dedication." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the first year of the game, the WVC D-I stars were 5-4 winners, but last
season, they lost 3-0, which Scharff says will be a big motivational factor
for his team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "They feel they've got something to prove," he said. "I think our
conference is getting stronger and stronger, and I think there will be a
little revenge factor. The boys want to make a little bit of a statement and
anytime you play an all-star game against another league, it's for pride." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We want to show that we play pretty good soccer here," D'Amico added. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wvc Stars Out To Shine Brightly Tonight