1974
GROUP 3
FINAL
At Atlantic City Convention Hall
  Sterling 15, Woodrow Wilson 12: Sterling trailed by 12-7 when Joe Ferro recovered a fumble at its 23 with 3:36 left. Chris "Atom Ant" Merulla, listed at 5-4, 130 pounds on the roster, provided a 36-yard gain on a pass from Brian Broomell and Tom Meyers ran for a 5-yard TD at 1:48. Broomell then hit Ken Ryker (PAT after Wilson Bratten's short TD in the second quarter) for a 2-point conversion.

1975
GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
At Sterling
  Sterling 54, Southern 6: The Silver Knights exploded for 38 points in the first quarter and 24 were posted in the first 3:50. Three of Brian Broomell's four TD passes were caught by Chris "Atom Ant" Merulla. Greg Johnson keyed the romp by returning the opening kickoff for an 89-yard TD.
FINAL
At Sterling
  Moorestown 22, Sterling 18: Sterling, winner of 20 consecutive games, took an intentional safety with 2:03 left while holding an 18-13 lead. Alas, Moorestown made the most of its opportunity. Sterling, which rallied from a 13-0 deficit, seized the lead on Brian Broomell's pass to Bob Cullen.

1976
GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
At Eastern
  Sterling 24, Eastern 0: Ken Kelley rushed for 76 yards and passed for 48 as the Silver Knights pulled off the upset. Joe Cirucci blocked a punt to set up TD No. 2 (run by Randy Campbell) and Dave Paulson was a defensive monster with 16 tackles.
FINAL
At Deptford
  Sterling 28, Deptford 13: Sterling's 407-yard outburst included 322 on the ground. Bob Cullen (18-111) and Ken Kelley (11-98) led the way. Randy Campbell's conversion run created a 14-13 edge.

1977
GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
At Sterling
  Sterling 46, Deptford 6: Ken Kelley passed for two TDs and rushed for another. One of Dean Simone's two ground scores involved some air. On a rushing play, Jeff Campbell lost possession on an upward fumble. Simone reached up, snagged the ball at the 3 and surged into the end zone.
FINAL
At Sterling
  Sterling 32, Cherokee 27: The Silver Knights trailed, 21-12, with 10:32 remaining, but then reeled off 20 points in 9:14. They took the lead on Dean Simone's 27-yard run and expanded it shortly thereafter on Ken Kelley's 43-yard interception return. Kelley also passed 11-for-15 for 188 yards and a 57-yard score to Jeff Pacific. Cherokee, in just its second varsity season (and first with seniors), was missing four suspended players.

1983
GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
At Toms River
  Toms River South 37, Sterling 12: The Silver Knights were outgained, 385-175. Greg Blair's fumble recovery led to Alex Broughton's TD on a toss from Fred Coady. Clint Person had a rushing score.

1985
GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
At Overbrook
  Overbrook 17, Sterling 7: Sterling, guilty of just six turnovers through eight games, committed four in Overbrook's territory. Greg Garrity scored on a pass from Chip Oliver. Calvin Shepard-Cass (18-107) and Clint Person (17-89) rushed well.

1987
GROUP 2
SEMIFINAL
At Buena
  Sterling 15, Buena 6: Wicked winds helped to hinder Buena's vaunted passing game. After E.J. Huesken's 26-yard TD run, holder Ken Fayette hit QB Sean Thompson with a conversion pass. Torsten Daniels forced/recovered a fumble to set up Mark Sommers' 23-yard scoring jaunt.
FINAL
At Delran
  Delran 20, Sterling 0: The Silver Knights' best shot at a score was stopped at the half-yard line.

1992
GROUP 2
SEMIFINAL
At Buena
  Sterling 14, Buena (2 OTs): Regulation finished 0-0. At the start of the second extra session, after coach Jim Gallagher allowed his players to make the decision on how to proceed, John Fox ran for a score on fourth-and-goal from the 3. Theron Cooper scored in the first OT on a flip from David Santana.
FINAL
At Sterling
  Delran 12, Sterling 10: Delran rallied from a 10-0 deficit and won in spectacular fashion. Battling against two defenders, Joe Olivo made a leaping snag at Sterling's 30 and raced for a 64-yard TD. John Fox rushed for Sterling's six-pointer and Dave Pearson booted a field goal.

2001
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Sterling
  Sterling 15, Woodstown 0: Ken Parker provided all 15 points -- 29-yard field goal, 40-yard pass from Chop Hammond, 8-yard run.
SEMIFINAL
At Kingsway
  Kingsway 47, Sterling 14: Mario Marchione ran for Sterling's two scores. Kingsway's capper came on a 100-yard interception return.

2002
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Cinnaminson
  Sterling 14, Cinnaminson 12: After falling into a small hole (6-0), the Silver Knights scored the next 14 points on runs by Chop Hammond and Ken Parker and two kicks by the latter.
SEMIFINAL
At West Deptford
  West Deptford 21, Sterling 12: Before WT regrouped, two rushing tallies by Ken Parker (106 yards) gave Sterling a 12-3 lead.

2003
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Pleasantville
  Pleasantville 27, Sterling 19: Pleasantville stormed to the first 27 points. Sterling's highlight was an end zone fumble recovery by defender Antwane Degrilla.

2005
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Sterling
  Camden 24, Sterling 20: With 34 seconds remaining, Sterling's unabashed joy over a go-ahead TD run was short-lived . . . due to a holding call. Then, on fourth-and-goal from the 20, a pass by halfback Mychael Scott to quarterback Arthur Ellis could only cover 18 yards. Ellis scored on a 5-yard run and an 84-yard kickoff return.

2012
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At West Deptford
  West Deptford 31, Sterling 7: Rusher Quamir Mack scored for Sterling and Marcus Taylor notched all six of his team's receptions.

2013
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Woodstown
  Woodstown 28, Sterling 12: Devon Tucker and Richard Carter scored on short runs.

2015
GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
At Delsea
  Delsea 49, Sterling 7: Delsea scored on its first seven possessions and bagged every scrimmage yard -- 456 of 'em -- on rushes.

2017
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Sterling
  Haddonfield 17, Sterling 7: Six days earlier, Sterling rolled to a 37-19 triumph over this same opponent. This time, Haddonfield racked up the first 17 points before Ta'Mire Hutchinson covered one yard for a rushing score.

2018
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At Haddonfield
  Haddonfield 41, Sterling 7: Sterling scored the game's last TD -- pass from Rob Wilsey to Nick Harmer -- to avoid getting blanked.

2019
GROUP 2
QUARTERFINAL
At West Deptford
  West Deptford 49, Sterling 0: The Silver Knights, who had not suffered a playoff shutout since 1987, fell to a rival from within the WJFL Colonial Division. WD had won the teams' first tilt, 34-0.

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STARTERS FOR SOUTH JERSEY SECTIONAL CHAMPS

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RECAPS OF SEASONS RESULTING
IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1962
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE (7-0)
  In its first full Olympic season, the Silver Knights thumped Clearview, 32-0, to complete its run of perfection. Harry Capozzoli ran 10 times for 87 yards and four TDs while Rich Harris gained 109 yards on 14 totes, blocked well for Capozzoli and made two interceptions. Tom Carroll hit Dan Maurer for a 59-yard score.
1963
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE (7-0)
  Sterling again rolled through seven games, extending its conference winning streak to 14. Harry Capozzoli whizzed for a 25-yard TD on his first carry and finished with 100 total yards (plus another TD). A 12-yard pass from Dan Mazziotta to Joe Feuda, who made a one-handed catch, produced TD No. 3. Deptford could have earned a title tie with a win.
1973
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (6-1)
  Sterling fell to Haddon Heights, 15-6, in its final conference game. Twelve days later, on Thanksgiving, HH spanked Haddonfield, 45-0, to create a tie for the championship.
1974
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (7-0)
  The Silver Knights completed a perfect conference campaign by topping Haddon Heights, 13-0. The shutout was their fourth and they allowed just 16 total points. Wilson Bratten ran for a short score and Jeff Pelouze preferred to go lonnnnng -- 94-yard kickoff return. Final overall record: 10-0.
1975
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (7-0)
  Again the Silver Knights achieved perfection while allowing 31 points. The finale was a 40-0 destruction of Haddon Heights. The losers committed six turnovers, but so did the winners. Tim O'Brien turned 11 carries into 156 yards and two TDs while Brian Broomell passed 7-for-13 for 84 yards and one score.
1977
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (7-0)
  Guess what? There was eve more defensive dominance this season. En route to their second perfect overall record (11-0) in four years, Sterling opened with six shutouts (five in conference play) and yielded just eight conference points. Again the last-game opponent, Haddon Heights, was waffled (by 50-0). Sterling bagged 491 yards of total offense and Jeff Pacific notched lengthy TDs -- 65-yard pass from Ken Kelley, 55-yard run. Kelley's three conversion runs raised his season total to 15, a South Jersey record.
1984
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (7-2)
  The Silver Knights suffered losses to Woodbury and West Deptford, but, oddly, finished in a three-way tie for first with Paulsboro and Gateway. Dan Swallow recorded 17 tackles and one interception in the final game, a 27-0 Thanksgiving blanking of Collingswood. The defense also received a defensive TD from Tony Revelas, who recovered a fumble in the end zone. Pat Trioli caused it. Chip Oliver passed 6-for-8 for 87 yards and a 61-yard TD to Robert Hughes. Sterling scored on its first three possessions.
1985
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (9-0)
  After losing a playoff game to Overbrook, the Silver Knights concluded conference play at 9-0 with a 29-0 Turkey Day triumph over Collingswood. Clint Person (23-79) and Calvin Shepard-Cass (8-89) halved four rushing TDs and Henry Johnson claimed the school record for field goals in a season by hitting his fourth. The 9-0 record remains Sterling's best in conference play.
1990
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (8-1)
  Haddon Heights and Woodbury completed 8-1 conference campaigns one week earlier and Sterling created a triple tie on Thanksgiving by edging Collingswood, 7-0. A first quarter drive covered 72 yards in 14 plays. Greg Kelley caped it with a 24-yard run. Despite their success, the Silver Knights did not make the playoffs due to a shortage of power points.
1992
COLONIAL CONFERENCE (8-0-1)
  The only blemish was a scoreless tie with West Deptford in conference game No. 6. The outright title was claimed Thanksgiving morning, thanks to 34-0 domination of Collingswood. John Fox (22-202) rushed for four TDs and Joe Miller (11-164) added one. Miller upstaged Fox in the longest TD contest, 55 yards to 53. The defense limited Collingswood to 45 yards and forced five turnovers. One of the stars was linebacker Ryan Barikian, nephew of C-wood coach (and former Sterling player) Bob Barikian.
2001
COLONIAL LIBERTY (4-1)
  The Silver Knights suffered a loss to West Deptford in their second of five division games. They finished in a tie with WD and Haddonfield after rolling to a 51-14 blasting of Collingswood on Thanksgiving Eve. Ken Parker (13-164) and Harold Barton (7-122) rushed for two TDs apiece and Jay Cage repped the defense with a 70-yard score on an interception.
2005
COLONIAL LIBERTY (3-1)
  Sterling fell to Collingswood, 7-6, on Thanksgiving Eve and that result allowed those teams and West Deptford to triple-share the championship in a five-team division. Both teams scored in the first quarter. Mychael Scott's 58-yard dash moved the Silver Knights within 7-6, but the PAT was unsuccessful. After posting a goal-line stand, C-wood maintained possession for the final 8:21.