NFL Hall of Fame line­backer Dick Butkus took over the Montour football program in 2005 and instilled discipline and drive to not only the football team but the community as well. Butkus turned around their losing attitude and laid the groundwork for a championship program.

Before Butkus turned the program over to Coach Lou Cerro in 2006, ESPN and Reebok supplied uniforms, Numex donated modern weight-training equipment and Energizer gave a new scoreboard and built a new locker room.

ON THE ATTACK—West Mifflin QB Jordan McClung threw for one touchdown in the Titans 21-13 loss.

But the final piece of the puzzle was when North Catholic transfer Julian “Batman” Durden, who got his nickname because actor Michael Keaton is a Montour graduate, stepped on the field for the first time in September. The junior running back transferred to Montour after spending the previous two years at North Catholic. He is a division one recruit and has received letters from Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia.

Peabody won their last game as a school on Saturday at Cupples Stadium by upsetting Brashear, 34-24.

“I am really proud of the efforts of these kids,” Peabody head coach Leonard Carter said. “Despite the things that are going on all around us and despite the fact that this is our last game, they never gave up.”

Junior quaterback Donte Forte completed 12 of 20 passes for 232 yards with two touchdowns and he ran one in from 65-yards away. Peabody’s Jalen Coleman had two touchdown runs of 76 and 62 yards, respectively. He finished with five rushes for 136 yards.

PITTSBURGH (AP)—No matter what Pitt accomplishes under coach Jamie Dixon—and, in seven seasons, it has been a lot—there’s always an asterisk attached.

The Panthers, despite winning at least 25 games each of the last five seasons, still haven’t been to the Final Four since the 1940s.

PANTHERS GET EASY WIN—Pitt’s Brad Wanamaker and Norwood’s Thierno Agne go for a loose ball after Wanamaker’s strip during the Panthers 104-62 win over the Seahawks in an exhibition game at the Petersen Events Center on Oct. 31. (Photo by Chris Lopez)

With nearly every player back from last season’s 25-9 team, they’re hoping this is the season they play into April.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Former Schenley great and Hill District native Maurice Lucas, the fierce power forward known as “The Enforcer” who helped lead the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title, has died after a long fight with bladder cancer. He was 58.

Lucas, who in later years was an assistant coach with the Blazers, died Sunday at his home in Portland, the team said.

BATTLE OF THE BIG MEN—This May 29, 1977 file photo shows Maurice Lucas of the Trail Blazers hauling down a rebound as Philadelphia’s Darryl Dawkins battles for position during their NBA championship game in Portland. (AP Photo/JV, File)

The 1971 Schenley team with Lucas, Rickey Coleman, and Jeep Kelly is widely regarded as one of the best high school teams to play in Pennsylvania basketball history. That team, representing District 8 and the City League, defeated Norristown for the AAA Championship 77-60.