Henderson To Play Football
WESTFALL — Delaware Valley High School star football player Jason Henderson has decided on continuing his gridiron career at Old Dominion University.
"I have (developed) a very good relationship with the coach," said Henderson, a standout running back and veteran linebacker with more than 300 total tackles while starting his first three seasons, all of them ending in a trip to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs as well as three straight district titles and a 32-7 overall record in that span.
"We formed a bond. The coaching staff wants to turn that program around and I'd like to be a reason why and a part in its success."
Henderson has been leaning toward a college career at ODU over the past year. He said Syracuse, Villanova and Florida Atlantic also were on his short list, but the ODU campus in Norfolk, Va. appealed to him before he decided to sign for a scholarship package to ODU late last week.
"I'm happy for him. It's an outstanding college with a coaching staff of young, energetic guys. I think he'll fit in perfectly," said Delaware Valley High School football coach Keith Olsommer.
Along with running the ball for 249 yards and eight touchdowns, Henderson caught 21 passes out of the backfield for 345 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, he had 162 total tackles playing his customary linebacker spot last fall.
An outstanding wrestler in the 190-pound class, Henderson the past two years was Delaware Valley's lone qualifier for the state championships. He was 43-8 with 24 pins, the eighth wrestler with 40 or more pins in a season while sparking Delaware Valley to the team district title. Henderson brings a 90-27 record into his senior season.
Another Cabin Approved For Restored Camp
BUSHKILL — Mont Lawn Camp Retreat Center in Lehman Township is closed this summer because of COVID-19 but camp administrators are optimistic about the future.
Six cabins dating back to the 1960s have been restored through an anonymous donor, and Todd Holmes, site engineer, presented a plan to the Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting last week to approve a proposed new, seventh cabin. It raises the occupancy limit to just under 300 campers.
Supervisors approved the plan during the meeting, which preceded a lengthy public hearing and adoption of short-term rental ordinance amendments and zoning changes.
"The existing buildings were outdated," said camp director Sam DeWitt, who attended the meeting, after the approval. DeWitt said the number of young campers coming to the Poconos from New York City has held steady in recent years but said, "We're hoping to increase campers. ... It could regain popularity with the kids from New York City."
Holmes said the road to the camp would be widened to 20 feet with a turnaround area for emergency vehicles, and the parking area around the cabin would add only one more parking spot that would be ADA-accessible. The seventh cabin has a capacity for 20 campers.
Holmes received approval for his request to extend the waivers to six. "We usually agree to no more than four," quipped township Attorney Don Karpowich. They involve stormwater conditions, impervious surfaces and a steep slope. There would be public notification of the work to Bushkill Falls and one private property owner abutting the camp property.
Supervisors approved the waivers and work will begin in the weeks ahead.
Mont Lawn Camp began in 1900 and relocated to the 200-acre site in Lehman Township in 1960 from its original site of Nyack, N.Y...For more infomation subscribe to our paper.