Story
Community & everyday lifeCoal Township Wins the Eastern Conference Crown, 63–6
1955
The Purple Demons defeated West Scranton for their second Eastern Conference championship in six years.
Some details remain uncertainCoal Township High School's Purple Demons beat West Scranton 63–6 to take the Eastern Football Conference championship in 1955. The December 5 News-Dispatch celebrated the victory as Coal Township's second conference crown in six years.
A dressing-room photograph captured players, coaches, and student managers celebrating after the win. Its caption linked that scene to the result, preserving the team's immediate response to the championship rather than a posed season portrait.
The title belonged to the Eastern Conference competition of 1955. The victory and the dressing-room celebration were Coal Township's own football milestone, separate from Shamokin's baseball success nearly three decades earlier.