Eastdale Collegiate & Vocational Institute
Eagles
Address: 265 Harmony Rd., Oshawa, L1G 6L4 (map)
School opened: 1966
Enrollment / OFSAA classification: 1430 / AAAA
Senior Program
LOSSA Football Membership: 2003-present; 1989; 1973-1985; 1967-1971
Titles: One (1974)
2008 Players to watch:
James Needham
Junior Program
LOSSA Football Membership: 2002-present; 1990; 1984-1988; 1973-1981; 1966-1971
Titles: One (1971)
2008 Players to watch:
none provided to date
Where Are They Now!
Player | University / College | Current Team |
Babcock; Jason | Attending York University | York Lions (LB) |
Mcdougall; Peter | Attending Wilfrid Laurier University | Laurier Golden Hawks (DB) |
Warnica; Phil | Attending University of Guelph | Guelph Gryphons (DL) |
Noteworthy:
2008 Coaching Staff: Senior - Ian Gilbride; Junior - Andy Carnovale. Ian Gilbride is a former LOSSA player (R.S. McLaughlin), while Andy Carnovale began his LOSSA football coaching career by leading the Pine Ridge Puma Junior football team to a League Championship in their first year of operation (1992).
2002: The return of Junior football at Eastdale marks the first Oshawa based football team representing the Durham Board of Education since 1997 when O'Neill Collegiate fielded a Senior team.
1989: Due to a lack of players, Eastdale was forced to withdraw from the league in mid-season. Senior football would not return to the east end Oshawa school for fourteen years.
1974: The Senior team would capture their first LOSSA Senior football championship with a 6-0 victory over Anderson Collegiate. The only touchdown of the game occurred in the second quarter when Quarteback Bob Grace called his own number for a one-yard plunge into the end zone.
1971: The Eastdale Junior team would finish with an unblemished record when they prevailed by a score of 15-0 over Anderson Collegiate. Although this marked the third consecutive Junior Championship for Eastdale, the winds of change were underway in Durham and this team would be recognized as the first recipients of a new trophy designated for the LOSSA Junior Champions.
1970: League champions of the Oshawa High School League. Junior team.
1969: League champions of the Oshawa High School League. A sweep by both the Senior and Junior teams.
1966: Eastdale launches their football program with a Junior team. They would be victorious in their first ever game played under the coaching leadership of Stan Marchut.