Gavin Darcy

On Aug. 25, 2017, in a 28-18 win over West Scranton, Darcy threw the touchdown pass to Steve Borgia that made the score 28-12. Entering the District 2 Class 2A semifinals, Dunmore was 10-0 and had won 23 of 24 games with him as the starter. He had 1,040 yards passing and 21 touchdowns. The week before, against Old Forge, he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns.

On Oct. 20, 2017, at Veterans Memorial Stadium, he threw a 5-yard touchdown to Noah O'Malley and a 53-yard touchdown to Nate Fangio, with 13 seconds left in the half, in a 49-0 win over Carbondale Area. On Nov. 10, in the District 2 Class 2A final at the same stadium, he was 11 of 18 for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Both came in the last 53 seconds of the first half, and a 14-0 lead became 28-0. Fangio caught the 25-yard score. Borgia caught the 21-yard score as the clock expired. Dunmore won 35-8.

He was a senior that year, 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. He was the defending PIAA Class 2A javelin champion, with a winning throw of 199 feet, 6 inches. His best throw that season, 212 feet, 10 inches, set a record at the Robert Spagna Championship meet. He also set a District 2 Class 2A record at 202-9 and finished third in the country at 207-9. He verbally committed to throw the javelin at Penn State. The Penn State commitment was for the javelin.