Dunmore vs Lakeland Football Rivalry

No all-time series count was in the Times-Tribune stories used here. The recent games are enough to say why the date is circled.

In 2025 Lakeland won at Dunmore, 28-14, on Sept. 26, then won the District 2 Class 2A final, 27-7, on Nov. 7. Lakeland visits Veterans Memorial Stadium on Oct. 30, 2026, at 7. That game has not been played. On Oct. 16, NEPA Football had Mid Valley 33 and Lakeland 27 at Lakeland Stadium. On Oct. 23, Lakeland is at Western Wayne, 7 p.m., at Sharkey-Rosetti Sports Complex.

The meetings below are the described games from 2004 on, plus the 1999 and 2003 district games the 2014 playoff history prints. They are not an all-time series.

Before 2006, Lakeland had won nine straight against Dunmore and had won the District 2 Class AA finals in 2003 and 2004. In 2006 Lakeland won 35-0, then 21-0 in the district semifinals. Perry said a championship meant beating Lakeland. Holmes said that in his sophomore year Dunmore did not score a point going up there. In 2007 the regular-season meeting was 14-7. The line had All-Region tackle Ryan Eitutis, Justan Mitchell, and All-Region guard Jim Sabia, and the defense was led by Pat Hart. Later, Perry ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-22 win that eliminated the defending district champion.

On Sept. 9, 2016, in Scott Twp., Dunmore won 32-21. It was a sixth straight win in the series and a 27th straight Lackawanna Football Conference division win. Colin Holmes ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns and caught a 12-yard score. Kyle Lasher had 125 yards on 17 carries. Backed up at its own 10, leading 12-7, Lasher ran 32 yards and then 16 on third-and-15. Noah O'Malley caught a 10-yard touchdown from Gavin Darcy as the half ended, 18-7. Lakeland outgained Dunmore, 326-304. Matt Pidgeon's 25-yard catch had made it 7-6. Michael Lowry's 71-yard run, his only carry, made it 18-15 with 6:36 left in the third. Dunmore recovered the onside kick, and Holmes scored from 6 yards on fourth down. Lasher's 38-yard run made it 32-15. Nick Shoemaker had three tackles for loss. Lasher's punts averaged 44.3 yards.

On Oct. 26, 2018, in Scott Twp., Lakeland won 17-14 and the Division III title, its first division title and its first win over Dunmore since 2010. Dunmore rushed for 301 yards. Four backs gained at least 50, and Rayshaun Dawkins had 121. Lakeland had 187 total yards. Dunmore lost four fumbles, and two were returned for touchdowns. Jakob Snipes scored from 58 yards on a bobbled bubble screen that officials ruled a lateral. Steve Borgia's 1-yard sneak tied it at 7. Giovanni Spataro scored with the next fumble, and James Lewis caught a 2-point pass for 14-7. Billy Good's 27-yard field goal made it 17-7 at the half. Cristian Buckley's 40-yard run made it 17-14 with 11:41 left. Kevin McHale was the acting head coach. The seven-year run of division titles ended.

On Sept. 25, 2009, at Chapman Lake, Dunmore won 35-8. The quarters were Dunmore 14, 0, 7, 14 and Lakeland 0, 0, 0, 8. Olivetti's 14-yard keeper set up Perry's 5-yard touchdown 2:01 into the game. Shawn Dente kicked the first of five extra points. Frank Santarsiero scored from 3 yards with 3:54 left in the first quarter. A 60-yard touchdown to Josh Burton was called back for illegal formation. Lakeland's 15-play drive in the second quarter ended when the defense stuffed Brett Kuwik at the 1. Early in the third, Lakeland marched from its 33 to the Dunmore 14 and was stopped. Perry's hit on Kevin Carito's fourth-down swing pass, then a 51-yard run, set up Mike Ehnot's 13-yard touchdown catch with 4:45 left, and it was 21-0. Olivetti hit Santarsiero for 13 yards on the second play of the fourth. Mike Morrison scored from 22 yards two minutes later. J.J. Rojenches scored from 10 yards with 1:35 left, Lakeland's only points. Perry finished with 19 carries for 120 yards. Olivetti completed 5 of 5 passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns, in his fourth start. Henzes said he had been behind Miller Holmes his whole career. Tim Brier had three and a half sacks. Dunmore had 20 first downs, 305 rushing yards on 46 carries, and 357 total yards. Lakeland had 10 first downs, 112 rushing yards, and 189 total yards. Jeff Wasilchak coached Lakeland.