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Dunmore vs Montrose Football Rivalry

On Sept. 23, 2011, at Montrose, Dunmore won 42-0. The field was muddy. Austin Seamon took the second play 65 yards for a touchdown and finished with 138 yards and three scores. He averaged nearly 14 yards a carry. Corey Coviello returned a blocked punt 44 yards. Dunmore missed the extra point after each of the first two touchdowns and led 12-0. Jordan Dempsey hit Josh Zilla for 27 yards, and Daiqwon Buckley ran in the two-point conversion for a 20-0 lead. Dempsey was 2 of 5. The other completion was a 29-yard pass to John Rinaldi, and it set up Seamon's second score. Dunmore rushed for 351 yards and led 34-0 at halftime. Dunmore was 4-0. Montrose was 0-4. Evan Castrogiovanni had 87 yards on 13 carries. Nate Clark had 61.

On Oct. 24, 2014, at Memorial Stadium, Dunmore won 53-21 in a Division II game. The Times-Tribune had Dunmore fifth. Dunmore was 8-1 and 4-0 in the division, and the win clinched a tie for the title. Montrose was 1-8 and 0-4. Dunmore scored on four of five first-half possessions and led 35-0 at halftime. A punt gave the Bucks the ball at the Montrose 38, and Eric DeLuccie hit Joe Maceyko for 38 yards on the second play. Another punt, to the Montrose 19, set up Sal Marchese's 11-yard touchdown. DeLuccie later hit Joe Waters for 18 yards. Garrett Murray intercepted a fourth-down pass and returned it 66 yards. With 55 seconds left in the half, Marchese ran 80 yards.

On Oct. 30, 2015, at Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium, Dunmore won 54-7 and clinched at least a tie for the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II title. The Times-Tribune had Dunmore third. Dunmore was 8-1 and 4-0 in the division. Montrose was 4-5 and 0-4. Colin Holmes did not play. Dominic Mesko played two series and completed 3 of 4 passes for 47 yards. Gavin Darcy directed four scores. Dunmore scored every time it had the ball in the first half, with five rushing touchdowns, and Murray returned an interception 83 yards. The Bucks outgained Montrose, 292-7.

On Sept. 29, 2017, at Memorial Stadium, Dunmore won 41-0 in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division III game. The Times-Tribune had Dunmore fourth. Dunmore was 6-0 and 5-0 in the division. Montrose was 1-5 and 1-4. Dunmore rushed for 230 yards and held Montrose to 31. A fumble on the play after a three-and-out gave Dunmore the ball. Billy Donvito gained 27 yards on the first two plays, Gavin Darcy hit Nate Fangio for 20 yards to the 1, and Donvito scored. He scored again from 3 yards. Darcy later hit Noah O'Malley for 15 yards and a touchdown. He was 3 of 4 for 52 yards. A blocked punt set up Frank Damiano's 2-yard score. Sean Pietruszkiewicz scored from 2 yards with 58 seconds left in the half, and the lead was 35-0. Caleb Kilmer had 50 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the second half. Jack Henzes said all 38 players got in.

On Oct. 5, 2018, at Ambrose Mullen Memorial Stadium, Dunmore won 62-19. The Times-Tribune had Dunmore sixth. Dunmore was 5-2. Montrose was 0-7. Five touchdowns came in the first quarter. Ralph Tolley forced a strip sack, and Anthony Santarsiero scored from the 1. Billy Donvito recovered the next fumble. Cristian Buckley ran 27 yards, then 64 yards to the 1, and he scored on the next play. Tyler Overholtz sacked Ethan Cina on third down, then sacked him on second and third down on the next possession. Rayshaun Dawkins scored from 14 yards. Greg McDade, starting in place of Steve Borgia, threw a 50-yard touchdown to Buckley. He was 1 of 4 for 50 yards and added a 10-yard rushing score in the second quarter. Buckley had 95 yards and two rushing touchdowns on four carries, plus the catch. Tolley also intercepted a pass and ran 65 yards for a score. Kilmer had 111 yards and two touchdowns on five carries in the second half. Cina was 10 of 17 for 103 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception.

Meetings on file

YearDateResultSite
2011Sept. 23W 42-0Montrose · Seamon 138 yards and three touchdowns. Dunmore 351 rushing yards. Source
2014Oct. 24W 53-21Memorial Stadium · Division II. Halftime 35-0. Marchese from 80. Clinched a tie for the division. Source
2015Oct. 30W 54-7Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium · Division II. Murray 83-yard interception return. Dunmore outgained Montrose 292-7. Source
2017Sept. 29W 41-0Memorial Stadium · Division III. Dunmore 230 rushing yards. Montrose 31 total yards. Source
2018Oct. 5W 62-19Ambrose Mullen Memorial Stadium · Five first-quarter touchdowns. Kilmer 111 yards and two scores in the second half. Source
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