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Dunmore vs Tunkhannock Football Rivalry

On Sept. 9, 1994, at Tunkhannock, Dunmore won a non-conference game, 13-6. Brian Forgione carried 27 times for 132 yards. Kevin McHale scored from 5 yards and kicked the extra point to finish a 75-yard drive, and Dunmore led 7-0. Forgione had opened that drive with a 16-yard run. From the 6, on fourth-and-1, McHale gained the yard. Brian Dempsey scored the second touchdown from the 1, and the kick failed. The long gain on the 67-yard drive was Forgione's 29-yard run. Gary Farber scored from the 2 in the fourth quarter. That kick failed too. Reuben Sherman ran for 87 yards, 74 of them on six carries of the scoring drive. Dunmore's points came 7, 6, 0, and 0. Tunkhannock's came 0, 0, 0, and 6.

On Oct. 16, 2020, at Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tunkhannock won 30-17. The game was put together on three days' notice after Holy Redeemer and Lackawanna Trail games were canceled. Tunkhannock was 2-3. Dunmore was 2-1 and ranked fourth in Class 2A. Tunkhannock gained 456 yards and recorded five sacks for minus-48 yards. Ben Chilson closed Dunmore's last drive with a third-down sack for an 8-yard loss. Jack Chilson scored twice on the ground in the first quarter, the second time from 20 yards with the game tied 7-7. He also completed 20 of 35 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Nathan Lord scored from 12 yards, and the lead was 22-7. A 34-yard Dunmore field goal made it 22-10. An 18-yard pass to Michael Sickler made it 30-10 at halftime. Cristian Buckley opened the second half with a 72-yard screen pass from David Reilly. Those two long touchdowns were more than half of Dunmore's offense. Ty Konen carried 18 times for 97 yards. Tunkhannock did not score after halftime. Dunmore did not score in the last 21 minutes. Mike Marabell coached Tunkhannock.

Meetings on file

YearDateResultSite
1994Sept. 9Dunmore won 13-6Tunkhannock · Non-conference. Forgione 132 yards. McHale from the 5. Source
2020Oct. 16Tunkhannock won 30-17Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium · Set on three days' notice. Jack Chilson 247 passing yards. Buckley 72-yard screen. Source
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