Dunmore vs Wallenpaupack Football Rivalry

On Oct. 2, 2020, at Wallenpaupack High School in Palmyra Twp., Dunmore won 17-6 in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I-III crossover. It was the opener of Cristian Buckley's final season. The Times-Tribune had Dunmore fourth. On the first play after the kickoff he ran 75 yards, and the lead was 7-0. His next carry went 47 yards, to the Wallenpaupack 45. A field goal missed, and the lead stayed 7-0. Wallenpaupack punted on its first three possessions. The third punt was a touchback. Kameryn Reyes gained 22 yards on a reverse. Freshman Thomas Bowen then hit Michael Burke for a touchdown, and it was 14-0 late in the half. Shadrak Agyei ran 74 yards on Wallenpaupack's first possession of the second half, and it was 14-6. Buckley returned the kickoff 41 yards to midfield. On fourth-and-10 from the 34, Bowen found him for 14 yards. Peyton Badyrka kicked a 42-yard field goal, and the lead was 17-6 with 4:16 left in the third quarter. Buckley carried on all seven plays of the last drive, including 6 yards on fourth-and-4. He finished with 313 yards. Kevin McHale said he had played free safety that week, and that he was usually a corner.