Dunmore Football 2010 Season

Dunmore finished 7-5. Riverside won twice: 42-20 at Dunmore on Nov. 5, and 22-14 at a neutral site in the postseason on Nov. 19. The postseason opener was a 21-0 road win at Old Forge.

The other losses were North Pocono 8-10 at home, West Scranton 24-27 on the road, and Lakeland 6-13 at home. Honesdale was a 39-6 road win on Oct. 8. Western Wayne was 49-28 at home.

On Nov. 5 at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Riverside won 42-20. Skylar Lavage blitzed, hit Jordan Dempsey, and recovered the fumble at the Dunmore 15. It was the only turnover. Nick Rossi scored from 3 yards, Paul Lassiter kicked the extra point, and the lead was 29-20. Alex Pucilowski sacked Dempsey twice on the next possession. Rossi's 20-yard run made it 35-20. Rossi finished with 154 rushing yards, 104 of them after halftime, and six runs of a dozen yards or more. The half had ended 14-14, on runs by Corey Talerico and Rossi, a 2-yard run by DaQuan Buckley, and a 15-yard pass from Dempsey to Morgan Holmes with 22 seconds left. Rossi scored from 1 yard to open the second half and caught the two-point pass. Buckley's 11-yard run got Dunmore within two. Talerico and Nick Dranchak stopped the option for the tying points. Riverside scored the last 20. The paper had Riverside at 9-1 and Dunmore at 6-4, third seed, with Old Forge the next Friday.

On Nov. 19, Riverside won the District 2 Class A championship, 22-14, at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Corey Talerico threw for 172 yards. Skylar Lavage caught the go-ahead touchdown and finished with 99 yards receiving. The two-point conversion made it an eight-point lead. Dunmore had held the Riverside run game that had gained 259 yards two weeks earlier. The Sunday notes said the senior class finished 30-8 over three seasons, and that Dunmore reached the 15 before turning the ball over on its last two possessions.