Wallenpaupack at Dallas

Recap

DALLAS 14, WALLENPAUPACK 6

Marc Saracinaj scored both Dallas touchdowns and the Mountaineers escaped their first serious challenge of the season with the help of a couple of fourth-down defensive plays by Owen Oldt in the second half of a 14-6 victory over visiting Wallenpaupack in the Dstrict 2 Class 4A championship game Friday night.

Wallenpaupack outgained Dallas and had a field goal attempt for the lead early in the fourth quarter.

The Buckhorns contained a Mountaineers offense that came in averaging nearly 44 points per game and having scored at least 35 points in each of the first 11 games of an unbeaten season.

The game was scoreless for more than 15 minutes before Saracinaj scored from the 1.

Jake Rafferty gave Wallenpaupack a 1-yard touchdown 42 seconds before halftime, but Tyce Mason blocked the extra point to keep Dallas in front, 7-6.

Ed Kiesendahl rushed for 130 yards and Sam Kiesendahl passed for 117 as Wallenpaupack controlled possession.

Hunter Pitcavage recovered his own fumble midway through the fourth quarter to help Dallas hold on to the ball.

On the next play, Talan Geskey found Saracinaj on a deep post pattern and Saracinaj split the last two defenders while speeding the rest of the way for a 66-yard touchdown.

Geskey finished 7-for-11 for 89 yards and also ran for 38 yards.

Wallenpaupack moved to fourth-and-five at the Dallas 21 with less than two minutes left.

Oldt, whose pass rush forced a fourth-down incompletion in Mountaineers territory in the third quarter, was there again. He led the pass rush that kept Sam Kiesendahl from having any chance at finding a receiver.

After Oldt got to Kiesendahl’s legs, Pitcavage and Drew Klinetob joined in to help finish off the sack for a nine-yard loss.

Pitcavage, who led the Dallas ground game, ran for eight and six yards on the next two plays and the Mountaineers were able to help to Victory Formation from there.

Dallas (12-0) will host defending champion North Pocono (11-1) in a much-anticipated district final Friday.

Wallenpaupack finished 7-5.

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER

None

2ND QUARTER

DAL – Marc Saracinaj 1-yd run (Brandon Miller kick) – Dallas 7-0

WAL – Jake Rafferty 1-yd run (Kick failed) – Dallas 7-6

3RD QUARTER

None

4TH QUARTER

DAL – Saracinaj 66-yd pass from Talen Geskey (Miller kick) – Dallas 14-6