Carbondale at Dunmore

Recap

 

DUNMORE 7, CARBONDALE 6

At Dunmore, the Bucks notched their first win of the season, scoring late in the game to defeat upstart Carbondale Area, 7-6.

After forcing the Bucks to punt on their opening possession, the Chargers went on a 13-play, 82-yard drive for their only touchdown of the evening. Senior back Ethen Brewen did the honors for Carbondale Area, as he scored from 2 yards out with just 3:04 left in the opening period. The extra point was missed, a play that would come back to haunt Carbondale Area late in the game.

Dunmore had success moving the football against the Carbondale Area defense, marching inside the red zone on 7 different occasions. The Bucks were 2 of 7 on 4^th down conversions had an Eric Reesey field goal attempt bounce off the upright.

The Bucks were not able to mount a scoring drive until late in the contest. After forcing Carbondale Area to punt, Dunmore took advantage of a penalty against the Chargers for interfering with the opportunity to make a fair catch. Dunmore took over with great field position at the Carbondale 37-yard line. Xavier Burke bulled in from the 4-yard line to tie the game. Reesey connected on the extra point to give Dunmore a 7-6 lead with just 1:14 left in the football game.

The final Carbondale Area drive was unsuccessful and the Bucks were able to escape with the victory on their home field. Dunmore (1-4) travels to meet division foe, Lakeland, next Friday in an attempt to string together victories. Carbondale (3-2) will return home to face winless Montrose.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter

CAR – Ethan Brewen 2-yd run (Kick failed) – Carbondale Area 6-0

2nd Quarter

None

3rd Quarter

None

4th Quarter

DUN – Xavier Burke 4-yd run (Eric Reesey kick) – Dunmore 7-6