{"id":313172,"date":"2026-10-24T04:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313172\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T04:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:14:08","slug":"hs-football-dunmores-dominance-continues-claims-division-ii-title-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313172\/","title":{"rendered":"HS FOOTBALL: Dunmore\u2019s dominance continues, claims Division II title \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAYLOR \u2014\u00a0 Dunmore continued its unbeaten roll through the Lackawanna Football Conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s victim was Riverside.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks scored 30 first-quarter points and allowed the Vikings just 62 total yards of offense on their way to a 58-6 victory to clinch the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II championship Friday at Riverside\u2019s Veterans Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Westone Yannone had three touchdowns and Xavier Burke added a pair of scores for the Bucks (9-0 overall, 4-0 Division II). Quarterback Brady McCormick was 13 for 17 passing for 198 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks got the scoring started on the second play of the game when the defense gang-tackled Riverside quarterback Jared Jackson in the end zone for a safety.<\/p>\n<p>Following the free kick, McCormick found a wide-open Yannone from 30 yards out to extend the Bucks lead to 9-0, less than two minutes into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside\u2019s Carmelo Barnett halted the next Dunmore drive with an interception.<\/p>\n<p>However, Riverside was forced to punt, punt the Bucks took possession at the Vikings 19 after a short kick.<\/p>\n<p>Two plays later, Burke scored from the 4 for a 16-0 lead with 7:17 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Dunmore then forced the Vikings to turn\u00a0the ball over on downs<\/p>\n<p>This time, the Bucks needed six plays to cover 63 yards. Key to Dunmore\u2019s drive was Burke\u2019s two receptions for 28 yards, with the latter resulting in a 2-yard touchdown and a 23-0 lead with 3:10 left in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Dunmore forced a Riverside punt, which Yannone returned to the Vikings 9.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick hit Burke with a swing pass for the touchdown and 30-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Yannone halted the next Riverside drive with a diving interception.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings almost escaped further damage, forcing a fourth down. . However, McCormick hit Jack McHale with a 13-yard pass to keep the drive alive.<\/p>\n<p>Two plays later, Yannone raced 14 yards for a score and a 37-0 lead with 7:50 left in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the quarter after forcing another turnover on downs, Dunmore embarked on a 45-yard drive, capped by Yannone\u2019s 16-yard scoring run with :20 left in the first half and a 44-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was played with a running clock per PIAA regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Dunmore added a 30-yard touchdown from Josef Wolff and a Colin Coulthard 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter on a 10-play, 82-yard drive capped by Caleb Borowski\u2019s 2-yard touchdown run with 3:12 left in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAYLOR \u2014\u00a0 Dunmore continued its unbeaten roll through the Lackawanna Football Conference on Friday. 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