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First Posted: 12/1/2013 Lake-Lehman&#8217;s Dustin Jones sparked the offense with one last big game on his home black turf at Edward Edwards Stadium.
Four Dallas linebackers led the defensive effort.
That Back Mountain combination paved the way Nov. 30 when the West turned the 63rd Annual UNICO All-Star Classic into a rout, beating the East, 55-14, for its eighth straight victory in the all-star game for senior football players from the Wyoming Valley Conference.
Jones earned the game&#8217;s Most Valuable Player award by carrying 14 times for 121 yards and four touchdowns while making other contributions to the win.
&#8220;He does everything you ask him to do,&#8221; said Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Pat Keating, who coached the West team. &#8220;He&#8217;s very unselfish whether he&#8217;s getting the ball, he&#8217;s blocking for somebody or he&#8217;s trying to make tackles on defense.
&#8220;He&#8217;s just an all-around great football player.&#8221;
Logan Brace, Mike Mihal, Mark Michno and Bill Gately, all from Dallas, were among the top defensive players for the West.
&#8220;They&#8217;re tough kids,&#8221; Keating said. &#8220;They have a great nose for the football. It was just simplifying thing and letting those guys play fast and run to the football.
&#8220;They did a great job tonight.&#8221;
Jones ran 3 yards for the only touchdown of the first quarter in what started out as a close game.
The teams were tied, 7-7, and the East had the statistical advantage before the West ran off 20 points in less than five minutes late in the first half to start a streak of 41 straight points.
Gately followed Jones around left end and ran 31 yards for a touchdown to break the tie.
Jones also scored from 31 yards and had both a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery during the late-second quarter flurry that broke the game open.
Jones, who rushed for 2,116 yards and 31 touchdowns while helping Lake-Lehman to division and district titles this season, wound up with touchdown runs in each of the four quarters. The fullback/defensive tackle plans to continue football into college.
&#8220;I plan on playing,&#8221; said Jones, a District 2 Class AA heavyweight wrestling champion last winter who said he is unlikely to continue in that sport this season. &#8220;I just have to see what my opportunities are and take my best opportunity.&#8221;
Even while struggling through a one-win season, Dallas often displayed a strong defense this year.
Brace, Mihal, Michno and Gately showed some of the reasons why.
Brace and Michno started at linebacker while Mihal and Gately were part of the rotation of players used there. Brace finished as the game&#8217;s leading tackler with six, including one for a loss, and an assist. Mihal had four tackles and was the only player in the game with two tackles for a loss. Michno had a tackle for a loss and forced a fumble. Gately had two tackles, including one for a loss, and three assists.
Gately also ran three times for 52 yards as part of a West offense that averaged more than 10 yards per play.
Brady Butler, Pete Borum, Kyle Romanofski and Bobby Winters also represented Lake-Lehman in the game. Josh Winters was selected but could not play because of injury.
Butler joined the Dallas linebackers among the top five tacklers for the West while also carrying twice for nine yards.
Luke Edwards and Rocky Rutkoski were the other Dallas players in the game.
Tunkhannock was represented by Alex Bishop, Shane Edmondson, Josh Kosak, Mike Markovitz and Ben Swilley.

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