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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8212; Valley View certainly knows how to ruin a showdown. The unbeaten Cougars did it two weeks ago at Berwick and again Friday night at Dallas.</p><p>Valley View scored two touchdowns 21 seconds apart in the third quarter as the Cougars turned a close game into a 33-0 rout of Dallas in a battle of unbeaten District 2 Class 4A teams.</p><p>&#8220;We play well against adversity,&#8221; said Valley View running back Mason Kordish, who gouged Dallas&#8217; defense for 201 yards and the game&#8217;s final two TDs on the ground. &#8220;All these adversities, we responded well to them like we have been all season.&#8221;</p><p>Valley View (8-0) faced a big crowd at Berwick in Week 6, coming home with a 35-7 win. The stadium was packed again Friday night, but again it didn&#8217;t matter &#8212; at least not in the second half, as the Cougars sent many Dallas fans to the parking lot prematurely.</p><p>Valley View led 6-0 at halftime on a 36-yard TD pass from Janaasah Boone to Jaden Duplessis. The duo hooked up again, this time for a 16-yard score to end a nine-play, 68-yard drive to start the third quarter.</p><p>Dallas hadn&#8217;t turned over the ball in three games, but its first turnover Friday was costly. One play after the ensuing kickoff, Valley View defensive back Zack Kovalchik intercepted a pass and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown. The extra point gave Valley View a 19-0 lead at 7:06 of the third.</p><p>Dallas never recovered. The Mountaineers failed to get a first down the entire second half. They had 136 yards of offense at halftime and finished with a season-low 132.</p><p>&#8220;Give credit to them. They kicked out butts,&#8221; said Dallas coach Rich Mannello, whose team fell to 7-1. &#8220;That&#8217;s a good football team. Getting that touchdown there would have helped us going into halftime, but we didn&#8217;t get it and we have to handle it. I don&#8217;t like the way we finished this game.&#8221;</p><p>Mannello was referring to Dallas&#8217; last possession of the first half. The Mountaineers moved the ball from their 20-yard line to the Valley View 3 thanks in part to a 28-yard reception by Danny Meuser and runs of 25 and 15 yards by Lenny Kelley.</p><p>But from the Valley View 3, the Mountaineers went backward and ended up at the 8-yard line on fourth down. Disaster struck on a 25-yard field goal attempt as a low snap eluded holder Matt Maransky. Kicker Ryan Fisher then kicked the ball, which bounced through the lines and Valley View recovered it at the 3.</p><p>Kelley came into the game as the Wyoming Valley Conference&#8217;s second-leading rusher with 993 yards. He finished with 60 on 12 carries, snapping his streak of six consecutive 100-yard games.</p><p>Kordish added TD runs of 3 and 8 yards to close out the scoring. He went over 1,000 for the season with his 201-yard performance against a defense that hadn&#8217;t allowed more than 140 yards rushing in a game.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s just so tough,&#8221; Valley View coach George Howanitz said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t tackle him. He&#8217;s always sideways, he&#8217;s shifty, when he needs to break away he&#8217;s got good enough speed to do that.&#8221;</p><p>Things don&#8217;t get easier for Dallas as it heads to Berwick next Friday. The Mountaineers, who like Valley View will play in the D2-4A playoffs, finish their regular season at rival Lake-Lehman.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Valley View 33, Dallas 0</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Valley View`0`6`20`7 &#8212; 33</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Dallas`0`0`0`0 &#8212; 0</strong> </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Second quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>VV &#8212; Jaden Duplessis 37 pass from Janaasah Boone (kick blocked), 8:29 </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Third quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>VV &#8212; Duplessis 16 pass from Boone (run failed), 7:27 </ins></p><p><ins>VV &#8212; Zack Kovalchik 24 interception return (Cam Ceccotti kick), 7:06 </ins></p><p><ins>VV &#8212; Mason Kordish 3 run (Ceccotti kick), 1:40 </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Fourth quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>VV &#8212; Kordish 8 run (Ceccotti kick), 11:24 </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Team statistics`VV`DAL</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>First downs`21`6 </ins></p><p><ins>Rushes-yards`44-344`27-46 </ins></p><p><ins>Passing yards`125`86 </ins></p><p><ins>Total yards`469`132 </ins></p><p><ins>Passing`9-13-0`6-13-1 </ins></p><p><ins>Sacked-yards lost`1-5`3-19 </ins></p><p><ins>Punts-avg.`1-38`7-34.6 </ins></p><p><ins>Fumbles-lost`1-1`2-2 </ins></p><p><ins>Penalties-yards`16-127`8-79 </ins></p><p><ins><strong>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>RUSHING</strong> &#8212; Valley View, Kordish 23-201, Boone 9-64, Kovalchik 1-18, Alex Savkov 1-7, Traon Jones 1-0, Zach Manchak 5-41, TJ Noto 1-6, Jordan Conserette 2-8, team 1-(minus-1). Dallas, Lenny Kelley 12-60, Michael Starbuck 6-(minus-14), Matt Maransky 2-(minus-5), Danny Meuser 1-0, Jake DelGaudio 2-1, Jackson Wydra 2-3, Jared Adamski 2-1 </ins></p><p><ins><strong>PASSING</strong> &#8212; Valley View, Boone 9-11-0-125, team 0-2-0-0. Dallas Starbuck 6-13-1-86. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>RECEIVING</strong> &#8212; Valley View, Savkov 2-9, Dylan Howanitz 1-5, Duplessis 4-69, Kordish 2-42. Dallas, Jack Farrell 1-19, Maransky 1-18, Luke DelGaudio 1-14, Meuser 2-33, Kelley 1-2. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>INTERCEPTIONS</strong> &#8212; Valley View, Kovalchik 1-24. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>MISSED FGs</strong> &#8212; Valley View, 44WL. </ins></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Dallas&#8217; Matt Maransky tries to avoid a tackle attempt by Valley View&#8217;s Zack Kovalchik on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Dallas&#8217; Matt Maransky tries to avoid a tackle attempt by Valley View&#8217;s Zack Kovalchik on Friday night. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dallas&#8217; Lenny Kelley (42) runs for a gain against Valley View on Friday night. The Cougars held Kelley, the WVC Division 4A leading rusher, to 60 yards. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Dallas&#8217; Lenny Kelley (42) runs for a gain against Valley View on Friday night. The Cougars held Kelley, the WVC Division 4A leading rusher, to 60 yards. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Valley View linebacker Traon Jones tackles Dallas quarterback Michael Starbuck as he throws a pass Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView2.jpg</photo2><caption2>Valley View linebacker Traon Jones tackles Dallas quarterback Michael Starbuck as he throws a pass Friday night. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By John Erzar</p><p>jerzar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</p></shirttailMeta></div>

WVC football: Valley View rolls past Dallas in battle of unbeatens