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<p>BERWICK &#8212; Dallas defensive lineman Josh Balara didn&#8217;t see the fumble he caused, but he saw the one a split second later.</p><p>Tossing his 280 pounds on top of the loose football with 53 seconds left, Balara ended Berwick&#8217;s last hopes as Dallas left Crispin Field with a 13-10 victory in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 4A game. Friday night.</p><p>Dallas improved to 8-1, while Berwick fell to 7-2. The Mountaineers moved to second place in the District 2 Class 4A standings. Berwick fell from second to third with one week left to determine the eight-team field.</p><p>&#8220;I knew they were going to pass it and I was just going for it,&#8221; Balara said. &#8220;I wanted it. I think it was a really effort play.&#8221;</p><p>For sure.</p><p>Balara knocked the ball out of the hand of Berwick quarterback Ryan Laubach as he pursued him to the left side. He didn&#8217;t see the fumble because it took a clean hop right back to Labauch, who began running with it. Laubach, though, only made a few step before defensive back Jake Esposito drilled him to cause a second fumble. Balara jumped on the ball.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s players,&#8221; Dallas coach Rich Mannello said. &#8220;You coach them, you point them in the right direction, but they make the plays. They made plays all night long.&#8221;</p><p>Berwick got one final play with 1.1 seconds left after a Dallas punt to the Mountaineers 40-yard line. But a short pass and lateral netted just 15 yards.</p><p>&#8220;In our two games with Valley View and Dallas, one game there were penalty issues and the other turnover issues,&#8221; Berwick coach Frank Sheptock said. &#8220;That&#8217;s something we have to work on.&#8221;</p><p>The fumble was Berwick&#8217;s third of the second half and fourth turnover overall.</p><p>With the score tied 10-10, the Dawgs drove to the Dallas 9-yard line early in the fourth quarter only to have Dallas defensive lineman Ryan Anderson recover a fumble.</p><p>The next turnover led to Dallas&#8217; go-ahead score. Berwick mishandled a punt and Dallas&#8217; Dylan Schuster emerged from the pile with the ball at the Berwick 14. After three running plays, kicker Ryan Fisher booted a 26-yard field goal for a 13-10 lead with 3:54 remaining.</p><p>Berwick struck first on a 32-yard field goal by Jarret Groshek at 1:06 of the first quarter. A 30-yard run by Owen Shoemaker and a 12-yard run by Laubach &#8212; both 0n third-down plays &#8212; kept the 11-play drive going.</p><p>Dallas answered back just before halftime as Fisher kicked a 24-yard field goal at 0:59. Running back Lenny Kelley, who rushed 29 times for 156 yards, kept the possession going with a 21-yard run on a third-and-12 play.</p><p>The Dawgs responded after receiving the second-half kickoff and getting a return of 47 yards from Aiden Mason. Laubach capped the 10-play, 46-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run.</p><p>Dallas tied the score 10-10 on its first possession of the third quarter. After a heavy dose of Kelley, quarterback Michael Starbuck completed a 16-yard passes to Matt Maransky on a third-and-7 to put the ball at the Berwick 14. A couple of running plays netted minus-4 yards before fullback Danny Meuser blasted up the middle for an 18-yard touchdown.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Dallas 13, Berwick 10</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Dallas`0`3`7`3 &#8212; 13</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Berwick`3`0`7`0 &#8212; 10</strong> </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>First quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>BER &#8212; Jarret Groshek 32 FG, 1:06 </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Second quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>DAL &#8212; Ryan Fisher 24 FG, 0:59 </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Third quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>BER &#8212; Ryan Laubach 4 run (Groshek kick), 7:32 </ins></p><p><ins>DAL &#8212; Danny Meuser 18 run (Fisher kick), 2:00 </ins></p><p style="text-align: center;"><ins><strong>Fourth quarter</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>DAL &#8212; Fisher 26 FG, 3:54 </ins></p><p><ins><strong>Team statistics`DAL`BER</strong> </ins></p><p><ins>First downs`10`15 </ins></p><p><ins>Rushes-yards`40-180`44-202 </ins></p><p><ins>Passing yards`23`64 </ins></p><p><ins>Total yards`203`266 </ins></p><p><ins>Passing`2-9-0`6-9-1 </ins></p><p><ins>Sacked-yards lost`3-19`0-0 </ins></p><p><ins>Punts-avg.`5-41`2-33.5 </ins></p><p><ins>Fumbles-lost`0-0`6-3 </ins></p><p><ins>Penalties-yards`3-15`4-26 </ins></p><p><ins><strong>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</strong> </ins></p><p><ins><strong>RUSHING</strong> &#8212; Dallas, Lenny Kelley 29-156, Michael Starbuck 7-0, Meuser 3-24, Matt Maransky 1-0. Berwick, Owen Shoemaker 17-71, Laubach 17-97, Teagan Wilk 7-20, Blake Maurer 3-16, team 1-(minus-1). </ins></p><p><ins><strong>PASSING</strong> &#8212; Dallas, Starbuck 2-9-0-23. Berwick, Laubach 6-9-1-64. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>RECEIVING</strong> &#8212; Dallas, Luke DelGaudio 2-23. Berwick, Wilk 2-23, Will Decker 1-8, Maurer 2-23, Justin Robins 1-10. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>INTERCEPTIONS</strong> &#8212; Dallas, Maransky 1-29. </ins></p><p><ins><strong>MISSED FGs</strong> &#8212; none. </ins></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Dallas running back Lenny Kelley runs for 47 yards on the first play from scrimmage against Berwick on Friday at Crispin Field. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber1_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Dallas running back Lenny Kelley runs for 47 yards on the first play from scrimmage against Berwick on Friday at Crispin Field. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Berwick running back Owen Shoemaker gets tackled by Dallas&#8217; Dylan Schuster and Lenny Kelley after a gain in the first quarter Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Berwick running back Owen Shoemaker gets tackled by Dallas&#8217; Dylan Schuster and Lenny Kelley after a gain in the first quarter Friday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dallas defensive back Matt Maransky returns a interception 29 yards in the second quarter Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber3_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Dallas defensive back Matt Maransky returns a interception 29 yards in the second quarter Friday night. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber4_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dallas quarterback Michael Starbuck is swarmed by Berwick defense Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber4_faa.jpg</photo3><caption3>Dallas quarterback Michael Starbuck is swarmed by Berwick defense Friday night. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber5_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Berwick quarterback Ryan Laubach tries to escape the grasp of Dallas defensive lineman Taylor Bolesta on Friday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_dal_ber5_faa.jpg</photo4><caption4>Berwick quarterback Ryan Laubach tries to escape the grasp of Dallas defensive lineman Taylor Bolesta on Friday night. </caption4><photoCredit4>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
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