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<p>There&#8217;s a catch phrase in the investment world &#8212; past performance is no guarantee of future results.</p><p>That&#8217;s what Dallas (11-1) and Valley View (12-0) need to keep in mind when they meet for the District 2 Class 4A football championship at 7 p.m. Saturday at Valley View. The game was moved from Friday due to the nasty weather, which made a mess of the first week of playoffs and postponed last Friday&#8217;s games.</p><p>When the teams met on Oct. 12, Valley View posted its second shutout of the season with a 33-0 victory on the Mountaineers&#8217; home turf.</p><p>Now for the future results caveat.</p><p>Valley View led just 6-0 at halftime and could have been trailing except for a couple issues Dallas had on the ensuing drive. The Mountaineers moved from their 20-yard line to the Valley View 3. But an offside penalty on first-and-goal seemed to derail Dallas&#8217; momentum. Then a bad snap on a 25-yard field goal attempt resulted in a kick into the line.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the score of the first game is indicative of how the game went,&#8221; Valley View coach George Howanitz said. &#8220;It was 6-0 at halftime and we went on a little mini-run to start the second half. I think at that point Dallas kind of got out of their element a little bit and tried to make plays.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the score of the first game tells how close the game really was. It was a hard-fought battle. They&#8217;re pretty physical and we expect the same thing.&#8221;</p><p>The Cougars scored two touchdowns 21 seconds apart in the third quarter to take a 19-0 lead. The first TD came on a fourth-and-6 pass from the Dallas 16. And that came after Valley View cut a big chunk off a third-and-29 situation with another throw. Then on Dallas&#8217; first play after the kickoff, Valley View&#8217;s Zach Kovalchik returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown.</p><p>And, yes, Dallas did get out of its element afterward. Running back Lenny Kelley had a respectable 59 yards on nine carries in the first half. He carried just three times the rest of the game.</p><p>The Mountaineers did nothing offensively in the final two quarters, finishing with minus-4 yards in the second half.</p><p>&#8220;The positive (of the loss) was it wasn&#8217;t that long ago,&#8221; Dallas coach Rich Mannello said. &#8220;These teams, and you see it, in five, six, seven weeks they can change completely. But because we just played them, we&#8217;re at a point where everybody is doing what they do. The personnel is what it is. It&#8217;s equal to both teams that we didn&#8217;t play that long ago.</p><p>&#8220;And the kids, as they always do, when they study film can we learn and move on. That question will be answered.&#8221;</p><p>Dallas will be out of its element at kickoff Saturday.</p><p>Quarterback Michael Starbuck, the Wyoming Valley Conference&#8217;s highest-rated passer, will miss his second consecutive game with a knee injury. Junior Mike Lukasavage, third on the depth chart with backup RJ Wren also injured, ran the offense in the 3-0 overtime victory against Berwick in the semifinals.</p><p>Lukasavage&#8217;s statline wasn&#8217;t impressive &#8212; 4-of-18 for 90 yards &#8212; but he had at least four drops, had a TD pass negated by a holding penalty and had to battle a ferocious wind that played havoc with both teams&#8217; passing games. Kelley pounded out 65 yards on 32 carries, and took several direct snaps that didn&#8217;t faze the Berwick defense.</p><p>Defensively, Dallas must do a better job against Valley View running back Mason Kordish. Listed at 165 pounds and a suspicious 5-foot-10, Kordish has incredible balance and if the first hit isn&#8217;t solid it won&#8217;t stop him. And getting that first hit is difficult because of his incredible vision. He rushed 23 times for 201 yards in the first meeting.</p><p>Quarterback Janaasah Boone was also a pain for Dallas the first time around. He hit on 9-of-11 passes for 125 yards and gained 64 more with his legs.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Running back Lenny Kelley (42) and the Dallas Mountaineers will get a chance to avenge their only loss of the season when they head to Valley View Saturday night for the District 2 Class 4A championship game. Valley View won 33-0 in Week 8. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_HSFBDallasValleyView3-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Running back Lenny Kelley (42) and the Dallas Mountaineers will get a chance to avenge their only loss of the season when they head to Valley View Saturday night for the District 2 Class 4A championship game. Valley View won 33-0 in Week 8. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag file photo | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Mountaineers have chance to avenge loss in D2-4A title game</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By John Erzar</p><p>jerzar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>DISTRICT 2 CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP </strong></p><p><strong>Dallas (11-1) at Valley View (12-0) </strong></p><p><strong>7 p.m. Saturday </strong></p><p><strong>Admission:</strong> $7 adults; $4 students</p><p><strong>What&#8217;s At Stake:</strong> The winner advances to the PIAA Class 4A state playoffs next weekend and will play the winner of the District 12 championship game between Imhotep Charter (8-2) and Cardinal O&#8217;Hara (7-3). Those teams are scheduled to play Friday night.</p><p><strong>The Coaches:</strong> Dallas&#8217; Rich Mannello (27-19, 4th year); Valley View&#8217;s George Howanitz (74-57, 12th year)</p><p><strong>Last Meeting:</strong> Valley View 33-0 in Week 8.</p><p><strong>Previous Meetings:</strong> 2011 D2-3A championship&#8212; Valley View 18-12; 1999 D2-3A championship &#8212; Dallas 7-0; 1992 Eastern Conference 2A championship &#8212; Valley View 34-13.</p><p><strong>Quick Fact:</strong> Howanitz was the quarterback of the 1992 Valley View team which went on to win the PIAA state championship.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</p></shirttailMeta></div>

H.S. Football: Dallas gets another crack at Valley View in D2-4A title game