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Dallas ground game powered by combination of Bolesta, Geskey

Parker Bolesta and Dylan Geskey led a 303-yard ground game that put Dallas ahead early and kept the unbeaten Mountaineers in control throughout a 42-13 victory over host West Scranton in a non-league football game.

Bolesta, the workhorse, carried 28 times for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Geskey ran for 3 scores while adding 59 yards on 9 carries.

District 2’s leading rusher, Bolesta is averaging more than 10 yards per carry through 4 games with 866 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground.

Bolesta opened the scoring on a 3-yard run.

Nate Malarkey then intercepted a pass, setting up Geskey’s 8-yard touchdown run for a 14-0 lead.

Evan Laybourn-Boddie muffed the ensuing kickoff, then picked it up and went the distance for a 97-yard touchdown run.

Laybourn-Boddie also scored on an 80-yard pass from Caiden Berardi in the third quarter, but not until after Bolesta and Geskey had scored again for a 28-6 lead.

Geskey added one more touchdown and Brady Zapoticky passed to Nick Farrell for the other.

Zapoticky finished 13-for-16 for 113 yards.

Bolesta caught 5 of the passes, Joe Peters caught 3 for 47 yards and Farrell caught 2 for 38.

West Scranton slipped to 1-3.

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