Dieruff beat Lehighton 35-34 in overtime on Friday night, giving the Huskies three wins in a row for the first time since 2002.
Shakur Lester scored five touchdowns, including a 10-yard run in overtime, and Andreh Nehmeh kicked the extra-point for the thrilling road victory. Lehighton had scored first in overtime, but missed the PAT.
Lester caught five passes for 197 yards and Chris Marks, the MVC's leading passer, had a big night by going 15-for-22 passing for 280 yards.
Dieruff (3-2) built a 21-7 halftime lead, but Lehighton (2-3) roared back with 21 unanswered points before the Huskies tied it on Lester's 86-yard TD reception from Marks.
With 150 points in five games this season, Dieruff has scored more points than in any full season since it tallied 168 in 2008.
Here's the scoring recap and box courtesy of the Lehighton Times-News:
Dieruff 14 7 0 7 7 - 35
Lehighton 7 0 14 7 6 - 34
L - Clements 3 run (Newton kick)
D - Lester 66 pass from Marks (Nehmeh kick)
D - Lester 3 run (Nehmeh kick)
D - Lester 8 run (Nehmeh kick)
L - Crum 25 pass from Cann (kick failed)
L - Ruzicka 15 run (Clements run)
L - Newton 17 pass from Cann (Newton kick)
D - Lester 86 pass from Marks (Nehmeh kick)
L - Clements 6 run (kick failed)
D - Lester 10 run (Nehmeh kick)
Statistics
D L
First Downs 9 19
Rushing Yards 17-46 61-286
Passing Yards 280 113
Total Offense 326 399
Passing 15-22-0 7-13-1
Punts 3-27 2-14
Fumbles (lost) 2-1 2-1
Penalties (yds.) 10-70 12-79
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Dieruff: Lester 9-49, Marks 5-3, Jo. Reyes 1-(-1), Sutton 2-(-5); Lehighton: Cann 28-116, Clements 23-111, Ruzicka 9-59, Crum 1-0.
Passing - Dieruff: Marks 15-22-0-280; Lehighton: Cann 6-12-1-110, Clements 1-1-0-3.
Receiving - Dieruff: Lester 5-197, Harmon 4-12, Myers 3-41, Jo. Reyes 3-30; Lehighton: Newton 4-43, Crum 2-65, Schaeffer 1-5.
Other recaps with assists from the Pocono Record and agate chief Roger Pence:
Pleasant Valley 49, Wyomissing 38 -- Brandon Kuehner threw for 220 yards in relief of injured starting quarterback Brandon Leap and the Bears rallied from a 31-21 deficit late in the third quarter.
Stroudsburg 56, Allen 0 -- Gerald Douglas ran for 202 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, as the Mounties stayed in the thick of the Mountain Valley Conference race and kept the Canaries winless.
Pocono Mountain West 48, ES North 27 -- Pocono Mountain West had scored just seven points all season, but exploded for its first win of the year. Qmac Quiteh ran for 121 yards and four touchdowns and Jordan Hardy returned an interception 81 yards for a touchdown -- one of four Timberwolves turnovers in the game.
East Stroudsburg South plays at Pocono Mountain East on Saturday night, 7:10 kickoff.
UPDATED MVC STANDINGS
Team, MVC, Overall, PF, PA
ES South, 3-0, 4-0, 94, 20
Pleas Valley, 3-0, 4-1, 172, 109
Stroudsburg, 3-1, 4-1, 153, 46
PM East, 2-1, 3-1, 118, 98
Dieruff, 1-2, 3-2, 150, 148
ES North, 1-2, 2-3, 120, 140
Lehighton, 1-3, 2-3, 108, 97
PM West, 1-3, 1-4, 55, 152
Allen, 0-3, 0-5, 30, 210
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