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DALLAS — Members of the Dallas High School football team were saluted with a pep rally and escort by area firefighters, emergency personnel and DPW workers on Thursday as they prepared to head for Hershey to take on Thomas Jefferson in the PIAA Class 4A state football championship.

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Members of the Dallas Area HS football team take the stage during Thursday’s pep rally.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_TTL120719Dallas3-2.jpg.optimal.jpgMembers of the Dallas Area HS football team take the stage during Thursday’s pep rally. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader

Chris Davis puts a Dallas Mountaineers rally flag on the rear-end of the Kunkle Fire Engine before parading the football team out of Dallas on Thursday afternoon.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_TTL120719Dallas2-2.jpg.optimal.jpgChris Davis puts a Dallas Mountaineers rally flag on the rear-end of the Kunkle Fire Engine before parading the football team out of Dallas on Thursday afternoon. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader

Dallas football players sit on the stage at the pe rally and send off for the team.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_TTL120719Dallas4-2.jpg.optimal.jpgDallas football players sit on the stage at the pe rally and send off for the team. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader

Members of the Dallas High School football team take the stage during a pep rally in the school auditorium on Thursday prior to heading to Hershey to play Thomas Jefferson in the PIAA Class 4A state football championship.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_TTL120719Dallas1-2.jpg.optimal.jpgMembers of the Dallas High School football team take the stage during a pep rally in the school auditorium on Thursday prior to heading to Hershey to play Thomas Jefferson in the PIAA Class 4A state football championship. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader