73rd Annual UNICO Game: Miners pound the Pioneers
June 2, 2024
Coming out of last year’s UNICO Game, the de-facto “Senior Bowl” for the Wyoming Valley Conference, the talk was unfortunately centered around the unsportsmanlike play and several player ejections. This season, in the 73rd edition of the UNICO game, sportsmanship was on full display early and often. Players from the Miners and Pioneers squads met […]
Scranton Knights QB/FS Billy Maloney commits to Seton Hill
January 29, 2024
It was a great year for Scranton Knights QB/FS Billy Maloney. On the offensive side, he rushed for 975 yards with 10 TD’s and had 94 completions for 1293 yards and 11 TD’s. But on the defensive side of the ball, Maloney made his mark–during the regular season, he had 75 tackles and 10 passes […]
Dallas Mountaineers Coach Rich Mannello wins PFN Coaches-Select Class 4A Coach of the Year
January 5, 2024
The Dallas Mountaineers went undefeated in District 2, won the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 title and the District 2 title, and they weren’t done yet. A deep state playoff run with overtime victories over Bonner-Prendie and defending state champion Bishop McDevitt found the Mounts in the state title game for the 2nd time in […]
A strong showing for District 2 as 9 players make 2023 PFN Coaches-Select Class 4A All-State Team
January 5, 2024
In a year where a District 2 team went undefeated and ended up as State Runner-Up (Dallas), it is no surprise that quite a few standout players from both the Wyoming Valley Conference and the Lackawanna Conference made the 2023 PFN Coaches-Select Class 4A All-State Football Team. The Wyoming Area Warriors placed 3 on the […]
Dunmore, Riverside add 5 standouts to 2023 PFN Coaches-Select Class 2A All-Star 2nd Team
January 4, 2024
Dunmore’s Danny Pigga and Riverside’s Reese Gaughan lit up the stat sheets all season, and it’s no surprise to see both make the 2nd team for PFN’s Coaches-Select Class 2A All-State Football Team. A total of 5 players made the 2nd team team for District 2, 1 from Riverside and 4 from Dunmore. For the […]
Lackawanna Trail adds 3 to 2023 PFN Coaches-Select Class 1A All-State Football Team
January 4, 2024
The Lackawanna Trail Lions had a terrific season in 2023 with a record of 13-1, losing only to eventual state champion Steelton-Highspire. A trio of Lion standouts were key contributors in the effort, and they have made the 2023 PFN Coaches-Select Class 1A All-State Football Team. Making it onto the 1st team squad is #20 […]
Delaware Valley posts 3 standouts to the 2023 Class 5A PA Writers All-State Team
December 29, 2023
The Delaware Valley Warriors had 3 standout players make the 2023 Class 5A PA Football Writers All-State Team. On offense it was #87 Senior TE Aiden Black making the squad. Black, who will be attending Stanford after graduation, had 22 receptions for 420 yards and 5 TD’s but also was a huge contributor from […]
Scranton Prep’s Summa makes the 2023 PA Writers Class 3A All-State Team
December 28, 2023
#6 Senior LB Andrew Summa of the Scranton Prep Cavaliers was named to the 2023 PA Writers Class 3A All-State Team. The Cavaliers finished the 2023 season with a 12-2 record, and Summa was a key contributor on both sides of the ball. As a TE Summa had 18 receptions for 373 yards and 6 […]
Dunmore, Riverside add 4 players to the 2023 PA Writers Class 2A All-State Team
December 28, 2023
A competitive rivalry in District 2 added 4 players onto the 2023 PA Writers Class 2A All-State team. The Dunmore Bucks had 3 players make the team and the Riverside Vikings added another after standout 2023 seasons from both teams. For the Vikings, it was none other than #4 Senior WR Reese Gaughan who made […]
Lackawanna Trail puts 3 on the 2023 PA Writers All-State 1A Team
December 28, 2023
The Lackawanna Trail Lions placed 3 young men on the 2023 PA Writers All-State 1A team. Leading the way for the Lions is #20 Senior RB Lukas Gumble, who accounted for 31 total TD’s and rushed for over 1600 yards this past season. Joining him on the All-State squad is #23 […]
Dallas falls short of the dream, loses to Aliquippa in the finals
December 8, 2023
A dream season came to an end as Dallas found Aliquippa to be too much to handle in a 60-14 loss at Chapman Field on the campus of Cumberland Valley High School. Dallas couldn’t get the early stops in the game. Aliquippa RB Tiqwai Hayes was a force to be reckoned with as he ran […]
2023 Class 4A Title Game Preview: Dallas
December 6, 2023
Dallas Mountaineers PIAA District 2 – Class AAAA League: Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Head Coach: Rich Mannello Overview: Dallas went undefeated for the 2nd time in the last 5 years on their way to Cumberland Valley. They won the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 crown, then captured the District 2 championship by defeating Valley […]
Dallas drops Bishop McDevitt, advances to Class 4A State Finals
December 2, 2023
4 undefeated teams remained in Class 4A heading into the semifinals. In this one, Bishop McDevitt entered at 13-0 and Dallas came in at 14-0. The Crusaders had the star power with Junior QB Stone Saunders needing only 3 TD passes to tie the State record, many of those to WR Rico Scott. Meanwhile, the […]
PIAA Class 4A Semi-Final: A Look at Dallas
November 30, 2023
Dallas v Bishop McDevitt, Friday December 1, 7pm @ Northern Lehigh How they got here (click to see 4A bracket): 2023 Schedule The Mountaineers had to take it to overtime to defeat Bonner Prendie. A blocked PAT followed by a Dallas touchdown and successful PAT was the difference in a 28-27 victory up at […]
Imhotep too much for Delaware Valley as Panthers advance to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023
The deeper teams go into the State playoffs, the more hype ensues. Much was made of the long ride for Imhotep Charter (12-0, D12 5A Champions) as they made their way up to Delaware Valley (10-3, D2 5A Champions) on a 3 1/2 hour trip. That long trip didn’t seem to affect the Panthers much […]
Dunmore sends Camp Hill packing, advances to PIAA East Semifinal
November 25, 2023
Camp Hill featured a high-powered offense led by Junior QB Drew Branstetter’s 3,151 yards coming into the game. Dunmore was also featuring a strong offensive unit with Senior WR Danny Pigga coming off of a 5 TD performance in last week’s playoff win over Williams Valley. Most fans might have assumed that one of these […]
Preview: Imhotep Charter vs. Delaware Valley — PIAA Class 5A State Quarterfinal
November 24, 2023
District 12 5A Champion Imhotep Charter Panthers (12-0) vs. District 2 5A Champion Delaware Valley Warriors (10-3) What is at stake: Winner advances to PIAA Class 5A East Semifinal About the Panthers: Head Coach Devon Johnson’s team is undefeated this season, winning the D12 5A championship last week 30-26 over Roman Catholic. Imhotep Charter players […]
Preview: Camp Hill vs. Dunmore — PIAA Class 2A State Quarterfinal
November 23, 2023
District 3 2A Champion Camp Hill Lions (8-5) vs. District 2 2A Champion Dunmore Bucks (11-2) What is at stake: Winner advances to PIAA Class 2A East Semifinal About the Lions: Head Coach Tim Bigelow’s unit has won 4 straight games, winning the D3 2A championship last week 32-26 over West Catholic. Camp Hill players […]
Scranton Prep gets the big W over Neumann-Goretti, advances to PIAA 3A Quarterfinals
November 18, 2023
Neumann-Goretti entered the matchup at 10-1 as the District 12 3A champs. Scranton Prep came in also at 10-1 as the District 2 3A champs. There was a lot riding on this game, aside from advancing in the PIAA State Playoffs: this was a playoff rematch from last season. In a hotly contested match last […]
Delaware Valley gets revenge against Whitehall, advances to next round in PIAA Class 5A playoffs
November 18, 2023
It was a playoff rematch from last season as the Whitehall Zephyrs came in to square off against the Delaware Valley Warriors. Last season, the Zephyrs defeated the Warriors 34-13 in the same round of the state playoffs. This year, Whitehall (8-4) won the District 11 5A Championship by defeating Southern Lehigh and Delaware Valley […]
