Wilkes-Barre Area uses strong second half to defeat Pittston Area
October 5, 2024
It certainly looked to be a good matchup on paper as the Pittston Area Patriots made the short trip down River Street to face the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack. Both teams entered at 2-4, Pittston coming off a tough loss against Crestwood and Wilkes-Barre reeling a bit from a shutout loss to Hazleton. Prior to the […]
Delaware Valley wins a come-from-behind thriller over Abington Heights
September 28, 2024
CALRKS SUMMIT — We had heard talk all week about how this might be the last game ever at “The Pit”, also known as Comets Stadium. The Delaware Valley Warriors came in at 1-4, finally notching their first win of the season last week against Wallenpaupack. Abington Heights came in at 3-2, fresh off a […]
Lackawanna Trail throttles Old Forge
September 27, 2024
There has been some bad blood over the years whenever Old Forge plays Lackawanna Trail. Over the last few years, these 2 teams have traded spots as the top 1A team in District 2, and along the way there have been some great matchups both in the regular season and post-season. Recently, however, it has […]
District 2 Mid-Season Review
September 26, 2024
Current District 2 Standings 1A Lackawanna Trail (4-1) Old Forge (3-2) Holy Cross (2-3) 2A Riverside (5-0) Susquehanna Community (4-1) Lakeland (2-3) Dunmore (1-4) Holy Redeemer (0-5) 3A Western Wayne (5-0) Scranton Prep (4-1) Wyoming Area (4-1) Mid Valley (4-1) Lake Lehman (3-2) Carbondale Area (3-2) Berwick (1-4) Tunkhannock (1-4) Montrose (0-4) Hanover Area (0-5) […]
Lackawanna Trail’s strong 2nd half too much for Mid Valley
September 21, 2024
We knew a big one was brewing as the days grew closer to this game: a Mid Valley Spartans visit to Lions Pride Stadium to play Lackawanna Trail. The Spartans had gotten out to a great 4-0 start, while the Lions only blemish on their 3-1 season was to a tough Western Wayne squad on […]
Riverside rolls over Montrose
September 19, 2024
A rare Thursday Night Lights matchup was on tap as the Montrose Meteors came in to visit the Riverside Vikings. Riverside opened their season strong with a 4-0 start in which they’ve outscored their opponents 161 to 41. Montrose came in winless at 0-3 with some lopsided losses. Tonight, it was a lot more of […]
Scranton Prep hangs on to defeat Delaware Valley
September 14, 2024
There’s not a better time of year to visit Delaware Valley. This weekend is homecoming and also “Warrior Days” which features plenty of craft vendors and food tents. A huge crowd was on hand for all of it, and also a big game was on tap as the Scranton Prep Cavaliers paid a visit to […]
Wallenpaupack outlasts North Pocono in a thriller
September 14, 2024
About 30 miles from “The Electric City” of Scranton PA lies Lake Wallenpaupack. The host Buckhorns, off to a good 2-1 start to the season, were coming off of a nice road win up at Honesdale. The North Pocono Trojans had some good momentum with a 3-0 start to their season. Tonight, all of the […]
Canisius (NY) hands Scranton Prep their first loss
September 7, 2024
When Scranton Prep wanted to be able to opt out of some of their Lackawanna Conference schedule in order to play some higher caliber competition, some wondered how that would work out. The Cavaliers went on the road last week and played a tough Loyola Blakefield (MD) team, and the name most heard in preparation […]
Western Wayne gets convincing win over Wyoming Area
September 7, 2024
All week the hype had been building up for the matchup of 2 early-season powerhouses. Wyoming Area, fresh off a 49-41 defeat of defending 4A State Runner-Up Dallas, was riding a wave of excitement. Meanwhile, Western Wayne had just handed Lackawanna Trail a convincing 28-7 defeat and had some momentum of their own. Something had […]
Scranton climbs over Pocono Mountain East
September 5, 2024
Many writers are saying a multitude of things about some early success stories in this young high school football season. We’ve certainly heard them all: “It’s still early” or “Wait until they have some injuries”, and then there’s the famous “They haven’t played anybody good yet.” The Scranton Knights have probably heard a lot of […]
Scranton Prep over Loyola Blakefield (MD) in a thriller
August 31, 2024
A recipe for success is to challenge yourself. We have been seeing teams in District 2 start to do this, emulating what Delaware Valley and others have done to prepare themselves for tougher competition later in the year. This season the LIAA let Scranton Prep out of the normal schedule and accommodated their desire to […]
Valley View drops Crestwood in District 2 Class 4A Action
August 30, 2024
Early in a season, the goal of most teams is to avoid injury and get consistency on both sides of the ball. After 0-1 starts, both Crestwood and Valley View were beset by injuries. The Cougars were coming off of a lopsided 33-0 loss at Scranton Prep that saw the loss of QB Zach Cwalinski […]
Western Wayne too much for Susquehanna to handle
August 24, 2024
A new year and a new season usually means a new opportunity for teams chasing glory. Western Wayne and Susquehanna Community are both certainly looking at things this way. Susquehanna had 5 wins last year with a new head coach and some young players who already have experience, and Western Wayne made it to the […]
Jersey Shore upends Dallas in a thriller, 28-21
August 23, 2024
The recipe for post-season success has been playing tougher opponents early in the season and giving your team opportunity to grow early in the campaign. Tonight’s game was exactly that, for both teams. Jersey Shore ended up last season losing to Selinsgrove in the District 4 playoffs, while Dallas rode their great momentum all the […]
2024 Lackawanna Football Conference Division 2 Preview
August 19, 2024
LFC Division 2 teams had a great year in 2023, representing well in the District 2 playoffs and also a substantial PIAA State Playoff run for one of them to boot. Let’s take a look at these teams heading into the 2024 season! Dunmore Bucks Head Coach: Kevin McHale 2023 Record: 12-2 The Bucks lost […]
Wyoming Area Ol/DL Chase DeSanto commits to Sacred Heart
August 17, 2024
Wyoming Area Warriors standout OL/DL Chase DeSanto has made his college choice, and he will be joining the Sacred Heart Pioneers. A year ago, he was a PFN Coaches-Select All State Selection as a Junior for the Warriors. A 6′ 4″ 280 lb stalwart force on the Lines for Wyoming Area, DeSanto is looking to […]
2024 Lackawanna Football Conference Division 3 Preview
August 15, 2024
LFC Division 3 has a storied past — could this be the year we see that potential fulfilled again? Let’s take a look at the teams! Carbondale Area Chargers Head Coach: Jeff Arthur 2023 Record: 3-8 The Chargers head into this season with some inexperience at QB after losing Darryl Bennet to graduation. Freshman […]
2024 Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1 Preview
August 13, 2024
Division 1 of the Lackawanna Football Conference was quite competitive last year, as all 7 teams made the District 2 playoffs. This year should be very competitive as well, top to bottom. Let’s take a look at the teams! Abington Heights Comets Head Coach: Joe Repshis 2023 Record: 7-5 The Comets return QB Nick Bradley, […]
