November 2024
District 2 Playoffs Week 2 Preview
November 7, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The first week of the D2 playoffs is in the books, so let’s take a look at where things stand as some classes will decide champions this week! Class 1A — sub-regional with District 11 Tri-Valley (7-4) at Lackawanna Trail (10-1) In Lackawanna Trail’s 47-20 win over Nativity BVM, RB’s Demitrius Douglas and Isaac Ryon […]
Dallas throttles Honesdale to advance to District 2 Class 4A final
November 2, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Sometimes an opening round playoff game can intrigue you a bit. Such was the case with Honesdale paying a visit to the Back Mountain to play Dallas. The Hornets entered at 6-4 having won 4 straight and touting a strong rushing attack led by RB Mason Avery and a stout offensive line. Dallas came in […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Final District 2 Standings 1A 1. Lackawanna Trail (9-1) 2. Old Forge (4-6) 3. Holy Cross (3-7) 2A 1. Riverside (9-1) 2. Susquehanna Community (6-4) 3. Dunmore (4-6) 4. Lakeland (3-7) 5. Holy Redeemer (0-10) 3A 1. Scranton Prep (9-1) 2. Western Wayne (9-1) 3. Wyoming Area (9-1) 4. Mid Valley (7-3) 5. Lake Lehman […]
District 2 playoff brackets are set
October 27, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The PIAA District 2 playoff brackets are all set, with games starting Friday 11/1. The PIAA District 2 Football playoffs are all set! Watch for coverage updates from the D2 crew for https://t.co/GmTcPa0lcO!@PaFootballNews @sasimagerypfn @NEPASportsPage @NEPAYinzer_pfn @Teejaypr @Mason_PFN @BPtashinski @CCHastings1863 @WilliePAFN @LindseyB_PFN pic.twitter.com/2PZi0jQIu9 — Jared Samuel (@jaredsamuelpfn) October 27, 2024
Lackawanna Trail defeats Riverside for the LFC Division 3 title
October 26, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The Lackawanna Football Conference Division 3 title was on the line as Riverside made the trip up to play at Lackawanna Trail. Riverside was a perfect 9-0 while Trail’s only loss was to a tough Western Wayne squad. The stakes were high and there was a playoff-type atmosphere right up until the opening kick. Once […]
Western Wayne hammers Dunmore, takes LFC Division 2 crown
October 25, 2024 | Jared Samuel
It was a rare Thursday Night Lights matchup as Western Wayne came into Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium to play the Bucks. The Wildcats, 8-1 on the season, were looking to get healthy after struggling with injuries the last 2 games, while Dunmore, 4-5 on the season after a loss to Honesdale last week, was looking […]
Mid Valley upends Western Wayne
October 19, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Mid Valley had a promising start to this season, reeling off 4 straight wins before falling short up at Lackawanna Trail in week 5. The Spartans then went 1-2 in their next 3 games to enter their matchup with Western Wayne at 5-3. The Wildcats opened up the season a perfect 8-0, outscoring their opponents […]
Dallas gets the best of Crestwood in the Battle of 2 Mountains
October 12, 2024 | Jared Samuel
After last year’s wild matchup, a lot of hype preceded this year’s version of the Dallas/Crestwood game. Both teams came into the game at 4-3 with some momentum, with Back Mountain’s Dallas having won 4 straight and Mountaintop’s Crestwood winners of 3 straight. The tension during pre-game was very noticeable, and as a mid-fall chill […]
Wilkes-Barre Area uses strong second half to defeat Pittston Area
October 5, 2024 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 | Jared Samuel
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 […]
