July 2023
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Dallas RB Dylan Geskey
July 28, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Dylan Geskey RB/DB Dallas Class of 2025 Jersey# 4 Twitter: @DylanGeskey Coach Manello says: Started as a freshman. Another outstanding athletic skill set. Has played FB, TB, TE, Wing , Can play QB. ILB, OLB and Corner LET’S GET TO KNOW DYLAN Who is your favorite player in any sport? DG: My favorite player is […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Dallas OL/DL Dan Sabulski
July 21, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Daniel Sabulski OL/DL Dallas Class of 2024 Jersey# 58 Twitter: @DSabulski Coach Manello says: 3 year two way starter OL/DL. 99.58 cumulative GPA. tremendous weight lifter 1155 total 1 rep max power clean, squat and bench . Great leader LET’S GET TO KNOW DANIEL Who is your favorite player in any sport? DS: I’m a […]
An Overtime Thriller in the 89th Annual Scranton Lions Dream Game (Gallery included)
July 20, 2023 | Jared Samuel
On the outside, it seemed like just another football night up in Peckville, home of John Henzes Memorial Stadium where the Valley View Cougars play in the fall. And on a night where these graduated seniors had nothing left to prove, they showed once again why they love to play. After all, they don’t call […]
2023 UNICO Game: Pioneers defeat Miners 20-7
June 5, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The 2023 UNICO Game, the de-facto “Senior Bowl” for the Wyoming Valley Conference in District 2, is in the books and PAFootballNews.COM was there to cover all the action! The Pioneers (players from Pittston Area, Holy Redeemer, Lake Lehman, Tunkhannock, Wyoming Valley West, Wyoming Area and Wyoming Seminary) squared off against the Miners (players from […]
Northern Lehigh runs down Lackawanna Trail 40-7
November 19, 2022 | Jared Samuel
It was a sunny but cold afternoon at Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium where the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs came in with an 11-1 record to face the 8-3 Lackawanna Trail Lions in the Sub-Regional round of the Class 1A PIAA State playoffs. Both teams came in featuring a solid running attack and state playoff experience. On […]
Neumann-Goretti outlasts Scranton Prep 22-14
November 19, 2022 | Jared Samuel
It was a very cold and windy Friday night up at Pen-Fed Field in Scranton that greeted the visiting Neumann-Goretti Saints as they arrived to face off against the Scranton Prep Cavaliers. The weather played a big factor in tonight’s game as a snow squall blew in during the National Anthem, and you could […]
Lakeland holds off Dunmore 20-14, wins District 2 Class 2A Championship
November 11, 2022 | Jared Samuel
A breezy night up at Lakeland Stadium was the scene for the District 2 Class 2A Championship, a rematch between the 8-3 Dunmore Bucks and the 11-0 Lakeland Chiefs. Lakeland had already defeated Dunmore 55-14 on the road earlier this season, and many thought this game might be over early. Apparently they were mistaken, as […]
District 2 Class 2A Championship Preview: Dunmore Bucks at Lakeland Chiefs
November 9, 2022 | Jared Samuel
Tomorrow night up in Jermyn, the District 2 Class 2A champion will be crowned. The visiting 8-3 Dunmore Bucks are fresh off of a narrow 17-14 win at home against Riverside in the semi-final round of the playoffs. It has mainly been Senior RB Nico Ruggiero who carried the load, gaining just over 1,000 yards […]
Dallas runs all over the Warriors, 49-28
November 4, 2022 | Jared Samuel
It was a seasonably warm night in the Back Mountain as the District 2 Class 4A Playoffs got underway. The #3 Dallas Mountaineers hosted the #6 Wyoming Area Warriors in what most anticipated to be a clash of running offenses. Additionally, Dallas had struggled to stop the running game of several recent Wyoming Valley […]
Comets torch the Trojans 47-0
October 28, 2022 | Jared Samuel
It was a crisp, fall evening up in Mountaintop where it was Senior night for the 8-1 Crestwood Comets. The North Pocono Trojans came in with a 4-5 mark on the season looking to gain some momentum for the District 2 playoffs. Crestwood received the opening kick, then used their well-orchestrated run game to set […]
Patriots roll over the Royals, 51-14
October 22, 2022 | Jared Samuel
P On this gorgeous October afternoon in Kingston, the 3-5 Holy Redeemer Royals played host to the 5-3 Pittston Area Patriots. The Royals have gotten inconsistent play as a whole this season, while Pittston is on a solid roll after some early season defeats. All signs pointed to a decent matchup. Pittston took the opening […]
Dallas falls to the Wolfpack 35-7
October 21, 2022 | Jared Samuel
Dallas came into tonight’s game with a strong 7-1 mark, highlighted by big wins over Hazleton and Crestwood. The Class 4A Mountaineers have had the services of Parker Bolesta to thank for their mark, as he is certainly one of the top backs in all of District 2. Meanwhile, the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack came into […]
