August 2026
Jeckell runs wild as Crestwood starts off with an opening night win over Hanover Area
August 29, 2026 | John Kotsko
Jake Jeckell gave all the credit for his performance on the ground to his offensive line. The senior rushed for 263 yards and a touchdown as the Comets started the season 1-0 with a 22-6 victory over Hanover Area. “Jake’s a tough kid” Said Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli of his running back. “I’d be […]
Southern Lehigh Advances to State Semis
November 22, 2025 | John Kotsko
After Shamokin returned an interception for a touchdown to trail by 12 in the third quarter, Southern Lehigh didn’t need any speech, they just knew to lock in. Sean Steckert scored the game-winning touchdown with a minute and got the game-ending interception as Southern Lehigh advances to the PIAA 4A State Semifinals for the second […]
Previewing Southern Lehigh vs Shamokin
November 20, 2025 | John Kotsko
Records: Southern Lehigh: 12-1 Shamokin: 13-0 Southern Lehigh: District 11 Champion. Defeated Bethlehem Catholic in the District 11 4A Championship Game 2025 Southern Lehigh Schedule About Southern Lehigh: The Spartans rely on a balanced attack on offense. Senior running back Sean Steckert has rushed for 2,461 yards and 35 touchdowns. Junior quarterback Colton Sams […]
Hollidaysburg overcomes 21 point deficit in wild victory over Delaware Valley
November 15, 2025 | John Kotsko
Early in the first quarter, Hollidaysburg saw themselves down 21-0. However, the Tigers did not quit. They overcame the deficit thanks to Carter Muth’s five touchdown performance as they defeated Delaware Valley 56-42 to advance to the PIAA 5A Quarterfinals for the second straight year. “This is a resilient group. We talk about character a […]
Scranton Prep wins District 2 3A Championship in Convincing Fashion
November 8, 2025 | John Kotsko
Scranton Prep head coach Terry Gallagher said when Will McPartland was a sophomore that he will be one the best players that has played at Scranton Prep. McPartland had six total touchdowns as the Cavaliers took the District 2 3A Championship with a 42-7 victory at Berwick. “I’m proud of the kids. We went through […]
Wilkes-Barre Area advances to Subregional Final
November 1, 2025 | John Kotsko
After a slow start, Wilkes-Barre Area looked like a team that couldn’t be stopped on offense. Jake Howe had five total touchdowns and Running back Davon Underwood had four total touchdowns as Wilkes-Barre Area advances to the Subregional Final with a 46-20 victory over Hazleton Area. “Those guys gave their hearts to this team for […]
Hanover Area secures first winning season since 2014 in San Souci Struggle victory
October 25, 2025 | John Kotsko
The Hawkeyes were looking to get their first winning season in 11 seasons with a win against rival Nanticoke. From Dawin Downey’s opening kickoff for a touchdown to Tajir Collins interception return, Hanover Area was fantastic in all aspects of the game as they took a 63-0 victory over Nanticoke in the San Souci Struggle. […]
Wilkes-Barre Area gets big road win over Crestwood
October 18, 2025 | John Kotsko
On the opening drive, Crestwood was moving well on Wilkes-Barre Area’s defense. An interception by Gene Ardo on the opening drive built the momentum for the Wolf Pack as Davon Underwood scored on the first play from scrimmage and Jake Howe threw for two touchdowns and also added a rushing touchdown as Wilkes-Barre Area took […]
Pittston Area makes History in Victory over Hazleton Area
October 11, 2025 | John Kotsko
Several things were on the line coming into Pittston Area’s game against Hazleton Area. With a victory, the Patriots clinched the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 title and the program’s 300th win in school history. Six different players scored touchdowns for Pittston Area enroute to a 49-13 victory over Hazleton Area. “Hard work paying off […]
LoPresto’s Big Night Propels Pittston Area over Crestwood.
September 27, 2025 | John Kotsko
After the final horn sounded on Friday night, a Pittston Area player proclaimed after the postgame handshake. “The Pats are back!” After their performance, you can believe it as Lucas LoPresto scored four touchdowns as the Patriots improved to 5-1 on the season for the first time in 22 years with a convincing 47-14 victory […]
Crestwood wins third straight game with homecoming win over Nanticoke
September 20, 2025 | John Kotsko
With Crestwood’s homecoming, head coach Ryan Arcangeli wanted to make sure this was a memorable game for his players. The Comets scored 44 points in the first quarter en route to a 58-14 victory over Nanticoke to win their third straight game. “We talk about those special games you’ll always remember so for a lot […]
Dallas gets first win with victory at Wilkes-Barre Area
September 13, 2025 | John Kotsko
If you went to a Dallas Mountaineer practice this past week, one could think the team was 3-0 and not looking for their first win of the season. The Mountaineers Brandon Miller kicked a 22 yard field goal with 4 seconds left to break a tie. Logan Geskey had a touchdown catch, a fumble recovery […]
Wyoming Area goes to 3-0 with a big win over Western Wayne
September 6, 2025 | John Kotsko
Wyoming Area’s defense looked like they were on a mission. The defense pitched a shutout and quarterback Jack Gravine had four total touchdowns as the Warriors took a 50-0 victory over Western Wayne. “Right from the beginning, we played really well. We have really big time players of defense.” Said Wyoming Area head coach Randy […]
Carbondale gets convincing road win over Nanticoke
August 30, 2025 | John Kotsko
Carbondale made some changes between week 1 and week 2 and they inserted a new running back into their starting lineup. Enter Francisco Roman who rushed for over 150 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers got their first win of the season with a 37-2 victory at Nanticoke. “Frank really ran hard for us. […]
Wyoming Area defeats Crestwood in season opener
August 23, 2025 | John Kotsko
Friday night was Jack Gravine’s first start at quarterback at any level. Gravine’s scored on a 53 yard run then threw a 42 yard touchdown pass to Nick Ciampi late in the fourth quarter as Wyoming Area took their season opener with a 24-21 victory at home over Crestwood. “I just wanna thank my coaches […]
Riverside Survives and Advances to State Semifinals with victory over Williams Valley
November 24, 2024 | John Kotsko
Within 2 and a half minutes of the second quarter, the game completely changed, Riverside recovered back to back fumbles and turned the two turnovers into two touchdowns which made it 28-7 at halftime. Williams Valley didn’t go away easily. They made it 28-21 with 10:49 to go but Riverside held on to get the […]
Riverside advances to 2A State Quarterfinals
November 16, 2024 | John Kotsko
After the first touchdown from Lansdale Catholic, it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Riverside defense. However, after the opening drive touchdown, the defense did not give up a single point and forced four turnovers. Chase Taddonio ran for two touchdowns in the second half overcoming a 7-0 halftime […]
Williamsport wins District 2/4 Subregional Title
November 9, 2024 | John Kotsko
At lunch time, Williamsport head coach Mike Pearson came outside and was pleased with the weather. The wind was howling, which continued on to kickoff at Wilkes-Barre Area. “I’m texting my coaches saying the wind’s coming from the northwest to the southeast, their field runs from north to south.” Pearson said. The wind was a […]
Wyoming Area gets past Carbondale to advance to the District 2 3A Semifinals
November 2, 2024 | John Kotsko
Coming in, it looked like an even matchup with Carbondale and Wyoming Area sporting big offensive lines and looking to run the football. The Warrior line dominated both sides of the ball as Lidge Kellum who scored three touchdowns in the games first 13 minutes and the defense pitched a shutout as Wyoming Area took […]
Hanover Area takes the San Souci Struggle
October 26, 2024 | John Kotsko
As the clock ticked down, the Hanover Area sideline was celebrating. After losing 8 straight games to their rivals, the Hawkeyes defense forced four turnovers and used a balanced attack on offense to take a 16-14 victory at Nanticoke to take the San Souci Struggle. “Our guys were resilient enough to hang in there and […]
Wilkes-Barre Area gets past Crestwood
October 19, 2024 | John Kotsko
With the chance of the number 1 seed in the District 2/4 6A Subregional, Wilkes-Barre Area needed a big win on senior night. The Wolf Pack defense came up big as they did not allow any second half points and Jake Howe threw a touchdown pass to Achilles Fuentes late in the third quarter to […]
Honesdale gets the road victory at Nanticoke
October 12, 2024 | John Kotsko
It took Honesdale over an hour to get to Nanticoke. It took 13 seconds for Mason Avery to give the Hornets the lead. Avery returned the opening kickoff 73 yards and added three touchdowns as Honesdale took the 56-7 victory at Nanticoke. “Mason Avery’s been dynamite for us.” Honesdale head coach Paul Russick said. “There […]
PSAC Week in Review Week 5
September 29, 2024 | John Kotsko
California (PA) 49 Gannon 7 Vulcans quarterback Davis Black threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers and D’Avay Johnson caught six passes for 103 yards and a touchdown and California defeated Gannon to go to 3-1 on the season. Jayden Whitaker scored the lone touchdown for Gannon. Lock Haven 24 Millersville […]
