District 2
Riverside Improves to 7-0 after Beating Holy Cross 62-20 (Video Highlights)
October 5, 2024 | Jake Mills
Riverside remains undefeated after rolling past Holy Cross 62-20. Richie Kostoff had a monster game for the Vikings scoring 5 touchdowns and laying out defenders. Ny-Jai Scott-Holt, Matt Goldlewski, Quinn Puchilowski and Brady Pavalonis also scored today for Riverside. Holy Cross scored 3 touchdowns in the 2nd half after being down 41-0 at the half. […]
Wyoming Area takes down Hanover Area
October 5, 2024 | EJ Samuel
Wyoming Area came into their matchup against Hanover Area with one simple goal: win. To say they reached that goal is an understatement. Many times we were shown the brilliance of upcoming Hanover Area QB Logan Richardson in this game. However, the Wyoming Area defense was too much for the undersized offensive line and the […]
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 […]
Pittston Area at Wilkes-Barre Area — PHOTO GALLERY
October 4, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Photos by Sherryl Samuel
Kucharski Leads Valley View to Victory over North Pocono 21-14 (Video Highlights)
October 4, 2024 | Jake Mills
Valley View defeated North Pocono tonight in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1 Matchup 21-14. Nick Kucharski had a big game for the Cougars with 2 touchdowns and many big plays on defense. North Pocono was down Freshman standout Running Back Joe Briskie but the Trojans still gave Valley View all it had. Quarterback Chase […]
Berwick Earns Second Win in Shutout Victory over Nanticoke
October 4, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
October, already. As the leaves fall and the temperature decreases, High School Football enters its peak month. It’s week 7 already. Teams across the state are crossing their Ts and dotting their Is in anticipation of the playoffs in a few short weeks. The same stands true for Berwick and Nanticoke. Two struggling teams clashed […]
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 […]
Delaware Valley at Abington Heights — PHOTO GALLERY
September 28, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Images courtesy of Sherryl Samuel
Crestwood gets past Pittston Area
September 28, 2024 | John Kotsko
There was one word that Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli can say about senior Lincoln Bibla. “Special.” Arcangeli said. “He’s a strong kid, his character is strong. He works so hard and deserves this.” Arcangeli continues. Bibla had two rushing touchdowns as Crestwood got their road victory at Pittston Area 21-14. Bibla on his performance […]
Strong 2nd Half Leads Dallas over North Pocono 45-28 (Video Highlights)
September 28, 2024 | Jake Mills
Dallas continues their winning streak after an 0-3 start as they defeated North Pocono 45-28. A very strong and balanced offensive performance from Dallas didn’t quite start out that way. The score was 10-0 Dallas after 1 quarter of play, both Dallas scores coming from a field goal and a pick six by Gavin Lewis. […]
Lake Lehman plays spoiler to Nanticoke’s homecoming with 35-7 win
September 28, 2024 | EJ Samuel
The Lake Lehman Knights played spoiler to Nanticoke’s homecoming, and no matter what angle you view the game, it seemed like the key factor was capitalizing on miscues. The rain helped contribute to a scoreless 1st quarter, and then both teams traded blows. Within a few minutes, we went from a scoreless tie, to 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) […]
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech earns tough win over gutsy Holy Cross team.
September 22, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Rams start 4-1 for first time since 2000. SOUTH CENTRE TWP- Though impressive on their opening two drives of the contest on a hot Saturday afternoon in Columbia County. The Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School Rams could not take advantage of the situation, however the finally cash in a score the third time getting the […]
Crestwood defeats Nanticoke in convincing fashion
September 21, 2024 | John Kotsko
With Jaden Shedlock out for the season with an injury, several players are required to step up if Crestwood is to make the District playoffs. The Comets had seven different players score touchdowns as Crestwood defeated Nanticoke in convincing fashion 55-0. “You feel for the kid as this is his second straight season-ending injury. Comets […]
Geskey, Zapoticky power Dallas to second straight win beating Pittston 30-22
September 21, 2024 | EJ Samuel
Dallas wanted to continue the ride in the win column, and Pittston Area didn’t make it easy by any stretch. Dallas won the toss and elected to receive, and although I was personally puzzled by this decision, it appears Dallas knew what they were doing as Dallas’ Dylan Geskey threw the first punch, putting them […]
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 […]
Mid Valley at Lackawanna Trail — PHOTO GALLERY
September 21, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
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Berwick Blows Out Hanover to Earn First Win
September 20, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Believe it or not, we enter week 5 of the High School Football season in Pennsylvania. As the end of this game would signal passing the halfway mark on the 2024 season, it would also mean Berwick would earn its first win. For the first time since the 1970s, Berwick is winless throughout the first […]
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 […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week 3 (Patriots and Crusaders)
September 16, 2024 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Wednesday, September 11 The STATE of PA Football: Weekly Recap and Preview Show […]
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 […]
Scranton Prep at Delaware Valley — PHOTO GALLERY
September 14, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Photos by Sherryl Samuel
Susquehanna wins 2nd straight, beating Holy Redeemer 40-14 (Video Highlights)
September 14, 2024 | Jake Mills
Susquehanna keeps their winning streak alive after beating Holy Redeemer today 40-14. Susquehanna RB William Marcy had 3 TDs for the Sabres today. Weston Yannone threw for 2 TDs and had one on the ground. Susquehanna improves to 3-1 on the year and will host Lakeland next week. Holy Redeemer falls to 0-4 and will […]
Hazleton Runs Away Late, Beats Berwick
September 14, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Believe it or not, Week 4 of the High School Football Season in Pennsylvania is underway. Hazleton traveled to Crispin Field in Berwick and got the best of the dawgs. The Hazleton Cougars are one of the largest schools in the State of Pennsylvania but have yet to succeed consistently on the gridiron. They started […]
Western Wayne improves to 4-0 with win over Crestwood
September 14, 2024 | John Kotsko
The defense for Western Wayne stepped it up in a big way on Friday night. The Wildcats got key fourth down stops to pitch a shutout and Josh Vinton added two touchdowns as Western Wayne defeated Crestwood 21-0 in Mountain Top. “Our defense is legitimate. They are playing well. I don’t what it is with […]
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 […]
North Pocono at Wallenpaupack — PHOTO GALLERY
September 14, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Photos by Sherryl Samuel
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