District 2
November 2023
Dunmore drops Riverside, wins District 2 Class 2A crown
November 11, 2023 | Jared Samuel
There was a lot of chatter heading into the latest edition of the Vikings/Bucks showdown. In talking to Dunmore earlier this year, I found that they welcomed the idea of playing Riverside again. After last weeks big win over Mid Valley, Riverside said they wanted Dunmore. And after a big showdown earlier this season where […]
PIAA Class 1A Sub Regional: Lackawanna Trail v Morrisville at Bristol
November 10, 2023 | Billy Splain
Lackawanna Trail (11-0) @ Morrisville (6-5) (Bristol HS) Friday – 7:00 pm Lion fans are probably asking “who is Morrisville? Where is Morrisville?” Morrisville is probably asking the same of Trail. Well, Morrisville is in southeastern PA. It’s about a 2.5 hour drive, right across the border from Trenton New Jersey. The Bulldogs play a […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 9, 2023 | John Kotsko
District 2 2A Final Riverside at Dunmore Fri 7 PM Riverside defeated Mid Valley in the semifinals to advance to the Championship game. Dunmore defeated Susquehanna to get to the District Final. Dunmore defeated Riverside 20-16 in their Week 4 meeting. Vikings quarterback Chase Taddonio is throwing for 1,638 yards and 24 touchdowns. Taddonio also […]
Nazareth Advances To District 11 Semifinals After Decisive Win Over Wilkes-Barre
November 4, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles win a lopsided battle at home against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack. Only the best of the best get to play under the Friday night lights in November and the Blue Eagles showed up and showed out. Wilkes-Barre kicked off to Nazareth to begin the game. It didn’t take the Blue Eagles very […]
Nanticoke Advances With Double Overtime Victory At Crestwood
November 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
For Gavin Turak, the moment was a dream come true. In double overtime, with Nanticoke needing to hold the lead to win the game, Turak read the route perfectly and got the interception that ended the game as Nanticoke advanced to the District Semifinals with a 28-21 road victory at Crestwood. Turak ended the night […]
Riverside advances past Mid Valley
November 4, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Playoff football sometimes means a rematch from a regular season game. That was the case as the #3 seed Riverside Vikings came to town to play the #2 seed Mid Valley Spartans. These teams played a nail-biter early in the season, with Mid Valley getting the narrow 14-12 win down at Riverside. With that road […]
Valley View survives Berwick in Defensive Affair
November 3, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Playoff Football, nothing beats it. We were treated to a thriller when Valley View welcomed in Berwick for the first round of the PIAA Playoffs. The Valley View Cougars came into this matchup boasting an impressive 8-2 record and the two seed in the District 2 4A playoffs. They started the season off 7-0, but […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 2, 2023 | John Kotsko
Single-A Game (1) Lackawanna Trail: The Lions enter the District 2 Single-A Championship game with an unblemished record in 2023. They have an impressive running attack to get this far. Senior running back Lukas Gumble leads the rushing attack, he has 1,106 yards on the ground and 18 touchdowns. Lackawanna Trail has proven they can […]
2023 District 2: Week10 Rewind
November 1, 2023 | John Kotsko
Wilkes-Barre Area 42 Valley West 0 Wolf Pack Jake Howe threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Howie Shiner rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown as Wilkes-Barre Area pitched a shutout of Wyoming Valley West. Spartans quarterback Lucas Zdancewicz rushed for 44 yards. The Wolf Pack will play Nazareth in the 6A Subregional Playoffs. […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 10): Tigers, Spartans, Cavaliers & Cougars
October 30, 2023 | 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! Friday, October 27 3A #7 NW Lehigh (9-0) vs. 5A #8 Southern Lehigh (9-0) […]
Scranton Prep runs over Valley View
October 28, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Valley View came into this one at 8-1 and undefeated in the division, featuring a strong running attack with multiple playmakers. Scranton Prep also came into the game at 8-1 and undefeated in the division, featuring a more balanced attack and also multiple playmakers. In high-stakes games like this, the playmakers usually take center stage […]
Nanticoke retains the San Souci Struggle Trophy with a victory over Hanover Area
October 28, 2023 | John Kotsko
There were several milestones on the line in the San Souci Struggle tonight at Gayewski Memorial Stadium. The Nanticoke seniors could go 4-0 against Hanover Area in their careers. They can have their first guaranteed winning season since 2018. Zack Fox could end by the time the night was over, be the Trojans all-time leading […]
Scranton downs Wallenpaupack, wins big on Senior Night
October 28, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The Wallenpaupack Buckhorns came into the game with a 2-7 record, but had made some key upsets early in the season and were looking to get back to their early season success. The Scranton Knights were looking for some playoff momentum, and with a 4-5 record they were also looking to avoid a losing season. […]
Berwick Holds on Against Hazleton in Senior Night Thriller
October 27, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
This is it, the last regular season week across High School Football in Pennsylvania. A pair of 2-7 teams with not much on the line would make many lose interest, but it turned out to be a classic football game. With this being the last week, the visiting Hazleton Cougars will play their last game […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC: 2023 Week 10 Regular Season Finale
October 26, 2023 | John Kotsko
Here we go, the end of the regular season. Man, do the years start coming and don’t stop coming. It only feels like yesterday that I started writing my first preview article for the 2023 season and now we’re at the end of the regular season. Time really can pass you by. However, I’m just […]
2023 Week 9 District 2 Week In Review
October 26, 2023 | John Kotsko
Towanda 55 Tunkhannock 7 Rylee Vanderpool had two rushing touchdowns for Towanda as they defeated Tunkhannock in a Thursday night matchup. Tahshon Gardner had two touchdowns as well. For the Tigers, quarterback Joey Ross had a 75 yard touchdown run for the Tunkhannock’s only touchdown. Western Wayne 41 Lakeland 14 Wildcats running back Josh […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Whitehall is in D11 Playoffs
October 25, 2023 | Guy Smith
This week we were at four football games out of seven total sporting events. We started Tuesday at the EPC girls’ volleyball semi-finals at Northampton. Thursday was Guy only at Liberty vs. Whitehall as Pam missed her first football game of the year. Friday we were in the rain for a Scranton Prep rout of […]
Shamokin pulls away in win at Nanticoke
October 21, 2023 | John Kotsko
With the game tied at 14, Shamokin needed big plays. The Indians got a fumble recovery on the opening drive in the second half. Followed by a big third down catch by Chase Pensyl that ended in a three yard touchdown run by freshman Logan Steele to give Shamokin their first lead of the game […]
Tigers Rebound With Impressive Win
October 21, 2023 | Dave Fegley
SCA knocks off previously unbeaten Wyoming Area When it comes to being a Southern Columbia football fan, the loyal supporters have witnessed just about everything that the sport has to offer. On Friday night, the fans that made the trip up to Jake Sobeski Stadium to watch their Tigers battle with a Wyoming Area team […]
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