District 2
November 2023
Lackawanna Trail’s Defense Handles Minersville Rushing Attack in State Playoff Win…
November 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Senior RB-Lukas Gumble(#20) and Junior RB-Demitrius Douglas(#5) led the way offensively with six touchdowns between the two in 40 to 0 victory over the Battlin’ Miners of Minersville at the Eagles Nest, Blue Mountain HS, improve to 13-0 for the first time in program history. The tone was set right from the beginning following the […]
Delaware Valley gets revenge against Whitehall, advances to next round in PIAA Class 5A playoffs
November 18, 2023 | Jared Samuel
It was a playoff rematch from last season as the Whitehall Zephyrs came in to square off against the Delaware Valley Warriors. Last season, the Zephyrs defeated the Warriors 34-13 in the same round of the state playoffs. This year, Whitehall (8-4) won the District 11 5A Championship by defeating Southern Lehigh and Delaware Valley […]
Preview: Neumann Goretti vs. Scranton Prep — Class 3A Playoff
November 17, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 12 3A Champion Neumann Goretti Saints (10-1) vs. District 2 3A Champion Scranton Prep Cavaliers (10-1) Last meeting: 11/18/22, Neumann Goretti won 22-14 Check out the game story from last year’s playoff game here: Neumann Goretti outlasts Scranton Prep 22-14 About the Saints: Coach Albie Crosby’s unit has won 10 straight games but […]
Preview: Whitehall vs. Delaware Valley — Class 5A Playoff
November 16, 2023 | Jared Samuel
District 11 5A Champion Whitehall Zephyrs (8-4) at District 2 5A Champion Delaware Valley Warriors (9-3) Last meeting: 11/18/22, Whitehall won 34-13 About the Zephyrs: Head Coach Andy Marino’s squad has won 4 straight games and comes into this game off of a 45-34 victory over Southern Lehigh for the D11 5A championship. Whitehall players […]
Previewing The District 2 4A Championship Game
November 16, 2023 | John Kotsko
Valley View at Dallas Fri 7 PM Last Meeting: 2022 District 2 4A Semifinals Valley View defeated Dallas 31-14 How they got here: Valley View defeated Berwick in the quarterfinals and Wyoming Area in the semifinals to advance to the Championship game. Dallas defeated Wallenpaupack in the District Quarterfinals and advanced to the District Finals […]
PIAA Class 2A State Playoff Preview: Round-1 Williams Valley vs Dunmore
November 15, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Williams Valley Vikings(10-2) Head Coach: Steve Sedesse(1st. Season) ABOUT THE VIKINGS: First year head coach, Steve Sedesse guided his Vikings players to the District XI Class 2A title last week when they took down a very good, but young Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes team 49 to 35 at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven and avenged their […]
PIAA Class 1A State Playoff Preview: Round-1 Minersville vs Lackawanna Trail
November 14, 2023 | Daniel Reed
ABOUT THE MINERS: Minersville comes into the game winners of 3 straight while claiming their first District XI Class 1A title since 2003 last week by defeating Marian Catholic 28 to 12 at Blue Mountain’s Eagles Nest. The Miners return to the Eagles Nest this week to take on District 2 Champions Lackawanna Trail in […]
Scranton Prep pummels Western Wayne, wins the District 2 3A title
November 11, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The District 2 3A title was on the line in this one, with the Western Wayne Wildcats paying a visit to the Scranton Prep Cavaliers. The Wildcats featured a good running game and solid defense, while the Cavaliers came in with a balanced offense and a polished defense. Something had to give, and it did. […]
Geskey runs wild to advance Dallas to the District Final
November 11, 2023 | John Kotsko
It looked like Dallas was going to have their hands full with the Nanticoke Trojans as we hit late in the first quarter. Suddenly that all changed in the blink of an eye. The Mountaineers got a blocked punt that resulted in their first touchdown of the game then recovered a fumble on the […]
Valley View Shuts Out Wyoming Area in Dominant showing
November 11, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Entering the District 2 4A semi-final between Valley View and Wyoming Area, many pegged Wyoming Area as the favorite, but the masses were wrong. Valley View was able to punch a ticket to the District 2 4A title game with a 20-0 shutout win over Wyoming Area. Wyoming Area enters the matchup with an impressive […]
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) […]
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