District 2
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 […]
Dallas defeats Wilkes-Barre Area, takes WVC Division 1 Lead
October 21, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 was up for grabs coming into this one. Dallas entered the contest at a perfect 8-0, while Wilkes-Barre Area came in at 5-3. Both teams were undefeated in conference play however, and Dallas was looking for revenge after the Wolfpack pummeled the Mountaineers 35-6 last season. Dallas got exactly […]
Crestwood survives against Berwick
October 20, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
After an amazing 13-2 season a year ago , Crestwood finds themselves in a much different predicament in 2023. The Comets started 0-3 , but since have won 4 in their last 5 to put their record even at 4-4 entering the Friday night matchup against the Berwick Bulldogs. For Berwick , they face an […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC 2023 Week 9: Upsets Brewing?
October 19, 2023 | John Kotsko
Here we go!! Week 9!!! There are currently two teams undefeated in the Wyoming Valley Conference in Dallas and Wyoming Area. Dallas has a big matchup with Wilkes-Barre Area at home. Meanwhile, Wyoming Area has a home matchup with perennial state power Southern Columbia. Several teams are looking to play past Week 10 and play […]
2023 Week 8 District 2 Week In Review
October 18, 2023 | John Kotsko
Lackawanna Trail 41 Carbondale 14 Lions quarterback Stephen Jervis went three for four with 131 yards with two touchdowns and running back Lukas Gumble added two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown as Lackawanna Trail improved to 8-0 with a win over Carbondale. Chargers quarterback Darryl Bennett threw two touchdown passes. Dallas 31 Wallenpaupack […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Tamaqua Climbs to .500
October 18, 2023 | Guy Smith
As happens nearly every week, our planned schedule was weather altered somewhat. Once again, the change was in football’s favor, as our planned four games this week turned to five. On Tuesday we headed west to Central Columbia High School to see their defending state champion girls’ soccer team in action. An easy win for […]
Delaware Valley Powers Past Valley View 30-12
October 14, 2023 | PFN Staff
The Warriors faced the same situation they did in week 5. This time around, it was a different outcome. Fumbling the opening kickoff of the second half in their own territory, the Warriors came up with one of their most significant stops of the season en route to handling Valley View, their first loss of […]
Hazleton Area wins in convincing fashion over Valley West
October 14, 2023 | John Kotsko
The Hazleton Area Cougars have gone through a lot of adversity this season. They went on a six game losing streak after starting the season with a win. They went through injuries. The Cougars ended up snapping their six game losing streak with a 50-14 victory over Wyoming Valley West. “Despite all the adversity, we’ve […]
Dunmore drops Western Wayne
October 14, 2023 | Jared Samuel
The Lackawanna Football Conference Division 2 was up for grabs coming into this game, as both Dunmore and Western Wayne were 2-0 in the division and 5-2 overall. Both teams featured a strong running attack and tough defense to get them to this point of the season, and there was an expectation that this one […]
