District 2

November 2020

Balanced Attacking Effort, Advances Jersey Shore in AAAA Playoffs.

November 14, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

WRIGHT TWP- The verbage of bend but don’t break tends to be the outcry when it comes to defensive effort come playoff time. No more was that evident Friday night at Crestwood’s Comet Stadium as the Jersey Shore(9-0) forced three crucial turnovers and left Mountain Top with a 26-14 victory, advancing the Bulldogs to the […]

No Time-No Problem For Steelton-Highspire’s Cliff Hanger Victory Over Old Forge 39-36

November 14, 2020 | PFN Staff

With zero time showing on the score board and only one play left as a result of a penalty, the Rollers of Steelton-Highspire flatten the Old Forge Blue Devils state title hopes. Freshman QB Alex Erby hit D1 WR recruit Mehki Flowers on a five -yard touchdown pass that gave the Rollers a 39-36 victory […]

Zach Zechman monster night leads Wyomissing to 47-0 win over Lakeland @WyoFootball @LHSChiefs

November 14, 2020 | Billy Splain

Wyomissing quarterback Zach Zechman had a good night. No, he had a great night. The senior quarterback for the Spartans intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, threw a touchdown pass and ran for one, all within the first 26 minutes of the game to lead Wyomissing to a 47-0 win over Lakelan and secure a […]

Crestwood Captures District 2 4A Gold Over Dallas.

November 7, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski

@BPtashinski on Twitter MOUNTAIN TOP- Friday night the Comets of Crestwood blazed their way to District 2 4A championship by defeating the defending state runner-ups, the Mountaineers of Dallas by a score of 34-14. Behind a punishing running attack led by running back Jimmy Hawley and quarterback Ryan Petrosky and solid effort by the defense […]

Lakeland Edges Lake-Lehman 14-11 for District 2 3A Title

November 7, 2020 | PFN Staff

The Lakeland Chiefs defeated the Lake-Lehman Black Knights 14-11 at Lakeland Friday night to capture the District 2 3A Title. The unbeaten Chiefs were tested on every aspect of the play by the highly touted Black Knights who came into the game with only one lost. From the opening kickoff to the final whistle, it […]

Jason Henderson Leads Delaware Valley Past Altoona @JasonHe15613474 @dvwarriorfb

November 7, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter

The PIAA state playoffs kicked off this weekend and one of the first-round matchups was the Delaware Valley Warriors against the Altoona Mountain Lions. One key difference in Friday’s game was Warriors Senior Captain Jason Henderson. Henderson finished the game with 213 yards rushing and two touchdowns along with two catches for 73 yards and […]

Wolfpack Gets Taylor-Made Victory Over Tigers 35-28

November 6, 2020 | PFN Staff

Thursday night at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium, QB Kam Taylor carved out a nail-biting 35-28 victory over the Tunkhannock Tigers. From the opening kickoff the senior QB took control of his team, both running and passing before surrendering the ball to the Tigers. The Tigers had little luck on their first possession and had to punt […]

Cougars Spoil Cavilers Playoff Hopes with 34-21 Upset

November 1, 2020 | PFN Staff

The Valley View Cougars upset the Scranton Prep Cavilers in front of an enthusiastic crowd Saturday afternoon at Scranton Memorial Stadium The previous unbeaten Cavilers playoff hopes were extinguished by a well-balanced Cougar attack from the opening kickoff. The Valley View defense bared a nostalgic resemblance of the Cougars in the past. The first […]

Crestwood overcomes penalties, 14 point deficit in OT win over Lake-Lehman @CometsFootball2 @LLKnightsSports (gallery Anthony Jardine)

October 31, 2020 | Billy Splain

“We played 39 minutes of uncharacteristic football. Not terrible football.” Standing on crutches (more on that later) following his teams come from behind 20-17 win over undefeated Lake-Lehman, Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli described the play that kept the Comets from getting in the endzone earlier. “Dumb penalties. But in a game like this ya […]

Janiszewski Too Much For Trojans, Leads Western Wayne Past North Pocono 27-3

October 31, 2020 | PFN Staff

Zane Janiszewski was a ubiquitous figure at the North Pocono Sports complex Friday night as he led his Wildcats to a convincing 27-3 victory over the North Pocono Trojans. I spoke to the Wildcats’s workhorse after his stunning performance which yielded 215 yards rushing on 27 attempts, three touchdowns and several key tackles […]

Lake-Lehman, Eiden tame the Tigers @LLKnightsSports @TunkhannockF

October 27, 2020 | Billy Splain

In the first four series of the game, Tunkhannock’s offense ran 12 plays and punted twice. Lake-Lehman ran three and led by 13. Running back Ryan Eiden ran the ball twice, once for 68 yards and the second an 11 yard td run, then they hit a 59 yard scoring pass enroute to a 42-13 […]

Comets On Fire -Rout Dawgs 35-0

October 23, 2020 | PFN Staff

The Crestwood Comets defeated the Berwick Bulldogs 35-0 Friday night at Crispin Field in Berwick. The undefeated Comets launched their rockets early on the opening drive. The Mountain Top powerhouse needed only five plays to score when QB Ryan Petrosky ran for a seven yard touchdown making it 6-0. Sure foot kicker Alex Romanoski […]

Lakeland Remains Undefeated with Decisive 55-25 Win Over Riverside

October 17, 2020 | PFN Staff

From the beginning, it looked like it was going to be long Saturday afternoon for Riverside head coach Harry Armstrong. The Vikings bobbled the opening kickoff which was recovered by Lakeland in Viking territory. The Chiefs went on a warpath and four downs later RB Giovanni Spataro ran 8 yards for the Chiefs […]

Black Knights Slay Warriors 47-26

October 17, 2020 | PFN Staff

Lake- Lehman defeated Wyoming Area 47-26 Friday night in Exeter in front a predominant Warrior crowd. The three-headed monster of QB Ethan Adams, RB Ryan Eiden, WR Jacob Monko proved to be too much for the defending 3A state champs. The Black Knights wasted no time exhibiting their adroitness by scoring on the second play […]

Lakeland gets miracle win over Wilkes-Barre @LHSChiefs

October 14, 2020 | Billy Splain

Nick Mancuso races to the endzone and celebrates after his 75 yard punt return to set up the winning play. Pic Aaron Yurkanin Going into the fourth quarter with a 19 – 6 lead, Lakeland head coach David Piwowarczyk knew his team was in trouble. Wilkes-Barre scored three times in the fourth quarter to take […]

“For Whom The Bell Tolls” : Scranton Defeats West Scranton 15-0 in Annual Classic

October 10, 2020 | PFN Staff

The Scranton Knights beat city rival West Scranton 15-0 in their annual Bell game at Scranton Memorial stadium Saturday morning in front of a generous enthusiastic crowd. The Knights got the opening kick-off. QB Arvel Chandeler took command of the offense by running for the initial first down on the first drive. But […]

Scranton Prep Rips Western Wayne 48-21-Cavaliers Aerial Attack Crushes Wild Cats

October 10, 2020 | PFN Staff

Scranton Prep defeated Western Wayne 48-21 Friday night at Scranton Memorial Stadium in front of the allowed fan capacity of 1,800. In a crucial 3A encounter, the Cavaliers wasted no time, after the initial kick-off, to launch an aerial attack that would be bothersome to the Wildcats all evening. Paddy Grady (QB) threw a 26 […]

“Hit Man” Holzman Too Much For Vikes, Old Forge rolls over Riverside

October 3, 2020 | PFN Staff

The Old Forge Blue Devils routed the Riverside Vikings 43-12 Friday night at Old Forge Memorial Stadium. Senior running back Collin “Hit Man” Holzman stacked up 154 yards in 10 carriers and scored 1 touchdown in the crosstown rivalry. Only 2 minutes into the first quarter Holzman struck early with a run that set […]

Machita’s Acrobatic Catches Lead Explorers Past Delaware Valley on Final Drive

October 2, 2020 | TC Jones

Though it was a cool fall evening in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the real chill came from the ice in Justin Machita’s veins. The senior wide receiver came down with back-to-back acrobatic high-point catches during La Salle College High School’s come-from-behind 68-yard drive before senior fullback Timothy Mehlmann punched it in from 1-yard line forging forward for […]

2020 Team Preview: The Delaware Valley Warriors @dvwarriorfb @MikeGecik70 @DV_WarriorPower

October 1, 2020 | Billy Splain

Delaware Valley Warriors Head Coach Keith Olsommer Assistant Coaches Nick Quaglia Al McElroy, Jim Donnelly, Joe Raniero, Tony Bajor, Jesse Jayne, Brian Bird, Brett Cohen. 2019 Season Record 11-2 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 10-02 vs. La Salle College (1-0) Warrior Stadium 7:00 pm 10-09 @ Wallenpaupack (0-0) * Wallenpaupack Stadium 7:00 pm 10-16 @ Scranton (0-0) * Valor Field […]

Williamsport capitalized on Berwick mistakes to move to 3-0

September 26, 2020 | Billy Splain

Williamsport came into their game with with Berwick sporting a 2-0record, and left the game of the 3-0 record and a whole lot more swagger. Coach Chuck Crews is happy with what he sees in his team this year and says that “everyone being happy for everyone on the sidelines when a good players made […]

2020 Player Profile: George May – Northwest Area @NW_Rangers @coachhazlet

September 11, 2020 | Tristan Klinefelter

George May Year: 2021 Northwest Area High School RB/DL Jersey # 15 Ht: 5’6 Wt: 225 2019 Stats: 1,177 yards rushing with 11 touchdowns with 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks Why do you play football? George: Love the game. What has been your best memory from football so far? George: Beating Lackawanna Trail. Who is […]

2020 Team Preview: The Wyoming Valley West Spartans @wvwfootball @WVWCoachB

September 10, 2020 | Billy Splain

Wyoming Valley West Spartans Head Coach Jack Baranski Assistant Coaches * Doug Mucha, Paul Patara, George Simms, Len Butczynski, Ryan Mahovich, Matt Zlotek, Ken McDaniels 2019 Season Record * 3-8 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 09-11 @ Wilkes-Barre (0-0) * 7:00 pm 09-18 @ Dallas (0-0) Mountaineer Stadium 7:00 pm 09-25 vs. Pittston (0-0) Spartan Stadium 7:00 pm 10-02 @ Berwick (0-0) Crispin […]

Berwick Linebacker Blane Cleaver heading to Army WP, committed this morning @blane_cleaver @CleaverBoyz @MikeViti @CoachJohnLoose

September 9, 2020 | Billy Splain

The Berwick Bulldogs have a long football history and a storied program. Many former Bulldogs have gone on to college careers, and this year is no exception. Blane Cleaver will join that long list as he committed to the Army West Program. There he’ll be greeted by another former Berwick standout, Mike Viti, who coaches […]

2020 Team Preview: The Wyoming Area Warriors @PAcoachP @WaScoreboard @DrewMruk