District 2
November 2024
Valley View has fantastic second half, beats Dallas 41-14 for District 2 AAAA title
November 9, 2024 | EJ Samuel
This matchup has happened quite a few times in the recent years. Never has it ceased to amaze, and both Dallas and Valley View “understood the assignment’ as the kids say nowadays. Dallas knew coming into the game that Valley View likes to burn the clock on their drives on purpose. They took the ball […]
Taddonio Leads Riverside To District Title Over Dunmore 24-6 (Video Highlights)
November 8, 2024 | Jake Mills
In the words of Riverside head coach Harry Armstrong “Chase, he’s the man”. The Vikings quarterback accounted for all 3 of his team’s touchdowns tonight in their 24-6 win over Dunmore to win the District 2 2A Title. Gabe Franek scored Dunmore’s lone touchdown of the night. Riverside will face District 12’s Lansdale Catholic as […]
District 2 Playoffs Week 2 Preview
November 7, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The first week of the D2 playoffs is in the books, so let’s take a look at where things stand as some classes will decide champions this week! Class 1A — sub-regional with District 11 Tri-Valley (7-4) at Lackawanna Trail (10-1) In Lackawanna Trail’s 47-20 win over Nativity BVM, RB’s Demitrius Douglas and Isaac Ryon […]
Wyoming Area gets past Carbondale to advance to the District 2 3A Semifinals
November 2, 2024 | John Kotsko
Coming in, it looked like an even matchup with Carbondale and Wyoming Area sporting big offensive lines and looking to run the football. The Warrior line dominated both sides of the ball as Lidge Kellum who scored three touchdowns in the games first 13 minutes and the defense pitched a shutout as Wyoming Area took […]
Dallas throttles Honesdale to advance to District 2 Class 4A final
November 2, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Sometimes an opening round playoff game can intrigue you a bit. Such was the case with Honesdale paying a visit to the Back Mountain to play Dallas. The Hornets entered at 6-4 having won 4 straight and touting a strong rushing attack led by RB Mason Avery and a stout offensive line. Dallas came in […]
Wilkes-Barre Area capitalizes on missed Scranton opportunities, wins 35-7
November 2, 2024 | EJ Samuel
It was a chilly setting at Wilkes-Barre Area High School for yet another battle between NEPA’s equivalent to “twin cities” and it is likely that the wind and cold temperatures played a part in the slow start for both teams. Both teams struggled to get the ball moving, but towards the end of the 1st […]
Lackawanna Trail Dominates In First Round Over Nativity BVM 47-20 (Video Highlights)
November 1, 2024 | Jake Mills
Lackawanna Trail had an impressive showing in the first round of the PIAA D2/D11 1A Subregional Playoffs. The dynamic running back duo of Isaac Ryon and Demitrius Douglas ran for a combined 5 touchdowns along with Tim Richmond and Max Kimmel scoring the other 2. Nativity gave Lackawanna Trail a tough time on defense early […]
District 2 Playoff Preview
November 1, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Final District 2 Standings 1A 1. Lackawanna Trail (9-1) 2. Old Forge (4-6) 3. Holy Cross (3-7) 2A 1. Riverside (9-1) 2. Susquehanna Community (6-4) 3. Dunmore (4-6) 4. Lakeland (3-7) 5. Holy Redeemer (0-10) 3A 1. Scranton Prep (9-1) 2. Western Wayne (9-1) 3. Wyoming Area (9-1) 4. Mid Valley (7-3) 5. Lake Lehman […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: 32-4 = Some Good Football
October 30, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 25. There were three football games on our schedule this week, plus one auto race. The three games checked off a trio of mini goals for the season. Friday was Pam’s pick, but Guy gave up six of our yoga classes to stay home with a flurry of construction workers so that Pam […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt – Week 9 (Wildcats, Indians & Pioneers)
October 28, 2024 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best matchups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Thursday, October 24 3A Western Wayne (8-1) vs. 2A Dunmore (4-5) Friday, October 25 4A […]
District 2 playoff brackets are set
October 27, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The PIAA District 2 playoff brackets are all set, with games starting Friday 11/1. The PIAA District 2 Football playoffs are all set! Watch for coverage updates from the D2 crew for https://t.co/GmTcPa0lcO!@PaFootballNews @sasimagerypfn @NEPASportsPage @NEPAYinzer_pfn @Teejaypr @Mason_PFN @BPtashinski @CCHastings1863 @WilliePAFN @LindseyB_PFN pic.twitter.com/2PZi0jQIu9 — Jared Samuel (@jaredsamuelpfn) October 27, 2024
Hanover Area takes the San Souci Struggle
October 26, 2024 | John Kotsko
As the clock ticked down, the Hanover Area sideline was celebrating. After losing 8 straight games to their rivals, the Hawkeyes defense forced four turnovers and used a balanced attack on offense to take a 16-14 victory at Nanticoke to take the San Souci Struggle. “Our guys were resilient enough to hang in there and […]
Lackawanna Trail defeats Riverside for the LFC Division 3 title
October 26, 2024 | Jared Samuel
The Lackawanna Football Conference Division 3 title was on the line as Riverside made the trip up to play at Lackawanna Trail. Riverside was a perfect 9-0 while Trail’s only loss was to a tough Western Wayne squad. The stakes were high and there was a playoff-type atmosphere right up until the opening kick. Once […]
Riverside at Lackawanna Trail — PHOTO GALLERY
October 26, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Courtesy of Sherryl Samuel
Wyoming Area’s strong run game aids in win over Pittston Area 28-0
October 26, 2024 | EJ Samuel
When you think of rivalries in NEPA, you may think of ones such as Gerry’s vs Angelo’s, KRZ vs Rock107 or Froggy101, WBRE vs WNEP or Fox56 even for a while the WV Mall vs Steamtown…but when it comes to football, it’s Wyoming Area vs Pittston Area. Both teams knew this and with only 1 […]
Dallas victorious over Lake Lehman 28-7 in The Old Shoe Game (Video Highlights)
October 25, 2024 | Jake Mills
In the last week of the regular season, the 6-3 Dallas Mountaineers traveled to the Black Turf to faceoff against the 6-3 Lake Lehman Black Knights in the 76th Annual Old Shoe Game. Dallas got out to a hot start as Dylan Geskey scored both of Dallas’ touchdowns early to give them a 14-0 lead […]
Western Wayne hammers Dunmore, takes LFC Division 2 crown
October 25, 2024 | Jared Samuel
It was a rare Thursday Night Lights matchup as Western Wayne came into Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium to play the Bucks. The Wildcats, 8-1 on the season, were looking to get healthy after struggling with injuries the last 2 games, while Dunmore, 4-5 on the season after a loss to Honesdale last week, was looking […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Add the Subregion Teams
October 23, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 24. Five football games out of a six-sporting event week. Racing on Sunday was the only other sport besides high school football Thursday, Friday, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening, and Monday. This year three 1A teams from District 2 were combined with the three 1A teams from District 11 for a Subregion come playoff […]
Jr High Football Spotlight: Pittston Area defeats arch rival Wyoming Area 28-20 (Video Highlights)
October 21, 2024 | Jake Mills
On a Monday night in Yatesville, The Pittston Area Patriots hosted arch rival Wyoming Area in the Jr High edition of their annual rivalry game. After no scoring for almost 2 quarters, Deondre Miller of Pittston Area opened up the scoring with 20 seconds left in the 1st half. Pittston Area jumped out to a […]
Wilkes-Barre Area gets past Crestwood
October 19, 2024 | John Kotsko
With the chance of the number 1 seed in the District 2/4 6A Subregional, Wilkes-Barre Area needed a big win on senior night. The Wolf Pack defense came up big as they did not allow any second half points and Jake Howe threw a touchdown pass to Achilles Fuentes late in the third quarter to […]
Mid Valley upends Western Wayne
October 19, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Mid Valley had a promising start to this season, reeling off 4 straight wins before falling short up at Lackawanna Trail in week 5. The Spartans then went 1-2 in their next 3 games to enter their matchup with Western Wayne at 5-3. The Wildcats opened up the season a perfect 8-0, outscoring their opponents […]
Mid Valley at Western Wayne — PHOTO GALLERY
October 19, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Photos courtesy of Sherryl Samuel
Scranton Prep Survives Scare Against Jersey Shore
October 19, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Entering tonight, we stood with just 2 weeks left until the playoffs ensue. In a critical cross-district heavyweight bout against two of the finest teams in the state, Scranton Prep got the upper hand. Jersey Shore has enjoyed plenty of success in recent years. Last year, they suffered just one loss across the season, which […]
Simulation: PA Classification #1 Ranked Teams vs. Rest of Top 10
October 16, 2024 | Matt Herring
As we near the end of the PA football regular season we thought it would be interesting to simulate possible matchups looming in the district and state playoffs. For this experiment we simulated games using the #1 ranked team in each classification versus the remaining Top 10 teams in their classification. These simulations are based […]
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