District 2
October 2024
Hot Takes: Undefeated and One-Loss Team Forecasts
October 14, 2024 | Matt Herring
There are 34 undefeated Pennsylvania high school football teams and 65 one-loss teams remaining entering the final two weeks of regular season play and while those teams have high hopes for league, district and state titles not all can raise those banners this year. With nearly 100 of the 555 Commonwealth teams sitting on zero […]
Honesdale gets the road victory at Nanticoke
October 12, 2024 | John Kotsko
It took Honesdale over an hour to get to Nanticoke. It took 13 seconds for Mason Avery to give the Hornets the lead. Avery returned the opening kickoff 73 yards and added three touchdowns as Honesdale took the 56-7 victory at Nanticoke. “Mason Avery’s been dynamite for us.” Honesdale head coach Paul Russick said. “There […]
Dallas gets the best of Crestwood in the Battle of 2 Mountains
October 12, 2024 | Jared Samuel
After last year’s wild matchup, a lot of hype preceded this year’s version of the Dallas/Crestwood game. Both teams came into the game at 4-3 with some momentum, with Back Mountain’s Dallas having won 4 straight and Mountaintop’s Crestwood winners of 3 straight. The tension during pre-game was very noticeable, and as a mid-fall chill […]
4th Quarter Comeback leads Hazleton Area over Pittston Area 20-14 (Video Highlights)
October 12, 2024 | Jake Mills
Hazleton Area comes back late in the 4th quarter to defeat Pittston Area 20-14. Hazleton Area started the game off on the right foot as Freddy Corrado found Yohansel Moran to give the Cougars an early 6-0 lead. But Pittston Area came right back, Quarterback Paulie Ferintino ran in for the score and the Patriots […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Back Home and New Territory
October 9, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 22. We only made a pair of games this week. On Thursday we returned to the old stomping ground at the Bethlehem Area School District to see the Freedom Patriots run their record to 7-0, fairly easily defeating previously two-loss Bethlehem Catholic in a city rivalry matchup. On Friday we ended up at […]
Riverside Improves to 7-0 after Beating Holy Cross 62-20 (Video Highlights)
October 5, 2024 | Jake Mills
Riverside remains undefeated after rolling past Holy Cross 62-20. Richie Kostoff had a monster game for the Vikings scoring 5 touchdowns and laying out defenders. Ny-Jai Scott-Holt, Matt Goldlewski, Quinn Puchilowski and Brady Pavalonis also scored today for Riverside. Holy Cross scored 3 touchdowns in the 2nd half after being down 41-0 at the half. […]
Wyoming Area takes down Hanover Area
October 5, 2024 | EJ Samuel
Wyoming Area came into their matchup against Hanover Area with one simple goal: win. To say they reached that goal is an understatement. Many times we were shown the brilliance of upcoming Hanover Area QB Logan Richardson in this game. However, the Wyoming Area defense was too much for the undersized offensive line and the […]
Wilkes-Barre Area uses strong second half to defeat Pittston Area
October 5, 2024 | Jared Samuel
It certainly looked to be a good matchup on paper as the Pittston Area Patriots made the short trip down River Street to face the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack. Both teams entered at 2-4, Pittston coming off a tough loss against Crestwood and Wilkes-Barre reeling a bit from a shutout loss to Hazleton. Prior to the […]
Pittston Area at Wilkes-Barre Area — PHOTO GALLERY
October 4, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Photos by Sherryl Samuel
Kucharski Leads Valley View to Victory over North Pocono 21-14 (Video Highlights)
October 4, 2024 | Jake Mills
Valley View defeated North Pocono tonight in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1 Matchup 21-14. Nick Kucharski had a big game for the Cougars with 2 touchdowns and many big plays on defense. North Pocono was down Freshman standout Running Back Joe Briskie but the Trojans still gave Valley View all it had. Quarterback Chase […]
Berwick Earns Second Win in Shutout Victory over Nanticoke
October 4, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
October, already. As the leaves fall and the temperature decreases, High School Football enters its peak month. It’s week 7 already. Teams across the state are crossing their Ts and dotting their Is in anticipation of the playoffs in a few short weeks. The same stands true for Berwick and Nanticoke. Two struggling teams clashed […]
Delaware Valley wins a come-from-behind thriller over Abington Heights
September 28, 2024 | Jared Samuel
CALRKS SUMMIT — We had heard talk all week about how this might be the last game ever at “The Pit”, also known as Comets Stadium. The Delaware Valley Warriors came in at 1-4, finally notching their first win of the season last week against Wallenpaupack. Abington Heights came in at 3-2, fresh off a […]
Delaware Valley at Abington Heights — PHOTO GALLERY
September 28, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Images courtesy of Sherryl Samuel
Crestwood gets past Pittston Area
September 28, 2024 | John Kotsko
There was one word that Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli can say about senior Lincoln Bibla. “Special.” Arcangeli said. “He’s a strong kid, his character is strong. He works so hard and deserves this.” Arcangeli continues. Bibla had two rushing touchdowns as Crestwood got their road victory at Pittston Area 21-14. Bibla on his performance […]
Strong 2nd Half Leads Dallas over North Pocono 45-28 (Video Highlights)
September 28, 2024 | Jake Mills
Dallas continues their winning streak after an 0-3 start as they defeated North Pocono 45-28. A very strong and balanced offensive performance from Dallas didn’t quite start out that way. The score was 10-0 Dallas after 1 quarter of play, both Dallas scores coming from a field goal and a pick six by Gavin Lewis. […]
Lake Lehman plays spoiler to Nanticoke’s homecoming with 35-7 win
September 28, 2024 | EJ Samuel
The Lake Lehman Knights played spoiler to Nanticoke’s homecoming, and no matter what angle you view the game, it seemed like the key factor was capitalizing on miscues. The rain helped contribute to a scoreless 1st quarter, and then both teams traded blows. Within a few minutes, we went from a scoreless tie, to a […]
Lackawanna Trail throttles Old Forge
September 27, 2024 | Jared Samuel
There has been some bad blood over the years whenever Old Forge plays Lackawanna Trail. Over the last few years, these 2 teams have traded spots as the top 1A team in District 2, and along the way there have been some great matchups both in the regular season and post-season. Recently, however, it has […]
District 2 Mid-Season Review
September 26, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Current District 2 Standings 1A Lackawanna Trail (4-1) Old Forge (3-2) Holy Cross (2-3) 2A Riverside (5-0) Susquehanna Community (4-1) Lakeland (2-3) Dunmore (1-4) Holy Redeemer (0-5) 3A Western Wayne (5-0) Scranton Prep (4-1) Wyoming Area (4-1) Mid Valley (4-1) Lake Lehman (3-2) Carbondale Area (3-2) Berwick (1-4) Tunkhannock (1-4) Montrose (0-4) Hanover Area (0-5) […]
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech earns tough win over gutsy Holy Cross team.
September 22, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Rams start 4-1 for first time since 2000. SOUTH CENTRE TWP- Though impressive on their opening two drives of the contest on a hot Saturday afternoon in Columbia County. The Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School Rams could not take advantage of the situation, however the finally cash in a score the third time getting the […]
Crestwood defeats Nanticoke in convincing fashion
September 21, 2024 | John Kotsko
With Jaden Shedlock out for the season with an injury, several players are required to step up if Crestwood is to make the District playoffs. The Comets had seven different players score touchdowns as Crestwood defeated Nanticoke in convincing fashion 55-0. “You feel for the kid as this is his second straight season-ending injury. Comets […]
Geskey, Zapoticky power Dallas to second straight win beating Pittston 30-22
September 21, 2024 | EJ Samuel
Dallas wanted to continue the ride in the win column, and Pittston Area didn’t make it easy by any stretch. Dallas won the toss and elected to receive, and although I was personally puzzled by this decision, it appears Dallas knew what they were doing as Dallas’ Dylan Geskey threw the first punch, putting them […]
Lackawanna Trail’s strong 2nd half too much for Mid Valley
September 21, 2024 | Jared Samuel
We knew a big one was brewing as the days grew closer to this game: a Mid Valley Spartans visit to Lions Pride Stadium to play Lackawanna Trail. The Spartans had gotten out to a great 4-0 start, while the Lions only blemish on their 3-1 season was to a tough Western Wayne squad on […]
Mid Valley at Lackawanna Trail — PHOTO GALLERY
September 21, 2024 | Sherryl Samuel
Courtesy of Sherryl Samuel
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