Pittston Area Patriots
| Pittston Area Patriots |
| Head Coach: Paul Russick |
| PIAA District 2 - Class 5A |
| Wyoming Valley Conference - Division 1 |
| Stadium: Charley Trippi Stadium |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
08-16 |
@ Lake-Lehman (0-0) |
- |
08-22 |
vs. Mid Valley (0-0) |
- |
08-29 |
vs. North Pocono (0-0) |
- |
09-05 |
@ Greater Nanticoke (0-0) |
- |
09-12 |
vs. Wyoming Valley West (0-0) |
- |
09-19 |
@ Dallas (0-0) |
- |
09-26 |
@ Crestwood (0-0) |
- |
10-03 |
vs. Wilkes-Barre (0-0) |
- |
10-10 |
vs. Hazleton (0-0) |
- |
10-17 |
@ Wallenpaupack (0-0) |
- |
10-24 |
@ Wyoming Area (0-0) |
- |
Pioneers Win 74th Annual Unico Game 21-7 (Video Highlights)
May 29, 2025 | Jake Mills
The Pioneers defeated the Miners 21-7 in the 74th Annual Unico Game. The Pioneers were led by Wyoming Area running back Lidge Kellum who had 2 touchdowns. The Pioneers consisted of players from Wyoming Area, Berwick, Hazleton Area, Holy Redeemer, Lake-Lehman, Nanticoke, Wilkes-Barre Area and Wyoming Seminary. Anthony DeLucca out of Wyoming Area scored the […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Pittston Area IOL/DT Gunnar Zaledonis
May 2, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Gunnar Zaledonis IOL / DT Pittston Area High School Class of 2026 Jersey #74 HT/WT 6’2 / 275 Other Sports – Track & Field 2022 – 1st Team All Wyoming Valley Conference Twitter – @GunnarZale Coach says “Gunnar will be a four-year starter on our offensive line, which speaks volumes about his consistency and talent. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Mid Valley defeats Pittston Area 32-0 in Season Opener (Video Highlights)
August 24, 2024 | Jake Mills
Mid Valley beats Pittston Area 32-0 in their season opener. Jakob Lesher of Mid Valley scored all 5 of his team’s touchdowns. 2 of those touchdowns came on the defensive side of the ball. Mid Valley hosts Berwick next week and looks to keep the momentum going. While Pittston Area will travel to North Pocono […]
2024 WVC Division 1 Preview
August 19, 2024 | John Kotsko
Crestwood Comets Head Coach: Ryan Arcangeli 2023 Record: 5-6. Lost in District 2 4A Quarterfinals to Nanticoke 2024 Schedule The Comets are led by junior quarterback Jaden Shedlock whose last season ended early due to an injury. Shedlock rushed for 859 yards and 10 touchdowns. He threw for 472 yards and four touchdowns. Colin […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittston Area OL/DL/FB Brody Spindler
August 3, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Brody Spindler DL/OL/FB Pittston Area Class Of 2026 Jersey # 55 HT/WT 5’11″/230 Sophomore year stats of note: 267 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD’s as FB Other sports: Wrestling (went 31-9 as a Sophomore at 215 lbs) Coach says “Brody is a returning 2 year starter for the Patriots who also played nearly every minute […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittston Area DB/WR Lucas Lopresto
July 30, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Lucas Lopresto DB/WR Pittston Area Class Of 2027 Jersey # 1 HT/WT 5’10″/ 170 Freshman year stats of note: 38 receptions for 679, 8 TD’s Other sports: Basketball, Track & Field Twitter/X: @lucaslop46 Coach says “Lucas played in just about every minute of every game as a freshman last season and became one of the […]
73rd Annual UNICO Game: Miners pound the Pioneers
June 2, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Coming out of last year’s UNICO Game, the de-facto “Senior Bowl” for the Wyoming Valley Conference, the talk was unfortunately centered around the unsportsmanlike play and several player ejections. This season, in the 73rd edition of the UNICO game, sportsmanship was on full display early and often. Players from the Miners and Pioneers squads met […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC Week 3 2023.
September 7, 2023 | John Kotsko
Labor Day is past and now we have hit Week 3 of the 2023 High School Football season. We’ve seen some pretty impressive accomplishments in the first two weeks of the season. We saw a shootout in Mountain Top where Brady Zapoticky and Jaden Shedlock traded blow for blow with Dallas taking the victory over […]
District 2 2023 Week 2 Recap
September 4, 2023 | John Kotsko
Abington Heights 35 Wilkes-Barre Area 28 Declan Walsh returned a fumble 55 yards and ran for 73 yards and a touchdown as the Comets got their first win of the season with a victory at Wilkes-Barre Area. Wolf Pack running back Howie Shiner added two touchdowns as Wilkes-Barre Area fell to 0-2. Scranton 29 Valley […]
Kotsko’s View of the WVC: Week 2
August 31, 2023 | John Kotsko
Week 1 is now in the books or is it Week 0? I always just call it Week 1 to make things easier. So we are now onto Week number 2. Football is racing through my brain and I just can’t contain this feeling that remains. Bonus points if you know the song I was […]
Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!
August 24, 2023 | John Kotsko
The 2023 Season is upon us!!! Hard to believe that it feels like it hit June 1st and now it’s suddenly the end of August and Week 1 is finally here. Several contenders from last season were hit hard by graduation and quite a few are hoping this will be the year that their program […]
2023 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 Preview
August 22, 2023 | John Kotsko
Wyoming Area Classification: 4A Head Coach: Randy Spencer 2022 Record: 5-6 Lost to Berwick in District 2 4A Quarterfinals Returning Starters Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Key Players RB/LB Aaron Crossley OL/DL Anthony VanAuken RB/DB Michael Crane OL/DL Chase DeSanto Wyoming Area looks to be one of the favorites in the division. Aaron Crossley is what […]
“Togetherness” the theme at Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day
August 11, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day was held on Thursday, August 10th at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. Coaches and players from 13 schools in the conference were on hand to meet with members of the local media outlets, and the common theme that was heard? Togetherness. As several of the attending teams have had to overcome […]
Kotsko’s View: Season Finale
January 15, 2023 | John Kotsko
With that, the 2022 High School Football has come to an end. The WVC’s run ended on December 2nd when Crestwood lost to eventual 4A State Champion Bishop McDevitt in the PIAA 4A Semifinals. It was quite a fantastic run by Crestwood. It was quite an interesting season to say the least. We had eight […]
District 2 Playoff Preview (WVC Teams)
November 3, 2022 | John Kotsko
We’re finally at one of the best times of the year! Playoff time! Only six teams will be crowned District 2 Champion. The WVC is guaranteed at least the 6A District Championship as only Hazleton Area and Wilkes-Barre Area are the only teams in 6A. 2A, 3A and 5A each have one WVC team playing […]
Pittston Area Pummels Wyoming Area 35-0, Wins WVC Division 2 Crown
October 29, 2022 | PFN Staff
On the night the Patriots honored the 2002 division-winning team, the Patriots did the same defeating cross-river rival Wyoming Area 35-0 to take home the school’s first division football title in 20 years. Pittston Area took the opening kickoff and never looked back. The Patriots would march 71 yards in seven plays before the drive […]
Kotsko’s View of the Wyoming Valley Conference: Where Has The Time Gone?
October 27, 2022 | John Kotsko
Man, Week 10 already? It feels like yesterday that I was working on the Conference preview and getting myself ready for Week 1. With Week 10 comes the end of the season for some teams and for some, the season will extend into the postseason. It’s one of more interesting times of the season. The […]
Patriots roll over the Royals, 51-14
October 22, 2022 | Jared Samuel
P On this gorgeous October afternoon in Kingston, the 3-5 Holy Redeemer Royals played host to the 5-3 Pittston Area Patriots. The Royals have gotten inconsistent play as a whole this season, while Pittston is on a solid roll after some early season defeats. All signs pointed to a decent matchup. Pittston took the opening […]
Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2
August 23, 2022 | John Kotsko
Opening Day is only a few short days away. Division 2 is looking to be one of the more interesting divisions to say the least. The Division has a 5A school, three 4A schools, two 3A schools and a 2A school in their division but that is what Division 2 emcompasses. With all that […]
Dallas downs Pittston Area in playoffs 35-12 @DallasMountsFB @PApatriot_fb
November 6, 2021 | PFN Staff
“You all played a hell of a game” said Dallas head coach Rich Manello after their 35-12 win over Pittston Area in the opening round of the district 2 class 4A playoffs. The Mountaineers 3-headed monster of quarterback Jackson Wydra, wide receiver Zack Paczewski, and running back Parker Bolesta was just too much for the […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Pittston Area Patriots @PApatriot_fb @PaPepSquad @DJBranham @athletics_pats
August 7, 2021 | Billy Splain
Pittston Area Patriots PFN Page Head Coach Nick Barbieri PIAA District 2 – Class AAAA League: Wyoming Valley Conference – Division 2 Stadium: Charley Trippi Stadium @PApatriot_fb Assistant Coaches Jason Mills, Jason Majiros, Chuck Montagna, Kenny White, Joseph Graziano 2020 Season Record 0-5 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE 08-21 vs. Honesdale (SCR) Charley Trippi Stadium 10:00 […]
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