Lackawanna Trail
January 2026
Lackawanna Trail’s Ryon, Evans make PA Football Writers’ Class 1A All State team; Ryon named POTY
December 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Isaac Ryon has been named PFN’s PA Football Writers’ Class 1A All-State Player of the Year. He and Offensive Lineman Lucas Evans both made the all-state squad to cap a terrific year for the Lions. Evans, a 6-3 265 lb stalwart for Trail, was a big (literally) reason that the Lions Wing-T offense performed so […]
Belmont Charter over Lackawanna Trail in a wild shootout
November 22, 2025 | Jared Samuel
After a scoreless first quarter, Belmont Charter took advantage of 3 turnovers by Lackawanna Trail that turned into 20 points and 2 turnovers on downs that turned into another 12 points and the Tigers defeated the Lions 52-40 on a misty night at Northern Lehigh Bulldog Stadium in Slatington. For the game, Belmont RB Shyneem […]
PIAA Class 1A Quarterfinal Preview: Belmont Charter vs. Lackawanna Trail
November 20, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 12 Champion Belmont Charter (9-1) 2025 SCHEDULE vs. District 2/11 Sub-Regional Champion Lackawanna Trail (12-1) 2025 SCHEDULE 11/21 7pm at Northern Lehigh How they got here: Belmont Charter got their first ever PIAA State playoff win last week with a 36-20 victory over York Catholic. Lackawanna Trail got the win over previously undefeated […]
Lackawanna Trail holds off Line Mountain, advances to State Quarterfinals (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
November 15, 2025 | Jared Samuel
This particular matchup was billed as Line Mountain’s passing attack vs. Lackawanna Trail’s Wing-T running attack, and also whose defense would step up to make the stops. Line Mountain’s passing game was effective at times and their defense played strong for a good part of the game, while Lackawanna Trail’s defense played tough enough against […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: Championship week!!
November 5, 2025 | Jared Samuel
It was a wild opening week for the District 2 playoffs. We had 3 teams who came in with 5-5 records that advanced to the championship game! If you have read any of my articles up to this point, then you probably already know why that happened….but if not, here’s the secret sauce: the programs […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: “Ah, playoffs?! Don’t talk about – playoffs?! You kiddin’ me?!!”
October 30, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Check out our live playoff brackets here: PLAYOFF BRACKETS Ahhhhh yes. Who doesn’t remember that famous rant! In this case however, contrary to what Jim Mora would want, I will talk about playoffs. It has all come down to this, and over the next 2 weekends we will crown 4 District champs and 2 sub-regional champs. […]
Lackawanna Trail dominates Riverside, Wins Lackawanna Conference Division 3 Title (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
October 25, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Lackawanna Trail RB Isaac Ryon had a gigantic night with 370 rushing yards and 5 rushing TD’s and the Lion defense swarmed all night. The Lions led 27-0 at the half and 40-0 after 3 quarters and cruised to a 40-14 win that clinched the Lackawanna Conference Division 3 title for the 3rd year in […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: Rivals!
October 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
This week, prior to next week’s “Playoff Preview”, I’m going to do a preview of several of the rivalry games we have this week that are being covered by PFN staff in District 2. Let’s get after it! The outlook from up on the mountain: Here’s a look at some of this week’s rivalry games. Pittston […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: “Almost there”…..and “It’s a trap!”
October 16, 2025 | Jared Samuel
There’s the scene in Star Wars Episode IV where the X-Wings are making their first run to try to destroy the Death Star. The Red Leader keeps saying “almost there” as all of the escorts around him are getting picked off by Darth Vader. How is it that I immediately thought of this when I […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: There’s nothing like Fall in District 2
October 8, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Fall is finally here! And what I mean is, the leaves and that crisp chill in the air that means one thing: high school football! As I’ve travelled around the state, and specifically in District 2, there have definitely been some standout places to see a game, and some that really seem to pop out […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: And, down the stretch they come!!
October 1, 2025 | Jared Samuel
I have to say that I miss hearing Dave Johnson use that phrase in the Triple Crown races. It’s just not the same without him. Speaking of stretch runs, this is exactly where we find ourselves in the District 2 races. I covered where I see things in last week’s column…check it out HERE. This […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: Whoa, we’re halfway there!
September 24, 2025 | Jared Samuel
We’ve made it to the mid-point of the season, and we had another wild set of games this past week. We had everything, from a Thursday Night game in Montrose that featured a visit from none other than PSU Head Coach James Franklin to an absolutely wild finish in the Back Mountain on Friday and […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: Sample Sizes
September 10, 2025 | Jared Samuel
The J-Man had 3 games to cover this past weekend…..whew! We went from pouring rain Thursday to warm temps Friday then back to cooler temps Saturday with rain actually moving kickoff times out later. It was 41 degrees this morning at the Captain’s Quarters, and colder for Sherryl when she left for work just after […]
Berwick Uses Run Game, Defense to Soar Past Lackawanna Trail
September 5, 2025 | Mason Eddinger
It’s been nearly six years since Crispin Field in Berwick, PA, has seen a game of this magnitude. The early 2020s struggles of the Berwick Bulldogs have turned the once-legendary venue into just another stadium. That wasn’t the case tonight. Berwick entered the matchup facing a tough challenge: taking down perennial power and #4 team […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: Bring on the Fall Weather!
September 3, 2025 | Jared Samuel
The J-Man gives his thoughts, a recap of last week’s games and a look ahead at key matchups this week in District 2! I don’t know about you, but feeling that cool breeze on Friday night got me wanting the Fall weather. These football games are always so much better when the cooler, fall weather is […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Lackawanna Trail RB/DB Isaac Ryon
August 8, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Isaac Ryon RB/DB Lackawanna Trail High School Class Of 2026 Jersey #10 HT/WT 5’9″ 180 Twitter @IsaacRyon2026 Coach says: “Extremely explosive playmaker in all 3 phases, returning All-State“ Let’s get to know Isaac! Who is your favorite athlete (from any sport)? I’m probably going to say Tom Brady, straight up, because he’s a winner. What […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: The Lackawanna Trail Lions
August 1, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Lackawanna Trail Lions Head Coach: Steve Jervis Class 1A 2024 Record: 11-2 PIAA District 2 Key Starters lost Max Kimmel, Demitrius Douglas, Logan Edwards, Bubba Gow returning starters Isaac Ryon SR 5’10 185 RB 1718 YDS and 29 Total TDS, All Regional and All State, 4 year starter Lucas Evans SR 6’2 265 […]
Lackawanna Conference Media Day 2025: Feeling Good
July 29, 2025 | Jared Samuel
(Featured photo above is Western Wayne #55 DL/OL Vinny Baldini and #68 DL/OL Paul Borowski) There was a common theme today as I spoke to a number of teams about the upcoming season: everybody is “feeling good” about their situation and progress, and all are looking forward to the start of the season. Lackawanna Trail […]
91st Annual Scranton Lions Club Dream Game: County overwhelms the City
July 24, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Over the past few years, the Lackawanna Football Conference’s de-facto Senior Bowl, the Scranton Lions Dream Game, has been a close affair. When the rosters were announced, it looked like there were strengths and weaknesses on both sides. And as practices happened leading up to the 91st version of this game, you could sense that […]
District 2 well represented on PA football writers Class 1A, 3A All-State teams
December 27, 2024 | Jared Samuel
Congratulations are in order for a number of young men from District 2 who were named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State team. Headlining the Class 1A team were 4 standouts from Lackawanna Trail. #10 RB Isaac Ryon , a 5-10 180 lb. junior ran for 1719 yards and 26 TD’s on the season and […]
Muncy gets last minute stop, wins thriller over Lackawanna Trail
November 16, 2024 | EJ Samuel
It was a freezing cold night in Scranton and speaking of cold, both Muncy and Lackawanna Trail had a cold-blooded mindset coming into this game. Knowing it was do-or-die and a win was required to stay alive, both teams came out swinging as they combined for 56 points in the first half. When one team […]
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