Pittston
September 2026
Dallas dominates with defense, hammers Pittston Area
September 18, 2026 | Jared Samuel
After last year’s overtime loss to Pittston Area at home, the first time the Patriots had won in Dallas since 2013, the Mountaineers had something to prove. They proved it. The Dallas defense stifled all aspects of the Pittston Area offense and special teams and wore down the Patriot defense on the way to a […]
Berwick Overcomes Sloppy Start to Defeat Pittston Area 36-17 (Video Highlights)
September 5, 2026 | Jake Mills
A strong second half and run game helped the Berwick Bulldogs secure their first win of the season over Pittston Area 36-17. Gavin Galutia had two touchdowns one being a pick six to shift the momentum of the game in favor of the Bulldogs. Quarterback Brady Cleaver ran for two touchdowns as well while Landon […]
District 2 Season Preview: Wyoming Valley Conference
August 27, 2026 | Jared Samuel
We’re finally here, on the doorstep to another season of high school football. As we get set to watch some games, let’s take a look at the Wyoming Valley Conference (WVC). This season, the layout has changed for the WVC and there are now 3 divisions. Division 1: Hazleton Area, Pittston Area, Wyoming Valley West, […]
2026 Team Preview: The Pittston Area Patriots
July 28, 2026 | Willie McGonigle
The Pittston Area Patriots Head Coach: Paul Russick PIAA District 2 Class 5A Conference: Wyoming Valley Conference – Division 1 2025 Season Record: 8-3 Key Starters lost Brody Spindler (RB/LB), Paulie Ferentino (QB), Gunnar Zaledonis (OL/DL), Stephen Barnic (WR/DB), Victor Narsavage (LB), Malkom Blackshear (DB), Aidan Brody (DB), Nico Cielo (OL), Brian Hankey (OL/DL […]
2026 PFN Player Profile: Chance Radzewicz-LB-Pittston
July 6, 2026 | Cody Brady
Chance Radzewicz Pittston Area Class Of 2027 LB Jersey #24 6’0 198 Other sports you play track and field Twitter/X @credsev5 Why do you play football? I play football because I feel in love with the sport when I was five It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most? hitting someone Who is […]
75th edition of the UNICO Game ends in a 14-14 tie
May 29, 2026 | Jared Samuel
The pomp and circumstance leading up to this special edition of the UNICO Game, the de-facto Senior bowl for the Wyoming Valley Conference, was certainly special. WVC legends Greg Skrepenak, Qadry and Raghib Ismail came to town to promote not only the game but the fundraising efforts spearheaded by the Anzalone Law Offices. The game […]
Abington Heights’ Gavin Anders, Pittston Area’s Lucas LoPresto named to PA Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team
December 23, 2025 | Jared Samuel
District 2 Class 5A standout Wide Receivers Gavin Anders and Lucas LoPresto were named to the PA Writers’ Class 5A All-State Team. Anders, a 6-1 185 lb senior, had 74 receptions for 1,158 yards and 9 TD’s as the Comets went 9-3 and again advanced to the District 2 title game. Gavin seemed to always […]
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. […]
Ciampi Leads Warriors to Rivalry Win Over Pittston Area 41-22 (Video Highlights)
October 25, 2025 | Jake Mills
The Wyoming Area Warriors get the comeback victory in the annual “Battle of the Bridge” rivalry game over Pittston Area 41-22. Nick Ciampi won the Falcone Award, which is awarded to the game’s MVP, after he scored three touchdowns and sparked the offense after being down 15-0. The Patriots of Pittston Area came out firing […]
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 STATE of PA Football: Live from Nonnos Pizza, Moosic with Riverside, Pittston & Wyoming Area
October 15, 2025 | Billy Splain
Join PFN hosts Jared Samuel, EJ Samuel & CWTAPs own Alex Fydryszewski as they bring you todays PA Football news and interview coaches and players from Pittston Area, Riverside and Wyoming Area live at Nonno’s Pizza, Moosic. Come join in the fun at 6 Radcliffe Dr, Moosic, PA from 6-8:30 pm Wednesday, October 15
Pittston Area makes History in Victory over Hazleton Area
October 11, 2025 | John Kotsko
Several things were on the line coming into Pittston Area’s game against Hazleton Area. With a victory, the Patriots clinched the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 title and the program’s 300th win in school history. Six different players scored touchdowns for Pittston Area enroute to a 49-13 victory over Hazleton Area. “Hard work paying off […]
Pittston Area makes a statement, beats 6A Wilkes-Barre Area 31-24 (Video Highlights)
October 4, 2025 | EJ Samuel
You could tell driving up to the place that this was a big game for the Pittston Area, tons of people everywhere and homecoming makes for higher stakes anywhere you go, but in a small town that loves its Patriots it is even bigger. Pittston Area went down 3-0 early, but after they took an […]
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 […]
LoPresto’s Big Night Propels Pittston Area over Crestwood.
September 27, 2025 | John Kotsko
After the final horn sounded on Friday night, a Pittston Area player proclaimed after the postgame handshake. “The Pats are back!” After their performance, you can believe it as Lucas LoPresto scored four touchdowns as the Patriots improved to 5-1 on the season for the first time in 22 years with a convincing 47-14 victory […]
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 […]
Pittston outlasts Dallas in wild overtime thriller (VIDEO RECAP)
September 20, 2025 | Jared Samuel
Pittston Area overcame 3 interceptions, a blocked punt and a punt return TD to take Dallas to overtime, then got a 2-point conversion from FB Brody Spindler to walk it off at Dallas 36-35 in a wild game that many in the Back Mountain will remember for a long time. Dallas QB Talyn Geskey had […]
The J-Man’s View of District 2: 3 Up, 3 Down
September 17, 2025 | Jared Samuel
I don’t know how we are doing it, but we’ve picked 4 straight great Friday games that we’ve covered. And it’s early! I feel like I’m playing the Eliminator, where you pick one team to win per week but then you can’t pick them again in the same season….it’s hard! Thankfully, I can usually pick […]
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 […]
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 […]
