Wilkes-Barre
January 2026
State College Rolls Wilkes-Barre 52-0
November 15, 2025 | Noah Radio
State College continued its dominant playoff run on Saturday afternoon with a 52-0 victory over Wilkes-Barre. The game was competitive for no more than half a quarter, and Wilkes-Barre totaled just 35 yards of offense and one first down. State High got up 21-0 with three D’Antae Sheffey rushing touchdowns in the first quarter. Sheffey […]
Howe breaks records in rout of Millionaires in D2 6A championship 42-14
November 8, 2025 | EJ Samuel
Truly a special night in the Wilkes-Barre Area as the Wolfpack won districts for the first time since the merger. Wilkes-Barre came out swinging and didn’t pull any punches as the cruised easily to a 42-14 victory over the Williamsport Millionaires. Jake Howe had himself an even crazier night, as not only did he […]
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 […]
Wilkes-Barre Area advances to Subregional Final
November 1, 2025 | John Kotsko
After a slow start, Wilkes-Barre Area looked like a team that couldn’t be stopped on offense. Jake Howe had five total touchdowns and Running back Davon Underwood had four total touchdowns as Wilkes-Barre Area advances to the Subregional Final with a 46-20 victory over Hazleton Area. “Those guys gave their hearts to this team for […]
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. […]
Wilkes-Barre Area gets big road win over Crestwood
October 18, 2025 | John Kotsko
On the opening drive, Crestwood was moving well on Wilkes-Barre Area’s defense. An interception by Gene Ardo on the opening drive built the momentum for the Wolf Pack as Davon Underwood scored on the first play from scrimmage and Jake Howe threw for two touchdowns and also added a rushing touchdown as Wilkes-Barre Area took […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dallas gets first win with victory at Wilkes-Barre Area
September 13, 2025 | John Kotsko
If you went to a Dallas Mountaineer practice this past week, one could think the team was 3-0 and not looking for their first win of the season. The Mountaineers Brandon Miller kicked a 22 yard field goal with 4 seconds left to break a tie. Logan Geskey had a touchdown catch, a fumble recovery […]
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 […]
Wilkes-Barre gets a huge win at Valley View — VIDEO RECAP
September 6, 2025 | Jared Samuel
At the end of Wilkes-Barre’s 48-42 OT win against Stroudsburg last week, Coach Ciro Cinti said the defense did not play well except for the last 4 plays (4 straight stops in OT). This week, however, was a different story. Wilkes-Barre slugged it out with Valley View all night but it was the Wolfpack defense […]
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 […]
A Wild, Wild One: Wilkes-Barre wins OT thriller over Stroudsburg — VIDEO RECAP
August 30, 2025 | Jared Samuel
A normal District 2/District 11 crossover game turned into a wild one featuring 5 3rd quarter TD’s and when the dust settled it was the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack emerging victorious in an overtime thriller 48-42. Stroudsburg QB Jack Mitchell had 1 rushing TD and threw 2 more to WR Essam Alrefai and 1 to TE Keegan […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Wilkes Barre Area Wolfpack
August 13, 2025 | Willie McGonigle
The Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack Head Coach: Ciro Cinti Class 6A 2024 Record: 6-6 PIAA District 2 Key Starters lost James Gryskewicz, Logan Sincavage, Gabe Saracino returning starters Jake Howe QB 6’3″ 205 2026, Treyvon Gembitski WR/DB 5’11” 170 2026, Gene Ardo LB/FB 5’11” 190 2026Kevon Creech WR/DB 5’11” 175 2026, Altemier Terry OL/DL 6’2″ […]
2025 Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day
August 10, 2025 | Jared Samuel
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The STATE of PA Presents: Tips, Training & Tales by Fitness Headquarters
February 23, 2025 | Billy Splain
The PFN crew took a trip to Wilkes-Barre to visit our new site sponsor, Fitness Headquarters. We invited the coaches and players from Wyoming Valley West and Wilkes-Barre to talk about their programs and the legends from within. Billy, Jared and Jake Mills got some great quotes from all. Brian and Mike shared what they […]
Williamsport wins District 2/4 Subregional Title
November 9, 2024 | John Kotsko
At lunch time, Williamsport head coach Mike Pearson came outside and was pleased with the weather. The wind was howling, which continued on to kickoff at Wilkes-Barre Area. “I’m texting my coaches saying the wind’s coming from the northwest to the southeast, their field runs from north to south.” Pearson said. The wind was a […]
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 […]
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