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Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack

Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack
Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack
Head Coach: Ciro Cinti
PIAA District 2 - Class 6A
Wyoming Valley Conference - Division 1
Stadium: Wolfpack Stadium
 
 
OVERALL PCT CONF PCT HOME AWAY STREAK
6-6 0.500 3-2 0.600 5-2 1-4 L1

08-17
10:00 am

@ North Pocono (5-6)

Trojan Stadium
Scrimmage

-

08-23
7:00 pm

vs. Whitehall (5-7)

Wolfpack Stadium

W, 27-10

08-30
7:00 pm

@ Stroudsburg (6-5)

L, 20-35

09-06
7:00 pm

vs. Valley View (11-1)

Wolfpack Stadium

L, 20-25

09-13
7:00 pm

@ Dallas (8-4)

Mountaineer Stadium
Division Game / League Game

L, 33-41

09-20
7:00 pm

vs. West Scranton (0-10)

Wolfpack Stadium

W, 35-2

09-27
7:00 pm

@ Hazleton (5-6)

Harman-Geist Memorial Field
Division Game / League Game

L, 0-26

10-04
7:00 pm

vs. Pittston Area (2-9)

Wolfpack Stadium
Division Game / League Game

W, 21-10

10-12
12:00 pm

@ Wyoming Valley West (0-11)

Spartan Stadium
Division Game / League Game

W, 35-0

10-18
7:00 pm

vs. Crestwood (5-6)

Wolfpack Stadium
Division Game / League Game

W, 21-14

10-25
7:00 pm

@ Williamsport (7-5)

STA Stadium

L, 20-34

11-01
7:00 pm

vs. Scranton (5-6)

Wolfpack Stadium
Playoff Game

W, 35-7

11-08
7:00 pm

vs. Williamsport (7-5)

Wolfpack Stadium
Playoff Game

L, 0-14

 

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District 2 Playoffs Week 2 Preview

November 7, 2024  |  

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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Wilkes-Barre Area capitalizes on missed Scranton opportunities, wins 35-7

November 2, 2024  |  

It was a chilly setting at Wilkes-Barre Area High School for yet another battle between NEPA’s equivalent to “twin cities” and it is likely that the wind and cold temperatures played a part in the slow start for both teams. Both teams struggled to get the ball moving, but towards the end of the 1st […]

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District 2 Playoff Preview

November 1, 2024  |  

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 […]

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Wilkes-Barre Area gets past Crestwood

October 19, 2024  |  

With the chance of the number 1 seed in the District 2/4 6A Subregional, Wilkes-Barre Area needed a big win on senior night. The Wolf Pack defense came up big as they did not allow any second half points and Jake Howe threw a touchdown pass to Achilles Fuentes late in the third quarter to […]

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Wilkes-Barre Area uses strong second half to defeat Pittston Area

October 5, 2024  |  

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 […]

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Pittston Area at Wilkes-Barre Area — PHOTO GALLERY

October 4, 2024  |  

Photos by Sherryl Samuel

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District 2 Mid-Season Review

September 26, 2024  |  

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) […]

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Valley View’s Defense Comes Up Big in Win over Wilkes-Barre Area

September 7, 2024  |  

  After Valley View failed to get the two point conversion, it looked like the Wolf Pack were going to come out victorious in this matchup. However, The defense came up big with an interception and as Wilkes-Barre Area was driving down the field. Gianni Marino got an interception to seal the game as the […]

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Wolfpack Muster A Victory Over District XI Foe Whitehall Friday Night

August 24, 2024  |  

Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack Started Slow But then Got on a Roll to Defeat the Vising Zephyrs of Whitehall Opening Night.   Wilkes-Barre- The Wolfpack of Wilkes-Barre Area left the Lehigh Valley in the 2023 District XI/2 6A sub-regional disappointed after a 35 point loss to the Nazareth Blue Eagles. The Wolfpack would start off the […]

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2024 WVC Division 1 Preview

August 19, 2024  |  

  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 […]

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2024 Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day: Ready for Hard Work to Pay Off!

August 8, 2024  |  

Players and coaches from all 13 Wyoming Valley Conference teams attended Media Day today, held at Wilkes-Barre Area High School.  It was a great atmosphere with a lot of chatter and high hopes for the 2024 season. Fresh off of a PIAA Class 4A State Runner-Up season, Coach Rich Mannello’s Dallas Mountaineers were a popular […]

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73rd Annual UNICO Game: Miners pound the Pioneers

June 2, 2024  |  

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 […]

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Nazareth Advances To District 11 Semifinals After Decisive Win Over Wilkes-Barre

November 4, 2023  |  

The Nazareth Blue Eagles win a lopsided battle at home against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack. Only the best of the best get to play under the Friday night lights in November and the Blue Eagles showed up and showed out. Wilkes-Barre kicked off to Nazareth to begin the game. It didn’t take the Blue Eagles very […]

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Nazareth Blue Eagles Soar to Victory Over Wilkes-Barre Area Friday Night

November 4, 2023  |  

Nazareth advances to the District XI 6A Sub-regional Semifinal with an impressive win. NAZARETH- It didn’t take long for the Nazareth Blue Eagles to establish their dominance Friday night in a convincing 42-6 win over visiting Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack in the opening round of the District XI 6A Sub-regional playoff game at Andrew Leh Stadium, […]

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Nazareth Advances To Playoff Semifinal After Decisive Win Over Wilkes-Barre

November 4, 2023  |  

The Nazareth Blue Eagles win a lopsided battle at home against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack. Only the best of the best get to play under the Friday night lights in November and the Blue Eagles showed up and showed out. Wilkes-Barre kicked off to Nazareth to begin the game. It didn’t take the Blue Eagles very […]

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PIAA District XI 5A/6A Playoff Previews

October 31, 2023  |  

The District XI 5A Playoffs Friday, October 3rd 7 pm. #4 (5-5) East Stroudsburg South at #1 (9-1) Southern Lehigh #3 (6-4) Pocono Mountain West at #2 (6-4) Whitehall SOUTHERN LEHIGH SPARTANS RECORD 9-1 — #1 SEED Southern Lehigh earned the top seed in 5A even with a disappointing loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh in […]

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Dallas defeats Wilkes-Barre Area, takes WVC Division 1 Lead

October 21, 2023  |  

The Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 was up for grabs coming into this one. Dallas entered the contest at a perfect 8-0, while Wilkes-Barre Area came in at 5-3. Both teams were undefeated in conference play however, and Dallas was looking for revenge after the Wolfpack pummeled the Mountaineers 35-6 last season. Dallas got exactly […]

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Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine

October 18, 2023  |  

With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]

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Delaware Valley tames the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack

October 7, 2023  |  

Delaware Valley came into this game on an upswing, having won 3 straight after opening the season 0-3. Coach Keith Olsommer’s squad has been finding increasing success on both sides of the ball during their winning streak. Wilkes-Barre Area was fresh off of a big win up at Crestwood and were winners of 4 straight […]

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Wilkes-Barre Area wins fourth straight game with win at Crestwood

September 30, 2023  |  

Both teams entered tonight’s game on winning streaks. The Wolf Pack came in as winners of three straight after an 0-2 start and Crestwood won two straight after starting off 0-3. Wilkes-Barre Area got a big night out of Sophomore Treyvon Gembitski and senior Evan Laybourne-Boddie as the Wolf Pack increased their winning streak to […]

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Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six

Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six

September 27, 2023  |  

Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]

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Wilkes Barre dominates through the air, beats Berwick

September 23, 2023  |  

  After a 35-21 game a year ago in favor of Wilkes Barre, the Dawgs and Wolfpack met again.  Wilkes Barre has changed a lot since a year ago, when 2 of their top players Naquan Johnson and Mekhi Nelson departed for Connecticut. Although the Wolfpack are hypothetically less of a threat in 2023 with […]

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Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition

Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition

September 19, 2023  |  

AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]

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Kotsko’s View of the WVC Week 3 2023.

September 7, 2023  |  

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 […]

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District 2 2023 Week 2 Recap

September 4, 2023  |  

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 […]

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Abington Heights prevails in road victory over Wilkes-Barre Area

September 2, 2023  |  

In a close game, Declan Walsh ended up with two big plays to help seal the victory. He had a 58 yard touchdown run and returned a fumble 55 yards as Abington Heights took a 35-28 road victory at Wilkes-Barre Area. “He’s an explosive runner, when the ball is in his hands, he has a […]

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Kotsko’s View of the WVC: Week 2

August 31, 2023  |  

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 […]

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Kotsko’s View: Welcome to 2023!!

August 24, 2023  |  

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 […]

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2023 WVC Division 1 Preview

August 23, 2023  |  

Williamsport Classification: 6A Head Coach: Mike Pearson 2022 Record: 5-6 Won Eastern Conference Championship Key Players: QB Caleb Williamson RB/LB Nariq Burks TE/LB Alonzo Rice WR/DB Yahzir Slaughter Williamsport won the Eastern Conference Champiosnhip last season and return a few key pieces to their Chapionship team in first team WVC Division 1 All-Star Nariq Burke […]

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“Togetherness” the theme at Wyoming Valley Conference Media Day

August 11, 2023  |  

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 […]

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Wilkes-Barre TE/Edge Naquan Johnson

June 28, 2023  |  

Naquan Johnson TE,LB,DE Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack Class Of 2024 Jersey #8 HT/WT 6’2 240 80 Tackles, 14 TFL, 10 sacks,1 int, 25 recs, 550 receiving yards, 5 TDs Other sports Basketball 1st Team All Wyoming Valley, All District, All Conference, Defensive Player of the year, All First Team Citizen Voice, MVP awards from multiple offseason camps. […]

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Kotsko’s View: Season Finale

January 15, 2023  |  

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 […]

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District 2 Playoff Preview (WVC Teams)

November 3, 2022  |  

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 […]

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Kotsko’s View of the Wyoming Valley Conference: Where Has The Time Gone?

October 27, 2022  |  

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 […]

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Dallas falls to the Wolfpack 35-7

October 21, 2022  |  

Dallas came into tonight’s game with a strong 7-1 mark, highlighted by big wins over Hazleton and Crestwood.  The Class 4A Mountaineers have had the services of Parker Bolesta to thank for their mark, as he is certainly one of the top backs in all of District 2. Meanwhile, the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack came into […]

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Berwick Falls short in the 4th, loses to Wilkes barre 35-21

September 24, 2022  |  

After back-to-back wins, the Berwick Bulldogs had dug out of a 0-2 start to get to .500 at 2-2. Their goal this week, finally get a winning record, that did not come to fruition. This is the 3rd meeting all time between Berwick and Wilkes-Barre, and for the first time in the short history Wilkes-Barre […]

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Hazleton Uses Big Plays Defensively To Stop Wilkes-Barre 20-7.

September 17, 2022  |  

Hazleton Area head coach Dennis Buchman said ”our defense was absolutely phenomenal” and that statement is as accurate as it gets, The Cougars made big defensive plays in the fourth quarter and held Wilkes Barre to just 7 points and 125 rushing yards. The Cougars would get on the board on their opening drive following […]

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Breaking Down The 2022 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1

August 20, 2022  |  

We are almost at Opening Night of the High School Football season. Months of preparation have come down to ten games and hopefully getting that elusive District Championship. Some would say the Wyoming Valley Division 1 Conference had a down year in 2021. Not this year. Nearly every team returns a large portion of last […]

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Second half sparks Hazleton Area to victory over Wilkes-Barre Area

Second half sparks Hazleton Area to victory over Wilkes-Barre Area

October 16, 2021  |  

The first half was not going the way Hazleton Area wanted. At the start of the second half, they had a 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown get called back due to a block in the back. The Cougars wouldn’t be denied however as they scored on that drive, en route to 21 points […]

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Dallas Dominant In Victory Over Wilkes-Barre Area

Dallas Dominant In Victory Over Wilkes-Barre Area

September 11, 2021  |  

Coming into the game, the talk was about the Wolf Pack’s speed on offense. In the end, the Mountaineer defense was stifling with six turnovers and QB Jackson Wydra had five total touchdowns as Dallas posted a shutout victory over Wilkes-Barre Area 45-0. Dallas Head Coach Rich Mannello on his team’s performance “We took advantage […]

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Nelson sparks Wilkes-Barre Area to win over Scranton 35-13

August 28, 2021  |  

When Scranton went up 13-0 on Wilkes-Barre Area with 2:29 remaining in the first quarter, there was quite a possibility that the Knights would come out on top with a blowout victory. However, the Wolf Pack regrouped and got their spark plug in sophomore Mekhi Nelson who is playing in his first varsity game. “We […]

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YEAR(S) COACH RECORD WINNING %
2019-2023 Ciro Cinti 31-32 0.492
YEAR COACH OVERALL PCT LEAGUE PCT
2024 Ciro Cinti 6-6 0.500 3-2 0.600
2023 Ciro Cinti 5-6 0.455 3-2 0.600
2022 Ciro Cinti 6-5 0.545 4-2 0.667
2021 Ciro Cinti 4-7 0.364 3-5 0.375
2020 Ciro Cinti 3-3 0.500 3-2 0.600
2019 Ciro Cinti 7-5 0.583 0-0 0.000

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