Muncy tops Lackawanna Trail in 47-46 thriller with late 2-point conversion

SCRANTON — Austin Johnson had barely broken the plane of the goal line with the football when Muncy’s Kenny Hampe and Cameron Kamerer ran over to coach Sean Tetreault. “We’re […]
Williamsport’s Defense Shines In Shutout win over Wilkes-Barre

PLAINS — Jake Howe stood in the pocket unbothered and surveyed the football field. But there was nowhere to go with the football. The junior quarterback for Wilkes-Barre with a […]
Howe throws 3 touchdowns in win over Scranton

PLAINS — Gene Ardo wasn’t the intended receiver on a pass that hit him in the chest late in the third quarter Friday night. But the way he read the […]
Lidge Kellum runs for 264 yards as Wyoming Area beats Pittston Area 28-0

YATESVILLE — Randy Spencer challenge the members of his Wyoming Area secondary to plan man-to-man coverage Friday night against Pittston. By doing that, Spencer could ensure some help on Patriots […]
Lake-Lehman Cruise Past Hanover Area 48-6

NANTICOKE — Three Hanover defenders converged on Lake-Lehman’s Jaydon Skipalis as he tucked the football away after catching a third-quarter pass in the flat. All three players hit the Black […]
Berwick Area shuts out Nanticoke 41-0

Berwick and Nanticoke take a knee in memory of coach Scott Dennis on the opening play BERWICK — Berwick’s Ty Wilkerson was the fastest player on Crispin Field on Friday […]
Kellum’s Four-Touchdown Performance leads Wyoming Area over Berwick Area 42-20

WEST PITTSTON — Berwick linebacker Rocco Romeo ran into the Wyoming Area backfield untouched on the second snap of the second half Friday night. He had Warriors running back Lidge […]
Dallas grounds, pounds way to 30-22 win over Pittston Area

YATESVILLE — The plays which sprung Dylan Geskey on two of the first four snaps for the Dallas offense on Friday were no secret. It’s a sweep play. But it’s […]
Josh Vinton rushes for 140 yards as the Wildcats shutout the Comets 21-0

MOUNTAIN TOP — On a night where he ran for more than 100 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, the biggest play Western Wayne’s Josh Vinton made Friday came […]
North Pocono cruises past Wyoming Valley West 23-7

KINGSTON — There was no secret what North Pocono’s offense was doing in the second half Friday night at Spartan Stadium. Play after play, the Trojans got downhill with running […]
Shamokin Dominant in 49-0 Victory over Lake-Lehman

LEHMAN — Marc Persing and the Shamokin football program has a tremendous relationship with its track team. It’s not as if Persing isn’t a baseball fan, it’s just that he […]
Jersey Shore gets two scores late to get past Dallas

Photo of receiver Evan Snyder. He had six catches, 104 yards and 2 TDs DALLAS — Midway through the third quarter Friday night, Jersey Shore coach Tom Gravish kept starting […]
Dallas edges Valley View on late touchdown run

DALLAS — Needing a touchdown like a fish needs water, Dallas coach Rich Mannello didn’t go to any new wrinkles with his offense. He went to his tried and true […]
Wyoming Area starts playoffs with win over North Pocono, 31-19

WEST PITTSTON — Josh Mruk walked off Jake Sobeski Field by himself Friday night, but he wasn’t really alone. With every couple steps the sophomore from Wyoming Area took, someone […]
Aaron Crossley leads Wyoming Area to win over Pittston Area

WEST PITTSTON — To say Aaron Crossley was bottled up on the sideline would be an understatement. The Pittston defense had the Wyoming Area senior running back in a blender […]
Dallas Beats Wilkes-Barre 14-7

DALLAS — The Dallas didn’t use any clever play call on a critical fourth quarter, fourth down call. They looked at junior safety Dylan Geskey and told him to go […]
Danville QB Madden Patrick Throws Five Touchdowns in 49-6 victory over Berwick Area

BERWICK — Carl Majer looked into the camera and said he was glad Friday night’s high school football game between Berwick and his one-loss Danville team was over. This game […]
Dallas rolls to 42-6 win over Berwick Area

DALLAS — The numbers from the box score will tell you everything you need to know about Dallas’ 42-6 win over Berwick on Friday night at Mountaineer Stadium. The game […]
Wilkes Barre moves to 4-2 with 34-14 win at Crestwood

MOUNTAIN TOP — Crestwood finally had some momentum Friday night when its long touchdown pass tied the score with Wilkes-Barre in the second quarter. The Comets’ offense was clicking, scoring […]
Nanticoke Shuts Out Lake-Lehman, 42-0

LEHMAN — Nanticoke coach Ron Bruza joked senior lineman Ryan Wiaterowski was going to jump in the bus and drive the team home from Lake-Lehman High School on Friday night. […]
Crestwood scores 17 unanswered points to beat Wyoming Valley West

MOUNTAIN TOP — Crestwood coach Ryan Arcangeli emerged from a postgame conversation with Wyoming Valley West coach Bob Stelma and shook his head and let out a sigh. “It’s been […]
Dallas defeats Williamsport 28-20

DALLAS — On a night when the Dallas football program honored former All-State lineman Josh Balara, the Mountaineers put together a performance he would have been proud of. Dallas’ 28-20 […]
Valley View beats Berwick 34-19

BERWICK — In the huddle prior to a key third-down play to start the fourth quarter, Berwick coach Bo Orlando warned his defense to watch for a screen on the […]
Scranton Wins Thriller Over Wilkes-Barre, 35-27

PLAINS — The football floated into the hands of Scranton’s Elijah Ortiz as if he were a center fielder hauling in a can-of-corn fly ball. He was the only one […]
Wyomissing Area holds off Danville for playoff win

DANVILLE – The football seemed to hang in the air as it approached the goalpost at Danville’s Ironmen Stadium. Not a sound came from the fans, the teams on the […]
Northern Lehigh beats Lackawanna Trail to reach Quarterfinals

DUNMORE — A couple of Lackawanna Trail offensive linemen tried to push Northern Lehigh linebacker Bailey Smith out of their way. Smith just didn’t budge. By the time the screen […]
Berwick beats North Pocono 28-14

BERWICK — Berwick didn’t pick up a first down in Friday night’s District 2 Class AAAA quarterfinal against North Pocono until nearly 16 minutes of game time had elapsed. It […]
Dallas wins Old Shoe from Lehman

DALLAS – The game was in hand. Dallas had a 35-point lead and the clock was going to run non-stop for the final 24 minutes of the Old Shoe game […]
Wyoming Area outgunned by Southern Columbia, 55-28, in High-Octane Matchup

FRANKLIN TWP. — Wyoming Area was 2 yards away from making Friday night’s non-conference game against Southern Columbia a one-score game. Then the Tigers’ Braeden Wisloski struck on back-to-back plays […]
Parker Bolesta sparks Dallas to win over Wallenpaupack 35-13

DALLAS — As Lucas Tirpak ran down the sideline untouched to put the finishing touches on Dallas’ 35-13 win over Wallenpaupack on Friday, it was the first time the Mountaineers […]
Zach Fox scores 5 Touchdowns to lead Nanticoke over Tunkhannock

TUNKHANNOCK — Nanticoke’s Zach Fox ripped off a 54-yard touchdown run in the second quarter Friday night at Tunkhannock only to see it called back because of a penalty. Five […]
Berwick’s stingy defense leads it to win over Wyoming Valley West

KINGSTON — Rowan Slabinski didn’t really have to do much on his second-quarter interception Friday night. The Berwick defensive linemen in front of him were the ones putting the pressure […]
Honesdale beats Tunkhannock

TUNKHANNOCK — Cameron Hedgelon hadn’t caught a pass all season. Facing fourth down from the Tunkhannock 28-yard line Friday night, the Honesdale junior picked a pretty good time to catch […]
Lake Lehman edges Holy Redeemer on late score 22-20

LEHMAN TWP. — A singular yellow flag landed among a group of Holy Redeemer defenders celebrating and quickly their joy turned somber. The Royals’ defense appeared to have stopped Lake-Lehman […]
Crestwood beats Wyoming Area

MOUNTAIN TOP — Before the ball was even snapped, Noah Schultz knew there was going to be an open field where he was running. The Crestwood senior has been in […]
Spartans roll over Pottsville 49-0

POTTSVILLE – With just under 9 minutes left in the first half, Wyomissing fullback Matt Kramer planted his left foot in the Veterans Memorial Stadium field and cut back toward […]
Southern Columbia beats Berwick Area 42-27

BERWICK – Mike Bennett rattled off everything which went so right for Berwick in the first half of Friday’s season opener against five-time defending state champion Southern Columbia. There was […]