All the excitement and title-winning celebrations concluded late Friday night, and the focus shifted shortly thereafter to the next goal of the 2025 season.

North Pocono won a thrilling game against Scranton Prep, 24-21, to conclude an undefeated regular season and hoist the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I plaque. Lakeland used a late surge to beat a gritty Mid Valley group, 28-14, to win the Division II title. Lackawanna Trail dominated Riverside, 40-14, and won a third straight Division III championship.

All three LFC division winners are also the top seeds for their respective District 2 playoffs, which start Friday.

Nothing is official until the District 2 committee stamps the final outline, but the matchups appear set.

North Pocono (10-0) is the No. 1 seed and will host No. 4 Crestwood (5-5) in one semifinal. Second-seeded Valley View (6-4), the defending champion, will host third-seeded Dallas (5-5) in a rematch of last season’s Class 4A final.

Lakeland earned the top seed in Class 2A and will host No. 4 Holy Redeemer (2-8). Riverside (8-2) is the No. 2 seed and defending champion and will host No. 3 Dunmore (7-3). The two rivals have played in the District 2 Class 2A final in each of the last two seasons, and Riverside won their Week 1 meeting, 17-14, in overtime.

In the District 2-11 Class 1A subregional playoffs, Lackawanna Trail (9-1) is the No. 1 seed and the defending champion. The Lions will host No. 4 Nativity BVM (4-6), which grabbed the No. 4 seed when Holy Cross withdrew from consideration for the subregional. No. 3 Tri-Valley (6-4) earned a rematch with No. 2 Marian Catholic (7-3) in the other semifinal. The two District 11 programs played in Week 2, with Marian Catholic winning, 17-14.

Abington Heights (8-2) celebrated the return of quarterback Nick Bradley with a win over Hazleton Area. That win, combined with Pittston Area’s loss to Wyoming Area, gave the No. 1 seed to the Comets, who are the defending champions. They will host No. 4 Wyoming Valley West (1-9), which held off West Scranton (2-8) for the final spot.

No. 3 Delaware Valley (5-5) will be at No. 2 Pittston Area (8-2) in the other semifinal.

In Class 3A, which grabbed the spotlight in Week 8 when the field was reduced from eight qualifiers to four, Berwick (10-0) held the No. 1 seed and will host Hanover Area (6-4). The Bulldogs won the regular-season meeting, 56-19, in Week 5.

Wyoming Area (9-1) is the No. 2 seed and will host No. 3 Scranton Prep (5-5), the defending champion. Scranton Prep has four straight championships in the classification.

Wilkes-Barre Area (6-4), last year’s champion, is the No. 1 seed for the District 2-4 Class 6A playoffs. The Wolfpack will host No. 4 Hazleton Area (1-9). Scranton (2-8) is the No. 3 seed and plays at No. 2 Williamsport (4-5).

 

 

2025 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

DISTRICT 2-4 CLASS 6A

Semifinals

4-Hazleton Area (1-9) at 1-Wilkes-Barre Area (6-4)

3-Scranton (2-8) at 2-Williamsport (4-5)

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 5A

Semifinals

4-Wyoming Valley West (1-9) at 1-Abington Heights (8-2)

3-Delaware Valley (5-5) at 2-Pittston Area (8-2)

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 4A

Semifinals

4-Crestwood (5-5) at 1-North Pocono (10-0)

3-Dallas (5-5) at 2-Valley View (6-4)

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A

Semifinals

4-Hanover Area (6-4) at 1-Berwick (10-0)

3-Scranton Prep (5-5) at 2-Wyoming Area (9-1)

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A

Semifinals

4-Holy Redeemer (2-8) at 1-Lakeland (9-1)

3-Dunmore (7-3) at 2-Riverside (8-2)

DISTRICT 2-11 CLASS 1A

Semifinals

4-Nativity BVM (4-6) at 1-Lackawanna Trail (9-1)

3-Tri-Valley (6-4) at 2-Marian Catholic (7-3)