Several high school football standouts from the Lackawanna Football Conference declared their college commitments last week.

Lakeland had a pair of All-Region players select their school.

David Naniewicz, a Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 2A all-state player, chose Lackawanna College. Weston Loomis, a standout two-way lineman, is headed to Rochester University.

Delaware Valley All-Region linebacker Justin Estevez committed to Springfield College, and All-Region kicker Reagan Decker signed with Bloomsburg University.

North Pocono All-Region lineman Cole Zimmerman and massive tackle Dylan Caster will join Naniewicz at Lackawanna College.

Lackawanna Trail All-Region linebacker Colin Owens committed to Misericordia. Riverside lineman Madden Sandley is going to Westminster College.

National Letter of Intent Signing Day is on Wednesday.

Naniewicz and Loomis helped Lakeland win the District 2 Class 2A and LFC Division II championships.

As quarterback and defensive end, Naniewicz had a breakout season. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior completed 125 of 198 passes with six interceptions. He threw for 1,743 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also led the team with 938 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. He finished his career with 3,758 yards passing and 35 touchdowns, and had 1,464 yards rushing with 24 touchdowns.

Zimmerman, a 6-0, 280-pound senior, and Castor, a 6-8, 330-pound senior, helped North Pocono to a school-record 13 wins, and the LFC Division I and District 2 Class 4A championships. The Trojans had a productive offense, finishing with 3,841 rushing yards and averaging 342.9 total yards per game.

Lackawanna College, under the guidance of new coach Mark Ross, is transitioning from NJCAA to an NCAA Division II program that will be a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference starting with the 2026-27 season.

Loomis was a three-year starter at Lakeland. The 6-1, 260-pound guard helped the Chiefs’ offense that had 2,389 rushing yards, 2,019 passing yards, and averaged 339.1 yards per game during an 11-2 season.

Rochester is an NCAA Division III program that is a member of the Liberty League.

Estevez was a three-year starter at linebacker at Delaware Valley. A physical player, the 6-0, 215-pound senior had 103 total tackles and finished his career with 229 tackles.

Springfield is an NCAA Division III program that finished 9-3 overall and 7-0 in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Springfield won its fifth straight New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship, defeated Cortland, 21-7, and lost to Johns Hopkins, 34-14, in the postseason.

Decker has a powerful right leg. He converted 59 of 60 extra-point attempts and made five of 10 field-goal attempts with a season-long of 40 yards. He finished with 74 kicking points. In the last two seasons, he converted 90 of 92 extra-point attempts and 13 of 19 field goals for 129 kicking points.

Bloomsburg University, a member of the PSAC, finished 3-8 overall in 2025.

A three-year starter at Lackawanna Trail, Owens was a physical linebacker and an outstanding guard on the offensive line for the District 2 Class 1A champion. The 6-1, 230-pound senior had 78 total tackles and had five tackles for loss. He had two sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

Misericordia finished 7-4 last season and played in the MAC-Centennial Bowl and lost to Carnegie Mellon, 24-17.

Sandly was an honorable mention LFC Division III all-star at guard last season.

Westminster College is an NCAA Division III program and a member of the ECAC, and competes in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Mini-Max

District 2 players were honored as finalists for the Player of the Year award from Pennsylvania last weekend at the Mini-Maxwell Awards on Feb. 1 at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

Abington Heights quarterback Nick Bradley, Berwick running back Ty’Meere Wilkerson, Delaware Valley running back/defensive back Mike Iuzzolino, and Pittston Area fullback/linebacker Brody Spindler attended the event.

Scranton Prep quarterback/defensive back Will McPartland and Wyoming Area two-way lineman Max Getzie were also finalists but did not attend.

Athletes were nominated by their coaches throughout the season and evaluated based on their football performance, their academic record, and their community service.

La Salle College High School standout Joey O’Brien, who is enrolled at Notre Dame, won the Pennsylvania Player of the Year award from the Maxwell Football Club.