Abington Heights celebrated with fireworks after claiming another District 2 football championship.

Jayden Anglin ran for 327 yards and three touchdowns. The Comets won their second Class 5A title in the last three seasons. They have three Class 5A championships since the PIAA moved to six classifications in 2016.

With the win, Abington Heights has 11 District 2 championships: four in Class 3A, four in Class 4A and three in Class 5A.

On Friday, the Comets (7-4) will host District 6 champion Hollidaysburg (8-2) in the District 2-6 subregional playoff game at 7 p.m. The programs met in the 2024 PIAA Class 5A playoffs with Hollidaysburg winning, 24-23.

Hollidaysburg defeated DuBois, 42-22, in the District 6-8-9 subregional final Friday. Vincent Albarano threw for 231 yards, and Ethan Coke caught five passes for 162 yards, leading the Golden Tigers.

Last season, Hollidaysburg defeated Delaware Valley, 56-42, in the PIAA playoffs.

The subregional final will be the Comets’ ninth PIAA playoff game. They are 0-8 all-time in the state playoffs.

Abington Heights head coach Joe Repshis won his 141st career game Friday, passing former Scranton Central coach CJ Robson and tying former Carbondale Area coach John Lasavage for 14th place on the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association all-time wins list.

Anglin’s effort set a school record for rushing yards in a game and in a season (1,959). He has 3,482 career rushing yards.

Rematches

There are several rematches in Week 12.

In Class 2A, Lakeland (8-3) plays at Dunmore (11-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. The teams met in Week 10, with Dunmore posting a 53-6 win.

Dunmore and Lakeland are the most successful Class 2A programs in District 2. They have met seven times in the championship game with Lakeland winning in 2002, 2003, 2022 and 2025, and Dunmore winning in 1999, 2009 and 2016.

They have faced off 11 times total in the postseason, with the team that won in the regular season sweeping the rematches. Lakeland holds a 6-5 advantage in playoff meetings. Dunmore leads the all-time series, 34-27.

Dunmore is in the Class 2A final for the 11th consecutive season, excluding 2020 when it won the championship with the best power rating in a shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dunmore will be playing in its 21st District 2 championship game since 1995. The Bucks have 14 championships — 13 in Class 2A, and the other in 1A.

Lakeland is in a district championship final for the 18th time. The Chiefs reached the Class 1A subregional final in 1994 and the Class 3A final in 2018 and 2020. They have nine championships (7 in Class 2A).

In Class 4A, sixth-seeded Valley View (6-5) upset No. 3 Honesdale in the quarterfinals to earn a rematch at No. 2 North Pocono (10-1) on Friday at 7 p.m.

North Pocono, which is 23-2 in the last two seasons, defeated the Cougars, 27-14, in Week 4. Cole West ran for 148 yards and Henry Wolff ran for 100, and Chase Zimmerman had two rushing touchdowns for the Trojans.

Valley View leads the series, 35-18.

North Pocono and Valley View have met three times in the district playoffs. The Trojans won, 19-14, in the 1995 Class 3A semifinals and 34-6 in the 2016 Class 4A semifinals. Valley View won, 42-7, in the 2021 District 2 Class 4A championship game.

Prep domination

Scranton Prep won its 12th straight District 2 Class 3A playoff game. The Cavaliers’ last postseason loss was in 2019 against Wyoming Area, the eventual PIAA champion.

Scranton Prep (10-1) averages 40.3 points per game has has an average winning margin of 34 points. The Cavaliers limited nine opponents to one score or less. In the last two seasons, they have outscored Wyoming Valley Conference opponents, 135-19.

Since the PIAA went to six classifications, Scranton Prep is 21-1 in the District 2 Class 3A playoffs. The Cavaliers did not play in the 2020 postseason, which had just one game because of the COVID-19-reduced schedule.

Scranton Prep hosts Wyoming Area (9-2) at Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m.

Since 2019, Wyoming Area and Scranton Prep have played four times in the district playoffs. The Cavaliers have three wins by an average margin of 30.7 points. Wyoming Area won the 2019 meeting, 27-0.

Lions pride

Lackawanna Trail’s season ended with a loss to Williams Valley, 49-24, in the District 2-11 Class 1A subregional playoffs, denying the program another trip to the state playoffs.

The Lions accepted their gold medals and plaque for winning the District 2 Class 1A championship. The title is the fifth straight in Class 1A for Lackawanna Trail and the 16th overall district title (15 in Class 1A, 1 in Class 2A) since 1999.