{"id":273732,"date":"2026-08-28T05:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273732\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:34:30","slug":"gameface-week-1-lfc-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273732\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 1: LFC Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Jayden Anglin.
\nJAYDEN ANGLIN<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, RB\/LB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star who ran for 1,397 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. He also caught nine passes for 94 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Xavier Burke.
\nXAVIER BURKE<\/p>\n

Dunmore, Linebacker<\/p>\n

A returning All-Region player. He had 101 tackles, nine for loss, two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, and two forced fumbles. He has 220 tackles, 25 for loss, 12 passes defended, with four sacks, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions in his career.<\/p>\n

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\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Carter Davies.
\nCARTER DAVIES<\/p>\n

Dunmore, OL-DL<\/p>\n

He is one of the top offensive linemen in District 2 and a returning Lackawanna Football Conference Division II all-star. He also had more than 15 tackles last season.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Gabe Duda.
\nGABE DUDA<\/p>\n

Honesdale, Fullback<\/p>\n

A returning All-Region player. He led the LFC Division II in rushing with 1,159 yards on 150 carries in the regular season. He finished with 1,235 yards rushing on 166 carries and scored 13 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Carter Edwards.
\nCARTER EDWARDS<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, FB\/LB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division III all-star at fullback. He ran for 479 yards and two touchdowns and had 35 total tackles, including 14 in the PIAA playoffs.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Jared Jackson.
\nJARED JACKSON<\/p>\n

Riverside, WR\/DB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division III all-star receiver. He had 34 receptions for 551 yards and five touchdowns, and has 41 career receptions.<\/p>\n

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Noah Kayal.
\nNOAH KAYAL<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, QB\/DB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star athlete. He had 108 yards rushing, 131 yards receiving, and 539 yards passing with three touchdowns. He also had 19 total tackles.<\/p>\n

\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Ed Kiesendahl.
\nEDWARD KIESENDAHL<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack, RB-LB<\/p>\n

He is a three-year starter who ran for 828 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 18 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns. He helped lead the Buckhorns to the Eastern Conference Class 4A win over Honesdale.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Bobby MacDowell.
\nBOBBY MacDOWELL<\/p>\n

Honesdale, DL\/OL<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division II all-star defensive lineman who had 48 total tackles, six for loss, a sack, and two forced fumbles.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Braedon McPartland.
\nBRAEDON McPARTLAND<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, LB\/RB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star linebacker last season. He also had 554 yards and three rushing touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 503 yards and five receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Mason Mitchell.
\nMASON MITCHELL<\/p>\n

Valley View, DL<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star. He had 75 total tackles with five for loss, a sack, and nine quarterback hurries.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Elijah Myers.
\nELIJAH MYERS<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, OL\/DL<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star defensive lineman last season. He had 36 tackles, with six for loss, last season.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Anthony Paolucci.
\nANTHONY PAOLUCCI<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, Lineman<\/p>\n

A returning All-Region player, he helped the Lions\u2019 running game produce 4,539 yards in 13 games. Lackawanna Trail\u2019s offense averaged 372.7 total yards per game.<\/p>\n

\"MidMid Valley\u2019s Adam Pezanowski.
\nADAM PEZANOWSKI<\/p>\n

Mid Valley, LB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division II all-star linebacker. He had 92 total tackles, with 10 for loss and three fumble recoveries.<\/p>\n

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\"CarbondaleCarbondale Area\u2019s Francisco Roman.
\nFRANCISCO ROMAN<\/p>\n

Carbondale Area, RB-DB<\/p>\n

He ran for 966 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught four passes for 49 yards last season, leading the Chargers to the Eastern Conference Class 3A playoff game.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Quinn Swartz.
\nQUINN SWARTZ<\/p>\n

Western Wayne, FB\/LB<\/p>\n

He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division II all-star punter. He also had 637 yards rushing, with six touchdowns for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Jeffrey Wasilchak.
\nJEFFREY WASILCHAK<\/p>\n

Valley View, Linebacker<\/p>\n

A returning Times-Tribune All-Region player. He had a team-high 91 total tackles and five passes defended. He is a two-year starter, with 198 total tackles, six for loss, and a sack in his career.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocono\u2019s Chase Zimmerman.
\nCHASE ZIMMERMAN<\/p>\n

North Pocono, DB\/QB<\/p>\n

He is a returning All-Region player who had 67 total tackles, with eight for loss. He had two interceptions and 11 passes defended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Jayden Anglin. JAYDEN ANGLIN Abington Heights, RB\/LB He was a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I all-star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-273732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-gameface","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}