1-NORTH POCONO
\nAT SCRANTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: NP 1-0, SCR 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: North Pocono, 37-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: This is the opener in the LFC Division I. North Pocono is the defending Division I champion and defeated Berwick, 36-20, in Week 1. North Pocono leads the series, 20-13. North Pocono\u2019s defense limited Berwick to 63 yards in 23 plays in the first half while building a 30-0 lead last week. Scranton lost to Pocono Mountain West, 27-0.<\/p>\n
2-DUNMORE AT
\nLACKAWANNA TRAIL<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Lions Pride Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: DUN 1-0, LT 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Lackawanna Trail, 30-28 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Dunmore leads the series, 10-6. Lackawanna Trail won five of the last six. Dunmore defeated Wyoming Area, 42-0, and Lackawanna Trail lost to Western Wayne, 27-14, in Week 1. Dunmore\u2019s defense limited Wyoming Area to 3.7 yards per carry. Dunmore QB Brady McCormick threw for 118 yards last week. Lackawanna Trail, which has thrived in the running game, threw for 193 yards against Western Wayne.<\/p>\n
3-VALLEY VIEW
\nAT CRESTWOOD<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Crestwood Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: VV 0-1, CRE 1-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Valley View, 24-13 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Valley View leads all-time, 9-2, and has won the last four in the series. Crestwood opened the season with a 22-6 win over Hanover Area. Senior Jake Jeckell ran for 272 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown for the Comets. Logan Lawson and Matt Bealla led the Crestwood defense with eight tackles each. Valley View\u2019s defense limited Northwestern Lehigh to 138 yards rushing in a 28-16 loss in Week 1.<\/p>\n
TRINITY AT
\n4-SCRANTON PREP<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: TRI 0-1, SP 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: First meeting<\/p>\n
The buzz: Trinity is a District 3 Class 3A program from Camp Hill. Trinity lost to Susquehannock, 16-13, last week. Trinity junior QB Makai George threw for 86 yards and ran for 70, and Adam Dalton added 57 rushing tards in the loss. Dalton and Zachary Root each had seven tackles for Trinity. Scranton Prep backs Braedon McPartland and Brandon Farmer combined for 96 rushing yards last week in a 41-34 loss to Loyola Blakefield.<\/p>\n
6-DELAWARE VALLEY
\nAT NORTHAMPTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Al Erdosy Stadium, 1619 Laubach Avenue<\/p>\n
Records: DV 0-1, NOR 1-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Northampton, 25-14 (2004)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Northampton won the only meeting in the Eastern Conference Class 4A semifinals in 2004. Northampton is a District 11 Class 6A team that competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Northampton County Division. Northampton opened the season with a 35-6 win over Martin Luther King. Northampton RB Chase Kessler ran for 210 yards and two touchdowns in the win.<\/p>\n
7-LAKELAND
\nAT\u00a0LAKE-LEHMAN<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Edward Edwards Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: LAK 1-0, LL 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Lakeland, 44-7 (2021)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lakeland has won three straight to tie the all-time series at 4-4. Lakeland defeated Wellsboro, 27-6, in Week 1. Lakeland QB Jackson Pochas completed 16 of 17 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in his debut. Lakeland\u2019s defense limited Wellsboro to 44 yards rushing on 21 carries.<\/p>\n
EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH
\nAT 8-HONESDALE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Honesdale High School Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: ESN 0-1, HON 1-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Honesdale, 19-9 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: East Stroudsburg North competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Monroe Division. East Stroudsburg North leads the series 7-3, but Honesdale has won the last two. East Stroudsburg North lost to Bangor, 49-0, in Week 1. Honesdale RB Gabe Duda ran for 218 yards in last week\u2019s win over Wallenpaupack.<\/p>\n
HOLY CROSS
\nAT 9-RIVERSIDE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Riverside Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: HC 0-1, RIV 1-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Riverside, 58-6 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Riverside has won all nine meetings in the series. Holy Cross forfeited its Week 1 game to Lakeland because of a low number of players and injuries. Riverside\u2019s defense limited Susquehanna to 128 total yards on 46 plays. Riverside QB Brayden Rose had 131 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the win over Susquehanna.<\/p>\n
WALLENPAUPACK
\nAT EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Ed Christian Memorial Stadium, 200 Elizabeth St.<\/p>\n
Records: WAL 0-1, ESS 1-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Wallenpaupack, 29-7 (2018)<\/p>\n
The buzz: The last time the teams met, Wallenpaupack won the District 2-11 Class 5A championship. East Stroudsburg South is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Monroe Division. East Stroudsburg South started the season with a 50-32 win over Pittston Area last week. Wallenpaupack ran for 138 yards last week in a loss to Honesdale.<\/p>\n
WESTERN WAYNE
\nAT OLD FORGE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Old Forge Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: WW 1-0, OF 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Western Wayne, 21-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Western Wayne leads the series, 10-9, and has won four straight against the Blue Devils. Western Wayne earned coach Dave Shimkosky his first career win with a 27-14 victory over Lackawanna Trail. Western Wayne junior Griffin Cello had 11 tackles and junior Austin Elias added 10 as the defense limited Lackawanna Trail to 132 rushing yards. Old Forge\u2019s Ayden Aversa had five tackles and an interception in a 28-21 loss to Pen Argyl last week.<\/p>\n
MID VALLEY AT
\nTUNKHANNOCK<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Tunkhannock Tiger Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: MV 0-1, TUN 0-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Tunkhannock, 45-0 (2019)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Tunkhannock leads the series, 10-4. Mid Valley lost to Lake-Lehman, 14-13, in a nonleague game. Tunkhannock lost to Dallas, 42-0. Mid Valley QB Cole Skotleski threw for 89 yards and two touchdowns against Lake-Lehman. Tunkhannock QB Tye Cokely completed six passes for 101 yards against Dallas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1-NORTH POCONO AT SCRANTON When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium Records: NP 1-0, SCR 0-1.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-278694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","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\/278694","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=278694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}