{"id":283488,"date":"2026-09-11T04:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/283488\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T04:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T04:30:17","slug":"gameface-week-3-lackawanna-football-conference-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/283488\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 3: Lackawanna Football Conference Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Chris Bohn (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCHRIS BOHN<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, TE-LB<\/p>\n

He had an outstanding effort and was named the defensive player of the game in Abington Heights\u2019 35-0 win over Trinity Prep, Florida.<\/p>\n

\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Lucas Petersheim (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nLUCAS PETERSHEIM<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 17 of 28 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-24 loss to Northampton. He has 299 passing yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocono\u2019s Joe Briskie (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJOE BRISKIE<\/p>\n

North Pocono, RB<\/p>\n

He had 63 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns in a win over Scranton last week. He has 212 rushing yards and four touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"Scranton'sScranton\u2019s Chris Manning (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCHRIS MANNING<\/p>\n

Scranton, QB<\/p>\n

He completed seven of nine passes for 175 yards and a touchdown, and added 35 rushing yards in Scranton\u2019s loss to North Pocono last week.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Oliver Swingle (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nOLIVER SWINGLE<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 10 of 14 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Trinity. He has 333 passing yards in two games this season.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Ayden O\u2019Connor (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAYDEN O\u2019CONNOR<\/p>\n

Valley View, LB<\/p>\n

He helped lead the Cougars to a 19-6 win over Crestwood by contributing 11 total tackles, including two for loss.<\/p>\n

\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Anthony Kiesendahl (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nANTHONY KIESENDAHL<\/p>\n

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

He had 78 yards in 15 carries and contributed a team-high nine tackles in a win over East Stroudsburg South.<\/p>\n

\"QuincyQuincy Mosley, West Scranton
\nQUINCY MOSLEY<\/p>\n

West Scranton, WR-DB<\/p>\n

He had two receptions for 14 yards and secured a 25-20 win over Carbondale Area with an interception on the Chargers\u2019 final possession.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Weston Yannone (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nWESTON YANNONE<\/p>\n

Dunmore, WR-DB<\/p>\n

He scored touchdowns on a punt return and an interception return, and two others on runs, leading the Bucks past Lackawanna Trail last week.<\/p>\n

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\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Brayden Fritsch (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBRAYDEN FRITSCH<\/p>\n

Honesdale, LB<\/p>\n

He had five tackles, two for loss, and a fumble recovery in the Hornets\u2019 dominant win over East Stroudsburg North last week.<\/p>\n

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\"Lakeland'sLakeland\u2019s Evan Lonzinski (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nEVAN LONZINSKI<\/p>\n

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

He ran for 133 yards on six carries and scored on a 42-yard touchdown run in the Chiefs\u2019 42-22 win over Lake-Lehman. He has 171 rushing yards on 14 carries and three touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

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\"MidMid Valley\u2019s Aiden Willson (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAIDEN WILLSON<\/p>\n

Mid Valley, WR-DB<\/p>\n

He had two catches for 17 yards last week against Tunkhannock. He has four receptions for 29 yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Brayden Rose (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBRAYDEN ROSE<\/p>\n

Riverside, QB-DB<\/p>\n

He ran for 94 yards on four carries and scored two touchdowns, and returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and returned an interception for a score in a win over Holy Cross.<\/p>\n

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\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Griffin Cello (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nGRIFFIN CELLO<\/p>\n

Western Wayne, LB<\/p>\n

He contributed to a dominant defensive effort last week with a team-high seven tackles, two for loss and a sack in a 14-7 win over Old Forge.<\/p>\n

\"CarbondaleCarbondale Area\u2019s Parker Mursch Davitt (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nPARKER MURSCH DAVITT<\/p>\n

Carbondale Area, OL<\/p>\n

A three-year starter, he was a force on the offensive line, helping the Chargers gain 256 rushing yards in a 25-20 loss to West Scranton.<\/p>\n

\"HolyHoly Cross\u2019 Chase Rutkoski (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCHASE RUTKOSKI<\/p>\n

Holy Cross, QB<\/p>\n

A two-year starter, he completed 10 of 19 passes for 113 yards in a loss to Dunmore.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Joey Thomas (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJOEY THOMAS<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, WR-K<\/p>\n

He hauled in an 83-yard touchdown pass on his team\u2019s first play and kicked the extra point in a loss to Dunmore last week.<\/p>\n

\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Ethan Smith (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nETHAN SMITH<\/p>\n

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

He played well on both sides of the ball as the Meteors won the Bluestone trophy for a second straight season. He helped Montrose run for 153 yards.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Bobby Pezzuti (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBOBBY PEZZUTI<\/p>\n

Old Forge, WR<\/p>\n

He caught six passes for 75 yards and a touchdown last week in a loss to Western Wayne. He also had seven tackles, with one for loss.<\/p>\n

\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s Owen Cook (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nOWEN COOK<\/p>\n

Susquehanna, QB-DB<\/p>\n

He completed four passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns for the Sabers in a 21-20 loss to Montrose in the Battle for the Bluestone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Chris Bohn (SUBMITTED PHOTO) CHRIS BOHN Abington Heights, TE-LB He had an outstanding effort and was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-283488","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\/283488","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=283488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}