{"id":288695,"date":"2026-09-18T05:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288695\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T05:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:32:22","slug":"gameface-week-4-lackawanna-football-conference-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/288695\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 4: Lackawanna Football Conference Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Max Gordon (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMAX GORDON<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, LB<\/p>\n

He had 10 tackles last week in a loss to Dallas. He has 23 tackles this season and 79 career tackles.<\/p>\n

\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Dylan Bannon (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nDYLAN BANNON<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley, RB-LB<\/p>\n

He had his second straight double-digit tackle performance with 15 against East Stroudsburg South in a 13-10 win.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocono\u2019s Chase Zimmerman (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCHASE ZIMMERMAN<\/p>\n

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

He completed two passes for 53 yards and a touchdown, and had a 56-yard run in the Trojans\u2019 42-0 win over previously unbeaten Honesdale last week.<\/p>\n

\"Scranton'sScranton\u2019s Ismael Salazar (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nISMAEL SALAZAR<\/p>\n

Scranton, RB<\/p>\n

He had 16 yards rushing and leads the team with 70 yards on 23 carries this season.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Richard Dewey (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nRICHARD DEWEY<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, TE<\/p>\n

He had a 20-yard touchdown reception in last week\u2019s win over Fairfield Prep and has four receptions for 49 yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Mason Mitchell (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMASON MITCHELL<\/p>\n

Valley View, DL<\/p>\n

He helped fuel the Cougars\u2019 defensive effort in a 17-7 win over Wilkes-Barre Area with seven tackles, one for loss, and a sack. He has 15 tackles this season.<\/p>\n

\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Ryan Vargo (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nRYAN VARGO<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack, TE<\/p>\n

He caught a 16-yard touchdown pass and had five tackles, including 1.5 for loss. This season, he has seven receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown, and 15 tackles.<\/p>\n

\"WestWest Scranton\u2019s Austin Sostre (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAUSTIN SOSTRE<\/p>\n

West Scranton, QB<\/p>\n

A freshman who completed 11 of 21 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Wyoming Valley West. He has 506 yards passing and six touchdowns on the season.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Jack McHale (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJACK McHALE<\/p>\n

Dunmore, WR<\/p>\n

He caught two passes for 46 yards and a touchdown in last week\u2019s win over Holy Cross. He has three catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Gino Patrisso (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nGINO PATRISSO<\/p>\n

Honesdale, RB<\/p>\n

He led the Hornets with 50 yards on nine carries last week against North Pocono. He has 115 rushing yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

\"Lakeland'sLakeland\u2019s Luke McFarland (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nLUKE McFARLAND<\/p>\n

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

He had two rushes for 25 yards and a touchdown in last week\u2019s win over Lackawanna Trail. This season, he has eight receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and 32 yards rushing.<\/p>\n

\"MidMid Valley\u2019s Kayden Barnauskas (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nKAYDEN BARNAUSKAS<\/p>\n

Mid Valley, RB<\/p>\n

He had a breakout game with 35 carries for 261 yards and a touchdown in a 14-0 win over Old Forge last week.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Tyler Grill (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nTYLER GRILL<\/p>\n

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

He caught four passes for 62 yards and had seven tackles in the Vikings\u2019 27-13 win over Lake-Lehman last week.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Austin Elias (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAUSTIN ELIAS<\/p>\n

Western Wayne, LB<\/p>\n

He is one of the Wildcats\u2019 defensive leaders and had five tackles last week in a loss to Wallenpaupack. He has 20 tackles this season.<\/p>\n

\"CarbondaleCarbondale Area\u2019s Chayse Roche. (SUBMITTED)
\nCHAYSE ROCHE<\/p>\n

Carbondale Area, OL-DL<\/p>\n

He had a dominant effort on both sides of the ball against Crestwood and blocked a punt that he returned for a touchdown in a 14-7 win.<\/p>\n

\"HolyHoly Cross\u2019 Chris Transue (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCHRIS TRANSUE<\/p>\n

Holy Cross, RB<\/p>\n

Determined player who is an active run-blocker and intense defender. He has also had three receptions this season.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Ayden Fowler (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAYDEN FOWLER<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, RB<\/p>\n

He is a freshman who ran for 98 yards on 15 carries and caught a 68-yard touchdown pass in a loss to Lakeland last week.<\/p>\n

\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Brayden Heaton (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBRAYDEN HEATON<\/p>\n

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

He had an outstanding game with two touchdowns on fumble recoveries last week in a win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Elio Castaldi (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nELIO CASTALDI<\/p>\n

Old Forge, WR-DB<\/p>\n

He led the Old Forge defense with 12 tackles in a 14-0 loss to Mid Valley last week. He also had a 72-yard reception and returned two kickoffs for 25 yards.<\/p>\n

\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s Mason Keyes.
\nMASON KEYES<\/p>\n

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

He caught three passes for 87 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Holy Redeemer last week. The four-year starter for the Sabers has 24 receptions for 695 yards in his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Max Gordon (SUBMITTED PHOTO) MAX GORDON Abington Heights, LB He had 10 tackles last week in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-288695","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\/288695","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=288695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}