10-ABINGTON HEIGHTS
\nAT 1-NORTH POCONO<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: North Pocono Trojans Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: AH 2-2, NP 4-0.<\/p>\n
Last: North Pocono, 24-10 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Abington Heights leads the series, 34-21-1, with North Pocono winning nine of the last 11 meetings. Abington Heights defeated West Scranton, 29-13, in an LFC Division I game last week. North Pocono has won 14 straight regular-season games. The Trojans defeated Valley View, 27-14, to improve to 2-0 in the LFC Division I.<\/p>\n
2-DUNMORE AT
\nSUSQUEHANNA<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: William Emminger Memorial Field<\/p>\n
Records: DUN 4-0, SUS 0-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Dunmore, 50-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Dunmore leads the series, 15-2. Dunmore\u2019s Weston Yannone played at Susquehanna the last time it defeated the Bucks in 2024. Dunmore has won its games by an average margin of 47 points, outscoring opponents, 133-7, in the first half. Susquehanna lost to Lakeland, 41-19, last week.<\/p>\n
WEST SCRANTON
\nAT 3-SCRANTON PREP<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: WS 2-2, SP 3-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Scranton Prep, 42-12 (2023)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Scranton Prep leads the series, 30-15, winning 14 straight meetings. West Scranton\u2019s last win over the Cavaliers came in 2010 (27-19). West Scranton lost its LFC Division I opener to Abington Heights, 29-13, last week. Scranton Prep\u2019s defense collected three interceptions in a 14-7 win over Delaware Valley last week and has given up 21 total points in the last three weeks.<\/p>\n
4-VALLEY VIEW
\nAT SCRANTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: VV 2-2, SCR 0-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Valley View, 28-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Valley View leads the series, 22-10, winning seven straight. Scranton\u2019s last win over the Cougars was in 2017 (28-21). Valley View lost its two games to state-ranked opponents, Northwestern Lehigh and North Pocono, by an average of 12.5 points. Scranton has scored six points this season.<\/p>\n
CARBONDALE AREA
\nAT 5-LAKELAND<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Lakeland Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: CAR 2-2, LAK 4-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Lakeland, 52-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lakeland leads the series, 37-11, and has won seven straight. Carbondale Area lost to Honesdale, an LFC Division II opponent, 51-20, last week. Lakeland scored more than 40 points for the third straight game in a 41-19 win over Susquehanna in Week 4. Lakeland QB Jackson Pochas has 310 rushing yards, 521 passing yards, and 113 receiving yards this season.<\/p>\n
7-RIVERSIDE
\nAT OLD FORGE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Old Forge Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: RIV 4-0, OF 1-3.<\/p>\n
Last: Riverside, 49-8 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: This is the Triboro Rivalry game. Old Forge leads the series, 42-34-4, and has won 12 of the last 17 meetings. Riverside is averaging 34.5 points per game. Old Forge earned its first win of the season last week, beating Tunkhannock, 36-6, ending a six-game losing streak dating back to last season. Riverside\u2019s Brayden Rose has 444 rushing yards and 220 passing yards this season.<\/p>\n
8-HONESDALE
\nAT CRESTWOOD<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Comet Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: HON 3-1, CRE 1-3.<\/p>\n
Last: Honesdale, 22-19 (2001)<\/p>\n
The buzz: The series is tied 7-7. Honesdale is averaging 42.3 points per game in its victories. Crestwood lost to Carbondale Area, 14-7, in Week 3. Honesdale beat Carbondale Area, 51-20, last week. Crestwood is 0-2 against LFC opponents this season, which includes a loss to Valley View in Week 2.<\/p>\n
WYOMING AREA
\nAT WESTERN WAYNE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Sharkey Rosetti Sports Complex.<\/p>\n
Records: WA 2-2, WW 3-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Wyoming Area, 50-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Wyoming Area leads the series, 3-2. Wyoming Area, which was shut out in losses to Dunmore and Berwick, averages 42.5 points in its two wins. Western Wayne defeated Holy Redeemer, 28-7, last week. Western Wayne RB Quinn Swartz ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns against Holy Redeemer.<\/p>\n
MID VALLEY AT
\nLACKAWANNA TRAIL<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Lion Pride Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: MV 2-2, LT 0-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Lackawanna Trail, 49-27 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lackawanna Trail has four straight wins against the Spartans and leads the series, 22-14. Lackawanna Trail is 0-4 against teams with a combined record of 15-1 this season. Mid Valley lost both its games against Wyoming Valley Conference opponents.<\/p>\n
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY
\nAT MONTROSE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Bennett\/Mullen Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: RA 4-0, MON 3-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Montrose, 12-7 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Montrose suffered a 27-20 loss to Holy Cross last week. Renaissance Academy defeated Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, 54-0, last week. Montrose also beat CMTV, 55-6, in Week 3. Montrose RB Liam MacNamee ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns last week against Holy Cross.<\/p>\n
HOLY CROSS AT
\nCOLUMBIA MONTOUR VO-TECH<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, 12 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Wen-Cerra Memorial Field, Bloomsburg<\/p>\n
Records: HC 1-3, CMVT 0-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Holy Cross, 54-22 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: The series is tied, 4-4. CMVT lost to Montrose, 55-6, in Week 3. Holy Cross defeated Montrose, 27-20, last week. Holy Cross QB Chase Rutkoski completed 8 of 14 passes for 192 yards and four touchdowns, and had two interceptions on defense. In the last two weeks, Holy Cross WR Luca Berardi has eight catches for 199 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"10-ABINGTON HEIGHTS AT 1-NORTH POCONO When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: North Pocono Trojans Stadium Records: AH 2-2, NP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-293607","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\/293607","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=293607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}