{"id":294299,"date":"2026-09-26T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/294299\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:34:33","slug":"gameface-week-5-lackawanna-football-conference-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/294299\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 5: Lackawanna Football Conference Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Cooper Manning (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCOOPER MANNING<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, DE<\/p>\n

He has 16 tackles this season and four for loss, with two sacks. He had five tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry in a win over West Scranton last week.<\/p>\n

\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Jace Stahli (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJACE STAHLI<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley, OL-DL<\/p>\n

An anchor of the defensive line, he helped the Warriors last week with a fumble recovery in a 14-7 loss to Scranton Prep.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocono\u2019s Oram Abutbul (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nORAM ABUTBUL<\/p>\n

North Pocono, TE-LB<\/p>\n

He is a physical defensive player who helped the Trojans limit Valley View to 39 yards rushing on 21 attempts in a 27-14 win last week and added a sack.<\/p>\n

\"Scranton'sScranton\u2019s Sean Fairweather (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nSEAN FAIRWEATHER<\/p>\n

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

He has been a steady cover player in the secondary and a key special teams contributor as a kick returner for the Knights.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Jordan Henning (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJORDAN HENNING<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, OL<\/p>\n

He is a physical offensive lineman who helped the Cavaliers rush for 197 yards on 31 carries in a 14-7 win over Delaware Valley last week.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Brady Cunningham (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBRADY CUNNINGHAM<\/p>\n

Valley View, DL-TE<\/p>\n

He had eight tackles in a loss to North Pocono last week. He has 33 tackles, with a season-high of nine against Crestwood and Wilkes-Barre Area this season.<\/p>\n

\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Niko Bowers (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nNIKO BOWERS<\/p>\n

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

He had five tackles in a 54-0 win over Scranton last week. He has 20 tackles this season, with three for loss, and has been a solid blocker for a running game that averages 277.3 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n

\"WestWest Scranton\u2019s Aiden Diaz (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nAIDEN DIAZ<\/p>\n

West Scranton, OL-DL<\/p>\n

He is one of the leaders on the defensive front with 23.5 total tackles, with six for loss and a forced fumble.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Brady McCormick (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBRADY McCORMICK<\/p>\n

Dunmore, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 11 of 15 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown last week in a win over Lake-Lehman. He has completed 24 of 34 for 487 yards and eight touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Bobby MacDowell (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nBOBBY MacDOWELL<\/p>\n

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

Physical two-way lineman who has helped the Hornets average 298.8 rushing yards per game. Honesdale is also limiting opponents to 178.4 total yards per game.<\/p>\n

\"Lakeland'sLakeland\u2019s Cole Loomis (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCOLE LOOMIS<\/p>\n

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

In his third season, the junior is a physical run blocker for the Chiefs, who average 160.5 rushing yards per game. He also had double-digit tackles.<\/p>\n

\"MidMid Valley\u2019s Nick Hricenak (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nNICK HRICENAK<\/p>\n

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

He caught three passes for 37 yards last week in a loss to Wyoming Area. He has 12 receptions for 161 yards and three touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Carmelo Barnett (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCARMELO BARNETT<\/p>\n

Riverside, WR<\/p>\n

He is a speedster who had 43 rushing yards on three carries and a touchdown, and hauled in two receptions for 45 yards in a 27-3 win over Lackawanna Trail last week.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Andrew Boandl (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nANDREW BOANDL<\/p>\n

Western Wayne, OL-DL<\/p>\n

He helped the Wildcats in a 28-7 win over Holy Redeemer. He anchors the offensive and defensive lines and has 11 total tackles this season.<\/p>\n

\"CarbondaleCarbondale Area\u2019s Mason Voglino (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMASON VOGLINO<\/p>\n

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

He had six carries for 67 yards and two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Honesdale last week.<\/p>\n

\"HolyHoly Cross\u2019 Naim Ortiz (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nNAIM ORTIZ<\/p>\n

Holy Cross, RB<\/p>\n

He had 31 rushing yards and a 5-yard reception in a 27-20 win over Montrose last week.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Hayden Reed (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nHAYDEN REED<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, RB<\/p>\n

He ran for 24 yards and caught three passes for 43 yards in a loss to Riverside last week. He has 104 rushing yards and 47 receiving yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Liam MacNamee (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nLIAM MacNAMEE<\/p>\n

Montrose, RB<\/p>\n

He had 20 carries for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-20 loss to Holy Cross last week. He has 186 yards rushing this season.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Joey Dominick (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJOEY DOMINICK<\/p>\n

Old Forge, LB-RB<\/p>\n

He had five tackles, two for loss, and forced two fumbles, leading the Blue Devils in a 36-6 win over Tunkhannock. He has 32 tackles, with six for loss this season.<\/p>\n

\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s Joey Allen (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJOEY ALLEN<\/p>\n

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

He ran for 64 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdown in a 41-19 loss to Lakeland last week. He has 80 yards rushing this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Cooper Manning (SUBMITTED PHOTO) COOPER MANNING Abington Heights, DE He has 16 tackles this season and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-294299","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\/294299","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=294299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}