{"id":302936,"date":"2026-10-09T07:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302936\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:56:17","slug":"gameface-week-7-lackawanna-football-conference-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302936\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 7: Lackawanna Football Conference Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Devin Estevez.
\nDEVIN ESTEVEZ<\/p>\n

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

He returned from an injury that had him miss a game and rushed for 66 yards on 16 carries in a loss to Valley View.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocoo\u2019s Max LaFave (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMAX LaFAVE<\/p>\n

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

He is an athletic player who had an impact on both sides of the ball, catching three passes for 43 yards in a win over Wilkes-Barre Area.<\/p>\n

\"Scranton'sScranton\u2019s Nate Duffy (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nNATE DUFFY<\/p>\n

Scranton, LB<\/p>\n

He returned from injury to record seven tackles in a loss to Wyoming Valley West. He has 20 tackles in two games this season.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Roman Lowe (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nROMAN LOWE<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, LB<\/p>\n

He is a physical run stopper for the Cavaliers. He also returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a win over Abington Heights.<\/p>\n

\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Jonathan Anuszewski (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJONATHAN ANUSZEWSKI<\/p>\n

Valley View, RB<\/p>\n

He gained 75 rushing yards on 14 carries and scored a touchdown in a 28-7 win over Delaware Valley last week. He has 156 rushing yards this season.<\/p>\n

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

West Scranton, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 5 of 13 passes for 38 yards and ran for 22 yards last week against Wallenpaupack. He has an LFC-best 737 passing yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Jake Costanzo (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJAKE COSTANZO<\/p>\n

Dunmore, WR<\/p>\n

A state Class 2A track and field medalist, the speedster had three carries for 26 yards and two touchdowns, and two catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in a win over Mid Valley.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Landen Bertot (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nLANDEN BERTOT<\/p>\n

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

He\u2019s been a force on both sides of the ball. On offense, he helped the Hornets run for 312 yards on 35 carries last week in a win over Western Wayne.<\/p>\n

\"Lakeland'sLakeland\u2019s Cole Hastings.
\nCOLE HASTINGS<\/p>\n

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

A physical senior two-way lineman, he helped the Chiefs run for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and also limited Riverside to 97 rushing yards in a 33-20 win.<\/p>\n

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

Mid Valley, RB<\/p>\n

He ran for a team-high 33 yards on 13 carries in a loss to Dunmore. He has 669 yards and four touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Jared Jackson (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJARED JACKSON<\/p>\n

Riverside, WR<\/p>\n

He hauled in four passes for 70 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Lakeland last week. He has nine receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Angelo Pyatt (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nANGELO PYATT<\/p>\n

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

He is a physical two-way lineman for the Wildcats. He has contributed 10 total tackles on the defensive line.<\/p>\n

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

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

The LFC Division III leading rusher had 161 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns, and also returned a kickoff for a touchdown in last week\u2019s comeback win over Susquehanna. He has four kickoff returns for touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

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

Holy Cross, QB-DB<\/p>\n

He completed 10 of 18 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Holy Redeemer. He has 648 yards passing and eight touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Cooper Castellano.
\nCOOPER CASTELLANO<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, OL-DL<\/p>\n

A senior returning starter, he had two sacks and helped the Lions rush for 174 yards on 34 carries in the team\u2019s first win of the season, 21-14, over Old Forge.<\/p>\n

\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Sawyer Aukema (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nSAWYER AUKEMA<\/p>\n

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

He returned from an injury suffered in Week 2 and had two catches for 136 yards and a touchdown in last week\u2019s loss to Tunkhannock.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Rylan Gutowski (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nRYLAN GUTOWSKI<\/p>\n

Old Forge, WR<\/p>\n

He caught four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown and added five tackles in a loss to Lackawanna Trail last week. He has 346 rushing yards on 90 carries this season.<\/p>\n

\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s Gabe Maby.
\nGABE MABY<\/p>\n

Susquehanna, QB<\/p>\n

He ran for 138 yards on 23 carries and completed six passes for 174 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Carbondale Area. He has 353 rushing yards and 289 passing yards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delaware Valley\u2019s Devin Estevez. DEVIN ESTEVEZ Delaware Valley, RB-LB He returned from an injury that had him miss…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-302936","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\/302936","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=302936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}