{"id":307724,"date":"2026-10-16T05:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307724\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:16:17","slug":"gameface-week-8-lfc-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307724\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 8: LFC Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Abington Heights' Chris Bohn (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1545\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-week3ptw-01.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1910116\" \/>Abington Heights\u2019 Chris Bohn (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nCHRIS BOHN<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, DL<\/p>\n<p>He led a dominant defensive effort last week against Wallenpaupack. The Comets had 12 tackles for loss in a 21-7 win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Delaware Valley's Dylan Bannon (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"4284\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_6c1895-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1917410\" \/>Delaware Valley\u2019s Dylan Bannon (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nDYLAN BANNON<\/p>\n<p>Delaware Valley, LB<\/p>\n<p>He leads the team in tackles with 85. He helped the Warriors limit Scranton to 52 rushing yards on 23 carries with seven tackles in a 55-0 win last week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"North Pocono's Cole West (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"2964\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-02_ee90ce.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946581\" \/>North Pocono\u2019s Cole West (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nCOLE WEST<\/p>\n<p>North Pocono, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>Despite nursing an injury, the senior and Cornell commit had 73 rushing yards on 16 carries and a touchdown, completed a pass for a touchdown, and had two receptions for 48 yards in a loss to Scranton Prep.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Scranton's Jake Condrad (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"2273\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_3ffee2.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946582\" \/>Scranton\u2019s Jake Condrad (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nJAKE CONDRAD<\/p>\n<p>Scranton, OL-DL<\/p>\n<p>During a season where the Knights have suffered several injuries up front, Condrad has not missed a game and is a leader on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Scranton Pep's Finn Mulligan (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1288\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-lfcawards-03.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1913777\" \/>Scranton Pep\u2019s Finn Mulligan (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nFINN MULLIGAN<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Prep, LB<\/p>\n<p>An active linebacker who was all over the field and made several important stops for the Cavaliers late in a 37-36 win in three overtimes against North Pocono.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Valley View's Ben Evans (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"3024\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_d4a12d-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946583\" \/>Valley View\u2019s Ben Evans (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nBEN EVANS<\/p>\n<p>Valley View, WR<\/p>\n<p>He caught two passes for 42 yards and a touchdown in a win over West Scranton last week. He has 12 catches for 178 yards and three touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Wallenpaupack's Kenny Morrison (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1714\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-02_16b276.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946584\" \/>Wallenpaupack\u2019s Kenny Morrison (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nKENNY MORRISON<\/p>\n<p>Wallenpaupack, WR<\/p>\n<p>He caught two passes for 28 yards in a loss to Abington Heights last week. He has four receptions for 60 yards this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Scranton's Kaz Colbert (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1536\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792127771_758_STT-L-playersofweek-02.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1906991\" \/>West Scranton\u2019s Kaz Colbert (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nKAZ COLBERT<\/p>\n<p>West Scranton, WR<\/p>\n<p>The big-play receiver caught three passes for 81 yards against Valley View last week. He has 31 receptions for 483 yards and three touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Dunmore's Brady McCormick (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"4284\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-06-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1924400\" \/>Dunmore\u2019s Brady McCormick (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nBRADY McCORMICK<\/p>\n<p>Dunmore, QB<\/p>\n<p>He completed 6 of 8 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Western Wayne last week. He has completed 39 of 57 passes for 732 yards and 12 touchdowns for a 242.3 passer rating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Honesdale's Turk Acker (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"3024\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_0d036b-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1902537\" \/>Honesdale\u2019s Turk Acker (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nTURK ACKER<\/p>\n<p>Honesdale, RB<\/p>\n<p>Had a productive game in a win over Lakeland, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown. He has 264 yards on 21 carries and five touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lakeland's Nathan Boyarsky (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1536\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_e5ddb9.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946585\" \/>Lakeland\u2019s Nathan Boyarsky (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nNATHAN BOYARSKY<\/p>\n<p>Lakeland, WR<\/p>\n<p>He caught two passes for 17 yards against Honesdale last week. He has four catches for 28 yards this season and has been a key contributor on defense.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Mid Valley's Paxton Grebb (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"3827\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_8c8cf8.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946586\" \/>Mid Valley\u2019s Paxton Grebb (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nPAXTON GREBB<\/p>\n<p>Mid Valley, QB<\/p>\n<p>He completed 9 of 10 passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 41 yards and two touchdowns, and had a 19-yard reception in a win over Riverside last week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Riverside's Justin Hewitt (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"4284\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-02_6574e4-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946587\" \/>Riverside\u2019s Justin Hewitt (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nJUSTIN HEWITT<\/p>\n<p>Riverside, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>A junior, he had three tackles last week against Mid Valley. He has been a defensive leader and has an interception this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Western Wayne's Jason Sparks (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1734\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_98fc04.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1902541\" \/>Western Wayne\u2019s Jason Sparks (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nJASON SPARKS<\/p>\n<p>Western Wayne, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>He leads the Wildcats with 18 receptions for 314 yards and two touchdowns, 115 rushing yards and a touchdown, and 13 extra points this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Carbondale Area's Francisco Roman.\" width=\"973\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-franciscoroman-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1402743\" \/>Carbondale Area\u2019s Francisco Roman.<br \/>\nFRANCISCO ROMAN<\/p>\n<p>Carbondale Area, RB-DB<\/p>\n<p>He ran for 81 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns against Holy Cross last week. He is second on the team with 492 rushing yards this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Holy Cross' Luca Berardi (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1278\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceweek2-05.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1902543\" \/>Holy Cross\u2019 Luca Berardi (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nLUCA BERARDI<\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>He caught 10 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown against Carbondale Area last week. He leads the Lackawanna Football Conference with 33 receptions and 549 yards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Riley Borruso, Lackawanna Trail wrestling\" width=\"1340\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-LTL-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1598841\" \/>Riley Borruso, Lackawanna Trail wrestling<br \/>\nRILEY BORRUSO<\/p>\n<p>Lackawanna Trail, RB-DB<\/p>\n<p>A junior, he contributed to a strong defensive effort and capped the scoring with a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown in a win over Susquehanna last week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Montrose's Evan McComb (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"3024\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_4b0cc0-rotated-1.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946588\" \/>Montrose\u2019s Evan McComb (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nEVAN McCOMB<\/p>\n<p>Montrose, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>He caught two passes for 38 yards against Old Forge last week. He has 14 receptions for 166 yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Old Forge's Parker Harte (SUBMITTED PHOTO)\" width=\"1429\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-gamefaceptw-01_f0c9b0.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1946589\" \/>Old Forge\u2019s Parker Harte (SUBMITTED PHOTO)<br \/>\nPARKER HARTE<\/p>\n<p>Old Forge, QB<\/p>\n<p>He completed 9 of 20 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 55 yards and a touchdown against Montrose last week. He has thrown for 469 yards and seven touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Susquehanna's Mason Keyes.\" width=\"802\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-playerstowatch-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1393397\" \/>Susquehanna\u2019s Mason Keyes.<br \/>\nMASON KEYES<\/p>\n<p>Susquehanna, WR-DB<\/p>\n<p>He caught three passes for 78 yards against Lackawanna Trail last week. He has 11 catches for 321 yards and four scores this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Chris Bohn (SUBMITTED PHOTO) CHRIS BOHN Abington Heights, DL He led a dominant defensive effort last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307725,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-307724","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\/307724","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=307724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}