{"id":312478,"date":"2026-10-23T05:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312478\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:08:18","slug":"gameface-week-9-lackawanna-football-conference-players-to-watch-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312478\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEFACE WEEK 9: Lackawanna Football Conference Players to Watch \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Michael Arcure (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMICHAEL ARCURE<\/p>\n

Abington Heights, DB<\/p>\n

He had six tackles in a win over Valley View last week. This season, he has 40 tackles and a pass defended.<\/p>\n

\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Anthony Boo (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nANTHONY BOO<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley, LB<\/p>\n

He had 10 tackles in a loss to North Pocono last week. He has had three double-digit tackle games, including 19 stops against Northampton on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth Pocono\u2019s Jayden Taylor (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJAYDEN TAYLOR<\/p>\n

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

He is one of the defensive leaders this season with more than 40 tackles. He also had an interception last week in a win over Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n

\"Scranton'sScranton\u2019s Ian McAndrew.
\nIAN McANDREW<\/p>\n

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

He is a two-way starter and return specialist for the Knights. He has 177 yards on 10 receptions and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Lucas Lengyel (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nLUCAS LENGYEL<\/p>\n

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

A physical 6-foot-2, 265-pound sophomore who helped the Cavaliers run for 177 yards on 31 carries in a win over Wallenpaupack last week.<\/p>\n

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

Valley View, LB<\/p>\n

He is a defensive leader and had eight tackles last week against Abington Heights. He has 67 tackles, a sack and an interception this season.<\/p>\n

\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Tyler Preston (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nTYLER PRESTON<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack, OLB<\/p>\n

He had 10 tackles last week in a loss to Scranton Prep. He has 46 tackles this season and ranks second on the team.<\/p>\n

\"WestWest Scranton\u2019s Michael Green (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nMICHAEL GREEN<\/p>\n

West Scranton, RB<\/p>\n

He had a big game last week, helping the Invaders defeat rival Scranton in the Bell Game. He ran for 137 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Carter Davies (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nCARTER DAVIES<\/p>\n

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

He is a physical two-way lineman, who helped limit Honesdale to 143 rushing yards on 50 carries. Dunmore also ran for 295 yards on 17 carries.<\/p>\n

\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Dontae Joseph (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nDONTAE JOSEPH<\/p>\n

Honesdale, RB<\/p>\n

He is a physical runner who has 270 yards rushing and three touchdowns this season for the Hornets.<\/p>\n

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

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

A junior in his third year as a starter, he returned after missing four weeks with an injury. He has more than 20 tackles and two catches for 44 yards this season.<\/p>\n

\"MidMid Valley\u2019s Richard Lupcho (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nRICHARD LUPCHO<\/p>\n

Mid Valley, TE<\/p>\n

He caught two passes for 32 yards, including a touchdown in the Spatans\u2019 win over Lakeland. This season, he has seven catches for 80 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the team with 11 tackles.<\/p>\n

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

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

He had a 59-yard touchdown reception and a 6-yard touchdown run last week against Western Wayne. He has 230 rushing yards and five touchdowns, and three receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Aiden Albert (STAFF)
\nAIDEN ALBERT<\/p>\n

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

He helped lead the Wildcats to a win over Riverside last week. He had 11 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. He has 25 tackles on the season.<\/p>\n

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

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

He helped the Chargers run for 212 yards and limit Montrose to 30 yards on 21 carries in a 35-0 win last week.<\/p>\n

\"HolyHoly Cross\u2019 JJ Concepcion (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJJ CONCEPCION<\/p>\n

Holy Cross, WR<\/p>\n

He caught two passes for 58 yards against Lackawanna Trail last week. He has five receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Joey Thomas (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nJOEY THOMAS<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, WR-K<\/p>\n

He caught a 10-yard touchdown and made six extra points in a win over Holy Cross last week. He has eight catches for 176 yards and two touchdowns, 19 extra points and three field goals this season.<\/p>\n

\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Evan Strohl (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nEVAN STROHL<\/p>\n

Montrose, QB-DB<\/p>\n

He completed 38 of 75 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns this season for the Meteors.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Danny Churla (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
\nDANNY CHURLA<\/p>\n

Old Forge, OL-DL<\/p>\n

Has been a steady contributor on both sides of the ball for the Blue Devils. Last week, he helped the team rush for 156 yards and has 29 total tackles and four for loss this season.<\/p>\n

\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s Caedon Stone.
\nCAEDON STONE<\/p>\n

Susquehanna, TE-QB<\/p>\n

He completed four passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Old Forge. He also has eight receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Michael Arcure (SUBMITTED PHOTO) MICHAEL ARCURE Abington Heights, DB He had six tackles in a win…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-312478","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\/312478","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=312478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}