5-VALLEY VIEW AT
\n1-SCRANTON PREP<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: VV 5-3, SP 7-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Valley View, 14-10 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Valley View leads the series, 28-21. A Scranton Prep win clinches a tie for the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I championship. Last week, Valley View lost to Abington Heights, 24-21, on a last-second field goal. Scranton Prep has won seven straight games and shut out Wallenpaupack, 35-0, last week.<\/p>\n
2-DUNMORE
\nAT RIVERSIDE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Riverside Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: DUN 8-0, RIV 5-3.<\/p>\n
Last: Dunmore, 27-21 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: The teams have met eight times in the last four seasons, with Dunmore winning five. Dunmore can clinch a tie for the Lackawanna Football Conference Division II championship. Dunmore\u2019s average margin of victory is 56.1 points. Riverside has lost three straight games. Both teams have qualified for the District 2 Class 2A playoffs.<\/p>\n
3-NORTH POCONO AT
\n7-WALLENPAUPACK<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Wallenpaupack High School Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: NP 7-1, WAL 5-3.<\/p>\n
Last: North Pocono, 38-13 (2025).<\/p>\n
The buzz: North Pocono leads the series, 18-13. Both teams are fighting for seeding in the District 2 Class 4A playoffs. Wallenpaupack head coach Matt Nawrocki is a North Pocono graduate. North Pocono defeated Delaware Valley, 21-7, last week. Wallenpaupack lost to Scranton Prep, 35-0, and has lost two straight. Both teams have qualified for the District 2 Class 4A playoffs.<\/p>\n
SCRANTON AT
\n4-ABINGTON HEIGHTS<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Abington Heights High School Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: SCR 0-8, AH 4-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Abington Heights, 49-13 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Abington Heights leads the series, 23-13-1. Abington Heights has won two straight games against ranked opponents. The Comets defeated Wallenpaupack, 21-7, and Valley View, 24-21. Abington Heights holds the top spot in the District 2 Class 5A power rating standings. Scranton lost to West Scranton in last week\u2019s Bell Game.<\/p>\n
8-MID VALLEY
\nAT 6-HONESDALE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Daniel J. O\u2019Neil Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: MV 4-4, HON 6-2.<\/p>\n
Last: Mid Valley, 42-21 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Honesdale leads the series, 13-8. Both teams are competing for playoff position. Honesdale is in Class 4A. Mid Valley is competing for one of four spots in Class 3A. Mid Valley and Honesdale have each beaten Lakeland in the last two weeks: Mid Valley beat the Chiefs, 33-27, last week. Honesdale beat Lakeland, 51-20, in Week 7.<\/p>\n
9-LAKELAND AT
\nWESTERN WAYNE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Sharkey Rosetti Sports Complex<\/p>\n
Records: LAK 6-2, WW 4-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Lakeland, 40-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lakeland leads the series, 27-5. Lakeland has clinched a berth in the District 2 Class 2A playoffs. Western Wayne is fourth in the District 2 Class 3A playoff standings, where four teams qualify. Lakeland has lost two straight games, but has qualified for the District 2 Class 2A playoffs. Western Wayne defeated Riverside, 16-14, last week.<\/p>\n
DELAWARE VALLEY
\nAT WEST SCRANTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: DV 2-6, WS 3-5.<\/p>\n
Last: Delaware Valley, 61-7 (2019)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Delaware Valley leads the series, 15-6, and has won nine in a row. Delaware Valley lost to North Pocono 21-7 last week. Delaware Valley coach Keith Olsommer needs one win for 200 in his career. West Scranton ended a five-game losing streak with a win over Scranton in The Bell Game.<\/p>\n
HOLY CROSS
\nAT OLD FORGE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Old Forge Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: HC 2-6, OF 3-5.<\/p>\n
Last: Old Forge, 20-6 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Old Forge leads the series, 20-0. Both teams are trying to keep pace with Lackawanna Trail for a spot in the District 2-11 Class 1A playoffs. Holy Cross lost to Lackawanna Trail, 48-6, last week. Old Forge won its second straight game, beating Susquehanna, 42-22.<\/p>\n
SUSQUEHANNA
\nAT TUNKHANNOCK<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Tunkhannock Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: SUS 0-8, TUN 1-7.<\/p>\n
Last: Tunkhannock, 54-0 (1936)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Tunkhannock won three of the seven meetings between 1931 and 1936. Susquehanna and Tunkhannock share Montrose and Holy Redeemer as common opponents: Susquehanna lost to Montrose, 21-20, and lost to Holy Redeemer, 26-7. Tunkhannock defeated Montrose, 24-21, and lost to Holy Redeemer, 21-0.<\/p>\n
HOLY REDEEMER
\nAT MONTROSE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Bennett\/Mullen Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: HR 4-4, MON 4-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Montrose, 30-25 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Montrose leads the series, 3-2. Holy Redeemer defeated Tunkhannock last week, 21-0. Montrose lost to Carbondale Area, 35-0. The teams have three common opponents: Holy Redeemer defeated Susquehanna, 26-7; Holy Cross, 39-14; and Tunkhannock, 21-0. Montrose defeated Susquehanna, 21-20; and lost to Holy Cross, 27-20, and Tunkhannock, 24-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"5-VALLEY VIEW AT 1-SCRANTON PREP When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium Records: VV 5-3, SP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-312506","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\/312506","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=312506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}