The regular season is winding down, and teams are claiming Lackawanna Football Conference titles.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, Dunmore, and Carbondale Area won their matchups last week, securing ties for their respective division championships. Teams are also jockeying for seeding in the fast-approaching postseason.<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep (8-1) remains the No. 1 team in The Times-Tribune High School Football Poll. The Cavaliers won another physical battle with a ranked Division I opponent, earned a hard-fought victory over Valley View, 14-7.\u00a0Scranton Prep plays at Scranton (0-9) on Friday. The Cavaliers have also locked down the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 3A playoffs.<\/p>\n
Dunmore (9-0) is the only remaining unbeaten team in the LFC and continued its destruction of opponents in Division II, slamming Riverside, 58-6. The No. 2 Bucks\u2019 outcomes are mind-bogglingly one-sided, but more so against division opponents, whom they have outscored, 249-17, in four games.<\/p>\n
This week, Dunmore hosts Lakeland in a rematch of last season\u2019s District 2 Class 2A championship game. Lakeland, despite an abundance of injuries that has decimated the starting unit, snapped a two-game losing skid with a 42-14 win at Western Wayne. The Chiefs are ranked No. 9 again this week.<\/p>\n
Third-ranked North Pocono (8-1) is 18-1 in the last two regular seasons after a 28-14 win over Wallenpaupack last week. The Trojans finish the regular season at home against West Scranton.<\/p>\n
Abington Heights (5-4) posted its third straight win to remain at No. 4. The Comets play a rivalry game against Delaware Valley at home for the I-84 Black and Blue Jug on Friday.<\/p>\n
Honesdale (7-2), which has the most wins in a season since 2014, finishes the season at home against Riverside. The No. 5 Hornets last won eight games in a season in 2004.<\/p>\n
Valley View (5-4) lost its second consecutive one-score game, falling to Scranton Prep, 14-7. The Cougars are ranked sixth this week and have a critical Week 10 home game against Wallenpaupack.<\/p>\n
Wallenpaupack (5-4), ranked seventh, has lost its last three games. The Buckhorns are battling Valley View for seeding position in the District 2 Class 4A playoffs. Entering Friday\u2019s game at John Henzes\/Veterans Memorial Stadium, Wallenpaupack is fifth, and Valley View is sixth in the power-rating standings.<\/p>\n
Mid Valley (5-4) lost to Honesdale, 52-15, and remains at No. 8. The Spartans have a head-to-head win over No. 9 Lakeland. They finish the season at home against Western Wayne.<\/p>\n
Carbondale Area (6-3) is ranked No. 10 after clinching a tie for the LFC Division III title with a win over Lackawanna Trail in Week 9. The Chargers can wrap up the program\u2019s first outright league championship since 1973, when they won the Suburban Conference crown.<\/p>\n
THE TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 10<\/p>\n
1. Scranton Prep (3 first-place votes, 39 points)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a08-1.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a01.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Valley View, 14-7.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday at Scranton.<\/p>\n
2. Dunmore (1, 37)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a09-0.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a02.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Riverside, 58-6.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Lakeland.<\/p>\n
3. North Pocono (32)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a08-1.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a03.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Wallenpaupack, 28-14.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. West Scranton.<\/p>\n
4. Abington Heights (27)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a05-4.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a04.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Scranton, 55-7.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n
5. Honesdale (23)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a07-2.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a06.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Mid Valley, 52-15.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Riverside.<\/p>\n
6. Valley View (20)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a05-4.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a05.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Lost to Scranton Prep, 14-7.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Wallenpaupack.<\/p>\n
7. Wallenpaupack (16)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a05-4.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a07.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Lost to North Pocono, 28-14.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday at Valley View.<\/p>\n
8. Mid Valley (11)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a05-4.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a08.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Lost to Honesdale, 52-15.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Western Wayne.<\/p>\n
9. Lakeland (9)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a07-2.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a09.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Western Wayne, 42-14.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday at Dunmore.<\/p>\n
10. Carbondale Area (5)<\/p>\n
Record:\u00a06-3.<\/p>\n
Last rank:\u00a010.<\/p>\n
Last week:\u00a0Beat Lackawanna Trail, 40-21.<\/p>\n
Next:\u00a0Friday vs. Old Forge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The regular season is winding down, and teams are claiming Lackawanna Football Conference titles. Scranton Prep, Dunmore, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-315095","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\/315095","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=315095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}