1-SCRANTON PREP
\nAT SCRANTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: SP 8-1, SCR 0-9.<\/p>\n
Last: Scranton Prep, 42-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Scranton Prep can claim the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I championship with a win. Scranton Prep has clinched the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 3A playoffs. Scranton Prep\u2019s defense has yielded one score or less in seven of eight wins this season.<\/p>\n
9-LAKELAND
\nAT 2-DUNMORE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Dunmore Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: LAK 7-2, DUN 9-0.<\/p>\n
Last: Lakeland, 27-7 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: This is a rematch of last season\u2019s District 2 Class 2A championship game. Dunmore clinched a tie for the LFC Division II title last week and is the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 2A playoffs. Lakeland holds the No. 2 seed for the district playoffs. Dunmore averages 56.3 points per game and has given up 37 total points in nine games.<\/p>\n
WEST SCRANTON
\nAT 3-NORTH POCONO<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: North Pocono Trojans Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: WS 3-6, NP 8-1.<\/p>\n
Last: North Pocono, 48-0 (2021).<\/p>\n
The buzz: North Pocono is 18-1 in the last two regular seasons. North Pocono holds the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 4A playoffs and is trying to hold off undefeated Dallas for the top spot. West Scranton fell to fifth place in the District 2 Class 6A power-rating standings with only four teams qualifying for the playoffs. West Scranton QB Austin Sostre needs 80 passing yards for 1,000 this season.<\/p>\n
DELAWARE VALLEY
\nAT 4-ABINGTON HEIGHTS<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Abington Heights High School Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: DV 3-6, AH 5-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Delaware Valley, 27-24 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: This is a rematch of last season\u2019s District 2 Class 5A championship game that Delaware Valley won. Abington Heights holds the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 5A playoffs. Delaware Valley is third in the Class 5A power-rating standings with only two teams qualifying for the subregional playoffs. The winner will claim the I-84 Black and Blue Jug Trophy.<\/p>\n
RIVERSIDE
\nAT 5-HONESDALE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Daniel J. O\u2019Neill Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: RIV 5-4, HON 7-2.<\/p>\n
Last: Honesdale, 32-15 (2021)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Riverside has clinched a berth in the District 2 Class 2A playoffs and is holding the No. 3 seed. Honesdale is in the District 2 Class 4A playoffs and holds the No. 3 seed. Honesdale is averaging 45.4 points per game in its seven wins this season. Riverside has lost four straight since starting the season 5-0.<\/p>\n
WESTERN WAYNE
\nAT 8-MID VALLEY<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Spartan Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: WW 4-5, MV 5-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Mid Valley, 38-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Both teams are competing for spots in the District 2 Class 4A playoffs. Mid Valley holds the No. 3 seed (.520). Western Wayne is fifth (.474) and trails Lake-Lehman (.483) for the fourth and final berth. Mid Valley RB Kayden Barnauskas has 1,057 rushing yards this season.<\/p>\n
OLD FORGE AT
\n10-CARBONDALE AREA<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Andrew Cerra Athletic Complex<\/p>\n
Records: OF 4-5, CAR 6-3.<\/p>\n
Last: Carbondale Area, 20-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Carbondale Area clinched a tie for the LLFC Division III title and can win its first outright league championship since 1973. Carbondale Area is seventh in the District 2 Class 4A power-rating standings with eight teams qualifying for the playoffs. Old Forge (.342) is fifth in the District 2-11 Class 1A standings with four teams qualifying. Carbondale Area RB Caedon Voglino needs 47 rushing yards to reach 1,000 this season.<\/p>\n
MONTROSE AT
\nLACKAWANNA TRAIL<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Lions Pride Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: MON 4-5, LT 3-6.<\/p>\n
Last: Lackawanna Trail, 54-13 (2019)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lackawanna Trail needs a win to stay alive for a District 2-11 Class 1A subregional playoff berth. The Lions are fourth (.347) in the District 2-11 power-rating standings with only four teams qualifying. Montrose head coach Brett Stage\u2019s father, Jeff, is an assistant coach at Lackawanna Trail.<\/p>\n
SUSQUEHANNA
\nAT HOLY CROSS<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Monsignor Crotti Field at St. Anthony\u2019s Memorial Park<\/p>\n
Records: SUS 0-9, HC 2-7.<\/p>\n
Last: Susquehanna, 21-20 (1936)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Holy Cross beat Montrose, 27-20, while Susquehanna lost to the Meteors, 21-20. Holy Cross QB Chase Rutkoski needs 23 yards passing to reach 1,000 this season. Susquehanna lost to Tunkhannock, 26-0, and Holy Cross lost to Old Forge, 37-6, last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1-SCRANTON PREP AT SCRANTON When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium Records: SP 8-1, SCR 0-9.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-317385","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\/317385","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=317385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}