{"id":5331,"date":"2025-10-17T06:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5331\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:10:14","slug":"lfc-players-to-watch-in-week-9-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5331\/","title":{"rendered":"LFC Players to Watch in Week 9 \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HolyHoly Cross\u2019 Luca Berardi.
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Holy Cross, WR<\/p>\n

He caught three passes for 62 yards in a loss to Old Forge last week. He has nine receptions for 175 yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

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\"LackawannaLackawanna Trail\u2019s Kaylix Douglas.<\/p>\n

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KAYLIX DOUGLAS<\/p>\n

Lackawanna Trail, TE-DE<\/p>\n

Tall and physical run blocker at tight end, he also has two receptions for 16 yards. He had a sack for a 9-yard loss in a win over Susquehanna.<\/p>\n

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\"Lakeland'sLakeland\u2019s Luke McFarland.<\/p>\n

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LUKE McFARLAND<\/p>\n

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

Returning from an early-season injury, the talented sophomore had two receptions for 15 yards against Western Wayne and has five catches for 89 yards this season.<\/p>\n

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\"WestWest Scranton\u2019s Dayron Groves.<\/p>\n

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DAYRON GROVES<\/p>\n

West Scranton, RB\u00a0<\/p>\n

He ran for 64 yards on 14 carries last week against Dunmore. He is the team\u2019s leader with 498 yards on 115 carries and ranks sixth in the LFC Division II.<\/p>\n

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\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Ayden Aversa.<\/p>\n

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AYDEN AVERSA<\/p>\n

Old Forge, WR<\/p>\n

He hauled in 10 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown. He is one of the top receivers in the LFC Division III with 30 catches for 316 yards this season.<\/p>\n

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\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Brayden Rose.<\/p>\n

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BRAYDEN ROSE<\/p>\n

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

He is an all-around athlete who had a rushing touchdown and returned a punt for a touchdown last week against Carbondale Area. He has 605 yards rushing with 11 touchdowns, and has 855 yards and 13 touchdown passes this season.<\/p>\n

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\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Noah Kryzwiec.<\/p>\n

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NOAH KRYZWIEC<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep, WR<\/p>\n

Last week, he had three receptions for 22 yards in a win over Mid Valley. He leads the team with 13 receptions for 195 yards.<\/p>\n

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\"Dunmore'sDunmore\u2019s Weston Yannone.<\/p>\n

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WESTON YANNONE<\/p>\n

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

The junior quarterback completed seven of 10 passes for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 58 yards and a touchdown in a win over West Scranton last week.<\/p>\n

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\"Honesdale'sHonesdale\u2019s Kobe White.<\/p>\n

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KOBE WHITE<\/p>\n

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

The senior ran for 117 yards and scored three touchdowns in a win over Nanticoke Area. He also had a reception for 11 yards, four tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss in the win.<\/p>\n

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\"ValleyValley View\u2019s Caleb Brown.<\/p>\n

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CALEB BROWN<\/p>\n

Valley View, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 10 of 16 passes for 79 yards last week against Delaware Valley. He has 705 yards passing and six touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

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\"Wallenpaupack'sWallenpaupack\u2019s Ed Kiesendahl.<\/p>\n

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ED KIESENDAHL<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack, RB<\/p>\n

He had 20 carries for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught three passes for 23 yards in a 31-14 loss to Abington Heights. He has 681 yards rushing on 105 carries to rank third in the LFC Division I.<\/p>\n

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\"WesternWestern Wayne\u2019s Quinn Swartz.<\/p>\n

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QUINN SWARTZ<\/p>\n

Western Wayne, RB<\/p>\n

He had 10 carries for 40 yards last week in a loss to Lakeland. He leads the team with 554 yards on 132 carries to rank third in the LFC Division II this season.<\/p>\n

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\"BrettBrett Yanoski, Mid Valley
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Mid Valley, QB<\/p>\n

He completed 20 of 34 passes for 134 yards in a loss to Scranton Prep last week. This season, he has 1,106 yards passing and 10 touchdowns, and improved his career totals to 3,016 yards and 26 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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\"CarbondaleCarbondale Area\u2019s Jaiden Keller.<\/p>\n

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JAIDEN KELLER<\/p>\n

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

Physical two-way lineman who helps the Chargers average 174.8 yards rushing per game, while also contributing to a defense that gives up 187.5 yards on the ground per game.<\/p>\n

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\"Susquehanna'sSusquehanna\u2019s William Hobart.<\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOBART<\/p>\n

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

Physical two-way lineman who is steady for the Sabers. He helps the team average 128.1 yards rushing per game this season.<\/p>\n

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\"Montrose'sMontrose\u2019s Nate Thurman.<\/p>\n

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NATE THURMAN<\/p>\n

Montrose, TE<\/p>\n

He spent most of the season as an offensive lineman, but moved back to tight end and caught a 20-yard touchdown against Tunkhannock last week.<\/p>\n

Originally Published: October 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Holy Cross\u2019 Luca Berardi. LUCA BERARDI Holy Cross, WR He caught three passes for 62 yards in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4855,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":{"0":"post-5331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-gameface","9":"tag-high-school-sports","10":"tag-scranton","11":"tag-scranton-headlines","12":"tag-scranton-news","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5331","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=5331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}