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Coverage of the PIAA District 2 - Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Football Conferences on #FridayNightLights #AnytimeAnywhere

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Howe shines in UNICO Game tie
The running game of the Pioneers and the passing attack of the Miners, led by game Most Valuable Player Jake Howe, created an extremely even contest in the 75th annual UNICO All-Star Game.
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SCHEDULE UPDATES: Abington Heights will play Trinity Prep (FL) in Florida Week 2. 7pm kickoff on Thursday, September 3rd. Holy Redeemer will play Northwest Area Week 1 at WVW Spartan Stadium on Saturday, August 29th.

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2026 Abington Heights Comets Schedule
The Comets will open up with Allentown Central Catholic and then take a trip to Florida for a game on Labor Day weekend. Their other non-league game is against Dallas.
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The last coaching vacancy in District 2 was filled on Werdnesday when Riverside named Jim Tucker their new head coach. Tucker is a former Viking player and long-time assistant coach at Riverside. He replaces Harry Armstrong who stepped down earlier this year.

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New coach Mike Mully will face a stern test to begin the season with four LFC contenders - Mid Valley, Lakeland, Riverside, and Dunmore. The Black Knights will also face Northwest outside of the district.
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New coach Ray Dayton will see two District 11 opponents on the schedule - Pocono Mountain West and Emmaus. Add WVC opponent Wyoming Valley West plus the LFC Division I league schedule.
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2026 Carbondale Area Chargers Schedule
The Chargers play neighboring rivals Honesdale and Lakeland this season while adding WVC foes Nanticoke and Crestwood.
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Berwick's Ty'Meere Wilkerson has been named to the Big 33 Classic Pennsylvania roster. Also, Lackawanna Trail coach Steve Jervis will be an assistant for Team PA. Wilkerson was the NPF District 2 Offense Player of the Year while Jervis was the LFC Division III Coach of the year.

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2026 Old Forge Blue Devils Schedule
The Blue Devils open the season at District 11 Pen Argyl. Montrose is back on the schedule and Old Forge plays Tunkhannock for the first time since 1982. @BDFN_OldForge
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2026 Crestwood Comets Schedule
The Comets will play three LFC teams - Valley View, Carbondale and Honesdale. The rest of their schedule is all WVC including division foes Berwick, Dallas and Hanover Area.
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2026 Dunmore Bucks Schedule
The Bucks start off with two powers to start the season - Wyoming Area and Lackawanna Trail. Dunmore also keeps Riverside on the schedule but now as a division opponent.
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2026 North Pocono Trojans Schedule
The Trojans will defend their league and district title with a tough LFC I schedule plus out of division matchups with Berwick, Wilkes-Barre and Honesdale. North Pocono should be in the mix to repeat for both.
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2026 Wyoming Area Warriors Schedule
The Warriors will move to WVC 3 which will have them play division games against Lehman, Nanticoke, & Tunk. A lot of traditional powers including Dunmore, Berwick, Crestwood are on the schedule. And of course Pittston.
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2026 Lackawanna Trail Lions Schedule
The Lions will continue to play in LFC Division III adding newcomer Montrose, but their non-league schedule consists of programs from LFC II including Dunmore, Western Wayne, Riverside, Lakeland, and Mid Valley.
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2026 Wyoming Valley West Spartans Schedule
The Spartans start a new era with new coach Brydon Rukstalis taking over. Valley West will venture outside the WVC with games against Williamsport, West Scranton and Scranton.
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Western Wayne named Dave Shimkosky their new head football coach. He has been on Wildcats staff since 2017 and recently served as the defensive coordinator. Shimkosky is a Dunmore grad and was an assistant for the Bucks under Hall of Fame coach Jack Henzes. @WWCatsFootball

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2026 Mid Valley Spartans Schedule
The Spartans will face three WVC teams the first four weeks before settling in with familiar division opponents. They add Riverside this cycle who is LFC Division II this season. @MVAthletics931
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The Scranton Knights have named Ray Dayton the new head football coach. Dayton was most recently the offensive coordinator at Lackawanna College. He served as a high school football coach in New York state as head coach at Oxford and Unadilla Valley.

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2026 Nanticoke Trojans Schedule
Under new coach Joe Shimko, the Trojans will try to bounce back after a rough season and their schedule has 3 teams from outside District 2 (Palmerton, Panther Valley and Northwest). Coach's debut will be vs Carbondale.
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2026 Valley View Cougars Schedule
The Cougars go outside LFC Division I with a game vs. recent state champion Northwestern Lehigh and then two familiar WVC foes (Crestwood and WBA). The good news for all fans is the Prep game is not the opener this cycle.
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