Chris Masse

Scranton Prep PPG—31.5, PPA—15.1 Scranton Prep notes: Like Jersey Shore, Scranton Prep (7-1) features an excellent tradition. The Cavaliers have captured three straight District 2 championships and are the state’s third-ranked Class AAA team after going 12-2 and reaching the state quarterfinals a year ago. Prep has played two teams out of state, losing to […]

1. Lewisburg (8-1): If Lewisburg can win tonight it would produce its best regular since its 2010 Class AA state semifinal season when it finished the year 14-1. It’s been an impressive turnaround for a team which went 2-9 two years ago. 2. Muncy (8-1): Both Landyn Wommer and Austin Johnson averaging more than 15 […]

Rivalry background: This series during the 2000s has been defined by one-sided streaks. While Hughesville holds a 16-7 advantage, Muncy has won the last five straight games, with Hughesville’s last victory coming in 2017. Before that, Hughesville dominated the rivalry, taking 16 of the first 18 games this century. That included an 11-game winning streak […]

Jersey Shore PPG—36.2, PPA—18.9, YPG—410.2, YPA—239.6 Jersey Shore notes: Jersey Shore (6-3) has won 12 straight in this series and is looking to secure a home game against Selinsgrove next week. The Bulldogs can clinch that berth with a victory and could be in an ornery mood after losing a 27-19 showdown against Scranton Prep […]

Several Warrior Run seniors started as freshmen when the team finished 0-9. Really, though, their football journeys began well before that. Pretty much as soon as they started wearing shoulder pads, these seniors have played together. Along the way, they have climbed the success ladder, helping Warrior Run improve its win total now three straight […]

One could try diagnosing exactly when and how the Williamsport defense started rediscovering its early season identity and becoming a nasty, stifling unit again. Really, though, it’s not about strategy or scheme, so good luck with that. There’s really no secret formula. In its most simple form, Williamsport started swarming again because it started playing […]

When Kyreek Bradshaw talks, Mike Pearson intently listens. He knows wisdom likely will be pouring out. Pearson is the Williamsport coach but he understands leaders come from all ages and roles. He also realizes, he has a great one when it comes to his senior wide receiver/cornerback. “Kyreek is a really cool person. When we […]

Muncy road to states: In District 4, beat Canton, 56-14 and Line Mountain, 42-6 Muncy PPG—47.8, PPA—16.3; YPG—408.7, YPA—236.8 Muncy notes: Muncy (10-2) captured its fifth district championship since 2016 but first since 2020 last Friday, thumping a team which had lost three games by eight combined points. Muncy is trying to win its first […]

LOCK HAVEN—Many often associate legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi by, arguably, his most famous quote. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” But Lombardi never meant what he said the way many assume he did. In fact, he expressed regret that he said it at all because it did not convey what he […]

Many fans who filled the bleachers at Ron Insinger Gymnasium arrived early and stayed late. In between they watched two district title contenders play a fiercely-contested, back and forth game, while creating an electric atmosphere. Ultimately, the scoreboard last Monday read Loyalsock 46, Jersey Shore 38. Really, though, the biggest winner was high school girls’ […]