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District 2 Football Deep Dive: Breaking Down Every Stat Category Through Week 4

District 2 Football Deep Dive: Breaking Down Every Stat Category Through Week 4

By: SportzWire | SportzWire | September 21, 2026

District 2 Football Deep Dive: Breaking Down Every Stat Category Through Week 4

Four weeks in, the standings tell part of the story. Dunmore, Dallas, Lakeland, Riverside and North Pocono are all 4-0. But once you dig into the category-by-category numbers, a clearer picture forms of who's actually playing the best football and who's just beating up on a soft schedule.

Point differential says more than the record

Wins and losses matter, but scoring margin is usually the better early-season predictor. Ranked by point differential, the district looks like this: Dunmore (+188), Dallas (+122), Riverside (+115), Wallenpaupack (+102), North Pocono (+100), Lakeland (+83), Montrose (+56) and Scranton Prep (+51). On the other end, Scranton (-152), Lackawanna Trail (-124), Nanticoke (-114), Holy Cross (-93) and Tunkhannock (-89) have had a brutal opening month. Dunmore's plus-188 is in a class by itself, and it's worth noting they're getting there without piling up huge yardage totals — more on that below.

The ground game

Honesdale is the district's leading rushing attack, with 1,152 yards on the ground, just ahead of Wallenpaupack (1,109), which still paces the district in rushing touchdowns with 18 to Honesdale's 17. North Pocono (1,023), Berwick (989) and Crestwood (978) round out the top five in team rushing yards, with Carbondale (952) and Riverside (928) right behind. But raw volume isn't the same as explosiveness. Riverside leads the district in yards per carry at 8.8, ahead of Abington Heights (8.5), North Pocono (7.6), Wallenpaupack (7.5) and Lakeland (7.3), meaning Riverside is doing more with fewer touches than almost anyone.

Individually, Gabe Duda of Honesdale leads all rushers with 662 yards, though Jake Jeckell of Crestwood carries the ball more than anyone in the district at 88 attempts (608 yards, good for second in yardage). Brayden Rose of Riverside remains one of the district's most explosive backs, averaging 12.1 yards a carry on his way to 531 yards and 9 touchdowns, matched in efficiency by Brady Cleaver of Berwick, who's putting up the same 12.1 average on a much heavier workload (580 yards). Cole West of North Pocono leads all backs in yards per carry at 12.5 on a smaller workload.

Through the air

Brady McCorrmick of Dunmore has the district's best passer rating at 271.1, throwing 8 touchdowns against a single interception (an 8.0 ratio, also tops in District 2) at a district-best 14.8 yards per attempt. Talan Geskey of Dallas is right behind at 238.0, completing 72.5 percent of his throws for 12.8 yards an attempt on seven touchdown passes — and he's done it without throwing a single interception all season. Jackson Pochas of Lakeland sits third at 233.0, also without an interception, and his 84.4 percent completion rate is the best mark in the district by a wide margin.

In pure passing volume, Wilkes-Barre's Declan Gregor leads the district at 749 yards, followed by Damian Eastman of Valley West (695), Logan Richardson of Hanover Area (691) and Austin Sostre of West Scranton (662).

By the site's touchdown-to-interception leaderboard, the most careful passer in the district is Brady McCorrmick, with Chase Rutkoski of Holy Cross close behind — five touchdowns against just a single interception, a 5.0 ratio, on a team that's otherwise struggled to a 1-3 start. That leaderboard only ranks quarterbacks who've thrown at least one interception, though, which is why it actually leaves out the district's two cleanest passers: Geskey and Brayden Rose (three touchdown passes to go with his rushing production) have each gone the entire season without a single interception. Lucas Petersheim of Delaware Valley, who held the top ratio spot a couple of weeks ago on six touchdowns and one interception, has since thrown into more coverage; his six touchdown passes remain unchanged, but enough interceptions have piled up that his ratio has fallen out of the district's top 20 entirely.

One name worth flagging: Colin Dempsey at Valley View. He isn't even the clear-cut starter, the Cougars have been playing quarterback by committee all season, but he's cracked the top 10 in a handful of categories anyway. His 178.0 passer rating ranks fourth in the district, his 10.8 yards per attempt ranks fourth, and his 4.0 touchdown-to-interception ratio ranks third, all on just 38 attempts. His 410 passing yards rank 11th, and his 57.9 percent completion rate ranks seventh. Whenever Valley View has turned to him, he's produced, and it raises the question of whether he should be seeing more snaps.

As team units, Wilkes-Barre (776), Valley West (695) and Hanover Area (691) lead in passing yardage, while Dunmore (14.8) and Dallas (12.8) lead in yards per attempt, with Lakeland (12.6) close behind — a reflection of how heavily each team's production runs through its starting quarterback.

Catching the ball

Cash Roe of Valley View leads all receivers with 345 yards, with Kazual Colbert of West Scranton (340), Lucas Lo Presto of Pittston Area (331) and Luca Berardi of Holy Cross (299) close behind. Conor Richardson of Hanover Area and Chase Rosenkrans of Lakeland are tied for the most catches in the district at 20 apiece. The district's most explosive receiver per touch is Gadgidas Reisinger of Valley West, averaging 23.2 yards every time he catches it, just ahead of Tyce Mason of Dallas (23.1) and Jason Sparks of Western Wayne (22.9). As a team, Wilkes-Barre leads the receiving yardage chart at 776 yards, with Valley West (689) and Hanover Area (688) behind, and the Wolves also top the reception chart with 63, ahead of Hanover Area's 55 — which lines up with Wilkes-Barre leaning heavily on the pass to stay competitive.

All-purpose production

Combine rushing and receiving and Gabe Duda of Honesdale tops the list, with 686 yards from scrimmage, just ahead of Malique Campbell of Valley West (640) and Jake Jeckell (608). When you fold in passing yardage for total offense, Brady Cleaver of Berwick leads the district at 968 yards, with Jackson Pochas (828), Declan Gregor (805), Brayden Rose (799) and J.J. Lantigua of Hazleton (748) right behind him.

Scoring and the kicking game

Dallas (163) and Wallenpaupack (143) remain the top two scoring offenses, with Riverside (138) right behind them. Individually, Jackson Pochas of Lakeland leads the district with 15 total touchdowns, with Brayden Rose right behind at 14 — though Rose still leads the district outright in points with 66, since Pochas's touchdown total is padded by touchdown passes, which count toward his touchdowns but not toward his own point total.

The kicking numbers are worth a longer look because raw totals can be misleading. Russell Toole of Dunmore leads the district with 21 PATs, with Christain Wheeler of Riverside and Brandon Miller of Dallas tied behind him at 18. But by the site's opportunity-adjusted rate (kicking points per 100 team points which factors in missed opportunities also), Braden Loff of Valley View ranks first in the district at 21.2, ahead of Tyler Bianchi of Scranton Prep (20.4) and Derek Radzwich of Hazleton (18.0), meaning those two kickers are converting a higher share of their limited chances than the raw leaderboard suggests. As a team, North Pocono and Scranton Prep share the district lead in field goals with 3 apiece.

Special teams

Caedon Voglino of Carbondale is the district's most dangerous individual returner, with three touchdowns to his name. As a team, Dunmore leads the district in return touchdowns with five, with Weston Yannone and Jacob Costanzo each providing two; Carbondale is right behind at four, with Brayden Rose, Brayden Heaton of Montrose, Lucas Lo Presto and Chase Rosenkrans of Lakeland each adding two of their own.

Defense

Dunmore's 14 points allowed remains the best defensive mark in District 2, with Riverside (23), North Pocono (40) and Dallas (42) forming a clear top tier behind them. Montrose and Wallenpaupack are tied at 53, and Scranton Prep and Old Forge are tied at 62. On the other side, Scranton, Lackawanna Trail and Hanover Area continue to struggle to get stops.

A note on team identity

One thing the numbers expose: Dunmore leads the district in scoring at 202 points but ranks just 17th in total offensive yardage at 1,061 yards. That combination, elite scoring without elite yardage, usually points to a team winning the field-position battle, scoring off turnovers or special teams, or simply not needing a fourth quarter because the game is already decided. Worth watching whether that holds up once Dunmore runs into tougher competition.

Looking ahead to Week 5

The District 2 schedule resumes September 25-26, and several of the unbeaten teams get real tests. Abington Heights travels to North Pocono, Carbondale visits Lakeland, and Honesdale — the district's new rushing leader — heads to Crestwood. Riverside goes on the road to Old Forge, Wilkes-Barre visits Dallas, and Dunmore closes the week Saturday afternoon at Susquehanna Community. Full Week 5 slate, via <u>SportzWire.com</u>:

Friday, September 25 (7:00 pm unless noted)

Valley View at Scranton
Delaware Valley at Wallenpaupack
Abington Heights at North Pocono
Berwick at Pottsville
West Scranton at Scranton Prep
Carbondale at Lakeland
Honesdale at Crestwood
Mid Valley at Lackawanna Trail
Riverside at Old Forge
Wyoming Area at Western Wayne
Renaissance Academy at Montrose
Holy Redeemer at Pine Grove
Pittston Area at Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre at Dallas
Wyoming Valley West at Greater Nanticoke
Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area
Panther Valley at Tunkhannock

Saturday, September 26

Holy Cross at Columbia Montour Vo-Tech — 12:00 pm
Dunmore at Susquehanna Community — 1:00 pm

Hear more on Cleats & Clipboards

Coach Dan LaMagna and Coach George Howanits break all of this down every Wednesday night at 9pm on the Cleats & Clipboards Podcast, recapping the week that was, calling out standout performers like McCorrmick, Duda and Rose, and previewing next week's matchups with their own predictions. Catch it live on Facebook Live, YouTube and X.

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Hear more on Cleats & Clipboards

Coach Dan LaMagna and Coach George Howanitz break all of this down every Wednesday night at 9pm on the Cleats & Clipboards Podcast, recapping the week that was and previewing next week's matchups with their own predictions. Catch it live on Facebook Live, YouTube and X.