Pads Poppin’ Across NEPA: Your Saturday Scrimmage Guide
By: SportzWire | SportzWire | August 15, 2026 | Photo courtesy Justin Focus
The wait is nearly over.
High school football teams across Northeast Pennsylvania get their first opportunity to line up against someone in a different-colored jersey Saturday, August 22, with a full slate of preseason scrimmages across the region.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
9:30 a.m.
Scranton Prep at East Stroudsburg South
Tri-scrimmage with Notre Dame Green Pond
10:00 a.m.
Carbondale at Mid Valley
Dallas at Dunmore
Hazleton Area at Stroudsburg
Holy Redeemer at Old Forge
Honesdale at Valley View
Lackawanna Trail at Wyalusing
Lake-Lehman at Western Wayne
Lakeland at Schuylkill Haven
Nanticoke at Mahanoy Area
Scranton at Pittston Area
Tunkhannock at Hanover Area
Wallenpaupack at Pleasant Valley
Wilkes-Barre Area at Crestwood
Wyoming Area at Abington Heights
Riverside at Wyoming Valley West
11:00 a.m.
Delaware Valley at Liberty
West Scranton at Berwick
Shamokin at North Pocono
12:00 p.m.
Wilson Area at Susquehanna
1:00 p.m.
Sayre at Montrose
For players, coaches and fans, Saturday offers the first real glimpse of what’s been building throughout the summer.
No standings. No records. No trophies on the line just yet.
Just football.
The 2026 season is almost here…
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