SATURDAY GAMES POSTPONED

Saturday's Lackawanna Football Conference games have been postponed.

Scranton will be at Abington Heights on SUNDAY at 1 p.m.

Susquehanna will be at Holy Cross on SUNDAY at 1 p.m.

Week 6 Big Games

Abington Heights at North Pocono

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Where: Trojan Stadium

Records: Abington Heights 5-0, North Pocono 4-1

Last year: Abington Heights, 35-7

By the numbers: Abington Heights is giving up 185.2 total yards per game, while North Pocono is averaging 291.2 yards of offense.

Notable: North Pocono’s last win against Abington Heights came in 1994, and the Trojans have lost 14 straight in the series. ... In the last six meetings, Abington Heights has given up only 19 points. ... Abington Heights has won its last nine LFC Division I games, averaging 38.6 points per game.

Riverside at Scranton Prep

When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Scranton Memorial Stadium

Records: Riverside 2-3, Scranton Prep 4-1

Last year: Riverside, 42-20

By the numbers: Riverside is averaging 33 points a game in its last two, while Scranton Prep has given up six points in its last three games.

Notable: Riverside’s Corey Talerico has run for 436 yards in the last two weeks. ... Scranton Prep has the highest ranked defense in the LFC Division II. ... Scranton Prep is 13-10 in its last 23 games after starting 0-4 in coach Nick Donato’s first season in 2007.

Susquehanna at Mid Valley 

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Where: Spartans Stadium

Records: Susquehanna 4-1, Mid Valley 4-1

Last year: Mid Valley, 42-21

By the numbers: Susquehanna is averaging 288 rushing yards per game this season, Mid Valley is yielding 118.8 yards rushing per game this season.

Notable: Susquehanna QB Dan Kempa has run for 1,829 yards in the last two seasons. ... Mid Valley has given up only 28 points in its last four games. ... Mid Valley coach Frank Pazzaglia has 328 career wins, while Susquehanna coach Bagnall has 153.

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Abington Heights Defense

The Comets have been terrific and physical since a Week 3 scare against Valley View. In wins over West Scranton and Wallenpaupack, Abington Heights has limited the two opponents to a combined 310 total yards. Facing Wallenpaupack RB Joe DeFebo, who is the leading rusher in the LFC Division I, the unit contained him to 48 yards on 14 carries. And against West Scranton QB Tyler Hughes, who had been leading the LFC Division I in passing yards, the Comets held him to 96.

Lakeland offense

The Chiefs have been struggling since breaking out for 35 points against Carbondale in Week 3. Against Dunmore, Lakeland managed 10 first downs and only 189 yards of total offense. In a loss to Valley View, the Chiefs had 153 yards of total offense and eight first downs. They have combined to rush for 181 yards on 64 carries -- That is 2.8 yards per attempt.

Scranton running attack

Despite the unveiling of its spread offense, the Knights are beginning to establish themselves as a productive running team. Against Honesdale, Scranton averaged 10.7 yards per attempt. Brett Sweeting ran for 172 yards on 15 carries. The Knights followed that effort up with 254 yards on the ground against West Scranton. Again, Sweeting had a big day totaling 200 yards.

Montrose passing game

Montrose made headlines last season when Rob Volk threw for more than 1,000 yards, but this year has been a struggle establishing the pass. Last week, Volk did not complete a pass and had several catchable throws dropped in an 0-for-11 night against Scranton Prep. The Meteors will need a balanced attack this week against Dunmore.

Old Forge

The Blue Devils stock is rising across the state. This week, the Blue Devils made their debut in the Harrisburg Patriot-News state Class A rankings at No. 7. Old Forge, which is 5-0, is the third LFC team in the rankings. Abington Heights is No. 7 in Class AAA, while Dunmore is up to No. 2 in Class AA. Dunmore is also the No. 1 team according to the Pennsylvania Football News.

What you may not know about Susquehanna

As Susquehanna gets ready to face Mid Valley in a key Lackawanna Football Conference Division III matchup, here is something you may not know about the 4-1 Sabers.

Last week, obviously QB Dan Kempa burst upon the scene with 302 yards rushing and six touchdowns. An eye-popping effort against Lake-Lehman, a team that made the District 2 Class AA playoffs a season ago. RB Nick Felter added 151 yards and the Sabers and the vaunted veer-option running attack piled up 533 yards on the ground.

One of the key reasons for the success -- Check out the size of this line

TE Chris Kimble               6-2     208   Senior
OL Rob Hubal                5-10     231   Junior
OL Jarrett Coleman          6-8     310   Junior
OL Justin Johnson            6-1     226   Senior
C Dave Szili                   5-11     213   Senior
OL Gage Piechocki           6-0     228   Sophomore
OL Brandon Saddlemire    6-0     231   Sophomore

Having size at Susquehanna is not common -- These guys are improving every week and just making key blocks is enough to get this option attack rolling.