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Top LFC Division 3 teams to square off

By Tom Robinson
Scranton Edition sports correspondent

Dunmore settled the Lackawanna Football Conference Division 2 title last week when the divisions top four teams played each other.

This week, it is Division 3's turn to move closer to deciding a champion.

Old Forge, which joins Dunmore as the LFC's only unbeaten teams, cannot go quite as far as the Bucks did a week ago.

The Blue Devils are in position to clinch at least a tie for the title, but unlike the Bucks, they cannot get enough help to clinch the title outright yet.

Old Forge (3-0 in the division, 8-0 overall) is at Mid Valley (2-1, 6-2) Friday night.

The two teams tied for second with Mid Valley meet Saturday when Carbondale (2-1, 4-4) plays at Susquehanna (2-1, 6-2). Carbondale's last five games feature four wins and a one-point loss to Old Forge.

Old Forge still has a game against Susquehanna in the regular-season finale.

Dunmore, the new top-ranked team in the state in Class AA, according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News, gets a week off from league competition to play at Hanover Area (4-4) Friday night.

Division 1 leader Abington Heights (7-1) also has a non-league road game at Tunkhannock (2-6).

While the Comets are off from league play, North Pocono and Delaware Valley have a chance to tie them for first in a division race that may never be completely settled. The three contenders are already 1-1 against each other and could potentially end up in a tie for the title.

Delaware Valley (3-1, 4-4) is at Scranton (2-3, 4-4) while North Pocono (3-1, 7-1) is at Honesdale (0-4, 0-8) and West Scranton (1-3, 2-6) is at Wallenpaupack (2-2, 6-2).

There are four teams with a shot at second place in Division 2 where Friday's schedule features Scranton Prep (2-2, 5-3) at Valley View (3-2, 3-5), Lakeland (2-2, 5-3) at Western Wayne (2-2, 4-4) and Riverside (1-3, 2-6) at Montrose (0-4, 1-7).

The bottom two teams in Division 3 meet when Lackawanna Trail (0-3, 0-8) plays at Holy Cross (0-3, 1-7) Saturday.

For updates throughout the ninth weekend of the high school football season, return to www.scrantonedition.com/sports.

PREDICTIONS
(Home team in CAPS)

Old Forge 20, MID VALLEY 16

VALLEY VIEW 19, Scranton Prep 17

Delaware Valley 19, SCRANTON 15

WALLENPAUPACK 26, West Scranton 18

North Pocono 55, HONESDALE 12

Riverside 30, MONTROSE 16

Lakeland 26, WESTERN WAYNE 21

Dunmore 32, HANOVER AREA 0

Abington Heights 36, TUNKHANNOCK 3

Carbondale 30, SUSQUEHANNA 29

HOLY CROSS 23, Lackawanna Trail 19

Last Week: 9-1 (90.0 percent)

Season: 81-17 (82.7 percent)