Each week is an important measuring point for high school football teams.
After completing the first month of the season, Delaware Valley and Wallenpaupack are at critical junctures in their Lackawanna Football Conference Division I schedules.
No. 6 Delaware Valley (1-3) is involved in an intens chase for one of two spots in the District 2 Class 5A playoffs. Ninth-ranked Wallenpaupack (3-1) won its last three games, putting it right in the thick of both the LFC Division I and District 2 Class 4A races.
On Friday, the Warriors travel to face Wallenpaupack at 7 p.m. in a matchup that has intensified through the years.
“We had a pretty good week of practice,” Delaware Valley linebacker Dylan Bannon said. “Everybody has to lock in, and we have high hopes for Friday.”
As he does every year, the Warriors’ head coach Keith Olsommer set up a challenging nonleague schedule that included District 11 powers Bethlehem Catholic, Northampton and East Stroudsburg South. The Warriors went 1-2 in those games, losing to Bethlehem Catholic and Northampton by a combined four points.
After a win over East Stroudsburg South, Delaware Valley dropped a physical battle with Scranton Prep, 14-7.
The early s...