Football Recap: Wilkes-Barre Wins Going Away Against Hazleton Area

Wolfpack

Margin (Wins)

10/10/25 vs Wyoming Valley West	49
10/17/25 @ Crestwood	28
09/19/25 @ West Scranton	28
10/31/25 vs Hazleton Area	26

It's playoff time, and Wilkes-Barre had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Hazleton Area Cougars on Friday as they made off with a 46-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wolfpack, who have now won four games by 26 points or more so far this season.

JAKE HOWE had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 279 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Wilkes-Barre's success: the team is 6-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of HOWE's aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to KEVON CREECH.

Wilkes-Barre is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points over those games. As for Hazleton Area, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.

Coming up, Wilkes-Barre will be playing at home against Williamsport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: HOWE and Tevin Williams. Hazleton Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now.