Football Recap: Wilkes-Barre Takes a Loss

After flying high against Crestwood last Friday, Wilkes-Barre came back down to earth. The Wolfpack took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Williamsport Millionaires on Friday. The Wolfpack gained 62 more yards on the day, but it was the Millionaires that made the best use of them.

JAKE HOWE

Passing Yards

09/12/25 vs Dallas	108
10/17/25 @ Crestwood	131
09/05/25 @ Valley View	182
10/10/25 vs Wyoming Valley West	192
08/22/25 @ Whitehall	201

Defeat or not, Wilkes-Barre got some senior leadership from JAKE HOWE and KEVON CREECH. HOWE threw for 305 yards and one touchdown, while CREECH gained 49 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 305 passing yards set a new season-high mark for HOWE. A healthy portion of HOWE's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to TREYVON GEMBITSKI.

Tevin Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Williamsport, throwing for 222 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 45 yards and one score. Williams' passing game has become a key predictor of the Millionaires' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Giovanni White, who gained 120 total yards and a touchdown.

Wilkes-Barre's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Williamsport, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wilkes-Barre will welcome Hazleton Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolfpack are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Williamsport, they will be playing at home against Scranton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Millionaires will be up against the Knights' rather soft defense (which has allowed 33.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.