Sep 25, 2026
Cleaver’s status into Pottsville
Times Leader, Citizens’ Voice, and the Republican Herald all have the Week 5 board. Cleaver’s availability is the question. Road kick at 7 on radio.
Nonleague · Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PM · Veterans' Memorial Stadium
After: Berwick 2-3, 2-1 · Pottsville 2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BER | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| POT | — | — | — | — | 39 |
T102 box: Berwick Galutia 13-70, Escobar 6-17 rush and 6-11-1 for 54 with TD runs of 1 and 3; Decker 4-29. Pottsville Durham 15-102, Welsh 8-12-0 for 157 and 3 TD. Scorers also in CV/RH Saturday write-ups.
Full player box from T102 Sports Now (Bob Lipsky). Team totals Berwick 107 rush / 54 pass / 161; Pottsville 135 / 157 / 292. Citizens’ Voice and Republican Herald have scorers and the Kline injury prayer. MaxPreps final only (m. wingler); quarters still blank. Times Leader lists the late Escobar score at 4 yards; CV, RH, and T102 all say 3.
Gameday at Veterans’ Memorial. The Week 5 capsules finally landed overnight and Thursday afternoon, and every one of them leads with the same question.
Brady Cleaver ran for 206 yards and two scores in the 22-12 loss to Wilkes-Barre Area, then left on his last carry and missed the final four minutes. The Times Leader’s John Erzar Week 5 board puts that injury front and center in the Berwick–Pottsville capsule. The Republican Herald’s Dylan Callaghan-Croley Gameface says Berwick has taken quite a few injuries, Cleaver included, and that it will play a major factor Friday. Pottsville left Blue Mountain banged up too — Tide quarterback Andrew Allen’s status is unclear. If both starters sit, it becomes a backup-quarterback night for two programs trying to finish the first half clean.
The series numbers are old and lopsided. Berwick leads 31-11 (Citizens’ Voice has it 31-11-3). Last meeting was Berwick 27-0 in 2015. First meeting was 1930. Mike Brennan, the former Hazleton Area coach, is in Year 3 at Pottsville. The Tide are 1-3 after a 44-14 loss to Blue Mountain; their only win is 20-19 over Pleasant Valley. Erzar’s bottom line is blunt: even if Cleaver does not play, Berwick should still have enough.
Steve Bennett’s Citizens’ Voice Gameface packages the same matchup with the season totals. Cleaver leads the Dawgs with 567 rushing yards and eight touchdowns at 11.3 a carry. Gavin Galutia has 187. As a team Berwick is at 996 rush yards and 7.2 per carry. The 12 points against Wilkes-Barre Area are the fewest the Dawgs have scored in a game this season. Galutia is the Berwick name on the Voice’s Week 5 players-to-watch list — 187 on 32 carries, 5.8 a clip, two scores, and 11 yards a catch. The Republican Herald’s watch list puts Shay Strencosky up for the Tide: 165 rush, 150 receiving, four touchdowns, plus 138 kick-return yards.
Television is still elsewhere. FOX56 is Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area. Radio is Doyle and Ulicny on GOAT Rocks / WHLM. Kick at 7. Read the Times Leader, the Voice, and the Republican Herald for the full boards.
In the papers
PA Football News · Sep 26, 2026
Crimson Tide overwhelm Berwick (Photo Gallery)
Homecoming stills from Veterans’ Memorial. Pottsville 39, Berwick 14. Photo credit on that page points to @nittanypete.
Citizens’ Voice · Sep 26, 2026
HS FOOTBALL: Pottsville dominates Berwick
Staff Report. Pottsville 39, Berwick 14 at Veterans’ Memorial. Escobar both Dawgs touchdowns: a 1-yard run to tie 7-7 after Galutia runs of 11 and 35, then a late 3-yard run. Welsh 8-of-12 for 157 and three scores. Strencosky’s pick set up his 27-yard catch. Durham 9 run, 30 catch, 19 run.
Republican Herald · Sep 26, 2026
H.S. FOOTBALL: Pottsville dominates Berwick 39-14 to nab second win
Dylan Callaghan-Croley’s Saturday write-up, separate from the Friday scoreboard. Welsh’s first career start: 8-of-12, 157 yards, three touchdowns. Escobar 1 and 3 on the ground. An improvised Welsh-to-Max Clews two-point made it 22-7 at the half. After Colin Kline’s leg injury, Berwick asked Pottsville to pray at midfield.
T102 Sports Now · Sep 25, 2026
HS Football: Pottsville belts Berwick on Homecoming
Bob Lipsky’s full recap and traditional box. Berwick 161 total yards (107 rush, 54 pass). Galutia 13-70; Escobar 6-11-1 for 54 plus both scores (1 and 3). Decker 4-29. Pottsville: Welsh 8-12-0 for 157 and three scores; Durham 15-102 and three TDs (two rush, one catch). Still no public video.
T102 Sports Now · Sep 25, 2026
HS Football: Tide host long-time foe Berwick
Bob Lipsky’s Friday preview from the Pottsville side. Cleaver reportedly out; Galutia, Zapata, Decker named. Local Tide radio on WPPA / A-106. Series note from the 1999 upset. Game is over; kept for the Pottsville board papers.
Times Leader · Sep 25, 2026
H.S. football roundup: Wyoming Area prevails; Berwick, Tunkhannock lose on the road
Roundup has Pottsville 39, Berwick 14. Escobar under center with Cleaver out after last week; he scored both Dawgs touchdowns, including the 1-yard tie in the first. Times Leader lists the late score at four yards; Citizens’ Voice and Republican Herald both say three. Berwick 2-3, next at Hanover Area.
Republican Herald · Sep 25, 2026
H.S. FOOTBALL: Week 5 Scoreboard
FINAL. Pottsville 39, Berwick 14 at Veterans’ Memorial. Updated Friday 11:12 p.m. ET. MaxPreps matches (m. wingler). No scorers on that board yet. No public video; radio is GOAT Rocks / WHLM.
Times-Tribune · Sep 25, 2026
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Week 5
FINAL on the Times-Tribune board at the Friday 10:56 p.m. ET refresh as Pottsville 38, Berwick 14 (F). Republican Herald (11:12 p.m. ET) and MaxPreps both have Pottsville 39, Berwick 14 — desk uses 39-14. No scorers yet. No public video; radio is GOAT Rocks / WHLM.
Citizens’ Voice · Sep 25, 2026 · paywall
GAMEFACE WEEK 5: WVC game capsules
Steve Bennett’s Week 5 WVC capsules. Berwick (2-2) at Pottsville (1-3), 7 p.m. Series Berwick 31-11-3; last meeting 27-0 in 2015. Cleaver 567 rush and eight scores at 11.3 a carry; Galutia 187; team 996 rush at 7.2. Tide under Mike Brennan, 1-3 after Blue Mountain.
Citizens’ Voice · Sep 25, 2026 · paywall
GAMEFACE WEEK 5: WVC Players to Watch
Steve Bennett’s Week 5 watch list. Gavin Galutia is the Berwick name — 187 yards on 32 carries, 5.8 a clip, two scores, 11 yards a catch.
Times Leader · Sep 24, 2026 · paywall
WVC football Week 5 preview: Tests keep coming for Wilkes-Barre Area
John Erzar’s Week 5 board. Berwick at Pottsville capsule: series Berwick 31-11, last meeting 27-0 in 2015. Cleaver 206 in the Wolfpack loss, injured on his last carry. Tide 1-3 under Mike Brennan. Bottom line: even if Cleaver sits, Berwick should have enough. Paywalled.
Republican Herald · Sep 24, 2026
Dylan Callaghan-Croley’s Schuylkill board. Berwick (2-2) at Pottsville (1-3), 7 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial. Cleaver among Berwick injuries that will factor Friday; Tide QB Andrew Allen also unclear after Blue Mountain. Could be a backup-quarterback night.
Republican Herald · Sep 24, 2026
GAMEFACE: Week 5 Players to Watch
Shay Strencosky is the Pottsville name — 165 rush and two scores, eight catches for 150 and two more, plus 138 kick-return yards. Berwick faces him Friday at Veterans’ Memorial.
FOX56 · Sep 23, 2026
FRIDAY NIGHT RIVALS 2026 SCHEDULE — Sept. 25 is Lake-Lehman @ Hanover Area
Television truck is not coming to Pottsville with the Dawgs. Sept. 25 FNR on MYTV WQMY is Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area. Berwick is radio on WHLM.
FOX56 · Sep 22, 2026
Robert Ide’s Week 4 local 10. North Pocono No. 4 after Valley View; Dallas No. 5. This Friday’s telecast is Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area on MYTV WQMY. Berwick is radio at Pottsville.
NEPA Football · Sep 20, 2026
Berwick at Pottsville — Listen
Veterans’ Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday Sept. 25. Event board says Listen. Kick listed on MaxPreps.
NFHS Network · Sep 20, 2026 · paywall
Pottsville vs Berwick — Live & On Demand
NFHS Network event page for Friday’s road game at Pottsville, 7 p.m. ET. Subscription video home — not a free on-page embed yet.