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Wyoming Valley Conference football spent 10 weeks playing 108 games to accomplish one thing &#8211; end the seasons of three of the conference&#8217;s 17 teams.Done are GAR, Hanover Area and Tunkhannock. The 14 others advanced to the postseason on Friday.Here are the pairings for the District 2 and Eastern Conference playoffs, which also includes 14 of the 20 teams in the Lackawanna Conference.CLASS 6AThis is actually a subregional since Williamsport is from District 4.Semifinal games at 7 p.m. Friday are: No. 4 Scranton (6-4) at No. 1 Delaware Valley (10-0) and No. 3 Hazleton Area (6-4) at No. 3 Williamsport (7-3).DeVal defeated Scranton 45-7 in Week 8. Williamsport edged Hazleton Area 28-26 in Week 3.The championship game is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10.CLASS 5AThis is also a subregional with District 11, but the two district champions don&#8217;t play until Nov. 17.No. 3 Abington Heights (1-9) is at No. 2 Wyoming Valley West (4-6) at 7 p.m. Friday in a District 2 semifinals. Valley West won the regular-season matchup 38-7 in Week 7.Friday&#8217;s winner travels to top-seeded Wallenpaupauck (5-5) for the D2 championship game. Wallenpaupack defeated both semifinalists during the regular season.CLASS 4AAll four games are 7 p.m. Friday.No. 8 Wyoming Area (4-6) is at No. 1 Berwick (8-2). Berwick defeated Wyoming Area 17-14 in Week 3.No. 7 Coughlin (4-6) is at No. 2 Dallas (7-3). Dallas opened the season with a 54-7 victory over the Crusaders.No. 6 Crestwood (5-5) plays at No. 3 Valley View (7-3). No. 5 Pittston Area (6-4) is at No. 4 North Pocono (7-3). Those teams didn&#8217;t play during the regular season.The semifinals are Friday, Nov. 10 at the site of the higher seed. The Wyoming Area-Berwick winner plays the Pittstion Area-North Pocono winner. The Crestwood-Valley View winner plays the Coughlin-Dallas winner.The championship game is Nov. 17 at the site of the higher seed.CLASS 3AThe semifinals will feature two 7 p.m. Game Friday where the teams haven&#8217;t played this season.No. 3 Lake-Lehman (6-4) is at No. 2 Western Wayne (7-3). No. 4 Meyers (6-4) plays at No. 1 Scranton Prep (10-0).The championship game is Friday, Nov. 10, at the site of the higher seed.CLASS 2AThe bracket features four teams from the Lackawanna Conference. Both games are 7 p.m. Friday.No. 4 Mid Valley (5-5) is at No. 1 Dunmore (10-0) in a rematch of a Week 8 game won by the Bucks 49-0. No. 3 Lakeland (5-5) plays at No. 2 Carbondale Area (6-4). Carbondale Area won the regular-season game 30-14 in Week 4.The championship game is Friday, Nov. 10, at the site of the higher seed.CLASS AThis is a subregional with District 1, but both districts will hold championship games Friday before meeting on Friday, Nov. 10, at a District 1 site.In the District 2 championship, Lackawanna Trail (8-2) is at Old Forge (9-1) at 7 p.m. Old Forge topped the Lions 32-20 in Week 7. The District 1 championship will be Jenkintown (5-4) at Delco-Christian (5-5) at 7:30 p.m.EASTERN CONFERENCEIn the Class 2A-A championship game, Bloomsburg (5-5) is at Northwest (7-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.In the Class 3A championship game, Holy Redeemer (2-8) is at Nanticoke (5-5) at 7 p.m. Friday. Nanticoke defeated Holy Redeemer 57-14 in Week 9.<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Playoff pairings set for District 2</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By John Erzarjerzar@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</shirttailMeta></div>

H.S. football playoff pairings set for District 2