Lacota Dippre continues to make an impact for the nationally ranked Florida Gators.
He made his biggest contributions last week.
Earlier this season, the former Lakeland star gained attention for his physical blocking in the running game.
Last weekend, the 6-foot-3, 248-pound tight end caught two touchdown passes to help Florida rally to a 27-24 win over Texas in a Southeastern Conference showdown. The No. 20 Gators have a bye this weekend and will play Georgia on Oct. 31.
Dippre has started every game and has four receptions for 34 yards and two touchdowns, all in the past three weeks.
Florida fell behind, 17-3, with 11:27 left in the second quarter. Dippre caught a 7-yard touchdown from quarterback Trammell Jones Jr. with 18 seconds in the half, closing the gap to 17-10. In the third quarter, Jones Jr. hit Dippre for an 8-yard touchdown, tying the game at 17.
London Montgomery, a Scranton Prep graduate, had four carries for 20 yards, had an 8-yard reception, and five kickoff returns for 105 yards.
He received the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week award after his performance against Ole Miss. Montgomery has returned 12 kickoffs for 300 yards this season. He also has 56 rushing yards on 13 attempts.
• Lehigh University will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season with an afternoon game against Villanova at 3:30. Last week, the Mountain Hawks fell to Cornell, 48-38. Aaron Crossley (Wyoming Area) and Joseph Marranca (Wyoming Area) saw action for Lehigh.
Division II
Former Honesdale standout and All-Region lineman Wyatt Rutherford starts at right tackle for Shippensburg University, which plays at Lackawanna College on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Rutherford, a 6-4, 300-pound redshirt freshman, has helped Shippensburg's offense average 20.9 points, 100.9 rushing yards, and 221.1 passing yards in a 2-5 season.
Lackawanna (0-7 overall, 0-4 in PSAC) lost 52-0 to West Chester last week. David Naniewicz (Lakeland) had 20 rushing yards and 22 passing yards. Rhys Williams (Mid Valley) had four tackles; Billy Maloney (Scranton) had three; Dyjeere Weekes (Scranton) had one. Samuel Magnotta (North Pocono) averaged 33.4 yards per punt for the Falcons.
Division III
Robby Garvey (Riverside) had two tackles for Susquehanna University in a 70-10 Landmark Conference win over Moravian last week. The River Hawks improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
Aiden Collins (Honesdale) is Susquehanna's backup quarterback. He rushed for 12 yards on two carries against Moravian.
On Saturday, Susquehanna plays at Wilkes University at noon.
Wilkes was on a bye last week. Daniel Pigga (Dunmore) has 18 receptions for 176 yards and a touchdown and 41 rushing yards for the Colonels. Rob Barbieri (Pittston Area) has 22 tackles and an interception; Nathan Reuther (Dunmore) has 13 tackles and an interception; Nick Donvito (Dunmore) has 11 tackles; and Michael Golay (Scranton Prep) has eight tackles.
• Misericordia improved to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the MAC with a 28-7 win over FDU-Florham last week. Logan Tierney (Holy Cross) had 22 yards on 10 carries, and Jordan Chmielewski (Mid Valley) had two tackles and an interception. The Cougars are at Delaware Valley University (4-2, 4-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• King's College earned a 21-10 win over Lebanon Valley last week to improve to 2-3 overall and in the conference. Connor Hughes (Mid Valley) had three tackles and a forced fumble for the Monarchs. King's plays at FDU-Florham on Saturday at noon.
• Muhlenberg defeated McDaniel, 49-7, and improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Centennial Conference. Nicholas D'Amico (Riverside) made field goals of 21 and 23 yards, made four of five extra points, and had two touchbacks on eight kickoffs for the Mules. Muhlenberg is at Carnegie Mellon on Saturday at noon. Delaware Valley graduate Mike Iuzzolino is a freshman running back for Carnegie Mellon and has 14 rushing yards on five carries.
• Louis Paris (Scranton Prep) ran for 50 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown for Franklin & Marshall in a 17-7 win over Dickinson last week. The sophomore running back has 210 yards on 66 carries in four games this season. Franklin & Marshall (5-1 overall, 2-1 in the Centennial) hosts Ursinus on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• Sean Owens (Western Wayne) had four tackles, an interception, and averaged 33.7 yards on six punts; Elijah Houdershieldt (Carbondale Area) had four tackles; Frankie Leyshon (Western Wayne) completed 2 of 6 passes for 25 yards; and Jayden Sanchez (Wilkes-Barre Area) made an extra point in Keystone College's 10-7 loss to Newport News Apprentice School last week. The Giants play East Coast Prep's junior varsity team on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Turf Field Athletic Complex.
