Cole Gemberling, Tri-Valley. (Photo courtesy of First Class School Photography)

FACTORYVILLE — For one quarter, Tri-Valley battled Lackawanna Trail toe-to-toe in the District 2/11 Class A subregional championship game Friday night.

Unfortunately for the Dawgs, they couldn’t stop Isaac Ryon.

Ryon rushed for 319 yards and five touchdowns as Lackawanna Trail downed Tri-Valley 41-14. The victory advances Lackawanna Trail (11-1) to the opening round of the PIAA playoffs where it will face District 4 champion Line Mountain (11-0) next weekend.

District 11 champion Tri-Valley’s season ends at 7-5.

The Lions and Dawgs traded touchdowns in the opening stanza, with Ryon scoring on runs of 74 and 55 yards and Tri-Valley answering with a 5-yard run by Cole Gemberling and a 9-yard run by Trey Porter.

Tyler Jervis put Lackawanna Trail ahead for good with a 13-yard run in the second quarter. The Lions went up 28-14 at halftime on a 10-yard run by Ryon.

Ryon’s final two touchdowns came on runs of 11 and 1 yards in the second half as Lackawanna Trail kept Tri-Valley off the scoreboard over the final three quarters.

It was the second straight year the teams met in the subregional championship game, with Lackawanna Trail winning 42-0 last season.

Game Summary

District 2/11 Class A Subregional Championship

Lackawanna Trail 41, Tri-Valley 14

TV (7-5)                     14        0          0          0  —    14

Lack (11-1)                14        14        7          6  —    41

LT — Ryon 74 run (Ryon kick)

TV — Co. Gemberling 5 run (Hillard kick)

LT — Ryan 55 run (Ryon kick)

TV — Porter 9 run (Hillard kick)

LT — Jervis 13 run (Ryon kick)

LT — Ryon 10 run (Ryon kick)

LT — Ryon 11 run (Ryon kick)

LT — Ryon 1 run (kick failed)

Team Statistics

                                    TV               LT

First Downs                10                 11

Rushes-Yards              31-151          37-447

Passes                          7-19-2          3-6-1

Passing Yards             117               16

Total Yards                 268               463

Fumbles/Lost              0-0                1-1

Penalties                      7-44              4-29

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Tri-Valley — Hatter 10-68, Co. Gemberling 10-38, Porter 9-34, Horoschak 2-11. Lackawanna Trail — Ryon 17-319, Jervis 9-73, Dwyer 5-67, Edwards 3-15, Team 3-8.

PASSING: Tri-Valley —- Porter 5-17-2, 87; Ch. Gemberling 2-2-0, 30. Lackawanna Trail —- Jervis 3-5-1, 16; Ryon 0-1-0, 0.

RECEIVING: Tri-Valley — Hatter 2-45, Schwartz 2-35, Hornung 1-15, Horoschak 1-15, Masser 1-7. Lackawanna Trail — Dwyer 1-15, Ryon 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tri-Valley — Stiely. Lackawanna Trail — Ryon, Jervis.