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Friday Night Rivals week four: Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area, plus PSU vs. Wisconsin and more

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WVIA's Roger DuPuis and FOX56 Sports Director Bob Ide are in the WVIA podcast studio looking ahead to this week's Friday Night Rivals game: Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area.

It's a Wyoming Valley Conference crossover game, with Hanover Area in District 2 and Lake-Lehman in District 3.

Lake-Lehman has a new coach, Mike Mully Jr. They beat Mid Valley in the first game of the year — their only win so far, Bob notes. "They run a Wing-T offense ... they've been successful at it."

Hanover Area, which is coached by Eric Richardson, is 0-4 so far, but "they're one of the most balanced teams in District 2," Bob said. "They pass and run for like 150 yards per game."

"It's a good matchup," he said, and we'll hear from both coaches.

Bob also runs down his FNR Top 10 for week 4 of the high school football season.

We'll also look ahead to Penn State vs. Wisconsin, Notre Dame taking on Purdue, and the start of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp.

You can hear more in the audio clip at the top of this story, or on our YouTube channel — in the box above or at this link. You can read more from Bob at FOX56.com.

Deputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. He has a lifelong interest in urban transit, particularly light rail, and authored a book about Philadelphia's trolley system.