Film Room

JORDAN RULES: Shaffer sparks Abington Heights

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Abington Heights basketball player Jordan Shaffer joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett in Episode 25 to discuss his team’s season, the transition from legendary coach Ken Bianchi to basketball legend JC Show and the Comets’ upcoming matchup with Scranton Prep. He also talks about the Super Bowl and his NBA fandom.
We also discuss the top 10s in boys and girls basketball and look at where teams stand at this point of the season. Joby also discusses a team from the past (Bishop Hannan, a team Joe was a part of) that reminds him of Scranton Prep boys. 
We also talk about high school wrestling and the District 2 team duals tournaments and the state tourneys that start Tuesday.
We also discuss high school swimming, the University of Scranton’s women’s basketball team and give our Super Bowl picks.
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MONEY MARTIN: Senior has Scranton Prep rolling in right direction

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Scranton Prep basketball player Brycen Martin joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his big week, where he scored 34 and 30 points in back-to-back games, the Cavaliers’ strong stretch of games and Prep’s big game against Scranton on Tuesday.
We also discuss a big week in high school boys and girls basketball and break down The Times-Tribune top-10 polls.
We also look back at some great high school wrestling from last week and look ahead to the District 2 team duals tournaments.
We also touch on the NFC and AFC championship games.
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CONTINUED TRADITION: Talutto, Dunmore in midst of another strong season

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week and Dunmore basketball star Sophia Talutto joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett in Episode 23 to discuss her team’s continued success, her illustrious career, what she took away from playing alongside star Ciera Toomey, her leadership role and future plans.
We also discuss the high school basketball top 10s, recap last week and look ahead to an excited week.
We also discuss high school wrestling and where teams stand in the Lackawanna League division races.
We also recap high school swimming and look ahead to some big meets.
We also touch on the NFL playoffs.
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TALENT POOL: Howell helps lead Elk Lake to big win

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Elk Lake swimmer Hannah Howell joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett in Episode 22 to discuss her team’s big victory over Scranton Prep to snap the Classics’ 73 dual-meet winning streak, how her team will refocus for the rest of the season, how she got started in the sport and her future plans. She also talks briefly about her Eagles’ victory over Joe’s Packers in the wild-card round.
We also discuss a big week in high school basketball, with a shakeup in the Times-Tribune top-10 polls.
We also talk about high school wrestling and some strong performances in tournaments and dual meets.
We also look ahead at what is to come this week in high school sports.
We also discuss the College Football Playoff, including Penn State and Notre Dame, and the NFL playoffs.
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CROWN JEWLYA: Old Forge’s McCullon reaches milestone

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! Old Forge star and The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Jewlya McCullon joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett for Episode 21 to discuss reaching 1,000 points, her leadership role and how she got started in the sport. She also talks about women’s basketball and some of the athletes she admires, Duke basketball and Penn State football.
We also discuss a great week in high school basketball, including a showdown between Old Forge and Holy Cross, Valley View’s continued success to start the season in boys and girls and look ahead to some key matchups this week.
We also talk about last week in high school wrestling, including Scranton at West Scranton and Western Wayne at Honesdale boys and girls, and look ahead to Wednesday’s league matches and this weekend’s tournaments.
We also discuss some important swim meets this week and take a quick look at the College Football Playoff games between Penn State and Notre Dame on Thursday and Ohio State and Texas on Friday and make some predictions.
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THUNDERING HEARD: Abington Heights star wrestler keeps rolling

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! We have a jam-packed Episode 20, starting with a great interview with The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Abington Heights wrestler Brian Heard. He joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss how he got his start in wrestling, the success of the Abington Heights program, his commitment to the University of Pennsylvania and his thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penn State football.
Then we discuss some other great performances at holiday wrestling tournaments and holiday basketball tournaments.
We also look at the high school football all-state teams, look ahead at what is to come as the winter sports season marches on and talk a little college football, including Lakeland grad CJ Dippre’s last game at Alabama on Tuesday against Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
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ANOTHER ACCOLADE: Turi adds milestone win to outstanding career

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week West Scranton star wrestler Michael Turi joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett in Episode 19 to discuss his recent achievements, including the 100th win of his career, how he got started in wrestling and how his role with the team has evolved over the years.
We then dive into high school wrestling’s big weekend with the Lackawanna League Championships.
We discuss high school basketball, including Holy Cross’ big win over Riverside in boys basketball, and Catie Beechman’s big week, including a buzzer beater in a win over Holy Cross in girls basketball.
We also preview the high school basketball holiday tournaments and break down the first four games of the College Football Playoffs.
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RIVERRUN: Antoniacci, Vikings impress early

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Riverside basketball player Nico Antoniacci joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss the stellar start to his freshman season, Riverside’s first five games and Thursday’s highly-anticipated matchup with Holy Cross.
We also discuss some other great performances in basketball and look ahead to the next few weeks, including the holiday tournaments. 
We also dig into our thoughts on public vs. private, talk about some great performances in high school wrestling over the weekend and look ahead to the Lackawanna League openers and Saturday’s Lackawanna League Championships.
We also take a look at the College Football Playoff, which starts Friday.
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FRESH TAKE: Mid Valley freshman Almedina stellar in debut

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! Be sure to tune in high school wrestling fans as hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett are joined by The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Mid Valley wrestler Sam Almedina. He discusses his strong debut last weekend, his journey in the sport, the growth of the Spartans program and much, much more.
We also discuss strong performances by local wrestlers over the weekend at tournaments, break down the top wrestlers and teams and rev up for the league wrestling season.
We also look at early-season girls and boys basketball and what is to come.
Finally we discuss Penn State, the College Football Playoff and what Christmas movies we like to watch.
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WINTER IS HERE: Smith starts Paupack off strong

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Wallenpaupack basketball player Ella Smith joins host Joe Baress and guest host and Penn State guru Sam Fremin to discuss her career night, her interest in exercise science and sports medicine and what it’s like playing sports at Wallenpaupack.
Joe and Sam also reflect on Riverside’s football season after the Vikings’ loss in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals.
They also touch on some other great performances, including Scranton’s Drew Leonori, Riverside’s Nico Antoniacci, North Pocono’s Ella Clementoni and Wallenpaupack’s Justin Blanding, as winter sports kicked off last weekend and discuss West Scranton wrestler Michael Turi’s commitment to Cornell University.
Also, they discuss Penn State’s season and Saturday’s upcoming Big Ten title matchup against Oregon that was made possible by Joe’s Michigan Wolverines.
Finally, Joe talks about the time he played Gerry McNamara one-on-one, and Sam discusses when he picked off a pass from former Eagles wide receiver James Thrash.
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