North Pocono football alumni
A player gets a page when the write-up opens on a sourced North Pocono game and closes on what came after high school.
Keith Olsommer
Tight end · 1992 · Penn State
Nick Bell
Receiver · 2009–2011
Will Soma
Quarterback · North Pocono · The College of New Jersey
Alex Carling
Tight end · Tennessee Tech
Donny Blaine
Quarterback · 2019 · Kutztown
Hunter Loch
Center · 2019 · Misericordia
Matt Slagus
Lineman · 2017 · University of South Dakota
Steve Shumbres
Quarterback and strong safety · Lycoming
JC Gaughan
Linebacker · 2018 · Colgate
Dustin Moss
Lineman · Carnegie Mellon
Ben Dial
Linebacker · 2017 · King’s College
Tyler Musgrave
Linebacker · 2017 · Susquehanna University
Chris Kryeski
Lineman · 2021 · Lycoming
Cole Zimmerman
Lineman · 2026 · Lackawanna College
Josiah Gray
Running back · 2026 · Lackawanna College
Dylan Castor
Offensive tackle · 2026 · Lackawanna College
Aidan Maguire
Linebacker · 2026 · King’s College
Seamus Maguire
Linebacker · 2026 · King’s College
Matt Nawrocki
Tight end · 2014 · Penn State
Peter Calderone
Offensive line · 2011 · Temple
Claude O’Connor
Running back · King’s College
B.J. Gallis
Quarterback · Lafayette · Canadian Football League
Jason Sepkowski
Offensive line · Pittsburgh
Ryan Dolphin
Receiver and defensive back · 2021 · King’s College
Jordan Carr
Kicker and punter · 2022 · Ursinus
Charles Lucke
Running back · 1994–1995
Brad Smith
Running back · 1988–1989
Garrett Swartz
1996
Bob Yockey
1979
A Sept. 26, 2009, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Bob Yockey scoring on a pair of 1-yard runs in North Pocono’s 26-6 win over Scranton Tech in September 1979.
Matt Kelly
2013–2015
On Nov. 6, 2015, at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium in Peckville, No. 10 North Pocono beat No. 5 Valley View 24-0 in the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I finale. Senior Matt Kelly rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. North Pocono was 5-5 and 2-5, with 321 total yards and 261 on the ground. Valley View was 6-4 and 3-4, held to 161 total yards and 25 in the second half.
JP Walsh’s 32-yard field goal made it 3-0. Donny Blaine scored on a 1-yard sneak after a 73-yard drive and Nick Yaskulski’s 37-yard catch. Kelly scored from 17 yards with 3:30 left in the third and from 4 yards with 6:14 left in the fourth. Greg Dolhon said the team made the game its playoff game. Dallas’s win over Lake-Lehman knocked Valley View out of the District 2 Class AAA playoffs.
On Oct. 23 at Wallenpaupack Stadium, Wallenpaupack won 23-15. Halftime was 23-0. After a blocked punt, Kelly scored from 31 yards on a lateral from Tom Miner.
On Sept. 20, 2013, West Scranton won 24-0 at Memorial Stadium. Kelly rushed for 81 yards.
Joe Ianni
2017
A.J. Sabatelle
Running back · 1999–2001
On Friday night at Berwick, in the Sept. 8, 2001, Times Leader, A.J. Sabatelle carried 38 times for 283 yards and two touchdowns, and North Pocono won 21-15. Donato had said he would need to carry the ball 35 to 49 times. Three of his runs put the ball inside the 2 after Ryan Jones’s interception, and Jones scored for a 7-0 lead. Sabatelle then scored from 17 yards on an 88-yard drive, 14-0 with 1:10 left in the half, and from the 23 thirty-five seconds later. Halftime was 21-0. Berwick closed to 21-15. Sabatelle carried five straight times to run out the clock.
On Friday night at Tunkhannock, in the Nov. 3, 2001, Times Leader, he ran for three touchdowns and 109 yards on 20 carries in a 24-0 win. The scores were from 2, 3, and 23 yards. Chris Vilello’s 28-yard field goal made it 10-0. The paper printed North Pocono at 6-4, sharing the division title with West Scranton. Both teams finished 4-1 in the division.
The Sept. 2, 2001, Times Leader has Saturday night’s game at Moscow, a 28-6 win over Delaware Valley. Sabatelle rushed for 209 yards and a score. Ryan Jones threw a 56-yard touchdown to Mike Golecki and ran for two more.
A Nov. 23, 2019, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has him running for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 17-14 win over Milton in the Eastern Conference Class 3A championship.
The Aug. 30, 2001, Times Leader preview called him a senior and the all-conference tailback, and printed his 2000 season at 818 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns, and 78 points. In the Sept. 30, 2000, game story, Abington Heights won 35-14 at Moscow, and Sabatelle and Jason Ruby scored on runs of 5 and 8 yards in the fourth quarter.
Jim Pehanick
Quarterback · 1982–1983 · Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Mike Palys
1982–1983 · Temple
Jeff Laboranti
Wide receiver · 1992–1993 · Holy Cross
John McShaffery
Wide receiver · 1992 · Lycoming
Sam Magnotta
Punter · 2023–2025 · Lackawanna College
J.P. Gething
Running back · 2010–2011 · Lebanon Valley
Jack Williams
Quarterback · 2010–2011 · Kent State
Jeremiah Acker
Running back · 2016–2017 · Wilkes
Nick Raven
Quarterback · 2008 · Syracuse
Josh Przywara
Lineman · 2009 · East Stroudsburg
Matt Smith
Quarterback · 2009 · Moravian
Chris Isbitski
Defensive end · 2010 · East Stroudsburg
Frank Butash
Fullback · 2009 · Moravian
Sam Smith
Running back · 2020 · Misericordia
Michael Craig
Quarterback · 2010 · Misericordia
Marc Jackett
1991
A Sept. 4, 2021, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Marc Jackett rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown in North Pocono’s 20-0 win over Pocono Mountain in September 1991.
An Oct. 8, 2011, lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has him rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in a 35-0 win over Scranton Prep in October 1991. The paper called it North Pocono’s fifth win. The Trojans were still unscored upon. The season finished 12-0.
Ryan Jones
Quarterback · 2001
On Friday night at Berwick, in the Sept. 8, 2001, Times Leader, Ryan Jones intercepted Frank Jankowski and North Pocono took over at the Berwick 43. He scored on a quarterback keeper for a 7-0 lead, and North Pocono won 21-15. A.J. Sabatelle carried 38 times for 283 yards and two touchdowns. Halftime was 21-0. Berwick closed to 21-15.
The Sept. 2, 2001, Times Leader has Saturday night’s game at Moscow, a 28-6 win over Delaware Valley. Jones opened the scoring with a 56-yard touchdown pass to Mike Golecki, threw for a touchdown, and ran for two more. Sabatelle rushed for 209 yards and a score.