Oct 3, 2026
North Pocono wins the first regular-season meeting, 44-7
313 yards to 52 at Wolfpack Stadium. Cole West did not play.
The first regular-season meeting with Wilkes-Barre Area was not close. North Pocono won 44-7 at Wolfpack Stadium in Plains and moved to 6-0. The Citizens' Voice called it a nonconference game and wrote that the Trojans' regular-season winning streak reached 16.
North Pocono had 313 yards and 17 first downs. Wilkes-Barre Area had 52 yards and three first downs. Chase Zimmerman was 7 of 12 for 92 yards. Henry Wolff led the rushers with 84 yards on 15 carries and scored twice. Shane Youngblood kicked a 30-yard field goal. Jayden Taylor finished with 59 yards on 12 carries.
Cole West did not play. The Citizens' Voice put him among the injuries. Max LaFave's one-handed touchdown catch, on three receptions for 43 yards, made it 38-0. Noah Burns scored from 10 yards to make it 44-0. Wilkes-Barre Area's score was Anthony Daniel from the 4 after Jayden Pena's kick return, with 2:13 left.