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North Pocono vs Crestwood Football Rivalry

North Pocono leads 7-4

On Oct. 27, 2022, before that Friday’s game at Crestwood, the Times Leader wrote that North Pocono led the series 7-4. The first meeting on that line was North Pocono 50-0 in 1969. The last meeting was Crestwood 34-0 in 2019. The preview had North Pocono at 4-5 and Crestwood at 8-1, with Greg Dolhon in his 11th season at 55-59.

Crestwood won that night, 47-0. The Times-Tribune said the Comets held North Pocono to 129 yards and six first downs, and that 41 of those yards came on the drive that ended with a Sklarosky interception return. Noah Schultz had 208 yards and two scores. Crestwood was 9-1 and locked up the No. 1 seed in District 2 Class 4A. North Pocono was 4-6 and the No. 5 seed. The 47-0 is on the meeting list.

On Oct. 26, 2023, before that night’s game at Trojan Stadium, a Citizens’ Voice capsule printed a later snapshot: North Pocono led 7-5, and the last meeting was Crestwood 47-0 in 2022. North Pocono won that night, 27-10. Noah West rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown and passed for 187, including a 58-yard score.

On Oct. 29, 2025, before that Friday’s District 2 Class 4A semifinal, NEPA Football printed the series North Pocono 8-5. The last meeting on that line was North Pocono 27-10 in 2023. Crestwood was 5-5. North Pocono was 10-0. North Pocono won that night, 42-21.

A Sept. 22, 2012, lookback has Gary Snyder returning a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown in a 21-6 win over Crestwood in September 1992.

A Sept. 28, 2013, lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has Jeff Laboranti returning a kickoff 98 yards in a 23-17 win at Crestwood in September 1993.

Meetings on file

YearDateResultSite
1969W 50-0The Oct. 27, 2022, Times Leader preview called this the first meeting. The 50-0 is inside the 7-4 printed that day. Source
1992W 21-6September 1992. A Sept. 22, 2012, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has Gary Snyder returning a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown. Source
1993W 23-17September 1993. Jeff Laboranti returned a kickoff 98 yards. Source
2000won 28-23On the Aug. 30, 2001, Times Leader results line for the 5-5 season. Source
2012won 21-202012-09-07. Away. Times-Tribune called it nonleague. Crestwood 21-20. Ricky Goodall 149 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. The two-point try with 1:04 left failed. Source
2013won 40-212013-09-06. Home. Source
2016W 48-142016-11-04. Home, playoff. Source
2019won 34-02019-11-01. Away, playoff. Source
2022won 47-0Oct. 28 at Crestwood. Times-Tribune: Crestwood 47-0. The Oct. 27 Times Leader preview, before this game, had North Pocono leading the series 7-4, with the last meeting Crestwood 34-0 in 2019. Crestwood won that night, 47-0. On Oct. 26, 2023, before the next meeting, the Citizens’ Voice had North Pocono leading 7-5, and that 47-0 was the last meeting on the line. Source
2023W 27-10Oct. 27 at Trojan Stadium. Times-Tribune: 27-10. The Citizens’ Voice capsule that day, before kickoff, had North Pocono leading 7-5. Source
2025W 42-212025-10-31. Home, District 2 Class 4A semifinal. NEPA Football on Oct. 29, before this game, printed the series North Pocono 8-5, with the last meeting North Pocono 27-10 in 2023. Source