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North Pocono vs Honesdale Football Rivalry

North Pocono leads 19-6

The Sept. 11, 2026, Times-Tribune game of the week had North Pocono leading Honesdale 19-6, with seven straight wins in the series. It listed the last meeting as North Pocono 27-0 in 2021. Kickoff that night was 7 at Trojan Stadium. North Pocono was 2-0 and Honesdale was 2-0.

North Pocono won the game 42-0. The older lines below are the games already on the season pages, plus a November 1997 win and a September 1998 win.

A Sept. 21, 2025, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 10 years earlier, says Honesdale’s Shane Smith set a Lackawanna Football Conference record with 390 yards on 18 carries and four touchdowns on Oct. 19, 2003, against North Pocono.

A Nov. 11, 2017, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has Andrew Magnotta with five interceptions in a 21-13 win over Honesdale in November 1997.

On Oct. 21, 2016, at Honesdale, Jeremiah Acker rushed five times for 71 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-6 win.

Meetings on file

YearDateResultSite
1997W 21-13November 1997. Andrew Magnotta had five interceptions. Source
1998W 21-14September 1998. Tony Shields caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes. Source
2000W 31-13On the Aug. 30, 2001, Times Leader results line for the 5-5 season. Source
2004won 25-82004-10-08. Home, league. Source
2005W 42-142005-10-09. Away, league. Source
2006won 41-282006-10-06. Away, league. An Oct. 4, 2026, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has Ben Rosa with 247 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries, 163 of the yards and four of the scores after halftime, in Honesdale’s 41-28 win. Source
2007won 23-152007-10-05. Home, league. Source
2008W 42-302008-10-24. Home, league. Source
2009W 39-62009-10-30. Away, league. Times-Tribune: 39-6. North Pocono rushed for 323 yards. Matt Smith scored from 55 yards on the third play. Halftime was 32-0. Frankie DePietro’s 86-yard kickoff return made it 39-0. Pat Maher’s 90-yard catch was Honesdale’s only score. Source
2014won 28-72014-09-05. Home. Source
2015W 46-72015-09-11. Away. Source
2016W 35-62016-10-21. Away, league. Times-Tribune: 35-6. Jeremiah Acker rushed five times for 71 yards and two touchdowns, from 10 yards and from 13. Chris Urban scored Honesdale’s touchdown on a 16-yard run. Source
2017W 42-28Oct. 20 at Trojan Stadium. Gaughan had 217 yards and five touchdowns on 21 carries. Honesdale led 21-14 at halftime. Source
2018W 41-212018-10-19. Home. Source
2019W 40-72019-10-18. Away. Times-Tribune: 40-7 in a Division I-II crossover. Jacob Owens had 223 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries, plus a sack and an interception. The paper said he had gone over 1,000 yards for the season. Source
2021W 27-02021-11-05. Home, playoff. Source
2021W 46-212021-09-10. Away. Source
2026W 42-0Sept. 11 at Trojan Stadium. Source