Rivalry
North Pocono vs Scranton Prep Football Rivalry
Scranton Prep leads 24-17
The Oct. 9, 2026 game of the week was Scranton Prep at North Pocono, Prep in Class 3A and North Pocono in Class 4A. Before kickoff the Times-Tribune had Prep leading the series, 24-17. North Pocono’s 2025 win had ended a 12-game losing streak to the Cavaliers.
Prep won that night, 37-36, in three overtimes at Trojan Stadium. It is the only loss on North Pocono’s 2026 record through Oct. 16. The 24-17 is left as the paper printed it that morning.
The Oct. 20, 2025, Times-Tribune story on the 1983 season says that 11-2 team started 4-0 before a loss to Scranton Prep.
An Oct. 26, 2019, lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has North Pocono winning 22-20 over Scranton Prep in October 1989, the first night game at North Pocono. Brad Smith scored two touchdowns.
An Oct. 8, 2011, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has North Pocono winning 35-0 over Scranton Prep in October 1991. Marc Jackett rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. The paper called it North Pocono’s fifth win, and the Trojans were still unscored upon.
A Sept. 26, 2015, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has North Pocono winning 14-9 over Scranton Prep in September 1985. Tony Gazoo threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Lester Katz with just over two minutes left.
Meetings on file
| Year | Date | Result | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | no result | Loss after a 4-0 start. Source | |
| 1985 | W 14-9 | September 1985. Tony Gazoo’s 37-yard touchdown pass to Lester Katz with just over two minutes left. Source | |
| 1989 | W 22-20 | October 1989. Brad Smith scored two touchdowns in the first night game at North Pocono. Source | |
| 1991 | W 35-0 | October 1991. Marc Jackett rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Fifth win, still unscored upon. Source | |
| 2008 | 2008-09-05 | won 14-6 | Home. Source |
| 2009 | 2009-09-12 | W 31-14 | Away. Source |
| 2010 | 2010-09-25 | W 25-0 | Away, league. Source |
| 2011 | 2011-09-24 | won 42-7 | 2011-09-24. Home, league. Times-Tribune: Scranton Prep 42-7. Marshall Kupinski returned a kickoff 97 yards. Jack Williams passed for 129 yards and a touchdown. J.P. Gething rushed for 84 yards on 23 carries. Source |
| 2012 | 2012-09-29 | won 39-5 | Away, league. Source |
| 2013 | 2013-09-27 | won 42-14 | Home, league. Source |
| 2014 | 2014-09-26 | won 32-7 | Home, league. Source |
| 2015 | 2015-10-01 | won 13-6 | Away, league. Source |
| 2016 | 2016-10-28 | won 28-7 | Home, league. Source |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | won 34-7 | Away, league. Source |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | won 41-14 | Away. Source |
| 2019 | 2019-09-27 | won 42-7 | Home. Source |
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | won 32-0 | Away, league. Source |
| 2023 | 2023-10-13 | won 49-6 | Home, league. Source |
| 2024 | 2024-10-25 | won 21-7 | Home, league. Source |
| 2025 | W 24-21 | Oct. 24. The win that ended the 12-game streak. Source | |
| 2026 | won 37-36 Game | Trojan Stadium · Oct. 9, three overtimes. Source |