North Pocono Football
North Pocono Football 1983 Season
- Record
- 11-2
Head coach Nick Donato. Big 11. Lost to Berwick in the Eastern Conference Class A championship game.
The 2016 Times-Tribune flashback puts the program’s first Big 11 championship in 1983, an 11-2 season under Nick Donato. The year before, 1982, was 6-5 in the Big 11 and has its own page.
The 11-2 ended with a loss to Berwick in the Eastern Conference Class A championship game. From 1983 through 1994 the same story has North Pocono at 96-41.
An Oct. 20, 2025, Times-Tribune story says that 11-2 team started 4-0 before a loss to Scranton Prep. A Nov. 2, 2025, photo caption from November 1983 has quarterback Jim Pehanick scoring North Pocono’s first touchdown in a 35-8 win over Old Forge.
EasternPAFootball’s Class A championship table lists North Pocono 13, Mount Carmel 0, for 1983. That line is the playoff score used here.
An Oct. 7, 2018, Times-Tribune photo caption from October 1983 has quarterback Jim Pehanick scrambling, with Mike Palys blocking, in a 33-0 win over Riverside.
Notable games
Scranton Prep
The 11-2 team started 4-0 before this loss.
Old Forge · W 35-8
November 1983. Jim Pehanick scored the first touchdown.
Mount Carmel · W 13-0
Eastern Conference Class A championship table, 1983.
Berwick
Eastern Conference Class A championship game.
Riverside · W 33-0
October 1983. Jim Pehanick and Mike Palys are in the photo.