North Pocono Football
North Pocono Football 1989 Season
Head coach Nick Donato.
Nick Donato was the coach.
A Sept. 1, 2022, Times-Tribune preview says the schools met for the first time in 1988, when North Pocono won 34-0, and that North Pocono followed with a 44-14 win over Western Wayne in 1989.
An Oct. 26, 2019, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Brad Smith scoring two touchdowns in a 22-20 win over Scranton Prep in the first night game at North Pocono.
In October 1989, Brad Smith rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-16 win over Scranton Central. An Oct. 3, 2009, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 20 years earlier, has those touchdowns at 69, 49, and 7 yards, and Bruce Parola scoring on runs of 1 and 13 yards.
An Oct. 19, 2019, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Brad Smith rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown in a 21-0 win over West Scranton in October 1989.
A Nov. 23, 2019, lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Brad Smith returning a kickoff 80 yards for the touchdown with 54 seconds left in a 22-18 win over Valley View in November 1989. A Nov. 14, 2009, sports-history column, in the items from 20 years earlier, has the same return and the same score.
Notable games
Western Wayne · W 44-14
1989. The Sept. 1, 2022, Times-Tribune preview says this followed the 34-0 win in 1988.
West Scranton · W 21-0
October 1989. Brad Smith rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown.
Scranton Prep · W 22-20
October 1989. Brad Smith scored two touchdowns in the first night game at North Pocono.
Scranton Central · W 35-16
October 1989. Brad Smith rushed for 206 yards, with touchdowns of 69, 49, and 7 yards. Bruce Parola scored on runs of 1 and 13 yards.
Valley View · W 22-18
November 1989. Brad Smith’s 80-yard kickoff return with 54 seconds left.