North Pocono Football 1996 Season

Anthony Donato was the coach, his first season after Nick Donato resigned.

A Sept. 13, 2026, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Tim Charles rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, and catching a 39-yard touchdown, as West Scranton won 25-0 in a Big 11 game in September 1996.

On Sept. 20, 1996, North Pocono beat Dunmore 26-21 in a Big 11 game. The Times-Tribune’s Sept. 20, 2026, lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, says Garrett Swartz led the pass rush. He returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown and a 26-14 lead, and he scored on a 5-yard catch. After Joe Ralicke hit Paul Gianzanti for a 44-yard touchdown, Dunmore got inside the 30 twice in the fourth quarter. Swartz batted down a third-and-6 pass, then rushed the passer on the last drive, which ended on downs at the North Pocono 21 with 13 seconds left.

A Sept. 27, 2026, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Travis Kendricks rushing for 162 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries as Scranton won 41-19 in a Big 11 game in September 1996. Ed Weidow was 5 of 7 for 139 yards and a touchdown. Curtis Putnam rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

An Oct. 11, 2026, Times-Tribune lookback, in the items from 30 years earlier, has Jeremy Rozina rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries, and running in a two-point conversion, as Abington Heights won 36-27 in October 1996.