North Pocono Football 2021 Season

The 2020 season had ended 2-3, and the last two losses were by a combined 62-10. By the week of Nov. 7, 2021, North Pocono was 9-2, its best record since 2016, and a 27-0 win over Honesdale was the fifth shutout. Mabret Levant had 1,063 passing yards, and Will Soma had 1,051 heading into Dallas.

The MaxPreps regular season is 8-2. Delaware Valley won the league game, 12-6. Western Wayne had won 27-6 in the second week. On Sept. 24 at Wallenpaupack, North Pocono won 13-6 and held the Buckhorns to 82 yards, including minus-16 and no first downs in the second half. Ty LaFave had seven tackles, two for loss, and a forced fumble. A.J. Ambrosecchia scored on a 5-yard fumble recovery. North Pocono was 4-1.

The district run opened with a 27-0 home win over Honesdale, then a 41-26 win at Dallas. North Pocono rushed for 330 yards against Dallas. On the first play after a Dallas punt, a flea-flicker from Soma to Dan Smith went 41 yards for a touchdown. Soma had 164 yards and a score, Blaine 149 and a score, and Korry Eisley three touchdowns on 19 yards. North Pocono scored on its first four possessions and led 27-14 at half.

Third-seeded North Pocono, 10-2, then went to top-seeded Valley View, 11-1, for the District 2 Class 4A championship. The teams had not played in the regular season. The seven-game win streak included three of the five shutouts. The defense had allowed 200.1 yards a game, scored eight touchdowns, recovered 21 fumbles, and intercepted 17 passes. LaFave had 68 tackles, seven for loss, three forced fumbles, three recoveries, and three interceptions. Valley View won 42-7. Connor Hilling ran for 163 yards and four touchdowns. North Pocono’s only score was Soma’s 6-yard run with 7:40 left in the fourth, after the score was 42-0. The offense finished with 182 yards, 76 of them after it was 42-0. It was Valley View’s third district title since 2017 and fourth overall. North Pocono’s previous district title game had been the 2016 win over Berwick.