North Pocono earned the District 2 Class 4A championship with a convincing 38-6 win over Dallas<\/a> on Friday on its home field, in front of a sold-out crowd that weathered the wet conditions.<\/p>\nThe Trojans improved to 12-0 for the second time in program history, joining the 1991 team that included West\u2019s father, Jeff, and Wolff\u2019s father, Randy, who is an assistant coach on the North Pocono staff.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the stuff dreams are made of, and they were living it as each shared hugs with family and friends.<\/p>\n
North Pocono advances to the PIAA playoffs for the first time since 2016. The Trojans will play District 1 champion Bishop Shanahan (7-4) at a site, time, and date to be determined.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is such a special feeling to do this on this field in front of this crowd,\u201d said West, who had a rushing touchdown, a kickoff return for a touchdown, and an interception to lead the Trojans. \u201cEspecially had more meaning for me, Evan, and Matt Laboranti, because our fathers share this being on that 1991 team.\u201d<\/p>\n
While West made his contributions in several ways, so, too, did Wolff. A physical run blocker, he competed as part of an overpowering effort from the offensive lines as the Trojans pounded out 345 yards rushing on 52 carries. He caught two passes for 19 yards, including a diving catch for a touchdown, and once again, he exerted his dominance on defense, limiting Dallas to only 74 yards rushing on 21 carries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no words,\u201d Wolff said. \u201cI love this team. For us, to be able to represent this community is exceptional. We earned this. I waited four years, and we got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josiah Gray led a potent North Pocono running game with 183 yards on 28 carries and a 28-yard burst for a touchdown in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a surreal feeling,\u201d said Gray, who has 944 yards rushing this season. \u201cWe executed like we wanted to on offense. We came out in the second half hungry. It was like Thanksgiving dinner, looking for those turkey legs and mashed potatoes. We came out and ate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chase Zimmerman ran for 47 yards and a touchdown, threw for 19 yards and a touchdown, and also had an interception.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is awesome,\u201d Zimmerman said. \u201cWe knew that we had a great group coming in this year. We wanted to show the area what we could do, and I feel like we did that all year. It is the best feeling that I have had in a very long time. To have our last home game on this field be a win, it\u2019s just amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
North Pocono built a 20-0 advantage in the first half and was never threatened.<\/p>\n
After forcing a three-and-out where Wolff had a tackle for a loss, and Dallas had a bobbled exchange that led to a 10-yard loss. The Trojans pounded the ball on 12 straight plays, and Zimmerman finished it off with a 1-yard sneak with 4:14 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
North Pocono had another three-and-out, with Chase Zimmerman recording a tackle for a loss. The Trojans went right back to the ground game, and West finished a methodical eight-play drive for a 13-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Dallas fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and the Trojans pounced on it. On the first play, Chase Zimmerman hit Wolff for a 12-yard touchdown, and North Pocono had a 20-0 lead that held until the half.<\/p>\n
West collected the second-half kickoff, spun free from a tackle, and sprinted down the sideline to a rousing ovation from the crowd for an explosive 87-yard touchdown that pushed the lead to 26-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to remember that forever,\u201d West said. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t happen without the guys blocking. We set up a kick return all week, where we were going to get a wedge, and our guys blocked it and I just followed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a comfortable lead, North Pocono head coach Greg Dolhon turned to Gray and his line to run out the clock. They obliged.<\/p>\n
North Pocono\u2019s defense forced another punt, and Gray capped the ensuing drive with a 28-yard sprint for a touchdown and a 32-0 lead with 7:39 left in the third.<\/p>\n
West had his eighth interception for the year on Dallas\u2019 next possession. Two plays later, junior Jayden Taylor powered his way to a 46-yard touchdown and an imposing 38-0 lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a feeling that is hard to describe,\u201d Gray said. \u201cYou feel like you are floating in the air on the clouds. It\u2019s a magical feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dallas avoided the shutout when Talan Geskey hit Sam Kelley for a 51-yard touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the third quarter, but with the clock running.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won the Eastern Conference championship last year against Hamburg,\u201d West said. \u201cWe won, but that was not what we wanted. We knew that we wanted more. The week after that win, we opened the weight room and have worked every day since. We usually have June off, but not this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt all led to this moment. It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Pocono\u2019s Chase Zimmerman receives the snap during the District 2 Class 4A Championship at North Pocono Intermediate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":{"0":"post-28744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-high-school-sports","9":"tag-scranton","10":"tag-scranton-headlines","11":"tag-scranton-news","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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