In the Sept. 2, 1973, issue of The Scranton Tribune, sandwiched between class reunion portraits and a Parade magazine story on Miss America pageants, was a 27-page spread on the upcoming local high school football season.



Back then, well before the paper made guest appearances on “The Office,” its Sunday editions were published as The Scrantonian and often spanned nearly 200 pages. The football supplement that year began on page 1C with the headline “It’s Touchdown Time.” Team previews — complete with schedules, previous records and full-page ads from supporting local businesses — were scattered around photos that were so dark the visages of players and coaches were barely discernible.



The Dunmore High Bucks were coming off a 5-4-2 season, then the worst record ever for coach Jack Henzes, and he attributed it to “uninspired and less than enthusiastic performances,” according to the preview. But he was...