October 2026
Garcia Leads Southern Win Over Selinsgrove
October 31, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers rush for 501 yards in 49-19 victory Not only did Southern Columbia close out the regular season with a win on Friday, but the Tigers now officially have a winning record against all District 4 opponents since the program started in the 1960’s. Early on, the Tigers were on the losing end as they […]
SCA Tigers Run Past Jersey Shore
October 24, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia controlled game in 56-20 win Southern Columbia continued to showcase the formula that has made them relevant for so long, using a powerful ground game and a relentless defensive run stopping unit to pull away from Jersey Shore in a 56-20 victory. The Tigers rushed for 382 yards and seven touchdowns Friday, controlling […]
Southern Columbia Rolls Past Milton 42-14
October 17, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Find Success on All Fronts Southern Columbia has its sights set on another long postseason run, and Friday’s performance offered another indication of what the Tigers are working toward. With the seniors celebrated before their final home regular-season game, Southern delivered in all three phases, building a 42-0 lead before finishing off a 42-14 […]
Southern Dominates in 39-14 Win Over Danville
October 10, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers respond following loss A week after suffering a heartbreaking one-point loss to Mount Carmel, Southern Columbia responded with a dominant performance Friday night, rolling past Danville 39-14. The defending state champions controlled the game from the start, building a 32-0 halftime lead while shutting down the Ironmen offensively. Southern finished with a 493-124 advantage […]
Delaney Dominant In MCA’s Win Over SCA
October 3, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tornadoes find a way in 27-26 triumph Jaylen Delaney lost his footing with Mount Carmel Area trailing in the latter stages of the fourth quarter Friday night. The senior two-time all-state player slipped while falling backward on a designed run, forcing the Red Tornadoes into a desperate situation while trailing Southern Columbia 26-21. Delaney wasn’t […]
Southern Columbia Wins Easily, 46-6, Against Central Columbia
September 26, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers take care of business Southern Columbia entered Friday night’s Homecoming game with the expectations that come with being the defending PIAA champions. Through the journey of a regular season, teams need to take each opponent as if they are the defending Super Bowl Champion like the Seattle Seahawks, or any team before, and not […]
Southern Handles Lewisburg With Ease (Story/Video recap)
September 20, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win Saturday night 61-8 Final Southern Columbia 61 Lewisburg 8 by PAFootball Newsdotcom From the start, Southern Columbia controlled Alumni Stadium as host Lewisburg had no answer for any of it. The Tigers defeated the Green Dragons 61-8 in Milton as Bucknell University wasn’t available. “I was very pleased with the performance. The […]
Southern Rolls Past Montoursville
September 12, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Balanced attack, stout defense carry SCA to 48-13 win Southern Columbia entered Friday night knowing Montoursville was likely to test the Tigers through the air. The Warriors did in the early going, but the Tiger defense simply didn’t allow them to turn those opportunities into points. The Tigers stopped Montoursville on fourth down on each […]
Southern Wins Championship Fight
September 6, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers pull away from Vikings for 30-12 win Williams Valley held one advantage over Southern Columbia entering Saturday afternoon’s matchup. The Vikings are three-time defending District 11 champions. On the other hand, the Tigers won last year’s District 4 title after failing to get the gold in 2024. Southern then went on to win a […]
Mount Carmel Pulls Away From Pottsville
September 5, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Red Tornadoes use strong ground game in 47-20 win After 20 years without a meeting, Mount Carmel Area and Pottsville renewed one of the oldest rivalries in each program’s history on Friday night. The game was competitive for a half. Then, Mount Carmel took control. The Red Tornadoes used a dominant rushing attack to pull […]
Southern Got It Done Against Wyomissing
August 29, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers hold on for 34-27 win The Tigers wanted to beat the Spartans in their fourth attempt over the course of this decade. That finally came to fruition. Against a Wyomissing defense that had plenty of familiarity with Southern Columbia, the Tigers eventually found footing on the ground, after momentum started through the air by […]
First To 15: Tigers Golden Again
December 5, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia blows past Farrell for 2A Title. It’s not about how it starts. It’s about how it is finished. Southern Columbia finished off its 15th consecutive win with a PIAA record 15th state championship. The Tigers heard the noise and the trash talk from Farrell all week. In the end, though, the Pennsylvania kings […]
PIAA Class 2A Title Game Preview: Southern Columbia
December 4, 2025 | Dave Fegley
PIAA District 4 League: PHAC Head Coach: Jim Roth OVERVIEW Southern Columbia in a state final? It has become an annual tradition for followers in Catawissa, Elysburg, and Numidia. Not last year though. The Tigers were sent packing in the district semifinals to eventual state champion Troy and finished with a 7-5 record. That win […]
Southern Secures State Title Appearance Over Lansdale Catholic
November 29, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Crusaders 24-7 Heading into the locker room tied at 7-7, Southern Columbia realized that Lansdale Catholic was the toughest opponent that it had faced all season. It makes sense considering it was the Eastern Final, but the Crusaders appeared as if they were a play from striking at any moment. After halftime, Southern […]
Southern Steamrolls Past Steel-High
November 22, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers put game into Mercy Rule and win 55-26 Southern Columbia and Steelton-Highspire are two of Pennsylvania’s most decorated programs, and Friday night’s matchup at Harold L. Bolig Memorial Stadium added another chapter to their shared history of excellence. With 14 combined state championships and 50 district titles between them, both teams entered the contest […]
Southern Wins D4 Crown Back From Troy
November 15, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Motivated in 42-0 Victory It was something that Southern Columbia had long waited for. The Tigers had to endure more than a full calendar year to get redemption against Troy. Entering the District 4 Class 2A final, Troy was ranked No.1 in the state and Southern was No. 4 based on PFN’s weekly rankings. […]
Southern Columbia Wins 600th Game
November 8, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Trump Panthers Southern Columbia is focused on rebounding from last year’s playoff exit. The Tigers took another step in the right direction on Friday as they beat Bloomsburg in their District 4 Class 2A semifinal matchup. Against a team they know more than any other, it was fitting that they reached a milestone in […]
Southern Beats Cowanesque Valley In Playoff Opener
November 1, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Indians in first ever meeting For a program that has had more success than any other in the state, one would think that Southern Columbia had to have played against every team in District 4 at this point, but that wasn’t the case. The Tigers welcomed Cowanesque Valley on Halloween for the first […]
Southern’s Special Teams Were Special Against Shikellamy
October 25, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win ninth straight game The last time Southern Columbia scored more than 60 points in back-to-back weeks was the 2019 season when the Tigers broke nearly every PIAA record imaginable on the way to winning Pennsylvania’s 2A crown. On Friday night in the final game of the regular season, Southern defeated Shikellamy 61-28 after […]
District 4 Showdown: Tigers Trounce Panthers
October 18, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Southern’s Garcia scores 4 times in 61-0 win Bloomsburg came into Southern’s stadium confident. After all, the Panthers and Tigers had identical 7-1 records entering the second to last week of the regular season. By the end of the night, Southern more than sent out a public service announcement to the gridiron world — “We’re […]
Southern Columbia Claims Division Title
October 11, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win at Montoursville 26-16 It takes a team to win, but Southern Columbia’s Blaise Kissinger highlighted the victory on both sides of the ball in crucial moments as the Tigers beat Montoursville 26-16. The win earned Southern the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Division 2 championship inside of Memorial Stadium. “We have been working all […]
Southern Secures 21-14 Win Over Mifflinburg
October 4, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Take Care Of Business There was one game in Pennsylvania that was undoubtedly the most intriguing in the state, and that game took place in Union County on Friday. Southern Columbia won 21-14 over Mifflinburg. Ultimately, the state’s 2A No. 4 ranked Tigers executed down the stretch to beat the No. 8 team in […]
Southern Defense Impresses In Win
September 27, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Tackle Ironmen 41-21 The objective was simple. Win and stay healthy. The Tigers won handily and escaped with just one injury that will be evaluated later in the week. “I was very happy once again with the way our defense played. They took care of business throughout the time that they were on the […]
Southern Columbia Wins Cross-County Clash
September 20, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers eat up Blue Jays 48-0 In the 30th straight win for Southern Columbia over Central Columbia dating back to well before any current player was born, the Tigers wasted no time to prove their dominance. By the time Grady Garcia scored with 4:18 left in the first quarter, to make the score 27-0, the […]
Tigers Trounce Tornadoes
September 13, 2025 | Dave Fegley
SCA wins rivalry 49-16 On a night that Southern Columbia honored the 10th anniversary of their 2015 PIAA Championship squad that went undefeated with a 49-14 Mercy Rule victory over Aliquippa for the 2A crown, and a night where current Tiger assistant coach Josh Tripp was recognized for his courageous battle in dealing with brain […]
