Tigers Too Much For Eagles
November 7, 2021
Southern starts postseason strong against Line Mtn After starting the season 0-7, Line Mountain’s reward for winning their final two regular season games was a District 4 Class 2A opening round matchup against four-time defending PIAA champion Southern Columbia — certainly not the most fun consolation any program would hope for. The Tigers showed the […]
Red Tornadoes Win Playoff Opener
November 7, 2021
MCA Runs Past Bloomsburg As the No. 2 seed in the District 4 Class 2A playoffs, Mount Carmel Area (9-2) got to host their opening round game inside of the historic Silver Bowl and ran over Bloomsburg (4-7) by a score of 54-13. In the win, Red Tornado head coach John Darrah picked up his […]
Seals Squash Indians
November 5, 2021
Selinsgrove’s Big Plays Over Shamokin Result In 49-13 Win When Shamokin Area hosted Selinsgrove earlier this year, on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th Terrorists Attacks, Indians head coach Henry Hynoski had to watch from afar while quarantined against the Seals. Last night, the former NFL Super Bowl Champion and four-time PIAA champion during […]
Southern Dominates Danville in Fog Storm
October 31, 2021
Tigers beat Ironmen 55-3 in postseason tune-up Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth and Danville’s Mike Brennan have a long history of coaching battles while Brennan was coaching at Mount Carmel Area. With 13 PIAA Championships between the two, fans knew that each squad would come out with a plan to try and throw the other team […]
MCA Keeps Coal Bucket
October 30, 2021
Red Tornadoes beat Indians for 25th consecutive time As the rain poured down, Mount Carmel Area (8-2) celebrated on the turf at Kemp Memorial Stadium as they hoisted the Coal Bucket for a 25th consecutive time over rival Shamokin Area (5-5). With no game played last season, the streak has now gone for 26 years […]
Tigers Terrorize Seals
October 23, 2021
SCA rips off 42 unanswered second half points With the regular season winding down in the high school football slate in late October, Halloween is just a week away. Opting to not wear a costume, Southern Columbia tried to pose a fear into their upcoming opponents in a different fashion. Well, they actually tried in […]
Tigers Clinch PHAC Title
October 16, 2021
Gavin Garcia scored 100th rushing TD As Southern Columbia built a 41-0 halftime lead against Hughesville, ultimately winning 41-7, Gavin Garcia joined an elite club of Tiger running backs. With 2:18 remaining in the opening quarter, the senior ripped off a 94-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 21-0 over the Spartans. It was […]
SoCo Finds Mojo In 49-0 Win
October 9, 2021
Tigers take out anger on Blue Jays Southern Columbia was expecting to leave Central Columbia with the only state record left that their historic program didn’t yet hold. Unfortunately, the 4-time defending PIAA Class 2A champions came up one win shy of tying the state’s all-time consecutive wins mark last Friday. This week, the Tigers […]
Spartans End Tigers Historic Run
October 2, 2021
Wyomissing snaps SCA’s 65-game winning streak The football world was fully aware of what was at stake Friday night inside of Tiger Stadium. From a matchup standpoint, the game featured two undefeated programs that are looking to bring home PIAA Championships come December. From a historical perspective, Southern Columbia was looking to tie Clairton’s mark […]
Tigers Cruise Past Red Tornadoes
September 25, 2021
Southern’s injuries didn’t stop winning streak Southern Columbia left their home turf with a 40-14 Mercy Rule victory over Mount Carmel Area last night, but it more than likely will be just the first of two meetings this year at Tiger Stadium between the rivals. “In the post-game handshake, the first thing I said to […]
Tigers Win Instant Classic
September 18, 2021
Southern drives length of field to beat Wyoming Area The last time Southern Columbia lost a football game, one of their star running backs had to watch from the sidelines injured in the 2016 Class 2A final. Fast-forward to last night, 64 games later, and there was an eerily similar vibe floating through the air. […]
SCA Stays King of the USA
September 11, 2021
Southern wins 63rd in a row to lead nation It’s hard to believe it has been twenty years since the senseless attacks on our nation that took the lives of many on 9/11. Those that were lost will never be forgotten. Fast-forwarding to present day, it has probably been forgotten as to when Southern Columbia […]
Garcia Headed to the MAC
September 5, 2021
Tiger senior picks Kent State Southern Columbia has started the season with two Mercy Rule wins (combined score of 84-0) as the four-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions are now riding the nation’s longest active winning streak of 62 victories in a row. The Tigers offensive leader Gavin Garcia has picked up right where […]
Tigers Take Streak To 90
September 4, 2021
SCA wins at Bloomsburg It’s not often that the winning coach seems less impressed than the losing coach in a 41-0 game. Then again, Pennsylvania has never seen a football program win 90-straitght regular season games. Southern Columbia went to Bloomsburg, and the Tigers defense led the way in shutting out the Panthers as Gavin […]
Southern Storms Past Berwick
August 28, 2021
Tigers win anticipated matchup against Bulldogs Around Central Pennsylvania to start the high school season it almost seemed like Mother Nature and COVID-19 had a pact. Last year the coronavirus tried to ruin the high school football slate, and 2021 started off with inclement weather around the Northumberland and Columbia county areas. At Tiger Stadium, […]
Roth Named MaxPreps Coach of the Year
February 6, 2021
Four PA Players Named All-Americans A week removed from his football program being named MaxPreps Small School Football National Champions, a third consecutive national title overall including two previous from HSFA, Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth has been selected as the 2020 MaxPreps Small School National Football Coach of the Year. “Any success that […]
Southern Columbia Wins Third National Championship
January 29, 2021
Southern Columbia has already established itself as the most successful program in the Keystone State’s history when it comes to winning state titles. They now have 11 after this past one, which is nearly double the amount of the second most successful in PA history. In addition to their PIAA, Eastern, District IV, and other […]
Roth Rewarded With State Record
December 4, 2020
SCA head coach is the king of winning Jim Roth watched the final seconds tick off the Hersheypark Stadium scoreboard last Saturday as droplets ran off his hat and jacket. It was the 11th time that the veteran coach of Southern Columbia was dowsed with a state championship bath, but this was the most historic. […]
Tigers Win 11th State Crown
November 30, 2020
Roth Reaches Record In Southern Columbia’s 60th straight victory, and the 456th of Jim Roth’s career, the Tigers showed their big-play capability on the biggest stage against Wilmington in the PIAA Class 2A State Championship. Gavin Garcia scored the game’s first touchdown of the afternoon on a one-yard plunge, and then the Tigers rolled off […]
PIAA Class 2A State Championship Preview: Southern Columbia vs Wilmington @Hounds4L @SoCoTigerSports
November 27, 2020
The Skinny (strengths, weaknesses, the stars): For Southern Columbia: The Tigers were doubted by many to get back to their favorite destination, but Jim Roth’s program is back in Hershey for a record 19th time. Replacing nearly all of the offensive weapons from last year’s record-breaking squad, junior Gavin Garcia has taken over the role of […]
Roth Ties State Win Mark
November 21, 2020
Tigers heading to Hershey again Jim Roth didn’t need another win to leave his mark as the greatest high school football coach in Pennsylvania history. The Southern Columbia mastermind had earned that right long before tying George Curry for the most wins in the state’s history on Saturday by defeating Bishop McDevitt 42-14 to reach […]
Tigers Take Down Rams
November 15, 2020
SCA scored 30 unanswered points in third quarter At halftime of Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal game, which Southern Columbia won 57-30 over Richland, the Tigers found themselves in a rare situation for their standards. Not only did Southern’s Mercy Rule streak appear to be coming to an end, but more importantly the Rams […]
Garcia Leads Tigers To Title
November 7, 2020
SCA junior reaches milestone in District 4 final For Pennsylvania’s most successful high school football program, Southern Columbia, the only thing that can add to their legacy at this point is sheer numbers. After Friday’s District 4 championship victory over South Williamsport, the two main numbers are 5 and 28. The Tigers #5 (Gavin Garcia) […]
Southern Storms Past Line Mtn
October 31, 2020
Tigers win in their first ever postseason Homecoming Southern Columbia has gone back to the early years of Jim Roth’s tenure, which began in 1984, by keeping the offense relatively simple in terms of play selection during the 2020 unforgettable regular season. Why throw the football if you can run it with relative ease? After […]
Tigers Complete 9th Straight Perfect Regular Season
October 24, 2020
SCA eliminates Central from postseason Covid-19 tried its best to ruin the 2020 high school football regular season, but Pennsylvania’s only 10-time PIAA champions haven’t allowed even the world’s most perilous disease to date from getting in the way of Jim Roth’s program from trying to win an 11th in 2020. The regular season is […]
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