November 2020
Roth Ties State Win Mark
November 21, 2020 | Dave Fegley
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 | Dave Fegley
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 | Dave Fegley
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 | Dave Fegley
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 | Dave Fegley
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 […]
Roth Wins 450th Game
October 17, 2020 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Run Past Green Dragons They old adage is that football is a game of inches. For Southern Columbia, it has become a game of miles – and a lot of them. After last season, when the Tigers became Pennsylvania’s first ever 10-time PIAA champions, everyone expected there to be a noticeable decline in their […]
Tigers Move Streak To 85
October 10, 2020 | Dave Fegley
SCA continues to build chemistry Outside of Gavin Garcia on offense, Southern Columbia lost essentially all of its offensive production from last year’s undefeated team. The Tigers have continued their long-standing philosophy of not ‘rebuilding’ but rather ‘reloading’ which has continued to keep them at the top of the state rankings. Having to replace everyone […]
Tigers Terrorize Lancers
October 2, 2020 | Dave Fegley
SCA Mercy Rule’s 22nd consecutive opponent It was just the first day of October, so it’s a little early to be talking about Halloween, but Southern Columbia’s football team is once again looking awfully scary. Loyalsock Township traveled to Tiger Stadium for a rare Thursday night edition of gridiron action and the Tigers dominated the […]
SCA Wins 50th Straight
September 26, 2020 | Dave Fegley
Defenders Can’t Defend Tigers Southern Columbia has proven to be nearly impossible to beat even when the opposition plays as close to flawless as possible. When a Tiger opponent makes mistakes, it turns out to be a night to forget for the adversary. The three-time defending PIAA champions used had a kick return, fumble return, and […]
Tigers Trump Panthers
September 19, 2020 | Dave Fegley
Roth Moves Up Career Wins List Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth enters his fifth decade as the head coach of the PIAA’s most accomplished program of all-time. After winning 10 state championships, 27 District IV titles, and High School Football America National Championships the past two years, this year is is unique in multiple ways. Last […]
Tiger Captains Make It Official
December 18, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Six Seniors Sign Scholarships It was only fitting that during the same month that Southern Columbia won a state-record 10th PIAA Football Championship, that each of the captains got to keep the celebration rolling in Tiger Country. During an event held at the high school on Wednesday evening, all six of the 2019 captains from […]
Southern Columbia turns record day into Tenth PIAA title
December 7, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA’s record day ends in 3-Peat In Friday afternoon’s PIAA Class 2A State Championship game, Southern Columbia found itself in a new situation early on. Avonworth took a 7-0 lead on the game’s first drive. The Antelopes took advantage of a miscommunication between two Tiger defenders just over two minutes into the game. How did […]
Tigers Retire Rams
November 30, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA One Win Away from 10th PIAA Title By: Dave Fegley (11-30-19) They say objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Well, that theory may be correct for motorists, but anyone that witnessed the Class 2A Eastern Final knows that the scoreboard wasn’t telling the truth at the end of the game when […]
Tigers Put Away Trojans
November 23, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Advances To 19th Eastern Final By: Dave Fegley (11-23-19) When Southern Columbia and Upper Dauphin took the field Friday night at Selinsgrove’s Harold L. Bolig Stadium, two things were certain. The Tigers (54.5 ppg) and Trojans (51.4 ppg) came in as the two highest scoring teams in the state, regardless of classification, and only […]
SCA Dominates MCA In District Final
November 17, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win 27th District IV Title By: Dave Fegley (11-17-19) Saturday Night at Tiger Stadium, Southern Columbia capped off the most incredible run in District IV history with another title. Obviously at this point the nine-time state champion Tigers are focused on trying to become Pennsylvania’s first ever 10-time PIAA Champions, but their dominance in […]
Tigers Pounce Past Panthers
November 10, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA advances to another District IV title game By: Dave Fegley (11-10-19) Earlier in the week, North Penn-Mansfield’s head coach Tom Dickinson was asked about his team’s chances when taking on Southern Columbia in the District IV Class 2A semi-final, and the longtime Panthers’ leader didn’t mince his words. “It’s an impossible task,” said Dickinson. […]
Tigers Eliminate Black Knights
November 3, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern scores on seven of first eight plays By: Dave Fegley (11-3-19) It might have been two days after Halloween, but Southern Columbia still found a way to top the charts and win the scariest performance of the year. Unfortunately for the opponent, Towanda, they were on the other side of the field and learned […]
Tigers Torment Ironmen
October 26, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA’s Defense Sets School Record By: Dave Fegley (10-26-19) Members of Southern Columbia’s 1994 State Championship were on hand to recognize this year’s senior class as the Tigers hosted a struggling Danville Ironmen squad. Ironically, this year marks 25 years since the first State Championship at SCA and it is also a year that many […]
SCA Win Streak Reaches 80
October 19, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Garcia Becomes SCA “Rushing King” By: Dave Fegley (10-19-19) For the second week in a row, Southern Columbia spoiled a 2019 Homecoming. Last week Wyoming Area had to suffer through 48 minutes of playing the Tigers, and this week Montoursville was the victim as Southern Columbia crashed the party. “It’s very motivating. We still have […]
SCA Steals Homecoming Spotlight
October 12, 2019 | Dave Fegley
By: Dave Fegley (10-12-19) Tigers Dominate PA’s Game of the Week Southern Columbia and Wyoming Area took on each other for the first time ever on Friday night in a matchup of unbeaten squads. The game, which wasn’t officially scheduled until Monday of this week, featured two teams coming in ranked in the state. The […]
Tigers Tear Apart Bulldogs
October 5, 2019 | Dave Fegley
By: Dave Fegley (10-5-19) SCA’s starting offense continues to impress In a matchup between two defending District IV and PHAC champions, it was Jersey Shore’s turn to take a beating from Southern Columbia. “We knew coming into the game that this would be one of the better teams on our schedule,” said SCA’s leader Jim […]
FLEMING AND GARCIA MAKE STATE HISTORY
September 28, 2019 | Dave Fegley
By: Dave Fegley (9–28-19) Tigers Mangle Mounties 76-6 It doesn’t seem possible that Southern Columbia’s football program can accomplish much more than they already have. The Tigers have held the state record for the most PIAA Championships for over a decade now. Two weeks ago, SCA broke the state record for consecutive regular season victories. […]
Zachman Picks The Badgers
September 21, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA senior heading to Wisconsin By: Dave Fegley (9-21-19) It’s extremely rare for any small school to have four players during a decade receive scholarships offers from Power 5 programs. Not only does Southern Columbia now have four, but all four are in the same class and each Tiger is heading to a university in […]
Tigers Tear Apart Blue Jays
September 21, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia Posts Another Shutout By: Dave Fegley (9-21-19) Friday night was the annual celebration of Homecoming for Southern Columbia at Tiger Stadium. The school welcomed the return of alumni to cheer on the Tigers. Unfortunately, the Tigers on the gridiron didn’t make their guests from Central Columbia feel that same sense of hospitality. SoCo […]
Southern Sets State Wins Record
September 14, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Garcia breaks one of Hynoski’s marks in front of his eyes When Southern Columbia arrived at Kemp Memorial Stadium on Friday night to take on Shamokin Area, their mindset was the same as it has been for a long, long time. Go out, dominate, and leave the field with a win and no doubt. The […]
