September 2019
Garcia’s Historic Night Highlights Win
September 7, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Shellacks Selinsgrove By: Dave Fegley (9-7-19) Southern Columbia’s Gaige Garcia took a second quarter handoff four yards around the edge for a touchdown. It wasn’t the most impressive touchdown of the senior’s career, but it was certainly the most memorable one. With 2:34 left in the opening quarter Garcia stood in the end zone […]
Tigers Knock Out Red Tornadoes
September 1, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern’s defense posts another shutout By: Dave Fegley (9-1-19) Earlier in the week, one of Mount Carmel Area’s captains made the analogy that when they took on the reigning champions from Southern Columbia it would be a premiere boxing match in terms of wanting revenge. The comparison was made that the Red Tornadoes were Rocky […]
Tigers Trample Over Skyhawks
August 26, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia Dominant on ESPN 2 By: Dave Fegley (8-26-19) Proving people wrong has been what the Southern Columbia mentality has been for quite some time now. In the late 1980’s, critics said the Tigers wouldn’t ever put together a string of playoff runs. They haven’t missed the playoffs since. Then, the haters said Southern […]
Tigers Trek To Ten
August 24, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA Starting Season Down South on ESPN2 Even with a record nine PIAA titles to show for, one could make the case that the upcoming season for Southern Columbia is the most anticipated one in the program’s storied history. From the season opener on ESPN2, to what Tiger Nation hopes ends in with more gold […]
Southern Columbia’s 2018 Season Recap
August 19, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Undefeated Season Memorable For Tigers By Dave Fegley (12-28-18) — Posted: 8-19-19 Before the 2017 season, no kicker in Pennsylvania high school football history had ever made 100 extra points in a season. Not only has Southern Columbia produced the first one ever, but the Tigers have produced two different kickers in back to back […]
District IV Holds Media Day
July 23, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Teams ready to kick off the season Whether the summer lovers are ready or not, football season is right around the corner. One sign of that is when the players put on their jerseys and travel with their coaches to all meet in one place. For District IV, it was their annual media day on […]
Garcia Headed to Michigan
June 24, 2019 | Dave Fegley
SCA athlete picks Ann Arbor By Dave Fegley (6-24-19) Southern Columbia’s gridiron star Gaige Garcia has decided that he will accept a scholarship offer to the University of Michigan. More properly, he will accept offers. The Tiger rushing and pinning machine will become a Wolverine next fall for two programs. “The University of Michigan is […]
Haladay Chooses Michigan State
June 17, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Tiger linebacker will be a Spartan By Dave Fegley (6-17-19) Less than a month after Southern Columbia’s offensive star picked his college destination, it’s time for the school’s all-time leading tackler to announce his landing spot. Cal Haladay has made trips to different schools in the eastern and central part of the country, but there […]
Fleming Becomes a Buckeye
May 31, 2019 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia star picks Ohio State Final destination…… 4’s out ✌🏽 pic.twitter.com/bX3qjQEA8R — 🃏0J4🃏 (@julian_040) May 31, 2019 It was a decision that took a lot of thought and time, but Southern Columbia’s Julian Fleming has made up his mind. The talented junior decided that Ohio State University was where he wanted to be. “It […]
Tigers Go Back To Back
December 9, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Strong second half propels Southern By: Dave Fegley (12-7-18) Southern Columbia found themselves in an unfamiliar position Friday afternoon for the better part of the first half in the PIAA Class 2A State Championship. The Tigers were trailing for the majority of the opening half at Hersheypark Stadium against a Wilmington team that Southern Mercy […]
Fleming Wins Pennsylvania’s Top Honor
December 7, 2018 | Dave Fegley
SCA junior named Gatorade Pennsylvania Football Player of the Year By: Dave Fegley (12-7-18) Gatorade sponsors the highest award possible for high school athletes across the country. A selection committee goes through a lengthy process to determine the winner of the Gatorade High School Player of the Year awards across the United States in numerous […]
Southern Columbia: State Championship Preview
December 6, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Tigers looking for record 9th title By: Dave Fegley (12-6-18) Southern Columbia comes in to Friday afternoon’s PIAA Class 2A State Championship matchup against Wilmington as the heavy favorite, but head coach Jim Roth knows that talk is cheap. “All that really matter is taking care of business on the field. What people say from […]
Southern Wipes Away West Catholic
December 1, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Tigers set to appear in their 17th state final By Dave Fegley (11-30-18) If you are accustom to Southern Columbia football, then there isn’t much that can be said about the state’s top ranked team in a dominant win over West Catholic. The Tigers simply came out and did what they do best. The defense […]
Southern Squashes York Catholic
November 25, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Four Tigers eclipse 100 yards in the win By: Dave Fegley (11-25-18) With a history book filled more than a stuffed stomach after Thanksgiving dinner, Southern Columbia found a way to somehow add another record to their already jam-packed legacy. In Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A Quarterfinal win over York Catholic, the Tigers had two sets […]
Tigers Terminate Tornadoes For Title
November 18, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia wins another D4 Crown By: Dave Fegley (11-18-18) Two things have become almost certain over the past three decades in November if you are associated with Southern Columbia football. Thanksgiving and a District IV Championship. For a record 26th time in the past 28 years, the Tigers captured a District crown. In the […]
Fleming’s Record Night Carries Tigers
November 11, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia takes down Troy By: Dave Fegley (11-11-18) The only thing that caught Julian Fleming off guard in Saturday night’s District IV 2A semi-final dominant win over Troy was when I broke the news to him that he was the new District IV all-time leading receiver in yards and touchdowns. “Well yeah that is […]
Red Tornadoes Run Past Panthers
November 11, 2018 | Dave Fegley
MCA gets anticipated rematch with SCA By: Dave Fegley (11-11-18) Mount Carmel Area has earned a chance next week to take down the state’s top ranked Southern Columbia Tigers after defeating North Penn-Mansfield 34-14 in a rare Saturday afternoon clash. “The first half didn’t really go our way. The 1:00 start time was a little […]
Tigers Eradicate Eagles
November 3, 2018 | Dave Fegley
SCA set the tone from the get-go By: Dave Fegley (11-3-18) There were two factors that Southern Columbia had to deal with to open their playoff run in defending last year’s state championship. An atypical Line Mountain squad with just four wins on the season and even worse, the weather. In a District IV AA […]
No Surprise, Southern Columbia Undefeated Again
October 27, 2018 | Dave Fegley
PHAC Champs collide to close out regular season By: Dave Fegley (10-27-18) The last time Southern Columbia lost a regular season football game was 2,557 days ago. That number will continue to rise as the Tigers won a 71st consecutive regular season game to finish out the regular season against the PHAC Division 2 Champion […]
Tigers Smash Spartans
October 20, 2018 | Dave Fegley
7th straight PHAC title for SCA (10-20-18) When a bar is set at the highest level possible, the journey along the way can sometimes be overlooked. Jim Roth’s Southern Columbia Tigers won their seventh consecutive PHAC divisional title on Friday night after cruising to victory against Hughesville. “The main goal is making sure you are as healthy […]
69 Points For 69th SCA Win
October 13, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Haladay sets new Tiger tackle record Dave Fegley (10-13-18) Going back to the first time Southern Columbia and Shikellamy played each other, nobody would have ever thought that the next time the two teams met the Tigers would ever be in this position. After scoring 69 points in a complete demolition of Shikellamy by a […]
Garcia Hits Two Milestones in Victory
October 6, 2018 | Dave Fegley
SCA junior reaches Mount “Rush”more By: Dave Fegley (10-6-18) Southern Columbia running back Gaige Garcia has now found himself in elite company in the historic Tiger Program. In Friday night’s 62-7 home win over Jersey Shore, the junior became the fourth running back in school history to rush for 5,000 yards in a career. “I knew […]
Injuries Unfortunately Part of the Game
September 29, 2018 | Dave Fegley
In Friday night’s game at South Williamsport, fans learned how violent of a game football can be first hand. South Williamsport punter, Zach Miller was hit on a play trying to pick up a first down after a bad snap. The sophomore took a shot from Southern Columbia linebacker Cal Haladay. The Mounties fans were […]
Fleming Reaches 3K in Tigers Win
September 29, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Garcia scored 5 times against Mounties By: Dave Fegley (9-29-18) For as magnificent of offensive weapons as Julian Fleming and Gaige Garcia have been to this point of their careers, the Southern Columbia juniors continue to find even more ways to shine each week. On Friday night, the duo helped guide the Tigers to a dominant […]
Milestone Victory for Southern Columbia
September 22, 2018 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Blue Jays for 500th Win By: Dave Fegley (9-22-18) Southern Columbia’s victory Friday night on the road against Central Columbia was a milestone for the program. The Tigers defeated their cross-county rival 54-27 to pick up the school’s 500th victory. Despite the fact that the final score appeared to be another typical Tiger cruise control […]
