District 4
November 2022
Southern Columbia reclaims it’s spot at the top
November 19, 2022 | Billy Splain
Southern Columbia forced four turnovers, Wes Barnes, (who missed the first meeting of these teams with injury) returned, and Southern Columbia’s head coach Jim Roth walked out of the historic Silver bowl with a win that may be more satisfying that many of the past Tiger wins, this one ended MCA’s undefeated season. Check back […]
History being made in Danville as Ironmen claim third straight District IV Title with 41 to 20 win over Loyalsock, QB-Zach Gordon throws FIVE touchdowns !
November 19, 2022 | Daniel Reed
History being made in Danville as Ironmen claim third straight District IV Title with 41 to 20 win over Loyalsock, QB-Zach Gordon throws FIVE touchdowns ! History being made was the phrase of the evening by players following the Ironmen’s 41 to 20 victory over a tough Loyalsock Lancers squad. It would the Ironmen who […]
Allentown Central Catholic Tops Jersey Shore In Overtime
November 19, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Allentown Central Catholic stopped Jersey Shore on 4th and goal from the 4-yard line in overtime to advance to next week’s PIAA quarterfinals with a 38-31 win.
Danville stays unbeaten, claim 3rd straight District IV Class 3A Championship with 41 to 20 victory over Loyalsock, QB-Zach Gordon throws 5 TD passes in win !!
November 19, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Danville stays unbeaten, claim 3rd straight District IV Class 3A Championship with 41 to 20 victory over Loyalsock, QB-Zach Gordon throws 5 TD passes in win !! Quarterback-Zach Gordon threw for five touchdowns in the victory, 2 to Carson Persing, 2 to Aaron Johnson, and 1 to Mason Raup in rout of Loyalsock. Running back […]
PIAA 4A Playoff Preview Allentown Central Catholic vs Jersey Shore
November 17, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (7-5) Coach Tim McGorry (3rd season, 22-11 record) Tamlin Ferguson and Matt Keyes have split the quarterback duties this season. Keyes started the year and is 40-54 passing and 354 yards 1 touchdown and one interception. Ferguson has finished the latter part of the season and has thrown for 538 yards […]
DISTRICT 4 CLASS 2A: Championship Preview
November 16, 2022 | Dave Fegley
MCA looking to take crown from SCA In the first go-around, Mount Carmel Area went to Tiger Stadium and defeated Southern Columbia 35-21. That ended a long losing streak for the Red Tornadoes in what has become District 4’s most anticipated rivalry. On Friday night, MCA will look to beat SCA for the first time […]
PIAA District IV Class 3A Championship Preview: Loyalsock Lancers at Danville Ironmen
November 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Back on September 16th, 2022, these two programs squared off in an epic matchup between two (3-0) teams, in the end, Danville was able to hold on to a 17 to 14 victory over the Lancers. In the win, Loyalsock put up the numbers to win, but would also suffer three crucial turnovers, by way […]
Forced Turnovers Lead Tigers To Victory
November 13, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Southern beat Troy 48-12 in D4 Class 2A semifinal Southern Columbia knew what it had to do on Saturday afternoon in order to keep their season alive, and the Tigers (9-3) executed their game plan masterfully. After a scoreless first quarter, the five-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions dominated the second quarter. SCA built a […]
Canton powers by Muncy, earns 2nd straight D4 title
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
Riley Parker awaits the snap before scoring his second TD Irony is a strange thing. The District four Class 1A title game was moved from Friday to Saturday night to avoid the heavy rains from the remnants of a hurricane. Saturday night in Muncy, It rained. What isn’t ironic is the fact that the rain […]
Loyalsock outlasts Mifflinburg in marathon, Jaylen Andrews goes off with 6 TDs
November 12, 2022 | Billy Splain
At the end of the first quarter, the PIAA District Four semifinal between the Wildcats and Lancers the score was Loyalsock 7 Mifflinburg 0, the Lancers had just stopped the “Cats scoring threat at the 4. Then something happened. Both teams started to score. They scored a lot. Davion Hill ran a lot (over 200 […]
Last Friday’s SCA Offensive Recap
November 12, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Southern dominated Line Mountain 69-6 In Southern Columbia’s unprecedented championship filled history, the most points they have ever scored in a game is 76. That mark was set on three different occasions. The first in the memorable 2004 playoff win over Pius X when the Tigers broke the national record for rushing yards, then twice […]
Defense Leads Jersey Shore To D4 4A Title
November 11, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Stingy defense led the Jersey Shore Bulldogs to a 35-7 win over Selinsgrove in the District IV 4A championship game on Thursday night.
Wildcats Knock Off Montoursville
November 6, 2022 | Ed Weaver
The Athens Wildcats are moving on to face top-seeded Danville next Friday following a 37-7 victory over Montoursville in the District IV 3A quarterfinals on Saturday, November 5.
Warriors Advance to D4 Class A Final
November 6, 2022 | Ed Weaver
The Canton Warriors defeated South Williamsport for the second time on their home field of the season, this time it was a 42-13 victory in the District IV Class A semi-finals on Saturday, November 5.
Selinsgrove Defense Pitches 30-0 Shutout Over Milton
November 5, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Selinsgrove’s defense shut out Milton 30-0 in the District IV 4A semi-finals on Friday, November 5.
Recap From Last Friday: Tigers Ran Over Braves
November 4, 2022 | Dave Fegley
SCA won regular season finale The final score of 42-14 didn’t paint the full picture for Southern Columbia in their dominant win over Shikellamy to close out the regular season. The Tigers quite simply did what they wanted, when they wanted, however they wanted in Sunbury on Friday night. “Whoever gets the ball, if we […]
District 4 Class 3A-4A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Billy Splain
It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated. With the majority of the teams returning to post-season play there are also a few newcomers this year as well. Below are previews for each game by PIAA […]
District 4 Class 1A-2A Playoff Preview
November 4, 2022 | Ed Weaver
It has been a very successful year in PIAA District IV football. In the district’s four classifications each of the top seeds finished their regular seasons undefeated.
Kotsko’s View of the Wyoming Valley Conference: Where Has The Time Gone?
October 27, 2022 | John Kotsko
Man, Week 10 already? It feels like yesterday that I was working on the Conference preview and getting myself ready for Week 1. With Week 10 comes the end of the season for some teams and for some, the season will extend into the postseason. It’s one of more interesting times of the season. The […]
Tigers Rebound With Win
October 23, 2022 | Dave Fegley
SCA waxes Wyoming Area 55-28 Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth knows a thing or two about football. After all, the 39-year veteran is sixth all-time in wins across the country while winning a record 12 PIAA Championships. After his Tigers defeated Wyoming Area at home on Friday, he started his interview by comparing the […]
Jersey Shore defeats Canton on the road
October 22, 2022 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
Jersey Shore came across a very tough opponent Friday night as they took down Canton Warriors, 23-0. The game was a close one throughout with both teams essentially pushing the ball down field in the run game. The scoring came out early by Jersey Shore, running their usual face pace offense ready at the line […]
Loyalsock holds off Troy in thriller 36-35
October 22, 2022 | Garrett Carr
Loyalsock had just taken a big right uppercut right to the jaw. One play after they appeared to have iced the game for good after a fumble by Troy on a squib kick that was recovered by the Lancers, Troy’s defense forced a fumble and Clayton Smith picked it up and ran it 50 yards […]
Eagles Too Much For Wellsboro (Gallery included)
October 22, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Two quick first quarter scores by Bald Eagle Area set the tone in a 35-7 rout of the Wellsboro Varsity Football team on Friday, October 21.
MCA Ends 14-Game Losing Streak To SCA
October 15, 2022 | Dave Fegley
Red Tornadoes beat rival Tigers 35-21 Fans across District 4 can say what they want, but the Southern Columbia vs Mount Carmel Area game has become the most intriguing rivalry since the two teams first met in 1996. Entering Friday’s week eight matchup between the two historic programs, the Tigers had won the previous 14 […]
South Williamsport Grinds Out 20-0 Homecoming Win Over Wellsboro
October 15, 2022 | Ed Weaver
South Williamsport racked up 391 yards in total offense, 336 coming on the ground, in a 20-0 shut out victory over Wellsboro for Homecoming on Friday, October 14.
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