District 4

November 2022

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.

Danville flexes their muscles in Win over Berwick

October 15, 2022 | Mason Eddinger

#34 Cameron Kiersch Runs down the left sideline for a Danville TD The Danville Ironmen hosted a Berwick team that was red hot after a huge upset win over the Dallas Mountaineers. Danville shot […]

20-Point 2nd Quarter Helps North Penn-Mansfield Beat CV, 40-15

October 3, 2022 | Ed Weaver

A 20-point 2nd quarter aided the North Penn-Mansfield Panthers in breaking a 5-game losing streak and earning their first win of the season, a 40-15 win over Cowanesque Valley on Saturday, October 1.

Much Needed Win For SCA

October 1, 2022 | Dave Fegley

Tigers take down Warriors 34-16 The cliché ‘must win’ gets thrown around a lot in sports. Rarely if ever is it used at Southern Columbia in their football program. During Jim Roth’s 39-year tenure as the head coach of the Tigers, fans can count on one hand without raising a finger for how many times […]

Trojans Mercy Rule Hornets

September 30, 2022 | Ed Weaver

The Troy Trojans accumulated nearly 400 yards of total offense to improve to 6-0 following a 45-3 NTL Large School Division win over Wellsboro on Thursday, September 29.

Canton Shuts Out South Williamsport 50-0

September 25, 2022 | PFN Staff

Canton’s defense pitched their fourth shutout in a row as the Warriors defeated South Williamsport 50-0.

Danville Gets Redemption On SCA

September 24, 2022 | Dave Fegley

Ironmen handle Tigers 49-14 Earth, Wind and Fire’s hit song asked, “Do you remember the 21st night of September?” Although not exactly the date, Friday’s game on the 23rd is one that the Danville Ironmen will forever remember while the Southern Columbia Tigers hope to soon forget. What a difference a year can make. After […]

Black Knights Pitch 2nd Half Shutout, Down Wellsboro 41-19

September 24, 2022 | Ed Weaver

The Towanda Black Knights scored 27 unanswered points in the 2nd half to defeat Wellsboro 41-19 on Friday, September 23.

Late interception ends Vikings comeback, Loyalsock hangs on to win 35 to 29 !

September 24, 2022 | Daniel Reed

Davion Hill(RB-CB)-Loyalsock Lancers Fall has arrived as the night was cool, with a slight breeze in the valley of Williamstown. You could smell it in the air, a good high school football game was about to unfold between two schools that will have met for the first time. Neither team knew much about each other, […]

Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-5 !

September 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed

North Schuylkill Spartans(3-1) at Northern Lehigh Bulldogs(4-0) Last Meeting: Spartans won 56 to 42(2021) Streak: North Schuylkill has won (1) Key Player(s) to Watch: North Schuylkill – Jared Tanari(RB/OLB), Steven Davis Jr.(DE/T) Northern Lehigh – Austin Smyth(TE/DE), John Abidelli(CB/RB) Preview: Last time the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans was back in 2011 when Northern Lehigh won […]

Tigers Take Out Anger On Green Dragons

September 17, 2022 | Dave Fegley

Southern Blanks Lewisburg 54-0 Southern Columbia was well aware of the fact that they have to travel on Route 54 to take on an undefeated Danville Ironmen squad next Friday. They weren’t intending for a pun as they beat Lewisburg 54-0 in week four, but they will take it. The Tigers had a much better […]

Athens Breaks 1st Half Tie to Down Wellsboro, 23-13

September 17, 2022 | Ed Weaver

The Athens Wildcats broke a tie ball game with a pair of 2nd half touchdowns and two-point conversions in a 23-13 win over the Wellsboro Varsity Football Team on Friday, September 16.

Northwest edges North Penn Mansfield to remain undefeated

September 17, 2022 | Walter Titus

Northwest overcomes four first half turnovers for win, 35-21, over North Penn Mansfield Friday night to remain undefeated. The Rangers came into Friday nights game with just one turnover in their first three games, an interception thrown by Carter Hontz. That changed quickly in the first half as Cater Hontz would fumble 3 times and […]

Loyalsock defense slows high powered Ironmen, but Danville defense gets the win

September 17, 2022 | Billy Splain

Carson Persing hauled in an interception, a td pass and made a beautiful diving catch accounting for 71 yards It’s games like these every reporter and football fan wait for. The number two scoring offense in the state, Danville, took a trip to visit a Loyalsock team who is coming off a win over perennial […]

Berwick gets back to even with win over Williamsport

September 17, 2022 | Mason Eddinger

The Berwick Bulldogs took care of business to get back to .500, as they took down the Williamsport Millionaires handily. Both teams came in at 1-2, one would leave the game even, the other in the rabbit hole. (no pun intended) Berwick got off to a hot start as Drey Wilk took 2 quick […]

SCA Shocked By Sock

September 10, 2022 | Dave Fegley

Lancers left Tiger Stadium with 27-10 victory A lot has happened in the past 4,361 days. Barack Obama was early in his first term as the President of the United States. The founder of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, wasn’t yet assassinated. The iPad was only invented a few months beforehand. The San Francisco Giants won […]

Loyalsock hands Southern first regualar season D4 loss since 2011

September 10, 2022 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/

Loyalsock has set lofty goals this season and will continue pursuing them come Monday afternoon. But players always search for moments they can call their own; moments they will never forget. Those moments came Friday night in Catawissa. And Loyalsock owned them all. This moment, this game, this memory belonged to them and what a […]

Jersey Shore keeps rolling with resounding win over Seals