PA Football News Archives
November 2022
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.
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.
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