Central Columbia vs Mount Carmel – Game Preview and Prediction

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Davin Ridall | August 28, 2025

Its week two of the high school football season and once again we’re heading over to Blue Jay Stadium in Lime Ridge to take a look at this week’s matchup between the Central Columbia Blue Jays (0-1) and the Mount Carmel Red Tornadoes (0-1).

Some Statistics to Know

Week 1 Matchups

Central Columbia: 27-7 Loss vs Midd-West

Mount Carmel: 62-20 Loss at North Schuylkill

Week 1 Central Columbia Stat Leaders

Passing: #7 Josiah Hosler – 9/29, 181 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: #7 Josiah Hosler – 9 CAR, 27 YDS

Receiving: #4 Elijah Geedy – 5 REC, 130 YDS, 1 TD

Tackles: #53 Clayton Whitenight – 2 SOLO, 5 AST, 2 TFL, 7 TOTAL

Week 1 Mount Carmel Stat Leaders

Passing: #16 Gavin Marshalek – 6/11, 78 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: #6 Jaylen Delaney – 5 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: #6 Jaylen Delaney – 2 REC, 33 YDS, 1 TD

Tackles: #9 Max Karycki – 4 SOLO, 5 AST, 9 TOTAL

Last 10 Matchups

8/30/24 – Central Columbia (16) @ (43) Mount Carmel

10/16/20 – Central Columbia (1) @ (FFT) Mount Carmel

8/23/19 – Mount Carmel (23) @ (0) Central Columbia

8/24/18 – Central Columbia (13) @ (21) Mount Carmel

10/30/15 – Central Columbia (30) @ (60) Mount Carmel

10/24/14 – Mount Carmel (24) @ (17) Central Columbia

10/4/13 – Mount Carmel (36) @ (22) Central Columbia

10/5/12 – Central Columbia (14) @ (34) Mount Carmel

10/7/11 – Mount Carmel (33) @ (24) Central Columbia

10/8/10 – Central Columbia (0) @ (41) Mount Carmel

What to Know About The Game

In last year’s contest, the game was a lot closer than the score made it seem. Central Columbia was holding their ground and was well within striking distance until Mount Carmel pulled away in the fourth quarter, as it was only 22-10 heading into that final frame. This year Central Columbia has home field advantage and Mount Carmel is coming off of an embarrassing home loss to North Schuylkill where they gave up a whopping 62 points. The offense also seemed dormant for most of the contest as well. Central Columbia is also coming off a rather surprising home loss last week to Midd-West where they lost 27-7. It’ll be interesting to see how Mount Carmel’s offense performs against a much weaker team in Central Columbia. It will also be interesting to see if Mount Carmel’s defense can recover from the performance they put up last week.

Final Thoughts

Even though Mount Carmel is coming off such an embarrassing loss, they are still very obviously the better team in this matchup. We can also consider the fact that Mount Carmel has never lost to Central Columbia except for a forfeited game back in 2020. I think the Red Tornadoes come out on top in this game, although I do expect both offenses to perform much better than they did last week now that they’ve had some time to settle in.

My Prediction

Mount Carmel – 35

Central Columbia – 14

Game Information

Mount Carmel (0-1) @ Central Columbia (0-1) – Friday 8/29 – Blue Jay Stadium – Kickoff at 7 PM – Follow @DavinRidall_PFN & @PaFootballNews for game coverage