Hughesville

October 2025

Panthers Dominate in 35-0 Win Over Spartans

October 4, 2025 | Stella Jones

Bloomsburg’s Defense crushes Hughesville The Bloomsburg Panthers delivered a dominant all-around performance Friday night, blanking the Hughesville Spartans 35-0 at Panther Stadium. It was a statement win for Bloomsburg, who controlled the game in every phase, piling up a total of 432 yards while holding the Spartans to just 73. The Panthers set the […]

District 4 Mid-Season Review 2025

September 24, 2025 | Davin Ridall

Five weeks of the 2025 season have come and gone, and there’s plenty to talk about so far around District 4! We’ve had plenty of parity so far, some teams emerging after years of disappointment, some teams falling short of expectations, and some teams doing a little in between. So if you haven’t been paying […]

Southern’s Defense Dominates Hughesville

November 2, 2024 | Dave Fegley

7-time Defending PIAA Champs Win 39-0 Southern Columbia isn’t worried about the four losses from the regular season. They are battle-tested, and the current Tigers know what is at stake. On Friday, at home, the Tigers dominated Hughesville in the opening round of the District 4 Class 2A postseason, winning 39-0. Southern’s defense limited the […]

Towanda Head Coach Jamie Wecker Interview

October 31, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett

PaFootballNews Caught up with Towanda’s Head Coach Jamie Wecker to get a rundown of the season so far and a look going forward as they prepare to play Bloomsburg at home Friday night 11-1-2024. (Click the link below to see the interview.)

Davis runs wild… Lewisburg over Hughesville 39-20

September 14, 2024 | Quincy Piper

“I’m feeling pretty good,” said the coach. “Being 4-0 is always a blessing, and while tonight’s game was a bit ugly, we figured out a way to get it done.” And get it done they did, winning 39-20 in a Heartland Conference clash. “The biggest thing was all the flags. We prided ourselves on not […]

PHAC Preview 2024

August 22, 2024 | Dave Fegley

Football Ready In Central PA There are plenty of storylines heading into the 2024 high school football season in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.Between the 19 teams, they are all excited to get the helmets on and go to work on Friday nights. Will the Tigers of Southern Columbia be able to keep their historic […]

District 4 Class 2A Playoffs: Troy 36 – Hughesville 0: VIDEO RECAP

November 5, 2023 | Matt Herring

The undefeated District 4 #1 seeded Trojans continued their winning ways with a convincing 36-0 first round victory vs. Hughesville at Alpron Park. Head Coach Jim Smith guided his 2A state-ranked #4 squad to their 11th victory on the season as they seek their first District 4 title since 2013. Click the video below for […]

Troy Cruises To 36-0 Win Over Hughesville In D4 Quarters

November 5, 2023 | Ed Weaver

Clayton Smith rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Evan Woodward threw for two scores as Troy defeated Hughesville 36-0 to open the District IV Class 2A playoffs at Alparon Park on Saturday, November 4.

The PHAC Mid-Season Report

September 28, 2023 | Dave Fegley

Teams fighting for division titles It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the 2023 high school football regular season, but as the saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” There is still time for teams to move up or down the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference standings, and some teams as expected […]

2023 PHAC Division 3 Preview

August 24, 2023 | Dave Fegley

MCA Is Heavy Favorite Mount Carmel Area is the clear favorite to win PHAC’s Division 3. The biggest question is how the other five teams will pan out in order. Milton had a strong season, going 9-2, but it would be huge shock if they were able to down the Red Tornadoes. The remaining four […]

Wisloski Highlights D4 Athletes on PFN Coaches Select All-State Team

December 31, 2022 | Ed Weaver

Southern Columbia’s Braeden Wisloski was voted the Player of the Year on the 2022 PFN Coaches Select All-State team.

2022 Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Football Preview Division 3

August 22, 2022 | Dave Fegley

PHAC Conference Preview Bulldogs, Tigers, Red Tornadoes Preseason Favorites With the high school football season approaching, the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference has a lot of unknowns heading into 2022 due to the loss of many talented players from graduation. The preseason favorites in each of the three divisions are all coming off of success from […]

2022 PFN Player Profile: Joshua Applegate – Hughesville

July 21, 2022 | Billy Splain

Joshua Applegate Hughesville Class Of 2023 Center, Defensive line Jersey # 71 HT/WT 6’1 220 Other sports Track and field Honorable Mention offensive lineman Twitter @Japple7164 Why do you play football? Throughout my career football has always been something that pushes me to become a better version of myself. It has motivated me to work […]

Persing becomes Danville’s receptions record holder, Ironmen get win number three @IronmenFball @carsopers23 @jjgabel52 @HS21football

September 12, 2021 | Billy Splain

Hughsville quarterback Joey Swink stood tall despite constant pressure (Michelle Benjamin photo) Justin Fowler stretched high into the twilight, snagging a well-thrown Joey Swink 29-yard pass. That highlight connection on a 4th-and-25 situation fueled a 13-play, 70-yard Hughesville touchdown drive Saturday night against defending District 4 Class AAA champion Danville. JJ Gabel capped that drive […]

2021 PFN Player Profile: JJ Gabel-Hughesville Spartans @jjgabel52 @CoachRainey1@HS21football @HHS_Football_

August 17, 2021 | Billy Splain

JJ Gabel Hughesville Spartans Class Of: 2022 Position(s): MLB, FB, RB Jersey#: 9 Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 225 Stats You’d like to Share: 107 Tackles(Jr.Year) Awards: All State Honorable Mention in Florida 7A Twitter: @jjgabel52 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football? I play football because I love the grind, I love that nothing is given in […]

2021 PFN Team Preview: The Hughesville Spartans @HS21football @jjgabel52 @Japple7164 @Ville_Athletics

August 5, 2021 | Billy Splain

Hughesville Spartans PFN Page Head Coach Howard Rainey PIAA District 4 – Class AA League: Heartland Athletic Conference – Division 3 Season Stat Leaders @HS21football Assistant Coaches Hank Rainey Tom Burk Jeff Heintzelman Seth Whitmoyer Ben Saar Boyd Hartman Jalile Best Josh Stutzman Dale Shrawder Jon Delker 2020 Season Record 2-7 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT […]

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 […]

Second half Hornets sting Hughesville, 28-7.

September 23, 2018 | Ed Weaver

Over the last three weeks the Wellsboro Varsity Football team have been a second half team. That trend continued as they earned their fifth straight win as they topped Hughesville 28-7 on Friday, September 21. The Hornets have only managed to score 14 points in the first half of the last three games, but when […]