Southern Columbia
November 2025
Southern Columbia handily takes down Troy in District 4 Title game
November 15, 2025 | Lindsey Bennett
It was a tough night for the Troy Trojans; it seemed like everything that did was stymied and they had no answers against the Tigers of Southern Columbia (Click the link below to see the full video wrap up).
Southern Columbia Wins 600th Game
November 8, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Trump Panthers Southern Columbia is focused on rebounding from last year’s playoff exit. The Tigers took another step in the right direction on Friday as they beat Bloomsburg in their District 4 Class 2A semifinal matchup. Against a team they know more than any other, it was fitting that they reached a milestone in […]
Southern Beats Cowanesque Valley In Playoff Opener
November 1, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Indians in first ever meeting For a program that has had more success than any other in the state, one would think that Southern Columbia had to have played against every team in District 4 at this point, but that wasn’t the case. The Tigers welcomed Cowanesque Valley on Halloween for the first […]
District 4: Class 1A-4A 2025 Playoff Preview
October 31, 2025 | Davin Ridall
It seems like only yesterday we were preparing for the first week of the season. Now, Halloween is right around the corner, trees are losing all their leaves, and the weather is getting much colder, which means playoff time is here once again. The playoffs are where records are thrown out the window and where […]
Southern’s Special Teams Were Special Against Shikellamy
October 25, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win ninth straight game The last time Southern Columbia scored more than 60 points in back-to-back weeks was the 2019 season when the Tigers broke nearly every PIAA record imaginable on the way to winning Pennsylvania’s 2A crown. On Friday night in the final game of the regular season, Southern defeated Shikellamy 61-28 after […]
District 4 Showdown: Tigers Trounce Panthers
October 18, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Southern’s Garcia scores 4 times in 61-0 win Bloomsburg came into Southern’s stadium confident. After all, the Panthers and Tigers had identical 7-1 records entering the second to last week of the regular season. By the end of the night, Southern more than sent out a public service announcement to the gridiron world — “We’re […]
Southern Columbia Claims Division Title
October 11, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win at Montoursville 26-16 It takes a team to win, but Southern Columbia’s Blaise Kissinger highlighted the victory on both sides of the ball in crucial moments as the Tigers beat Montoursville 26-16. The win earned Southern the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Division 2 championship inside of Memorial Stadium. “We have been working all […]
Southern Secures 21-14 Win Over Mifflinburg
October 4, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Take Care Of Business There was one game in Pennsylvania that was undoubtedly the most intriguing in the state, and that game took place in Union County on Friday. Southern Columbia won 21-14 over Mifflinburg. Ultimately, the state’s 2A No. 4 ranked Tigers executed down the stretch to beat the No. 8 team in […]
Southern Defense Impresses In Win
September 27, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Tackle Ironmen 41-21 The objective was simple. Win and stay healthy. The Tigers won handily and escaped with just one injury that will be evaluated later in the week. “I was very happy once again with the way our defense played. They took care of business throughout the time that they were on 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 Columbia Wins Cross-County Clash
September 20, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers eat up Blue Jays 48-0 In the 30th straight win for Southern Columbia over Central Columbia dating back to well before any current player was born, the Tigers wasted no time to prove their dominance. By the time Grady Garcia scored with 4:18 left in the first quarter, to make the score 27-0, the […]
The STATE of PA Football: Live from Big Dan’s BBQ. Tigers, Panthers & Ironmen!
September 17, 2025 | Billy Splain
Join the PFN staff and special guest host Jim Doyle as they interview players and coaches from Bloomsburg, Danville and Southern Columbia. Join us live at Big Dan’s BBQ on rte 487 in Catawissa or watch live on CWTAP tv or Stream on PAFootballnews.com
Tigers Trounce Tornadoes
September 13, 2025 | Dave Fegley
SCA wins rivalry 49-16 On a night that Southern Columbia honored the 10th anniversary of their 2015 PIAA Championship squad that went undefeated with a 49-14 Mercy Rule victory over Aliquippa for the 2A crown, and a night where current Tiger assistant coach Josh Tripp was recognized for his courageous battle in dealing with brain […]
Southern Columbia Shuts Out Milton
September 6, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers dominate cat clash On Milton’s final drive of the first half, they picked up four first downs against Southern Columbia’s defense. The end result? A sack that ended the second quarter as the Tigers went into their home locker room with a comfortable 21-0 edge. Those first downs were hard to come by as […]
SCA Slams Sock
August 30, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Lance Lancers Southern Columbia obviously didn’t like the fact that Loyalsock won three years ago in the regular season against the Tigers. That year ended with the sixth of a record seven straight PIAA Class 2A championships for Jim Roth’s program. After falling to Wyomissing in the season opener for a second year in […]
Spartans Top Tigers Again
August 23, 2025 | Dave Fegley
Wyomissing wins against Southern 49-27 1981 and 2025 aren’t years to remember to start a season in Southern Columbia’s gridiron department. Why? The connection, more than four decades apart, on Friday that the Tigers found themselves in with back-to-back season opening losses was something Jim Roth was never a part of. The state’s most successful […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Southern Columbia Tigers
August 15, 2025 | Cody Brady
Southern Columbia Tigers Head Coach: Jim Roth Class 2A PIAA District: 4 2024 Record 7-5 Key Starters Lost Dominic Fetterolf – ILB Brecken Reamer – DB Travis Wegrzynowicz – DB Joey Yancoski – LB Jude Bremigen – OG Dylan Stine – OT Returning starters Ethan Makowski – (Sr) DE, 6’-225 – 38 Tackles […]
Into the night, Lindsey Bennett sits down with SCA Tigers Head Coach Jim Roth
August 8, 2025 | Billy Splain
The Southern Columbia Tigers are one of the most successful football programs in Pennsylvania and one of the best small-school programs in the country. Since the advent of the PIAA playoff system in 1988, the Tigers have competed in 22 of the 34 state finals, winning fourteen, including a state record seven in a row […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Southern Columbia OT/DT John Quinton
July 3, 2025 | Billy Splain
John Quinton OT/DT Southern Columbia Class Of 2026 Jersey #67 HT/WT 6’2 245 Other sports wrestling and track 1st team all eastern pa, 1st team all phac, press enterprise offensive linemen of the year Twitter @JohnQuint67 Coach says: “Our top lineman, 3-year starter, will be an outstanding 2-way player this season. Very strong aggressive player”. […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Southern Columbia RB/DB Brayden Andrews
June 27, 2025 | Billy Splain
Brayden Andrews RB/DB Southern Columbia Class Of 2026 Jersey #24 HT/WT 5’7” 165 lbs 2024 2,000 All-Purpose yards with 1,075 rushing and 20 Total Touchdowns Other sports yWrestling and Baseball All-Star in all 3 sports my Junior year Twitter @andrewsba_24 Coach Roth says “2 yr starter, Our top running back rushing for over 1200 yards […]
Troy Snaps Southern’s Streak
November 9, 2024 | Dave Fegley
Prior to kickoff, Troy’s cheerleaders held up a sign for the Trojans to run through. Due to the high winds, that never happened as it ripped.
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.)
Southern Ran Wild
October 26, 2024 | Dave Fegley
Tigers cruise past Braves Shikellamy has some early success in the aerial department, but Southern Columbia controlled the running game, both offensive and defensively, as the Tigers closed out the regular season with a 53-6 win over the Braves. Prior to kickoff, the seniors on the Tiger roster were honored for Senior Night. Typically, senior […]
Southern Beats Bloomsburg 53-28
October 19, 2024 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Run Past Panthers For being the closest school on a map for the 14x state champions, it had been a few years since the Tigers took on their Columbia County cat opponent. The Panthers and the seven-consecutive PIAA Class 2A champs hadn’t met since 2021 before Friday. On Bloomsburg’s senior night in the second […]
