Southern Columbia
December 2021
Southern State of Mind: Tigers capture 12th title @SoCoTigerSports
December 10, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Capture Record 12th PIAA Championship In Southern Columbia’s 20th appearance in a PIAA Final, head coach Jim Roth said this one was the most unique, just moments after the Tigers won their record 12th state championship. Southern scored 34 points in the fourth quarter to earn the Mercy Rule win over Serra Catholic 62-25. […]
Photos – PIAA 2A Championship: Southern Columbia v. Serra Catholic @SerraCatholicFB @SoCoTigerSports
December 10, 2021 | Sykotyk
Southern Columbia 62, Serra Catholic 25 PIAA Class 2A Championship December 10, 2021 – 1pm Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA For more, and larger, photos from championship weekend, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
PIAA Class 2A Title Game Team Preview: The Southern Columbia Tigers @SoCoTigerSports @gavingarcia_ @Derek_Berlitz
December 9, 2021 | Dave Fegley
The Southern Columbia Tigers PIAA District 4 – Class AA League: Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference – Division 3 Head Coach: Jim Roth Overview: When it comes to playing for a PIAA Championship, there is no program across the commonwealth that is more familiar. The Tigers will play in a record 20th state final on Friday […]
Southern State of Mind – Tigers Heading to Hershey Again
December 4, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers headed to record 20th title Northern Lehigh just finished off one of their three best seasons in the history of the Bulldog program. One win shy of making a second ever PIAA final appearance, the District 11 squad just so happened to run into the best program in Pennsylvania when it comes to championship success. […]
Southern State of Mind: Tigers Reach Another Eastern Final, Haladay Named All-American
December 3, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers Eat Up Rams It was the third consecutive season that Southern Columbia and Richland battled it out in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs, and it was the third straight time that the Tigers beat the Rams. In 2019, Southern’s once-in-a-lifetime team handled Richland at Selinsgrove. Last year, the Tigers pulled away in the second […]
Tigers Take Wind Out Of Tornadoes
November 20, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Garcia lifts SCA to 29th District 4 gold in past 31 years Gavin Garcia trails his older brother, 2020 Southern Columbia alum Gaige Garcia, by 27 touchdowns for his career. Well, after his four touchdown performance to beat Mount Carmel Area in the District 4 Class 2A Championship, the senior now trails the state record […]
District Four Round Three Preview
November 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As we roll into round three of the PIAA playoffs let’s take a look at some of the District four matchups for this upcoming weekend. A In Class, A Canton won District four last Friday with a dominating 45-7 victory over Muncy. However, they may have a battle on their hands this Saturday as they […]
District Four Round Two Playoff Preview @piaad4sports
November 12, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The 2021 PIAA Playoffs are in full swing and this week is round two for the District Four playoffs. Last week there were some close matchups and teams such as Jersey Shore and Southern Columbia that showed why they are ranked the number one team in their classification. Heading into round two there are […]
Tigers Too Much For Eagles
November 7, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Southern starts postseason strong against Line Mtn After starting the season 0-7, Line Mountain’s reward for winning their final two regular season games was a District 4 Class 2A opening round matchup against four-time defending PIAA champion Southern Columbia — certainly not the most fun consolation any program would hope for. The Tigers showed the […]
Breaking down the PIAA District Four Playoffs
November 4, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As the playoffs begin this week it’s time to take a look at the matchups and teams in District 4 that you should keep an eye on. Within District 4 there are many teams that have the potential to make a deep state playoff run. These teams include Muncy, Southern Columbia, and Jersey Shore. All […]
Southern Dominates Danville in Fog Storm
October 31, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Ironmen 55-3 in postseason tune-up Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth and Danville’s Mike Brennan have a long history of coaching battles while Brennan was coaching at Mount Carmel Area. With 13 PIAA Championships between the two, fans knew that each squad would come out with a plan to try and throw the other team […]
Tigers Terrorize Seals
October 23, 2021 | Dave Fegley
SCA rips off 42 unanswered second half points With the regular season winding down in the high school football slate in late October, Halloween is just a week away. Opting to not wear a costume, Southern Columbia tried to pose a fear into their upcoming opponents in a different fashion. Well, they actually tried in […]
Tigers Clinch PHAC Title
October 16, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Gavin Garcia scored 100th rushing TD As Southern Columbia built a 41-0 halftime lead against Hughesville, ultimately winning 41-7, Gavin Garcia joined an elite club of Tiger running backs. With 2:18 remaining in the opening quarter, the senior ripped off a 94-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 21-0 over the Spartans. It was […]
SoCo Finds Mojo In 49-0 Win
October 9, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers take out anger on Blue Jays Southern Columbia was expecting to leave Central Columbia with the only state record left that their historic program didn’t yet hold. Unfortunately, the 4-time defending PIAA Class 2A champions came up one win shy of tying the state’s all-time consecutive wins mark last Friday. This week, the Tigers […]
Spartans End Tigers Historic Run
October 2, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Wyomissing snaps SCA’s 65-game winning streak The football world was fully aware of what was at stake Friday night inside of Tiger Stadium. From a matchup standpoint, the game featured two undefeated programs that are looking to bring home PIAA Championships come December. From a historical perspective, Southern Columbia was looking to tie Clairton’s mark […]
Tigers Cruise Past Red Tornadoes
September 25, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Southern’s injuries didn’t stop winning streak Southern Columbia left their home turf with a 40-14 Mercy Rule victory over Mount Carmel Area last night, but it more than likely will be just the first of two meetings this year at Tiger Stadium between the rivals. “In the post-game handshake, the first thing I said to […]
Tigers Win Instant Classic
September 18, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Southern drives length of field to beat Wyoming Area The last time Southern Columbia lost a football game, one of their star running backs had to watch from the sidelines injured in the 2016 Class 2A final. Fast-forward to last night, 64 games later, and there was an eerily similar vibe floating through the air. […]
SCA Stays King of the USA
September 11, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Southern wins 63rd in a row to lead nation It’s hard to believe it has been twenty years since the senseless attacks on our nation that took the lives of many on 9/11. Those that were lost will never be forgotten. Fast-forwarding to present day, it has probably been forgotten as to when Southern Columbia […]
Garcia Headed to the MAC
September 5, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tiger senior picks Kent State Southern Columbia has started the season with two Mercy Rule wins (combined score of 84-0) as the four-time defending PIAA Class 2A Champions are now riding the nation’s longest active winning streak of 62 victories in a row. The Tigers offensive leader Gavin Garcia has picked up right where […]
Tigers Take Streak To 90
September 4, 2021 | Dave Fegley
SCA wins at Bloomsburg It’s not often that the winning coach seems less impressed than the losing coach in a 41-0 game. Then again, Pennsylvania has never seen a football program win 90-straitght regular season games. Southern Columbia went to Bloomsburg, and the Tigers defense led the way in shutting out the Panthers as Gavin […]
Southern Storms Past Berwick
August 28, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers win anticipated matchup against Bulldogs Around Central Pennsylvania to start the high school season it almost seemed like Mother Nature and COVID-19 had a pact. Last year the coronavirus tried to ruin the high school football slate, and 2021 started off with inclement weather around the Northumberland and Columbia county areas. At Tiger Stadium, […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Southern Columbia Tigers @Derek_Berlitz @SoCoTigerSports @SCATigers @gavingarcia_ @DFegs9
August 27, 2021 | Billy Splain
Southern Columbia Tigers PFN Page Head Coach Jim Roth PIAA District 4 – Class AA League: Heartland Athletic Conference – Division 3 Head Coach: Jim Roth Stadium: Tiger Stadium Season Stat Leaders Team Website: http://www.scatigerfootball.org/ @SoCoTigerSports PFN Rank: #1 Assistant Coaches Andy Mills (42 Yrs), John Marks (28 Yrs), Mike Johnston (26 Yrs), Roger Nunkester (8 Yrs), Andy […]
2021 PFN Player Profile: Derek Berlitz-Southern Columbia Tigers @Derek_Berlitz @SoCoTigerSports @SCATigers
August 13, 2021 | Billy Splain
Derek Berlitz Southern Columbia High School Class Of: 2022 Position(s): DE/TE Jersey#: 87 Ht: 6’2.5 – Wt: 247 Stats You’d like to Share: 60 tackles, 7 Sacks, 11 TFL 15 QB Hurries, 2 Blocked Punts, 1 FF, 1 FR Other Sports: Wrestling Awards: All State 1st Team PA Football Writers Class 2A All State Team […]
2021 PFN Player Preview: Gavin Garcia – Southern Columbia @gavingarcia_ @SoCoTigerSports
July 25, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Gavin Garcia Southern Columbia High School Class of 2022 RB/LB/FS Jersey #5 Ht: 5’8 Wt: 185 Other sports: Wrestling and track Awards: PIAA 3A Player of the year Twitter: gavingarcia_ 2020 stats: 1029 yards rushing with 18 touchdowns. Offer Sheet: Bowling Green, UPenn, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, Kent St, Lehigh, Navy, Harvard, Army Why do you […]
Roth Named MaxPreps Coach of the Year
February 6, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Four PA Players Named All-Americans A week removed from his football program being named MaxPreps Small School Football National Champions, a third consecutive national title overall including two previous from HSFA, Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth has been selected as the 2020 MaxPreps Small School National Football Coach of the Year. “Any success that […]
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