Martin accounts for five touchdowns in Mifflinburg’s win over Central Columbia
MIFFLINBURG – When your running game isn’t working, you have to put it in the air. For some teams, that can be problematic. Mifflinburg is most certainly not one of those teams. Struggling to put together a consistent rushing attack on Friday against Central Columbia, Mifflinburg elected to throw it early and often, and its […]
Noah Dolbin leads the Nativity BVM to a 28-14 victory over Wyalusing
WYALUSING – Wyalusing’s offense looked pretty solid for most of its season-opening game against Nativity BVM on Saturday night. The Rams outgained the Green Wave 261-211 for the game and had success both running and passing. But Wyalusing struggled to finish its drives, and also committed some costly turnovers – three total, two of which […]
Shikellamy beats Central Columbia 21-7
BLOOMSBURG – Friday’s opening night matchup of Shikellamy and Central Columbia was of a pair of teams coming off dismal seasons in 2022 and looking to get off on the right foot en route to what will hopefully be more successful seasons in 2023. And while there’s still 90 percent of the regular season left […]
DISTRICT 4: South gets past North in Overtime Thriller
WILLIAMSPORT – Carson Persing finished his outstanding career last fall at Danville in second place in District 4 history in nearly all receiving categories, behind only Julian Fleming. In fact, Persing caught 24 touchdowns in his senior season, which broke the previous mark of 23 originally set by Fleming just three years prior, and sits […]
Danville falls in a heartbreaker to Wyomissing Area
DANVILLE – The last two seasons have ended for Danville in the state playoffs with lopsided losses. Two years ago, the Ironmen went to Wyomissing on a Saturday afternoon and fell by 30 points in the state semifinals to the Spartans, who went on to finish as the state runner-up. Last year, Danville lost by […]
Jersey Shore wins fifth consecutive District Title
JERSEY SHORE – Over the last decade, Selinsgrove and Jersey Shore have been able to count on meeting each other in the District 4 playoffs almost like death and taxes. For the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, the Seals and Bulldogs met again in the playoffs, and Thursday marked the eighth time that […]
Muncy Rolls to 54-6 Playoff Win Over Northwest Area
MUNCY – Winning isn’t easy. And Muncy head coach Sean Tetreault is going to make sure this year’s team and future editions of the Indians realize that. But one might be able to forgive Muncy fans for the thought that it is crossing their mind. With a 54-6 win over Northwest on Saturday in the […]
Mount Carmel Area defeats North Penn-Mansfield 60-20
MOUNT CARMEL – Letting an overwhelming underdog hang around can be dangerous. Better to start fast and not let the underdog stick around and gain any sense of hope of an upset. That’s exactly what Mount Carmel did on Friday. Fresh of its first undefeated regular season since 2008, top-seeded Mount Carmel made sure it […]
Amir Kemrer leads South Williamsport to win over Northwest Area
SHICKSHINNY – Friday’s regular season finale between South Williamsport and Northwest would determine who would be the third and fourth seeds in the upcoming District 4 Class A playoffs that start next week. And while both teams entered with similar records – 5-3 for South Williamsport and 5-4 for Northwest – the result showed that […]
George School, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech combine for 120 points in wild high school football game
ALMEDIA – The George School and Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech found themselves in an old-fashioned shootout on Saturday afternoon in Columbia County, and like many offensive shootouts where defense is optional, all it took was for one team to fail to hold serve to turn the tide. On Saturday, it was CMVT that blinked, as two key […]
Brett Nye throws four touchdown passes, leads Shamokin to 46-14 win over Greater Nanticoke
SHAMOKIN – Playing your best football at the end of the regular season is always ideal, and after Friday night’s performance, Shamokin may be headed for just that. Brett Nye threw four touchdown passes in the first half, shaking off an interception on his first attempt of the game to throw for 179 yards on […]
Troy dominates Northwest Area, 35-13
SHICKSHINNY – Heading into Week 8, Troy has started and maintained a perfect record largely through its ball control, ground and pound offense along with stout and stingy defense. That continued on Saturday night, as Troy stopped Northwest twice inside the 10-yard line, and those two missed opportunities proved key as Troy kept the ball […]
Warrior Run rolls to 41-6 win over Montgomery
MONTGOMERY – Warrior Run has made some outstanding strides over the last three weeks of the season. Just three weeks after taking a 22-game losing streak into its Week 5 game against Northwest, the Defenders picked up their third victory in their last four contests, as they took advantage of three first-half turnovers by Montgomery […]
Muncy is still unbeaten after topping South Williamsport 21-14
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – When two football teams are very evenly-matched, sometimes just one big play or one phase of the game can make a difference. Such was the case on Thursday as Muncy and South Williamsport battled through nearly the entire game about evenly. But after Muncy scored the go-ahead touchdown with just 1:38 remaining, […]
Mount Carmel starts fast and rolls to 60-0 win over Midd West
MOUNT CARMEL – Midd West and Mount Carmel are almost as contrasting of programs as can possibly be. The Red Tornados are Pennsylvania’s all-time winningest program, while the Mustangs’ program only just recently began in 2018. And while this year’s version of the Red Tornados has only been responsible for five of those nearly 900 […]
Troy routs Wellsboro 45-3
WELLSBORO – The promise of an extra day or two off from practice can be a powerful motivator for a football team at any point in the long season. Playing its second Thursday night road game in the last three weeks, unbeaten Troy had that carrot dangling in front of it for its game at […]
Big third quarter ignites Milton past Holy Redeemer
WILKES-BARRE – Scoring three touchdowns in a quarter while having the ball for under a minute isn’t a usual occurrence. But that’s what Milton did on Saturday night, and that 21-point third quarter opened up what was a close game at halftime and allowed the Black Panthers to run away with a 42-13 win over […]
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech beats Holy Cross 28-6
ALMEDIA – It’s not often that a high school football team gets a bye during the regular season, but in the rare occasions that it does occur, it can be quite helpful depending on when it falls. For Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, it was perfect timing, in more ways than one. With its lead back Toby Zajac […]
Warrior Run beats Northwest Area, ends 22-game losing streak
TURBOTVILLE – Warrior Run has had a tough last couple of seasons. After a historic 2019 season in which the program won its first District 4 playoff game before falling to eventual district champion Montoursville, the Defenders had not won a game on the field since that first-round playoff victory over Lewisburg in November 2019 […]
Mount Carmel Area wins battle of unbeaten teams, improves to 4-0 by topping Milton Area
MOUNT CARMEL – It was a showdown of two 3-0 teams on Friday night at the Silver Bowl as Milton faced its toughest test of the year to this point against Mount Carmel. And while the Black Panthers gave Mount Carmel all it could handle early on, the Red Tornados turned up the heat on […]
Troy Area overwhelms Wyalusing 44-12
WYALUSING – Jim Smith is not a huge fan of games on Thursday night. With the shortage of football officials, however, Thursday games are becoming a somewhat normal occurrence in the Northern Tier League. But with the way his Troy Trojans came out and performed on Thursday at Wyalusing, one wouldn’t have known what day […]
Northwest Area’s second-half surge leads to 45-12 win
SHICKSHINNY – There is still 70 percent of the regular season remaining. And while improvements can no doubt be made, particularly on special teams after Saturday, and the schedule will get tougher, especially toward the end of the season, through three games, Northwest is rolling. After winning their first two games by a combined score […]
Mount Carmel Area keeps rolling with 55-7 win over Warrior Run
TURBOTVILLE – Mount Carmel’s Week 3 game at Warrior Run on Friday had all the markings of a potential classic trap game. The Red Tornados were coming off impressive wins against good teams in North Schuylkill and Dunmore over the first two weeks of the season and had a potential matchup of unbeaten at home […]
Carter Hontz leads Northwest Area to 62–14 win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech
ALMEIDA – Just a week removed from snapping a 19-game losing streak and picking up its first win since 2019, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech did a complete 180 Saturday afternoon. After having just about everything go right for it a week ago, the Rams had nearly everything that could go wrong do just that this week against […]
Mount Carmel Area rolls past Dunmore, 42-14
MOUNT CARMEL – More times than not, a team that loses the turnover battle by two will generally lose the game. Unless that is, they do everything else right. Mount Carmel did indeed do just about everything else right on Friday against Dunmore. And that was more than enough to overcome three turnovers, as the […]
Shamokin holds on for 13-10 win over Lewisburg
LEWISBURG – Oftentimes, missed scoring opportunities will come back to haunt you. On Saturday night, Shamokin went just 1-of-4 in red zone scoring opportunities against Lewisburg, but thanks to its standout defense, managed to still come away with a win, 13-9, over the Green Dragons. “This was the game of missed opportunities. Good luck finding […]
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech snaps 19-game losing streak with win over Shenandoah Valley
ALMEIDA – Two years ago, it was Shenandoah Valley that carried a long losing streak into its late-season meeting with Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, and after a back and forth contest, the Blue Devils came away with a 37-34 victory to snap a 34-game losing streak and pick up their first win in over three years. On […]
Mount Carmel edges North Schuylkill 25-17
ASHLAND – Since the 2018 season, Mount Carmel has had two major monkeys on its back. The Red Tornados have only lost 10 games on the field during that time (not including a few forfeits during the shortened 2020 season). Astoundingly, nine of those losses have been to just two teams – North Schuylkill and […]
North Dominates South 36-0 in the District 4 Football Coaches Association Senior All-Star game
DANVILLE – Back in November, while playing in a Class A state quarterfinal at Danville’s Ironmen Stadium, the Canton Warriors forced six turnovers, including two blocked punts in the fourth quarter, to rally from a two-touchdown deficit and earn a thrilling overtime comeback win over Old Forge to advance to the state semifinals. On Friday […]
Canton Warriors Win Overtime Thriller to Advance in State Football Playoffs
DANVILLE – Canton was very nearly dead in the water on a few different occasions in the second half. Trailing by two touchdowns, the undefeated Warriors had Old Forge on the doorstep of taking a three-score lead twice in the second half. But, both times, the Blue Devils were turned away by Canton’s defense. The […]
Neumann-Goretti shuts out Danville to reach Class 3A Football Semifinals
LEHIGHTON – Neumann-Goretti used its size and speed to narrowly defeat an equally sizable and quick and previously undefeated North Schuylkill team last week. On Friday, just a day after a Thanksgiving day win over South Philadelphia in a rivalry game, the Saints did the same thing again, using their size advantage on both lines […]
Mount Carmel Cruises Past Troy in 2A Semifinals
MOUNT CARMEL – Mount Carmel is Pennsylvania’s winningest program, as it holds the state record for most wins in program history. So, when a program of this caliber set a new program record, it’s a big deal. The Red Tornados broke the school record for most rushing yards in a single season, surpassing the record […]
Montoursville Holds off Milton Area 17-14
ALMEDIA – The 2021 season will go down as one of resurgence and resurrection for the Milton football program. The Black Panthers put together their first winning season since 2012 this year, and last week, also notched their first playoff win since that same season. And while there will be time to reflect on that […]
Mount Carmel Rushes For Over 500 yards in 54-13 Win Over Bloomsburg
MOUNT CARMEL – Mount Carmel has put together several outstanding rushing performances this year. On Saturday, in the District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal against Bloomsburg, they added another chapter. The Red Tornados ran for 554 yards, including 290 in the second half, and the Mount Carmel defense bottled up Bloomsburg’s rushing game for the most […]
Jersey Shore Stays Unbeaten with Win Over Lewisburg
JERSEY SHORE – Back in Week 4, Jersey Shore ran an astounding 97 offensive plays in a 47-8 win over Lewisburg. That loss sent the Green Dragons to an 0-3 start to their season. While the Bulldogs finished their regular season unbeaten for the second straight year at a perfect 10-0, Lewisburg rebounded from that […]
Marian Catholic over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 39-8
HOMETOWN – Things can get down when a team starts a season 0-7 as Marian Catholic did this year. But the Colts didn’t let that start get them down and on Thursday night, continued to be rewarded for their persistence as Marian scored on five of their first six possessions and finished their 2021 season […]
Red Raiders win 41-14 against Rams
ALMEDIA – Montgomery is headed back to the District 4 Class A playoffs this year after missing out last year when the playoff field was reduced, and the Red Raiders tuned up nicely for next week’s district semifinal rematch against Muncy as they topped Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 41-14. Coltin Hans became the first receiver in school […]
Kohen Lehman’s five touchdowns lead North Penn-Mansfield past Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 41-0
ALMEDIA – Back in late August, North Penn-Mansfield opened its season by being dominated by a veteran Canton team – which remains undefeated through Week 9 – and it looked like it could be a long season full of growing pains for a very young Panther squad. But the Panthers have steadily improved through the […]
Mount Carmel starts fast and rolls to 68-9 win over Warrior Run
MOUNT CARMEL – Down its starting offensive backfield on Friday, Mount Carmel didn’t miss a beat, and the Red Tornados continued their torrid offensive stretch that they’ve been on lately as they tuned up for their big rivalry game against Shamokin next week with a 68-9 victory over Warrior Run. “Our kids have done a […]
Gavin Garcia leads Southern Columbia
CATAWISSA – Hughesville’s schedule certainly hasn’t done it any favors this year. So far this year, the Spartans have had to take on the state’s all-time winningest program and perennial district title contender Mount Carmel, defending district class 3A champion Danville – in a game that wasn’t on its original schedule – and on Friday […]
Northwest Area beats Warrior Run, 42-7
SHICKSHINNY – You are what your record says you are. While true, there can always be various shades of gray when it comes to a team’s record. For Northwest, they felt they are a bit better than their 1-4 record would indicate entering Friday night’s home game against Warrior Run, and the Rangers set out […]
South Williamsport over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 40-8
ALMEDIA – Having played their last game on Monday night due to the torrential rains last week that left their field unplayable last Friday, South Williamsport had to guard against coming out flat off a short week on Saturday afternoon at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech. The Mounties put that possibility to rest early, as South scored on […]
Jersey Shore shuts out Shamokin 38-0
SHAMOKIN – Leading by just two touchdowns late in the second quarter after Shamokin had at least partially slowied down Jersey Shore’s no-huddle hurry-up offense, the Indians appeared to have Jersey Shore’s big full pack, Hadyn Packer, stopped short of the first down at Jersey Shore’s own 16-yard line on a third-and-1 play. But Packer […]
Cowanesque Valley defeats Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 50-12
ALMEDIA – When a high school team accomplishes something that hadn’t been done while any of its current players were alive, then you know the program is making progress. With a 50-12 win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech on Saturday, Cowanesque Valley improved to 3-2 on the season. It marked the first time in the 2000s that […]
Canton shuts out Northwest Area 42-0
CANTON – Canton has gotten off to some fast starts so far this season, and has rode those quick starts to four lopsided wins entering Friday, with a 14-point win being its smallest thus far. That trend continued on Friday, as the Warriors scored on their first two touches of the game to race out […]
High-octane offense leads Jersey Shore to 47-8 win over Lewisburg
SELINSGROVE – In the memorable Super Bowl LI in which the New England Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit late in the third quarter to defeat the Atlanta Falcons, a big reason for their historical comeback was that they ran more than twice as many plays as their opponents, 93 to just 46 for the Falcons. […]
Montoursville falls to Mount Carmel Area, 21-7
MOUNT CARMEL – It’s the type of performance that would have made Woody Hayes proud. Except instead of three yards and a cloud of dust, it was more like six yards – 5.77 to be exact. That’s how many yards per carry Mount Carmel averaged on Friday, as the Red Tornados racked up 329 rushing […]
Danville’s Carson Persing Leads Team in Win Over Hughesville
DANVILLE – Having several athletes that are capable of making big plays whenever they touch the ball can help a team overcome shortcomings, such as having a new opponent scheduled on just 48 hours notice, leaving little time for preparation. That was the situation that awaited both Hughesville and Danville, as both schools had their […]
Defense sparks Mount Carmel’s 28-6 win over Shikellamy
SUNBURY – Undermanned and undersized compared to their opponent generally doesn’t lead to a great outcome in football. That’s what Shikellamy was compared to Mount Carmel on Friday. But committing four turnovers also usually doesn’t lead to good outcomes, and that’s what Mount Carmel did. Eventually, something had to give, and luckily for the Red […]
Muncy defeats Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 58-0
ALMEIDA – At any level, three touchdowns on three plays is impressive. That’s what Muncy accomplished on its first three possessions on Saturday at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech. But the Indians weren’t done there. Muncy scored five touchdowns on single-play drives in the game, and the Indians’ speed and depth were simply too much for an overmatched […]
