Mount Carmel Area over Hughesville for first win of the season
HUGHESVILLE – Up until last year, Pedro Feliciano had never played quarterback in his life. But now in 2021, the junior finds himself starting under center for Mount Carmel, the state’s winningest program. And while the best is likely yet to come, in just his second career start on Friday, Feliciano ran for 115 yards […]
North Schuylkill’s Josh Chowansky has big night in win over Mount Carmel Area
MOUNT CARMEL – North Schuylkill, which enters the 2021 season as the top-ranked team in the state in Class 3A according to PennLive.com, relies on its up-tempo and fast-paced offense to wear opposing defenses down. So, when the Spartans and Mount Carmel were hit with a 30-minute lightning delay midway through the second quarter, that […]
Northwest Area wins big over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, 61-6
SHICKSHINNY – In last year’s abbreviated season, Northwest relied heavily on a single feature back, as its offense centered around its big senior running back in George May. If Saturday night was any indication, the Rangers will be spreading the ball around much more this season. Six different players saw first half carries, and for […]
Canton Area soars over North Penn-Mansfield, 48-7
CANTON – Canton has come up just shy of a district title in each of the last three years, losing to Muncy in the district championship game all three seasons. So, as the Warriors kicked off their 2021 season on Saturday afternoon with another veteran squad, getting over that hump is always on their minds. […]
HEADING TO HERSHEY: Wyomissing Area beats Danville 44-14
WYOMISSING – In the 77 years that Wyomissing has been playing high school football at its current home field, it took until Saturday for the Spartans to host a state playoff game. And though it could be just as long until Wyomissing or anyone else hosts a PIAA football playoff game again, Wyomissing gave its […]
Southern Columbia tops Richland, 57-30
ALTOONA – It’s been nearly two full years since Southern Columbia was seriously challenged in a game. In the 2018 District 4 championship game, the Tigers led Mount Carmel by just five points at halftime, 13-8, before Gaige Garcia returned the second half kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown, which greatly shifted the momentum of […]
Jersey Shore defeats Crestwood to advanced to the PIAA Class 4A Semifinals
MOUNTAIN TOP – At any level of football, and in any game of football, but most especially in the postseason, turnovers will more than likely be your downfall if you have too many of them. That is what happened to Crestwood on Friday as the Comets committed four turnovers and Jersey Shore scored off three […]
Southern Columbia beats South Williamsport 49-14, Wins Sixth Straight District Title
CATAWISSA – To most programs, a district championship is cause for celebration, along with receiving district medals and a trophy on the field after the game. But at Southern Columbia, unless one was told that Friday’s District 4 Class AA championship was indeed a championship game, it would have seemed like just another game to […]
Danville rolls to 7-1 after 43-0 win over Athens
DANVILLE – Leading 43-0 early in the fourth quarter and with the clock running due to the mercy rule, Danville’s defense faced a 4th-and-goal by the Athens offense on the Danville 4-yard line, with the Wildcats looking to at least get on the scoreboard with the outcome already decided. The Ironmen stopped the Wildcats at […]
Tigers win 49-7 in District Opener
CATAWISSA – The more things change, the more they remain the same. After a tumultuous year thus far full of uncertainty, things are the same as they ever were, at least as it relates to the District 4 Class AA football playoffs. Despite all of the uncertainty and unknowns, Southern Columbia being in a District […]
Cowanesque Valley erupts against CMVT, 67-12
ALMEDIA – A week after rallying back from a deficit for their first win of the season over Bucktail, Cowanesque Valley made it two straight wins to close out its season, and they did so in a big way, pounding Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 67-12. “It was nice to be able to carry that momentum over from […]
Chase Cavanaugh leads Loyalsock to 21-14 win over Lewisburg
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Shenandoah Valley gets first win since 2017, beats Columbia-Montour Area Vo-Tech School 37-34
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Canton shuts out Muncy
CANTON – In the bizarre world that is 2020, Canton held both its home opener and regular-season home finale simultaneously on Saturday night. Because the Warriors were forced to shut down for about a month due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the school district, Saturday’s game was just Canton’s third game of the season, in […]
Northwest Area falls to Line Mountain 47-20
SHICKSHINNY – When a single player scores four touchdowns before halftime, you know it’s probably going to be a good night. When you have a player run for over 200 yards and you outrush your opponent, it’s also usually a good night. Both of those things happened to opposite teams on Friday night, as Line […]
Big first half sends Montgomery to 48-14 win
ALMEDIA – After an opening night win over Bucktail, it’s been a three-week gauntlet for the Montgomery Red Raiders as they fell to Northwest, South Williamsport and Muncy the last three weeks, despite being in all three games at one point. On Saturday just outside Bloomsburg, the Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Rams were the unfortunate outlet for […]
Southern Columbia rolls over Hughesville 56-7
HUGHESVILLE – When you’re averaging over 20 yards a carry and have scored touchdowns on a third of your carries for the season, it’s pretty tough to improve on those numbers as a football season moves along. Yet, that was exactly what Gavin Garcia did Friday night with his performance at Hughesville as he ran […]
Bucks roll to 50-8 win over CMVT
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Late Touchdown Run Seals 35-28 win for Lewisburg over Midd-West
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Southern Columbia rolls past Loyalsock
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Red Tornados topped Hughesville 54-7
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Bloomsburg beats Mount Carmel 27-6
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Southern Columbia tops Warrior Run 67-0
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Mount Carmel tops Williams Valley 43-28
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Northwest Area wins second straight, drops Montgomery 21-10
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Bloomsburg turns in dominate performance in 34-6 win over Hughesville
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Jersey Shore football team dominates Shamokin in 41-7 win
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Southern Columbia Advances to State Title Game
SELINSGROVE – Richland managed to do something against Southern Columbia that no team had previously done this season in the PIAA Class 2A semifinal on Friday. The Rams scored in the first quarter on their first possession when Kellan Stahl hit Trevor Tustin for a 62-yard touchdown reception, tying the game 7-7. It marked the […]
Southern Columbia scores 42 by halftime in win over Upper Dauphin
SELINSGROVE – Most football coaches and teams aren’t interested in moral victories, especially at this time of the year. But those may be the only type of victories any team is able to come up with against Southern Columbia this season. Upper Dauphin, which entered Friday night’s PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal matchup with Southern Columbia […]
Southern Columbia Tops Mount Carmel 49-0
CATAWISSA – Southern Columbia head coach Jim Roth was very concerned heading into Saturday’s District 4 Class 2A championship game against Mount Carmel, which marked the third straight year these teams have met for the title. “Mount Carmel is a good football team and all (our guys) would hear is ‘you won’t have any problem’ […]
Montoursville claims 2nd straight district title with win over Loyalsock
MONTOURSVILLE – Montoursville’s plan heading into Friday’s District 4 Class 3A championship game against neighborhood rival Loyalsock was to jump out to an early lead and then hand the game to their strong running game and defense. The game went exactly as planned and the Warriors came away with a 42-14 win over the Lancers […]
Southern Columbia sprints past North Penn/Mansfield
CATAWISSA – North Penn-Mansfield coach Tom Dickinson called Saturday night’s District 4 Class 2A semifinal with Southern Columbia an “impossible battle” for his team earlier in the week. That description would fit nearly all of Southern’s opponents over the last five years. Although Dickinson’s Panthers walked out of Tiger Stadium with some respect and what […]
Montoursville football rolls to win over Warrior Run
MONTOURSVILLE – After Montoursville defeated Warrior Run 28-7 back in Week 4 in what was a one possession game in the fourth quarter, Montoursville spent the week of practice after that game treating it like it was a loss. “We didn’t play well, didn’t block well, didn’t run or throw well or do that great […]
Troy Wins 27-14 Over Line Mountain
TROY – Despite being a decided underdog heading into Saturday’s District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal at Troy, Line Mountain head coach Brandon Carson felt that if some things broke the Eagles’ way, then they would have a good shot at an upset. “I would have given us at least a 50-50 shot if everything went […]
Jersey Shore runs away with win over Shikellamy
JERSEY SHORE – Back in Week 5, Shikellamy made the long trip to Jersey Shore and came away with a 39-8 loss, which dropped the Braves to 0-5 on the year at that point. Since then, however, the Braves won four of five and three straight to finish out the regular season, which gave them […]
Central Columbia wins 24-21 in overtime thriller
LEWISBURG – Whenever a team never trails during regulation of a game but still manages loses the game, that feeling is arguably worse than being blown out in the same contest. That is what happened to Lewisburg on Friday against Central Columiba, and judging from the blank looks on the faces of the coaching staff, […]
Mount Carmel Area runs past South Williamsport 59-0
MOUNT CARMEL – There’s no such thing as a perfect game in football like there is in baseball. However, if there were, what Mount Carmel did to South Williamsport on Friday would almost certainly qualify. Mount Carmel racked up almost 600 yards of total offense and scored touchdowns on all nine of its possessions – […]
Lewisburg over Shikellamy 49-30
SUNBURY – Usually, when a team scores 49 points, including 42 in the first half, it means they were dialed in and ready to play. But following Lewisburg’s 49-30 win over Shikellamy on Saturday, Green Dragon coach Marc Persing was more concerned with his team’s inability to pull away from the now 1-6 Braves. “The […]
Southern Columbia routs Jersey Shore, 56-14
JERSEY SHORE – When teams win in as dominant a fashion as Southern Columbia has been doing this year, it can sometimes become nitpicky for observers to look for things that the team does wrong or for potential shortcomings. There were a couple of such nitpicky things that one could have gotten out of Southern’s […]
Green Dragons topped Bloomsburg 31-10
SELINSGROVE – It was one of the oddest, most unusual games that either team or coaching staff has ever been a part of. Bloomsburg and Lewisburg battled through two weather delays – one before kickoff and one near the end of the first quarter – totaling over two hours, but managed to get the game […]
Defense key for Bulldogs in win over Shamokin
SHAMOKIN – Jersey Shore was facing the possibility of two miserably long bus rides if they didn’t take care of business at Shamokin on Friday. In addition to the hour-plus ride back to Jersey Shore after the game, the Bulldogs are planning to take the three-hour ride to Philadelphia on Saturday to watch Temple take […]
Montgomery over Nativity BVM 14-3
MONTGOMERY – Slow starts have been a problem for Nativity BVM this year. And although Nativity coach Pat Mason didn’t want to use the short week and long 90-minute bus ride up to Eastern Lycoming County as excuses, those two things likely weren’t helpful as the Green Wave once again fell behind early and ultimately […]
North Schuylkill stages huge second half rally against Mount Carmel Area
ASHLAND – After being outgained 172-116 and having Mount Carmel possess the ball for over nine more minutes than them in the first half, North Schuylkill received the second half kickoff and started at their own 18-yard line. From that point forward and for the entire second half, North Schuylkill dominated, as the Spartans came […]
Cowanesque Valley defeats Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 20-8
ALMEDIA – Playing almost two hours from home, their senior quarterback knocked out of the game after their first offensive series, and being a young team made up almost exclusively of freshmen and sophomores, Cowanesque Valley could have easily folded on Saturday early against Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech. Instead, the Indians rallied behind second-string quarterback Tucker St. […]
Mount Carmel Area beats Jersey Shore 34-18
MOUNT CARMEL – Mount Carmel is the state’s all-time winningest program. Over the years, one of the things that got the Red Tornadoes to that point was a tough, hard-nosed running game, the type that is synonymous with the strong work ethic of generations from the coal region. This year, the Red Tornadoes are installing […]
Shamokin over Central Mountain
MILL HALL – The line between winning and losing can be very thin at times. It certainly was for Shamokin on Friday at Central Mountain. Taking on a team that it had defeated at home last year, the Indians overcame 15 penalties and three turnovers. They turned a Central Mountain turnover into a touchdown that […]
Mount Carmel shut out by Tigers
CATAWISSA – Coming off a dominating performance against a two-time defending state champion on national television last Sunday, Southern Columbia, a two-time defending state champion in its own right, picked up right where it left off in South Carolina in its home opener on Saturday night. The Tigers, who last lost a regular season game […]
Warriors top Red Raiders 46-7
CANTON – While most coaches will tell you it’s far more important how you’re playing at the end of the season than the beginning, a team’s performance at the start of the season can also serve to make a statement. For the second straight week, Canton made a statement as it continued to serve notice […]
Lewisburg over Central Mountain
LEWISBURG – Friday’s Central Mountain Lewisburg game looked like it was surely headed for the mercy rule after Max Moyers’ second touchdown of the night one play into the second quarter gave Lewisburg a 21-0 lead. Instead, the remainder of the game played out much more even than the first quarter or so. Although Lewisburg […]
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech over Panther Valley
ALMEDIA – Most of the time, games that are scoreless for three quarters will usually be considered dull. But Saturday’s season opener for Panther Valley and Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech was anything but. Both teams knocked on the door a few times throughout the first three quarters before the final quarter turned into a shootout, relatively speaking. […]
