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Troy advances to 2A State Semi-Finals, rolls Bedford 42-16

LOCK HAVEN – All season long, and even going back the last couple of seasons, Troy’s offense has thrived on big plays. A big part of the Trojans’ success has been due to their ability to put up chunk plays and largely run away from their opponent on the scoreboard, oftentimes before halftime. On Friday, […]

Troy Blasts Warrior Run 59-14 To Claim First District 4 Title Since 2013

MANSFIELD – After ending one of the all-time greatest streaks in Pennsylvania high school football history last week by knocking off Southern Columbia, Troy had to guard against a letdown in Friday’s District 4 Class AA championship game against an upstart Warrior Run team that was making its first-ever appearance in a district championship contest. […]

South Williamsport holds off Northwest Area 21-14

SHICKSHINNY – South Williamsport has built one of the best programs in District 4 this side of Southern Columbia over the last decade plus. But coming off a state semifinal appearance in Class A last year, the Mounties had a massive rebuilding job to do this season, with the added challenge of moving up to […]

Warrior Run Rolls Past Central Columbia 30-12

SOUTH CENTRE TWP – Warrior Run was coming off a pair of very tough losses the last two weeks to teams they are battling with for playoff position in District 4 Class 2A. The Defenders dropped a one-point game to Loyalsock two weeks ago, then followed that up with a double overtime loss to Hughesville […]

Brosious sparks Bloomsburg to 39-29 win over Shikellamy

SUNBURY – Having entered the week in seventh place in the District 4 Class 2A standings in which eight teams qualify for the playoffs, Bloomsburg could ill-afford a loss to a 1-6 Shikellamy team, a 4A team that would give the Panthers some extra playoff points in the standings with a win. Things started well […]

Central Columbia Knocks Off Milton in Overtime Thriller 42-36

SOUTH CENTRE TWP – Having entered the Week 7 game on a five-game losing streak after winning its season opener back in August, Central Columbia could have easily folded at a few different times during Friday’s game against Milton, which was close throughout. In particular, the Bluejays could have folded after starting running back Ty […]

Bloomsburg shuts out Midd West 43-0

BLOOMSBURG – With about six or so teams vying for the last four spots in the District 4 Class 2A playoffs and them all being bunched together in the standings, Friday’s game against Midd West was of particular importance for Bloomsburg. Off to a 1-4 start to its season after dropping a pair of close […]

Columbia Montour Vo-Tech runs past Holy Cross, 24-14

ALMEDIA – Facing a fourth-and-17 from just over midfield with the game tied 8-8 late in the second quarter, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech coach Mark Varner, as he often does in such situations, elected to go for it rather than punt the ball away to Holy Cross. Having completed just one of his first 12 pass attempts, […]

Danville’s Bo Sheptock puts on a show in win over Milton Area 49-0

MILTON – As it seeks its fifth consecutive District 4 Class 3A championship this year, Danville’s schedule ramps up a bit in the second half of the season, with games against Southern Columbia, Mount Carmel and Selinsgrove dotting the next five weeks. So, it was important for the Ironmen to not only not look ahead […]

South Williamsport holds off Wyalusing rally for 21-19 win

WYALUSING – Even though both South Williamsport and Wyalusing still have half of their seasons still to come following Thursday night’s matchup and will still largely hold their postseason fate in their own hands either way, Thursday night’s game was an important one nonetheless in what is shaping up to a very competitive race for […]

Warrior Run pull away in 4th to beat Bloomsburg 38-24

BLOOMSBURG – It’s been a while since Warrior Run last started a football season 4-0. So long, in fact, that available records don’t go back that far. What is known for sure, however, is that the Defenders haven’t started 4-0 in at least the last 20 years. However long that may be beyond the last […]

Dylan Johns leads Wyalusing past Wellsboro

WELLSBORO – In a battle of attrition, it’s often the first team to blink that ends up on the wrong end of the result. That was what happened to Wellsboro on Thursday night as it hosted Wyalusing. After battling to a scoreless tie for over 44 minutes of game time, and both teams having limited […]

Canton Area wins back-and-forth battle with South Williamsport with late TD pass

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – Canton and South Williamsport have combined for the last three District 4 Class A titles, with each making a trip to the state semifinals in each of those years. And on their respective ways toward the state’s final four over the last year seasons, have played a handful of memorable contests against […]

Danville cruises to 54-8 win over Mifflinburg

MIFFLINBURG – Danville has very high expectations for this season, both in District 4 and beyond. The four-time defending District 4 Class 3A champions are not only looking for their fifth straight district title, but also hoping to take that next step in the postseason. Teams that have such aspirations generally don’t want to let […]

Hughesville beats Montgomery 14-7

MONTGOMERY – The line between winning and losing can be very thin sometimes, and that was no more evident than in Saturday night’s season opener between neighbors Hughesville and Montgomery. In what was a relatively even game, one blown coverage resulting in the longest play of the game just seconds before halftime ended up being […]

Braxtyn Brown rushes for 325 yards, CMVT dominates Shenandoah Valley 48-17

ALMEDIA – A lot of football coaches will tell you that in order for their team to be successful, they must effectively run the football. That adage is especially true for Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, whose offense is a ground-and-pound, slug-it-out type of system, rather than one that often makes quick strikes and generates a lot of […]

Central Columbia rushes for over 300 yards, defeating Midd-West, 41-0

MIDDLEBURG – Friday night’s season opener between Central Columbia and Midd West was a matchup of a pair of teams that managed just a single win between them last season. So, it essentially provided a golden opportunity for one of the teams to have an equally or more successful season that it did in 2023 […]

South Williamsport moves on to Class A Semifinals after beating Cambria Heights

WILLIAMSPORT – In South Williamsport’s two losses this season, the Mounties committed a total of nine turnovers. Over the last two weeks, the Mounties avenged both of those losses with wins over two-time defending district champion Canton and a blowout win over Muncy in the District 4 Class A championship game last weekend to give […]

Southern Columbia beats Bald Eagle Area in PIAA Class 2A Football Quarterfinal, 18-8

CATAWISSA – For the second straight week, Southern Columbia found itself in a grind-it-out battle on Friday in the 2A state quarterfinals. A week after being in a scoreless tie with Troy before scoring a pair of second-half touchdowns, the Tigers once again battled through a scoreless tie against Bald Eagle Area in the first […]

Garrett Garcia leads Southern Columbia to District 4 Title

TROY – Not many teams have the speed to match up with Southern Columbia. Heading into Friday’s District 4 2A championship game, Troy believed it had just that, and the Trojans had the numbers and the film to back that up. Unfortunately, Troy was never able to show it. A steady rain and muddy field […]

Danville Quarterback-Receiver Combo Sets Record in Win Over Lewisburg

DANVILLE – Difference makers are what separate the good from the great teams and are what can carry a team deep into the postseason. While there are still a few more weeks to go to qualify as “deep” in the postseason, Danville appears to have a few of those such difference-makers. Both Aaron Johnson and […]

Southern Columbia wins 62-20 over North Penn-Mansfield

CATAWISSA – A staple of Southern Columbia’s dominance over the years, particularly in its current streak of six consecutive state AA championships, is that it seldom lets an overmatched opponent hang around for very long. On Saturday night, as the Tigers began the quest for an unprecedented seventh straight state championship, that trend continued. The […]

Northwest Area over Bucktail 36-30

FARWELL – Friday’s District 4 Class A first-round matchup was sure to produce a first. Bucktail was hosting its first-ever District 4 playoff game, and just its second-ever overall playoff game, with an Eastern Conference semifinal in 2011 being the only other. It was also Bucktail’s first appearance in the District 4 playoffs since 2017. […]

Braxton Brown leads Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech past Montgomery 46-26

ALMEDIA – The Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Rams have gotten some big performances from junior running back Braxtyn Brown this year. Those performances have carried the Rams to some wins, but in other contests, a few breaks turned the momentum in the direction of their opponents, leading to some close losses. On Saturday, in their home finale, […]

South Williamsport over Northwest Area

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – You can count on less than one hand the number of teams in District 4 that have more wins than South Williamsport over the last decade. The Mounties have been one of the top programs in the district at that time, and guiding the program through that period has been one man, […]

Mount Carmel Area runs all over Shikellamy in 69-13 win

SUNBURY – Over the offseason, Mount Carmel installed a new offense. Although it still features plenty of the traditional ground game that the Red Tornado program has been known for over the years and it came following a very successful stretch over the last handful of years, there has no doubt been a learning curve. […]

Troy wins 51-0 over Northwest Area

TROY – Since the 2019 season, Troy now has a 39-11 record, and most of the Trojans’ success in that time frame has been a result of a strong ground game on offense. But this year, things are different for the Trojans. Although the running game is still strong, Troy now has a strong passing […]

Fletcher Good leads Cowanesque Valley to win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech

ALMEDIA – Turnovers, and specifically turnover margin, are often the most important deciding factor in close football games. That proved to be true once again on Saturday as Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech committed one more turnover than Cowanesque Valley, but also committed half of its turnovers at key points in the second half, and that ultimately ended […]

Mount Carmel Area dominates Hughesville in a 54-14 win

MOUNT CARMEL – Hughesville has never beaten Mount Carmel, but the Spartans were at least hoping to be more competitive against the Red Tornados as they came into the Silver Bowl on Friday than they have been in the teams’ last six meetings over the last five seasons. In those last six contests dating back […]

With running game in gear, Muncy rolls to 56-18 win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech

ALMEDIA – There are several reasons why Muncy has played in the last five consecutive District 4 Class A championship games, including winning three straight from 2018-20, and one of them is the Indians’ consistent running game and its deep stable of running backs. That depth and strong ground game was on display on Saturday […]

Mount Carmel Area shuts out Midd West 55-0

MIDDLEBURG – Beating a team like Mount Carmel is no easy task, even if a team plays a relatively mistake and turnover-free game. Illustrating that point, only four teams – North Schuylkill, Southern Columbia, Bloomsburg and Milton – have done so on the field since the 2018 season. But turning the ball over and making […]

Warrior Run Cruises to 54-8 win over Northwest Area

SHICKSHINNY – There are always teams that are better than their record may indicate. Although a team is what its record says, there are many variables involved. Warrior Run has been one of those teams this season. The Defenders played well but dropped a pair of one-possession heartbreakers to open the season. After starting the […]

Milton Area Rolls Past Holy Redeemer, 66-0

MILTON – Milton was coming off perhaps one of the biggest wins in program history last week in which it knocked off the state’s all-time winningest program in Mount Carmel for the first time ever. By contrast, Holy Redeemer entered Friday’s matchup 0-4 and as an inexperienced and overmatched squad compared to the Black Panthers. […]

North Penn-Mansfield beats Northwest Area 39-15

SHICKSHINNY – Four turnovers in a game, much less a single half of football, will usually doom a team. That’s just what happened to Northwest on Friday, as the Rangers fumbled away the opening kickoff, and then committed three more turnovers before halftime. And North Penn Mansfield took advantage of all four. The Tigers, which […]

Muncy’s Running Backs Deliver In Sayre Win

MUNCY – Muncy is a battle-tested program, having played in numerous big games over the past several years, including the last five consecutive District 4 Class A championship games. More recently, the Indians have also dealt with a few game delay situations in recent years. By contrast, Sayre did not even have a varsity team […]

Mount Carmel Area routs Warrior Run 41-6

MOUNT CARMEL – If Warrior Run can get its passing game going, then it has the potential to put up chunks of yards in a hurry. Mount Carmel made sure the Defenders weren’t able to do so on Friday night, as the Red Tornados recorded three interceptions in the first half alone, and four for […]

Davis scores four touchdowns in Canton’s 41-6 win over Wellsboro

WELLSBORO – Canton has been a bit of a juggernaut in both District 4 and the eastern half of Pennsylvania in Class A for the last two seasons. Coming off back-to-back appearances in the state semifinals, the Warriors lost several key players from those last two outstanding squads and are playing plenty of players with […]

Northwest Area routs Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 40-8

SHICKSHINNY – Northwest had to make a trip out to the literal opposite end of District 4 last week to open the season against Cowanesque Valley. The result of that game likely made what was an already long bus ride home even longer. Not happy with the result of last week’s game, the Rangers came […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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. […]

Blue Raiders topped Line Mountain 41-0

MANDATA – Tamaqua has traditionally been a running team. This year, head coach Sam Bonner would prefer his offense be more balanced with approximately an equal number of run and pass plays. But if quarterback Brayden Knoblauch plays like he played in Friday’s opener at Line Mountain, then the Blue Raiders might transform into an […]

Mount Carmel over North Penn-Mansfield

MOUNT CARMEL – Mount Carmel had reason to be concerned at halftime of its District 4 Class 2A semifinal against North Penn-Mansfield on Saturday afternoon. Despite holding a 157-58 yards advantage over the Panthers, the Red Tornadoes only held a slim 14-7 lead, as it was hurt by 72 yards of penalties, which included a […]

Montoursville defeats Athens 50-8

MONTOURSVILLE – Montoursville coach J.C. Keefer had some concerns heading into Saturday night’s District 4 Class 3A quarterfinal game against Athens. Playing on a Saturday for the first time all season, he had some concerns about how the extra day of waiting around to play might affect his team. Those concerns were put to bed […]

Muncy over Sayre 19-7

MUNCY – When a team turns the ball over seven times in a game, they almost never win, and that’s exactly what happened to Muncy two weeks ago at Sayre in a 28-14 loss. Muncy coach Sean Tetreault was fairly certain his team wouldn’t commit seven turnovers again, despite the poor weather and field conditions […]

Turnovers hurt Lewisburg in loss to Central Columbia

SOUTH CENTRE TOWNSHIP – With Central Columbia and Lewisburg in third and fourth place, respectively, in the District 4 Class 3A standings heading into their Week 9 game and with both having identical 5-3 records, the winner was sure to gain a leg up in the standings, especially with both squads figuring to be favored […]

Mount Carmel over South Williamsport

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – Over the years, Mount Carmel has developed a reputation as a ground-and-pound team offensively that will put together long, methodical drives and use its array of running backs to wear down the opposing defense. The run game is still the Red Tornadoes’ bread and butter, but lately, Mount Carmel has not only […]

Mount Carmel Area shuts out Hughesville

MOUNT CARMEL – When one football team is significantly bigger, faster and stronger than the other in a given game, the result is often lopsided. That was exactly the case on Friday as Hughesville was held to just five offensive yards and did not cross midfield until late in the fourth quarter as a bigger, […]

Southern Columbia over South Williamsport

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – Over the last eight years, it would come as no surprise to anyone that follows District 4 football or even Pennsylvania high school football at large that Southern Columbia has the most wins of any program in the district, which includes a pair of state titles. Likely not as many people would […]

Shamokin over Lewisburg

SHAMOKIN – There is an undeniable excitement around the Shamokin football program that has not existed in quite a while. That excitement has been building ever since the Indians’ thrilling comeback win back in Week 1 against Milton. And although the Indians dropped games to North Schuylkill and Southern Columbia, who are a combined 10-0, […]

Mount Carmel’s John Ayres leads Red Tornadoes over Jersey Shore

JERSEY SHORE – About midway through the fourth quarter of Friday’s Mount Carmel-Jersey Shore game, fireworks began going off in the distance outside the Bulldogs’ Thompson Street Stadium. The fireworks were a part of the nearby Antes Fort Fall Heritage Days, but they might as well have been the cap on a night full of […]

Shamokin over Central Mountain

SHAMOKIN – Both Central Mountain and Shamokin were looking to bounce back from disappointing losses last week as the Wildcats and Indians clashed in a Week 3 matchup at Shamokin’s Kemp Memorial Stadium. For Central Mountain, the Wildcats were looking for their first win of the season, after a respectable performance in a loss to […]

Mifflinburg over Hughesville

MIFFLINBURG – It has often been said that the best part about freshmen and sophomores is they become juniors and seniors, meaning experience matters. While playing several young players, Mifflinburg has taken its lumps over the last couple of seasons, going a combined 5-16 over the last two years. If Friday’s opener was any indication, […]

Bethlehem Catholic survives shootout

SHAMOKIN – The margin for error can be so very thin in the postseason in any sport. Football is no different and in a game where there were five combined missed PATs or two-point conversions and any one being made could have affected the game’s trajectory at any time, Friday’s Class 4A state quarterfinal between […]

Wyalusing over Montgomery for District IV Class 1A title

MONTGOMERY – Midway through the regular season and sitting with a 2-3 record following a disappointing two-point loss to Cowanesque Valley on Homecoming, first-year Wyalusing coach Jordan Clark never lost faith in his team, even if others counted the Rams out. The same could be said after the Rams lost four of their last five […]

Shikellamy over Athens

SUNBURY – Over the last several years, District 4 3A (now 4A after the class expansion) has been largely dominated by Selinsgrove and lately Jersey Shore, as those programs have combined to win the district title in all but two seasons since 2004. One of those two seasons was 2010, when Shikellamy won the district […]

North Schuylkill over Mount Carmel

ASHLAND – Backyard rivalries often produce close and exciting games and there are also the occasional classics. Friday’s Mount Carmel-North Schuylkill game would probably quality as all of the above. Looking to break a three-game losing streak to North Schuylkill, Mount Carmel raced out to a 20-7 halftime lead with an outstanding first half performance […]

Bloomsburg over Warrior Run

BLOOMSBURG – The Bloomsburg Panthers scored just seven points in a disappointing seven-point loss to Danville in Week 1 before being blown out by perennial state power Southern Columbia last week. So, the Panthers may have had some frustration build up due to not only the way they lost those first two games, but also […]

Jersey Shore blanks Mifflinburg

MIFFLINBURG – Coming off a District 4 4A championship last year, few had expected Jersey Shore to be challenged by Bellefonte in its season opener last week, much less lose. So, the Red Raiders stunning Jersey Shore last week may have served to get the Bulldogs’ attention. After a good week of practice that was […]

Muncy over Warrior Run

TURBOTVILLE – Sometimes, a football game can be somewhat of a ho-hum affair in the early part, only for the action to pick up late and feature an exciting finish. Except for the final drive, Friday’s season opener between Muncy and Warrior Run was the exact opposite. The teams combined for 28 points and 281 […]

Late TD propels Steelton-Highspire to 24-20 win over Williams Valley

SHAMOKIN – In a close game, particularly a playoff contest, it can often come down to just a handful of plays that can make the difference in a game. For Steelton-Highspire, it was three straight passes late in the fourth quarter of its PIAA Class A quarterfinal against Williams Valley. Trailing 20-17 with just 1:44 […]

Central Mountain over Shamokin

SHAMOKIN – The look on Pat DiRienzo’s face said it all. It was one of bafflement and searching for answers. By contrast, the looks on James Renninger’s face and those of his team were all smiles. Needing to win on Friday against Renninger’s Central Mountain squad to have any chance at staying in the District […]

Loyalsock over Mifflinburg

MIFFLINBURG – Earlier in the week, Loyalsock coach Justin Van Fleet remarked that he’d like to have a game when the outcome wasn’t in doubt so late in the contest – with the Lancers on top, of course. His Loyalsock team was coming off two straight overtime contests, including a double OT game last week, […]

Danville over South Williamsport

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – It’s anyone’s guess as to when the last time Danville and South Williamsport played. Available records showed nothing dating back to 1993, and South Williamsport coach Chris Eiswerth, who graduated from South in 1987, can’t remember ever playing the Ironmen. So, despite being theoretically quite unfamiliar with each other, both teams play […]

Warrior Run big over Muncy

MUNCY – Warrior Run and Muncy opened the year against each other for the third straight season on Friday, and Warrior Run’s 32-7 victory followed the same trend as the last two season openers, which were also lopsided wins. Two years ago, it was Warrior Run winning 29-6. Last season, Muncy ran for 272 yards […]

Lancers top Trojans, 40-21

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP – Troy took its option attack down to Lycoming County to take on Loyalsock Friday in a non-conference tilt that could end up having playoff implications when all is said and done. But instead of the Trojans running over their opponent as they have done to so many teams recently, it was Loyalsock […]

Montoursville shuts-out Central Columbia

MONTOURSVILLE – Montoursville certainly looked the part of a District 4 AA contender on Friday as the Warriors romped over defending Heartland Athletic Conference II champion Central Columbia by a 41-0 score and while Montoursville displayed plenty of positive signs, the Warriors just enough mistakes as well to give themselves plenty to work on in […]

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