Breaking News

Southern Columbia at Jersey Shore preview

Southern PPG—40.8, PPA—15.1; YPG—448.1, YPA—201.8 Southern notes: Southern (7-1) is doing Southern things against this year and its lone loss was a one-point thriller three weeks ago at Mount Carmel. The defending District 4 Class AA state champions are seeking their ninth state ...

Muncy at Athens preview

Muncy PPG—27.6, PPA—10.9; YPG—297.4, YPA—212.6 Muncy notes: Muncy (5-3) has won consecutive games, allowing just six points in those contests. It also has held those last two opponents scoreless for seven straight quarters. The defense has held six opponents to 14 or fewer points ...

Around the area: Week 9

Lewisburg at Milton Both teams in this rivalry showdown need wins tonight and each has shown a lot of explosiveness the last few weeks, making this potentially one of the district’s most exciting games this weekend. Lewisburg (4-4) is hoping to improve its District 4 Class AAA playoff seeding and stay in the hunt for a home playoff game, while Milton needs to rally past Selinsgrove for the final spot in the District 4 Class AAAA playoff field. Lewisburg lost for the first time in four weeks last Friday, but nearly handed Bloomsburg its first loss, dropping a 36-32 thriller. The ...

Beating Berwick has Williamsport remaining No. 1 in power rankings

1. Williamsport (6-2): Tevin Williams went over 4,000 career yards last Friday at Berwick. The junior quarterback has accumulated 4,172 yards and two touchdowns in his first 29 high school games. Williams also has topped 2,000 passing yards and 1,400 rushing yards. 2. Montgomery (7-1): Senior ...

Defense carries Athens to tough shutout win over Muncy

ATHENS — The Wildcats failed to reach double-digit points Friday for the first time in a regular-season game in more than two years. It didn’t matter. The Athens defense, as it has done time and time again this season, came up big at home against Muncy. Forcing five turnovers and earning three sacks throughout the night, the Wildcats pitched their fifth shutout of the season in a 9-0 win over the Indians. Athens has shut out four straight opponents, not having given up a single point since September. “They’ve been (awesome) most of the season,” Athens head coach Shawn ...

Matt Campbell still riding with Becht at quarterback

Following Penn State’s loss to Michigan on Saturday, Matt Campbell reiterated his confidence in starting quarterback Rocco Becht. Three days later, that hasn’t changed. Campbell was asked about his quarterback situation during a brief press availability on Tuesday, and he made it clear ...