Dunmore vs Southern Columbia Football Rivalry

On Nov. 23, 2012, Dunmore won 35-29 on Friday night at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium in Peckville in the PIAA Class A first round. Dunmore was 12-1. Southern Columbia was 12-1. The Tigers led 7-6 at the half. Taylor Young scored after a fumble recovery, his second touchdown run, and the lead was 14-6. Mike Kolcharno returned the kickoff 44 yards, and Brandon Kujawski hit Josh Zilla for 37 yards on the next play. Kujawski found Zilla again on a tipped ball, and Kolcharno caught the two-point conversion. Matt O'Connor forced a fumble on the kickoff, Josh Sawka recovered, and Austin Seamon scored on a leaping dive. Kolcharno caught another two-point conversion, and Dunmore led 28-14. On fourth down, Mike Boland, 6-foot-5, blocked a punt and returned it 40 yards. Dunmore led 35-14 with 9:59 left. Matt Lupold scored from 8 yards to finish a nine-play, 65-yard drive. Joe Kleman recovered a fumble, Adam Feudale scored from 5, and Young ran in the two-point conversion. It was 35-29 with 2:09 left. Dunmore recovered the onside kick. Daiqwon Buckley finished with 126 yards and picked up 20 of them to run out the clock. In the first half, Boland, Jake Korgeski, and Seamon held Southern Columbia to 66 yards on 14 carries and two first downs.

On Dec. 1, 2023, Southern Columbia won 39-7 in the PIAA Class 2A semifinal at Harman-Geist Stadium. Dunmore finished 12-3. Southern Columbia was 14-1. Garrett Garcia ran for 193 yards and three touchdowns. Louden Murphy added 84 yards and two scores, and Carter Madden had 78 yards and a touchdown. The Tigers led 26-0 after the first quarter. They led 39-0 in the first half, with 308 yards on 30 plays. Dunmore had 18 yards on 23 plays in that half. Nicholas Donvito intercepted a pass, and later tackled Murphy for a 2-yard loss on fourth down. Domenic DeSando returned a kickoff 60 yards, and a facemask penalty added 15 more to the Southern Columbia 14. Danny Pigga finished with 58 yards on 11 carries, and 1,726 for the season. Ryan Mecca had 54 yards, including a run of 33. Thomas Bowen scored from 4 yards with 7 seconds left, at the end of a 96-yard drive.