2024 Team Preview: Southern Columbia Tigers (4)

Written by: Dave Fegley on Thursday, August 15th, 2024. Follow Dave Fegley on Twitter.

Head Coach: Jim Roth

Assistant Coaches:
Andy Mills
Mike Johnston
Brandon Traugh
Wesley Tillett
Ardie Kissinger
Rick Steele
Ken Ruckle
Alex Carawan

Team Name: Southern Columbia Tigers

District: 4

Class: 2A

League: PA Heartland Athletic Conference, Division II

2023 Record: 15-1

8/25 Berwick Area (4A) 7:00 pm W 50-0
9/01 Shamokin (4A) 7:00 pm W 41-0
9/08 @ Loyalsock Township* (3A) 7:00 pm W 36-7
9/15 @ Lewisburg* (3A) 7:00 pm W 69-13
9/22 Danville* (3A) 7:00 pm W 40-17
9/29 @ Montoursville* (3A) 7:00 pm W 21-0
10/06 Central Columbia* (3A) 7:00 pm W 54-13
10/13 @ Mount Carmel Area (2A) 7:00 pm L 30-42
10/20 @ Wyoming Area (4A) 7:00 pm W 34-7
10/27 Shikellamy (4A) 7:00 pm W 55-6
11/04 North Penn-Mansfield (2A) 7:00 pm W 62-20
11/10 Mount Carmel Area (2A) 7:00 pm W 43-0
11/17 @ Troy Area (2A) 7:00 pm W 14-0
11/24 Bald Eagle Area (2A) 7:00 pm W 18-8
12/01 @ Dunmore (2A) 7:00 pm W 39-7
12/08 Westinghouse (2A) 1:00 pm W 21-20

Key Starters Lost:
Garrett Garcia – ILB/RB, 128 Tackles, 3 QB sacks, 1762 Rushing Yds, 28 TDs
Blake Wise – QB, 1214 passing yds, 10 TDs
Colden Bloom – DE, 57 Tackles, 4 QB Sacks
Carter Madden – RB, 851 Rushing Yds, 10 Tds, 9 Pass Receptions
Louden Murphy – RB/S, 1570 Rush Yds, 25 Tds, 12 P.Rec, 6 Tds, 45 Tackles, 4 Int
Gavin Krebs – LB, 44 Tackles, 4 QB Sacks
Jake Hoy – WR/DB, 34 Tackles, 3 Int, 20 Pass Receptions, 366 Yds
Kyle Christman – WR/DB, 22 Pass Receptions, 349 Yds, 3 Tds, 36 Tackles, 2 Int

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jude Bremigen – (Sr) OG, 5’10”-210
Dylan Stine – (Sr) OT, 5’11”-275
Brayton Lunger – (Sr) OG, 5’8”-250
John Quinton – (Jr) OT, 6’2”-230
Jace Malakoski – (So) TE, 6’3”-215
CJ Swank-Dworchak – (Sr) TE, 5’9”-185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Ethan Makowski – (Jr) ILB, 6’-230
Dominic Fetterolf – (Sr) ILB, 6’1″-220
Nate Gallagher – (Jr) OLB, 6’2”-190

Special Team Starters Returning: We must replace all our specialists except for long snapper John Quinton. We lost Isaac Carter, 4-year starter.

Key Newcomers:
Travis Wegrzynowicz – (Sr) WR/DB, 5’11”-165
Blaise Kissinger – (So) WR/DB, 5’11”-160
Brecken Reamer – (Sr) WR/DB, 5’11”-195
Joey Yankoski – (Sr) LB, 5’11”-207
Talon Piatt – (Jr) LB/RB, 5’6”-180
Brady Arnold – (Jr) LB/RB, 5’10”-160
Anthony Martino – (Jr) QB/LB, 6’3”-170
Ayden Hockenbroch – (So) QB, 5’10”-175
Jaden Carter – (So) DT, 6’3”-295
Braylin Smith – (Fr) OC/DT, 6’-245
Chase Williams – (So) DE/WR, 6’3”-195
Adam Barnes – (Sr) DT, 6’-225
Joey Williams – (So) RB, 5’8”-170
Brayden Andrews – (Jr) RB, 5’8”- 160
Ty Ruckle – (So) OC/DT, 6’-230

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Ethan Makowski – (Jr) ILB, 6’-230: 51 Tackles, 4 QB Sacks
Dominic Fetterolf – (Sr) ILB, 6’1”-220: 136 Tackles, 2 QB Sacks
Nate Gallagher – (Jr) OLB/RB, 6’2”-190: 26 Tackles

2024 Offensive Outlook: Offensively we must replace all the skill positions (except TE). Likely candidates are quarterback- Anthony Martino or Ayden Hockenbroch; running backs- Brayden Andrews, Joey Williams, Nate Gallagher, Grady Garcia, and Brady Arnold; wide receivers- Travis Wegrzynowicz, Blaise Kissinger, and Keagan Diehl.

We have five starters returning and four linemen. They are guards Jude Bremigen and Brayton Lunger, and tackles Dylan Stine and John Quinton. Also, CJ Swank-Dworchak and Jace Malakoski rotated at tight end. The development of young running backs and a quarterback will be keys.

2024 Defensive Outlook: We must replace eight starters. Dom Fetterolf (3 times all-state) will be our main leader at inside linebacker. Ethan Makowski (DE) and Nate Gallagher (OB) are the other 2 returning starters. Players expected to assume key roles are: linemen- Jaden Carter, Adam Barnes, Braylin Smith, Chase Williams; linebackers- Joey Yankoski, Talon Piatt, Brady Arnold, Anthony Martino; secondary- Travis Wegrzynowicz, Blaise Kissinger, Brecken Reamer, Kaden Zachman, Caius Morrow.

We need to replace some outstanding linemen but our biggest concern is an entirely new secondary. The play of a young inexperienced secondary will be a big key to our defensive success.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Preston Shadle will take over the place kicking and punting duties. Brayden Andrews, Joey Williams, and Nate Gallagher will return kicks/punts. John Quinton returns as our long snapper. We need to be solid kicking and punting the ball with a first-year player. The main goal is to have good coverage teams with inexperienced players.

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