HS Football: Week 4 review, Schuylkill-Colonial scores, standings
Blue Mountain's Reese Miller brings down a Northwestern Lehigh ballcarrier during Friday's game in New Tripoli (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).
A pair of wild games highlighted the Week 4 slate as Northwestern Lehigh and Williams Valley remained undefeated with dramatic wins.
The defending PIAA Class 3A state champion Tigers fended off Blue Mountain in a Red Division game, winning 34-28.
Williams Valley, meanwhile, outgunned Minersville 43-40 in a Blue Division shootout to move to 4-0.
The Tigers and Vikings are joined by Palisades, Notre Dame-Green Pond, Marian and Schuylkill Haven at 4-0.
STILL WINLESS: Five Schuylkill-Colonial teams are still in search of their first victories: Bangor, Wilson Area, Mahanoy Area, Pine Grove and Shenandoah Valley. That number will be reducted by at least one after Week 5 as Pine Grove visits Shenandoah Valley.
THIS WEEK’S BIG GAMES: Minersville treks to Schuylkill Haven in a Thursday night thriller at Rotary Field in the Blue Division, while Williams Valley visits Tri-Valley in their annual rivalry game. In the Red Division, Northwestern Lehigh visits Lehighton, while Pottsville travels to Southern Lehigh. In the White Division, Palisades faces Pen Argyl on Saturday, while Notre Dame-Green Pond takes on Catasauqua.
Here’s a look at the Schuylkill-Colonial standings after Week 4
Schuylkill-Colonial Football Standings
| *** Standings for games played through Saturday, Sept. 13 *** | ||||
| Red Division | ||||
| Team | League | Overall | Last Week’s game | This week’s opponent |
| Southern Lehigh | 3-0 | 4-0 | W, North Schuylkill, 34-14 | Pottsville |
| Northwestern Lehigh | 2-0 | 4-0 | W, Blue Mountain, 34-28 | at Lehighton |
| Pottsville | 2-1 | 2-2 | W, Bangor, 44-13 | at Southern Lehigh |
| Lehighton | 1-1 | 2-2 | W, Palmerton, 35-0 | NW Lehigh |
| North Schuylkill | 1-1 | 2-2 | L, Southern Lehigh, 14-34 | Jim Thorpe |
| Blue Mountain | 1-2 | 1-3 | L, NW Lehigh, 28-34 | at Bangor |
| Jim Thorpe | 1-2 | 2-2 | W, Tamaqua, 35-27 | at North Schuylkill |
| Tamaqua | 1-2 | 1-3 | L, Jim Thorpe, 27-35 | Salisbury |
| Bangor | 0-3 | 0-4 | L, Pottsville, 13-44 | Blue Mountain |
| White Division | ||||
| Palisades | 3-0 | 4-0 | W, Northern Lehigh, 28-14 | at Pen Argyl (Sat) |
| Notre Dame-Green Pond | 2-0 | 4-0 | W, Saucon Valley, 55-13 | at Catasauqua |
| Catasauqua | 2-1 | 3-1 | W, Salisbury, 33-7 | Notre Dame-GP |
| Pen Argyl | 2-1 | 3-1 | W, Wilson Area, 35-13 | Palisades (Sat) |
| Northern Lehigh | 1-1 | 2-2 | L, Palisades, 14-28 | Palmerton |
| Palmerton | 1-1 | 1-3 | L, Lehighton, 0-35 | at Northern Lehigh |
| Salisbury | 1-2 | 2-2 | L, Catasauqua, 7-33 | at Tamaqua |
| Saucon Valley | 0-3 | 1-3 | L, Notre Dame-GP, 13-55 | at Wilson (Sat) |
| Wilson Area | 0-3 | 0-4 | L, Pen Argyl, 13-35 | Saucon Valley (Sat) |
| Blue Division | ||||
| Marian | 3-0 | 4-0 | W, Shen. Valley, 34-6 | at Mahanoy Area |
| Schuylkill Haven | 3-0 | 4-0 | W, Mahanoy Area, 69-0 | Minersville (Thurs) |
| Williams Valley | 3-0 | 4-0 | W, Minersville, 40-43 | at Tri-Valley |
| Minersville | 2-1 | 3-1 | L, Williams Valley, 40-43 | at Schuylkill Haven (Thurs) |
| Tri-Valley | 2-1 | 3-1 | W, Nativity, 42-13 | Williams Valley |
| Nativity | 1-2 | 2-2 | L, Tri-Valley, 13-42 | Panther Valley |
| Panther Valley | 1-2 | 1-3 | W, Pine Grove, 21-6 | at Nativity |
| Mahanoy Area | 0-3 | 0-4 | L, Schuylkill Haven, 0-69 | Marian |
| Pine Grove | 0-3 | 0-4 | L, Panther Valley, 6-21 | at Shenandoah Valley |
| Shenandoah Valley | 0-3 | 0-4 | L, Marian, 6-34 | Pine Grove |
