Columbia hoping to take next step
Team: Columbia
Classification: 2A
Head Coach: Anthony Sottasante (1-9)
Coming into last year’s season, Columbia first-year head coach Anthony Sottasante was looking to bring some respectability back to the program. After the Crimson Tide won the District 3-A title in 2011,they went 9-22 over their next three seasons.
With some new wrinkles in the program last year, the Crimson Tide struggled through a 1-9 season in which they allowed an average of 38 points and scored an average of 18 per contest. Their lone win was a 41-27 victory over Lebanon late in the season. Quarterback Jason Price, who was instrumental in generating more than 2,800 yards of total offense last season, has graduated.
With a core of returnees who gained varsity time last year, the Crimson Tide will look to take steps to get in the thick of things.
2016 schedule
Sept. 3 — Columbia vs. Neumann-Goretti, at Maxwell Field, Wildwood, N.J., 4 p.m.
Sept. 9 — Columbia at Delone Catholic, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16 — York Suburban at Columbia, 7 p.m.
Sept. 23 — Columbia at Donegal, 7 p.m.
Sept. 30 — Pequea Valley at Columbia, 7 p.m.
Oct. 7 — Annville-Cleona at Columbia, 7 p.m.
Oct. 14 — Columbia at ELCO, 7 p.m.
Oct. 21 — Lancaster Catholic at Columbia, 7 p.m.
Oct. 28 — Columbia at Northern Lebanon, 7 p.m.
Nov. 4 — Kennard-Dale at Columbia, 7 p.m.
2015 results
L // @ Eastern York // 0-24
L // Delone Catholic // 16-39
L // @ Trinity // 38-57
L // Berks Catholic // 18-63
L // Donegal // 20-57
L // @ Pequea Valley // 27-6
W // @ Ephrata // 44-13
L // ELCO // 20-31
L // @ Annville-Cleona // 8-35
L // Northern Lebanon // 14-53