Tag: Central Catholic

5 things to watch in Week 7: How will WPIAL teams approach late-season nonconference matchups?

October 13, 2023

The WPIAL schedule-makers gave McKeesport a nonconference game this week, which some coaches might dread this late in the season.

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WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Pine-Richland upsets top-ranked Central Catholic

October 7, 2023

Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night.

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WPIAL Class 6A, City League football roundup: Peter Gonzalez’s 268 receiving yards help Central Catholic roll to victory

September 30, 2023

Peyton Wehner threw for 365 yards and five touchdowns to lead top-ranked Central Catholic to a 49-6 victory over No. 3 Canon-McMillan (4-2, 1-2) in Class 6A football action Friday night.

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Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 4

September 25, 2023

Central Catholic junior running back Elijah Faulkner entered the Class 6A No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at North Allegheny as the Vikings leading rusher.

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Central Catholic makes statement, handles North Allegheny

September 22, 2023

There already were reasons to believe Central Catholic was the team to beat in the WPIAL, starting with a roster that’s heavy in major-college recruits.

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North Allegheny, Central Catholic are familiar rivals, but this No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash has different feel

North Allegheny’s practices were noticeably faster this week, said coach Art Walker, but the Tigers weren’t getting off the field any earlier. It’s just that the defense was working at a quicker pace.

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5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 4: Schedule pits No. 1 vs. No. 2 in top-ranked matchups

If a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup wasn’t enough excitement for a Friday night, this week also is homecoming at Peters Township, so football coach T.J. Plack had a message for his players.

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Strong defense spearheads Central Catholic’s shutout victory over Mt. Lebanon

September 15, 2023

Behind a quick start and relentless defense, Central Catholic won a battle of unbeaten Class 6A teams Friday in the South Hills, besting Mt. Lebanon, 49-0.

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Legendary Jeannette coach Joe Mucci among national high school hall of fame nominees

September 14, 2023

Legendary Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic coach Joe Mucci is among 50 nominees — players, coaches and teams included — for the second National High School Football Hall of Fame class.

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Trib 10: Losses shake up back half of high school football power rankings

September 13, 2023

Week 2 proved to be rough one for WPIAL teams that took home gold in 2022.

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