Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

Allentown Central Catholic Vikings |
Head Coach: Rob Meloski |
PIAA District 11 - Class 4A |
Eastern PA - Skyline |
OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-7 | 0.364 | 2-3 | 0.400 | 3-4 | 1-3 | L2 |
08-17 |
vs. Bonner-Prendie (12-2) |
- |
08-23 |
vs. Trinity (9-3) |
W, 18-0 |
08-29 |
vs. Bethlehem Liberty (7-4) |
L, 14-15 |
09-06 |
@ Bethlehem Freedom (10-2) |
L, 15-49 |
09-14 |
vs. Pocono Mountain East (1-10) |
W, 35-16 |
09-21 |
@ Bethlehem Catholic (6-7) |
L, 0-27 |
09-28 |
vs. Emmaus (10-3) |
L, 6-38 |
10-04 |
@ William Allen (3-8) |
W, 37-22 |
10-12 |
vs. Parkland (11-3) |
L, 16-49 |
10-19 |
vs. Dieruff (4-6) |
W, 34-9 |
10-25 |
@ Whitehall (5-7) |
L, 0-35 |
10-31 |
vs. Pottsville (6-6) |
L, 7-14 |
Year One: Through the Lens of Ryan Scipio
December 15, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Year One with PA Football News My first year has been an incredible journey! From feeling overwhelmed during my first game to confidently seizing every opportunity and having fun, I’ve grown immensely. In the 2024 High School Football season, I covered an impressive 33 games. This experience allowed me to connect with a diverse range […]
Pottsville Slips by Central Catholic 14-7
November 1, 2024 | Cody Brady
Pottsville head coach Mike Brennan was concerned about size up front going into his team’s first round matchup against Central Catholic. As it turned out, the undermanned line held its own and the Crimson Tide outlasted the Vikings in a fast moving contest at J. Birney Crum Stadium Thursday night. Pottsville got the ball first […]
Emmaus VS Allentown Central Catholic – Photo Gallery
September 29, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Emmaus VS Allentown Central Catholic Emmaus went on to defeat ACC 38-6 on Saturday September 28th 2024. Emmaus (4-2) goes on to face Whitehall. ACC (2-4) goes on to face Allen. Emmaus – 38 ACC – 6 Twitter/X – @ScipScip
Allentown Central Catholic @ Bethlehem Catholic(Photo Gallery)
September 22, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic goes on to win 27-0 at home! Enjoy the Photos! @ScipScip on Twitter
Two Quarterback Look Spells Double Trouble for PM East in Central Catholic Victory
September 15, 2024 | Billy Splain
Guest Contributor: lsvsports.com Nothing sets the tone for a game quite like fumbling the opening kickoff return. Unfortunately for the Panthers, that was the first in a series of mistakes that kept them from what could have been a much closer game and possible upset at J. Birney Crum Stadium Saturday night. After Justin Williams […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition-Week 3
September 11, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Start of league play should separate the contenders from the pretenders over next seven weeks in the EPC. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will get down the serious business at hand of contending to make the post-season after the next 7 games. The first three weeks, EPC teams had the option of playing some teams from […]
Hollywood’s cutting room floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference edition-Week 2
September 4, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE EPC After two weeks of the high school football season the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, there are a few surprises that would be an eye-opener. First would be William Allen Canaries, after going 0-10 in 2023. The Canaries are 2-0 to start […]
Liberty Overcomes Early Miscues in Tight Win Against Central Catholic
August 30, 2024 | Billy Splain
special contributor lsvsports.comlsvsports.com Sometimes statistics don’t tell the whole story. On Thursday night at J. Birney Crum stadium, the only stat that mattered to the Hurricane was the final score. Central Catholic got the ball first and, despite picking up a first down, had their opening drive stall out at their own 35. A coverage […]
PIAA District XI High School Football Preview: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
August 19, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Some Realignment Set for The Eastern Pennsylvania Football Conference in 2024. Should make for competitive Season As we get ready for the opening night of the high school football season Friday August 23rd in the Lehigh Valley. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will look a little different this season. Per the EPC website the Lehigh, Northampton […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Golden Hawks the 4A Champs
November 13, 2023 | Guy Smith
The 12th week of the football season brought four championship games to District 11. Congratulations to our Champions: 1A—Minersville Battlin’ Miners 2A—Williams Valley Vikings 4A—Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 5A—Whitehall Zephyrs STILL GOING. Another apology in order this week. In listing the schools still playing this season last week, Guy somehow forgot Easton. Of course, they […]
Payback is Sweet as Bethlehem Catholic Captures District XI Gold Over Rival
November 12, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Catholic Overcomes Adversity to Romp in the District XI 4A Championship. WHITEHALL- Revenge Is Sweet! The last two times that the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic faced off with their rivals from Allentown Central Catholic did not end well for the brown and gold. In week 10 of the regular season, what has been […]
District XI Playoffs 4-5-6A Featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Foes.
November 9, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC GOLDEN HAWKS (6-5) at ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (9-2) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6pm at the ZEPHYR SPORTS COMPLEX, WHITEHALL DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP Bethlehem Catholic snapped a five game losing streak with a shutout of a very good Blue Mountain squad by a score of 14-0. The Golden Hawks opened up […]
Parkland’s Trey Tremba and Emmaus’ Mario Landino EPC South MVP’s as League’s Football All-Stars Selected.
November 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Parkland’s Trey Tremba named EPC South Offensive MVP as South All-Star team has been chosen. The rushing leader in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division, with 1,516 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 330 receiving yards on 25 catches and four scores, Trey Tremba was voted the MVP of the EPC South all-star team. […]
Allentown Central Catholic emerges Victorious from “Holy War” matchup vs Bethlehem Catholic
October 28, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Allentown – On senior night in Allentown, the Vikings of Central Catholic were more than what the Hawks of Becahi could handle. This long-standing rivalry game has seen numerous back and forth, or down-to-the-wire games over the years and this game looked like it could turn in to one of these early on. Becahi didn’t […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Rivalry Week
October 24, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The End of the Line for the EPC North and South As Rivalry Week closes Out the Regular Season Week ten is upon us in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference as we have reached the climatic end and the District XI playoffs will begin a week from Thursday with the 3A classification. But we will discuss that […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (Week 8)
October 17, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, October 13 5A Gateway (4-3) vs. 4A #9 McKeesport (6-1) Saturday, October 14 […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition Week #8
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Making the turn for home in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and only one team has clinched a spot in the District XI playoffs. There are just 3 games left in the 2023 EPC Football regular season, but so many questions still remain as teams try to qualify for the 4A, 5A and 6A PIAA state […]
Allentown Central Catholic vs Nazareth GAME HIGHLIGHTS 9/29/23
October 1, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Here are some highlights from this EPC matchup last Friday night in Nazareth.
Nazareth does just enough to get by Allentown Central Catholic
September 30, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Nazareth- In this mid-season match-up between two of the top teams in the EPC South, Nazareth got just enough out of their normally prolific, but this evening somewhat stunted passing game to grab the victory over the visiting Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic 14-7. The game began with the Vikings receiving the opening kickoff and […]
EPC Midseason Progress Report
September 27, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Here we are, finished with week 5 of the 2023 season and gearing up for the home stretch of what at least to me seems like a rapidly accelerating football season. Here in the EPC, the South Division is getting a majority of the hype with it being home to the only 2 remaining undefeated […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week#6 in The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As we kickoff the second half of the regular season so much yet to decide as the District playoffs lie in the distance. The Parkland Trojans have further solidified themselves as the front runners in the EPC South with a convincing win over previously unbeaten Allentown Central Catholic 35-14 that win came week after a […]
Parkland dominates 2nd half en route to convincing victory over Allentown Central Catholic
September 23, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Allentown- In what was to be a clash of EPC titans, the first half sure lived up to that billing. Parkland received the opening kickoff and after getting a first down on a Luke Spang (6 rush, 37 yards, 1 TD) rush were stifled on 4th down of the next set of downs by a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week 3 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 12, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Weather was the culprit last week that wreaked havoc on games in the EPC. Week three of the high school football season was marred by postponements and cancellations leading to rescheduling of contests in the Lehigh Valley. The week started with a Thursday night game between East Stroudsburg South and Pleasant Valley but the game […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week #2
September 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look to what is happening this upcoming this weekend. Well it looks like Nazareth, Parkland, Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic and Bethlehem Liberty are setting themselves apart in the South Division as they all improved to 2-0 on the season. The […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Opening Weekend.
August 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review pf this past weekend’s action in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and a look into what is happening this week. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK! The EPC will look much different next season as the North and South divisions will be replaced with the Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe divisions in 2024. Northampton, William Allen […]
Dramatic Finish In Allentown Saturday Night To Conclude Opening Weekend.
August 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
An Overtime Thriller Saturday night closes out Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Opening week. ALLENTOWN- In a weekend mostly filled with blowout wins by EPC South teams against EPC North foes, Saturday night the spotlight was on J.Birney Crum Stadium as the Northampton Konkrete Kids, in their last season a North Division team came into face state-ranked […]
The Greatest Games I Ever Saw Part 14 Best of the Best
June 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
(Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of Pennsylvania’s greatest games I’ve seen from the 1970s through 2022. All of these game recaps are from my memory, my notes, and some research which included newspaper articles from the Courier-Express, the Trib-Review, the Altoona Mirror, […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know ACC Lineman Braheem Battles
June 6, 2023 | Billy Splain
Braheem Battles Defensive tackle & left tackle Allentown Central Catholic Class Of 2025 Jersey #55 HT/WT 6’3 327 85 tackles 6 tfls 4 sacks 2 interceptions 1 pass break up 1st team all state , first team all morning call second team epc all star Twitter @BraheemBattles Braheem is a big, agile tackle and excels […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know ACC Safety/WR Nasir McLean
May 28, 2023 | Billy Splain
Nasir McLean FS/WR Allentown Central Catholic Class Of 2024 Jersey #8 HT/WT 5’10/160lb 151 Total tackles and 13 Total interceptions in 2 seasons Other sports Track 2nd Team All conference Twitter @nasirmclean8 Coach Rob Melosky calls Nasir an “Experienced Free Safety, Leader on the defense, makes all our calls, Division 1 AA – 2 player”. […]
Top Saftey In EPC Looking To Make Lots Of Plays In His Senior Campaign
March 2, 2023 | Jayden Huber
Nasir McLean (Saftey, Allentown Central Catholic, ’24) This safety out of Allentown Central Catholic is a ball hawk. The rising senior has been proving himself on Friday nights since his freshman season when he started at QB for Catasauqua. He played his sophomore season at Central where he picked off 8 passes. This past season […]
Quips heading back to title game after win over Allentown Central Catholic
December 2, 2022 | Billy Splain
It wasn’t pretty. But a win is a win. Aliquippa overcame injuries and penalties thanks to a defense that force two interceptions and shut down the Vikings nearly the entire game, coming away with the 31-10 win. “There was some unnecessary things that we were doing that will get you beat against a good quality […]
Vikings Rattle Off 50 Unanswered Points To Beat Meadville
November 26, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Four touchdown runs by Allentown Central Catholic’s Caiden Shaffer propelled the Vikings past Meadville 50-7 in the PIAA Class 4A Quarterfinals on Friday, November 25 at Bald Eagle Area High School.
PIAA Class 4A Playoff Preview – Meadville vs Allentown Central Catholic
November 24, 2022 | Ed Weaver
It’s East meets West in Centre County at Bald Eagle Area High School on Friday as the Bulldogs take on the Vikings.
Allentown Central Catholic Tops Jersey Shore In Overtime
November 19, 2022 | Ed Weaver
Allentown Central Catholic stopped Jersey Shore on 4th and goal from the 4-yard line in overtime to advance to next week’s PIAA quarterfinals with a 38-31 win.
PIAA 4A Playoff Preview Allentown Central Catholic vs Jersey Shore
November 17, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (7-5) Coach Tim McGorry (3rd season, 22-11 record) Tamlin Ferguson and Matt Keyes have split the quarterback duties this season. Keyes started the year and is 40-54 passing and 354 yards 1 touchdown and one interception. Ferguson has finished the latter part of the season and has thrown for 538 yards […]
In a Tight Low Scoring Contest Allentown Central Catholic Tops Becahi.
November 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Behind a Dominate Offensive Line Caiden Shaffer Powers The Vikings The Hawks in “Holy War II”. WHITEHALL- For the third consecutive year the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic are PIAA District XI 4A champions, this time their victim was the Golden Hawks of Bethlehem Catholic, their fiercest rival in what has been known in the […]
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference All-Star Team Announced
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Freedom’s Owen Johnson Players of the Year. There was little doubt of just how valuable quarterback-safety Sonny Sasso was to this years Nazareth Blue Eagles football team. Sasso had major hand surgery and missed the District XI quarter-final playoff game with Parkland Friday night. A game which his team lost and […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI 4A Championship Contest
November 7, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Part II of “The Holy War” Set 6-5 Allentown Central Catholic Vikings vs 6-5 Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. The Site: Whitehall Zephyr Stadium Saturday Night 7pm. Two of the most successful programs in the Lehigh Valley will clash once again on the gridiron Saturday night. Between them both they have a combined 13 District XI […]
ACC thumps Bangor
November 5, 2022 | Billy Splain
Funny thing, football. Tradition stands that once you hit the playoffs, you can throw away the records. Last night Bangor and ACC came in limping along with a loss in their last regular season game, both teams sporting five losses. The difference being the Viking losses came against 6A powers Nazareth, Freedom and Emmaus. Bangors […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Regular Season Finale in the EPC
October 26, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nine of the Eighteen Teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Have Clinched a Playoff Berth. Seems like the 2022 high school football season just begun and poof, just like that it’s over, at least for the regular season come Saturday. We still have jockeying of District XI playoff positions in the 6A classification with six […]
Allentown Central Catholic Gets Back On Track In Route of Pocono Mountain East
October 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Vikings Overwhelm Cardinals on Senior Night Sets Up Huge Game with Bethlehem Catholic in the “Holy War.” ALLENTOWN- Thursday night’s contest between Pocono Mountain East at Allentown Central Catholic was originally scheduled for Saturday night because the Vikings rent J. Birney Crum Stadium from the Allentown School District and William Allen and Louis Dieruff get […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition Week Eight
October 19, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Just Two Weeks Left In The Regular Season, But So Much Still So Much Left To Be Decided. Well the “Game of the Year” lived up to the hype as Nazareth knocked off previously unbeaten Emmaus 20-14 behind a stout defensive effort by the Blue Eagles and quarterback Sonny Sasso throwing for nearly 150 yards […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week #8 Edition in Eastern Penn Conference
October 13, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Coming To The Top Of The Stretch, Still Plenty To Decide In The EPC Heading Into Week Eight. Well Hollywood was stricken with Vertigo early in the week and was unsure of coming up with an article in time for this crucial week of high school football. Thanks to the staff at Lehigh Valley Cedar […]
Jalen Fletcher and Freedom Patriots Too Much For Central Catholic To Overcome Saturday Night.
September 25, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The Allentown Central Vikings Youth Football Teams were recognized prior to kickoff Saturday night By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- Both the Bethlehem Freedom Patriots and Allentown Central Catholic Vikings came into their contest Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium looking to keep the momentum of last weeks’ wins. The Vikings knocking […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition September 18th-24th
September 20, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference As We Look Back To The Week That Was And A Look Ahead To Game #5. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Some of the headlines from this past weekend of games from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference had Bethlehem Freedom may have caught their stride with an entertaining […]
Allentown Central Catholic hands Easton It’s Third Consecutive Loss 27-7.
September 11, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Central Catholic Subdues Red Rovers Saturday Night By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The Easton Red Rovers came into their contest Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium trying to avoid starting the season 0-3 and virtually taking them out of the race for an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South championship, as their opponents […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition Week’s #2-#3
September 6, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter A Look Back on Week Two and a Look Ahead to Week Three Well with two games now in the books across District XI and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, two teams stand out in the South: Nazareth and Emmaus are for the moment in […]
Hollywood’s 2022 Cutting Room Floor- EPC Edition August 28th-September 3rd.
August 31, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Looking Back on the Opening Weekend in the EPC and Taking a Look Ahead to Week 2. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter Well week number one of the high school football season is in the books in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and what a weekend it was. The marquee contest was defending 6A District […]
Allentown Central Catholic Outlasts Much Improved Bethlehem Liberty.
August 28, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Staves Off Upset-Minded Liberty Hurricanes Saturday Night. By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski 0n Twitter ALLENTOWN-The defending 4A District XI Champions the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings got all they could handle from a very explosive and talented group of Hurricanes of Bethlehem Liberty Saturday night at J.Birney Crum Stadium and when the final horn […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-EPC Edition
August 24, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
HOLLYWOOD’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR-EPC EDITION OPENING WEEKEND By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter With the start of the 2022 high school football season beginning on Friday night. Hollywood returns for another action-packed year of coverage of District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial/Schuylkill League match-ups. With the EPC being my main focus. We will first […]
2022 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Preview
August 21, 2022 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Bethlehem Freedom Will Face Stiff Competition on Road to Defend District Championship. We talk about it all the time on our webcast show “The State of PA Football”. The EPC just beats each other up all season long. It’s one of the top two conferences year in and year out, an dits one of the […]
2022 PFN Player Profile: Jareel Calhoun – Allentown Central Catholic
August 20, 2022 | Billy Splain
Jareel Calhoun Allentown Central Catholic Class Of2025 positions you play Wide receiver/ Cornerback Jersey #1 HT/WT5’9/150lbs Other sports Basketball/Track Twitter @jareelcalhoun Why do you play football? I play football because I really do just love the sport it’s something that really amazes me Who is your favorite sports star and why? Dk metcalf I chose […]
District Four Round Three Preview
November 18, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
As we roll into round three of the PIAA playoffs let’s take a look at some of the District four matchups for this upcoming weekend. A In Class, A Canton won District four last Friday with a dominating 45-7 victory over Muncy. However, they may have a battle on their hands this Saturday as they […]
Vikings Top Tigers to Capture District XI 4A Championship. @acchs_football @ACCHS_Athletics @nwtigerfootball
November 13, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Caiden Shaffer Rushes for 165 Yards With Three Touchdowns and Defense Makes a Play to Seal the Deal in the Last Minute. SLATINGTON- This would be he fourth meeting in the District playoffs between the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic and the Tigers of Northwestern Lehigh Friday night before a packed house at Bulldog Stadium […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- District XI Playoff Edition
November 10, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A Review of the This Past Weekend’s Playoff Games in District XI and a Look Ahead to Five District Championships This Upcoming Weekend. PIAA EASTERN CONFERENCE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP BANGOR 49 SAUCON VALLEY 14 Hollywood attended four District XI playoff games this past weekend, including a Thursday night Eastern Conference 4A Championship. My first ever trip […]
Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 ! @ACCHSVikings @Coach_McGorry @ACCHS_Athletics
November 8, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Allentown Central Catholic advances to District XI Class 4A Championship with Victory over the Crimson Tide 35 to 21 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night ! Let’s start off by saying, the weather was much better this weekend than last Friday night for sure. The field looked good, the grass was damp but all […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week Ten’s Triple-Hot Preview and Predictions
October 28, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Predictions of the Three Contests I will be Attending in the Final Week of the Regular Season. 7-2 Catasauqua Roughriders at 9-0 Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Friday 6pm. Last Meeting 10/30/20 won by Northwestern 37-6. Northwestern looks to stay perfect in the regular season finale under the field guidance of quarterback Justin Holmes, who […]
Allentown Central Catholic Ends Two Game Skid With Victory Over Whitehall. @acchs_football @ZephyrsFootball
October 17, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Photos courtesy Daniel Reed Vikings Get Much Needed Win On Homecoming Night Allentown- Rain pelted down much of the night on Saturday at J.Birney Crum Stadium, but as the rain ceased at games end, so did the two game losing streak of the Central Catholic Vikings to the tune of a 21-7 win over the […]
Hollywood’s Triple-Hot Previews and Predictions
October 14, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Three Contests I will be attending in Week #8 POTTSVILLE at NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH My take on Friday night’s marquee football contest with the Schuylkill/Colonial League Gold Division title on the line. Pottsville Crimson Tide (6-1) travel to face the (7-0) Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 7pm. Pottsville’s only blemish was a 42-14 […]
Defensive Stand Earns Central Catholic Coveted Win Over Parkland. @acchs_football @PHSTrojansFB
September 26, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Needed All 48 Minutes To Pin First Loss on Rival Parkland In Key EPC South Contest. ALLENTOWN- Football is a game of inches, no more was that statement more prevalent than on Saturday night at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings held on to a 14-7 victory […]
Allentown Central Catholic Posts A Shutout Win Over Emmaus 21-0 @ACCHSVikings @ACCHS_Athletics
September 11, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Allentown Central Catholic Gets Defensive in Early Season EPC South Showdown With Emmaus By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter ALLENTOWN- The year was 2012 in an Eastern Conference playoff contest with Wyoming Valley West out of District 2 that the Emmaus Green Hornets were last shutout by a score of 6-0. On a glorious late […]
Eastern PA Conference 2021 Football Preview: Druckenmiller’s Dead Ball Foul Time
August 27, 2021 | Dave Druckenmiller
DAVE’S DEAD BALL FOUL TIME THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE RACES! As COVID-19 is still rearing its ugly head, we try to go back to some normalcy in the Eastern PA Conference football by returning to the North and South Divisions alignment. Our friends in the Poconos have six teams that are joined […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings @acchs_football @ACCHS_Athletics @ACCHSVikings @Coach_McGorry
August 21, 2021 | Billy Splain
Allentown Central Catholic Vikings PFN Page Head Coach Tim McGorry PIAA District 11 – Class AAAA League: Eastern PA – North @acchs_football Assistant Coaches Jim Morgans – Associate Head Coach Paul Hagadus – Offensive Line Geoff Laird – Defensive Coordinator Rob Melosky – Tight Ends Dan Kendra – Quarterbacks Matt Kosciolek – Defensive Backs Mike Cerimele […]
Kicking Specialist Contest Photo/Video Gallery @KickItJZ
July 17, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Photos and Video by @PFNDan570FB To view full gallery, please visit and check them out on SmugMug by clicking the link below… HERE: https://pafootballnews.smugmug.com/EPC-vs-Colonial-League-Kicking-Specialist-Contest Event-1: EXTRA POINT/FIELD GOALS OFFICIAL RESULTS 1. Michael Deluhery-Freedom – 183pts 2. Jacob Christopher-Saucon Valley – 174pts 3. Owen Garcia – Emmaus – 141pts 4. Carlos Montesdcoca-Dieruff – 132pts 5. Luke Myers-ACC […]
Michael Deluhery from @FHSFBBGGC Freedom High, victorious in final @KickItJZ contest of season at @BASDStadium on Sunday. @Jacobc_4 @lukemyers25 @SauconAthletics @ACCHS_Athletics
July 13, 2021 | Daniel Reed
WINNER: Michael Deluhery Bethlehem Freedom Patriots _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Once again, John Zima and the Kick It® Organization put on a kicking specialist contest, this time at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The day started out a little dreary, with the sky cloudy, some dark, rain in surrounding areas, humid, and gates to the venue still locked. […]
Allentown Central Catholic Dominates Northwestern To Earn District Crown.
November 19, 2020 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
By Brian Ptashinski @BPtashinski on Twitter WHITEHALL- Mistakes and missed opportunities are magnified come playoff time at any level of football competition. Thursday night the Tigers of Northwestern Lehigh felt the wrath of what can happen on any given night in the Lehigh Valley as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings took advantage of a couple […]
LET THE HYPE BEGIN: EMMAUS ROUTES CENTRAL CATHOLIC. SETS UP FOR LONG AWAITED SHOWDOWN WITH FREEDOM
October 7, 2018 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
ALLENTOWN- The whispers had begun a few weeks ago as the games ticked off each football programs schedule, and a “W” went onto the records of both schools. Friday night Freedom held up their share of the bargain with an impressive 35-7 dismantling of Easton. It was up to Emmaus, on a misty, foggy Saturday […]
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