Allentown Central Catholic Vikings
| Allentown Central Catholic Vikings |
| Head Coach: N/A |
| PIAA District 11 - Class AAAA |
| Eastern PA - South |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
08-19 |
@ Northampton |
- |
08-25 |
@ Pleasant Valley |
- |
09-02 |
vs. Easton |
- |
09-09 |
vs. Emmaus |
- |
09-15 |
@ Bethlehem Freedom |
- |
09-23 |
vs. Parkland |
- |
09-29 |
@ Nazareth |
- |
10-06 |
@ Bethlehem Liberty |
- |
10-13 |
@ Whitehall |
- |
10-21 |
vs. East Stroudsburg South |
- |
10-27 |
vs. Bethlehem Catholic |
- |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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