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North Catholic rolls over Elizabeth Forward

Tagged under: District 7, Gameday Hub, News, pfn, Playoffs

| November 8, 2025

Last Year it was was Elizabeth Forward prevailing with a win over North Catholic, but this year North Catholic was able to flip the script and defeat Elizabeth Forward 55-32 in an offensive clinic.

Elizabeth Forward got the ball to start the game. They almost got to midfield but had to punt it away.

North Catholic started their first drive on their own 32 yard line and it didn’t take them long to get on the scoreboard. The drive was finished off when Joey Felitsky found Logan Schade for a 53 yard touchdown pass. That made the score 7-0 North Catholic with 7:51 in the first quarter.

Elizabeth Forward started their second drive on their own 35 yard line.  After getting past midfield Ryan Messina was off to the races on a 43 yard touchdown run which tied the score at 7 with 5:32 in the first quarter.

North Catholic started their second drive on their own 20 yard line and they were able to march right down the field. Eventually Joey Felitsky found Ryker Kennedy for a 7 yard touchdown pass. That gave North Catholic a 14-7 lead with 1:27 in the first quarter.

Elizabeth Forward got the ball back once again and the offensive clinic continued. A big run by Ryan Messina got them into North Catholic territory and eventually Rocco Thompson scored on a 1 yard touchdown run, tying the score at 14 with 7:43 in the second quarter.

North Catholic once again got the ball and once again marched right down the field. A big pass got them into Elizabeth Forward territory and a little later North Catholic took the lead again on a 1 yard run by Nate Swisher. That made the score 21-14 with 2:48 in the second quarter.

Elizabeth Forward got the ball once again and were driving down the field with ease despite the pouring rain. The drive ended on a 37 yard field goal by Luke Holdren as time expired in the first half. The score was 21-17 North Catholic at half.

North Catholic got the ball to start the second half but went three and punted it away. That kick would end up being their only punt in the game.

Elizabeth Forward started their first drive of the second half on the North Catholic 49 yard line. On the second play of the drive the ball was fumbled and North Catholic recovered.

North Catholic wasted no time capitalizing on the turnover when Joey Felitsky found Preston Simko for a 46 yard touchdown pass. That made the score 28-17 North Catholic with 8:39 in the third quarter.

Felitsky was one of the key players in the win for North Catholic he was 13 of 15 for 263 yards and threw 5 touchdown passes. “Joey is his own biggest critic, and that’s a compliment because not a lot of young men can take a hard look in the mirror, performance after performance, and that’s the one thing I have to tip my cap to him because he gets coached hard, we put a lot on him offensively, but he finds ways each week to improve and it’s all internal with that young man, so I’m very happy to see him turn in the performance he did tonight” said Coach Rizzo.

Elizabeth Forward got the ball once again and another mistake was made on the first play when the ball was intercepted.

North Catholic had the ball at the Elizabeth Forward 35 yard line. On the third play of the drive Joey Felitsky found Ryker Kennedy for a 36 yard touchdown pass. That touchdown made the score 35-17 North Catholic with 7:31 in the third quarter.

Elizabeth Forward desperately needed a score but for the third consecutive drive a mistake was made when the ball was fumbled and recovered by North Catholic

After the fumble eventually North Catholic capitalized on the turnover when Logan Schade scored on a 10 yard touchdown run. That made the score 41-17 North Catholic with 3:15 in the third quarter. That was would be the score at the end of the third quarter.

Elizabeth Forward had a good drive going to start the fourth quarter and very early on Ryan Messina found Colton Stahl for a 28 yard touchdown pass. That made the score 41-25 North Catholic with 11:52 in the fourth quarter.

On the next North Catholic drive they hit yet another big play when Joey Felitsky found Ryker Kennedy for a third time this one a 57 yard touchdown pass. “He’s a great wide receiver, I’ve known him since seventh grade and we both transferred here in tenth grade, he’s one of my best friends, he’s a great wide receiver, he doesn’t drop the ball, he just has magnets for hands” said Felitsky.

North Catholic ended up scoring up one more time when Logan Schade scored on a 93 yard run. That made the score 55-25 North Catholic.

This game was truly an offensive clinic for North Catholic. They had 8 drives in the game, 7 of which ended with a touchdown. “I was just happy to see them rise to the occasion, but their preparation all week, our coaching staff’s preparation all week, I can’t say enough good things about them” said Coach Rizzo.

Before the game ended Elizabeth Forward added one last touchdown on a 9 yard run by Ryan Messina which made the final score 55-32 Elizabeth Forward. Despite the loss Messina had a big game with 170 yards rushing and had about 230 passing.

Next week North Catholic has a rematch with Avonworth in the WPIAL 3A Semifinals at a location to be determined.

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