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Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
Head Coach: Ryan Lehmeier
PIAA District 7 - Class 6A
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Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Angelo Pugliano Committs to Western Michigan

June 23, 2025  |  

On June 23, Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s DE/DT/ATH Angelo Pugliano committed to Western Michigan University.  Last Season the 6-foot-2, 280-pound defensive lineman had 36 total tackles, 21 of which were solo tackles and 10 sacks.  Pugliano also received 11 other offers from Albany, Cornell, Duquesne, Eastern Michigan, Lehigh, Georgetown, Miami (OH), Stony Brook, Robert Morris, Richmond […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Ashton Blatt commits to North Carolina

June 14, 2025  |  

On Saturday June 14, Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Ashton Blatt committed to the University of North Carolina.  The 6-foot-3, 227 pound DE has won 2x class 6A championships with PCC, was named All-State defensive end and has a three-star rating according to 247sports.com.  Blatt had 16 other D1 offers including Penn State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Colsen Gatten Commits to Duke

June 11, 2025  |  

On Wednesday afternoon Colsen Gatten announced his commit to Duke to continue his football career. Gatten, a 6’1, 230-pound linebacker for Pittsburgh Central Catholic is ranked as the number one linebacker in Pennsylvania. Gatten, who was a vital part of PCC’s WPIAL championship win last season, had 51 total tackles last season, 28 of which […]

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District 7’s players on the 2025 Big 33 Team Roster

February 14, 2025  |  

At the annual Coaches Clinic in Camp Hill the PSFCA announced this year’s Big 33 Team PA Roster. WPIAL had 11 schools represented with 12 players and 1 coach. The full list is below (list in number order). Daniel Batch, Linebacker, Montour Donald Barksdale, Running Back, Steel Valley Jy’Aire Walls, Quarterback, Pittsburgh Central Catholic Amari […]

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PIAA “State Experience” Vlog Episode 3

December 28, 2024  |  

States weekend was a blast, and we figured we would bring you along to experience it with us! Our very own EJ Samuel (D2) takes you along with us the entire weekend to see what the it entails in a “vlog” style. In this episode of the “States Experience” it was the final day of […]

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Central Catholic St. Joseph’s Prep Game Highlight Reel

December 8, 2024  |  

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6A Championship: St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 (Photo Gallery)

December 8, 2024  |  

St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 FULL ARTICLE HERE Highlight Reel     https://x.com/ScipScip

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Central Catholic Drops 6A Final To St. Joseph’s Prep

December 8, 2024  |  

Mechanicsburg – St. Joe’s Prep jumped out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead en route to a 35-6 victory over Central Catholic to win their third consecutive 6A state title. The Vikings couldn’t overcome a slow start and the Hawks’ defense, seeing their 12-game winning streak snapped in the state final. “I’m really proud of our […]

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2024 PIAA Class 6A Title Game Preview: The Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings

December 5, 2024  |  

Pittsburgh Central Catholic v St. Joseph’s Prep PIAA Class 6A Title Game Saturday, 7pm Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings PIAA District 7 Head Coach Ryan Lehmeier Overview: The last time these two teams met in a title game PCC got hammered 42-7. That was in 2016. None of the players on this years team were in […]

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Central Catholic vs. Harrisburg Game Highlight Reel

December 1, 2024  |  

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PCC wins thriller to advance to title game (photos included)

November 30, 2024  |  

Five years ago to the day, Marvin Harrison Jr. made an incredible leaping catch in the back of the endzone at Mansion Park in Altoona. That catch sent the Vikings home for the season while SJP went on to play for a state title. That scene nearly played out again. Trailing 38-27, Harrisburg quarterback Jaiyon […]

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Elijah Faulkner leads high-paced Central Catholic offense to rout of State College

November 23, 2024  |  

File Photo: Elijah Faulkner  ALTOONA — Central Catholic began its football season with a pair of losses to some talented teams in St. Frances Academy (Md.) and Pine-Richland. The Vikings were outscored a combined 66-33 in the losses. Since those losses, Central Catholic has won 10 straight games. The Vikings made it 11 in a […]

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WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY PHOTOS: PCC V NORTH ALLEGHENY

November 17, 2024  |  

PHOTOS BY @SYKOTYK AND @KAR120C6

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic dominates 6A WPIAL Championship game against North Allegheny 45-14

November 17, 2024  |  

There was no question who would become the next 6A WPIAL Champion after the first drives of Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings and North Allegheny Tigers this Saturday at Norwin Senior High School. The Vikings’ defense pressured North Allegheny to call a timeout just 90 seconds into the game and pushed them back 5 yards before […]

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WPIAL Playoff Previews

October 26, 2024  |  

Today the WPIAL released the playoff brackets for the 2024 season. Here are the matchups with the team’s records. Check back tomorrow night for statewide brackets on pafootballnews.com 6A  #1 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (8-2) vs. #4 Seneca Valley (3-6) on Friday Nov. 8th at 7 pm at a TBA location  #2 North Allegheny (9-1) vs. […]

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Central Catholic Overwhelms Seneca Valley in 61-7 Victory

October 19, 2024  |  

The Central Catholic Vikings dominated tonight, shutting down the Seneca Valley Raiders offense and holding them to just seven points, all scored in the first quarter. The game quickly got out of reach, with the Vikings leading 40-7 by halftime and continuing their relentless pace. They added 21 more points in the second half, securing […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeats North Allegheny in lopsided second half

September 28, 2024  |  

On Friday night Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeated North Allegheny 27-14.  The game began with North Allegheny forcing Central Catholic to punt and then scoring themselves two plays later. Liam Flaherty ran the ball in a few yards out and were up 7-0 less than two minutes in.  Central Catholic worked fast on their next possession […]

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Central Catholic Suffers Heavy Loss to St. Frances Academy (MD) 44-16

August 24, 2024  |  

The St. Frances Academy Panthers dominated the Central Catholic Vikings today, winning with a score of 44 to 16. The Panthers held the Vikings to just 16 points, although the Vikings scored more than 16 points in every game but one last season. Turnovers and missed opportunities were the downfall for the Vikings Yesterday. In […]

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WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings

August 14, 2024  |  

6A: 1- North Allegheny 2- Central Catholic 3- Mt. Lebanon 4- Norwin 5- Canon Mac 6- Hempfield 7- Seneca Valley 5A: 1- Peters Township 2- Upper St. Clair 3- Latrobe 4- Penn Trafford 5- Woodland Hills 6- Bethel Park 7- Pine Richland 8- Moon 4A: 1- Aliquippa 2- McKeesport 3- Thomas Jefferson 4- Belle Vernon […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic LB/RB Roman Thompson

July 16, 2024  |  

Roman Thompson Linebacker/Running Back  Jersey #: #0 Height, Weight: 6ft 200 LBS Other Sports: Wrestling Twitter: @RomanT2027 Coach says, “Roman Thompson had a great freshman season in a backup role…to two power 5 linebackers. Roman played significant minutes at all three phases of the game in his freshman season. Roman has huge upside and potential […]

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Sam Brackey Commits to Brown

July 8, 2024  |  

On Monday, Pittsburgh Central Catholic offensive lineman Sam Brackney committed to Brown University. Brackney was a big help for the team especially for running back Elijah Faulkner he rushed for 1,400 yards last season.  Brackney attended five division one football camps including Duquesne, Northwestern, Navy, Yale, and Brown. 

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s DE/DT Grady Papa

July 7, 2024  |  

Grady Papa Pittsburgh Central Catholic Class of: 2025 Positions: DE/DT Jersey Number: 48 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 260lbs Other Sports: Track and Field Twitter: @GradyPapa_11 WORDS FROM THE HEAD COACH: Tough gritty unproven kid, put on massive weight in the off-season, 1500lbs lifting guy. Extremely hungry. LET’S GET TO KNOW GRADY How long have you been playing […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic IOL Roman Kane

June 29, 2024  |  

Name: Roman Kane Positions: IOL School: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Jersey #: 64 Height: 6’2 Weight: 285 Other Sports: Track and Field Twitter: @roman_kane25 Coach Says, “Tough, strong player who has great feet and finishes well on the second level. Voted 2nd team all conference guard as a junior. Great hands in pass protection. Starter on […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Central Catholic Offensive/Defensivelineman Ryan Jameson

June 8, 2024  |  

Name: Ryan Jameson         Positions: DT, DE, G School: Pittsburgh Central Catholic  Class: Senior  Jersey: #57  Height, Weight: 6’ 3” – 270 LBS  Other Sports: Track and Field (Shot put & Discus) Coach says, “Hardworking grinder, 1500 LB kid in the weight room, hungry to finally play his senior year.”    Why do you play football?  […]

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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Pittsburgh Central Catholic Offensive/Defensive Lineman Sam Brackney

May 15, 2024  |  

Sam Brackney center Pittsburgh Central Catholic Class: 2025 Jersey: 63 Height and weight: 6’2, 280 Other sports: lacrosse Awards won/earned:WPIAL 1st Team All-6A Twitter: @sam_brackney Words From the coach 1st Team All Conference Center as a Junior, part of a line that paved the way for 1,400 yard rushed Elijah Faulkner. Smart, athletic, tough player […]

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Public vs. Private Football Debate: “You Can’t Handle The Truth”

April 30, 2024  |  

If you read the headline to this article and immediately thought to yourself, “It’s not fair public football schools have to compete against private football schools” may be a public school apologist who is perpetuating a myth.  While you are entitled to your opinion your statement may be baseless and I’ll explain why in this […]

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North Allegheny and Central Catholic Run the PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team.

January 5, 2024  |  

Khiryn Boyd (First Team), Daniel Sellers (First Team), Anthony Speca (First Team), Peter Gonzalez (Second Team), Tanner Fuchs (Second Team), Cameron Chmura (Second Team), Tyree Alualu (Second Team), and Evan Lyon (Second Team) were all the WPIAL players named to the PFN Coaches-Select Class 6A All-State Team.  All eight of the players on the 6A […]

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North Allegheny and Central Catholic players and coach get spots on PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team

December 29, 2023  |  

Logan Kushner, Peyton Wehner, Pete Gonzalez, Jack Yatchenko, Anthony Speca, Cole Sullivan, and Tyree Alualu  were all the WPIAL players named to the PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team.  All seven WPIAL players that are on the All-State team come from Pittsburgh Central Catholic and North Allegheny. Art Walker the 6A Coach of the Year […]

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Four Central Catholic Vikings sign their letter of intent

December 20, 2023  |  

Cental Catholic’s Payton Wehner, Peter Gonzalez, Ty Yuhas, and Anthony Speca  signed their NLI’s to play D1 College football today.   Wehner signed to Saint Francis University.  Wehner had other offers to play at Cal, The Citidel, and Mercyhurst. Wehner finished the season with a 69% completion percentage, 2,940 passing yards, and 36 TDs.  Wehner […]

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North Allegheny 44 Central Catholic 41 WPIAL 6A Championship on 11/18/2023 (Gallery)

November 20, 2023  |  

North Allegheny defeats Central Catholic 44 – 41 to claim back to back WPIAL 6A Championship Titles.   Click Here For More Photos    

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North Allegheny defeats Central Catholic, wins second 6A title in two years

November 19, 2023  |  

For the second straight year, both North Allegheny and Central Catholic battled it out for the 6A title and it was as close as expected. Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas opened up the game with a 99-yard kickoff return. Unfortunately, The Vikings missed the extra-point, but led 6-0.  XXAVIER THOMAS OPENS THE GAKE WITHA 99 YARD […]

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District 7: Class 6A Championship Preview

November 14, 2023  |  

For the second straight year we will see the Central catholic Vikings face the North Allegheny Tigers in a WPIAL 6A Championship game. The Vikings have gone 10-1 overall this season and currently sit one game away from another WPIAL 6A Championship. However, the team that stands in the way is the team that defeated […]

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WPIAL District 7 Second Round of Playoff Previews

November 9, 2023  |  

The regular season has ended, however the postseason is just getting started. After the first round of playoffs, many teams made a statement and are calling for the championship.  Here is your 2023 District 7 Semi-Finals Week Playoff Preview.    Class 1A: South Side (1) – The Rams were one of two teams to not […]

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Inside The Huddle: Going Deep Inside The Playoff Brackets

November 3, 2023  |  

As we enter the PA High School Football playoffs it’s an opportune time to take a tour through this seasons post-season brackets to break down which teams are favored to make deep state runs and which teams could pull off upsets along the way. View our official PA State Playoff Brackets here… PIAA Football Playoff […]

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Pine Richland pulls off upset of the year against Pittsburgh Central Catholic

October 7, 2023  |  

This Friday night,  Pine Richland would shock everyone and knock off undefeated Central Catholic. This game did not start well for the Rams as freshman quarterback Aaron Strader threw a pick-six that was caught by senior cornerback Jacob Sassic. The Vikings would not complete the two-point attempt, which made the score 6-0 with 10:39 left […]

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Luxy’s Week 4 (5) Game Highlights

September 25, 2023  |  

General McLane vs. Corry Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny Maplewood vs. Reynolds Grove City vs. Carnegie Mellon

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Central Catholic Rolls Past North Allegheny

September 23, 2023  |  

Wexford – The hype for the Central Catholic – North Allegheny game ended up much better than the game itself. See the highlight video below for interviews with Vikings head coach Ryan Lehmeier and Cole Sullivan. In one of the most hyped-up games across the Keystone State, Pittsburgh Central Catholic showed why it’s ranked 2nd in […]

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Central Catholic Steamrolls Through Mount Lebanon 49-0

September 16, 2023  |  

This week was the battle of two red-hot 6A schools. Both teams entered today’s match-up as 3-0 after beating solid teams in the past week. Central Catholic took this game by storm in the first quarter with 21 unanswered points in three straight drives ending with a touchdown. The first Vikings touchdown was scored by […]

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Luxy’s Week 1 (2) Game Highlights

September 3, 2023  |  

Central Catholic vs. St. Ignatius Union City vs. Kennedy Catholic Rochester vs. OLSH              

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Statement Made: Central Catholic Routs St. Ignatius

September 2, 2023  |  

Cleveland – Central Catholic flexed its muscles and dominated all aspects against St. Ignatius, routing the Wildcats 47-6 Friday night in Cleveland. What was supposed to be a battle of storied powerhouses in their respective states turned into a one-sided slaughter as Central Catholic won their first game against a non-Pennsylvania school since defeating Akron Buchtel […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeats Woodland Hills 43-7 (gallery included

August 26, 2023  |  

  Last night, Central Catholic defeated Woodland Hills in a dominant victory with a final score of 43-7. The game started hot out the gate as Central would march down the field in dominant fashion and score a TD & two point conversion in about four minutes.  Following that, the Wolverines would strike as well […]

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WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings

August 22, 2023  |  

AJ & PFN WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings   1A: 1. Bishop Canevin 2. Union 3. Clairton 4. Fort Cherry 5. OLSH 6. Greensburg Central Catholic 7. Monessen 8. South Side     2A: 1. Steel Valley 2. Beaver Falls 3. Serra Catholic 4 . Keystone Oaks 5. Washington 6. Neshannock 7. McGuffey 8. Imani […]

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2023 PFN Player Profile: Catching up with Pittsburgh Central Catholic LB Anthony Speca

June 27, 2023  |  

Anthony Speca Linebacker Pittsburgh Central Catholic 6’2” 215 COMMITTED TO PENN STATE

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The Greatest Games Protime Ever Saw (Part I)

March 31, 2023  |  

Brought to you by Two Birches Winery (Note: This is a multi-part series of weekly articles that will appear every Friday through June regarding all of the greatest games I’ve seen in PA from the 1970s through 2022.  I was just a young whipper-snapper in the 60s, joined the Marines in the 70s, and didn’t […]

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Three District VII Players Named to 2022 PA Writers Class 6A All-State Team

December 31, 2022  |  

Three underclassmen who helped their football teams reach the WPIAL Class 6A championship game were recognized for their efforts Friday. Central Catholic juniors Peter Gonzalez and Cole Sullivan and North Allegheny junior Khiryn Boyd were selected to the Pa. Football Writers Class 6A all-state team. Gonzalez made his impact as a wide receiver, catching 42 passes for 735 […]

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North Allegheny vs Central Catholic on 11/19/22 Gallery

November 20, 2022  |  

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North Allegheny Takes Down Central Catholic in WPIAL 6A Title Game 35-21

November 20, 2022  |  

By Ethan Spozarski The North Allegheny Tigers defeated the Central Catholic Vikings 35-21 Saturday night in the WPIAL 6A Championship. The win completed a two year long revenge tour for the Tigers after losing to the Vikings two years prior in the 6A Championship. Coming out of the gate both teams would punt off their […]

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Pittsburgh Central Catholic and North Allegheny to Square Off in WPIAL 6A Championship

November 18, 2022  |  

By Ethan Spozarski Central Catholic started out their season by losing 4 of their first seven games, and 0-2 conference play. Since then they have won four-straight and scored 28+ points in all those games. Central Catholic finished 9-3 on the year and 6-1 in conference. This puts Central at the number three seed. Despite […]

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Big second quarter leads Central Catholic to victory over Bethel Park

September 10, 2022  |  

    It was the big plays that led Central Catholic to a 31-22 victory over Bethel Park. “I’m just happy to get out of here with a win” said Coach Totten. The first 2 drives of the game were both three and outs. On Central Catholic’s second drive they started at their own 16 […]

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District Seven (WPIAL) 2022 Class 6A Tri-County Five Preview

August 17, 2022  |  

District Seven (WPIAL) 2022 Class 6A Tri-County Five Preview   Of all the teams in D-7, the WPIAL has only five teams large enough to qualify as 6A participants.  Three of them have won state championships, another may be knocking on the door of a state title, and the fifth could be a giant killer […]

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Mt. Lebanon Blows Out Central Catholic 47-7 in a Historically Dominant Offensive Performance GALLERY @NathanGrella @PaBackyard @AlexTecza2 @mtlebofootball @MtLebanonSports @EHeidenreich44

November 21, 2021  |  

It’s been 21 years in the making, and the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils are WPIAL champions once again. Two years ago, Bob Palko entered Mt. Lebanon fray and wholly changed the program. “He’s really changed the culture here. As soon as he got here, you could tell that things changed,” Blue Devils RB Alex Tecza […]

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Imhotep wins defensive slugfest over Central Catholic @TepFootball @PCC_FOOTBALL

August 28, 2021  |  

It wasn’t easy at times for either team. Each team brought a defense that was as stifling as the heat on this hot summer night. But when it mattered, the Panther offense came through. Following a fumble by Central Catholic late in the game with the game tied at 6, Imhotep’s offense finally got the […]

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PAFootballNews and BackyardPASports Announce Blockbuster Opening Weekend @PAFootballNews @PABackyard @BentworthHigh @BrownsvilleAth2 @BigMacsFootball @HillersTrinity @Dores_Fbll @CrusadersFball @HBGCougar_Fball @PRRamsFootball

July 13, 2021  |  

9 Games. 24 Hours. PAFootballNews is proud to present The BackyardPASports Blockbuster Opening Weekend as BackyardPASports welcomes the season in style. As fans return to high school stadiums across the state, BackyardPASports will kick off the season with 4 Games of the Week, covering teams from all six classifications, featuring live twitter updates, photo galleries […]

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2021 PFN Player Preview: JD Younger – Pittsburgh Central Catholic @JdBandz

June 5, 2021  |  

JD Younger Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School Class of 2022 ATH/DB Ht: 5’11 Wt: 195 Other sports: Track Awards: First-team All-Conference Twitter: @JdBandz College Offers: Bucknell, Duquesne, Notre Dame College, Bluefield St Why do you play football?  It’s my peace, my everything if I could do something for the rest of my life every day. […]

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2021 PFN Player Preview: Devin Barren – Pittsburgh Central Catholic @BarrenDevin @PCC_FOOTBALL

May 24, 2021  |  

Devin Barren Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School  Class of 2022  SS/FS/CB/OLB  Ht: 6’0 Wt: 180  Other sports: Track and basketball  Awards: Second-team All-State defense.  Twitter: @BarrenDevin  OFFER SHEET: Youngstown St, Livingstone Why do you play football?  I play football because one day I want to wake up and do something I do. Instead of waking […]

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