Pittsburgh Central Catholic
December 2024
Central Catholic St. Joseph’s Prep Game Highlight Reel
December 8, 2024 | Shane Lux
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6A Championship: St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 (Photo Gallery)
December 8, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
St. Joseph’s Prep defeats Pittsburgh Central Catholic 35-6 FULL ARTICLE HERE Highlight Reel https://x.com/ScipScip
Central Catholic Drops 6A Final To St. Joseph’s Prep
December 8, 2024 | Shane Lux
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 […]
2024 PIAA Class 6A Title Game Preview: The Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
December 5, 2024 | Billy Splain
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 […]
Central Catholic vs. Harrisburg Game Highlight Reel
December 1, 2024 | Shane Lux
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PCC wins thriller to advance to title game (photos included)
November 30, 2024 | Leo Murray
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 […]
Elijah Faulkner leads high-paced Central Catholic offense to rout of State College
November 23, 2024 | Billy Splain
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 […]
WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY PHOTOS: PCC V NORTH ALLEGHENY
November 17, 2024 | Billy Splain
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Pittsburgh Central Catholic dominates 6A WPIAL Championship game against North Allegheny 45-14
November 17, 2024 | Annabelle Aquino
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 […]
WPIAL Playoff Previews
October 26, 2024 | Mia Williams
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. […]
Central Catholic Overwhelms Seneca Valley in 61-7 Victory
October 19, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
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 […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic defeats North Allegheny in lopsided second half
September 28, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Central Catholic Suffers Heavy Loss to St. Frances Academy (MD) 44-16
August 24, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
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 […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 14, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
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 […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic LB/RB Roman Thompson
July 16, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Sam Brackey Commits to Brown
July 8, 2024 | Zack Bundy
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.
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s DE/DT Grady Papa
July 7, 2024 | Mia Williams
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 […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic IOL Roman Kane
June 29, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Central Catholic Offensive/Defensivelineman Ryan Jameson
June 8, 2024 | Ethan Spozarski
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? […]
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Pittsburgh Central Catholic Offensive/Defensive Lineman Sam Brackney
May 15, 2024 | contributor
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 […]
Public vs. Private Football Debate: “You Can’t Handle The Truth”
April 30, 2024 | Matt Herring
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 […]
North Allegheny and Central Catholic Run the PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team.
January 5, 2024 | Ethan Erhard
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 […]
North Allegheny and Central Catholic players and coach get spots on PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team
December 29, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Four Central Catholic Vikings sign their letter of intent
December 20, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
North Allegheny 44 Central Catholic 41 WPIAL 6A Championship on 11/18/2023 (Gallery)
November 20, 2023 | William Spicher
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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