Pittsburgh Central Catholic
August 2025
WPIAL Media Day: Breaking down 28 teams before the 2025 season
August 7, 2025 | Annabelle Aquino
Featuring 28 teams over the six WPIAL classifications, the first annual W.P.I.A.L. Edition and HomeTeam Collections Media Day offered new insight on the offseason training and expectations for the 2025 football season. Teams in attendance included Pine-Richland, Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Forward, Western Beaver, Quaker Valley, Penn Hills, Kiski Area, Franklin Regional, Mars, Frazier, Chartiers-Houston, North […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Angelo Pugliano Committs to Western Michigan
June 23, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
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 […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Ashton Blatt commits to North Carolina
June 14, 2025 | Ethan Spozarski
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, […]
Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Colsen Gatten Commits to Duke
June 11, 2025 | Mia Williams
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 […]
District 7’s players on the 2025 Big 33 Team Roster
February 14, 2025 | Mia Williams
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 […]
PIAA “State Experience” Vlog Episode 3
December 28, 2024 | EJ Samuel
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 […]
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? […]
