Immortality awaits the two remaining WPIAL teams in the 2015 PIAA State Playoffs for football. Aliquippa and Central Catholic look to bring back PIAA gold in their respective classes to go along with the WPIAL gold they won last month. Aliquippa returns to the PIAA Class AA Final for the first time since losing in 2012. Many of the seniors on the 2015 edition were on that runner-up Quips team and are looking to capture perfection with a victory on the highest stage for Pennsylvania ... Read More
Central Catholic wins second WPIAL Title in three years
Central Catholic outlasted undefeated Penn-Trafford to come away with the WPIAL Class AAAA championship and advance to the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals. The 24-14 victory returns the trophy back to the Vikings for the first time since 2013 after Pine Richland won the WPIAL Class AAAA title last year. Momentum Ronnie Jones got the Vikings on the board early with a 4-yard touchdown run on their first possession. Central Catholic controlled the ball and the scoreboard throughout the first half ... Read More
N.A. comes from behind to beat Central Catholic
Class-AAAA North Allegheny 24 Central Catholic 17 Central Catholic - 7 - 7 - 0 - 3 - -- - 17 North Allegheny - 0 - 7 - 3 - 14 - -- - 24 CC -- Jacob McKee 19 pass from Troy Fisher (Jacob Rocchi kick) NA -- Mike Pope 1 run (Seth Mancuso kick) CC -- Bricen Garner 51 pass from Fisher (Rocchi kick) NA -- Mancuso 23 FG NA -- Riley Trueman 2 run (Mancuso kick) CC -- Rocchi 33 FG NA -- Trueman 28 run (Mancuso kick) Prugar's Prediction: Central Catholic 35 North Allegheny ... Read More
Central Catholic vs. N.A. headlines a busy WPIAL Week 3
WPIAL writer Jarrod Prugar has his picks of the week for Week 3 of the 2015 WPIAL season. Class-AAAA Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny Central Catholic, victorious over Shaler 42-6 last week, travels to Wexford to take on the North Allegheny Tigers. The Tigers look to bounce back after a 28-14 loss to Pine Richland last week. Through two games, Central Catholic has allowed 18 total points on defense. Expect a hard fought battle throughout the game with Central Catholic coming out on ... Read More