High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 15 Central Catholic

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Vikings have a star on the rise under center.

Head coach: Terry Totten

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 15-1, PIAA 4A champion (No. 60)

Last decade: 113-17

Star power: LB David Adams (115, Notre Dame), G Chris "CJ" Thorpe (192, Penn State) and DT Kurt Hinish (642, Notre Dame)

Even more: Starting quarterback Troy Fisher threw for 1,406 yards, rushed for 546 more and accounted for 27 TDs last year as a sophomore.



See the Central Catholic preseason Top 25 photo shoot gallery

Game to watch: Host Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.) and 2018's top dual-threat QB Phil Jurkovec, Sept. 30

Briefly: The 6-foot-2, 224-pound Adams is the fourth-ranked senior in Pennsylvania. … Fisher was one of 31 sophomores on the varsity roster last season. … The father of Thorpe (6-2, 312), Chris Thorpe, played running back at Penn State in the 1980s.

Look for a full preview of the Vikings on June 17.