The North Allegheny Tigers will square off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 843 yards in their previous games.
North Allegheny is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-17 win over Norwin.
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Luke Rohan was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 163 yards and three scores while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Brinkley, who threw for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norwin only rushed for 121.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.2 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They breezed past the Big Macs to the tune of 44-7. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Vikings' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Big Macs are ranked 143rd).
Central Catholic found their leader in sophomore Chrys Black Jr, who rushed for 168 yards and one TD on only nine carries. Black Jr really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
Central Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Manny Regus, Roman Thompson, and Phillip (Ty) Tillman, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for North Allegheny, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Things could have been worse for North Allegheny, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-6 loss to Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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