Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) vs. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.)
Jake Cooper looks to lead Archbishop Wood to a second-straight 3A state Pennsylvania state championship.
Photo by Ken Inness
Defending 3A titlist Archbishop Wood (13-2) is trying to become the first District 12 team to repeat as state champion in the five years since Philadelphia Catholic and Public teams began competing in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs. Since losing to then nationally-ranked St. Joseph Prep (Philadelphia) on Oct. 5, the Vikings have won their last eight games by an average of 27 points. A key component in Archbishop Wood's offense is running back
Andrew Guckin. The 5-11, 200-pound senior ran for 144 yards and a touchdown in last week's semifinal win over Allentown Central Catholic. He averages over 10 yards per carry this season.
Quarterback
Damion Terry guides a Cathedral Prep offense that has produced 48 points per game this season. The 6-4, 210-pound Michigan St. commit has accounted for 59 touchdowns and is nearing 4,000 yards of total offense.
Delton Williams, another Michigan St. pledge, has more than 1,400 combined rushing and receiving yards with 23 touchdowns. This is Cathedral Prep's first trip to Hershey Park for a state championship since the Ramblers (14-0) won the 4A title in 2000. That team was led by current coach Mike Mischler, though he did not coach at Prep between 2006-09.
Mitch Stephens: Cathedral Prep 35, Archbishop Wood 20
Jamie DeMoney: Cathedral Prep 34, Archbishop Wood 21
Stephen Spiewak: Cathedral Prep 31, Archbishop Wood 28
Leland Gordon: Archbishop Wood 21, Cathedral Prep 17
Kevin Askeland: Archbishop Wood 35, Cathedral Prep 28
Steve Montoya: Cathedral Prep 21, Archbishop Wood 17
