WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight recap November 13, 2013
Central Catholic extended the longest winning streak in WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight this week by beating Gateway, 27-21. The victory was the 11th in a row for the Vikings.
North Allegheny fell to Upper St. Clair 41-23 last week, the largest margin of any game. Cage Galupi threw for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns in the loss.
North Allegheny's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. On the ground Isaac Weaver contributed 35 yards. Weaver helped North Allegheny's passing attack out by catching 3 balls for 75 yards.
He was 18-39 with 2 interceptions.
Elijah Zeise was the best receiver in the league this week as Art Walker's team lost to the Panthers. Zeise racked up 7 receptions for 121 yards. Weaver helped North Allegheny's passing attack out by catching 3 balls for 75 yards.
Thanks to the talents of Ben DiNucci and Conner Slomka, Pine-Richland has been able to do all sorts of things on offense. DiNucci is tops in the league in passing with 2,131 yards, while Slomka has rushed for 1,144 yards this season. Tops in the league in receiving yards is the Tigers' Zeise, with 952 yards on 49 catches.
So far this year, he has garnered 49 catches for 952 yards.
Central Catholic and the Gators played the most contested game in the league this week, with Central Catholic eventually emerging with a 27-21 victory.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
