Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Catholic). They claimed a resounding 59-7 win over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-7.
It was another big night for Jy'Aire Walls, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Elijah Faulkner was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dominic Perella and Colsen Gatten.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 2-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mt. Lebanon, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Central Catholic will square off against Hempfield Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Mt. Lebanon, they will challenge Canon-McMillan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Lebanon is facing Canon-McMillan at the right time seeing as Canon-McMillan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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