Pgh Central Catholic RB Ruled Ineligible for 2014

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 | 10:39 PM

A wrestler from Burrell High School and a top returning running back and kicker from Pittsburgh Central Catholic received bad news Wednesday when they were ruled ineligible for the 2014/2015 high school sports season.

Riley Redman rushed for 1,192 yards and scored 16 touchdowns last year for the WPIAL Quad-A champion Vikings and was voted as the all-Conference kicker in the Class AAAA Northern Eight Conference. However Redman turned 19 on June 26th, four days before the PIAA eligibility cutoff of July 1st.   

Zach Kelly was hoping to be granted a fifth year of eligibility after missing last year with a shoulder injury. Kelly wrestled as a freshman at Burrell, before transferring to The Kiski School, where he chose to repeat ninth grade. Three years later, he is back at Burrell, but was denied a fifth year of eligibility.

Rodney Harris of Uniontown was ruled eligible after missing school from injuries suffered in a car crash.

Both Redman and Kelly are able to appeal today’s decision by the WPIAL to the PIAA Board of Control.  

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