Tag: Central Catholic

Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas (r) celebrates with Bradly Gompers after Gompers’ touchdown catch against North Allegheny on the first play of the game during the WPIAL Class 6A championship on Saturday at Norwin High School.
PIAA bumps Thomas Jefferson to Saturday, changes sites for Westinghouse, Central Catholic games
November 20, 2024
The PIAA has pushed Thomas Jefferson’s state playoff game back a day and changed the location of games involving Westinghouse and Central Catholic.

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Central Catholic celebrates with the trophy after beating North Allegheny in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game Saturday at Norwin.
Central Catholic avenges WPIAL title game losses with rout of North Allegheny
November 16, 2024
After three straight losses here in the WPIAL finals, three words summed up Central Catholic’s mood this week: “Enough is enough.”

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Central Catholic’s Chrys Black celebrates after breaking up a pass against North Allegheny on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Baldwin High School.
Central Catholic hopes to finally solve North Allegheny as teams clash again in WPIAL 6A final
Xxavier Thomas is about to play in his fourth WPIAL championship game, a rather rare feat accomplished by the Central Catholic senior.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Brayden White celebrates with Emmett Forte after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter of their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal against Aliquippa on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
Finals factoids ahead of 2024 WPIAL Class 6A, 4A football championships
November 15, 2024
On Saturday, the WPIAL will crown two football champions with the playing of the district Class 4A and 6A title games.

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Thomas Jefferson head coach Bill Cherpak talks with his team after defeating Aliquippa in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
5 things to watch in H.S. football: Will coaches Cherpak, Walker add to WPIAL trophy collections?
McKeesport’s Matt Miller and Central Catholic’s Ryan Lehmeier will try to win their first WPIAL titles as head coaches this week. It won’t come easy, since their coaching counterparts in Saturday’s finals already have big trophy collections.

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Pine-Richland’s Elijah Wentz looks in a pass against North Hills on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Pine.
WPIAL announces semifinal sites for next round of football playoffs
November 9, 2024
The WPIAL on Saturday released sites for the next round of football playoff games.

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Beaver’s Drey Hall fends off Avonworth’s Bryce Metz on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Beaver.
5 things to watch in WPIAL football: Rematches galore in 2nd week of playoffs
November 8, 2024
Rarely does a WPIAL football team play the same opponent in back-to-back games, but that’s the situation facing Beaver.

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North Allegheny’s James Donaldson makes a diving catch in front of Central Catholic’s Chrys Black on Sept. 27.
Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff previews for 2024 Week 11
November 7, 2024
As always in November football, there is great anticipation for all the contests slated for the second week of WPIAL playoff action.

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Belle Vernon’s Alonzo Wade finds a gap between Seth Stewart and Daniel Glass on Oct. 25, 2024.
5 things to watch in WPIAL opening round: Wild card decisions under scrutiny
November 1, 2024
Did the WPIAL football committee get the wild cards right?

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Montour’s Caden Halajcio fends off Aliquippa’s Akiva Woods on a first down run late in the fourth quarter on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Robinson.
Class 4A seeds raise eyebrows as WPIAL releases brackets for 2024 football playoffs
October 26, 2024
“Shocked and surprised.”

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