What We Learned after 1st round of Playoffs

Alex Christo

November 7, 2021 @ 07:30 AM

From game-day performances to recruiting, here are some things we learned after the first round of playoffs <strong> </strong> <strong>QB Matchup [player_tooltip player_id="27576" first="Beau" last="Pribula"] and [player_tooltip player_id="222655" first="Hayden" last="Johnson"]</strong> This was a QB matchup I was excited for, but Pribula’s playoff experience got the best of Johnson. Though we don’t have the official stats for Pribula, he accounted for 4 touchdowns with 2 passing and 2 rushing. Johnson’s first playoff experience really showed. Johnson only completed 50% or less in 2 games this season, but he had his worst performance of the season only completing 43.5%. He threw 108 yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Johnson will learn from this and believe he will come back better next season. Below are Pribulas highlights from the playoff game. <strong> <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/8871943/61869b644df641047840faf1" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></strong> Below are Johnson’s season highlights. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14775118/6150c76404289a07d4f160b9" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Battle of the Running Backs [player_tooltip player_id="87079" first="Jahiem" last="White"] and [player_tooltip player_id="69212" first="Jadyn" last="Jones"]</strong> White had the better game who had 242 rushing yards with 3 touchdowns. He also had an 80-yard passing touchdown. But it was Jones’ team that came out on top. Jones had 22 carries for 156 yards with 2 touchdowns White’s week 8 highlights are below <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13442797/6178b0217bd4380918bee711" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Jone’s season highlights are below. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12608806/6133a1c8e97a2106104e2efd" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Sto-Rox’s [player_tooltip player_id="91497" first="Jay" last="Pearson"]</strong> Pearson had a tremendous game against Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL 2A quarterfinals. He carried the ball 14 times for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns. He finished the regular season with 967 yards, now is well over 1,000 on the season. Pearson received an FCS offer last week. Below are playoff highlights. <strong> <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15506688/6186e42db01870040c0a1452" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></strong> <strong>Sophomore LB [player_tooltip player_id="97978" first="Anthony" last="Speca"] receives first SEC offer</strong> The standout linebacker from Pittsburgh Central Catholic received his first SEC offer, Friday, November 5<sup>th</sup> from South Carolina. Speca has been a force in the middle for the Vikings defense. He has recorded 63 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. Expect more SEC offers to follow. https://twitter.com/aspeca6/status/1456692650812350470