Week 3 Rivalry Preview: North Allegheny VS. Central Catholic
We have a great 6A conference matchup between North Allegheny and Pittsburgh Central Catholic Friday, September 25th. Both of these teams are very talented. The biggest news before the season started was from Central Catholic’s 4-Star defensive tackle and Pitt…
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Continue ReadingWe have a great 6A conference matchup between North Allegheny and Pittsburgh Central Catholic Friday, September 25th. Both of these teams are very talented. The biggest news before the season started was from Central Catholic’s 4-Star defensive tackle and Pitt commit, Elliot Donald Elliot Donald 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL Central Catholic | 2021 State PA , who decided not to play his senior season. Even without Elliot, Central Catholic has a pretty good d-lineman in senior DT Bralen Henderson Bralen Henderson 6'1" | 245 lbs | DL Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2021 PA . Bralen has good get off who uses hands well with good speed. Bralen will go up against North Allegheny’s junior offensive lineman transfer from North Carolina in Bo Crutcher. Bo shows to be athletic and physical. That should be a good matchup. Central Catholic’s secondary is loaded with senior Chase Horne Chase Horne 5'10" | 155 lbs | DB Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2021 PA and juniors JD Younger JD Younger 5'11" | 190 lbs | DB Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2022 State PA , Devin Barren Devin Barren 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2022 State PA , and Gannon Carothers Gannon Carothers 5'11" | 200 lbs | ATH Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2022 State PA . Chase shows good speed to stay with receivers and has good ball skills. JD is a physical kid who is always around the ball. Devin has quickness with good speed and shows to be a good tackler. Gannon shows quickness and good speed. He has really good break and acceleration to the ball. North Allegheny shouldn’t be afraid because they have some offensive weapons such as the number one tight end recruit out of the WPIAL with Khalil Dinkins Khalil Dinkins 6'4" | 205 lbs | TE North Allegheny | 2021 State PA . They also have a six-foot 4 junior wide receiver transfer from California in Dwayne Taylor. He has decent speed and shows to be a willing blocker in the run game. They also have a few players to give the ball to in the backfield with senior FB in JP Cantu JP Cantu 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB North Allegheny | 2021 PA and junior running backs in JR Burton and Kolin Dinkins.
North Allegheny’s defense has a tough task to handle with the likes of Central Catholic’s seniors Eddy Tillman Eddy Tillman 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Central Catholic | 2021 PA (RB), Eric Benson Jr Eric Benson Jr 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Central Catholic | 2021 PA (WR), and junior wide receiver Brandon Jackson Brandon Jackson 5'7" | 160 lbs | WR Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 2022 State PA . North Allegheny’s senior middle linebacker and BYU commit, Nate Hoke Nate Hoke 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB North Allegheny | 2021 State PA , must be the leader of this defense. If they want a chance to win, they must stop Eddy, who had 15 carries for 199 yards and a touchdown in last week’s win against Norwin. In the past five seasons, Central Catholic and North Allegheny have met 6 times including playoffs. They both stand at 3-3 with those last 6 meetings. Does Central Catholic have the more talented group to come out with a victory for the first time since 2017 or does North Allegheny have it in them to make it 3 straight wins?