WPIAL 6A Championship:Central Catholic/North Allegheny Standouts

We had a great championship matchup. Between both teams they have a combined 10 WPIAL championships, one team came out on top winning their sixth WPIAL Championship. Here are 10 standouts of the game. &nbsp; Central Catholic – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27348" first="Eddy" last="Tillman"]</strong> (SR) Running Back 5’8 170: Eddy continued his great season by carrying the ball 27 times for 137 yards and 3 touchdowns. His last touchdown came with 2:30 left in the game that essentially put the nail in the coffin. &nbsp; North Allegheny – <strong>Mason Kress </strong>(SR) Wide Receiver 5’11 170: Mason showed off his speed with a 65-yard touchdown catch and run on the 2^nd play of the game. He also shows good ball skills. He finished with 6 catches for 103 yards and the lone touchdown. &nbsp; North Allegheny – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27196" first="Khalil" last="Dinkins"]</strong> (SR) Tight End 6’4 207: Khalil wasn’t a major factor in the game, but he had a few catches including a 20-yard touchdown catch and run with 4:40 left in the first half. He also made a big 4^th down conversion late in the first quarter. Lined up in the wildcat a few times as well. &nbsp; North Allegheny – <strong>Dwayne Taylor</strong> (JR) Wide Receiver 6’4 194: Dwayne will be the next guy up next season as he compares to Khalil size wise. He was a transfer from California this year and has been getting involved a little more each game. He had 4 catches for at least 40 yards. He showed great sideline awareness 1 play being able to put 1 foot down. Had an opportunity to score 2 touchdowns on 2 different possessions being wide open but the ball was overthrown twice. Expect him to work hard in the offseason to so he has a strong senior season. &nbsp; Central Catholic – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27479" first="Bralen" last="Henderson"]</strong> (SR) Defensive Tackle 6’3 245:  With Elliot out of the lineup, Bralen continues to dominate the middle of the d-line. He was extremely disruptive and helped stuff North Allegheny’s run game, who had over 100 yards in the first matchup. He had a few tackles for loss and 1 sack. &nbsp; Central Catholic – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27577" first="JD" last="Younger"]</strong> (JR) Safety 5’11 190: JD was all over the, made quite a bit of tackles including 1 tackle for loss. He also made a diving interception late in the 2^nd quarter. &nbsp; North Allegheny – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27254" first="Nate" last="Hoke"]</strong> (SR) Linebacker 6’3 225: The BYU commit was all over the field last night. He made quite a bit of tackles. He also ran the ball in for a 1-yard touchdown late in the first quarter. &nbsp; North Allegheny – <strong>Kolin Dinkins</strong> (JR) Defensive Back 6’1 165: Kolin had a few tackles. He shows he has good hands who made an incredible interception that showed he was clearly beat for a potential touchdown with 8:47 left in the 3^rd quarter. &nbsp; Central Catholic – <strong>Anderson Cynkar</strong> (SR) Defensive Back 6’1 185: Anderson wasn’t a major factor in the game but made two key plays to help his team to victory. He had a 67-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 4:29 left in the half and a 30-yard pick six with 5:46 left in the 3^rd quarter. &nbsp; Central Catholic – <strong>Matt Aulicino</strong> (JR) Defensive End 6’7 220: Matt is a tall lengthy kid. He shows to use hands. He had an impressive game with a couple of tackles for loss and 2 sacks. He also had a batted ball. Matt could be an offensive tackle at the next level if he adds weight. Think he lacks the quickness and speed to be a dominant d-end.