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WPIAL 6A CHAMPIONSHIP

#2 NORTH ALLEGHENY (10-1) vs. #1 CENTRAL CATHOLIC (10-1) at NORWIN – 6 PM

#2 NORTH ALLEGHENY

SEMIFINALS: def. #3 Canon-McMillan 49-7

Logan Kushner – 104 passing yds, 125 rushing yds

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Passing Leader: Logan Kushner – 72/132, 1,308 yds, 18 TD, 3 INT

Rushing Leader: Logan Kushner – 88 att, 880 yds, 14 TD

Receiving Leader: Khiryn Boyd – 22 rec, 532 yds, 11 TD

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5 (1990, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022)

#1 CENTRAL CATHOLIC

SEMIFINALS: def. #4 Mt. Lebanon 42-7

Elijah Faulkner – 13 carries, 192 yds, 5 TD

Payton Wehner – 17/25, 222 yds, TD

Vernon Settles – 8 catches, 115 yds

Peter Gonzalez – 5 catches, 54 yds

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Passing Leader: Payton Wehner – 153/223, 2,660 yds, 33 TD, 5 INT

Rushing Leader: Elijah Faulkner – 179 att, 1,350 yds, 17 TD

Receiving Leader: Peter Gonzalez – 40 rec, 928 yds, 12 TD

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 8 (2003, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020)

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

North Allegheny: looking to win back-to-back WPIAL Championships for the first time since they 3-peated (2010, 2011, 2012)

Central Catholic: making their 10th WPIAL Championship appearance in the last 11 seasons

PAST POSTSEASONS:

This is a rematch of the 2020 and 2022 WPIAL Championship games.

Central Catholic def. North Allegheny 38-24 in the 2020 WPIAL Championship

North Allegheny def. Central Catholic 35-21 in the 2022 WPIAL Championship

REGULAR SEASON:

Central Catholic def. North Allegheny 50-22 on Sept. 22

Central Catholic

Elijah Faulkner – 32 carries, 229 yds, 4 TD

Cole Sullivan – 2 rec TD

Payton Wehner – 11/17, 152 yds, 2 TD

Xxavier Thomas – 2 INT

North Allegheny

Tyree Alualu – 13 carries, 78 yds

Logan Kushner – 14/24, 170 yds, 2 INT, 16 carries, 72 yds, 2 TD