Live blog from Friday's WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal game North Allegheny vs. Central Catholic. For scores and notes of other playoff games, look to the right of this blog for @PGVarsityXtra on Twitter. If you have a score or note, tweet it with #wpial and tag @PGVarsityXtra.
FINAL: CENTRAL CATHOLIC 31, NORTH ALLEGHENY 17
Onto semifinals for eighth time under Terry Totten
10:10 Central takes over with 1:30 left still up 17. It's over.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 31, NORTH ALLEGHENY 17
Central answers with 77-yard drive, ending in Ron Jones 8-yard TD run.
9:39 End third quarter and Central leads, 24-17
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 24, NORTH ALLEGHENY 17
After punt return by Mike Pope, NA starts at Central 19. Second play Riley Trueman creates some magic goes 17 yards for TD
9:32 Griffin Sestili back in. Good to see.
9:31 Just as I say that. Maenza fumbles at 5 and Damar Hamlin recovers. Scoring threat stuffed.
9:28 Really like this NA QB Ethan Maenza. Good speed. Crafty. Nice high school QB.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 24, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10
Ronnie Jones had a 30-yard run. Four plays later Troy Fisher scores on 7 yard QB keeper.
9:14 Looks like NA has lost DE-TE Griffin Sestili. Looked like was out cold for a few seconds. Just came off field. That's a big loss for NA.
9:12 Ethan Maenza running, just dropped ball. Central Catholic Pitt recruit Rashad Wheeler recover at NA 45.
Has to be biggest surprise of the night. Freeport 24, Washington 0. Not that Freeport is winning, but so easily.
HALFTIME: CENTRAL CATHOLIC 17, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10
Damar Hamlin had 73-yard kickoff return to put Central at NA 24. After picking up first down, half ended with Central at the 6-yard line, Troy Fisher running on final play. Not the best clock management at the end.
FIRST HALF STATS: Ronnie Jones 74 yards on 10 att. for CC. Troy Fisher 3 of 9 passing. For NA, Ethan Maenza 74 yards on seven carries. 6 of 14 throwing for 63. NA three punts for 18 yard average.
CENTRALL CATHOLIC 17, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10
Seth Mancuso hits 40-yard field goal
Some surprises: Thomas Jefferson leads West Allegheny 14-0 at half. What happened to West Allegheny?
How about Avonworth? Leading Clairton 14-8
Freeport shocking Washington 17-0
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 17, NORTH ALLEGHENY 7
Jacob Rocchi hits 21-yard field goal
8:20 Nice wall by Central on punt return. Damar Hamlin takes it 36 yards to the 9. Central first.
8:15 Big penalty. NA was at own 2 on fourth down. Ronnie Jones called for pass interference. NA first at own 17.
8:10 A 13-yard punt by NA. Had a 9-yarder earlier.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 14, NORTH ALLEGHENY 7
Bricen Garner runs 66 yds on end around to set up Troy Fisher's 3-yard TD run. PAT good 14-7 with 11:27 in half.
NORTH ALLEGHENY 7, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7
Just as I say that, Ethan Maenza runs a keeper 50 yards for TD. Seth Mancuso kick.
7:56 Can't see NA sustaining much with running game. Need to hit few big pass plays or Maenza runs
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0
Ron Jones 2 yd run caps 54-yard drive. Troy Fisher few big plays in drive. Impressive for soph. QB
7:45 After 9 yard punt. CC takes over at 46.
7:43 NA few first downs and then punts near midfield.
7:38 NA on the move. Two first downs.
7:34 Ronnie Jones picks up 40 yards on first two carries. But CC has to punt.
7:33 And it's snowing;
7:28 - Game time. North Allegheny will kick off.
PREGAME
This is a rematch of game earlier this season, won by North Allegheny, 24-17.
Injuries: Central Catholic will be without defensive back Braxton Swann, who is out with an ankle injury.
TV: This is Root Sports Game of the Week. It can be seen after the Penguins game tonight. Robbie Incmikoski gets play by play duties tonight while Chris Schneider does color.
North Hills has great press box, but whose idea was it to not to put windows in. #freezing
Forgive me if there are lot of "typos" tonight #fingerstoocoldtotype