Harrisburg comes up short in 6A state semifinals
REMATCH OF LAST YEAR’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. NOW IN CLASS SIX, A, THE UNDEFEATED HARRISBURG COUGARS TAKING ON PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC IN THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE COUGARS LOST LAST YEAR’S MATCHUP AGAINST THE VIKINGS BY JUST FIVE POINTS. HARRISBURG DOWN 15, NOTHING IN THE SECOND VIRGINIA TECH COMMIT MESSIAH. MICKENS GETS THE COUGARS ON THE BOARD WITH A SHORT TOUCHDOWN RUN. THE PAT WAS BLOCKED 15 TO 6. WAS YOUR SCORE THERE NOW LATE THIRD QUARTER HARRISBURG TRYING TO STAY ALIVE AGAIN. IT’S MICKENS TAKING THIS 116 YARDS TO THE HOUSE. THIS CUT THEIR DEFICIT TO 11. BUT THAT WOULD BE AS CLOSE AS THEY WOULD GET PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC WINS THIS GAME 32 TO 14. WE DID SOMETHING THAT’S NEVER BEEN DONE HERE. AND I JUST NEED OUR GUYS TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, KEEP EVERYTHING IN PERSPECTIVE. BUT THEY WORKED EXTREMELY HARD. I MEAN, TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS GAME, YOU KNOW, BASED OFF EVERYTHING THEY DID IS IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. HARRISBURG IS STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY, BUT NEXT YEAR THEY WILL G
Fresh off winning their 6th consecutive district championship last week against Central York, Harrisburg’s season came to an end on Saturday in the PIAA 6A state semifinals against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. It’s the second straight season where the Vikings have eliminated the Cougars in the state playoffs.Harrisburg finished their season with a 13-1 record.Watch the highlights in the video player above.
ALTOONA, Pa. —
Fresh off winning their 6th consecutive district championship last week against Central York, Harrisburg’s season came to an end on Saturday in the PIAA 6A state semifinals against Pittsburgh Central Catholic.
It’s the second straight season where the Vikings have eliminated the Cougars in the state playoffs.
Harrisburg finished their season with a 13-1 record.
Watch the highlights in the video player above.