Centurions fend off Pioneers for 41-22 playoff victory
Greensburg Central Catholic scored the first 27 points Friday night and fended off West Greene’s second-half rally for a 41-22 victory at Plum in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
Greensburg C.C. improves to 8-3, while the Pioneers end the season with an 8-3 record.
The Centurions’ Samir Crosby scored the only touchdown of the first quarter on a 9-yard run.
Aidan Allison’s 79-yard touchdown pass from Tyree Turner and Landon Honick’s 4-yard scoring run gave Greensburg C.C. the lead at halftime, 20-0.
Turner hit Crosby for a 52-yard touchdown pass to extend the Centurions’ lead to 27-0 in the third quarter.
West Greene fought with a 16-0 run over the third and fourth quarters.
Billy Whitlatch started with a 1-yard dive and the two-point conversion. The Pioneers added two more points when the Centurions were called for a penalty in the end zone for a safety.
Whitlatch continued his scoring run with a 10-yard run early in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 27-16.
Turner then took over for the Centurions with a 60-yard touchdown pass to Tyree Turner and a 26-yard scoring run.
Turner completed 7-of-11 passes for 247 yards. Crosby caught four passes for 131 yards.
Whitlatch returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.
Whitlatch rushed for 177 yards on 31 carries. Lane Allison completed 7-of-14 passes for 109 yards.