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Video: Early Contenders - Central Catholic
Vikings have a star on the rise under center.Head coach: Terry Totten
2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 15-1, PIAA 4A champion (No. 60)
Last decade: 113-17
Star power: LB
David Adams (115, Notre Dame), G
Chris "CJ" Thorpe (192, Penn State) and DT
Kurt Hinish (642, Notre Dame)
Even more: Starting quarterback
Troy Fisher threw for 1,406 yards, rushed for 546 more and accounted for 27 TDs last year as a sophomore.
See the Central Catholic preseason Top 25 photo shoot galleryGame to watch: Host
Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.) and 2018's top dual-threat QB Phil Jurkovec, Sept. 30
Briefly: The 6-foot-2, 224-pound Adams is the fourth-ranked senior in Pennsylvania. … Fisher was one of 31 sophomores on the varsity roster last season. … The father of Thorpe (6-2, 312), Chris Thorpe, played running back at Penn State in the 1980s.
Look for a full preview of the Vikings on June 17.Photo by Randy Sartin/Graphic by SocialRecluse Graphx