Bethel Park hosts Central Catholic

Appearances are not deceiving when it comes to Central Catholic. The Vikings are good and they present a challenge for Bethel Park. The Hawks host the third-ranked team in Class 6A at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
“They look good dressed up,” said Hawks’ head coach Jeff Metheny after watching film from the Vikings’ 28-13 win against Hempfield.
“I’m not sure how we stack up against them because we’re trying to figure them out. We do know they are one of the top teams in their league. They have been in close games and won them. They have a lot of great players and to beat them you can’t turn the ball over.”
By the same token, the Hawks have their share of players that will make opponents pay for their miscues. In last week’s 42-7 win against Shaler, a few of them demonstrated those skills.
Jehvonn Lewis, who ranks among the top rushers in the WPIAL, scored four touchdowns in the victory on rushes of 1, 8, 2 and 11 yards.
Zach Cashman recovered a Titan fumble for a 15-yard TD.
Additionally, Anthony Chiccitt completed 8 of 12 passes for 138 yards. His top target was Sean McGowan with four receptions for 88 yards.
John Gummo converted five extra points before yielding to Azalynn Coblentz. She tacked on the final point of the game for the Hawks.
“When you look at the score, it appears to be a whitewash but Shaler did some good stuff but we had some players step up. I was real pleased with our defense. They settled in and special teams did a great job. Plus, our interior guys did a fantastic job.”
Against Central and down the road when the Hawks return to conference action to face foes such as Peters Township (3-1) on Oct. 19 and Upper St. Clair (4-0) on Oct. 26, they will need such efforts.
“You have to make plays. You have to make teams earn it,” said Metheny. “Teams we play have been in close games, championship-type games so you are not going to walk through this league without having faced adversity.”