Central City News

St. Alphonsus Ace Who Led Parkview To State Title Will Return to Dome ANN ARBOR — It’s a long way from Wax Road to Ann Arbor, Michigan, but Central’s Drew Dileo is successfully making the transition.  The son of Mike and Melanie Dileo of Central, Drew starred at St. Alphonsus and led Parkview to a State 3A Championship […]

CENTRAL — The 2011 Central High Wildcat football team has won three of the top honors in the annual All-District competition. Central senior linebacker Zach Hetrick was named the district’s Most Valuable Player on defense. Sophomore Gary Triplett walked away with more honors that any other player in the district.  Triplett was named 1st team […]

CENTRAL — It was a once-in-a-million coincidence, and it happened last Friday night at Wildcat Stadium in Central. The Central Wildcats were playing the Ruston Bearcats in the state 5A Regional Championships.  It would indeed be a game to remember. Central and Ruston are 223 miles apart with a driving time of 4 hours 23 […]

An Open Letter to Central’s Coaches from Two Parents Coaches, The fact that such a loss hurts this bad proves that each of you has instilled the competitive spirit in our son that will ensure his success as a man, husband, father, and community leader through his entire life. We are keenly aware of the […]

Central Never Gave Up in Heartbreaking Loss to Ruston CENTRAL — While still emotional about the Central Wildcats’ narrow 28-19 loss Friday night to Ruston in the State 5A Regional Championships, Central Coach Doug Dotson and his Wildcat team have begun to savor the success they had this season — winning their 4th straight District […]

Friday, November 18, 2011 (07:00 PM) Playoff game at Central Middle School Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News RHS Bearcats 28, Central Wildcats 19 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 Total RHS Bearcats 0 21 0 7 28 Central Wildcats 6 6 7 0 19 Scoring summary Qtr Time Scoring play RHS […]

Central Wildcats 9/2/2011 to 11/18/2011, 12 games — 7 wins, 5 losses Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News. All games Home Away Neutral Overall record: 7-5 2-4 5-1 0-0 League: 4-1 1-1 3-0 0-0 Non-league: 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 Playoff: 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Date Game type Opponent Result Rushing leader Passing leader […]

Central High’s Cinderella Team Wouldn’t Quit by David Simoneaux, Jr, Central High Assistant Coach An Open Letter to the Central High football team on the day before the playoff game against Ruston. Men, I know no better way to pay tribute to you than to pen some of your story along with some of my favorite quotations. […]

After Thrilling Upset, Central Prepares For Ruston This Friday at Wildcat Field by Woody Jenkins COVINGTON — Central High School’s 2011 football team has emerged as the Cinderella team of the State 5A playoffs.  Last Friday night, Central, the 32nd seed in the playoffs, defeated the No. 1 seed in the state, mighty St. Paul’s […]

Central Wildcats 9/2/2011 to 11/11/2011, 11 games — 7 wins, 4 losses Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News All games Home Away Neutral Overall record: 7-4 2-3 5-1 0-0 League: 4-1 1-1 3-0 0-0 Non-league: 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 Playoff: 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0     Date Game type Opponent Result Rushing leader […]