Central Catholic was no match for Woodland Hills when the teams met last month.

Wolverines star running back Dom Timbers was even amazed how Woodland Hills handled the Vikings.

"To be honest," he told the Post-Gazette after the game, "I didn't think it would be this easy."

The Wolverines had 257 yards rushing and limited the Vikings to just 86 yards rushing -- 81 from Central Catholic star Damion Jones-Moore. Heading into that game, this sophomore standout was averaging 180 yards rushing per game.

In addition to difficulties moving the football, Central Catholic had problems holding onto it, too. The Vikings committed four turnovers, compared to none by the Wolverines.

Needless to say, Terry Totten's assessment that the Vikings have "a tall order" ahead of them might be somewhat of an understatement.

Just 42 days after an embarrassing 27-3 loss against Big East Conference foe Woodland Hills, the Vikings will meet the Wolverines in the second round of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.

The second-seeded Wolverines (9-1) and seventh-seeded Vikings (8-2) will meet at 7:30 tomorrow night at West Mifflin's Titan Stadium.

Totten said his players do not need much motivation to get ready for the rematch.

"Well, it's us and Woody High, and it's the playoffs," Totten said. "Not a lot of motivation is necessary."

Since that loss in the fifth week of the season, the Vikings have been dominant, going 5-0, including a 35-0 first-round win against Seneca Valley.

Central Catholic has outscored its past five opponents, 175-27.

But if the Vikings want to extend their winning streak to six, Totten said they need to cut down on missed tackles, one of the most glaring mistakes that plagued Central Catholic in last month's loss.

Timbers, the Wolverines running back, a transfer from Central and a Syracuse recruit, had more yards rushing (161) against Central Catholic than any other opponent this year.

Perhaps more important than stopping the run on defense is establishing it on offense, made tougher by Woodland Hills' stellar defensive line. The Wolverines limit opponents to an average of 8.0 points per game, the third best mark in WPIAL Class AAAA.

And Jones-Moore might not be completely healthy by tomorrow night. He did not play last week against Seneca Valley after injuring his kneecap. Totten said Jones-Moore should be "OK" to play tomorrow.

Keystone Oaks' only loss this season came against still-undefeated South Fayette.

If the Golden Eagles want to keep their season alive past tomorrow night, they'll have to beat the only other undefeated WPIAL Class AA team to do so.

Seventh-seeded Keystone Oaks (9-1) and second-seeded Mount Pleasant (10-0) will meet tomorrow night at Penn Trafford in the second round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs.

After missing the postseason with a losing record last season, the Vikings followed running back Bryce Ansell to an undefeated record and an Interstate Conference championship. Ansell leads Mount Pleasant with 11 touchdowns, and he has rushed for more than 1,000 yards.

The Vikings have outscored their opponents by an average of more than three touchdowns per game.

Mount Pleasant beat Kittanning, 45-6, last week.

Keystone Oaks boasts two running backs who ran for more than 1,000 yards in the regular season, Matt McCann (1,420) and Jordan Maddox (1,087). Both players scored 20 regular-season touchdowns.

Their only loss was in the third week of the season against eventual Century Conference champion South Fayette, 28-22.

The Golden Eagles beat Burrell, 27-0, last week to advance.

The victor of the Keystone Oaks-Mount Pleasant contest will play the winner of tomorrow night's game between third-seeded Center (9-1) and 11th-seeded Greensburg Central Catholic (8-2).

All four No. 5 seeds lost last week. But perhaps the most shocking upset was North Hills' 19-7 victory against fifth-seeded McKeesport.

Two weeks ago, the Tigers were the Post-Gazette's second-ranked team in WPIAL Class AAAA. Their only regular-season losses came against two teams ranked among the Post-Gazette's top five in the state: Gateway (No. 3) and St. Joseph's Prep (No. 4).

Meanwhile North Hills entered last week's game with a 4-5 record, losing every game it played against a team with a winning record.

But last week, the Indians limited the Tigers, who averaged more than 300 yards rushing per game, to 197 yards on the ground and just one score.

McKeesport scored an average of 40.5 points per game.

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