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Allentown Central Catholic shuts out Saucon Valley 24-0 and moves on to the 4A semifinal

If you follow the Vikings, you'll want to be at their next game. Allentown Central Catholic beat Saucon Valley 24-0 on Friday night, and the Vikings advance to the District 11 4A semifinal next week.

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2019the last year the two teams met before Friday

Allentown Central Catholic and Saucon Valley had not played each other since then.

Source: PA Football News

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WFMZ

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Central Catholic heads to the semifinals; Lehigh wrestling falls to Virginia Tech

Plus, Lehigh football keeps first place and Walgreens opens a South Whitehall center.

The TLDR

  1. Allentown Central Catholic shuts out Saucon Valley 24-0
  2. Virginia Tech tops Lehigh wrestling 30-6 before 5,814 fans
  3. Which playoff game will you catch next week?
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