CTA's WPIAL & City League 2nd Round of Playoffs Player of the Week: Central Catholic's Eddy Tillman

Central Catholic running back Eddy Tillman (41) shows off his muscles during a game against Canon-McMillan earlier this season.

SOURCE: (Prospect Media)

Eddy Tillman

School: Central Catholic

Position: RB

Year: Senior

Height: 5-8

Weight: 165

Claim To Fame

This past Friday, Central Catholic football player Eddy Tillman rushed for three touchdowns while also rushing for 132 yards in a 38-24 win over North Allegheny in the WPIAL 6A football championship game. The win against North Allegheny resulted in Eddy earning his second WPIAL football championship with the Vikings as he helped his team repeat as back-to-back WPIAL 6A football champions. The Vikings next game will be against McDowell on Saturday in the PIAA 6A Football Quarterfinals. This season, in the eight games that Tillman played, he has rushed for 982 yards, averages 7 and has scored 10 touchdowns. He currently has offers from schools such as Clarion, Notre Dame College, Seton Hill, Valparaiso, Lake Erie, West Virginia State, Central State, and Slippery Rock.

Questions and Answers

You are now a 2x WPIAL football champion. How does it feel that your Central Catholic are back-to-back WPIAL champions?

It feels awesome to be a 2x WPIAL 6A Champion with my Central Catholic brothers!!

People thought this was the year that North Allegheny would win the WPIAL football title in 6A. Did knowing that people thought that give you guys even more motivation to play better?

Yes, it was an underdog storyline where we had nothing to lose but everything to prove!

For real, were you even able to focus on school last week?

It was tough. But I manage to make it through!

What do you think your team needs to do to beat McDowell on Saturday in the PIAA 6A football quarterfinals?

We need to play discipline football all four quarters and limited the turnovers.

As a running back, what are some of the things that you do to become better?

Conditioning, strength, and being flexible are the go-to things for me on getting better at the running back position.

Since you're a senior on Central Catholic's football team, you have a lot of experience. So, what do you do to provide leadership for all the younger players on this team?

Us seniors just keep the tradition the same since we first came in to the program.

You had many people help you receive the honor of being our "Player of the Week". What does it mean to you that your friends and family supported you to make sure you earned this recognition?

It means the world to me! I cannot thank them enough!

Seriously, why do they call you "Crazy Legs"?

I got the nickname in Little League since my legs never stopped moving.

AND FINALLY

Now, what makes you wear the number 41? I picked it when I first came to Central Catholic and it grew on me. So, I wanted to make the jersey signature to me when people think of 41 for Central Catholic.

What is something that people would be surprised to know about you?

I like to make a lot of jokes!

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