The Central Catholic Vikings are 6-2 and eyeing a run in the WPIAL playoffs, but on Friday night they paused to remember a friend and teammate they lost last season.
The team honored former running back Kyle Wilson prior to their game against Kiski at Duquesne University.
Wilson's family led the team onto the field, many of them wearing his No. 23.
Following a prayer, balloons representing the team's colors were released into the night sky as the Vikings went on to defeat the Cavaliers 28-7.
Wilson, a junior last season, suffered a stroke while watching a high school football game in October last year.
The Vikings found themselves taking the field for a playoff game a week later, toppling Penn-Trafford 42-0 in a game many said was won for Wilson.
The Vikings conclude their 2009 regular season next Friday against Fox Chapel.
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