PITTSBURGH — Central Catholic football isn't about statistics.

It's about winning.

“I don't keep 'em. I don't even care about them,” 11th-year coach Terry Totten said. “They're just numbers. We just want to play hard and play the game right.

For the Vikings, that means playing defense.

Central (6-2, 4-2) invades Butler (4-4, 3-3) for a mutual regular season finale at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium.

The Vikings have dropped decisions of 34-7 to Seneca Valley and 28-0 to North Allegheny. In their six wins, they've allowed only 11 points.

Central has blanked four opponents, including Altoona by a 30-0 count last week.

“We have a young team this year. We only brought four starters back from last year,” Totten said. “We've been a little inconsistent as a result.”

Senior linebacker Leo Loughrey, at 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, leads the Viking defense in tackles. He is also a Division I prospect and is looking at a number of Ivy League schools.

Defensive tackle Zach DeLuca and cornerback Todd Coles have also stood out this season.

“Leo has probably been the heart and soul of that unit,” Totten said. “We've had to rely on our defense quite a bit because we graduated a nice crop of players last year.”

Central Catholic has 16 2012 graduates playing college football this season. The Vikings have sent 44 players to the college ranks over the past three years.

Totten, a 1976 Central graduate and an All-American safety at Indiana (Pa.) University, coached the Vikings to the WPIAL and PIAA championships in 2007.

Junior quarterback Joe Cosentino stands 6-5, 220, and threw for 190 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings' win last week. He rushed for a pair of scores as well.

Junior running back Luigi Lista-Brinza had 23 carries for 135 yards and a score in that game and leads the team with 700 yards rushing. while junior receiver Shafer Swann paces the Vikings with 15 receptions.

“Joe's got a strong arm and he'll have a chance to play in college if he wants,” Totten said. He's a big, strong kid wbo is throwing the football much better of late.

“Luigi is a downhill runner who breaks a lot of tackles. We spread the ball around to a number of guys in the passing game.”

The Vikings possess a dangerous kick and punt return unit that hasn't broken one for a touchdown yet, “but we've been close,” Totten said.

Central's coach saluted the coaching efforts of Butler's Clyde Conti, who has the Golden Tornado in the WPIAL playoffs after a 14-year absence.

“I remember playing against Butler back in the 1970's and I roomed with some Butler guys at IUP,” Totten said. “There's some tradition there and Coach Conti is bringing it back.

“Their running game knows how to possess the ball and chew clock. They've done that to a number of teams and that's our biggest concern.

“That's a great fgootball town and they're excited up there right now. We know what we're walking into and we'll be ready,” Totten added.