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Below is a preview of the State College football team. For complete preview capsules of both PIAA Class AAAA semifinal games, pick up a copy of The Sentinel on Thursday. Joining the capsules is a story about State College and its postseason dilemma. A complete preview story and a sidebar will wrap up our coverage before Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff. Due to the early start time and the length of drive for CV fans, all preview information will run a day early this week.

State College notes: Kenney led Little Lions with 85 rushing yards on 15 carries against Woodland Hills and scored the team’s first touchdown on a 9-yard pass from Mills. ... on the final play of the first half, Kenney, who added two interceptions, tackled Wolverines quarterback John Yezovich at the goal line to preserve a 7-0 halftime lead. ... out-gained Woodland Hills, 249-229. ... quarterfinal win was first against a WPIAL program since 1987 and the first ever against the league in postseason play. ... last trip to the PIAA semifinal was in 2006 when program won the District 3-6 Class AAAA championship. In the state semifinal, lost to Upper St. Clair, 28-20, at Mansion Park. ... defense was suspect in the regular season when it allowed at least 20 points four times and 19 another but has turned over a new leaf in the playoffs by limiting teams to a total of 27 points in three games. ... losses are to Central Dauphin and Bishop McDevitt, teams that finished a combined 21-4. ... Mills and Mazzara have similar numbers at QB but the latter was injured early in Friday’s game and did not return. Mills has completed 34 of 60 passes for 423 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. Mazzara is 38 of 66 for 368 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. ... Kenney, a Penn State University recruit, has speed to burn with 1,104 yards on 138 carries with 20 touchdowns. ... Mazzara, who had a game-high 205 rushing yards against CV in September but is not expected to play Saturday, has rushed 99 times for 785 yards and seven touchdowns. ... Kenney is also the leading receiver with 255 yards and three touchdowns. ... Porter has a team-high 3.5 sacks and Kenney has reeled in a team-leading 10 interceptions. ... offense averages 334.8 yards per game and 261.2 on the ground. ... averages 32.1 points per game and 14.8 against. ... led CV, 21-2, after one quarter in first meeting before holding on for a narrow win. ... attempted only five passes and rushed 52 times against CV in September. ... ranked No. 2 in Class AAAA by the Pennsylvania Football News. ... finished 4-1 in Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division and shared the title with Central Dauphin.