JACKSON TWP — It was not a film session Don Holl was looking forward to.

Seneca Valley's football coach recently broke down his team's 64-35 loss to Pine-Richland last Friday. The Raiders gave up 57 points and over 500 yards to the Rams in the first half alone.

“We got out-executed,” he said. “They did a better job of running their offense and defense than we did.

“My primary job is to get this team prepared to execute and I need to do a better job of that.”

Time is running out on the Raiders. With just two Northern Eight Conference games remaining, the team no longer controls its own destiny.

Even if Seneca (1-4, 1-5) finishes the regular season with three conference wins, it could lose out on a guaranteed playoff berth to Fox Chapel, which currently sits in fifth place in the standings. The Foxes (3-3, 2-3) own the tie-breaker over Seneca after defeating the Raiders 41-12 in Week 2.

For the second straight week, SV will face an undefeated team when it squares off against defending WPIAL champion Central Catholic (6-0, 4-0) at NexTier Stadium Friday night.

Despite his team's lopsided setback last week, Holl is confident it is out of the players' minds.

“Kids bounce back much sooner than us coaches,” he said. “That's not said to minimize their commitment. Certainly, kids have a lot of expectations and hopes for themselves, but when things don't go your way, hopefully, there's some disappointment and then they bounce back.”

The Raiders' spread offense will meet arguably its stiffest challenge of the season in a Vikings' defense that is giving up just four points per game.

Central has shut out Bethel Park (41-0), Shaler (31-0) and Fox Chapel (56-0). Last week, the Vikings had their closest contest of the season, a 20-10 victory over North Hills.

The defensive unit returned seven starters from 2013, including seniors Rich Ryan (6-foot-1, 275 pounds) at tackle, Joe Tindal (5-11, 185) at cornerback and John Petrishen (6-3, 200) at safety.

“Offensively, we are doing enough to win games, but our defense is really playing well,” said Vikings' coach Terry Totten. “We're getting good coverage from our secondary, a good pass rush from our guys up front and our linebackers are flowing well to the ball.”

The Vikings have forced 19 turnovers and that should be a concern for the Raiders, who have been victimized by 21 giveaways this season.

Holl is hoping to have senior receiver Brad Hensler back in the lineup.

Hensler caught 26 passes for 391 yards and two touchdowns last year.

He grabbed 11 passes for 144 yards this season before an ankle injury sidelined him for the last three games.

On offense, the Vikings like to keep things on the ground, where they are averaging 224.6 yards per game.

Senior Grant Foster, the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Barry Foster, leads the pack with 399 yards, a 6.6 yards-per-carry average and 12 touchdowns.

“He's 6-2 and 195 pounds and has both power and speed,” said Totten. “He's really coming on strong for us.”

Junior quarterback Mike Navarro has attempted just 30 passes all season, but has five touchdowns and no interceptions.

While Totten sees the Raiders as desperate, he also believes they are very capable and that is a dangerous combination.

“They are very talented and very well-coached,” he said.