CRANBERRY TWP — Reaching the 4,000-yard rushing plateau wasn't on Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic senior running back P.J. Fulmore's radar.

Fulmore had a night off last Friday, so he went to Chartiers Valley to watch one of the extended members of his football family, Seton La-Salle's Dequay Broadwater, play.

On Twitter, Fulmore has a network of friends from Seton-La Salle, Pittsburgh Central Catholic and North Catholic that use the #OTR hashtag in their profiles, standing for only the realist.

North Catholic teammates Jerome Turner and Darian Mercurio are also in the group.

“My friends and I were thinking about stuff and that's what we came up with,” Fulmore said. “It's about friends and family. People have asked to join, but it's not something we have people join.”

When Fulmore, who lives in Mt. Washington, came back to North Catholic after the school moved from Troy Hill to Cranberry, he was focused on his Trojans family.

When Fulmore rushed for 128 yards to hit the mark in North Catholic's 48-7 win over Bishop Canevin last Saturday at Dormont Stadium, it wasn't a big deal.

He didn't even know he was getting close until it got close to game-time.

“I mean it's nice to put on resume, but it really is a team accomplishment,” Fulmore said. “It shows how good of team we are in general.”

More importantly for Fulmore, the win last week clinched the third straight Black Hills Conference title for the 9-0 defending Class A champion Trojans, who have won 25 consecutive games.

Fulmore has 1,101 yards rushing and has scored 14 touchdowns.

He's also verbally committed to play football at Duquesne and will graduate from North Catholic in December to enroll for the spring semester.

Defending North Catholic's PIAA title was the reason Fulmore is willing to ride a bus nearly two hours every day to Cranberry Township.

In the morning, Fulmore catches a bus on his street for an hour ride. In the afternoon, it's about 45 minutes back.

Trojans' offensive coordinator Chris Lucas said Fulmore's focus on the team is genuine.

“That's the thing about P.J. I don't now if people take that as saying the right things to people, but he doesn't pay attention to records,” Lucas said. “A lot of people don't know that he dealt with a high-ankle sprain all last year. You might think he was not practicing and playing games, but that kid practiced every day.”

Lucas has coached Fulmore since he was a sophomore and take advantage of his versatility.

Fulmore plays at wide receiver and served as quarterback when Adam Sharlow went out during the Trojans' title run last season.

With everyone healthy this season, Fulmore has been able to play primarily at running back.

He's formed a solid one-two punch with Turner, who has also rushed for more than 1,000 yards this season.

On defense, he plays at safety, but has also spent time at cornerback.

“His biggest strength is his movement inside a four-yard box,” Lucas said. “When he does movement-wise, I haven't seen from many high school players. ... He has all the intangibles.”

Fulmore's excited for the postseason to start. North Catholic already accomplished the first of his three goals.

“The only goals I had were team goals: winning conference, WPIAL and state,” Fulmore said. “I found out last week I only needed 47 yards.”