I usually don’t like to talk about high school juniors, but I’ll make an exception for a legacy. Former Pitt player and coach, and present D-line coach for the Carolina Panthers, Sal Sunseri is sending his son to Central Catholic.

Tino Sunseri, who will be a junior this fall, is living in Fox Chapel with his uncle and aunt, Gus and Karen Sunseri, who will serve as his legal guardians.

“I was very pleased with the way everything went,” Sal Sunseri said afterward. “Me and my wife (Roxanne) were very excited about the open-mindedness of the committee.”

Tino Sunseri, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound quarterback, started the past two seasons at Weddington, a suburban Charlotte school which plays in North Carolina’s highest classification. Weddington is in the same conference, the Southeastern 4A, as nationally ranked Independence, which has won 92 consecutive games and six consecutive state titles.

Sunseri was considered one of the state’s top 100 sophomores by NCpreps.com and is expected to compete for the starting quarterback job at Central, which won the 2004 WPIAL and PIAA Class AAAA titles and reached the WPIAL semifinals last season. The Vikings will participate in Pitt’s 7-on-7 passing camp Friday.

The WPIAL held a hearing to determine his eligibility. The hearing was closed to reporters at the family’s request.