Montour beats McKeesport to reach WPIAL Class 4A final

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 05:31 · Archive

Montour defeated McKeesport 37-33 in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal, with quarterback Brandon Bennett throwing the winning touchdown pass with 21 seconds left.

Montour's Brandon Bennett engineered a dramatic final drive to defeat McKeesport 37-33 in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Friday. McKeesport's Kemon Spell had just taken a swing pass 66 yards for a touchdown to put the Tigers ahead 33-36 with 1:38 remaining, coming just 20 seconds after Bennett had regained the lead for Montour with a 2-yard touchdown run.

Bennett then marched Montour down the field from their own 24-yard line, completing the winning drive in 1:31. He threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Marqus Bethea with 21 seconds left to seal the victory. Montour coach Lou Cerro praised his team's execution on the crucial drive, noting that Dom Baron made a big catch and that Bethea scored on his first catch of the season.

Bennett finished the game with three touchdown passes and a touchdown run. Cerro highlighted Bennett's leadership over recent weeks. The second-ranked Spartans, now 10-2, will face fourth-ranked New Castle in the WPIAL championship game at noon on Saturday, 21 November, at Pine-Richland. McKeesport finished their season at 8-4.

Montour beats McKeesport to reach WPIAL Class 4A final — Image: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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WPIAL Class 4A football playoff roundup: Montour tops McKeesport in semifinal thrillerPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 14 Nov, 04:57
Montour reaches WPIAL title game, ends career of McKeeport’s Kemon Spell in Class 4A thrillerMcKeesport’s Kemon Spell took the house down with yet another long touchdown late in Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A semifinal matchup against Montour.TribLIVE · 14 Nov, 04:54

In this story: Montour · McKeesport · Brandon Bennett · Kemon Spell · Marqus Bethea · New Castle · Lou Cerro · Dom Baron

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