Salesianum was rolling.

The Sals were 11-1 – their only loss to Malvern Prep, which finished the season ranked third in Pennsylvania – coming into last year’s DIAA Class 3A championship game.

Sallies had already beaten Middletown 38-7 during the regular season. When the Sals built a 24-6 lead at halftime of the final, many of the fans gathered at Delaware State’s Alumni Stadium thought it was over.

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