After Providence opened a three-score lead at halftime, Marist showed fight, cutting that lead to seven late in the game.

On a fourth-and-inches from its own territory, Providence junior Broden Mackert with 7 minutes, 18 seconds left to play took the handoff and ran the football 81 yards to the end zone, putting the Celtics ahead 28-14 and closing the scoring on the Providence victory.

“If that goes the other way, everyone is wondering what I am doing as a coach,” Celtics coach Tyler Plantz said. “I am proud of these guys. When adversity hits, nobody flinches. Offense, defense, special teams – all stepped up, and it was complementary football.

“We had some young players step in for the first time and make plays. We had some guys that had been struggling that made plays. I am just re

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