Cardinal O’Hara checked off another box Saturday afternoon at the Northeast Supersite.

The Lions rolled past West Philadelphia, 34-7, to win the District 12 Class 4A title and punch their ticket to the state quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

O’Hara (9-4) will take on unbeaten District 2 champ North Pocono, a 40-36 winner over District 1’s Bishop Shanahan, in next week’s PIAA 4A quarterfinals. The date, site and time are to be announced.

O’Hara running back Amahj Gowans scored on a 5-yard run early in the first quarter. Late in the second period, Gowans ripped off runs of 20 and 28 yards before punching in a 9-yard TD to extend the lead to 13-0.

He wasn’t done. In the third quarter, Gowans slipped behind the defense, hauled in a pass from John Welde and cruised in for

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