ALTOONA, Pa. — Peters Township pulled off the greatest comeback in WPIAL championship game history when it overcame a 19-point halftime deficit to unseat defending champion Pine-Richland.

Coming back from 11 points down at the intermission against defending champion Bishop McDevitt to take a lead in the fourth quarter in the state semifinals? Child’s play.

Holding that advantage, well, that was something the Indians couldn’t do this time around.

Peters Township had a four-point lead with 7:51 remaining in regulation and later tied it up on a 24-yard field goal from Anthony Maiello with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter. But given one final opportunity, Bishop McDevitt (12-2) showed why it won the title in 2024, as it drove the field on the Indians and moved on to the state championship wh

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