OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Friday morning marked a chilly, celebratory send-off for a red-hot Avonworth football team as it heads to the state championship game in Cumberland Valley.

Family members, friends and fellow students gathered outside of the school as the team's bus departed with a full police escort. Advertisement

"It takes a village, and these parents and the students and the community is just spectacular," said head coach Duke Johncour.

The Antelopes are back-to-back WPIAL champions after defeating Imani Christian in the championship game last month at Acrisure Stadium.

They are undefeated but will face a tough matchup this weekend against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, who are also undefeated. The two teams are no strangers, having faced off in the state championship game las

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