MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Luca Neal scored three touchdowns and quarterback Carson Bellinger completed his first 10 passes — including a score on the team’s first offensive play — to lead Avonworth (15-0) to a 31-7 victory against Northwestern Lehigh (14-1) in the PIAA Class 3A championship game Saturday afternoon at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field.

It is the Antelopes first state championship and it comes a year after the team lost to the Tigers, 36-33, in overtime. The loss also ended Northwestern Lehigh’s 31-game winning streak

Avonworth wasted no time showing this game was going to be different from the 2024 meeting.

On their first offensive play, Bellinger went deep down the right sideline and connected with Jaden Jones for a 53-yard touchdown and the Antelopes had a 7-0 l

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