P.A. TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR. PANTHERS STRIKE FIRST IN THIS ONE. RYAN PALMIERI WITH A QUARTERBACK SNEAK IN THE SECOND. TIES THINGS UP 7-7. THAT IS THE SCORE AT HALF. AND THEN THE RAMS START THE THIRD OFF RIGHT. A PICK SIX. PALMIERI WITH THE CATCH AND THE RUN. WHAT CAN'T THIS GUY DO? 14-7 YOUR SCORE. UNDER FIVE LEFT IN THE THIRD. AND PALMIERI AGAIN TO THE FOURTH IN WE GO. PALMIERI CONNECTS WITH LUKE RUDOLPH AND 28-14 IS YOUR FINAL. PALMIERI IS SUCH A KEY FACTOR. YOU GUYS WHAT DOES HE MEAN TO YOUR TEAM? >> HE'S WENT OF THE GREATEST VEGS AS A HIGH SCHOOL KID THAT I EVER MET. WHAT HE DOES FOR OUR PROGRAM OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD FIRST IS JUST SIGNIFICANT. AND THEN WHO HE IS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, WHAT HE DOES, YOU KNOW, TEAMS TRY TO KEY HIM BUT THEY CAN'T STOP THEM. I PUT THEM UP THERE WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. >> BRAND-NEW COVERING STAFF. WE HAD TO BUY INTO WHAT THEY WERE TELLING US, WHAT THEY WERE SAYING AND HERE WE ARE NOW. EMILY: I ASKED THE GUY HOW DO YOU PLAN ON CELEBRATING SOMETHING THIS BIG, THEIR ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. >> THEY'RE GOING TO GET PIZZA AT THEIR PARENT'S HOTEL. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO PINE-RICHLAND. THEY'RE THE FIRST TEAM TO BRING HOME A STATE TITLE THIS YEAR. AND WHAT AT AN ATMOSPHERE IT'S BEEN HERE A
Pine-Richland triumphs over Imhotep Charter to win PIAA Class 5A football championship
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Updated: 11:42 PM EST Dec 9, 2022
The Pine-Richland Rams are state football champions after defeating the Imhotep Charter Panthers 28-14 in the PIAA Class 5A title game Friday night.It's the third state championship in six years for Pine-Richland (13-3).The Rams claimed the title in their first year under head coach Jon LeDonne, who previously won with Penn Hills in 2018.The state championship comes after the Rams secured their sixth WPIAL title last month over Upper St. Clair.The Panthers (10-3) were making their seventh appearance in the state finals.Five teams from western Pennsylvania are playing in the PIAA championship games at Cumberland Valley High School. Follow the action on our live scoreboard here.Pine-Richland's victory is the first state title for western Pennsylvania this year. Union, Aliquippa and Westinghouse all fell in their respective matchups.
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — The Pine-Richland Rams are state football champions after defeating the Imhotep Charter Panthers 28-14 in the PIAA Class 5A title game Friday night.
It's the third state championship in six years for Pine-Richland (13-3).
The Rams claimed the title in their first year under head coach Jon LeDonne, who previously won with Penn Hills in 2018.
The state championship comes after the Rams secured their sixth WPIAL title last month over Upper St. Clair.
The Panthers (10-3) were making their seventh appearance in the state finals.
Five teams from western Pennsylvania are playing in the PIAA championship games at Cumberland Valley High School. Follow the action on our live scoreboard here.
Pine-Richland's victory is the first state title for western Pennsylvania this year. Union, Aliquippa and Westinghouse all fell in their respective matchups.
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