Overview
- Laurel beat Fort Cherry 24-14 in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinal at Hopewell’s Tony Dorsett Stadium.
- Fort Cherry entered 12-0 as the top seed, taking its first loss of the season in the defeat.
- Penn State commit Matt Sieg opened with a 66-yard touchdown run, then Colten Carlson tied it before Luca Santini found Kolton Carlson for a 31-yard Laurel score.
- Jack Miles broke a long run to put Laurel ahead 21-14, and Tony Gurewitz added a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
- Jaxon McVicar intercepted a late pass to seal the win, sending Laurel to next weekend’s championship at Acrisure Stadium.