The District 3 champion Bishop McDevitt Crusaders pursue their second state title in three tries when they take on unbeaten District 12 champ Roman Catholic in Friday night’s PIAA Class 5A Football Championship.
The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. withAnnual passes include live access to a huge number of nationwide events, including postseason contests.
The Crusaders are on a steady run of championship football and now appear in a PIAA title game for the third time in four seasons. The current run of success, which includes a 2022 PIAA Class 4A title, has been fueled by a talented McDevitt class headlined by Kentucky quarterback commit Stone Saunders, who is the highest-ranked 2025 recruit on either side as the No. 19 player in PA in On3’s class rankings.
Roman Catholic has a potential future Power 4 player at quarterback as well, in Semaj Beals, a three-star in the ‘26 class with offers from Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse and Illinois, among others.McDevitt was challenged in the regular season and it showed in the PIAA tournament with wins over Mechanicsburg and Exeter Twp. to win the District 3 title and a 28-14 victory over District 7 champ Pine-Richland in the PIAA semifinals.
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