Roman Catholic's Semaj Beals turned in a redeeming performance in the 2025 PIAA 5A title game against Bishop McDevitt.
Rymir Vaughn | rvaughn@pennlive.comThe Cahillites’ offensive performance left a lot to be desired, especially quarterback Semaj Beals. A statline of 13-33 for 139 yards and two interceptions on top of getting banged up in overtime marked a poor performance from the then junior.
Beals first go at the state championship wasn’t the best, but he was determined to make sure his second went differently.in its rematch with McDevitt in the 2025 PIAA 5A title game, he torched the Crusaders going 12-17 with 168 passing yards and three total touchdowns.The Akron commits maturation process as a quarterback and person since he arrived at Roman Catholic has helped the Cahillites capture their first PIAA championship in program history and turned Roman into a perennial title contender. Cahillites head coach Rick Prete spoke at length about Beals on PennLive’s high school football podcast, Pa. High School Football Report. Beals final game as Cahillite was one for the history books, and the senior made sure there was nothing left for him to give. “I left it all on the line,” Beals said. “I felt like we left it all on the line, so I knew the outcome was going to be the outcome.”Roman Catholic gets revenge, runs past Bishop McDevitt for first state title
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