Fort Cherry Falls In Semis, TJ Also Defeated

Both Fort Cherry and Thomas Jefferson had successful seasons come to an end Friday. Thomas Jefferson could not follow up on a successful first half lead of 16-3, and bowed to Lampeter-Strasburgh 20-16 in the PIAA Class 4 Semifinals. Sophmore RB Tyler Eber ran for 2 touchdowns for TJ. The Jaguars finish the season at 13-1. Fort Cherry couldn’t overcome a potent Port Allegany running game and took a 46-8 defeat in the PIAA 1A semifinals Friday night. Aiden Bliss ran for over 300 yard and 5 touchdowns to send the Gators to the championship game. The Rangers finish the season at 14-1. In other PIAA action Friday, Avenworth defeated Penn Cambria 16-6 to advance to the 3A finals to face Northwestern Lehigh next Saturday. In 5A action, Bishop McDevitt bested Pine Richland 28-14. Central Clarion shut out South Park in Class 2A by the score of 55-0.