Lockport’s Brendan Mecher knew the margin of error was thin and the only direction was forward.

After the Porters dropped three out of their first four games at the start of the season, the 6-foot, 185-pound senior quarterback recognized the severity of the moment.

“We had some tough few games at the start, with some losses out there in front,” Mecher said, looking back. “But we always knew what we had to do to make the playoffs.

“We just had to put our nose down, ignore everyone else and just improve each week.”

Mecher turned those thoughts into a fact Friday night, throwing for a touchdown and running for a TD in a 41-17 win over Neuqua Valley that secured the Southwest Valley Blue title.

Throwing for 140 yards and running for another 72 yards, Mecher powered Lockport (6-3, 5-2) t

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