Providence’s Broden Mackert could have put the icing on the cake late in the fourth quarter with a breakaway run that could have easily gone for a score.

Instead, Mackert went into a slide around the 10-yard line allowing his team to go into victory formation on a 31-21 victory over Oak Forest in a Class 5A semifinal game Saturday afternoon.

As it turned out, all Mackert and the Celtics wanted was the cake.

“It was a long fourth quarter and it was kind of like, hey let’s hurry it up,” Mackert said.

Oak Forest was probably grateful it didn’t have to make any other defensive decisions in regards to stopping a myriad of viable Providence offensive options.

Providence (10-3), playing in its 15th state title game, will face either Wheaton St. Francis or Belvidere North in the state champi

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