Midway through the first quarter of Saturday’s Class 4A semifinal, the Montini football team found itself in a position it hasn’t been in very often this year.

The Broncos were trailing.

That didn’t last long, as junior Luca Florio returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to give them the lead for good against Morris en route to a 47-27 win that propelled the Broncos to next week’s Class 4A state championship game.

Montini (13-0) received the opening kickoff and drove 86 yards on eight plays, culminating with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Israel Abrams to Damacio Ortegon. Key in the drive was a 68-yard catch-and-run from Abrams to Isaac Alexander.

Morris (11-2) answered with a touchdown drive of its own, going 66 yards on eight plays and scoring on a 12-yard pass from Brady Varne

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