At the start of his career, this moment didn’t seem possible.

But as Sean Steckert and his teammates slowly but surely improved, the thought became more and more real: Southern Lehigh could win a football state title.

The Spartans broke the first barrier this year: they got to the big game. But that wasn’t enough. They had to win it.

After a thorough performance on Thursday night at Chapman Field, led by a record-breaking showing by their senior running back, Southern Lehigh accomplished that goal, defeating Twin Valley 43-21 in the PIAA 4A football final at Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg.

Here’s how the team did it.

The stars

Steckert was the story of this contest. The running back set a 4A title game record, rushing for 301 yards and 4 touchdowns in the win.

Colton Sams was also s

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