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St. Joseph's Prep routs North Allegheny: Live score, updates of Pennsylvania high school football Class 6A state championship

Follow live as North Allegheny and St. Joseph's Prep battle for the 2023 6A Pennsylvania high school football state title

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The 2023 Pennsylvania (PIAA) high school football season concludes on Saturday night with the Class 6A state championship matchup between St. Joseph's Prep and North Allegheny. The game is being played at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg.

St. Joseph's Prep (12-1) comes into the game ranked No. 7 in the country in the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national football rankings. Their only loss this season came way back in August to IMG Academy, 17-14. North Allegheny (13-1) comes in as a heavy underdog.

Samaj Jones ends St. Joseph's Prep career with night to remember in Pennsylvania high school football Class 6A championship game win

SBLive's Ryan Isley was on the sideline at Cumberland Valley High School to bring you live updates, highlights, a game story and much more. 

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4TH QUARTER UPDATES

FINAL: ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 45, NORTH ALLEGHENY 23

St. Joseph's Prep states its case for a top-5 national ranking with a convincing victory in the PIAA Class 6A football state championship game.

Here are game photos from Paul Burdick:

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Paul Burdick, SBLive Sports

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 45, NORTH ALLEGHENY 23: The backups are in the game for the Hawks, but North Allegheny is still fighting. The Tigers tack on another fourth-quarter touchdown on 52-yard pass from Logan Kushner to Khiryn Boyd with 5:17 to play.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 45, NORTH ALLEGHENY 16: Daniel Sellers scores on a 1-yard run to cut into St. Joseph's Prep lead. The two-point conversion fails. 7:40 left in the game.

North Allegheny has the ball to start the final quarter, trailing 45-10.

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3RD QUARTER UPDATES

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 45, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10: END OF 3RD QUARTER

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 45, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10: Samaj Jones accounts for his fifth touchdown of the game with a 2-yard scoring run. The 2-point conversion is good. 5:45 left in the third quarter.

North Allegheny's drive stalls and they turn it over on downs. St. Joseph's Prep takes over at its own 22-yard line, leading 37-10 with 9:17 left in the third quarter.

North Allegheny is mounting a drive and trying to get back in the game. They have the ball inside St. Joseph Prep's 25-yard line with just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter.

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2ND QUARTER UPDATES

HALFTIME: ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 37, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10

St. Joseph's Prep QB Samaj Jones passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns in the first half.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 37, NORTH ALLEGHENY 10: Samaj Jones throws another touchdown pass, this one a 13-yard dart to Brandon Rehmann, to extend the Hawks' lead.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 31, NORTH ALLEGHENY 7: Samaj Jones throws an 80-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Jones with 5:52 left in the first half.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 24, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0: Skyler Sholder drills a 41-yard field goal to extend the Hawks' lead.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 21, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0: The Hawks score again, this time on a 22-yard run by Isaiah West, to take a three-score lead early in the second quarter. 11:53 left in the first half.

St. Joseph's Prep leads 14-0 to start the second quarter.

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1ST QUARTER UPDATES

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 14, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0:END OF 1ST QUARTER

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 14, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0: The Hawks are quickly showing why they're a top-10 team in the country. QB Samaj Jones scores his second touchdown of the first quarter, this time on a long run. St. Joseph's Prep is already up two touchdowns with 4:15 left in the opening quarter.

ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 7, NORTH ALLEGHENY 0: St. Joseph's Prep QB Samaj Jones powers his way into the end zone from 2 yards out to cap the Hawks' opening drive of the game. 7:45 left in the first quarter.

We are finally underway with kickoff at 7:15 p.m. ET. St. Joseph's Prep has the ball to start the game.

PREGAME UPDATES

St. Joseph's won the coin toss and will receive the opening kickoff. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for live updates.

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6A state championship game:

St. Joseph's Prep vs. North Allegheny, Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:00 pm

How they got here:

St. Joseph's Prep: Def. Abraham Lincoln 35-0; Nazareth Area 59-21; Central Bucks South 49-0

North Allegheny: Def. Pittsburgh Central Catholic 44-41; McDowell 41-7; Harrisburg 24-12

Number of state championships:

St. Joseph's Prep: 7 (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013)

North Allegheny: 3 (2012, 2010, 1990)

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