1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Jason Colangelo had the call from Big Mac Stadium in Canonsburg of this 2018 WPIAL Class 2A Semifinals high school football playoff game as the Rams battle the Cougars. The South Side Rams came away victorious and advanced to the WPIAL 2A Final Friday night with a 26-21 win over Charleroi in one of the two semi-final games that were played onoFriday night. The other saw Freedom’s season come to an end losing to Steel Valley 40-0. Southside will now square off against Steel Valley in the 2A Final next Saturday at Joe Walton Stadium on the campus of Robert Morris University at 12 noon. Beaver County Radio will have coverage starting at 11:30 a.m..
The Rams were behind 21-20 with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter, South Side then mounted an 80 yards 10 play drive capping it off with Full back Jake Botkin’s 12 yard run for the go-ahead score with only 1:27 left in the game. The two point conversion was no good giving life to the Cougars.
Charleroi did threaten in the final minute when quarterback Geno Pellegrini completed a 53-yard pass to wide receiver Dakota Romantino to the Rams 22 yard line with 59 seconds left. After three incompletions, South Side defensive back Jake MCDougal intercepted a Pellegrini pass sealing the Rams trip to face Steel Valley in the Final. The Rams will be looking to avenge a late season loss to Steel Valley in which they were man handled 53-6.
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