Tigers advance in playoff thriller
By Zack Zeigler
MVI Sports
McKeesport quarterback Devari Robinson wasn’t sure how to celebrate after scoring the game-winning touchdown Friday night.
“Once I stepped foot in the end zone, I didn’t have a celebration. I had nothing in my mind,” Robinson said after his 26-yard scamper that gave the Tigers a 21-20 victory over Baldwin. “I just had to thank my team. They know how much I love them and I realize how much work they put in to get us into positions like this. I couldn’t do it without them and they mean the world to me.”
McKeesport trailed for nearly all of the WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup before its dramatic final drive.
Trailing 20-14, the Tigers got the ball with 4:37 left in regulation. Coach Matt Miller said the team focused on what it needed to do to reach the end zone.
“We wanted to run it with our guys,” Miller said. “(Deamontae) Diggs has been running the ball for only a day and a half, some kids it takes them eight to nine months to figure it out, but he did an amazing job today.”
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