{"id":35768,"date":"2026-01-18T17:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebobeat.com\/staging\/1488\/?p=35768"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:44:22","slug":"mt-lebanon-football-team-reunites-to-celebrate-2021-state-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebobeat.com\/staging\/1488\/mt-lebanon-football-team-reunites-to-celebrate-2021-state-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Lebanon football team reunites to celebrate 2021 state title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those involved with Mt. Lebanon High School\u2019s first state football championship knew they had something special even before the 2021 season began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years after defeating heavily favored St. Joseph\u2019s Prep 35-17 in the PIAA Class 6A championship game, the Blue Devils reunited for a luncheon to recapture the magic of that historic season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was definitely a special game. It feels like yesterday, but that\u2019s something you remember forever, right?\u201d said former Blue Devils standout and current Navy Midshipmen running back Alex Tecza. \u201cDoing that with your best friends is pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd to do it when you\u2019re supposed to lose games that year \u2014 when no one thought we had a shot against St. Joe\u2019s Prep \u2014 made it even more special,\u201d Tecza added. \u201cThey\u2019re a powerhouse school that recruits from five different states and has won multiple titles. We were a school district with five square miles to work with. I\u2019d be surprised if something like that happened again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players and coaches from the undefeated 2021 team gathered Sunday, Dec. 21, at Cefalo\u2019s Banquet and Event Center in Carnegie to relive their accomplishments and reconnect, in some cases for the first time since that season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Blue Devils head coach Bob Palko said returning to Mt. Lebanon from State College, where he is now an assistant coach at Penn State, was an easy decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I heard about the banquet, I thought it was a great idea,\u201d Palko said. \u201cI haven\u2019t had the chance to see many of these kids since I\u2019ve been at Penn State. You miss those opportunities when they come home. It made sense to do it now, before these guys graduate from college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joey Daniels, the team\u2019s senior quarterback in 2021, recalled feeling nervous heading into the title game but said the support of the Mt. Lebanon community was inspiring throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe turnout \u2014 not only for our home games, but also in Hershey for the championship \u2014 was incredible,\u201d Daniels said. \u201cEven in the semifinal game in Altoona, seeing how many people traveled to support us was super special. Students, parents \u2014 it meant a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That community passion continued the day after the championship, when Mt. Lebanon held a parade along Washington Road in Uptown to honor the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe parade was pretty cool,\u201d Tecza said. \u201cThey told us we\u2019d have a little parade, and I thought maybe 100 people would show up. But it was basically the whole town.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tecza recalled teammate Tommy Boehner climbing atop a fire truck at the end of the parade and hoisting the championship trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was like a movie \u2014 something out of \u2018Rocky\u2019 or \u2018Rudy,\u2019\u201d Tecza said. \u201cEveryone went crazy. That\u2019s a memory I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tecza and teammate Eli Heidenreich were among several seniors from the championship team who went on to play college football. The two were the only teammates to end up at the same school, both finishing their senior seasons at the U.S. Naval Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They closed their collegiate careers with a 35-17 victory over Cincinnati in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2 \u2014 a score identical to the 2021 state championship game. Tecza led Navy with 80 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Heidenreich caught five passes for 64 yards and a touchdown to lead the Midshipmen in receiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tecza said that while attending Navy was his own decision, Heidenreich\u2019s commitment helped solidify his choice. He credited Mt. Lebanon\u2019s school system with preparing both players for the demands of Division I football and the academic rigor of the Naval Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the future, last month\u2019s banquet may have been the first official reunion, but it likely won\u2019t be the last, Daniels said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a great time to do this reunion,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m sure down the road, in however many years, we\u2019ll do it again and go back through all those memories. 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