Junior fullback Joe Wegrzyniak ran for three touchdowns, and senior Noah Yates had an interception return for a touchdown and a touchdown catch as the Garnet Gulls (9-1) advanced to their first state final since 1982 and the second one in school history by routing the Burlington City Blue Devils (6-4) 41-22, according to Shore Sports Network.
Point Beach will now play Shore on Wednesday for the Class B Central title and then play Shore again in the sectional final in a bid to win the first state title in program history, according to Shore Sports Network.
Wegrzyniak had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs and a 9-yard touchdown run, and junior Mike Frauenheim added a 2-yard touchdown run. Yates snared his Shore Conference-leading ninth interception and returned it 25 yards for his third interception return for a touchdown this season. He also had a 27-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Jake Fioretti, according to Shore Sports Network.
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