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Mt. Lebanon beats Butler, looks ahead to SV

By Eleanor Bailey almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.Net 2 min read
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While Mt. Lebanon moved to 2-0 in Quad County Conference with a huge victory last week over Butler, 44-21, the Blue Devils will gain a true glimpse of their progress when they visit Seneca Valley Sept. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

“We have worked hard the last two weeks and have continued to improve but Seneca Valley will be a great measuring stick to see where we are at this point of the season,” Lebo skipper Mike Melnyk said. “Seneca Valley is a big, physical team that is built to play in the North and we will have to match their physicality to be successful. They are very balanced and have multiple skills players who can make plays rather than relying on one player.”

To date, the Blue Devils have relied on Seth Morgan to power the offense.

The senior signal caller has completed 47 passes for 675 yards and six scores. He completed 8 of 19 attempts for 139 yards and two touchdowns to Tim Walters and Mason Ventrone against the Golden Tornado. Morgan also rushed for 112 yards on 12 carries.

“Seth had a fine all-around ballgame,” Melnyk said. “He is a threat when he has the ball in his hands.”

When the ball is in the hands of the Raiders, Lucas DeCaro and Michael Palmer are threats to take it away. Both intercepted passes for touchdowns of 15 and 22 yards against Butler. The Lebo defense also held the Golden Tornado offense to minus-3 yards passing and six total first downs.

“We played excellent defense and had two defensive scores that contributed to the victory,” said Melnyk, who is now Lebo’s defensive coordinator.

Nevertheless, the Blue Devils must be better than they were against the winless Golden Tornado if they are to beat the Raiders, who are 2-1 overall and ranked No. 4 in Class 6A.

“We will have to be physical, start faster than we have the past three weeks and be crisp in our execution if we expect to win,” Melnyk said.

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