By JOSE NEGRON
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After suffering its fair share of heartbreak over the last three seasons, Belle Vernon Area returned to the North Shore and erased a 27-year championship drought Friday night.
Five-star recruit Quinton Martin scored three touchdowns and the No. 1 Leopards played a tenacious brand of defense in a 24-7 victory over No. 2 Avonworth in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game at Acrisure Stadium.
BVA’s first title since 1995 comes after 4A championship losses to Thomas Jefferson in 2019 and Aliquippa last season.
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