Story byReading Eagle, Pa. Jared Montalto, Reading Eagle, Pa. Fri, December 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM UTC·6 min readThe Twin Valley Raiders were on the cusp of capturing their first PIAA state championship, but the Southern Lehigh Spartans stood in their way, bringing the Raiders’ run to a halt. Twin Valley fell 43-21 to Southern Lehigh in the PIAA Class 4A championship Thursday night at Cumberland Valley High School. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I would say the way our kids practice and the way they compete,” Raiders coach Brett Myers said, still gathering his thoughts after the loss. “They even competed there at the end. They’re a special group, and it’s clear because not many teams are playing tonight.”The Raiders (14-1) had no answer for all-state running back Sean Steckert. Southern Lehigh’s Sean Steckert evades a tackle by Twin Valley’s Drew Engle on a fourth-and-one and rushes 26 yards for a touchdown with 17 seconds left in the first half in a 43-21 Spartans’ PIAA Class 4A final victory over the Raiders at Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg on Thursday, Dec.
