From staff reports

MOUNT UNION - The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils capped a perfect 9-0 regular season with a 42-21 win over host Mount Union in an Inter-County Conference Division contest Friday.

Nate Plummer hit Jared Minori on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 8:04 left in the first quarter to give Bellwood a 7-0 lead.

Tyler Beech bulled his way in from two yards out with 8:31 left in the half. Zack McCauley caught Plummer's pass for the two-point conversion and the 15-0 lead for the Blue Devils.

The Trojans used a 10-play, 62-yard drive with all but 30 yards coming via the ground. Mydell Loner capped off the drive with a 4-yard burst up the middle on a quarterback draw with 3:45 left in the half. Darrien Walker added the point after.

Bellwood-Antis added a final touchdown to end the half when Plummer hit Campbell on a 24-yard scoring toss with four seconds remaining.

"Our kids played their hearts out tonight," Mount Union head coach Dave Hummel stated. "We gave up some big plays in the first half and it wasn't on plays that we didn't know we were just out of position. I am proud of every one of these kids."

After another Bellwood score to begin the third quarter, Loner hit a wide open Eliot Clemens for a 38-yard touchdown pass to make it a 29-14 contest. The Blue Devils fumbled the ball for the second time in the game and this one was costly when Loner found Clemens again, who this time fought off a Bellwood defender to catch a 24-yard pass to cut the Blue Devil lead to 29-21.

Beech added another score on the Blue Devils' next possession to make it a 36-21 and despite vigorous attempts at closing the gap, the Bellwood defense was able to stop the Trojan offense.

After a Blue Devils punt, the Trojans put Trevor Dixon back at quarterback and found Sage Lear for a 32-yard gain. Dixon tried to get another big play, but Nick DeGol picked off Dixon's pass and returned it 77 yards for the final score of the contest.

Mount Union is 6-3 and will play in a first-round District 6 playoff game next weekend.