HERSHEY — Record-setting quarterback Brett Brumbaugh threw for three first-half touchdowns and defensive back Conner Beck returned an interception for another score to lead District 7 champ South Fayette to its first PIAA Class AA football title Sunday with a 41-0 triumph over Imhotep Charter at Hersheypark Stadium.

Brumbaugh, who established a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League single-season record for passing yards, connected with top-target Justin Watson on TD passes of 6 and 64 yards. Tight end Logan Sharp added a 53-yard TD reception to help build an insurmountable 35-0 halftime lead for the undefeated Lions (15-0).

Beck carried an interception 46 yards for another score with 28 seconds remaining in the second quarter. That guaranteed a running clock in the second half.

Imhotep Charter (12-3), the District 12-AA champs, was held to 60 yards of offense through 24 minutes. Brumbaugh’s older brother, Christian, led South Fayette to a runner-up finish in 2010.

“I just want to thank everyone who didn’t give us a shot,” said Brumbaugh, who finished 18 of 25 for 299 yards. The 6-4 junior, whose brother Christian led South Fayette to a runner-up finish in 2010, completed the season with a WPIAL-record 3,910 yards and 41 touchdown passes.

“All along we knew we had the heart to do this,” he said. “We’re not the biggest team but you can’t measure heart. We just took all their motivation early and did the job.”

In a game delayed 24 hours by Saturday’s snowfall, South Fayette took control on its first possession. Opening the series at its own 36, Brumbaugh engineered a 14-play march that included four offside penalties on the Panthers. Watson eventually capped the drive, hauling in Brumbaugh’s toss from the Imhotep Charter 6.