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Despite being stuffed at the 1-yardline four straight plays on the game’s opening possession, St. Edward opened up a 16-0 halftime lead en route to winning its fifth D-I state title (all since 2010) with a 23-13 win over Springfield in the last of Friday’s three championship games. The Eagles (15-1) held Springfield (13-2) to minus-30 yards rushing and kept the Wildcats scoreless on three of their five trips to the red-zone. Springfield’s
Te'sean Smoot did complete 29-of-43 passes for 349 yards and a touchdown but was sacked five times. He also ran for a score. Springfield receivers
Shawn Thigpen and
Anthony Brown had 105 and 103 yards receiving, respectively. St. Edward ran for 270 yards, led by
Daniel Enovitch who had 210 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries.
Christian Ramos added a touchdown pass to
Connor Goodall.
Wyatt Gedeon (eight tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks) and
Dwight Harvey (six tackles, 3.5 TFL, two sacks) led the Eagles defense.
Christian McMillian had a game-high 14 tackles for Springfield, while
Delian Bradley had 11 tackles, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.
Jokell Brown added 10 tackles and a forced fumble. The Wildcats were playing in their first state final after reaching the state semis the last two years.