Grand Rapids Catholic Central rallies past Williamston for first title since 1987
— STAFF REPORTS
DETROIT — Kevin Vacari scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 3:30 in leading Grand Rapids Catholic Central past Williamston 27-23 for the Division 4 football state championship at Ford Field.
It marked Catholic Central’s first state title in football since the Cougars claimed the 1987 Class B state championship trophy.
Williamston (12-2), which led 10-0 in the second quarter, built a 23-13 lead with 9:48 left in the fourth quarter when Dylan Schultz scored on a 39-yard run. Dylan Monette’s 6-yard scamper in the third quarter gave Williamston a 17-13 advantage.
The Hornets could not sustain that momentum, giving up the two late TDs to Catholic Central. Twice in the contest, Williamston had 10-point leads.
The Cougars got on the board with an Andre Cargill 29-yard field goal with 7:17 left in the second quarter and tied the game at 10-10 early in the third quarter on Bronson Hill’s 79-yard TD sprint. Cargill’s second field goal, this time form 24 yards out, put the Cougars (12-2) up 13-10 with 7:06 remaining in the third stanza.
Hill rushed 21 of CC’s 33 carries for 161 yards for Catholic Central. Miles Morrissey was 21-for-34 passing for 213 yards.
Ryan Bradley had eight catches for 59 yards, John Haley added six catches for 73 yards and Vicari also had six catches for 65 yards.
For Williamston, Shultz had 10 carries for 88 yards and Monette added nine rushes for 59 yards for the Hornets.
Schultz 2-yard run in the first quarter and Collin Weiss’ 42-yard field goal gave Williamston an early 10-0 lead.
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