DIVISION VI

Minster 46, Kirtland 42

COLUMBUS

Josh Nixon’s third touchdown pass to Eli Wolf with 1:22 left capped a 13-0 blitz at the finish to help Minster stun defending champion and top-ranked Kirtland. Kirtland (14-1), in the finals for the fourth year in a row and seeking its third title in that span, led 42-33 with 4:18 left. But Minster (11-4) pulled to 42-40 on Evan Huelsman’s 2-yard TD with 1:56 left and Jason Schultz’s PAT. Schultz then recovered his own onside kick. Two plays later, Nixon’s short pass to Wolf ended up a 51-yard game-winning touchdown when one defender missed a tackle and two others collided.

DIVISION IV

Cleveland Benedictine 21, Kettering Alter 14

COLUMBUS

First-team Associated Press All-Ohioan Jerome Baker scored two touchdowns and Justin Layne returned an interception for a score to lead the Bengals over top-ranked Kettering Alter at Ohio Stadium. It was the seventh state crown for the Bengals (13-2), ranked No. 4 in the final regular-season AP poll. Alex Pack and all-state QB Dusty Hayes ran for TDs for Alter (14-1), making its fourth trip to the finals. The Knights got the ball back after a late fumble but a last-minute drive came up empty when Hayes was stopped a yard short on a fourth-down run under pressure in Benedictine territory.

DIVISION II

Cincinnati La Salle 55, Macedonia Nordonia 20

COLUMBUS

First-team Associated Press All-Ohioan Jeremy Larkin rushed for 104 yards and two early touchdowns and Cincinnati La Salle’s defense provided two scores. Larkin, a finalist for the AP Mr. Football award, staked La Salle (14-1) to an early 14-3 lead and the Lancers never looked back. Nick Watson and Jarell White ran for touchdowns, while Avery Larkin returned an interception 44 yards for a score and John Junker blocked a punt and returned it 15 yards for a TD. All-stater David Murray threw two TD passes for Nordonia (14-1), now 0-2 in state title games.

Associated Press