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Jaguars Surge, Win Class 6 title

By David Kvidahl, StLToday.com, 11/26/15, 6:30AM CST

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Blue Springs South takes third title in school history

Missouri Class 6 Championship

There must be something about those golden domes.

For the third time in its history, Blue Springs South is the Class 6 state football champion. It's the third time the Jaguars stuck CBC with the runner-up trophy.

Blue Springs South put on an epic performance in the last two minutes of the first half and all of the second half for a 37-28 victory Friday night at Edward Jones Dome.

The No. 1 team in the STLhigschoolsports.com large-schools rankings and No. 1 in Class 6, CBC (13-1) had its 27-game win streak snapped and its championship defense end on the same field it began.

No. 3 Blue Springs South (14-0) trailed CBC 21-6 with two minutes to play in the first half. The Jaguars scored 10 points to cut the lead to 21-16 at halftime.

Bryce Stone connected on 39-yard field goal as time expired to send the Jaguars into the locker room with a wave of momentum. They rode it all the way to the final whistle. 

"I went into halftime thinking being down 21-16 is a little bit different score," CBC coach Scott Pingel said. "We never could overcome it." 

Senior running back Adam Cofield undid CBC. He rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns. He caught two passes for 78 yards and scored on a 67-yard pass from quarterback Noah Nigro to put the Jaguars ahead 30-21 with 3 minutes and 59 seconds to play in the third quarter.

The Cadets were unable to contain the Jaguars' rushing attack. Senior running back Kaylob Hutsell rushed for a 61-yard touchdown late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 37-28. Hutsell finished with 81 yards on six carries. 

 

Already undermanned on the front line, CBC lost senior defensive end Brien Bledsoe to an apparent shoulder injury with 2:49 left in the first half. 

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