St. Ignatius, Creston Norwayne earn state football titles

CANTON — Eric Williams passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns to lead Cleveland St. Ignatius to a record 11th Division I state championship, 34-13 over Pickerington Central on Saturday night.

One week after advancing past Toledo Whitmer 17-6 with the help of five turnovers, the Wildcats (13-2) scooped up two fumbles and intercepted a pass to beat the Tigers (11-3) for their first title since 2008.

St. Ignatius, after missing the playoffs in 2010 for the first time in 23 years, rolled to a 20-0 lead.

Division IV: In Massillon, Adam Wallace ran for three touchdowns and passed for four, including the winner with 31 seconds left as unranked Creston Norwayne outlasted No. 1 ranked Kenton 48-42 to win its first D-IV championship. Wallace passed for 282 yards and outdueled Ohio's Mr. Football Maty Mauk, who threw for five touchdowns and 421 yards for the Wildcats (14-1).

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