Sterling trailed 34-28 with :52 second remaining when Logan Isaac hit Jacob Lewis on a 24-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. Lane Weigel connected on the ensuing PAT to lift the Black Bears to a 35-34 victory over Rossville in the Class 1A state championship game. The Black Bears dominated early in building a 21-6 lead, but Rossville answered with three consecutive touchdowns spanning the second and third quarters to take a 28-21 lead. Zane Farney broke a pair of long runs to tie the score at 28 in the fourth quarter. Rossville scored mid-way through the fourth quarter, but the PAT was blocked. Isaac's touchdown pass to Lewis and Weigel's PAT gave Sterling its second state football championship, and first since 1982. Farney carried 27 times for 279 yards and three touchdowns in his final high school game. He pushed his season totals to 2,326 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns and surpassed 6,700 career yards with 90 scores.
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Season ended with a 35-34 loss to Sterling in the Class 1A state championship game.
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Season ended with a 21-18 loss to Rossville in the sub-state semifinals.
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Season ended with a 14-6 loss to Sterling in the sub-state semifinals.
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Season ended with a 27-20 loss to Rossville in the state quarterfinals.
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