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West Catholic wins 2nd consecutive division 5 state championship

Posted at 7:35 PM, Nov 29, 2014
and last updated 2014-11-30 00:13:15-05

DETROIT, Mich -- Travis Russell scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:07 left in the game and Brett Wildman iced it with an interception as West Catholic defeated Lansing Catholic, 24-20, to win the schools 3rd football state championship.

Russell, finished the game 17-28 for 202 yards and a touchdown through the air and 29 carries and 134 yards and 2 scores on the ground.

The Falcons led 17-0 in the 2nd quarter before Lansing Catholic reeled off 20 consecutive points to take it's first lead of the game with 7:38 to play.

Charlie O'Connor had 4 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown for West Catholic who has now won 24 straight games.