Prairie Ridge set a pair of rushing records as the Wolves rolled past Sacred Heart-Griffin, 48-17, to claim the IHSA Class 6A state football title on Saturday.
Junior quarterback Samson Evans rushed for 274 yards to set the individual rushing mark for Class 6A title games, and the Wolves set the team rushing mark with a total of 544 yards on the ground. It came mostly in small chunks.
Evans gained his yardage on 24 carries, Emmanuel Ebirim racked up 134 yards on 21 carries, and Zach Gulbransen carried the ball 12 times for 100 yards.
Sacred Heart-Griffin quarterback Tim Brenneisen threw for 190 yards. The Cyclones were held to just 124 yards rushing.