Carson Key took the opening kickoff 99 yards for Bishop Miege and the rout was on in a historic effort. It was the longest play ever in a state title game at any class level.
Having enough rings to fill one hand is nice, but the Stags are now filling the other hand after their 68-7 blowout of Andover Central. The title marks the sixth straight Class 4A championship for Miege dating back to 2014 and the 68 points is good for a tie for second most in a title game (Miege in 2015).
“Last year, we had a fumble on the first play of the game and we scored one play later,” coach Jon Holmes said. “This year we said, ‘Who’s going to be the guy to make the play?’ Carson Key started the game the right way and it fed the whole entire team. Offensively, did a great job throwing it and did a great job running it. Defensively, we took away some really good playmakers they had. We had to play a complete game to win.”
The Stags scored the first 62 points of the game before Andover Central got on the board with a 16-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.
Stags quarterback Timothy Dorsey (23-37, 372 yds, 6 tds) threw five first half touchdowns – three to Phillipe Wesley (5 rec, 109 yards) – and added one more on the ground as Miege raced out to a 49-0 halftime lead. He finished the game with six touchdown passes, which breaks the record of five in a Class 4A title game set by Miege’s Carter Putz in 2016 and then tied by Sam Pedrotti last year.
Wesley’s four touchdown receptions is also a record, besting the previous record of three, which was last accomplished by Miege’s Jafar Armstrong in 2016. Daniel Jackson (11 rec, 173 yards) added two more touchdowns to bring his record-setting season to 27 and Mack Moeller recorded one.
Brison Cobbins added one score on the ground as he ran for 124 yards on 22 attempts.
Miege’s 584 yards of total offense is the second most in a title game and is only 20 yards shy of the record Meige set in 2017.
The 403 yards of passing – 372 by Dorsey – is second all-time to Topeka Hayden’s 423 in 2014. The Stags also set a record for most first downs with 32. The 25 completions and 41 pass attempts are both second most in a title game, and the 78 plays run is fourth.
The Stags defense held Andover Central to 33 yards of total offense in the first half with the Jaguars punting on seven of eight drives. The other ended in an interception. In total, Miege forced nine punts and picked off Andover Central four times.
SM MIEGE 68, ANDOVER CENTRAL 7
Andover Central (11-2) 0 – 0 – 7 – 0 | 7
Bishop Miege (11-2) 20 – 29 – 19 – 0 | 68
Andover Central Bishop Miege
First downs 13 32
Rushes-yards 33-47 37-181
Passing yards 170 403
Comp-Att-Int 12-30-4 25-41-1
Total plays-yards 63-217 78-584
Punts-avg 9-34.8 3-33.7
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 8-95 8-55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING:
AC: Ty Herrmann 10-39, Shomari Parnell 10-0, Xavier Bell 1-8, R.J. Bethea 7-5, Ashton Barkdull 1-0, Jackson Rees 4-(-5).
BM: Brison Cobbins 22-124, TyQuez Agnew-Whitten 6-40, Timothy Dorsey 4-10, Josh Conklin 4-9, Joseph Lopez 1-(-2).
PASSING:
AC: Parnell 12-28-3-170, Bell 0-1-0-1, Herrmann 0-1-0-0.
BM: Dorsey 23-37-1-372, Lopez 2-4-0-31.
RECEIVING:
AC: Bell 7-114, Matthew Macy 2-33, Herrmann 2-19, Jack Bell 1-4.
BM: Daniel Jackson 11-173, Phillippe Wesley 5-109, Mack Moeller 4-67, Connor Doble 3-37, Jacob Ryan 1-9, Cobbins 1-9.
SCORING SUMMARY
First quarter
BM—Carson Key 98-yard kickoff return (Moen kick), 11:45
BM—Wesley 20-yard pass from Dorsey (Moen kick), 6:03
BM—Moeller 21-yard pass from Dorsey (kick blocked), 2:41
Second quarter
BM—Wesley 10-yard pass from Dorsey (Burns run), 10:15
BM—Wesley 32-yard pass from Dorsey (Moen kick), 8:13
BM—Dorsey 1-yard run (Moen kick), 3:50
BM—Jackson 14-yard pass from Dorsey (Moen kick), 1:16
Third quarter
BM—Cobbins 1-yard run (Moen kick), 8:56
BM—Wesley 29-yard pass from Dorsey (kick blocked), 6:21
AC—Bell 17-yard pass from Parnell (Robinson kick), 2:33
BM—Jackson 27-yard pass from Lopez (kick failed), 1:45
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