BURBANK, IL — Although it wasn’t the result we all hoped for, St. Laurence High School (10-3) took us along on an amazing journey to the IHSA Class 4A State Championship, marking the high school’s first appearance in a state final game since 1979.
The Rochester Rockets went into Friday’s championship game with a 14-0 record. Denied a state championship the last three years, the Rockets trounced the Vikings, 59-38.
St. Laurence put up a fight. Collin Bagley converted a 30-yard field goal, which also had a 15-year TF run from Evan Les and a 3-yard TD run from Aaron Ball.
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“Thank you to this team for an amazing run in the playoffs,” the school posted on the St. Laurence Facebook page. “The journey back to the State Championship included some epic games that will be talked about for years to come. We did not get the result we wanted last night, but we are no less proud.”
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