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3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Louisville Central High School lost its star football player Anthony Wales early in the game but still rallied to claim the Class 3-A state football championship.

Tajh Milliken completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Cornelius Bolden with

2:01 left to help the Yellowjackets claim their fourth title in five years and second in a row by beating Belfry 15-14 at Western Kentucky University.

But this one came in dramatic fashion.

Wales, who came into the game needing 11 yards to surpass Derek Homer for second on the state's all-time rushing list, only carried two times for minus-one yard before suffering a separated shoulder.

Central took a 9-0 lead but the offense stalled for much of the rest of the game. The Yellowjackets only ran three offensive plays in the third quarter.

Belfry scored on a 74-yard pass from Tyler Williams to Howie Dotson with

3:04 left in the first half and then took a 14-9 lead with 7:23 left in the third quarter on a 4-yard run by Josh Dixon.

Milliken then directed the Yellowjackets on a seven-play, 81-yard drive that was capped by his TD pass to Bolden.

Derius Jones then intercepted a pass on the first play from scrimmage for the Pirates. But the Yellowjckets then had a punt blocked by Gary Runyon.

Belfry had one final shot from the Central 47-yard-line but after a 17-yard gain on the first play the Yellowjackets defense held

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3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by vundy33 - 12-03-2011, 04:23 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by LWC - 12-03-2011, 05:43 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by cj2561 - 12-03-2011, 06:33 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by FBALL - 12-03-2011, 06:49 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by Stardust - 12-03-2011, 07:05 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by vundy33 - 12-03-2011, 08:03 PM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by Spud6 - 12-04-2011, 02:18 AM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by Spud6 - 12-04-2011, 03:02 AM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by Hatz - 12-09-2011, 10:11 AM
3A Championship Central 15 Belfry 14 - by Dillon - 12-09-2011, 10:27 AM

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