Milton Wright accounted for three touchdowns and Christian Academy-Louisville stifled Danville to win the KHSAA Class 2A state championship 24-6 on Sunday at Houchens-Smith Stadium.

CAL (14-1) scored on a pair of safeties and forced Danville (12-3) into two turnovers and two missed field goals as the Centurions captured their first state championship.

CAL won the title despite failing to convert 11 third-down attempts and Danville’s 231-205 edge in total yards.

Wright helped break a 2-0 lead at halftime with touchdown receptions of 27 and 45 yards from Austin Carr in the third quarter. Another safety and Wright’s 7-yard pass to Nick Weaver made it 24-0 in the fourth quarter.

Wright finished with three receptions for 84 yards and 23 rushing yards.

Danville, which averaged 39 points per game in the regular season, avoided the shutout with a 3-yard shovel pass from Zack Dampier to Dmauriae Vancleave late in the fourth quarter.

Dampier went 19-for-35 and 163 yards for Danville in its 14th appearance in the state finals.

 

 

CAL   0   2  15  7 – 24

Danville     0   0   0   6 – 6

 

Second quarter

CAL – Team safety, 9:09

Third quarter

CAL – Wright 27 pass from Carr (Quinton PAT), 8:32

CAL – Team safety, 4:26

CAL – Wright 45 pass from Carr (conversion failed), 3:55

Fourth quarter

CAL – Weaver 7 pass from Wright (Quinton PAT), 11:12

DAN – Vancleave 3 pass from Dampier (conversion failed), 5:29

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