Written by Brian McPeek

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The St. Edward's Eagles have a flair for the dramatic. Winning the school's first ever state football title wasn't enough. Neither was doing it against Huber Heights Wayne's Ohio State-bound quarterback Braxton Miller. Coming from behind? Still not enough. What the Eagles did was win their first title against Miller while coming from behind in the final minute and a half of a game played entirely in a driving snow.

And did I mention the kid that outdid the OSU recruit, Ed's QB Kevin Burke, is 5'9" tall and weighs 165lbs if you include his helmet and pads?

Burke and running back Terrell Bates supplied the offensive thrills while the Ed's defense did just enough to thwart Miller's final drive to escape with an exciting 35-28 win.

Congrats also goes out to the kids and coaches at Maple Heights High School who also took down a state title when their diminutive QB, Shaq Washington, rushed for four TDs and threw for three more.

Good to see a couple of high school championships on the North Coast.