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Adams Central beats Syracuse 21-15, reaches Class C1 final
No. 9 Adams Central overcame a 12-0 deficit to beat No. 5 Syracuse 21-15 in a Class C1 state semifinal, reaching the final after three road wins.
No. 9 Adams Central beat No. 5 Syracuse 21-15 on Friday at Syracuse in a Class C1 semifinal. Adams Central entered 10-1 and is 11-1 after the win. The Patriots had won both of their earlier playoff games on the road, beating Wahoo 14-7 and then top-seeded Sidney 14-13, reversing a 20-0 loss at Sidney on Sept. 18 that was Adams Central's only defeat. Syracuse had beaten O'Neill 28-7 and Cozad 22-21. No scoring plays were published to a game file for this game. The score sequence below comes from trusted updates. Several early touchdowns were posted without a clock.
Syracuse scored first. Jaxen Walters capped a long opening drive with a 4-yard rushing touchdown, and the extra point was no good for a 6-0 lead. It was 6-0 after one.
In the second quarter, Syracuse forced a fumble, and Walters scored on a 1-yard run. The two-point try failed, making it 12-0. Adams Central answered with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Wilson Huyser, cutting the lead to 12-7. Syracuse missed a field goal to end the half, and it was 12-7 at halftime. The kicker and distance were not reported.
With about two minutes left in the third quarter, Riley Propp scored on a touchdown run and added a two-point run, putting Adams Central ahead 15-12.
Syracuse tied it 15-15 on a field goal with 9:09 left in the fourth, after an Adams Central goal-line stand. The kicker and distance were not reported. Huyser then broke free for a 60-yard touchdown run with 7:31 left. The extra point was no good, and Adams Central led 21-15. Adams Central bled the clock for the final five minutes and clinched the win on a fumbled punt return.
Huyser entered the game as Adams Central's leading rusher, with 867 yards. Propp had completed 109 of 188 passes for 1,396 yards and 11 touchdowns and had rushed for nine touchdowns. Walters entered with 567 rushing yards and led Syracuse's defense with 89 tackles.
Adams Central will face unbeaten Boys Town, a 20-10 winner over Ashland-Greenwood, in the Class C1 final on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 2:45 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Scoring summary
No scoring plays were published to a game file for this game. Coverage is partial. The sequence below uses clocks only where they were reported.
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 clock n/a | Syracuse | After a long opening drive, Jaxen Walters 4-yard rushing touchdown; extra point no good | 0-6 |
| Q2 clock n/a | Syracuse | After Syracuse forces a fumble, Jaxen Walters 1-yard touchdown run; two-point try fails | 0-12 |
| Q2 clock n/a | Adams Central | 8-yard touchdown pass to Wilson Huyser | 7-12 |
| Q3 about 2:00 | Adams Central | Riley Propp touchdown run and two-point run | 15-12 |
| Q4 9:09 | Syracuse | Field goal after an Adams Central goal-line stand; kicker and distance not reported | 15-15 |
| Q4 7:31 | Adams Central | Wilson Huyser 60-yard touchdown run; extra point no good | 21-15 |
Sources
Updates from trusted accounts. Season stats from MaxPreps. Seeds, records and prior playoff results from the NSAA bracket.