BALL STATE 41, MIAMI, OH 27

Caleb Huntley ran for three touchdowns and Ball State scored 27 points in the second half to beat Miami (Ohio) 41-27 on Friday.

Miami (7-5, 6-2), which had its five-game win streak snapped, entered having already clinched the Mid-American Conference East Division title. The RedHawks will face Central Michigan in the conference championship on Dec. 7 at Ford Field in Detroit. Ball State (5-7, 4-4) concludes its season by snapping a four-game losing streak.

The RedHawks built a 27-14 halftime lead, but Ball State’s Drew Plitt threw a pair of 40-yard touchdown passes to Yo’Heinz Tyler. Huntley, who scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter, added 5- and 30-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter.

Huntley had 134 yards rushing on 24 carries. Plitt also threw a 7-yard TD pass to Justin Hall in the second quarter and finished 26-of-40 passing for 317 yards.

Jaylon Bester ran for a 16-yard touchdown for Miami. Brett Gabbert added a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jack Sorenson and Lonnie Phelps ran 32 yards into the end zone off a blocked punt in the second quarter.

IHSAA STATE FINALS

Class 1-A
Lafayette Central Catholic 29, Indianapolis Lutheran 28
LCC wins its eighth state title, scores two-point conversion with 10 seconds left in the game.

Class 3-A
Indianapolis Chatard 34, Heritage Hills 3
Chatard wins its state-record 14th state title behind 172 yards and three touchdowns from Daylen Taylor.

Class 5-A
New Palestine 27, Valpo 20
New Pal wins second straight title and third in six years, holding off a fourth quarter rally by the Vikings.