Blue Devils fall short to Nazareth in state quarterfinal

LAGRANGE PARK, Ill. — The early hole was too much for the Quincy Blue Devils to overcome. Nazareth Academy seized that early momentum to come away with a 62-21 win over Quincy High in the Class 6A state quarterfinal game on Saturday afternoon. The Roadrunners scored on their opening possession with a three-yard touchdown run by Charles Calhoun. QHS answered with quarterback Bryson Little throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to Sawyer Harshberger, which tied the game at 7-7 after a Connor Kelley extra point kick. Nazareth took the lead back when J.J. Chapman threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Flickinger, and then added to the lead with a one-yard touchdown run by Jack Parisi. The Roadrunners put some more distance by scoring three straight touchdowns to start the second quarter — a 72-yard pass from Chapman to Flickinger, 32-yard run by Calhoun and a 14-yard blocked punt return by Cash Coleman.

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