AURORA, Colo.—Kyle Piatt ran for 193 yards, scored a touchdown and had a crucial interception Saturday as Olathe beat Brush 14-13 to win its second Class 2A state championship in three years.
Piatt tied the game in the third quarter with a 53-yard run. Fourth-seeded Olathe (12-2) took the lead with the extra-point conversion.
Piatt thwarted a potential game-winning drive by intercepting Brush quarterback Eric Garcia in the fourth quarter.
Brush (11-3), the No. 3 seed, scored both its touchdowns with help from Olathe miscues.
After a botched punt on the game’s opening possession, Skyler Seewald gave Brush a 7-0 lead with a 3-yard touchdown.
Olathe tied the game at 7 in the second quarter on Willy Corey’s 2-yard run.
Brush’s Daniel Soto blocked another Olathe punt, and Connor Weisser scored on a 1-yard run with 6 seconds in the first half.
Jesus Cardenas’ extra-point attempt bounced off the left upright.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
