Cincinnati surged ahead 38-24 midway through the fourth, and though Griffin added a late running touchdown, a final drive fell short.

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After the Giants took a 9-0 lead, he completed 16 consecutive passes for 154 yards, directing the Patriots to 17 straight points, including a 14-play, 96-yard drive that culminated in a four-yard touchdown pass to running back Danny Woodhead.

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The go-ahead touchdown was scored by running back Ahmad Bradshaw from 6 yards out with 52 seconds remaining.

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The calls that, for Cathedral, cost it a state title, and, for Aledo, cost its star running back a touchdown record, were, by rule, correct.

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Gray, committed to play college football at Texas, is approaching all sorts of national high school records for a running back, and he appeared to have scored his 60th rushing touchdown of the season, beating his own record set last year.

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