State championship stars

DIVISION 1

*Vincent Busa battled through an injury to rush for a game-high 144 yards and a touchdown as Xaverian defended its state title with a 14-7 win over Needham.

*The Xaverian defense picked the right time to step up and play its best game of the year, limiting the Rockets to 156 yards of total offense and nine first downs.

*Lehigh-bound Aidan Williams ran for 58 yards on 13 carries, while catching three passes for 41 yards and Needham’s only touchdown.

DIVISION 2

*Boston College-commit Mekhi Dodd ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, while adding a pair of catches for 40 yards and a third score as Catholic Memorial defeated King Philip 39-21 to claim the state title.

*Catholic Memorial running back Lesean Sharp opened the game with a 65-yard TD run and went on to rush for 148 yards and two scores.

*King Philip running back Drew Laplante ran for a game-high 157 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.

DIVISION 3

*Ryan Bannon rushed for 85 yards and scored three times as North Attleboro defeated Hockomock rival Mansfield 35-0 to claim the state title.

*The North Attleboro defense allowed Mansfield just 115 yards of total offense.

*Mansfield’s Anthony DeGirolamo caught five passes for 79 yards.

DIVISION 4

*Jonny Donovan capped off his first season as a starter by completing 18-of-24 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns as Scituate capped off an undefeated season with a 29-13 win over Duxbury.

*Willy Robinson was Scituate’s prime receiving target as he hauled in eight passes for 122 yards and a touchdown.

*Jack Sovik had an excellent game for Duxbury, catching 12 passes for 118 yards.

DIVISION 5

*Sidney Tildsley capped off an amazing career by rushing for 65 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Shawsheen took home the state title with a 14-0 win over Foxboro.

*The Shawsheen defense held defending champion Foxboro to 58 yards of total offense and six first downs.

DIVISION 6

*Jake Attaway threw for 93 yards and ran for 66 and the go-ahead touchdown as Hudson won its first title since 1991 by beating defending champion Fairhaven, 21-14.

*Garrett Giorgio preserved Hudson’s victory by picking off a pass with 29 seconds left.

*The Fairhaven offensive line paved the way for 298 rushing yards despite star Justin Marques missing time in the contest due to an injury.

*Kaiden Brochu rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, while Corey Scovil threw for 135 yards and a pair of scores as Bay Path captured its third straight Large School Vocational Bowl title with a 38-0 win over Whittier.

*Declan Walker ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, while passing for 98 yards and two scores as Tri-County captured its first-ever Small School Vocational Bowl title with a 36-30 win over Blue Hills. Teammate Nick O’Brien added 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning 4-yard TD run in the final minute.

DIVISION 7

*Cam LaChapelle ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, while adding 55 receiving yards as Uxbridge pulled away from Mashpee 42-20 to successfully defend its title.

*Rogan Devlin completed 11-of-18 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns and also scrambled for 70 yards and a pair of scores.

*Dominic Matteodo was a shining star for Mashpee as he threw for 213 yards and ran for 73 more yards.

*In Blue Hills’ loss to Tri-County, Kanyinsola Olanrewaju rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries.

DIVISION 8

*West Boylston’s tandem of Dominick Renzoni and Stephen Simpson combined to rush for 183 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries in a 22-16 win over Randolph in the Div. 8 title game.

*Mekhi White was a bright spot for Randolph as he rushed for 143 yards and scored both of his team’s touchdowns.