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Canisius rallies to win Catholic state title with 50-44 victory over Cardinal Hayes

Posted at 4:20 PM, Dec 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-05 20:18:43-05

Jayce Johnson connected with Zeke Margaritis for the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left, lifting Canisius past Cardinal Hayes 50-44 Sunday in the New York State Catholic Championship.

The title is the Crusaders second in three years. They also won the state championship in 2014.

Trailing 44-42 with 17 second remaining and with Canisius lining up for the potential game-winning field goal on 4th and five, Hayes jumped offside giving the Crusaders a new set of downs.

On the first play of their new series, Johnson and Margaritis hooked up from 17-yards out to put Canisius out front.

The Crusaders end the season with a 10-2 overall record.