With each lateral Dunham executed on the game’s final play, the lump in the throat of St. Charles coach Wayne Stein enlarged.

Triggered by a short pass from quarterback Elijah Haven from his own 29, the Tigers worked their way downfield with several laterals until Brannon Cohn was run out of bounds at the 15-yard line, preserving a 27-21 victory Friday for St. Charles at Central’s Wildcat Stadium.

“I’m a Dunham fan every other week except this one,” said Stein, whose 3-0 team was led by senior running back Skylar Edwards with 38 carries for 141 yards and two touchdowns. “This was a heck of a game.”

The St. Charles defense snapped a 14-14 deadlock with consecutive pick-sixes of Haven, opening its largest lead of 27-14 with 3:48 to play.

Linebacker Jireh Hall perfectly read Haven’s pass

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