LEETONIA — Chalker came up just short of its ultimate goal, falling, 34-20, to Sandusky St. Mary in the 8-man football state championship game on Saturday.

“They played their butts off,” Wildcats coach Justin Kren said. “It just didn’t come out how we needed. We made a few mistakes, and you can’t have those in a championship game.”

St. Mary got on the board with a 28-yard run from quarterback Cullen Dillard.

After senior quarterback Tanner Kelson was sidelined in the second quarter due to injury, Vince Delvecchio took over under center for the remainder of the game.

The junior got Chalker on the board, scoring on a 43-yard rush. He also scored on the two-point conversion, giving Chalker an 8-6 lead, its first of the contest.

Delvecchio came up big on the defensive side of the ball for

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