Oswego tried to turn Wednesday night’s Class 8A state championship game against Mount Carmel into a slog.

And on that front the Panthers most definitely achieved their goal.

But even with that goal achieved, Mount Carmel found a way to do just enough in a game where offensive success stories were far and few between and claimed a 20-3 victory at NIU’s Huskie Stadium.

The win was Mount Carmel’s fourth consecutive state title after winning the last three state championships in Class 7A. Mount Carmel (14-0) has now won 17 state titles, most for an individual program in state history.

Both of Mount Carmel’s touchdown scores came either directly from or benefitted greatly from special teams plays as its vaunted offense was limited to 194 yards.

But despite Mount Carmel’s offensive strug

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