FOXBOROUGH — With 2:04 to go in the fourth quarter of the Division I state championship, Xaverian quarterback Will Wood jogged over to the Hawks sideline.

It was fourth down, the Hawks led rival St. John’s Prep by six and needed two yards to put the game away and earn their third-straight state title.

When the senior got to the sideline, he spoke before any of his coaches could.

“I want the ball in my hands,” Wood said.

Xaverian’s coaching staff didn’t blink. Up to that point, whenever the junior had the ball in his hands, something good happened.

Wood made the call in the huddle, a play called Nebraska, and lined up under center. The junior took the snap, faked a handoff to his left, rolled and sprinted to his right. Wood saw the first down marker to his right and Eagles defensive ba

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