Clarkston won its first football state finals ever with a 32-14 victory over Detroit Catholic Central Saturday in the Division I finals at Ford Field,
Ian Erickson had runs of 37, 1 and 12 yards for touchdowns for Clarkston. The winners also got touchdown passes for 15 and 47 yards from D.J. Zezula to Shane Holler and Alexander Bock.
Clarkston was up 6-0 at halftime and 18-7 after the third quarter. They outscored Catholic Central 14-7 in the fourth quarter. Catholic Central has now lost in three-straight state title games.
Ericksen had a big game with 237 yards on 32 carries. Zezula passed 15 times with 10 completions for 154 yards.