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Oceanside Collegiate tops Gray Collegiate for South Carolina 2-A football state title

Will Virgilio's touchdown run with 1:26 remaining lifts the Landsharks to a thrilling 35-28 victory
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Will Virgilio's 2-yard touchdown run out of the wildcat with 1:26 remaining lifted Oceanside Collegiate Academy to a 35-28 win over Gray Collegiate in the 2-A South Carolina high school football state championship game on Thursday at Oliver Dawson Stadium. 

Freshman quarterback Aiden Manavian threw two touchdown passes to Gavin Gaspar and Max Moorman returned an interception for a touchdown.

Gray Collegiate took a quick 14-0 lead on Tyler Waller's 32-yard touchdown pass to Jamarious and B.J. Montgomery's 4-yard run following a fumble recovery.

The Landsharks rallied behind their freshman quarterback and went ahead 21-14.

Gray Collegiate bounced back twice to tie it before the Landsharks staged their game-winning drive.

Waller threw two touchdown passes and Montgomery had two touchdown runs.

4Q: OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 35, GRAY COLLEGIATE 28

Touchdown: Virgilio with the 2-yard TD run out of the wildcat gives OCA the lead.

Touchdown: B.J. Montgomery with a 14-yard TD run as Gray pulls even with 5:47 to go.

Justin Pauling with the interception as OCA goes for fourth-and-1 at the Gray 45.

END 3Q: OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 28, GRAY COLLEGIATE 21

3Q: OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 28, GRAY COLLEGIATE 21

Touchdown: Manavian fires a 36-yard TD pass to Gaspar with 33 seconds left in the quarter.

Touchdown: Tyler Waller throws a 26-yard TD pass to Zion Job with 4:40 left in the third after a 50-yard kickoff return by Blaine Redmond.

Touchdown: Max Moorman with the 22-yard pick-6 for OCA.

Touchdown: Aiden Manavian throws a 35-yard TD pass to Gavin Gaspar.

HALFTIME: GRAY COLLEGIATE 14, OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 7

Gray's Aiden Legger gets the end zone interception with 8 seconds left in the first half.

Will Virgilio with a 1-yard TD run out of the wildcat for OCA with 4:53 left in the first half.

OCA misses on a 35-yard field goal attempt with 9:23 left in the first half.

END 1Q: GRAY COLLEGIATE 14, OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 0

1Q: GRAY COLLEGIATE 14, OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 0

TOUCHDWN! B.J. Montgomery with a 4-yard TD run for Gray Collegiate.

Gray Collegiate recovers an OCA fumble at the Landsharks' 4. Ethan Raysor with the fumble recovery.

1Q: GRAY COLLEGIATE 7, OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE 0

-TOUCHDOWN! Jamarious Lockett with the 32-yard touchdown catch from Ty Waller.

GRAY COLLEGIATE VS. OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE

- Kickoff is schedule for 7:00 p.m.