The Master's Academy-Oviedo repeats as SSAA state champion

Freshman QB Jackson Stecher accounts for 6 TDs as Eagles beat NSU University High, 49-42

The Master's Academy Eagles will attempt to cap off a perfect season when they face the NSU University Sharks in the Sunshine State Athletic Association State Championship Game at The Villages. / TMA Football Instagram

RECAP

In a game for the ages, freshman quarterback Jackson Stecher passed for four touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead The Master's Academy of Oviedo past NSU University High (Davie), 49-42, and repeat as Sunshine State Athletic Association state champion at The Villages.

Stecher's perfect 29-yard strike to Davan Washington gave TMA a 49-42 lead with 50 seconds left. But it wasn't over until the Eagles' defensive tackle Trey Chadwick and his teammates forced a fumble on a 4th-down play with 4 seconds. TMA (11-1) then ran out the clock.

Stecher was simply masterful, throwing two TD passes to Washington and one each to Sawyer Smith and Oakley Foster. O'Shea Faison also ran for a score for the Eagles.

But NSU (9-3) also was spectacular with senior quarterback Jayden Miller, who threw four TD passes to four different receivers. Sophomore Carlos Avila-lopez and freshman running back Collin Francis each caught a TD pass and ran for a score. Kobe Conway and Bradyn Potter each caught a TD pass for the Sharks.

Francis's 2-yard TD run and subsequent two-point conversion run by Jacques Dixson Jr. enabled NSU to tie the game at 42-42 with 4:03 left. The two-point try was necessitated after the Sharks missed a PAT with 5:15 left in the third quarter.

The schools showcased some prolific offense, trading scores all night long. They were tied 14-14 at the end of the first quarter and 28-28 at halftime. After TMA took a 35-28 lead on a nifty 21-yard TD run by Stecher with 7:08 left in the third quarter, NSU drove 80 yards to score again but then missed the PAT.

The schools battled it out defensively until the final 7 minutes of the game when they combined for three touchdowns and 22 points.

Scroll down to read up on both teams before kickoff and refresh this page for the latest score and game updates from setup to teardown.

The Sunshine State Athletic Association (SSAA) state championship game features the NSU University Sharks (8-3) challenging Master's Academy (10-1) in a title game to be played at The Villages.

Master's Academy rolled to a 40-29 victory over Christ's Church Academy in last week's semifinals, while the Sharks swam past Oasis, 21-10.

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Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Eastern time) and the game is being streamed live on the SportsFlixTv (subscription required).

NSU UNIVERSITY VS. MASTER'S ACADEMY

	1	2	3	4	F
NSU University	14	14	6	8	42
Master's Academy	14	14	7	14	49

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PREGAME

- Kickoff is schedule for 7 pm ET

Beautiful weather for tonight's SSAA state championship game between NSU University High School and The Master's Academy of Oviedo.

THE MASTER'S ACADEMY wins coin toss, defers to second half.

FIRST QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN! Jayden Miller throws 32-yard TD pass to Kobe Conway! NSU University 7, Master's Academy 0, 8:07 left.

TOUCHDOWN! The Master's Academy strikes back! Davon Washington takes pass from Jackson Stecher and races 50 yards for a score! TMA 7, NSU University 7, with 6:04 left.

TOUCHDOWN! RB O'Shea Faison explodes up middle for 17-yard score!! Master's Academy 14, NSU University High 7, with 3:58 left first quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! Carlos Avila-lopez scores on 5-yard TD for NSU University High. NSU University 14, Master's Academy 14, with 1:15 left.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: NSU University High School 14, The Master's Academy-Oviedo 14.

SECOND QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN: The Master's Academy QB Jackson Stecher tosses pass to Sawyer Smith, who scores on 43-yard catch-and-run! TMA 21, NSU University High 14, with 11:45 left in 2Q.

TOUCHDOWN! NSU's Collin Francis hauls in pass from Jayden Miller and races 33 yards for a score! NSU 21, Master's Academy 21, with 9:13 left 2Q.

TOUCHDOWN! The Master's Academy's QB Jackson Stecher fires 3-yard TD pass to Oakley Foster! TMA 28, NSU University High 21, with 3:19 left in the 2Q. It is Stecher's 3rd TD pass!

The Master's Academy TE/MLB Oakley Foster (6-3, 220) goes down with injury with 48 seconds left in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN! NSU University's Carlos Avila-lopez makes leaping catch in end zone on 21-yard TD pass from Jayden Miller! NSU 28, The Master's Academy 28, with 21 seconds left 2Q.

HALFTIME SCORE: NSU 28, The Master's Academy 28

THIRD QUARTER

The Master's Academy going to ball-control offense, led by sophomore RB Dmarion Simmons. But then Simmons is shaken up after short run,

TOUCHDOWN! QB Jackson Stecher runs 21 yards for a score, somersaulting over final defender into end zone. Master's Academy 35, NSU University High 28, with 7:08 left 3Q. Jackson has 3 TD passes, 1 TD run.

TOUCHDOWN! NSU University QB Jayden Miller throws dime to Bradyn Potter down the right sideline to complete a 68-yard score! However, Sharks miss PAT. The Master's Academy 35, NSU University High 34, with 5:18 left in 3Q.

THE MASTER'S ACADEMY forced to punt with 1:15 left in the 3Q.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: The Master's Academy 35, NSU University High 34,

FOURTH QUARTER

NSU forced to punt. Master's still leads 35-34, with 10:46 left.

THE MASTER'S ACADEMY on the move behind RB Dmarion Simmons!

TOUCHDOWN! The Master's QB Jackson Stecher scores on 10-yard keeper! Stecher now has 3 TD passes, 2 TD runs as Eagles lead NSU University High, 42-34, with 7:23 left.

TOUCHDOWN! NSU University RB Collin Francis blasts in from 2 yards out! Jacques Dixson Jr. then scores 2-point conversion. NSU 42, The Master's Academy 42, with 4:02 left.

TOUCHDOWN! Master's Academy QB Jackson Stecher throws perfect 29-yard strike to Davon Washington! Stecher now with 4 TD passes, 2 TD runs as Eagles lead NSU University High, 49-42, with 50 seconds left!

THE MASTER'S ACADEMY DT Trey Chadwick forces fumble on final play, and Eagles go on to beat NSU University High, 49-42, to win the Sunshine State Athletic Conference state championship!

FINAL SCORE: The Master's Academy-Oviedo 49, NSU University High 42.