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VIDEO: CBA Syracuse wide receiver makes one-handed TD grab

CBA Syracuse faced CBA Albany on Saturday in a Class A state title game rematch

Kevin L. Smith

CBA Syracuse senior receiver Kieghlin Hicks (1) made a 10-yard, one-handed touchdown catch as time expired in the first half against CBA-Albany on Saturday. CBA Syracuse won, 42-9.
CBA Syracuse senior receiver Kieghlin Hicks (1) made a 10-yard, one-handed touchdown catch as time expired in the first half against CBA-Albany on Saturday. CBA Syracuse won, 42-9. / Rachel Culver/CNY Central

Senior wide receiver Kieghlin Hicks, of Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, New York, made a miraculous last-second catch on Saturday.

CBA hosted its Christian Brothers Academy counterpart out of Albany in a rematch of the 2024 New York Class AA state championship game.

CBA Syracuse was up 21-2 with a second left on the clock in the first half. Junior quarterback Gradyn Dixon threw a pass to the top left corner of the end zone, aiming for Hicks.

In the midst of CBA Albany’s nearly three-man coverage, Hicks reached out his right hand and made the grab for the TD. The snag gave CBA Syracuse a commanding 28-2 lead at the break, as they went on to win 42-9.

CBA Syracuse, in the process, backed up its 41-40 state title victory last season.

CBA Syracuse improved to 3-0 on the season, while CBA-Albany fell to 0-2.

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Kevin L. Smith
KEVIN L. SMITH

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

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