Once Sumner got a defensive stop in overtime against Lake Stevens, everyone in attendance at Husky Stadium knew who was getting the ball. Everyone on the Lake Stevens defense knew, too.It didn’t matter. Lance McGee took two runs and ran the second one yard into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown, capping off one of the single greatest state championship performances in Washington state history.His final line: six touchdowns and 300+ yards on 40+ carries (official WIAA stats were not yet finalized on Saturday evening). Sumner won, 41-35, its second straight Class 4A state title.“It was a blessing, for sure,” McGee said in his signature understated manner. “Shoutout to my o-line, shoutout to the play calling. Everything I did was the coaches and my line.”McGee, an Oregon State signee, transferred from Davis (Yakima) during the offseason and was an instant sensation at Sumner. Last week, he ran for 313 yards and five touchdowns against the top-seeded Puyallup Vikings in the semifinals.Somehow, he managed to top that performance a week later in a scintillating showing that Lake Stevens had no answers for.And it avenged Sumner’s loss to Lake Stevens in Week 1 of the regular season, one of three Sumner losses on the year. But the Spartans won the ones that mattered.“We took a couple losses earlier in the season,” McGee said. “Everybody counted us out. What can they say now though?”Lake Stevens quarterback Blake Moser also had an electric showing, passing for 206 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 129 yards and four more touchdowns on 15 carries.McGee’s six touchdowns were a 4A state championship game record.This story will be updated.
