SOLON - Bryce Schulte threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Nick Stark in the final minutes of the game Friday night as No. 7 Xavier nipped No. 8 Solon, 22-19, in a Class 3A district game at Spartan Stadium.

Solon led 19-7 in the fourth quarter, but the Saints got within 19-14 on a 12-yard touchdown run by Maliki Wilson and the PAT with 9:47 left to play, capping an 85-yard drive.

The Saints got the ball at their own 7-yard line with 3:13 left in the ballgame and promptly drove 93 yards for the winning touchdown. They used a trick play to gain 35 valuable yards when Schulte threw a lateral to Nolan Butkowski, who passed to Blake Whitten for the big gain.

Xavier (2-0) added a two-point conversion after the 58-yard TD pass from Schulte to Stark for a 22-19 lead. Solon drove into Xavier territory, but Caleb Billick intercepted a pass and the Saints ran out the clock.

Schulte passed for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He hit Stark with a 10-yards score in the first quarter. Stark caught six passes for 138 yards.

Xavier  7  0  0 15 - 22

Solon  7  6  6   0 - 19

Scoring Plays

S - Graeson Dall 88 kickoff return (Brandan Childs kick)

X - Nick Stark 10 pass from Bryce Schulte (Dallas Klein kick)

S - Matt Roeder pass from Childs (kick failed)

S - Dall 3 run (pass failed)

X - Maliki Wilson 12 run (Klein kick)

X - Stark 58 pass from Schulte (conversion run)