Jamen Williams threw a touchdown pass.

Then he said a prayer.

The Fenwick quarterback delivered perhaps the biggest offensive play of the team’s IHSA 6A state semifinal game at Nazareth on Saturday, evading pressure and finding running back Tommy Thies for an 11-yard touchdown pass in the first phase of overtime.

Noah Sur’s extra point gave Fenwick a seven-point lead over the Roadrunners, who answered when running back Charles Calhoun plowed forward for a 1-yard touchdown. Nazareth elected to go for the win, meaning Fenwick’s defense needed one final stand.

“We had to score,” Williams said. “They stopped the run, so we passed it. I was back there praying, but I knew we had it. Our defense has come through in the clutch week after week.”

With a spot in the 6A state championship on

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