When Blair Oaks coach Ted LePage was handed the stats sheet from the Class 3 state championship game, all he and the players sitting next to him could talk about was quarterback Dylan Hair.
"Holy cow, Dylan only had 241 yards rushing," LePage said sarcastically.
That was part of a record-breaking night for the sophomore in leading the Falcons to a 62-40 win against the Maryville Spoofhounds on Saturday night at Adkins Stadium.
Hair finished with 468 total yards, the most recorded in a Missouri state championship game regardless of class.
The previous record belonged to Skylar Thompson, who had 455 total yards for Fort Osage in 2015.
The dual-threat quarterback for the Falcons was a headache for coach Matt Webb and the Spoofhounds.
"Obviously our game plan wasn't very good, and I'm the head coach, defensive coordinator, so I take all responsibility for that," Webb said. "We need to do things differently and find another way to do it because he's a heck of a player."
Hair ran the ball 22 times for 241 yards and six touchdowns, tying the record for most rushing scores in a state championship game.
That running ability opened things up in the passing attack, leading to a 227-yard passing performance.
Hair completed 10-of-15 passes, with six completions being dropped into the hands of senior receiver Jake Closser.
"Since his freshman year we've kind of had a connection," said Closser, who had 141 yards receiving. "We practiced hard this week. Tonight we just went out there and executed what we can and what we're capable of."
Hair's scrambling ability made the jobs of Maryville's secondary difficult all game.
"It definitely puts a lot of more pressure in the back end," Maryville senior safety Connor Weiss said. "We've got to hold our coverage longer. Him being able to scramble and miss those sacks that we need to be able to hit, it was tough because then guys were getting open."
Blair Oaks' first offensive play resulted in a 21-yard gain for Hair, who completed passes of 23 and 25 yards on the drive that ended with a 1-yard rushing score for the quarterback.
"It gave us all confidence," Hair said of the first play. "The line, they knew they had to step up, and wide receivers had to step up and even me, I had to keep going and going."
Hair's lone passing touchdown was to running back Jayden Purdy for a 34-yard gain in the second quarter.
Purdy was a key element in Hair's success on the ground aturday. With the senior running back coming off games of 171 and 124 yards on the ground, Maryville had to make sure to defend the inside run plays.
The door was open for Hair to take off to the outside.
"When I was running outside, Purdy would always chip the end and I'd be free," Hair said, "because we would get three on three on blocking."
After his 1-yard score, Hair added touchdown runs of 26, 13, 8, 27 and 30 yards.
"Dylan's electric, we all know that and he's going to do nothing but continue to be a force," LePage said.