Entering Saturday’s Class 5A state title tilt, an obvious storyline was two of the state’s top running backs squaring off.

The game had that and plenty more.

Chanhassen’s Maxwell Woods and St. Thomas Academy’s Savion Hart did not disappoint, each bobbing, weaving and juking their way for more than 200 yards, but the Storm made one more clutch play late in a 34-31 overtime thriller at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Kade Bush caught a 2-yard pass on fourth down and Chanhassen became a state champion for the first time.

The catch came after a pair of fumbles by Woods in overtime were recovered by quarterback Brayden Windschitl and by Woods himself, setting up the final play.

Windschitl rolled right as Bush got alone in the end zone. A toss and catch and the Storm (13-0) could celebrate.

St. Thomas Academy (10-3) got the ball first in overtime.

A 4-yard run by Hart was followed by couple of incompletions. Combined with a false start penalty, the Cadets settled for a 28-yard field goal by Declan Wilson and a 31-28 lead.

With everyone standing who was able, Woods fumbled on his first overtime carry for Chanhassen, but Windschitl fell on the loose ball.

Encroachment on St. Thomas Academy moved the ball to the 5, and after a Cadets timeout, Woods ran to the 2 before recovering his own fumble at the 2.

Woods, a North Dakota State commit, finished with 215 rushing yards and two scores. He also forced two fumbles and had two key pass breakups.

Down by eight points and getting the ball back on its own 35 with 2 minutes to go and one time out, St. Thomas Academy quickly drove down the field, including a 21-yard completion to Michael Savseth, before Sims and Chase Young hooked up for an 8-yard score with 49 seconds left. Hart — who had 37 carries for 226 yards — ran in the 2-point conversion for 28-all.

Sims had five completions and a first-down scramble on the nine-play drive. He finished 19 of 31 for 239 yards; Luke Dobbs finished with 11 catches for 140 yards.

St. Thomas Academy came up one win shy of its first title since 1975. The school has four runner-up finishes since 2015.