The victory pushed the Raiders, ranked No. 9 in Class 6A, to 7-1. St. Louis U High fell to 5-2.

Wade broke the mark set by Dion Brown with a 44-yard touchdown romp, his second score of the game, in the third quarter, pushing the running back's total over 3,400 yards in his career. It also gave the Raiders a 21-7 lead.

Wade had 31 carries in the game.

BHS grabbed a 14-0 lead at halftime on a 47-yard pass from quarterback Jeremy Peden to Justin Harrison in the first quarter to complete a 49-yard, three-play drive. A 21-yard scoring run by Wade in the second period culminated a short 36-yard drive.

On their first possession of the contest, the Raiders drove 66 yards in 14 plays only to give up the ball on downs on the St. Louis U High 11-yard line.

The Raiders gained 226 yards on offense in the first half compared to just 61 for St. Louis U High.

St. Louis U High scored 13 points in the third period to pull to within 21-13 on touchdown throws of 30 and 15 yards from quarterback Matt Behr to John Warner.

Behr managed seven completions in 20 attempts for the Junior Billikens for 143 yards with one interception.

A 1-yard touchdown plunge by Harrison early in the final period pushed the advantage to 27-13 for the Raiders. The score was set up after a time-consuming 11-play, 69-yard drive that lasted from the end of the third quarter into the fourth period.

However, with 1:48 remaining, St. Louis U High blocked a BHS punt and Gary Eshelback returned the ball 30 yards for a touchdown as the Junior Bilikens climbed to within 27-20.

St. Louis U High attempted an onsides kick, but the ball went out of bounds, giving BHS possession. The Raiders were able to run out the clock.

Harrison had 62 yards rushing on 14 carries. Peden finished with six completions in 14 attempts for 143 yards with no interceptions.