The clock finally struck midnight for the Brentwood football team in the Class 2 championship game Friday at the Edward Jones Dome.

Unranked Brentwood saw its Cinderella run end unceremoniously in a 35-0 thumping against Maryville, the state's No. 4 team. It was the second state title for Maryville (14-1 overall), which won it in 1982 and was runner-up last season.

"Bottom line, we didn't have the answers today," Brentwood coach Scott Surgener said. "We competed well, but sometimes there is just a better football team on the field."

Maryville used a bigger, stronger offensive and defensive line to dominate play. The Spoofhounds ran for 237 yards on 47 carries and put up 348 yards in total offense. Gavin Talmadge led the way with 130 yards rushing and a touchdown and Derek DeMott added 73 yards rushing with two scores.

"We had absolutely perfect execution today," Maryville coach Chris Holt said.

Maryville took control from the game's opening possession when DeMott punched it in on a 3-yard run on fourth down to make it 7-0. A flea-flicker set up a 1-yard run by Marcus Grudzinski with 1:59 left in the first quarter to make it 14-0, and the rout was on.

Talmadge scored on a 2-yard run midway through the second quarter to make it 21-0 at halftime. Grudzinski found Adam Thomson for an 8-yard touchdown pass and DeMott scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter to start the running clock.

Brentwood's offense moved the ball, with 207 total yards, but couldn't dent the scoreboard. Andrew Erby rushed for 73 yards and Tywan Brooks was just six for 19 passing for 104 yards.

"It starts off with intensity," Brooks said. "Nobody had intensity."

The loss signified the end of a terrific run for Brentwoood (12-2). The Eagles knocked off their neighborhood rival Maplewood, beat Caruthersville and upset top-ranked Centralia on the road to reach the final, the first for Brentwood since 1987.

"We kind of had Centralia as our Super Bowl," Brentwood senior Taylor Dee said. "No one expected us to win. Today, we got to the bright lights of the dome and we were in kind of shock. We didn't cope with it."

It is also the end of the line for a tight-knit group of seniors who have played together since the sixth grade.

"We played our hearts out today," Dee said. "We played for each other. … I'd rather lose with my brothers than with someone else."