Class 4A
Rocori 7, Byron 0: A game that was scoreless through three quarters was finally determined on a 2-yard touchdown run by Rocori quarterback Will Steil on third-and-goal with six-and-a-half minutes to play Thursday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Byron got the ball back with a probability to tie or win the sport and really moved into Rocori territory, however the drive was derailed by a sack by Rocori’s Dwight Kiffmeyer and Grady Minnerath that resulted in a 9-yard loss.
Kale Robinson’s pass on fourth-and-11 from the Rocori 11-yard line fell incomplete with 100 seconds to play. Rocori picked up one first down on the bottom and the sport was over.
Rocori’s defense held Byron (10-2) to 162 total yards of offense Thursday.
Rocori didn’t produce way more, but Steil accounted for 135 total yards — 62 on the bottom and 73 through the air.
Rocori (10-2) will play the winner of Friday’s semifinal between North Branch and Hutchinson within the Class 4A championship game at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 24 back in downtown Minneapolis.
9-player
Kingsland 36, Fertile-Beltrami 28: Beau Wiersma ran for 297 yards and 4 scores, while Kaaleem Reiland ran for 116 yards and threw for a touchdown as Kingsland outlasted Fertile-Beltrami.
Kingsland (13-0) moves onto the Prep Bowl after winning just 4 games a yr ago. The Knights jumped out to a 14-0 edge early within the second quarter and held on because the two teams alternated the ultimate eight scores of the competition. Isaiah Wright ran in all 4 scores for Fertile-Beltrami to go along with his 184 yards. His final touchdown cut the Falcons’ deficit to eight with 4 minutes, 12 seconds to play.
The Falcons (12-1) got the ball back and possessed it at their very own 43-yard line before Ayden Howard reeled in his second interception of the day for Kingsland. The Knights converted a fourth-and-2 on their ensuing possession to salt the sport away.
Nevis 35, Otter Tail Central 0: Eli Lewis threw 4 touchdown passes to 4 different receivers as Nevis (12-0) continued its perfect season.
Nevis and Kingsland will meet within the 9-player title game back at U.S. Bank Stadium at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, in a battle of unbeatens.
The second of Lewis’ touchdown passes got here on a 13-yard scoring strike to AJ Bessler on the ultimate play of the primary half.
Nevis held Otter Tail Central (11-1) to only 153 total yards of offense. The defense also delivered a rating, with Devan Lindow returning an interception 70 yards within the third quarter to place Nevis up 28-0 and essentially ice the sport.