Oct. 22 Football Roundup: No. 10 Sioux Valley outlasts No. 7 Rapid City Christian, advances to Class 11B quarterfinals

Sioux Valley 41, Rapid City Christian 37

RAPID CITY — No. 10 Sioux Valley upset No. 7 Rapid City Christian in the first round of the Class 11B high school football playoffs on Thursday.

Wyatt Hardt powered SV with eight completions for 192 yards and four touchdown passes, adding 27 carries for 145 yards on the ground. Kellon Tucker had four receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Luke Johnson hauled in two passes for 28 yards and two touchdowns, Johnnie Vermeulen had a 23-yard pick-six while Logan Mohn tallied 13 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in the win.

For RCC, Peyton Glenn had 15 completions for 296 yards and four touchdowns, adding a score on the ground as well. Hunter Noteboom tallied 11 carries for 72 yards and kick return touchdown. Hudson Ogle caught six passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns, Sully Kiefer tallied four receptions for 69 yards and a score while Xavier Elk hauled in a 19-yard score in the loss.

Kimball/White Lake 32, Faulkton Area 12

KIMBALL — No. 8 Kimball/White Lake pulled away from No. 9 Faulkton Area in the first round of Class 9A playoff action on Thursday.

KWL’s Carter Konechne scored three rushing touchdowns, while Chevy Fees added a rushing touchdown.

Faulkton Area’s Henry Bossly scored two rushing touchdowns.

Parkston 50, Hill City 0

PARKSTON — No. 1 Parkston blanked Hill City in the first round of the Class 9AA football playoffs on Thursday.

Mason Jervik powered the Trojans with nine carries for 141 yards and three touchdowns, Brycen Bruening added four carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns, adding five completions for 79 yards and a pick. Burke Neubel had a five-yard touchdown, Sean Deckert added three carries for 91 yards and a score, catching one pass for 19 yards. Reco Muilenburg collected four receptions for 60 yards in the win as well.

For HC, Colt Eckert completed four passes for eight yards, rushing eight times for six yards. Alan Harvey had five carries for 39 yards while Breyln Rahn had two receptions for 18 yards in the loss.

Britton-Hecla 34, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 14

BRITTON — No. 4 Britton-Hecla outlasted No. 13 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan in Class 9AA high school football playoffs on Thursday.

BH's Jace Rein rushed 15 times for 108 yards and three touchdowns, adding 10 completions for 151 yards and two more passing touchdowns. Bennett Suther had 20 carries for 91 yards, adding three receptions for 56 yards and a score. Mitchell Burger hauled in a 23-yard touchdown reception as well. 

For BEE, Jaxx Kurtenbach rushed 12 times for 74 yards and a touchdown. Brady Jager completed 10 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, completing six passes for 47 yards to Creighton Klumb. Jackson Weber had a 24-yard touchdown reception in the loss.

Timber Lake 48, Elkton-Lake Benton 0

TIMBER LAKE — No. 1 seed Timber Lake blanked Elkton-Lake Benton in the opening round of the Class 9A playoffs on Thursday.

Timber Lake’s Pete Maher scored three rushing touchdowns in the win. Kanton Hunt tossed passing touchdowns to Broc Bauer and Hudson Gill. Blaise Lei and Treyden Beer added rushing touchdowns.

ELB's stats were not reported.

Great Plains Lutheran 22, Lead-Deadwood 7

WATERTOWN — Great Plains Lutheran captured its first-ever playoff football victory in Class 9AA action on Thursday.

GPL’s Jeremiah Martens rushed for a touchdown and hauled in a touchdown reception from Benjamin Prahl. Grady Hermoe added a rushing touchdown.

For Lead-Deadwood, Oliver Pray scored a rushing touchdown.

Dell Rapids St. Mary 60, Irene-Wakonda 8

DELL RAPIDS — Dell Rapids St. Mary coasted past Irene-Wakonda in the opening round of the Class 9B playoffs on Thursday. The Cardinals finished with 378 total yards, including 234 yards rushing.

Thomas LaVoy rushed for 143 yards on seven carries and scored four rushing touchdowns. Brady Jewett completed 5-of-7 passes for 135 yards and three passing touchdowns. Jewett added 34 yards rushing. Jaxon Baumberger hauled in three catches for 77 yards and two touchdown receptions. Jacob Geraets, Jake Heinitz and Isaac Ahlers hauled in touchdown receptions. Kade Lutt posted 4.5 tackles. Liam Barr added three tackles and a sack. Baumberger had an interception.

IW's stats were not reported.

Elk Point-Jefferson 35, Parker/Marion 0

ELK POINT — No. 1 Elk Point-Jefferson blanked No. 16 Parker/Marion in the first round of the Class 11B playoffs on Thursday.

EPJ's Brody Van Roekel had 11 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown, Aidan Hammitt added 11 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns, Levi Hanson completed two passes for 12 yards. Caleb Heurtz had a 12-yard fumble return for a touchdown while Owen Boyle kicked a 29-yard field goal.

For PM, Brayden Carda had 11 carries for 87 yards, Caleb Christensen completed three passes for 28 yards, completing all three passes to Luke Travnicek in the loss.

Winner 20, Groton Area 0

WINNER — No. 4 Winner blanked No. 13 Groton Area in the first round of the Class 11B football playoffs on Thursday.

Camdyn Anderson led the Warriors with 12 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns while Hudson Peters added 15 carries for 73 yards and a score. Anderson hauled in a 13-yard completion from Carter McKenzie while Mason Curtis led the Warriors with seven tackles on defense.

For GA, Asher Johnson completed eight passes for 47 yards, rushing 11 times for 51 yards. Anthony Tracy had three receptions for 21 yards while Johnson added 11 tackles on defense.

Deuel 37, Beresford 8

CLEAR LAKE — No. 5 Deuel took down No. 12 Beresford in the first round of the Class 11B football playoffs on Thursday.

Deuel's Gavin Kloos powered the rushing attack with 23 carries for 207 carries, Aidan Sievers added 13 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns with 50 passing yards and another score through the air. Gavin Maaland had a nine-yard touchdown run, Kyle Finnesand hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass while Jaxtin Winter tallied four tackles and a sack on defense.

For Beresford, Ashton Oberle had 26 pass attempts for 217 yards and a touchdown, Elias Perez added four completions for 78 yards, Evan Rosheim had five receptions for 58 yards while Micah James tallied four receptions for 50 yards in the loss.

Lennox 46, Madison 0

MADISON — Class 11A No. 3 Lennox rolled past Madison in high school football action on Thursday.

Cayden Huls completed 15 passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns, completing nine passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns to Drake Mikkelsen. Bennett Hanssen had three receptions for 56 yards and a score while Brennen Juffer added three receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. Huls added eight carries for 42 yards on the ground while Levi Simonsen added a rushing score in the win.

For Madison, Henry Veenhof completed 20 passes for 113 yards and two interceptions. Tucker King had four carries for 11 yards while Luke Johnson added eight receptions for 42 yards in the loss.

Yankton 35, Tea Area 18

TEA — Class 11AA No. 3 Yankton took down No. 2 Tea Area in high school football action on Thursday.

Jackson Kudera powered the Bucks with nine completions for 217 yards and two touchdowns, Henry Delforge tossed a 52-yard touchdown, Miles Drotzmann had four receptions for 135 yards and a score, Tegan LaCroix had three receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown while Jax Gause collected two passes for 16 yards and a touchdown. LaCroix led the defense with five tackles.

For TA, Devyn Rhodes completed 10 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Grifin Wiebenga hauled in eight passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns while Lane Sieber added two receptions for 42 yards and a score. Mitch Grant had nine tackles defensively.