Oct. 29 Football Roundup: Winner edges Deuel, faces Elk Point-Jefferson in Class 11B semifinals
Winner Warriors Camdyn Anderson (6) celebrates with Logan Calhoon (2) after the Warriors defeated the Deuel Cardinals 7-0 during the second round of the 11B playoffs Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 in Winner. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Winner 7, Deuel 0
WINNER — Carter McKenzie scored a two-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter to lift Winner to a Class 11B quarterfinal win over Deuel on Thursday.
Winner’s Camdyn Anderson rushed for 52 yards on 13 carries. Tayden Pechota added 42 yards rushing on five carries. Hudson Peters rushed for 40 yards. Mason Curtis posted 11 tackles and a sack.
Deuel’s Aidan Sievers completed 7-of-18 passes for 68 yards. Sievers added 49 yards rushing. Gavin Kloos added 101 yards rushing and 29 yards receiving. Jaxtin Winter totaled five tackles.
Parkston 44, Bon Homme 2
PARKSTON — No. 1 Parkston rolled past No. 8 Bon Homme in Class 9AA quarterfinal action on Thursday.
Parkston’s Brycen Bruening completed 10 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Mason Jervik collected 14 carries for 66 yards and two touchdowns, adding five catches for 148 yards and two more scores. Sean Deckert added a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown, collected 96 yards of offense, while Radley Konrad scored a rushing touchdown as well.
For BH, Madden Merkwan had six completions for 39 yards and an interception. Major Aarstad had four carries for 23 yards in the loss.
Kimball/White Lake 38, Timber Lake 0
TIMBER LAKE — Kimball/White Lake blanked No. 1 seed Timber Lake in the Class 9A quarterfinals on Thursday.
KWL’s Chevy Fees rushed for two touchdowns and hauled in a touchdown reception from Keaton Christensen. Carter Konechne and Christensen added rushing touchdowns.
Lennox 48, Madison 20
LENNOX — Lennox racked up 452 total yards en route to a Class 11A quarterfinal victory on Thursday.
Lennox’s Cayden Huls completed 20-of-28 passes for 330 passing yards and four touchdown passes. Drake Mikkelsen hauled nine catches for 156 yards and four touchdown receptions. Levi Simonsen rushed for two touchdowns. Shayden Olean added 59 yards rushing and a rushing score. Mikkelsen had 12 tackles on defense.
For Madison, Henry Veenhof completed 18-of-34 passes for 277 yards and three touchdown passes. Luke Johnson posted six catches for 124 yards and two touchdown receptions. Kaysen Gust added a touchdown catch. Tucker King posted 12 tackles.
Sturgis Brown 21, Tea Area 14
TEA — No. 5 Sturgis Brown topped No. 4 Tea Area in the quarterfinals of the Class 11AA high school football playoffs on Thursday.
Zhoel Irion powered the Scoopers with 22 carries for 176 yards and two touchdowns, Austin Flohr had 11 completions for 113 yards and a touchdown, completing six passes for 91 yards and a score to Gage West. Irion also led the defense in tackles with seven.
For Tea Area, Devyn Rhodes had 16 carries for 87 yards and two touchdowns, adding 12 completions for 163 yards and an interception. Lane Sieber had four catches for 31 yards as well. Brayden Gniffke collected seven tackles on defense.
Elk Point-Jefferson 35, McCook Central/Montrose 8
ELK POINT — No. 1 Elk Point-Jefferson cruised past McCook Central/Montrose in the Class 11B quarterfinals on Thursday.
EPJ’s Brody VanRoekel had eight carries for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Dawson Fullenkamp added a 49-yard touchdown while Levi Hanson recorded three carries for 10 yards and a score. Hanson had two completions for 57 yards and a touchdown, completing a 40-yard touchdown to Owen Boyle.
For MCM, Ben Weibersick had 12 carries for 44 yards and a score, while Andrew Sabers added six completions for 50 yards in the loss.
Dell Rapids St. Mary 46, Kadoka Area 6
DELL RAPIDS — Dell Rapids St. Mary rushed for 349 yards as it cruised past Kadoka Area in the Class 9B quarterfinals on Thursday.
Thomas LaVoy had nine carries for 155 yards and two touchdowns, Brady Jewett added seven carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns while Pano Skliris netted three carries for 61 yards and a score in the win. Jewett also completed four passes for 85 yards and a touchdown, tossing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Baumberger. Jacob Geraets led the defense with 18 tackles and a sack for the Cardinals.
KA's stats were not reported.
Britton-Hecla 24, Sioux Falls Lutheran 20
BRITTON — A late touchdown propelled Britton-Hecla over Sioux Falls Lutheran in the Class 9AA quarterfinals on Thursday.
Bennett Suther led the Braves with 23 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown. Jace Rein completed 14 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, completing six passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns to Nathan Folkman. Lofton Heer kicked three PATs and added a 23-yard field goal in the win as well.
For SFL, Cooper Ovenden had 11 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Rowen Becker added 15 carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns, adding 15 completions for 172 yards. Abbot Moeller had eight receptions for 106 yards, adding eight tackles and a sack on defense.
St. Thomas More 31, Sioux Valley 14
RAPID CITY — St. Thomas More held off Sioux Valley in Class 11B quarterfinal action on Thursday.
STM’s Noah Wald completed 10 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns, completing five passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns to Zander Zandstra. Wald also had a one-yard rushing score as well. Zandstra added 45 rushing yards and led the defense with 13 tackles.
For SV, Wyatt Hardt rushed 29 times for 165 yards and a touchdown while Logan Mohn collected 20 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Johnnie Vermeulen collected five tackles on defense.
