By 605 Sports Staff

The 2022 South Dakota high school football championships are Nov. 10-12 at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Before the seven state championships are decided, here’s a look at how each of the 14 programs have fared in their previous DakotaDome appearances. 

Class 11AAA - No. 1 Sioux Falls Jefferson vs No. 3 Harrisburg

Sioux Falls Jefferson: 

• The Cavaliers have qualified for their first state championship game berth in school history. Sioux Falls Jefferson is playing in just their second season of high school football.

Harrisburg:

• Championships:

  • 1984 Class 11B - defeated Gregory, 22-7

  • 1993 Class 11B - defeated Stanley County, 21-0

  • 1997 Class 11B - defeated Gregory, 31-10

  • 1999 Class 11B - defeated Gregory, 34-7

  • 2021 Class 11AAA - defeated Brandon Valley, 27-0

• Runner-ups:

  • 1985 Class 11B - lost to Scotland, 16-7

  • 1994 Class 11B - lost to Bon Homme, 7-6

  • 1995 Class 11B - lost to Bon Homme, 7-0

  • 2010 Class 11A - lost to Dell Rapids, 55-20

  • 2012 Class 11A - lost to Dell Rapids, 47-0

  • 2016 Class 11AA - lost to Mitchell, 41-6

  • 2017 Class 11AA - lost to Pierre, 24-21

  • 2020 Class 11AAA - lost to Brandon Valley, 35-14

Class 11AA - No. 1 Pierre T.F. Riggs vs No. 2 Tea Area

Pierre T.F. Riggs:

• Championships:

  • 2013 Class 11AA - defeated Watertown, 34-7

  • 2017 Class 11AA - defeated Harrisburg, 24-21

  • 2018 Class 11AA - defeated Huron, 38-20

  • 2019 Class 11AA - defeated Brookings, 32-16

  • 2020 Class 11AA - defeated Brookings, 38-6

  • 2021 Class 11AA - defeated Tea Area, 30-27

• Runner-ups:

  • 1988 Class 11AA - lost to Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 44-6

  • 2015 Class 11AA - lost to Yankton, 21-20 (OT)

Tea Area:

• Championships:

  • 2018 Class 11A - defeated Dell Rapids, 39-7

  • 2020 Class 11A - defeated Canton, 35-16

• Runner-ups:

  • 2016 Class 11A - lost to Madison, 39-0

  • 2021 Class 11AA - lost to Pierre T.F. Riggs, 30-27

Class 11A - No. 1 Dell Rapids vs No. 2 West Central

Dell Rapids:

• Championships:

  • 2008 Class 11A - defeated Winner, 34-6

  • 2010 Class 11A - defeated Harrisburg, 55-20

  • 2011 Class 11A - defeated West Central, 35-0

  • 2012 Class 11A - defeated Harrisburg, 47-0

  • 2014 Class 11A - defeated Madison, 12-7

• Runner-ups:

  • 2006 Class 11A - lost to Canton, 27-20 (2OT)

  • 2018 Class 11A - lost to Tea Area, 39-7

West Central:

• Championships:

  • 1993 Class 11A - defeated Winner 20-14 (3OT)

  • 1996 Class 11A - defeated Belle Fourche, 43-7

  • 1997 Class 11A - defeated Sisseton, 50-0 

  • 1998 Class 11A - defeated West Central, 34-7

  • 2000 Class 11A - defeated Belle Fourche, 47-14

  • 2001 Class 11A - defeated Lead, 33-0

  • 2002 Class 11A - defeated Lead, 42-7

  • 2003 Class 11A - defeated Hot Springs, 48-7

  • 2004 Class 11A - defeated Tri-Valley, 19-0

  • 2005 Class 11A - defeated Milbank, 49-13

  • 2007 Class 11A - defeated St. Thomas More, 51-13

  • 2013 Class 11A - defeated Madison, 28-21

• Runner-ups:

  • 1994 Class 11A - lost to Douglas, 20-14

  • 2011 Class 11A - lost to Dell Rapids, 35-0

  • 2015 Class 11A - lost to Madison, 28-21

Winner celebrates a Hail Mary pass that gave the Warriors a 12-6 win over Tri-Valley as time expired in the Class 11B championship game in 2009. (Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting).

Class 11B - No. 1 Winner vs No. 3 Elk Point-Jefferson

Winner:

• Championships:

  • 1981 Class 11A - defeated Vermillion, 31-21

  • 1987 Class 11A - defeated Aberdeen Roncalli, 42-15

  • 1989 Class 11A - defeated Milbank, 27-14

  • 2009 Class 11B - defeated Tri-Valley, 12-6

  • 2012 Class 11B - defeated Tri-Valley, 13-6

  • 2015 Class 11B - defeated Tri-Valley, 45-6

  • 2016 Class 11B - defeated Groton Area, 54-0

  • 2020 Class 11B - defeated Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan, 18-14

  • 2021 Class 11B - defeated Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan, 40-8

• Runner-ups:

  • 1986 Class 11A - lost to Canton, 14-7

  • 1990 Class 11A - lost to Vermillion, 20-6

  • 1992 Class 11A - lost to Vermillion, 46-27

  • 1993 Class 11A - lost to West Central, 20-14 (3OT)

  • 1995 Class 11A - lost to Vermillion, 27-0

  • 1998 Class 11A - lost to West Central, 34-7

  • 2008 Class 11A - lost to Dell Rapids, 34-6

  • 2019 Class 11B - lost to Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan, 21-14

Elk Point-Jefferson:

• The Huskies have qualified for their first state championship game berth in school history and have no previous title game appearances in the DakotaDome.

Class 9AA - No. 1 Wall vs No. 6 Parkston

Wall:

• Championships:

  • 1990 Class 9B - defeated Northwestern, 28-16

  • 1994 Class 9B - defeated Estelline, 26-16

• Runner-ups:

  • 1989 Class 9B - lost to Castlewood, 27-0

  • 2011 Class 9A - lost to Canistota, 66-6

Parkston:

• Championships:

  • 2014 Class 11B - defeated St. Thomas More, 24-21

• Runner-ups:

  • 1991 Class 11B - lost to Hamlin, 38-6

  • 2002 Class 11B - lost to Clark, 27-18

  • 2013 Class 11B - lost to Canton, 20-14

Gregory players hoist the Class 9AA championship trophy in 2017 after defeating Irene-Wakonda, 56-30. (Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting)

Class 9A - No. 1 Warner vs No. 3 Gregory

Warner:

• Championships:

  • None

• Runner-ups:

  • 2012 Class 9A - lost to Canistota, 52-8

  • 2016 Class 9A - lost to Colman-Egan, 32-28

  • 2020 Class 9A - lost to Canistota/Freeman, 12-0

Gregory:

• Championships:

  • 1998 Class 11B - defeated Stanley County, 20-6

  • 2014 Class 9AA - defeated Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central, 31-8

  • 2016 Class 9AA - defeated Webster Area, 48-20

  • 2017 Class 9AA - defeated Irene-Wakonda, 56-30

• Runner-ups:

  • 1981 Class 11B - lost to De Smet, 8-6

  • 1984 Class 11B - lost to Harrisburg, 22-7

  • 1996 Class 11B - lost to Hamlin, 6-0

  • 1997 Class 11B - lost to Harrisburg, 31-10

  • 1999 Class 11B - lost to Harrisburg, 34-7

  • 2001 Class 11B - lost to Britton, 33-23

  • 2003 Class 11B - lost to Webster, 44-20

  • 2007 Class 9AA - lost to Emery/Ethan, 33-14

Class 9B - No. 1 Herreid/Selby Area vs No. 2 Hitchcock-Tulare

Herreid/Selby Area:

• Championships:

  • None

• Runner-ups:

  • Herreid/Pollock

    • 1988 Class 9A - lost to De Smet, 36-26

    • 1991 Class 9B - lost to Irene, 14-0

  • Selby Area

    • 2004 Class 9B - lost to Kimball, 42-18

  • Herreid/Selby Area

    • 2019 Class 9B - lost to Colman-Egan, 58-6

    • 2021 Class 9A - lost to Howard, 55-18

Hitchcock-Tulare:

• Championships:

  • 1992 Class 9B - defeated Harding County, 28-6

  • 2009 Class 9B - defeated Dell Rapids St. Mary, 32-28

• Runner-ups:

  • 1986 Class 9B - lost to Corsica, 20-14

  • 1996 Class 9B - lost to Freeman, 62-34

  • 2008 Class 9B - lost to Hanson, 50-24

  • 2010 Class 9B - lost to Canistota, 66-0