Hanson 27, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 26

Mount Vernon/Plankinton 8, Wagner 0

MOUNT VERNON — A Riley Mayer rushing touchdown was the difference as Class 11B No. 4 Mount Vernon/Plankinton avoided an upset from Wagner during Thursday’s playoff action.

Mayer ran the ball four times for 26 yards and a score, Brady Fox had 15 carries for 74 yards, while Kyle Sandland had 36 yards rushing on eight carries. Isaiah Olson completed three passes for 42 yards, with Mayer reeling in 37 yards on one catch. Tyce Feistner recorded 7.5 tackles on defense, Jon Jones added 5.5 tackles, while Camden Stahl totaled 3.5 with an interception in the win as well.

Wagner’s Gannon Knebel rushed 17 times for 35 yards while completing 13 passes for 124 yards.Carlos Galindo caught five passes for 62 yards, Parker Petry recorded eight tackles while Brayden Kreber tallied five tackles in the loss.

Leola/Frederick Area 22, Kimball/White Lake 14 (OT)

FREDERICK — Leola/Frederick Area outlasted Kimball/White Lake in overtime in Class 9AA playoff football action on Thursday.

Leola/Frederick Area stats were not reported. 

KWL’s Iden Myers rushed 23 times for 166 yards and a touchdown. Johnny Lenz had 31 yards and Carter Konechne had 10 yards on the ground. Cooper Leiferman finished with nine tackles. Graden Holan had seven tackles and one sack, while Carter Konechne had sixt tackles and two interceptions, including a pick-six. 

Winner 38, Hot Springs 14

WINNER — Winner’s Karson Keiser racked up four touchdowns as the Warriors advanced to the Class 11B quarterfinals Thursday night.

Keiser had 10 carries for 163 yards and three rushing touchdowns while catching a 24-yard touchdown, Gus Bartels added 34 yards rushing on four carries, including a touchdown, Zac Olson had five carries for 42 yards while Eli Vobr tallied 31 yards on seven carries in the victory.

Hot Springs’ Clancy Koupal tallied 112 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, Connor Kramer tallied 58 yards on six carries, while Grant Heil completed three passes for 22 yards in the loss.

Dupree 50, Harding County-Bison 28

BUFFALO — Braydon Terveen-Smith racked up 336 yards and four rushing touchdowns as the Tigers pulled off the upset-bid over Harding County-Bison in Thursday’s Class 9A playoffs. It was Dupree’s first win over the Ranchers since 1988. 

Terveen-Smith totaled 339 yards and four touchdowns on just 25 carries, Tre White Wolf had 41 yards and touchdown on seven carries, Roper Eaton had two touchdowns on six carries, while Cruz Birkeland added 60 yards rushing on eight carries and two interceptions defensively. Fletcher Birkeland tallied eight tackles on defense, while Eaton had seven tackles and a sack as well.

HCB’s Rylee Veal tallied 102 yards on 17 carries while catching five passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. Hayden Pihl totaled 223 yards and three touchdowns passing on 18 completions, Nayati Bickerdyke caught seven passes for 122 yards and a score, while Kaden Green caught two passes for 31 yards and a touchdown as well. Lincoln Wickstrom led the Ranchers defensively with seven tackles.

Parkston 58, Stanley County 6

PARKSTON — Parkston rushed for 342 yards and seven rushing touchdowns as the top-seeded Trojans knocked off Stanley County in the opening round of Class 9AA playoffs.

Kolter Kramer had four carries for 38 yards and two touchdowns, Kaden Holzbauer had seven carries for 103 yards and two scores, Mason Jervik tallied five carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns, while Maxan Bax racked up 74 yards and a score on seven carries. Gage Reichert added 40 yards on two carries in the win as well.

Stanley County’s Weston Prince tallied 49 yards passing on seven completions, throwing one touchdown and two interceptions, Colton Brady rushed five times for 11 yards, while Paxton Deal recorded four catches for 35 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Canistota 44, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 8

CANISTOTA — Easton Miller racked up 105 yards and two touchdowns as Canistota topped Oldham-Ramona/Rutland during Thursday’s 9B playoff action.

Miller had 105 yards and two scores on just seven carries while racking up five tackles defensively, Prayden Acheson had 54 yards and a score on five carries, Levi Schroeder tallied 52 yards and a touchdown on two carries, while Brady Scott totaled a touchdown and 32 yards on three carries. Scott completed three passes for 72 yards and a touchdown, with Schroeder catching the touchdown from 36-yards out.

ORR’s Boyd Pooler totaled 94 yards passing on five completions, throwing one touchdown, while Garet Wicks caught two passes for 58 yards and a score. Brayden Hanson and Wicks each recorded four tackles in the loss as well.

Elkton-Lake Benton 54, Great Plains Lutheran 0

ELKTON — Elkton-Lake Benton blanked Great Plains Lutheran in Class 9AA playoff action on Thursday.

Colt Beck completed 9-of-12 passes for 235 yards and four passing touchdowns. Beck added 47 yards rushing and three more scores. Tanner Stein rushed for 63 yards on four carries. Eliot Erickson rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Stein hauled in six catches for 37 yards and caught two touchdowns. Savion Stephens and Tanner Drietz hauled in touchdown receptions. Defensively, Stein had 11 tackles. Taiton Boersma added two sacks, while Quintin Westley and Joseph Nibbe had sacks. 

For GPL, Brody Scharlemann passed for 47 yards. Micah Holien rushed for 67 yards and Lucas Johnson posted 26 yards receiving. 

Ipswich 44, Estelline-Hendricks 12

IPSWICH — Ipswich picked up a Class 9A first-round playoff win on Thursday.

Ipswich’s Max Kulesa passed for 54 yards and threw three passing touchdowns. Kulesa threw two touchdown passes to Jaxon Holt and one to Kyle Hettich. Casey Geditz rushed for 109 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. Hettich returned a 77-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Hayden Schlosser threw a passing touchdown to Hettich. 

For Estelline-Hendricks, Carson Reitz threw a passing touchdown to Wyat James. Regan Schwartz returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown.

Elk Point-Jefferson 44, Flandreau 14

ELK POINT — Keaton Gale tossed five touchdown passes as the Huskies took down Flandreau during Thursday’s opening round of Class 11B playoffs.

Gale completed 10-of-16 pass attempts for 374 yards and five touchdowns of 33, 59, 62, 81, and 83 yards each. Ashton Fairbacks caught five passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns, Luke Schmitz caught three passes for 92 yards and a score, while Brody VanRoekel had a 33-yard touchdown reception as well. Grayson Girard totaled 49 yards and a touchdown on four carries in the win as well.

Flandreau’s Paul Parsley completed 20 passes for 188 yards while Cameron Flute threw a 59-yard touchdown on his lone attempt. Karter Headrick rushed 12 times for 72 yards and a score, Micah Otto caught two passes for 81 yards and a touchdown, while Kody Kneebone had three catches for 69 yards in the loss.

Sioux Valley 47, Deuel 26

VOLGA — Donovan Rose and Brock Christopherson combined for over 400 rushing yards as the Cossacks advanced to the Class 11B quarterfinals with a win over Deuel Thursday night.

Rose totaled 205 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, Brock Christopherson had 203 yards and two touchdowns on just 12 carries, Jakob Guthmiller added 25 yards on the ground, Mitchell Guthmiller scored a 15-yard touchdown run, while Wyatt Hardt had a seven-yard touchdown run in the win as well.

For Deuel, Aiden Sievers completed 11-of-15 pass attempts for 222 yards and three touchdown passes, Gabe Sather caught eight passes for 150 yards and one touchdown, Oliver Fieber had three catches for 72 yards, while Brock Johnson totaled 27 yards and a touchdown on four carries in the loss.