By 605 Sports Staff

Winner 32, Deuel 8 

WINNER — Class 11B’s No. 1 ranked team started slowly then scored 32 unanswered points to earn a quarterfinal win over Deuel in high school football action Thursday night. It was Winner’s 33rd consecutive victory.

Blake Volmer completed 4-of-5 passes for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Shawn Hammerbeck caught two passes for 34 yards and two touchdowns while Ethan Bartels caught a 28-yard scoring strike from Volmer. Aiden Barfuss paced the Winner rushing attack picking up 71 yards and a touchdown while Riley Orel and Jack Peters combined to rush for 78 yards. 

Owen Quail paced Deuel’s offense rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown. Braydon Simon led the defense with five tackles. 

Lyman 34, Castlewood 16

PRESHO — The Lyman Raiders grounded out 292 yards of total offense earning a win over Castlewood in the quarterfinals of the 9A football playoffs on Thursday. 

Teagan Gourneau led the Raiders, accounting for four touchdowns. The senior quarterback rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns while throwing for 109 yards with one touchdown. Tance Wagner led Lyman with 99 yards rushing and a touchdown while Brayden Oldenkamp hauled in a touchdown pass. 

Lane Tvedt led Castlewood throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Jeremiah Wiersma caught two passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns. 

Warner 48, Canistota 31

WARNER — Warner scored 34 unanswered points in the second half to earn a come-from-behind win over Canistota in Class 9A quarterfinal playoff action on Thursday.

Warner’s Hunter Cramer passed for 124 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 122 yards and two more scores. Brodey Sauerwein passed for 70 yards and one touchdown, while adding two rushing touchdowns. Zach Wood led with 92 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Payton Volk and Ashton Schuchhardt each had one receiving touchdown. Devin Woosley led the defense with three sacks.

Canistota’s Tage Ortman passed for 190 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 95 yards and one touchdown. Noah Kleinsasser rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 55 yards receiving and nine tackles on defense. Cayden Scott had 87 yards receiving and one touchdown, while leading the defense with 11 tackles. Levi Schroeder added 8.5 tackles on defense and one interception.

Gregory’s Rylan Peck rushes for a touchdown during the second half of of the Gorillas’ 34-19 win over Wolsey-Wessington during the 9A playoffs on Thursday in Gregory. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

Elkton-Lake Benton 52, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 14

ELKTON — Elkton-Lake Benton amassed 522 total yards and cruised past Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy for a Class 9AA quarterfinal round win on Thursday.

Elkton-Lake Benton’s Ryan Krog went 4-for-5 passing for 224 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 122 yards and three more scores. Carson Griffith led with 103 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Quinten Poindexter and Blake DeVries each added one receiving touchdown. Riddick Westley rushed for 98 yards, while Colt Beck added one rushing touchdown.

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy’s Riley Tschetter passed for 84 yards, while Maddox Kihne led with 38 receiving yards. Evan Scharberg rushed for two touchdowns.

Wall 20, Bon Homme 12

WALL — Wall outlasted Bon Homme for a Class 9AA quarterfinal round playoff win on Thursday.

Wall’s Burk Blasius passed for 200 yards and one touchdown. Cedar Amiotte rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 78 yards receiving. Stran Williams added one receiving touchdown.

Bon Homme’s Riley Rothschadl passed for 141 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 108 yards and one score. Chapin Cooper had 48 receiving yards and one touchdown catch. Landon Bares led the defense with 9.5 tackles.

Herreid/Selby Area 44, Avon 14

HERREID — Herreid/Selby Area racked up 412 total yards en route to a Class 9B quarterfinal playoff win on Thursday.

HSA’s Brenden Begeman rushed for 167 yards on 19 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns, while adding 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tray Hettick passed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while Mason Vetter added 97 rushing yards and one touchdown. Nathan Bradford led the defense with 8.5 tackles.

Avon’s Paxton Bierema passed for 67 yards and one touchdown, while adding one rushing touchdown. Cade Faulkton rushed for 66 yards, while adding 36 receiving yards and one touchdown. Brady Bierema rushed for 48 yards.  

Harding County/Bison 20, Philip 15

BUFFALO — Harding County/Bison improved to 8-2 on the season with a win over Philip in the Class 9A quarterfinals on Thursday. 

Kelby Hett paced the Ranchers passing for 216 yards with three touchdowns. Rylee Veal finished with 180 yards rushing for Harding County. Receiver Gage Gilbert caught six passes for 152 yards and a touchdown with Braden Routier and Kaden Green also catching touchdown passes from Hett. Grey Gilbert led the Harding County defense with 13 tackles including four tackles for loss. 

Philip was led by Layton Terkildsen who finished with 126 yards rushing while Ryker Peterson added 87 yards on the ground. Jess Jones completed 7-of-15 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Samuel Hand caught five passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. 

Elk Point-Jefferson 42, Redfield 0

ELK POINT — Elk Point-Jefferson improved to 10-0 on the season with a shutout win over Redfield in the Class 11B quarterfinals on Thursday.

Lucas Hueser paced the Huskies rushing for 80 yards and scoring three touchdowns. Devon Schmitz finished with 21 yards rushing and a touchdown. Noah McDermott finished with 123 yards passing and a touchdown while adding 42 yards rushing for Elk Point-Jefferson. Jakob Scarmon caught three passes for 43 yards including a 19-yard touchdown reception while Hunter Geary scored on a 25-yard interception return. 

Mason Whitley led Redfield rushing for 36 yards. Keaton Rohlfs had one reception for 43 yards. 

McCook Central/Montrose 38, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 6

SALEM — McCook Central/Montrose used a strong second half to earn a Class 11B playoff win over Mount Vernon/Plankinton on Thursday in Salem. 

Boston Katzer led the Fighting Cougars completing 18-of-28 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns. Receiver Will Cleveland caught eight passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns with Ty Doblar snaring the other touchdown pass for McCook Central/Montrose. Cleveland led the defense with 10.5. 

Reed Rus led Mount Vernon/Plankinton rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown just before the end of the first half. Rus finished with 8.5 tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss on the night. 

West Central 35, Madison 6

HARTFORD — West Central rushed for over 200 yards Thursday earning a win over Madison in the first round of the 11A playoffs. 

Jesse Jost rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown while Justin Zirpel and Aiden Bartmann combined for 97 yards on the ground. Zirpel completed 14-of-17 passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Dylan Stromer, Crew Heier and Owen Heath all had touchdown receptions for the Trojans. 

Bruce Galde led Madison rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Ben Brooks found Shane Veehhof for seven catches and 44 yards of receiving for Madison. 

Tea Area 41, Watertown 0

SIOUX FALLS — Tea Area blanked Watertown to earn a win in the first round of the 11AA football playoffs Thursday night. 

Chase Van Tol had a big night for the Titans finishing with 139 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Blake Thompson added 83 yards on the ground for Tea Area. Matt Halbur recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown for Tea Area. 

Watertown’s Juven Hudson rushed for 30 yards for the Arrows while Austin Johnson had seven tackles to lead the defense.