High school football state semifinals roundup: Springfield, Minneota cruise to set up Class A title game rematch
Class 3A
Stewartville 28, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7: Parker Wangen saw five targets Saturday, which he turned into five catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns, as Stewartville quarterback Ayden Helder completed 13 of his 19 passing attempts and improved his touchdown to interception ratio to 40 to 2.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton tied the game at 7-7 late in the first half on a 1-yard scoring plunge from Caleb Johnson, but Stewartville claimed the lead for good in the third on a 32-yard interception return from Mikhail Heydt.
Annandale 24, Dassel-Cokato 14: Annandale ran for 223 yards as Connor Lampi and Nick Walter went over 100 yards.
Walter ran for 103 yards and threw for 185 yards and a score as Annandale tallied 401 yards of total offense, converting on 11 of 16 third-down conversions.
Annandale (12-0) will meet Stewartville in the Class 3A title game at 1 p.m. on Nov. 25.
Monte Gillman ran for 116 yards and a touchdown for Dassel-Cokato (10-2).
Class A
Springfield 36, Mahnomen-Waubun 12: Carter Olson reeled in seven catches for 136 yards and a score as Springfield downed Mahnomen-Waubun (11-1).
Springfield (12-1) scored the game’s first 36 points. Jakob Nachreiner threw for 209 yards and two scores, while Ashton Toll ran for two touchdowns.
Springfield won the turnover battle five to two.
Minneota 63, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6: Ryan Meagher ran for 183 yards and four scores, as Minneota compiled 370 rushing yards as a team Saturday.
Ryan Dalager threw for 182 yards and two scores, as Minneota (13-0) outgained Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (11-1) by a 593-81 margin. Minneota possessed the ball for nearly 42 minutes.
Minneota will meet Springfield in the Class A title game on Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. That will be a rematch of last year’s state title bout, which Minneota won 38-21.
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