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Simplified: Mercy rule was the name of the game most of the day Friday with two decisive wins. Then, Pierre and Watertown gave us all somethin' to talk about with a match-up that ultimately left Pierre with its ninth state title in 10 years. Here's our breakdown of all the action.
Class 11B: Cavaliers? More like Cavalosers.*
*I can say this. I went there. It's like teasing a sibling.
Elk-Point Jefferson crushes St. Thomas More 61-13 in Class 11B championship
Top-ranked and unbeaten Elk Point-Jefferson avenged last year’s Class 11B championship loss to St. Thomas More on Friday afternoon in Vermillion, and this one got out of hand in a hurry.
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Class 11A: Chargers, indeed.
SF Christian charges past Lennox in Class 11A championship
Three first half turnovers proved to be a difference maker for Sioux Falls Christian as the Chargers took advantage early and overwhelmed Lennox, 41-0.
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Class 11AA: Pierre sittin' pretty
Pierre prevails in 11AA championship
Watertown showed a lot of grit in Friday night’s title bout, only to see Pierre win 45-21 for their ninth title in 10 years.
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Catch up on yesterday's championship games:
Parkston cruises past Platte-Geddes for Class 9AA win
Parkston and Platte-Geddes will round out South Dakota's 9-man football season Thursday night with the Class 9AA championship game starting at 7:30 p.m. CT. Stay tuned for live updates after each quarter.
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Freeman trounces Bennett County to win Class 9A championship
Up next from the DakotaDome in Vermillion, it's a 9A championship between unbeaten Freeman (11-0) and upstart Bennett County (10-1).
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Wall wins it all for Class 9B football
Two undefeated teams. Two reigning champs. One winner. Catch all the action of the Dell Rapids St. Marys v. Wall championship match-up with live updates here.
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