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Simplified: In the Sioux Falls Simplified preview story about Jefferson that came out on Aug. 3, we said that the Cavaliers likely won’t open the season ranked No. 1, but they could very likely be there at the end. Well, sure enough, Jefferson opened the season ranked No. 3, and is now No. 1. BRB patting ourselves on the back over here...

No. 2 Jefferson holds off No. 1 Brandon Valley with an epic late stop

Down six with just over 11 minutes to play, Class 11AAA top-ranked Brandon Valley was primed for a late-game drive for the ages.

The Lynx – playing at home on Friday for homecoming – were pinned deep inside their own 1-yard line following a solid punt from Sioux Falls Jefferson’s Camden Wollmuth, which set up Brandon Valley’s long march down the field.