Sully Buttes Wins First State Title in 35 years (9B) + Hamlin Wins 6th State Title (9AA)

9B title

(5) Sully Buttes 34 –   Wesley Wittler 13-17 194yds 3 TDs INT; 18car 158yds 2 TDs. Gavin Barber 2 rec 76yds 2 TDs. Teghan Westphal  1 rec 68yd  TD. 

(2) Faulkton Area 14 –  Gian Demaria 11-26 169yds 2 TDS (1 Rushing). Landon Coyle 19car 79yds. Tristan Baloun 9car 49yds (18car. 134yd. 5TDs last week vs. St Mary’s). Faulkton held to 124yds rushing.  Charlie Deiter 7rec 113yds

Sully Buttes: Second ever State Title and first since 1989 (35 years) 

Faulkton: Second consecutive runner-up finish. (‘23 & ‘24) 

9AA title

(2) Hamlin 32 – Jackson Wadsworth 17-22 216yds TD. Turner Stevenson 14car 58yds 2TDs. Evan Stormo 7rec 80yds. Biden Stevenson 3rec 61yds TD. Easton Neuendorf 45yd FG 

(1) Parkston 8 –  Kolton Kramer 97yd  kickoff return for TD. Bryce Bruening 8-13 48yds INT. Parkston held to 153 total yds and 90yds rushing. 

Hamlin: 6th State Title in School history and first since 2014 (10 years) 

Parkston: First loss since 2022 State Championship Game vs. Wall. Won 23 straight games & 2 straight State Titles  coming into the matchup. 

State Title Games for Friday at the Dakota Dome: 

9A Title @ 10a

(4) Wolsey-Wess

(2) Howard

 

11B Title @ 2p

(2) Winner

(1) Sioux Valley

 

11AA Title @ 7p

(4) Pierre TF Riggs

(2) Watertown