8 teams have punched their ticket into the Dakota Bowl this Friday in Fargo, North Dakota. We’ll give an update on how each team got there, and giving you the state championship matchup for each classification.
-Class AAA-
Semifinal Results
Bismarck High (29) vs. Fargo Davies (51)
- Fargo Davies will make its second straight trip to the Dakota Bowl, with hopes of this time leaving the dome with a championship after coming up short in last years game to West Fargo-Sheyenne.
Bismarck Legacy (13) vs Bismarck Century (21)
- Century will make their first appearance in the big game since 2019, and try to bring home their fourth AAA state title in team history.
-Class AA –
Semifinal Results
Devils Lake (28) vs Kindred (27)
- Kindred’s dominant season comes to an end after a missed PAT in overtime, and the Firebirds will head to the state title game looking to bring home their first state championship in school history.
Central Cass (17) vs Minot North (21)
- Minot North advances to their first state championship in the schools short history, can they finish off a perfect season with a state title?
-Class A-
Semifinal Results
Velva/Garrison/Drake-Anamoose (26) vs. Langdon Area/Munich (36)
- Langdon takes down the reigning defending champ, assuring us there will be a NEW state champion in the A classification.
Bottineau (24) vs. Killdeer (22)
- Bottineau keeps up the run, with back to back wins on the road, after LONG road trips to play there. Can they make one more long road trip and bring home a state title?
-9-Man-
Semifinal Results
Hankinson (50) vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (72)
- Hankinson played NRS-Maddock tough, but it would be the #1 Rockets proving true again, getting a chance to repeat as champions, but waiting on the other side, is the team that has had their hungry eyes on New Rockford since this season began.
South Border (12) vs. Lamoure-LM (48)
- South Border had another massive upset in mind, after taking Linton-HMB down the week before. But the Loboe’s led by running back Gunner Thielges are running right back to the Dakota bowl in a rematch of the 9-man title from last year. Can LLM learn from their mistakes last year, and finally topple the Rockets of New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock?
With the semifinal results in the books, this will set up the following state championship matchups in the Dakota Bowl this Friday from Fargo.
-Class AAA-
Bismarck Century (9-2) vs Fargo Davies (10-1)
-Class AA-
Devils Lake (9-2) vs Minot North (11-0)
-Class A-
Bottineau (11-1) vs Langdon Area/Munich (12-0)
-9-Man-
Lamoure-LM (11-0) vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (12-0)
Be sure to tune into KSJB 600AM and 100.1 FM this Friday for all 4 games of the Dakota Bowl on our station! Starting at 9 o’clock! Getting out of the car? You can also download the brand new KSJB Sports APP, and listen to the broadcasts, or know the score right at the tips of your fingers!
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