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VERMILLION — Thirty-six later, there was no magic comeback in the DakotaDome for Sioux Valley’s high school football team.
Trailing 20-14, the top-seeded Cossacks began their final possession at their own 9-yard line with under 90 seconds and no timeouts remaining.
Second-seeded Winner (12-0) kept the Cossacks at bay and held on for the six-point win as time expired in the state Class 11B football championship on Friday afternoon.
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Sioux Valley was playing in the state championship for only the second time and the first since 1988 when it used a late Hail Mary touchdown pass to defeat Bon Homme 34-28.
The Cossacks’ bid for a second state championship came up short and ended an 11-1 season.
Sioux Valley’s Donovan Rose runs for a touchdown during the second quarter of the Cossacks’ 20-14 loss to Winner in the state Class 11B football championship on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in the DakotaDome at Vermillion.
Two unbeatens battled throughout
The game between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, both unbeaten, was as close as expected. It featured two run-heavy teams that went back and forth.
Winner rushed 55 times for 219 yards and Sioux Valley 36 for 223. Winner’s Eli Vobr completed 3 of 6 passes for 59 yards, and Sioux Valley’s Brock Christopherson was officially 1-for-1 for 8 yards. He did, however, complete a conversion pass.
Winner’s big pass play came at the 5:44 mark of the second quarter when Vobr connected with Kellen Brozik on a 30-yard TD pass. Vobr added the conversion run that gave the Warriors an 8-0 lead.
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Sioux Valley counted with a 33-yard touchdown run by Donovan Rose with 3:13 left but missed…
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Author : Watertown Public Opinion
Publish date : 2024-11-16 00:36:42
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