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It was a rematch from a year ago, but with a different result. Sioux Falls Christian held on late to defeat Lennox 28-24 in the 2025 11A game.

For the eighth time in the past nine years, Pierre TF Riggs has won the state 11AA football championship. The Governors defeated Yankton 56-35 on Friday night at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion to win the crown.

After finishing runner-up six times as a football program at state, the St. Thomas More football program can finally celebrate a state championship. The Cavaliers defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 48-38 in a fun back and forth battle on Friday afternoon at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.

It was domination from start to finish for the Wall Eagles on Friday as they powered their way to the 9A state football championship. On offense, defense, and special teams, Wall performed like a well-oiled machine as they defeated Howard 60-6 for the title.

In what was their final game as a co-op, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy ended it on top as champions in 9AA. The Phoenix defeated Elkton-Lake Benton 46-22 on Thursday evening in Vermillion at the Dakota Dome to win the title.

For the second time in five years, St. Mary’s is celebrating a state football championship. The Cardinals defeated Avon 54-6 on Thursday afternoon in Vermillion to win the 9B crown.

St. Thomas More is going for their first football state championship in their 7th trip to the Dome. Their last bout was in 2014 when they lost to Parkston. SDPB checked in with the Cavaliers to learn more about a family connection that had been decades in the making

When the shortest path to the end zone means plowing through defenders, one name stands out — Mobridge-Pollock’s Mack Saxon.

The Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix co-op began four years ago with questions surrounding the future. But as a Phoenix typically does, it rose from the ashes. SDPB caught up with the team heading to the Class 9AA Championship.