FAULKTON – Faulkton returned three punts for touchdowns on the way to a 52-0 win over Colome in the first round of the Class 9B football playoffs Thursday night.

Roman Dimaria, Bennett Cassens and Alex Sorenson each had TDs on punt returns for the Trojans. Simon Bowar rushed for two scores and also caught a pass for a touchdowns in the victory.

Colome 0 0 0 0 – 0

Faulkton 24 22 6 0 – 52

F – Simon Bowar 9 run (Bowar run).

F – Roman Dimaria 72 punt return (Garrett Cramer run).

F – Dimaria 14 reception from Parker Geditz (Cramer run).

F – Bowar 21 reception from Geditz (Cassens pass from Geditz).

F – Bowar 5 run.

F – Bennett Cassens 49 punt return (Hunter Niederbaumer pass from Geditz).

F – Alex Sorenson 66 punt return.

OFFENSE: Colome rushing 30-58 (Kaden Pechota 8-62), passing 0-4-0-1, first downs 6; Faulkton rushing 8-85 (Alex Sorenson 1-48, Bowar 4-24), passing 5-6-2, receiving (Niederbaumer 2-86, Dimaria 2-33), first downs 9.

DEFENSE: Colome, Eli Vobr 5.5 tackles, Pechota 2.5; Faulkton, Bowar 6.5 tackles, Niederbaumer 4.5 tackles, Geditz 4 tackles).

Class 9B

Gayville-Volin 36, Langford Area 14

Langford Area 0 8 0 6 – 14

Gayville-Volin 8 22 0 6 – 36

GV – Andrew Gustad 67 run (2-point good).

GV – Nate Quatier 1 run (2-point good).

L – Jesse Keough 4 pass from Ben Gustafson (Keough pass from Gustafson).

GV – Quatier 7 run.

GV – Andrew Gustad 11 run.

L – Gustafson 39 run.

Class 9B

Hitchcock-Tulare 38, Faith 0

Faith 0 0 0 0 – 0

Hitchcock-Tulare 8 16 14 0 – 38

HT – Erik Salmen 64 run (Kyle Hamilton run).

HT – TJ Salmen 35 pass from Landon Puffer (Puffer run).

HT – Puffer 40 run (Hamilton run).

HT – Erik Salmen 6 run (Hamilton run).

HT – Cole Schroeder 3 pass from Puffer.

OFFENSE: Hitchcock-Tulare rushing 211 (Erik Salmen 15-111, Puffer 12-25), passing (Puffer 6-13 for 74), receiving (TJ Salmen 2-47, Hamilton 1-16).

DEFENSE: Hitchcock-Tulare, Hamilton 10 tackles, Erik Salmen 9 tackles, Riley Fliehe 8 tackles.

Class 9A

Warner 54, Philip 0

Philip 0 0 0 0 – 0

Warner 21 27 0 6 – 54

W – Zach Wood 33 pass interception return (kick failed).

W – Peyton Jung 19 pass from Hunter Cramer (Jung pass from Cramer).

W – Wood 6 run (Levi Scepaniak kick).

W – Wood 23 run (Scepaniak kick).

W – Wood 3 run (Cramer run).

W – Wood 8 run (kick failed).

W – Alex Pudwill 5 run (pass failed).

W – Charlie Dulavy 1 run.

OFFENSE: Phillip rushing (Chayson Schofield 14-8), passing (Chayson Schofield 2-9 for 4); Warner rushing (Pudwill 5-70, Zach Wood 8-48), passing (Brodey Sauerwein 3-8 for 91), receiving (Jung 3-61, Ashton Schuchhardt 2-52).

DEFENSE: Warner, Schuchhardt 6 tackles, Devin Woosley 6 tackles.

Class 9A

Herreid-Selby Area 60, Northwestern 6

Northwestern 6 0 0  – 6

Herried-Selby Area 22 22 6  – 60

HSA – Trevor Gill 17 pass from Tray Hettick (Brenden Begeman run).

HSA – Darion Barker 31 pass from Hettick (Trey Sayler run).

NW – Chase Nieber 12 pass from Fatafehi Faonelua.

HSA – Hettick 7 run.

HSA – Begeman 27 run (Begeman run).

HSA – Barker 35 pass from Hettick.

HSA – Gill 14 pass from Hettick (Begeman run).

HSA – Begeman 14 run.

Class 9AA

Ipswich 36, Lemmon-McIntosh 0

Lemmon-McIntosh 0 0 0 0 – 0

Ipswich 8 22 6 0 – 36

I – Carson Gohl 15 run (Trevor Beyers pass from Ian Beyers).

I – Ty Kadlec 75 pass from I. Beyers (T. Beyers pass from I. Beyers).

I – I, Beyers 40 run (Luke Peterson pass from I. Beyers).

I –Kadlec 10 pass from I. Beyers.

I – Gohl 45 run.

OFFENSE: Lemmon McIntosh rushing 25-39 (Tell Mollman 16-50), passing 9-18-0-1 for 124, receiving (Talon Trogstad 3-65, Trevor Ellingson 3-29), first downs 7; Ipswich rushing 31-194 (Gohl 15-80, Ian Beyers 5-71), passing 10-19 for 212, receiving (Kadlec 5-140, first downs 10).

DEFENSE: Lemmon McIntosh, Mollman 13 tackles, Trogstad 10 tackles, Andrew Dirk 6 tackles; Ipswich, Luke Peterson 11 tackles, Gohl 6 tackles, Chet Peterson 6 tackles, Kadlec 6 tackles.

Class 11B

Wagner 28, Groton 21

Wagner 6 14 0 8 – 28

Groton 7 7 0 7 – 21

W – Nolan Dvorak 7 run (kick failed).

G – Favion Sanchez 16 run (Jackson Cogley kick good).

W – Dustin Honomichl 35 pass from Brian Kuhlman (Kuhlman kick).

W – Dvorak 4 run (Kuhlman kick).

G –Kaden Kurtz 20 pass from Ethan Gengerke (Jackson Cogley kick).

W – Honomichl 1 run (Dvorak pass from Kuhlman).

G – Kurtz 20 run (Jackson Cogley kick).

OFFENSE: Wagner rushing 35-57 (Honomichl 17-29, Chris Nelson 9-18), passing 9-18-1-1 for 222 (Honomichl 9-18-1 for 222), receiving (Dvorak 4-71, Riley Rpberts 2-71), first downs 14; Groton rushing 27-128 (Kurtz 17-97, Sanchez 4-34), passing 14-28-1-3 for 154, receiving (Andrew Marzahn 2-49, Jackson Cogley 4-46), first downs 14.

DEFENSE: Wagner, Dvorak 14 tackles, Toby Zephier 5 tackles, Glenn Cournoyer 5 tackles; Groton, Kurtz 9 tackles, Evin Nehls 8 tackles.

Class 11B

Sioux Valley 54, Deuel 20

Deuel 0 6 8 6 – 20

Sioux Valley 14 28 12 0 – 54

SV – McKade Rentsch 8 run (Carson Christopherson pass from Parker Puetz).

SV – Christopherson 4 pass from Puetz.

SV – Puetz 4 run.

SV – Damian Danzeisen 56 pass from Puetz.

SV – Rentsch  run (Rentsch run).

D – Trey Maaland 36 run.

SV – David Knutson 4 pass from Puetz (Donovan Rose run).

SV – Boden Schiller 24 run.

D – Maaland 42 run (Maaland run).

SV – Danzeisen 77 kickoff return.

D – Maaland 5 run.

OFFENSE: Deuel rushing 42-236 (Maaland 16-116, Carver Nothem 7-47), passing 1-6-0 for 3, first downs 12; Sioux Valley rushing 19-146 (Rentsch 6-52, Puetz 8-43), passing 9-18-0 for 156 (Puetz 9-18-0 for 156), receiving (Danzeisen 2-77, Christopherson 4-60, first downs 15.

DEFENSE: Deuel, Maaland 5 tackles, Ronnie Begalka 4 tackles, Jace TeKrony 4 tackles; Sioux Valley, Knutson 13 tackles, Brock Christopherson 12 tackles, Joe Hornick 11 tackles.

Milbank Area 42, Sisseton 0

Millbank 7 28 0 7 – 42

Sisseton 0 0 0 0 – 0

M – Karson Weber 8 run (Michael Karges kick).

M – Sawyer Gauer 47 reception from Kaden Krause.

M – Krause 1 run.

M – Kruase 1 run (Carter Bowsher run).

M – Gauer 12 run (Bowsher run).

M – Gerrett Mertens 1 run (Michael Karges kick).

OFFENSE: Millbank rushing 237 (Krause 6-45, Mertens 8-44), passing 108 (Krause 4-8-1-1 for 108),

receiving (Weber 2-53, Gauer 1-47), first downs 19.

DEFENSE: Millbank, Evan Hausauer 6 tackles, Connor Bender 4 tackles.