WARNER – Warner exploded for 34 unanswered second-half points to rally from a 17-point halftime deficit and defeat Canistota 48-31 in the quarterfinals of the Class 9A football playoffs Thursday night.

Hunter Cramer ran for two touchdowns and threw two touchdown passes in the final half as the Monarchs remained unbeaten at 10-0. Cramer finished with 124 yards rushing.

Brodey Sauerwein ran for two scores and also fired a touchdown pass and finished with 126 yards passing. Ashton Schuchhardt caught one of those TD passes and led the Warner defense with 14 tackles.

Noah Kleinsasser rushed for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Canistota.

Warner will host Harding County-Bison in the semifinals on Friday night.

Canistota (5-5) 16 15 0 0 – 31

Warner (10-0) 7 7 14 20 – 48

C – Tage Ortman 53 run (pass successful).

C – Noah Kleinsasser 37 run (Ortman run).

W – Zach Wood 56 pass from Brodey Sauerwein (Alec Mikkelsen kick).

W – Sauerwein 3 run (Mikkelsen kick).

C – Cayden Scott 82 pass from Ortman (run successful).

C – Kleinsasser 1 run (Scott kick).

W – Hunter Cramer 3 run (Mikkelsen kick).

W – Ashton Schuchhardt 27 pass from Cramer (Mikkelsen kick).

W – Payton Volk 40 pass from Cramer (Mikkelsen kick).

W – Cramer 14 run.

W – Sauerwein 2 run (Mikkelsen kick).

OFFENSE: Canistota rushing (Kleinsasser 15-120, Ortman 10-59), passing (Ortman 10-24 for 174), receiving (Scott 1-82), first downs 9; Warner rushing (Cramer 19-124, Wood 7-57), passing (Sauerwein 6-14 for 126), receiving (Wood 3-94, Volk 2-54), first downs 15.

DEFENSE: Warner, Schuchhardt 14 tackles, Devin Woosley 6 tackles and 2 sacks, Cramer 9 tackles.

Herreid-Selby Area 44, Avon 14

Avon (5-5) 0 0 6 8 – 14

Herreid-Selby Area (9-0) 14 24 0 6 – 44

HSA – Brenden Begeman 48 run (Begeman run).

HSA – Begeman 55 pass from Tray Hettick.

HSA – Begeman 45 run (Hettick run).

HSA – Mason Vetter 4 run (Begeman run).

HSA – Begeman 60 pass from Hettick (Begeman run).

A – Cade Faulkner 38 pass from Paxton Bierema.

HSA – Begeman 40 run.

A – Bierema 4 run (Jaden Stahl run).

OFFENSE: Avon stats not reported; Herreid-Selby Area rushing 42-339 (Begeman 24-220, Hettick 9-92), passing (Hettick 6-9 for 156), receiving (Trevor Gill 3-86, Begeman 2-62).

DEFENSE: Herreid-Selby Area, Collin Tisdall 12 tackles, Cole Zabel 8 tackles, Nathan Bradford 6 tackles, Begeman 6 tackles.

Hamlin 26, Hanson 20 OT

Hanson (8-2) 0 6 0 14 0 – 20

Hamlin (9-1) 0 7 7 6 6 – 26

Han – Ethan Cheeseman 25 pass from Jayce Slaba.

Ham – Evan Stormo 67 pass from Tyson Stevenson (Troy Randall Jr. kick).

Ham – Stormo 2 run (Randall kick).

Han – Jackson Jarding 37 run (Jarding run).

Ham – Stevenson 1 run.

Han – Riley Haynes 44 pass from Slaba.

Ham – Luke Fraser 20 run.

OFFENSE: Hanson rushing 50-194 (Jarding 29-148, Hadley Wallace 9-32, Brock Tuttle 9-28), passing 12-26 for 191 (Slaba 9-23 for 162, Cheeseman 3-3 for 29), receiving (Haynes 4-113, Wallace 5-41, Cheeseman 2-32), first downs 23; Hamlin rushing 27-89 (Fraser 19-95, Stormo 4-11), passing 10-16 for 164 (Stevenson 10-16 for 164), receiving (Stormo 5-127, Rylan Bawdon 3-35), first downs 14.

DEFENSE: Hanson, Charlie Prien 6 tackles, Wallace 5 tackles, Sutton DeWald 4 tackles; Hamlin, Cristhian Rodriguez 12 tackles, Dawson Noem 11 tackles, Kasen Prouty 8 tackles, Simon Vander Vorst 7 tackles, Stormo 7 tackles.

Elk Point-Jefferson 42, Redfield 0

Redfield (6-4) 0 0 0 0 – 0

Elk Point-Jefferson (10-0) 14 21 7 0 – 42

EPJ – Jakob Scarmon 19 pass from Noah McDermott (Timmins kick).

EPJ – Lucas Hueser 3 run (Timmins kick).

EPJ – Hueser 4 run (Timmins kick).

EPJ – Hunter Geary 25 pass interception return (Timmins kick).

EPJ – Hueser 1 run (Timmins kick).

EPJ – Devon Schmitz 1 run (Timmins kick).

OFFENSE: Redfield rushing (Mason Whitley 8-36), passing (Nolan Gall 3-12-2 for 54), receiving (Keaton Rohlfs 1-43); Elk-Point Jefferson rushing (Hueser 16-80, McDermott 6-42, Schmitz 4-21), passing (McDermott 6-10 for 123), receiving (J. Scarmon 3-43, Alex Scarmon 2-67, Schmitz 1-33).

Hitchcock-Tulare 52, Dell Rapids St. Mary 0

Dell Rapids St. Mary (5-5) 0 0 – 0

Hitchcock-Tulare (10-0) 22 30 – 52

HT – Erik Salmen 30 run (Carter Binger run).

HT – Landon Puffer 18 run.

HT – Puffer 9 pass from Binger (Binger run).

HT – TJ Salmen 49 pass from Binger.

HT – Binger 52 run (Cole Schroeder pass from Riley Fliehe).

HT – E. Salmen 35 run (Binger run).

HT – Puffer 29 pass from Binger (Fliehe run).

OFFENSE: Dell Rapids St. Mary rushing 21, passing; Hitchcock-Tulare rushing 183 (E. Salmen 13-90, Binger 3-50), passing (Binger 9-10 for 147), receiving (TJ Salmen 2-52, Puffer 3-41, Fliehe 3-38, E. Salmen 1-16).

DEFENSE: Hitchcock-Tulare, TJ Salmen 4 tackles 1 fumble recovery, Mason Bottum 6 tackles, 1 INT, E. Salmen 4 tackles.