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Roncalli rolls past Mobridge-Pollock in playoff opener

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Kaden Clark, far left, Brendan Livermont, left and Phillip Zens, far right, celebrate a tackle for loss by teammate Zane Backous, on Mobridge-Pollock’s Holden Eisemann, on the ground, during Thursday night’s Class 11 B playoff game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 10/20/2022
The post season looked a lot like the regular season for the Aberdeen Roncalli football team Thursday night. The third-rated Cavaliers used a balanced attack on offense, pitched another shutout on defense and dominated Mobridge-Pollock 46-0 in the opening round of the Class 11B playoffs at Dacotah Bank Stadium. "It’s kind of the same game plan every week," said Roncalli coach Billy Young. "We rely on our defense to give us short fields to work with and when we get that we have to turn it into points, and for the most part we were able to do that tonight." Roncalli took the opening kickoff and marched right down the field, capping off an 11-play drive on a short touchdown pitch from Jackson Isakson to Maddox May. The Cavaliers then took advantage of a short field and scored three plays later when Phillip Zens turned a misdirection play into a 33-yard touchdown run. Roncalli's next drive lasted just two plays and resulted in a 33-yard touchdown pass from Isakson to Abe H

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