ONIDA – Sully Buttes and Wolsey-Wessington earned the right to play for state football championships by virtue of semifinal victories on Friday night.

Sully Buttes defeated Canistota 34-28 in Class 9B, while Wolsey-Wessington edged Wall 30-28 in Class 9A.

Wesley Wittler passed for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and rushed for 106 yards and two more TDs to power Sully Buttes. Gavin Barber had three receptions for 104 yards and a score.

Wolsey-Wessington was led by Caleb Richmond who passed for 219 yards and a score, and ran for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Moshe Richmond had 91 yards receiving, and 44 yards rushing with a touchdown.

Sully Buttes meets Faulkton for the 9B state championship at 11 a.m. Thursday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, and Wolsey-Wessington faces undefeated Howard for the 9A state title at 10 a.m. Friday.

Canistota (7-4) 12 0 8 8 – 28

Sully Buttes (10-1) 12 16 0 6 – 34

SB – Wesley Wittler 7 run.

C – Easton Miller 51 run.

C – Miller 4 pass from Brady Scott.

SB – Gavin Barber 70 pass from Wittler.

SB – Wittler 8 run (run good).

SB – Wittler 45 run (run good).

C – Prayden Acheson 39 pass from Blaise Showers (pass good).

SB – Tucker Gruis 9 pass from Wittler (pass good).

C – Miller 37 run (pass good).

OFFENSE: Canistota, rushing 173 (Miller 11-115, Scott 15-52), passing 8-20 for 96 (Scott 7-18 for 57, Showers 1-1 for 39), receiving (Acheson 2-43, Miller 4-36); Sully Buttes, rushing 33-210 (Wittler 13-106, Barber 14-64), passing 8-21 for 211 (Wittler 8-21 for 211), receiving (Barber 3-104, Gavin Colson 4-54, Atticus Miles 1-40).

Wolsey-Wessington 30, Wall 28

Wolsey-Wessington (10-1) 0 22 0 8 – 30

Wall (10-1) 0 0 14 14 – 28

Scoring plays not reported

OFFENSE: Wolsey-Wessington, rushing 37-191 (Caleb Richmond 19-119 2 TDs, Moshe Richmond 7-44 1 TD), passing 13-25 for 219 (C. Richmond 13-52 for 219 1 TD), receiving (M. Richmond 5-91, Colin Hughes 6-75 1TD, Peyton Rainford 2-50).