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Winner blanks Roncalli in 11B playoffs

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Aiden Fisher, center, runs with the ball as Webster’s Peyton Kuecker (77) and Brent Bearman (20) close in on defense during a game earlier this season at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Fisher had 20 yards rushing, 50 yards passing and picked off a pass in a loss at Winner Thursday night. Photo by John Davis taken 10/5/2023
WINNER - Aberdeen Roncalli overcame many challenges this season, but was unable to take down its final foe Thursday night. The Cavaliers saw their season come to an end in a 28-0 setback to top-seeded Winner in the quarterfinals of the Class 11B football playoffs. "Before our season even started a lot of people had these guys counted out just for the fact that we lost 15 seniors. People just assumed it was going to be a rebuilding year," said Roncalli coach Billy Young. "I told our guys after the game they’ve proven people wrong since day one, since we started." A young team got even younger when several key starters were injured during the season, but the Cavaliers kept winning games, eventually finishing with a 7-3 record. "When we lost those injured players the last few weeks, people kind of were ready to stick a fork in us," Young said. "We just kept trucking along and finally ran into an opponent we couldn’t beat tonight." Nobody has been able to beat Winner so

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