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SF Lincoln wins state 11AAA title 47-24

• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Caden Quintanillia rushed for 244 yards and scored four times and Sioux Falls Lincoln forced five turnovers to beat Sioux Falls Roosevelt 47-24 Saturday in the 11AAA championship game.
• Quintanillia scored on runs of 1, 4, 6 and 80 yards for the Patriots (11-0), who scored 20 points in the third quarter after trailing 24-20 at half.
• Lincoln piled up 502 yards of total offense, including 416 yards on the ground.
• Roosevelt (9-2) turned ball over five times, three times by fumble and was shut out in the second half.
• Taryn Christion completed 21 of 37 passes for 322 yards and two TDs for Roosevelt, which got 169 receiving yards on 10 catches from David Mulbah.
• Lincoln held Roosevelt to 35 yards rushing and held the Rough Riders scoreless in the second half.
• Austin Atwood had two interceptions for Roosevelt, including one he returned for a 30-yard TD.

South Dakota State beats rival South Dakota 27-12

• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Austin Sumner threw for two scores and Zach Zenner ran for 137 yards and a TD as South Dakota State defeated South Dakota 27-12 on Saturday.
• Sumner completed 16 of 23 passes for 175 yards as the Jackrabbits (7-4, 4-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference) kept their playoff hopes alive with their third straight win. Sumner connected with Jason Schneider from 34 yards in the first quarter and 5 yards early in the fourth.
• SDSU ran for 140 of its 315 total yards, while South Dakota (4-7, 3-4) was one-dimensional on the offensive end.
• "We just didn't have it in the running game," South Dakota coach Joe Glenn said. "Zenner went for 137, that's the big difference in that game. They were able to run the football and we weren't."
• The Coyotes were held to just 59 yards rushing, leaving quarterback Kevin Earl to carry most of the offensive load. Earl completed just 21 of 48 passes, but went for 325 yards and a touchdown.
• He missed some other throws.
• "When you can throw a ball 60 yards, it's hard to hit a guy on the dead run,"

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