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Paynesville(6-3)Final20-28TLDR: Paynesville beat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 28-20 at home Tuesday in a Section 5AA quarterfinal, with the Falcons falling for a fifth straight time.
Next: Oct 31Paynesville hosts Redwood Valley, 2:00 PMPaynesville, the No. 4 seed in Section 5AA, beat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, the No. 5 seed, at home by 8 points.
It was 46 degrees and cloudy at kickoff in Paynesville, with wind out of the south at 6 mph.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City has allowed 130 points over its last three games, while Paynesville has allowed 67 over the same stretch and has two shutouts this season. Both lost to #5 Redwood Valley, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47-0 and Paynesville 39-7.
Paynesville also beat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 35-6 on Oct. 2. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City's last state title came in 2001, over Windom Area.
Paynesville advances to face the No. 1 seed Redwood Valley in a section semifinal Saturday at 2 p.m. at Redwood Valley HS.
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