Hills-Beaver Creek(9-0)
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda(7-3)Final35-8TLDR: Hills-Beaver Creek beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 35-8 on the road Saturday in a 9-Man section semifinal, extending its winning streak to nine straight.
Next: Nov 6Hills-Beaver Creek hosts Edgerton, 11:30 AMThe game was part of the Section 3 9-Man playoffs, where Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 2 seed, beat No. 3 seed Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda for the second time this season — Hills-Beaver Creek also won 22-0 on Sept. 18. Hills-Beaver Creek advances to face No. 5 seed Edgerton in the section final Friday, Nov. 6, at 11:30 a.m. at SMSU-Marshall.
Hills-Beaver Creek has allowed just 4 points per game and 14 over its last three, with four shutouts this season. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda has allowed 13 points per game but 51 over its last three. Both played Mountain Lake/Mountain Lake Christian this season, Hills-Beaver Creek winning 62-0 and Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda winning 52-0.
Hills-Beaver Creek has won all seven meetings between the programs since 2010, including the last seven in a row, with a 50-14 win a year ago. Hills-Beaver Creek's last state title came in 2025, a win over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.
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2Dawson-Boyd(8-2)
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2Perham(9-1)Friday 11/066:00 PMFri 11/06, 6:00 PM3A · Section final
2Foley(7-2)
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2Kimball(7-3)
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