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State championships won by Class 2A unbeaten Staples-Motley (12-0) and Nine-Player unbeaten Fertile-Beltrami (12-0). Staples-Motley was ranked 10th and Fertile-Beltrami third in their classes in the final regular-season poll.
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State championships for half of the teams in the Prep Bowl field. Seven schools have won one title each: Class 6A’s Maple Grove in 2022 and Minnetonka in 2004; Class 5A’s Alexandria in 1974; Class 3A’s Stewartville in 2023 and Dassel-Cokato in 2021; Class 1A’s Springfield in 2005; and Nine-Player’s Hills-Beaver Creek in 1990.
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Touchdown passes thrown by Jackson County Central senior quarterback Grant Freking since he replaced injured Division I recruit Roman Voss, a junior who suffered a broken ankle in the quarterfinals. The Huskies, 12-0 and ranked third in Class 2A, score at a 47.9-points-per-game clip.
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Prep Bowl matchups that will pit unbeaten teams. They are in Class 4A, Becker (12-0) vs. Totino-Grace (12-0); Class 2A, Jackson County Central (12-0) vs. Staples-Motley (12-0); Class 1A, Minneota (12-0) vs. Springfield (12-0); and Nine-Player, Fertile-Beltrami (12-0) vs. Hills-Beaver Creek (12-0).
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Losses by the 14 teams in the Prep Bowl. Their victory total: 163.
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Opponents Stewartville has shut out this season. The Tigers (13-0) allow only 4.5 points per game.
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State championships won by Totino-Grace. The Eagles can pull even with Caledonia and Eden Prairie for most titles in state history with a victory.
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Interceptions made by Fertile-Beltrami junior defensive back Bryer Strem this season. The state record of 17 in a season was set by Harold Stevens of New Prague in 1973.
