2024 State Football & Volleyball Tournament Central

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STATE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

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PREP BOWL SCHEDULE

Friday, November 22

  • 10:00am: Class A Championship – Minneota vs Springfield
  • 1:00pm: Class 4A Championship – Becker vs Totino-Grace
  • 4:00pm: Class AA Championship – Jackson County Central vs Staples-Motley
  • 7:00pm: Class 6A Championship – Minnetonka vs Maple Grove

Saturday, November 23

  • 10:00am: Nine-Player Championship – Hills-Beaver Creek vs. Fertile-Beltrami
  • 1:00pm: Class AAA Championship – Stewartville vs Dassel-Cokato
  • 4:00pm: Class 5A Championship – Elk River vs Alexandria

CLASS 6A

State Quarterfinals – Friday, November 8th

State Semifinals – at U.S. Bank Stadium

Prep Bowl – Class 6A State Championship – Friday, November 22nd at U.S. Bank Stadium

CLASS 5A

State Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 9th

  • 1N) Elk River 36, 4N) Monticello 29
  • 3N) Alexandria 17, 2N) Robbinsdale Armstrong 14

State Semifinals – at U.S. Bank Stadium

Prep Bowl – Class 5A State Championship – Saturday, November 23rd at U.S. Bank Stadium

CLASS 4A

State Quarterfinals – Thursday, November 7th

  • 1N) Becker 35, 4N) Holy Angels 15
  • 3N) Orono 49, 2N) Hermantown 21
  • 1S) Totino-Grace 24, 4S) Hill-Murray 0
  • 3S) Marshall 21, 2S) Byron 0

State Semifinals – at U.S. Bank Stadium

Prep Bowl – Class 4A State Championship – Friday, November 22nd at U.S. Bank Stadium

CLASS 3A

State Quarterfinals

  • 4N) Albany 28, 1N) Fergus Falls 27
  • 2N) Pequot Lakes vs 3N) Annandale, Sat Nov 9 at Rocori, 7:00pm
  • 1S) Stewartville 40, 4S) Holy Family 14
  • 2S) Dassel-Cokato 29, 3S) Fairmont 28

State Semifinals – Saturday, November 16th at U.S. Bank Stadium

  • 2S) Dassel-Cokato 29, 2N) Pequot Lakes 26
  • 1S) Stewartville 33, 4N) Albany 20

Prep Bowl – Class 3A State Championship – Saturday, November 23rd at U.S. Bank Stadium

CLASS 2A

State Quarterfinals

  • 1N) Kimball Area 38, 4N) Moose Lake / Willow River 0
  • 3N) Staples-Motley 46, 2N) Barnesville 44 (2OT)
  • 1S) Chatfield 23, 4S) Triton 22
  • 2S) Jackson County Central 34, 3S) Central Public Schools 7

State Semifinals

  • 2S) Jackson County Central 34, 1N) Kimball Area 26
  • 3N) Staples-Motley 34, 1S) Chatfield 24

Prep Bowl – Class AA State Championship – Friday, November 22nd at U.S. Bank Stadium

CLASS 1A

State Quarterfinals

  • 4N) Parkers Prairie 33, 1N) Upsala / Swanville 0
  • 2N) Mahnomen / Waubun 14, 3N) Deer River 0
  • 1S) Minneota 41, 4S) Lester Prairie 0
  • 3S) Springfield 20, 2S) Goodhue 14

State Semifinals – Saturday, November 16th at U.S. Bank Stadium

  • 3S) Springfield 30, 2N) Mahnomen / Waubun 16
  • 1S) Minneota 45, 4N) Parkers Prairie 0

Prep Bowl – Class A State Championship – Friday, November 22nd at U.S. Bank Stadium

NINE-PLAYER

State Quarterfinals

  • 1N) Mountain Iron-Buhl 38, 4N) Stephen-Argyle 6
  • 2N) Fertile-Beltrami 48, 3N) Cromwell-Wright 7
  • 1S) LeRoy-Ostrander-Lyle-Pacelli 50, 4S) Renville County West 0
  • 2S) Hills-Beaver Creek 34, 3S) Border West 14

State Semifinals – Thursday, November 14th at U.S. Bank Stadium

  • 1N) Mountain Iron-Buhl 20, 2S) Hills-Beaver Creek 26
  • 1S) LeRoy-Ostrander-Lyle-Pacelli 33, 2N) Fertile-Beltrami 60

Prep Bowl – Class A State Championship – Saturday, November 23rd at U.S. Bank Stadium

STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

All matches at Xcel Energy Center / Streaming on NSPN.TV/MSHSL

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

  • 1) Lakeville South 3, 8) Apple Valley 0
  • 5) Roseville 3, 4) St. Michael-Albertville 1
  • 2) Champlin Park 3, 7) Anoka 0
  • 3) East Ridge vs 6) Minnetonka 0

Semifinals

  • 1) Lakeville South 3, 5) Roseville 0
  • 2) Champlin Park 3, 3) East Ridge 2

Class 4A State Championship

  • 1) Lakeville South 3, 2) Champlin Park 2

CLICK HERE FOR HIGHLIGHTS & A RECAP OF THE CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

  • 1) Delano 3, 8) Hermantown 0
  • 5) Alexandria 3, 4) Mahtomedi 0
  • 2) Marshall 3, 7) Monticello 0
  • 3) Stewartville 3, 6) Cretin-Derham Hall 1

Semifinals

  • 5) Alexandria 3, 1) Delano 0
  • 2) Marshall 3, 3) Stewartville 0

Class 3A State Championship

  • 5) Alexandria 3, 2) Marshall 1

CLICK HERE FOR HIGHLIGHTS & A RECAP OF THE CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

CLASS AA

Quarterfinals

  • 1) Albany 3, 8) New London-Spicer 1
  • 4) Southwest Christian 3, 5) Annandale 0
  • 2) Chatfield 3, Rush City 1
  • 3) Hawley 3, 6) St. Croix Lutheran 2

Semifinals

  • 4) SW Christian 3, 1) Albany 0
  • 3) Hawley 3, 2) Chatfield 2

Class AA State Championship

  • 3) Hawley 3, 4) SW Christian 1

CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP (Courtesy: Minnesota State High School League)

There is an old saying when a tournament bracket is seeded that cautions about No. 3. The third seeds are often the most dangerous in the field. That adage played out when Hawley made program history following its 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 25-22 victory over No. 4 Southwest Christian in the Class AA championship match of the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Volleyball State Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Sophomore outside hitter Katarina Vetter had 16 kills and 20 digs to power the Nuggets (29-5) to their first crown in two state tournament trips. Junior setter Sella Fleming had 22 assists and senior setter Ingrid Rustad added 21 during a tight, dramatic match where each point was precious.

Sophomore outside hitter Avery Beckering and junior outside hitter Claire Lemkuil had 18 kills each for the Stars (21-13).

Hawley opened its historic state tournament trip with a victory over No. 6 St. Croix Lutheran in the quarterfinals. The Nuggets then upended No. 2 Chatfield in Friday’s semifinals. Southwest Christian was seeking its first Class A championship since 2013. The Stars were playing like it, too.

After opening with a victory over No. 5 Annandale in the quarterfinals, the Stars posted an upset win over top-seeded Albany in the semifinals.

CLASS A

Quarterfinals

  • 1) Mayer Lutheran 3, 8) Sebeka 0
  • 4) West Central 3, 5) Kittson County Central 1
  • 2) Minneota 3, Ely 0
  • 3) New Life Academy 2, 6) Fillmore Central 3

Semifinals

  • 1) Mayer Lutheran 3, 4) West Central 1
  • 2) Minneota 3, 6) Fillmore Central 1

Class A State Championship

  • 1) Mayer Lutheran 3, 2) Minneota 0

CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP (Courtesy: Minnesota State High School League)

This time, it was Mayer Lutheran’s turn.

Mayer Lutheran and its storied rival, Minneota, met again for a Class A championship, and the competitive spirit and high energy from the two programs has remained consistently strong through the years.

The top-seeded Crusaders, poised to regain a Class A crown it hadn’t captured since 2021, added another title to its resume with a 25-14, 27-25, 25-17 victory over No. 2 Minneota in the championship match of the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Volleyball State Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Senior middle blocker Marley Martin and sophomore outside hitter Courtney Tuttle paced a balanced attack with 10 kills each and junior setter Izabelle Keaveny directed the offense with 31 assists as the Crusaders (31-5) won a volleyball state championship for the fifth time. Mayer Lutheran was the runner-up to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton a year ago. In 2022, Minneota outlasted Mayer Lutheran in a classic championship match that went five sets.

In 2021, it was Mayer Lutheran that got the best of Minneota, snapping the Vikings’ bid for a three-peat of titles.

In perhaps a prelude of what might be in store during the state tournament, Mayer Lutheran won two sets over Minneota during an invitational on Sept. 7. That momentum carried over into the first set of the Class A championship match when Mayer Lutheran raced to a 16-7 lead. Minneota (24-12) couldn’t quite even the match when Mayer Lutheran recorded a nail-biting two-point victory.

Sophomore Jaylyn Coequyt had 16 kills for Minneota, which was seeking its fifth state crown.