Prep Bowl roundup: Stewartville defends its Class 3A title in dominant fashion

Class 3A

Stewartville 43, Dassel-Cokato 22

Parker Wangen scored two rushing touchdowns on Saturday and added a receiving score as Stewartville successfully completed the defense of its state title in its typically dominant fashion. The Tigers have won 28 straight games, none by fewer than 13 points.

Wangen also had an interception, made a field goal and completed a pass on a do-it-all day.

Dylan Scanlan ran for 140 yards and two scores for Stewartville on a day where the Tigers tallied 243 total yards rushing. The Tigers (14-0) led 43-7 early in the final frame.

Kobee Thielen ran for 107 yards and a score for the Chargers (11-2), while Caleb Smock added 92 yards and a touchdown rushing. But the Chargers committed two turnovers in the game, and both resulted in Stewartville touchdowns going the other way.

Isaac Spencer led the Tigers with 11 total tackles and a recovered fumble. Stewartville is 46-2 over its last four seasons.

9 Player

Fertile-Beltrami 20, Hills-Beaver Creek 8

Fertile-Beltrami star Isaiah Wright ran for 185 yards and also had an interception to guide the Falcons to their first state title in program history after near misses in previous seasons.

Wright finished the year with 2,613 yards and 40 scores on the ground.

His production Saturday provided more than enough offense for the Falcons’ defense, which held Hills-Beaver Creek to just 206 yards of total offense while recording three interceptions. Wright had one of those, while the other two were hauled in by Bryer Strem.

Jonah Harstad also ran in two scores for the Falcons, including a one-yard, punch-in insurance score early in the final frame.

The big play of the day for Hills-Beaver Creek was a 53-yard scoring strike from Jamin Metzger to James VandenBosch to trim the deficit to 14-8 late in the third quarter