DAWSON-BOYD TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THE STATE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Dawson-Boyd and North went up against each other in the state semifinals in Class 1A of the state football tournament.

Dawson-Boyd took over on the North’s 25-yard line. Dawson-Boyd kept the ball on the ground on their first drive. Karson Lindblad  came up with a 1-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt by Eston Popma was good.

With 7:13 left in the first quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 7, North 0.

North fumbled the kickoff and Popma recovered it. Dawson-Boyd took over on the North’s 28-yard line.

North called a timeout with 7:05 left in the first quarter, the score was Dawson-Boyd 7, North 0.

Dawson-Boyd fumbled the ball and North took over. North took over on their own 27-yard line. North’s quarterback Tyler Johnson was able to get the ball into the hands of running back Josh Cunningham. Cunningham was able to get past the defenders. North turned the ball over on downs.

Dawson-Boyd took over on their own 33-yard line.

Dawson-Boyd’s Dylan Palmer came up with some huge runs for first downs. Lindblad came up with another huge run for a first down.

Dawson-Boyd called a timeout with 1:06 left in the first quarter. The score was Dawson-Boyd 7, North 0.

North’s Martice Clark intercepted the gall. Keyon Thomas came up with a 58-yard touchdown run.

The two-point conversion was no good.

With one second left in the first quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 7, North 6. That was the score after one quarter of play.

Dawson-Boyd’s Michael Lee came up with a 38-yard reception for a touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 9:58 left in the second quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 14, North 6.

North took over on their own 33-yard line. North was not able to move the ball on offense. On 4th-and-12 North punted the ball.

Dawson-Boyd took over on their own 30-yard line. Palmer continued to make big plays for Dawson-Boyd. The North defense had a difficult time of tackling him. Lindblad came up with catches for first downs. On 4th-and-7 Dawson attempted a 17-yard field goal which was no good.

North’s Josh Cunningham came up with some huge rushes that resulted in first downs. Johnson was very mobile on his feet.

At halftime the score was Dawson-Boyd 14, North 6.

Dawson-Boyd kicked off to start the third quarter. North took over on their own 27-yard line.  North continued to look to pound the ball on the ground on the first series. Thomas came up with a huge rush to help move the chains. North did a good job of attacking the Dawson-Boyd defense. Dawson-Boyd’s Dalton Kolstad came up with a huge tackle on Tyler Johnson. North’s Azerick Rodgers came up with a huge reception that brought the ball to the 2-yard line. Johnson came up with a 2-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion no good

With 8:18 left in the third quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 14, North 12.

Dawson-Boyd took over on their own 42-yard line. Palmer once again came up with a 14-yard run

for a first down. Dawson-Boyd looked to keep the ball on the ground. On 4th-and-4 Dawson Boyd called a timeout with 3:40 left in the third quarter. Noah Stelter came up with a 10-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 3:34 left in the third quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 21, North 12.

North moved the ball down the field. North tuned the ball over at midfield. Dawson-Boyd continued to move the ball down the field. The defense stepped up on fourth down and stopped the offense.

After three quarters of play the score was Dawson-Boyd 21, North 12.

Palmer kept marching down the field as Dawson-Boyd used a lot of clock in the fourth quarter. Palmer moved the ball down the field effectively throughout the game.

North called a timeout with 4:29 left in the fourth quarter.

Lee caught an 8-yard pass for a touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 3:25 left in the fourth quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 28, North 12.

North took over on their own 20-yard line.

North killed the clock to end the game.

Dawson-Boyd came away with the 28-12 victory over North.

After the game I was able to talk to Dawson-Boyd’s head coach Cory Larson, Lee and Palmer about the game.