Class 4A
Orono 21, Kasson-Mantorville 14: Orono senior quarterback Griffin Mauer rushed for a pair of first-half touchdowns as his team built a 21-point halftime lead before withstanding a second-half, Kasson-Mantorville rally to earn the Class 4A crown.
Senior Jeremiah Peterson scored on a 38-yard touchdown catch with 2:02 to play in the third quarter to get the KoMets on the board, then junior Parker Richards scored on a 1-yard run with 7 minutes to go in the fourth to cut the gap to seven.
Kasson-Mantorville had another chance late but turned the ball over on downs after an incomplete pass at the Orono 31-yard line with 1:19 remaining.
Richards finished with 22 carries for 104 yards. Senior Dane Kanwischer scored on a 13-yard run in the first quarter to start the scoring for the Spartans (10-3).
Class 2A
Jackson County Central 20, Goodhue 15: Goodhue pushed the top-ranked team to the brink with Luke Roschen hitting Alex Loos for a 4-yard scoring strike to put the Wildcats up 15-12 with 8:57 to play.
But Gophers commit Roman Voss answered, scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run with four minutes left to put Jackson County Central (13-0) up for good.
Voss, who plays quarterback for Jackson County Central, ran for 252 yards and three scores in the win.
Roschen threw for 209 yards for the Wildcats (12-1).
Class A
Minneota 49, Breckenridge 14: Junior quarterback Tristen Sussner threw for a touchdown and rushed for three more as Minneota rolled past Breckenridge to repeat as Class A state champion for the fourth-straight season.
Senior Kellen Bradley also rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the Vikings (13-0), who have now won 46 games in a row.
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