14 teams will head to Vermillion for the annual South Dakota high school football state championships. Here are this year's matchups.

Class 11AAA will feature a rematch from last year as Harrisburg and Brandon Valley will meet again. The Tigers defeated Lincoln 17-10, while Brandon Valley pulled away from O'Gorman in a 28-20 victory.

Last year's scheduled game between Tea Area and Pierre had a lot of hype behind it, but it never happened due to COVID-19. Fast forward one year later and the two teams will finally meet and it will be for a state championship. Tea Area held off a late run from Yankton to punch their ticket to the dome. Pierre beat Aberdeen Central 28-21.

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Upsets highlighted the smaller classes on semifinal night. 11A will feature a battle of the Bulldogs as #1 Madison takes on #7 Milbank. Winner and Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan will meet for the 11B championship.

9AA proved to be a wide-open class as the championship game will feature #9 Platte-Geddes and #11 Canistota/Freeman. 9A went chalk during the playoffs with the top two seeds advancing to the championship game. #5 Dell Rapids St. Mary and #3 Potter County both pulled off the "upset" wins in 9B to advance.

2021 South Dakota High School Football Championship Schedule

Thursday, November 11

  • Class 9B: 10:00 AM - #3 Potter County (10-2) vs. #5 Dell Rapids St. Mary (7-3)
  • Class 9A: 1:00 PM - #1 Herreid/Selby Area (12-0) vs. #2 Howard (11-0)
  • Class 9AA: 7:30 PM - #9 Platte-Geddes (9-2) vs. #11 Canistota/Freeman (7-4)

Friday, November 12

  • Class 11B: 10:00 AM - #1 Winner (11-0) vs. #7 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (8-3)
  • Class 11A: 2:00 PM - #1 Madison (11-0) vs. #7 Milbank (8-3)
  • Class 11AA: 7:30 PM - #1 Tea Area (11-0) vs. #3 Pierre T.F. Riggs (9-2)

Saturday, November 13

  • Class 11AAA: 7:30 PM - #1 Harrisburg (11-0) vs. #2 Brandon Valley (10-1)

Ticket information for all seven championship games can be found here.

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