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Blake Hubbard rushed for 288 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, pick six), while Parker Armagost added 193 yards and three rushing touchdowns as Grand Meadow ran for 582 yards in beating Faribault B.A. 58-18. Hubbard surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. The Larks (5-3 South-East/overall) are Section 1 9-Man’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Kingsland (5-3, 5-3). Reid Hungerholt accounted for 375 yards total offense (269 passing, 106 rushing) and four total touchdowns, as L-O/L/P beat Houston 28-6. Hungerholt is up to 1,121 yards rushing. Kalen Wangen ran for 112 yards and 3 TDs, as Mabel-Canton topped W-K 59-12. L-O/L/P (5-3, 5-3) is Section 1 9-Man’s 3-seed, will host 6-seed M-C (3-5, 3-5). Caden Gerard ran for 125 yards and a score but SG lost to #7 in 9-Man Alden-Conger (8-0) 20-7. Houston (2-6, 2-6) is the 7-seed, plays at the 2-seeded Lions (5-3, 5-3). Quinci Kaase ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns as Fillmore Central beat St. Clair/Mankato-Loyola 28-6. The Falcons (3-1 Mid-South Green, 7-1 overall) are Section 1A’s 2-seed, get a bye, will host 3-seed NRHEG (5-3) in the semis. Jaxon Johnson ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns and Carson Johnson had three scores as Rushford-Peterson topped Kenyon-Wanamingo 42-6. The Trojans (4-2 Southeast-Yellow, 6-2 overall) are 1AA’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Triton (3-5). Caledonia volleyball swept PEM 3-0 for their 8th straight best-of-five win. The Warriors (8-2 TRC, 17-6 overall) are Section 1AA’s 3-seed, will host 14-seed PEM (8-18) in Round of 16. Chatfield swept La Crescent/Hokah for their fifth straight best-of-five win. The Gophers (6-4 TRC, 14-14 overall) are the 6-seed, will host 11-seed Goodhue (12-14). R-P topped Cotter/HL is five sets (25-11, 25-23, 24-26, 14-25, 16-14) behind Addison Drinkall’s 33 digs, Grace Ekern’s 38 assists, and Brielle Schneider’s 19 kills. R-P (4-6 TRC, 13-14 overall) is the 9-seed, will play at 8-seed Red Wing (10-14). LeRoy-Ostrander got 36 assists from Vanessa Lewis in topping Houston in five sets (25-18, 21-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-10). The Cardinals (7-7 SEC, 11-14 overall) are 1A’s 13-seed, play at 4-seed M-C (22-8-1). Houston (4-10 SEC, 5-17 overall), the 16-seed, hosted and beat 17-seed G-E (5-13) in five sets (25-16, 16-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-10). Bella Rodriguez had 21 digs.  The Hurricanes (6-17) next play 1-seed, #2 in A Fillmore Central (21-6). Lanesboro (7-7 SEC, 11-9 overall) is 1A’s 12-seed, plays at 5-seed Alden-Conger (17-9). Kingsland (2-12 SEC, 3-20 overall) is 1A’s 18-seed, fell to 15-seed NRHEG (7-17). The Knights finish at 3-21.