SDPB & SDHSAA State Football Championship Coverage

When the shortest path to the end zone means plowing through defenders, one name stands out — Mobridge-Pollock’s Mack Saxon.

In Avon, their school mascot is the Pirates. While mascot identity is big in all schools, Avon has raised the sails on the effort. For every home game, in the end zone, there's a literal pirate ship. It's something that even Captain Jack Sparrow would be proud of.

Matt Christensen is the definition of a football coach. He also has another passion that connects to football in a special game - video games. We're not talking about Madden Football either, we're talking about 'old school' Tecmo Bowl.

High school football goes much deeper than the scoreboard or stats. In Lakota Tech, excitement is growing with the program and a lot of that is because of new head coach Eriq Swiftwater. From his positive personality to his love of the game, it's clear he's the right man for the job.

In Wall, South Dakota, the population may sit just under 700 — but on game day, it feels like the center of the world. Get a behind the scenes look at how one of the best teams in 9-man football prepares for Friday night.

He was once the all-time winningest boy's basketball coach in South Dakota. He spent 34 years coaching at Parker High School. Gayle Hoover joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.

This week on Game Time, Jason Andera and Nate Wek preview the South Dakota high school basketball season, complete with players to watch and the preseason rankings.