SDPB's coverage of the South Dakota High School Football Championships

Warner defeated Deubrook Area 76-54 in the 9A title game on Thursday afternoon in Vermillion. Not only is this the first state championship for the Monarchs football program, but the two programs put together the most impressive combined scoring performance in state football history in South Dakota with 130 points.

Avon survived a late game surge over Faulkton Area 32-30 on Thursday in Vermillion to win the 2023 9B state championship. For the Pirates, this is their first state football title since 2013.

For the first time since 2003, the Hot Springs Bison will play for a state football championship.

This SDPB documentary looks at High School Football in South Dakota from 1906 to 2006.

For the past six years, a sophomore geography class at Sioux Valley high school in Volga has tried predicting all seven winners of the state high school football championships. Their formula, however, isn’t based on wins, losses, collegiate recruits, or even seed points.

John Simko is on a short list of South Dakota High School multi-sport athletes. He was a four-sport athlete in high school and college. Simko joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.