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Solon (11-0) vs. Algona (7-4)  

Where: UNI-Dome

When: Saturday, 4 p.m.

Last season: Did not play

Player to watch: Algona junior linebacker Tayten Rummel (6-3, 225) has a team-high 55.5 tackles and also leads the Bulldogs with 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks and has added an interception.

Key stat: Algona has committed a combined 11 turnovers in its four losses this season and has a -4 turnover margin in those four games. The Bulldogs have seven total turnovers in its seven wins and has a +8 turnover margin in those games.

About the Spartans: Solon is making its second consecutive semifinal appearance and third in the past four years.

The Spartans are seeking their first title game appearance since 2019 after falling in the semifinals in 2021, 2023, and 2025.

Solon advanced to the semifinals with a 23-14 quarterfinal win over West Delaware after a 38-16 win over Fairfield in the opening round of the 3A playoffs.
The Spartans have been among the best offensive teams in 3A this season averaging 46 points and 378 total yards per game while averaging 9.8 yards per play.

Solon is averaging 194 rushing yards per game and 8.3 yards per carry to go with 184 passing yards per game.

Senior quarterback Maddox Kelley (5-10, 185) has completed 103-of-147 passes for 1,712 yards and 24 touchdowns with five interceptions and has rushed for a team-high 1,217 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Jackson Burk (5-8, 180) has rushed for 482 yards and six touchdowns and junior Sawyer Hancox (5-9, 170) has rushed for 353 yards and two touchdowns.

Kaden Hoeper (6-2, 190) has caught 35 passes for 621 yards and 15 touchdowns and Cody Milliman (6-2, 200) has 26 receptions for 383 yards and three touchdowns.

Owen Bock (6-1, 180) has 19 receptions for 413 yards and four touchdowns and Paxton Holtkamp (6-1, 170) has 17 receptions for 194 yards and a touchdown.

The Solon defense is holding opponents to 7.6 points and 215 total yards per game while allowing 4.2 yards per play.

Solon is giving up 152 rushing yards per game and 4.2 yards per carry while allowing 63 passing yards per game.

Lucas Feuerbach (6-2, 260) has a team-high 60 tackles with seven tackles for loss and James Thomsen (6-3, 230) has 47.5 tackles with 8.5 for loss and four sacks.

Simon Einwalter (6-3, 215) has 41 tackles with a team-high 17 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

Foster Owens (5-10, 200) has 27.5 tackles with four for loss and Bock has 26.5 tackles with five for loss.

About the Bulldogs: Algona is making its first semifinal appearance since 2019 and is seeking the first state title game appearance in program history.

After a 1-3 start to the season Algona has won six of its last seven games and avenged its only loss during that stretch with a 31-0 win over Sioux City Heelan in the quarterfinals.

The losses for Algona have come to 2A semifinalist Spirit Lake (9-2), 2A quarterfinalist Carroll Kuemper (9-2), 4A quarterfinalist Waverly-Shell Rock (8-3) and Sioux City Heelan (7-4).

Algona defeated Carroll (8-2) 35-21 in the opening round of the 3A playoffs.

The Bulldogs are averaging 23.6 points and 275 total yards per game while producing 5 yards per play.

Algona has leaned on the running game averaging 198 rushing yards per game while averaging 4.4 yards per carry.

Senior quarterback Nathan Maske (6-2, 205) has completed 34-of-69 passes for 512 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions and has rushed for 521 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns.

Senior Cael Rotert (6-0, 195) has rushed for a team-high 778 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging 5.6 yards per carry and has seven receptions for 74 yards.

Senior Owen Moe (6-0, 160) has rushed for 426 yards and three touchdowns and has 12 receptions for 151 yards.

Micah Kitzinger (6-3, 205) has 13 receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Landon Campe (6-1, 180) has 10 receptions for 194 yards and a touchdown.

The Algona defense is allowing 19.3 points and 238 total yards per game while allowing 5.8 yards per play.

Algona has held opponents to 24 points or less in seven consecutive games while allowing 13.7 points per game during that stretch.

The Bulldogs are allowing 91 rushing yards per game while holding opponents to 3.9 yards per carry and are giving up 147 passing yards per game.

Algona has forced 22 turnovers, including 16 turnovers with three different players picking off three passes.

Rummel leads the Bulldogs in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks and senior Brody Shipler (6-0, 215) has 47.5 tackles with seven for loss and three sacks.

Gage Gatton (5-9, 200) has 38.5 tackles with four for loss and Manske has 36.5 tackles.

Will Limbaugh (6-4, 270) has 20.5 tackles with five for loss and Mason Ulrich (5-10, 240) has 19 tackles with eight for loss and three sacks.

No. 1 Regina (11-0) vs. No. 4 Treynor (10-1)  

Where: UNI-Dome

When: Friday, 10 a.m.

Last season: Did not play

Player to watch: Treynor junior quarterback Kratyn Dirks (5-8, 145) has completed 85-of-130 passes for 869 yards and 13 touchdowns with four interceptions and has rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown.

Key stat: Regina is making its 16^th all-time semifinal appearance and is 13-2 in its previous 15 semifinal appearances.

About the Cardinals: In its sixth consecutive playoff appearance the Cardinals have advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2003.

Treynor advanced to the quarterfinals with a 17-14 win over fifth-ranked Underwood in the quarterfinals and brings a nine-game winning streak into the semifinals.

The lone loss for Treynor this season was a 35-28 setback to Class 2A quarterfinalist Van Meter in week two.

The Cardinals haven’t allowed more than 14 points in a game during its current nine-game winning streak and are holding opponents to an average of 6.9 points per game during that stretch.

Treynor is averaging 30.6 points and 318 total yards per game while averaging 5.6 yards per play.

The Cardinals are averaging 209 rushing yards per game and 5.4 yards per carry while averaging 109 passing yards per contest.

Dirks leads the Cardinal offense while junior Finn Mieska (5-11, 160) has rushed for a team-high 776 yards and five touchdowns.

Dylan Dreyer (5-8, 180) has rushed for 491 yards and seven touchdowns and Riley Lauver (6-2, 200) has rushed for 343 yards and 11 touchdowns and caught 30 passes for 372 yards and six touchdowns.

Senior Brock Casey (6-2, 185) has a team-high 65 receptions for 513 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Treynor defense is holding opponents to 9.5 points and 210 yards per game while allowing 4.3 yards per play.

Treynor is holding opponents to 81.2 rushing yards per game and just 3.4 yards per carry.

Kyle Parrott (5-9, 175) has a team-high 67.5 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and Austin Moss (6-1, 195) has 53.5 tackles with 5.5 for loss.

Dreyer has 46 tackles with a team-high 9.5 for loss and Cael White (6-0, 195) has 37 tackles with three for loss.

Mieska has 34.5 tackles with 7.5 for loss and Will Sadr (6-1, 215) has 30.5 tackles with eight for loss and two sacks.

About the Regals: Regina returns to the 1A semifinals for the second consecutive season after falling to West Lyon in the 1A title game last fall.

The Regals have been dominant this season outscoring opponents by an average of 46-8.

Regina has outscored three postseason opponents 141-34 and returned to the UNI-Dome with a 42-14 quarterfinal win over Grundy Center.

Regina has been among the most efficient offensive teams in the state this season averaging 46 points and 378 total yards per game while posting 9.8 yards per play.

The Regals have been balanced averaging 194 rushing yards per game on 8.3 yards per carry and 184 passing yards per game.

Junior quarterback Aiden Gaffey (6-3, 170) has completed 78-of-108 passes while throwing for 1,507 yards and 20 touchdowns with one interception.

Gabe Hegelheimer (6-0, 205) has rushed for a team-high 1,298 yards and 21 touchdowns and has caught 14 passes for 342 yards and four touchdowns.

Tate Wallace (6-4, 240) has caught a team-high 31 passes for 488 yards and six touchdowns and Holt Hinkel has 14 receptions for 407 yards and six touchdowns.

Kaleb Moeller (6-0, 170) has caught 17 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns and has rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns.

Ryan Tracy (6-1, 170) has 11 receptions for 108 yards and three touchdowns and Gabe Schuessler (6-2, 175) has seven receptions for 139 yards.

The Regina defense is holding opponents to 8 points and 170 total yards per game while giving up 4.2 yards per play.

Regina is limiting opponents to 84 rushing yards and 3.2 yards per carry while giving up 86 passing yards per game.

Roan Eckhoff (6-2, 225) has a team-high 57 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and Wallace has 46 tackles with a team-high 23 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.

Zach Poe (6-1, 190) has 30.5 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and Luke Hamilton (5-11, 175) has 25 tackles with six for loss.

Will Litton (6-6, 225) has 22 tackles with 11 for loss and 3.5 sacks and junior Nathan Parizek (6-5, 260) has 20 tackles with 2.5 for loss and two sacks.

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