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Grand Meadow closes in on fourth state title in row

November 19, 2016 at 2:26AM
Christophor Bain of Grand Meadow rumbled ahead against a wall of Waubun players in the first half. ] Shari L. Gross / sgross@startribune.com Grand Meadow versus Waubun in a Minnesota State High School football semifinal game at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday, November 18, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Christophor Bain of Grand Meadow was rarely stopped by Waubun. He rushed for three TDs and 173 yards on 23 carries. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Waubun coach Paul Clark knows there is one thing a team shouldn't do in the playoffs.

"You can't give a good team a short field," Clark said.

Three-time defending state champion Grand Meadow forced four turnovers — scoring quick touchdowns after two of them — and went on to defeat Waubun 35-0 in the Nine-Man semifinals.

"This game was closer than the final score showed," Grand Meadow coach Gary Sloan said. "They are a very good team. So quick, deceptive. You have to play good defense against them."

It took a while for the Superlarks, who earned their 49th consecutive victory, to take control. It appeared the Superlarks would take only a 7-0 lead into halftime.

But moments after Grand Meadow recovered a fumble at the Waubun 25, Christophor Bain scored the first of his three touchdowns to give the Superlarks a 14-0 lead at halftime with the extra point.

Bain's second touchdown — a 62-yard run — came two plays after an interception gave the Superlarks the ball. The Superlarks scored twice in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter — the second after getting the ball at the Waubun 24 after a sack — to extend their lead to 35-0.

Bain finished with 173 yards in 23 carries, and Jacob Oehlke caught a touchdown pass and had two interceptions for the Superlarks.

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