{"id":589,"date":"2022-11-07T07:51:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=589"},"modified":"2022-11-07T07:51:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:51:09","slug":"trojans-advance-to-11a-title-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2022\/11\/07\/trojans-advance-to-11a-title-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Trojans Advance to 11A Title Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojans punched their ticket to the 11A Championship game after a 24-20 victory over the Beresford Watchdogs in the semifinals at home on Friday, November 4th.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams played a hard-fought game that was close throughout the night.\u00a0 The Trojans captured the first score on an 11-yard touchdown run by Justin Zirpel.\u00a0 Cambell Fischer made the extra point, and with 6:39 to go in the opening quarter, West Central led 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>The Watchdogs tied the game early in the second quarter.\u00a0 Jaxson Tadlock had a two-yard run to cap a 98-yard drive. Colton Stene made the extra point to tie the game 7-7 with 11:13 to play in the half.\u00a0 West Central regained the lead late in the quarter.\u00a0 Jesse Jost had a 26-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left, and Fischer made the extra point for a 14-7 lead.\u00a0 Beresford, however, got a score just as time expired in the first half on a six-yard run by Jack Stenen.\u00a0 The extra point tied the game 14-14 heading into halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Zirpel put the Trojans back in front late in the third quarter on a seven-yard touchdown run.\u00a0 Fischer again made the extra point, and West Central led 21-14 heading into the fourth quarter.\u00a0 Midway through the fourth quarter, Fischer made a 23-yard field goal to put West Central ahead 24-14.\u00a0 Beresford successfully executed a &#8220;hook-and-ladder&#8221; play when Tate VanOtterloo threw a pass to Zach Boden, who then pitched it to Stenen.\u00a0 Stenen raced down the sideline to complete the 40-yard touchdown play.\u00a0 The extra point was no good, and the score remained 24-20 with 3:18 to play in the game.\u00a0 The Trojans were able to secure the win by getting enough first downs on their next drive to run the clock to 0:00.<\/p>\n<p>West Central will play the Dell Rapids Quarriers in the 11A Championship game at the Dakota Dome on Friday, November 11th at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojans punched their ticket to the 11A Championship game after a 24-20 victory over the Beresford Watchdogs in the semifinals at home on Friday, November 4th. 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