Colton Clark ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns for the Rebels (7-2, 7-0), who had already secured their district title after last week’s win at AGWSR. Clark averaged 11.7 yards on 11 carries and helped Gladbrook-Reinbeck rumble to a 42-8 halftime lead over the visiting Royals (1-9, 1-6).

Eli Thede scored touchdowns on both of his carries, hitting paydirt from 66 and 14 yards out, while Keagan Giesking and Aiden Wyatt had touchdown runs of 34 and 20 yards, respectively.

Drake Blakesley punched one across the goal line from 35 yards out for G-R’s final score.

A 7-yard touchdown run by Brandon Roberts got Colo-NESCO within 16-8 on the first play of the second quarter, but the Rebels scored the next 40 points to put the game away.

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Francis Bower added a 3-yard TD plunge for the Royals, who were outgained 399-164 by Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

Lane Bach led the Rebel defense with nine total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, and Thede had 6.5 stops.

Statewide playoff pairings will be announced Saturday morning.

Jesup 18, East Marshall 7

LE GRAND — The East Marshall football team was on the verge of its first win of the season until the fourth quarter arrived.

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The Mustangs led 7-6 before Jesup scored twice in the final period for an 18-7 victory in Friday’s Class 1A District 6 finale.

Joe Giarratano’s 1-yard touchdown dive gave Jesup (2-7, 1-4) the lead for good, and Jase Pilcher sealed the deal with his 4-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Fuelling.

East Marshall (0-9, 0-5) scored first by capping the game’s opening possession with a 17-yard touchdown run for Kam Hoskins. Caden Stewart’s extra-point kick provided the difference as the Mustangs maintained a 7-6 lead at the half and through three quarters, but the Mustangs couldn’t hold on.

Hoskins finished with 25 yards rushing while Noah Bandstra led East Marshall with 48 yards on 17 carries. Cole Nauman completed 2-of-4 passes for 35 yards before he was ejected in the second quarter, and Logan Bowie finished 8-for-16 passing for 54 yards but with two interceptions.

Hoskins led the receiving corps with seven catches for 71 yards.

Bandstra paced the East Marshall defense with 18 solo tackles and five assists. Ethan Espenscheid returned an interception 28 yards for the Mustangs.