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GLADBROOK -- Sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck is headed back to the UNI-Dome.
The Rebels rocked Coon Rapids-Bayard on Thursday night, winning 56-8 in the 8-Man state football playoff quarterfinals at 'The Pit.' G-R got out to a 41-0 halftime lead and eased its way back to the final four.
Rebel sophomore Laken Thesing had three touchdown receptions on offense and three takeaways on defense, helping Gladbrook-Reinbeck (11-0) roll through to the next round. Coon Rapids-Bayard (8-4) didn't get on the scoreboard until the fourth quarter.
G-R quarterback Bennett Sieh went 7-or-7 passing for 188 yards and five touchdowns. He connected with Thesing three times for 137 yards and three touchdowns, while Devin Boldt and Treyvon Herron both had TD catches.
Herron also ran 11 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck's defense registered six takeways, with Thesing intercepting two passes and recovering a fumble. Herron, Sieh and Brayden Utter also recovered fumbles. Utter led the defense with 7.5 tackles while Herron had 4.5 tackles, including three for loss, and two quarterback sacks. Mason Heise and Brayton Dripps had five tackles each.
The Rebels will take on top-ranked Audubon (11-0) at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. Second-ranked Iowa Valley (11-0) and No. 3 Woodbine (10-0) meet in the 4 p.m. semifinal.