The story of this one is probably pretty simple: Kittson County Central kept giving the ball away, and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley managed to hold onto it for just long enough.  The Bearcats turned the ball over six times - four fumbles, two interceptions, including a pair of fumbled punts - and thus never really had the ball for enough time to get something going offensively.

Credit the Wolverines defense for stifling KCC; give some credit to their offense, as well, for holding on to the football.  This is a team that averaged barely 2.5 yards per play (148 yards on 59 plays), that was 2-14 on third down, and yet managed to win the possession battle by a factor of 2:1. CGB was 3-4 on fourth down, including a game-sealing conversion with two minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley will meet Houston in Prep Bowl XXVII, at 10:00 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving.  It’ll be two 13-0 teams, battling for a state title.

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