2023 Prep Bowl Preview Part Two

 After four games on the 24th, there's more exciting action in day two of the 2023 Prep Bowl with three more games to be previewed. 

                                            SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25

10:00:  Nine Player:  Kingsland vs. Nevis.  Saturday's first game featured two unbeaten teams, the Kingsland Knights and the Nevis Tigers.  The Knights, based in Spring Valley, have ascended toward the top of the Nine Player throne thanks to running back Beau Wiersma, who rushed for 297 yards and four touchdowns in the semifinals against the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons.  Kingsland is 2-1 in state title games and is a game away from their first championship since 2002.  They take on the Nevis Tigers, playing in their first title game since 2017 when they were shut out by the spring Grove Lions 32-0. The Tigers ended the championship reign of Mountain Iron-Buhl in the quarterfinals and routed the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs in the semifinals 35-0.  Eli Lewis threw four touchdown passes to lead Nevis.  Can Kingsland end their title drought or will Nevis take their first state title trophy back to Hubbard County?  

1:00:  Class AAA:  Stewartville vs. Annandale:  It's The Battle of the Unbeatens:  Part Deux as the Stewartville Trojans head up Highway 52 to Minneapolis for it's third trip to the Prep Bowl.  It's the trojans first title game since 1986 when they were shutout by the Cambridge Bluejackets 24-0.  They did appear once in the pre-Prep Bowl Era in 1977 as they were thrashed by the Granite Falls Kilowatts.  Stewartville advance to the Class AAA title game with a 28-7 victory over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton.  Annandale is making its Prep Bowl debut and sixth state tournament trip.  They beat the Dassel-Cokato Chargers in the semifinals 24-14, led by the dual threat quarterback Nick Walter, who passed for 185 yards and ran for 109 yards.  Who will take home the gold medals and championship trophy.  

4:00:  Class AAAAA:  St. Thomas Academy vs. Chanhassen:  Here's a great way to end the 2023 Prep Bowl as two outstanding teams, the St. Thomas Academy Cadets and the unbeaten and top ranked Chanhassen Storm.  The Cadets, the only team in Saturday's field that isn't unbeaten, trailed by 23 points in the semifinals against the Alexandria Cardinals.  But there would be good news for the blue and clad fans as well as the uniformed students as St. Thomas Academy scored 42 straight points to defeat Alexandria 42-30.  Running back Savion Hart scored three touchdowns and ran for 227 yards.  The Storm would win a stormy battle against the Andover Huskies 54-46 in overtime on Brayden Windschitl's touchdown pass to Sam Macy.  It will be your final opportunity to see the StarTribune Metro Player of the Year Maxwell Woods before he heads to North Dakota State next season.  Woods reached the end zone twice and ran for 214 yards against Andover.  This should be a memorable conclusion to this year's Prep Bowl.