# South Dakota High School Football Title Games 2026 Facts

> Seven South Dakota high school teams vie for 2026 state football titles with historic streaks and rematches.
- Title: South Dakota High School Football Title Games 2026 Facts
- Summary: Seven South Dakota high school teams vie for 2026 state football titles with historic streaks and rematches.
- Keywords: south dakota, high school football, 2026 championship games, state title games, dakotadome, win streaks, rematch games, class 9b, class 9aa, class 11b, class 11aa, bennett county
- Source: Yahoo Sports — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/championship-facts-figures-know-2026-153400929.html
- Published: 2026-11-10T15:34:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: south dakota, high school football, 2026 championship games, state title games, dakotadome, win streaks, rematch games, class 9b, class 9aa, class 11b, class 11aa, bennett county
## Seven Teams Crowned
Seven games remain, and seven champions will be crowned this week to close the 2026 South Dakota high school football season.
## 23-Game Win Streaks
Both teams enter the state championship games on 23-game win streaks after going undefeated in 2025 and leading into the 2026 title game.
## First Defending Champions Matchup
This is the first matchup between two defending state champions since 2009, when 2008 champions Hanson (9A) and Avon (9B) met, and Hanson won 20-16.
## Dell Rapids St. Mary's Quest
Dell Rapids St. Mary is seeking to become the first team to win back-to-back titles in Class 9B since Kimball in 2003 and 2004.
## Wall's Championship History
Wall has 4-2 in previous contests, with this being Wall's seventh all-time appearance in a state championship game.
## Wall's Class Diversity
Wall has won titles in 1994, 2022 (9AA) and 2025 (9A), making the Eagles the only program to claim championships across all three classes of nine-man football.
## Cardinals' Championship History
The Cardinals are playing in their sixth all-time state championship, having lost in 2002, 2009, and 2020 before winning championships in 2021 and 2025, all in Class 9B.
## Freeman's Back-to-Back History
Freeman is looking to be part of back-to-back state championships for the sixth time in school history, with many of these same players part of the 2025 title win over Elkton-Lake Benton.
## Tayden Kerrigan's Touchdowns
Flyer quarterback Tayden Kerrigan enters the state championship game one touchdown shy of 50 touchdowns accounted for this season, with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing scores.
## Bennett County's First Title Game
For Bennett County, it is the Warriors' first trip to the championship game in school history, following a three-win season in 2025.
## Bennett County's Win Streak
Bennett County is on a 10-game win streak, the best in school history since 2008, with the Warriors winning 10-0 until a loss to Groton Area in the Class 11B semifinals.
## Mountain Time Zone Teams
The Warriors join Wall and Harding County as the only nine-man teams in the Mountain Time Zone to reach the DakotaDome since 2010.
## Parkston and Platte-Geddes Rematch
This is the sixth year in the last seven that either Parkston or Platte-Geddes will play in the Class 9AA championship game, with Parkston making it in 2020 and 2021.
## Class 11B Rematch History
For the third time since 2018, the Class 11B state championship game is a rematch of the previous season, with the Warriors bouncing back to win the championships in both 2020 and 2021.
## Key takeaway

Seven South Dakota high school teams compete in 2026 state football championships with record-breaking win streaks and repeat matchups.