Byron brothers help Bears football team reach U.S. Bank Stadium

(Editor's Note: This story will be updated with more photos, video and a full box score.) OWATONNA — Standing at 5-feet-10 and 170 pounds, Layne Rodemeyer is not the biggest or the tallest player on the field. But simply put, he was born to play football. The Byron sophomore has similar tendencies to a junkyard dog, barking out orders before packing a punch to anyone or anything that gets in his way. On Thursday night, Byron's pit bull showed why it's always dangerous to underestimate a hungry dog. The sophomore had a night to remember, collecting three interceptions, taking one back for a touchdown, as the South's No. 1 seed, Byron, scored 36 unanswered points to beat No. 4-seeded Totino-Grace in a Class 4A football state quarterfinal game at Owatonna High School. The Bears (10-1) are now heading to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, where they will face the winner of Friday's Grand Rapids-versus-Fergus Falls game in a Class 4A state semifinal game at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

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