Traxler: Elk Point-Jefferson shows off power-rushing prowess for another Class 11B title

VERMILLION — At a clip of 9 yards a play, Elk Point-Jefferson washed away some of the sting of the 2025 Class 11B championship game. And at the same time, the No. 1-seeded Huskies inflicted 61 points worth of pain on St. Thomas More in a state championship rematch on Friday at the DakotaDome in a 61-13 rout over the No. 2 Cavaliers, snapping STM’s 23-game win streak. There were no secrets about how the Huskies made it happen, rushing the ball on 40 of 41 plays in the win and to the tune of 390 yards, all of them on the ground. It was an 11-man championship record for points in a victory, scoring as many points in the first half as the Cavaliers did in all of the 2025 meeting with 48 points. “We just came in ready to go, ready to execute,” Joe Robbie MVP running back Brody Van Roekel said after rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns.

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