The class 11B game was a rematch of last year, with Groton taking on a strong Tri- Valley squad. The game seemed more like an overmatch, as the Tri-Valley Mustangs did  just about anything they wanted to on both sides of the ball in winning their second  football championship in as many years, beating the Groton Tigers 41-3.

Tri-Valley took no time aserting their defensive supremacy, stopping running backs  Ryan Koehler and Sam Thorson for a yard each on the game's first two plays from  scrimmage. On the third play Gabe Kjellsen's pass to the left intended for Thorson  was intercepted by Austin King and run back 25 yards for the game's first touchdown  and Tri-Valley led 7-0 with 10:37 to go in the first quarter.

Things did not get better for the Groton Tigers' offense, either. Tri-Valley's big  and fast defense stopped the next two Tiger drives after three plays apiece. Late in  the opening quarter, the Mustangs drove the ball 38 yards to the Tigers' 7, but  quarterback Brennan Welbig was stopped short of a first down, and Groton took over on  downs at their own 5-yard line to begin the second quarter.

Groton finally started to move the ball a bit in the second quarter, garnering their  first first down on a Thorson three-yard run to midfield. Nothing came of that drive,   and Tri-Valley drove the ball 50 yards for their second touchdown of the game when  Nate Kirby plowed the ball into the end zone from three yards out.

Down 14-0 halfway through the second quarter, Groton did not sway from their game  plan, using Thorson as a shotgun quarterback in addition to using Kjellsen under  center. The Tigers drove the ball to the Mustangs' 31-yard line this time, but  Thorson was stopped a yard short on fourth down. The Tigers got new life two plays  later when Kalen Kjellsen intercepted a Welbig pass at midfield with 52 seconds to go   before halftime. A late hit penalty against Tri-Valley on the apparent last play of  the first half enabled Gavin Voss to hit a 35-yard field goal to end the half with  Tri-Valley leading 14-3.

Tri-Valley took over in the second half. They took exactly two plays to go 84 yards  for a Kirby touchdown that extended their lead to 21-3. After Groton was stopped cold  by the Mustang defense on their first two offensive plays of the second half, King  intercepted his second pass of the game on third down. Two plays later, Jack Moran  made the score 27-3 in Tri-Valley's favor with a 10-yard touchdown run. The extra  point try was no good, and Groton found themselves in a serious hole that they  wouldn't escape.

King made another defensive play, sacking Kjellsen on the next drive for 10 yards,  then the Mustangs partially blocked the ensuing punt, and four plays later, Jake  Lidel scored on a 3-yard run that with the extra point made the score 34-3.

The woes of the Tigers' special teams didn't stop there. After being stopped on three  consecutive plays again, the Tigers lined up to punt, but the snap sailed over punter  Gabe Kjellsen's head and into the Groton end zone. Kjellsen was able to pick up the  ball and throw an incomplete pass, but it only delayed the inevitable, as three plays  later, Kirby found the end zone for the third time to end the competitive phase of  this championship, making the score 41-3 with 2:51 left in the third quarter.

The game would end by that same 41-3 score, and Tri-Valley gained 313 yards on the afternoon, holding the Groton offense to only 89 yards. Thorson led the Groton runners with 39 yards on 16 carries, while Koehler was held to 24 yards on 15 carries.

Nate Kirby was named the Joe Robbie Most Outstanding Player of this championship game, gaining 115 yards rushing on nine carries with three touchdowns.

14 different Mustang players got a carry in the game, and Tri-Valley only threw four passes all game. Welbig was 2-for-4 for 47 yards with one interception.

Tri-Valley dominates Groton in rematch