For the second time in three years, the Pierre Governors and Watertown Arrows are meeting in the 11AA state championship in Vermillion as the Govs look for its tenth title in school history.
The stretch began back in 2013 where the Govs won their first title in school history. Now, Pierre has made the championship for the tenth straight year and looking for its ninth title in the run of this decade. What stands between them and that title, is the one team to beat them in the last 10 years in playoffs. But this is far different from the 2024 matchup. Both teams look different, have different personnel and both coaches aren’t looking at anything from that match two years ago. It’s the here and now and even more here and now than the first meeting between the two teams in which the Governors won 55-14 in Week 4. Steve Steele, head coach of the Pierre Governors says this is a different Watertown team than two months ago…
Watertown has won five straight heading into tonight after the Arrows lost to Mitchell in double overtime at home dropping to 3-3. Since then, the Arrows have won four of the five games by two scores and the one one-score game was a win over 11AAA O’Gorman. Meanwhile, the Govs are 11-0 and even after being held to just three possessions in the first half against Sturgis, Pierre still had over 500 yards of offense last Friday in the semifinal win over the Scoopers 39-13. The offense continues to average close to 500 yards per game. Steele says this defense poses a different look than other teams…
Steele says tonight starting with the defense, they have to lean on the preparation for the game…
Coverage from the Dakotadome in Vermillion tonight begins at 6:50 with kickoff at 7:30 on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports with Jon Winkler, Blake Dean and Mendel Miller on the call.
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