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DAWSON -- Colten Bothun's success on the ground was the driving force for the No. 2 Dawson-Boyd football team as it rolled past Yellow Medicine East for a 43-0 win in the Section 3A quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Bothun finished the day with 118 yards on six carries, including a 39-yard run to finish the first quarter up 21-0. He also returned the game's opening kickoff for a 73-yard touchdown.
Cale Tufto caught a pair of touchdown passes from Caden Brent in the second quarter, going for 32 yards and 10 yards. Jaxton Hastad also hauled in a 43-yard touchdown before the half to head into the locker room leading 43-0.
Hastad and Tufto each finished with a pair of receptions for 44 and 42 yards, respectively. Brent completed five of his 11 attempts for 90 yards and three touchdowns.
Aiden Olson ran in a four-yard touchdown in between Bothun's first-quarter scores. Olson ran the ball three times for 22 yards and logged nine total tackles on defense.
Caysen Lien led the YME rushing attack with 12 carries for 14 yards and logged a team-high four solo tackles on defense. Liam Anderson completed four of his 13 pass attempts for 31 yards.
Dawson-Boyd improves to 7-2 and hosts No. 6 Canby in the 4A semifinals on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Blackjacks defeated the Lancers 27-20 when the teams met in Canby on Oct. 2.
Yellow Medicine East finishes the year 1-8 and graduates Dane Hildahl, Owen Slettedahl, Jack Mensink and Easton Jaenisch.