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Oct. 27
AA Quarterfinals
No. 3 Central Cass 30, No. 6 TMCHS 8
No. 4 Jamestown 20, No. 5 Devils Lake 0
Oct. 20
Central Cass 43, Valley City 16
Fargo Shanley 28, Devils Lake 7
Wahpeton 48, Watford City 8
Jamestown 56, Grafton 6
End of regular season
Oct. 17
St. Mary's 40, TMCHS Belcourt 18
2018 AAA WDA/West Region Standings
| Receiving | GP | Rec. | Yards | TDs |
| Elijah Klein | 9 | 41 | 1074 | 10 |
| Dayton Smith, WIL | 9 | 47 | 740 | 4 |
| Joe Jahner, BHS | 9 | 20 | 569 | 6 |
| Matt Trolliey, BHS | 9 | 18 | 455 | 6 |
| Denver Sheets, WIL | 9 | 26 | 488 | 0 |
| Jacob Schiele, MIN | 9 | 27 | 395 | 2 |
| Aaron Riopelle, MAN | 9 | 17 | 385 | 7 |
| Brady Arenz, MAN | 9 | 14 | 303 | 3 |
| Alex Praus, DCK | 9 | 17 | 273 | 2 |
| Dyllon Sicble, BHS | 9 | 16 | 271 | 3 |
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Team of the Week
2018 AA Statewide Standings
| Team | GP | Conf. | Streak | PF-PA | Overall |
| y-Fargo Shanley | 9 | 9-0 | W9 | 296-87 | 11-0 |
| z-St. Mary's | 9 | 8-1 | W3 | 294-75 | 9-2 |
| x-Central Cass | 9 | 7-2 | W1 | 297-124 | 8-3 |
| x-Jamestown | 9 | 6-3 | W4 | 289-130 | 7-4 |
| x-Devils Lake | 9 | 4-5 | L2 | 135-165 | 4-6 |
| x-TMCHS | 9 | 4-5 | L1 | 290-232 | 4-6 |
| Valley City | 9 | 4-5 | L1 | 178-172 | 4-5 |
| Wahpeton | 9 | 2-7 | W1 | 158-270 | 2-7 |
| Grafton | 9 | 1-8 | L5 | 44-300 | 1-8 |
| Watford City | 9 | 0-9 | L9 | 33-367 | 0-9 |
y-Clinched No. 1 seed; z- Clinched No. 2 seed; x-Clinched Playoff Spot Devils Lake held the tie-break over TMCHS and Valley City...TMCHS held the tie-break over Valley City
| CC | DL | FS | GRF | JAM | SM | TM | VC | WC | WAP | |
| CC | 39-19W | 22-40L | 34-6W | 20-13W | 7-14L | 32-8W | 43-16W | 50-0W | 50-8W | |
| DL | 19-39L | 7-28L | 16-8W | 6-35L | 15-17L | 27-8W | 0-6L | 24-6W | 21-14W | |
| FS | 40-22W | 28-7W | 49-0W | 27-26W | 14-7W | 33-6W | 16-12W | 51-7W | 38-0W | |
| GRF | 6-34L | 8-16L | 0-49L | 6-56L | 0-41L | 14-30L | 0-32L | 10-6W | 6-36L | |
| JAM | 13-20L | 35-6W | 26-27L | 56-6W | 7-37L | 46-14W | 30-14W | 46-6W | 30-0W | |
| SM | 14-7 | 17-15W | 7-14L | 41-0W | 37-7W | 40-18W | 35-8W | 54-0W | 49-6W | |
| TM | 8-32L | 8-27L | 6-33L | 30-14W | 14-46L | 18-40L | 28-14W | 36-0W | 42-26W | |
| VC | 16-43L | 6-0W | 12-16L | 32-0W | 14-30L | 8-35L | 14-28L | 50-0W | 26-20W | |
| WC | 0-50L | 6-24L | 7-51L | 6-10L | 6-46L | 0-54L | 0-36L | 0-50L | 8-48L | |
| WAP | 8-50L | 14-21L | 0-38L | 36-6W | 0-30L | 6-49L | 26-42L | 20-26L | 48-8W |
Teams play a round robin schedule
2018 Class AA Playoffs
AA: Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov. 9
Team Defense
Bismarck High captured its first Dakota Bowl title since 2012. The Demons edged rival Century, 21-16 in an exciting final on Nov. 9 in Fargo.
Previous week: Century, St. Mary's, Bismarck High
WDA AAA Conference Statistical Leaders (All Games/As of Oct. 23)
| Passing | GP | Comp-Att-Int | Yards | TDs |
| Charlie Whitlock, WIL | 9 | 147-302-18 | 2080 | 10 |
| Dane Carlson, MAN | 7 | 81-141-6 | 1583 | 16 |
| Will Madler, BHS | 9 | 75-111-2 | 1481 | 17 |
| Jaxon Gunville, MIN | 9 | 94-195-7 | 1276 | 6 |
| Rhett Clements, LEG | 8 | 76-132-4 | 866 | 7 |
| Cade Feeney, CEN | 9 | 50-91-7 | 723 | 11 |
| Morgan Wardner, DCK | 9 | 68-115-9 | 618 | 4 |
| Jace Lowman, MAN | 9 | 12-26-1 | 309 | 3 |
| Tallon Klatt, DCK | 9 | 20-33-2 | 184 | 0 |
| Tayte Jablonsk, MAN | 9 | 11-21-1 | 170 | 2 |
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Scoring
Team Offense
| BHS | CEN | DCK | LEG | MAN | MIN | WIL | |
| BHS | 36-22W | 55-13W | 56-0W | 56-14W | 42-7W | 48-0W | |
| CEN | 22-36L | 42-7W | 42-0W | 30-6W | 41-14W | 42-20W | |
| DCK | 13-55L | 7-42L | 6-21L | 14-42L | 0-33L | 34-28W | |
| LEG | 0-56L | 0-42L | 21-6W | 13-31L | 35-27W | 19-14W | |
| MAN | 14-56L | 6-30L | 42-14W | 31-13W | 42-28W | 34-21W | |
| MIN | 7-42L | 14-41L | 33-0W | 27-35L | 28-42L | 42-6W | |
| WIL | 0-48L | 20-42L | 28-34L | 14-19L | 21-34L | 6-42L |
Teams play a round robin schedule
| Team | GP | Conf. | Streak | PF-PA | Overall |
| y-Bismarck High | 6 | 6-0 | W6 | 257-51 | 12-0 |
| x-Century | 6 | 5-1 | L1 | 197-47 | 10-2 |
| x-Mandan | 6 | 4-2 | W4 | 186-162 | 6-4 |
| x-Legacy | 6 | 3-3 | L1 | 88-176 | 3-7 |
| Minot | 6 | 2-4 | W1 | 151-166 | 4-5 |
| Dickinson | 6 | 1-5 | L2 | 74-193 | 1-8 |
| Williston | 6 | 0-5 | L6 | 89-219 | 1-8 |
y Clinched AAA top seed x Clinched AAA Playoff Berth
Streak is only for AAA WDA games only
PF-PA: Points For-Points Against is for AAA WDA games only
Team of the Week
| Team | Games | Pts For | Pts Allowed | +/- |
| Bismarck | 9 | 430 | 107 | 323 |
| Century | 9 | 320 | 106 | 214 |
| Dickinson | 9 | 115 | 334 | -219 |
| Legacy | 9 | 129 | 273 | -144 |
| Mandan | 9 | 269 | 234 | 35 |
| Minot | 9 | 226 | 236 | -10 |
| Williston | 9 | 150 | 293 | -143 |
Teams of the Week
Team | Games | Rush | Pass | Total/Avg. |
| Bismarck | 9 | 2254 | 1489 | 3743/415 |
| Century | 9 | 1997 | 766 | 2763/296 |
| Dickinson | 9 | 1461 | 802 | 2263/251 |
| Legacy | 9 | 1018 | 923 | 1841/215 |
| Mandan | 9 | 1342 | 2062 | 3404/378 |
| Minot | 9 | 1483 | 1378 | 2861/317 |
| Williston | 9 | 714 | 2098 | 2812/312 |
Head to Head Record Comparison Grid
Head to Head Record Comparison Grid
Back on top
Bismarck High capped off a perfect season with thrilling 21-16 win over rival Century ion Nov.. 9 in the Dakota Bowl. It was the fourth time these teams have meet for the championship and the game cam down to the final play. BHS' defense kept the Patriots out of the end zone on a fourth down and goal play. Earlier, St. Mary's bid for three straight AA championships fell just short on Friday, Nov. 9. The Saints jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but fell to Fargo Shanley, 28-21 at the Fargodome.
Photos courtesy of the WDA SID, Dave Samson, Minot Daily News, Jon Jablonski, Lyle Ripplinger, Williston Herald, McKenzie Co. Farmer, Jamestown Sun, Dickinson Press, Bismarck Tribune, Forum Communications, Dave Samson
Team | Games | RushAllowed | Pass Allowed | Total/Avg. |
| Bismarck | 9 | 961 | 1189 | 2150/238 |
| Century | 9 | 560 | 1284 | 1844/204 |
| Dickinson | 9 | 1966 | 1288 | 3254/361 |
| Legacy | 9 | 1405 | 1601 | 3006/334 |
| Mandan | 9 | 1376 | 1201 | 2577/286 |
| Minot | 8 | 1567* | 1203* | 2770/307 |
| Williston | 9 | 1613 | 1318 | 2931/325 |
*Defensive totals from Minot-Dickinson game on Oct. 11 not included
| Scoring | GP | TD | 2PT | Pts |
| I. Olsen, BHS | 9 | 18 | 1 | 110 |
| P. Philion, MIN | 9 | 12 | 1 | 74 |
| G. Anderson, CEN | 9 | 12 | 0 | 72 |
| C. Feeney, CEN | 9 | 11 | 0 | 66 |
| J. Hager, BHS | 9 | 10 | 2 | 64 |
| J. Gunville, MIN | 9 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
| E. Klein, MAN | 9 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
| J. Jahner, BHS | 9 | 9 | 3 | 60 |
| N. Kraft, CEN | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50 |
| M. Wardner, DCK | 9 | 8 | 0 | 48 |
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Oct. 26
AAA Quarterfinals
2W Century 45, 3E Fargo South 13
1E WF Sheyenne 28, 4W Legacy 21
2E Fargo Davies 42, 3W Mandan 6
1W Bismarck High 44, 4E Fargo North 0
Oct. 17
Bismarck High 55, Dickinson 13
Century 42, Legacy 0
Mandan 34, Williston 21
Minot 47, GF Red River 28 (nc)
Oct. 12
Bismarck High 36, Century 22
Legacy 19, Williston 14
Fargo North 25, Mandan 14 (nc)
Oct. 11
Minot 33, Dickinson 0
Upcoming Games
2018 season complete
Previous results
Nov. 9
Dakota Bowl, Fargodome
Shanley 28, St. Mary's 21
Nov. 3
AA Semifinals
No. 2 St. Mary's 41, No. 3 Central Cass 20
No. 1 Fargo Shanley, 21, No. 4 Jamestown 14
| Rushing | GP | Carries | Yards | TDs |
| Isaiah Olsen, BHS | 9 | 109 | 1029 | 18 |
| Morgan Wardner, DCK | 9 | 107 | 837 | 6 |
| Grant Anderson, CEN | 9 | 135 | 762 | 9 |
| Austin Frey, MAN | 9 | 126 | 684 | 7 |
| Payton Philion, MIN | 9 | 66 | 579 | 12 |
| Martin Lopez, DCK | 9 | 98 | 479 | 2 |
| Jared Hager, BHS | 9 | 72 | 428 | 10 |
| Cade Feeney, CEN | 9 | 94 | 477 | 11 |
| Nathan Kraft, CEN | 9 | 63 | 385 | 8 |
| E. Yohan, WIL | 9 | 85 | 380 | 2 |
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Upcoming Games.
2018 Season complete
Previous games
AAA Dakota Bowl, Fargodome
1W Bismarck High 21, 2W Century 16
Nov. 2
AAA Semifinals
1W Bismarck High 34, 2E Fargo Davies 13
2W Century 31, 1E WF Sheyenne 20
Schedule subject to change