There'll be a new champion this fall in high school 9-man football.

Defending champion Kidder County lost to Beach 20-12 on Saturday in a state quarterfinal playoff game played in Steele.

The host-team Wolves led 12-8 at the half but were shutout after the break. KC senior Payton Cauthon returned a kickoff 74 yards for a score and also ran a 70-yard fumble recovery into the end for a score.

Beach's Tyson Mattern scored a second rushing touchdown after halftime and Trin Schumacher hauled in a 26-yard TD pass from Tevin Dietz in the fourth quarter.

Beach (7-2) travels to second-ranked Cavalier (11-0) -- a trek of over 430 miles -- next Saturday with the winner advancing to the Dakota Bowl on Nov. 13 at the Fargodome.

Cavalier upended Mayville/PCG 52-6 in Saturday's quarterfinals. Kidder County closes the season at 7-2.

Beach 20, Kidder County 12

BEA 8 0 0 12 -- 20

KC 6 6 0 0 -- 12

Scoring

First quarter

B: Tyson Mattern 5 run (Mattern run)

KC: Payton Cauthon 74 kickoff return (conversion failed)

Second quarter

KC: Cauthon 70 fumble recovery (conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

B: Mattern 3 run (conversion failed)

B: Trin Schumacher 26 pass from Tevin Dietz (conversion failed)

Broncos breeze past Eagles

Lisbon football is a victory away from heading to the Fargodome.

The Broncos scored 28 unanswered points in the first half Saturday in defeating North Border 32-8 in a Class A state quarterfinal playoff game in Lisbon. Jordan Sours ran in touchdowns of 65, 58 and 16 yards in the first half.

Second-ranked Lisbon (8-0) will host third-ranked Velva (10-0) next Saturday at 2 p.m. The Aggies took care of Dickinson Trinity 33-0 in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Lisbon 32, Grafton 8

GRA 0 0 0 8 -- 8

LIS 12 14 0 6 -- 32

Scoring

L: Jordan Sours 65 run (run failed)

L: Sours 58 run (run failed)

L: Sours 16 run (run failed)

L: Boeden Greenley 28 pass fom Hunter Schultz (Kolby Rasmusson pass from Schultz)

G: Damon Reyes 2 run (Esgar Rios run)

L: Schultz 11 run (pass failed)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

STATE PLAYOFFS

(STATE RANKING AND RECORDS IN PARENTHESIS)

CLASS AAA

OCT. 30

G1: WF Sheyenne won by forfeit over Jamestown

G2: (3) Bismarck 21, (5) West Fargo 20

G3: (1) Bismarck Century 49, (RV) Shanley 28

G4: (RV) Mandan 26, (4) Fargo Davies 21

NOV. 6

G5: (3) Bismarck (7-1) at (2) WF Sheyenne (7-0), 7 p.m

G6: (RV) Mandan (5-3) at (3) Bismarck Century (8-0), 7 p.m.

NOV. 13

CHAMPIONSHIP: G5 winner vs. G6 winner, Fargodome, 6:40 p.m.

CLASS AA

OCT. 31

G1: (3) Hillsboro/CV 32, Watford City 6

G2: (2) Beulah 35, (5) Central Cass 6

G4: (1) Bismarck St. Mary's 46, Devils Lake 7

G5: (4) Kindred 14, Hazen 0

NOV. 7

G5: (2) Beulah (7-2) at (3) Hillsboro/CV (8-2), 3 p.m.

G6: (4) Kindred (6-1) at (1) Bismarck St. Mary’s (9-0), 1:30 p.m.

NOV. 13

CHAMPIONSHIP: G5 winner vs. G6 winner, Fargodome, 3 p.m.

CLASS A

OCT. 24

G1: Langdon 43, Thompson 6

G2: Oakes 36, Carrington 0

G3: Shiloh Christian 32, Kenmare/BBC 0

G4: Bishop Ryan 40, Killdeer/Halliday 18

G5: Lisbon 38, Harvey/WC 24

G6: Grafton 42, Sargent Co. 12

G7: Velva 28, Bowman Co. 20

G8: Dickinson Trinity 35, Nedrose 6

OCT. 31

G9: (1) Langdon won by forfeit over (4) Oakes.

G10: (5T) Bishop Ryan 19, (RV) Shiloh Christian 7

G11: (2) Lisbon 32, (RV) Grafton 8

G12: (3) Velva 33, (5T) Dickinson Trinity 0

NOV. 7

G13: (5T) Bishop Ryan (9-2) at (1) Langdon (10-0), 2 p.m.

G14: (3) Velva (10-0) at (2) Lisbon (8-0), 2 p.m.

NOV. 13

CHAMPIONSHIP: G13 winner vs. G14 winner, Fargodome, 10 a.m.

9-MAN

OCT. 24

G1: Cavalier 48, Tri-State 28

G2: Mayville/PCG 60, North Prairie 52

G3: Beach 34, Divide Co. 0

G4: Kidder Co. 44, Ray/Powers Lake 26

G5: LaMoure/LM won by forfeit over St. John

G6: North Border 24, Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 6

G7: Towner/GU 42, Grant Co./Flasher 28

G8: Linton/HMB 24, Surrey 6

OCT. 31

G9: (2) Cavalier 52, (5) Mayville/PCG 6

G10: Beach 20, (3) Kidder Co. 12

G11: (1) LaMoure/LM 32, (RV) North Border 0

G12: (RV) Linton/HMB 34, Towner/GU 0

NOV. 7

G13: Beach (7-2) at (2) Cavalier (11-0)

G14: (RV) Linton/HMB (7-2) at (1) LaMoure/LM (9-0).

NOV. 13

CHAMPIONSHIP: G14 winner vs. G13 winner, Fargodome, noon.