(Alexandria, MN) -- Alexandria captured its third consecutive Section 8AAAAA title Friday night, prevailing over Bemidji 49-21 to advance to the 2025 State Football Tournament.

The host Cardinals were opportunistic, forcing turnovers on Bemidji's first three possessions in the game. Two of those Alexandria takeaways were converted into scores for the Cardinal offense to build a 16-0 advantage after one quarter.

Alexandria's offense continued to hum along, finishing with more than 400 yards and scoring seven touchdowns out of nine total possessions. Senior quarterback Talan Witt was lethal in the run-pass option. He scored four rushing touchdowns, from 3, 31, 4, and 24 yards out. He also ran in a two-point conversion, personally accounting for 26 of the team's 49 points. He average

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