MANHATTAN — A pair of divisional rivals, separated by about a dozen miles of Interstate 90, will meet this Saturday with a state football championship on the line.

Manhattan, the South's top seed, will host No. 2 Three Forks in the Class B title game in a meeting between a Tigers program making its third straight appearance in the championship and a Wolves team that punched a title game ticket for the first time. It's the first time that two Southern B teams have met for the title.

"It's awesome, we knew the Southern B was good," said fourth-year Manhattan coach Wes Kragt. "We were very competitive this year, it's definitely the best conference as it shows with us and Three Forks. It's going to be an exciting game."

The Tigers will enter the championship with a perfect 11-0 record while

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