Final: Harlan 49, Adel ADM 35
Third-ranked ADM (10-2) went toe to toe with No. 1 Harlan (11-1) for much longer than most teams have, but the defending champion Cyclones scored 28 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to pull away from a 21-21 tie and return to the 3A title game.
Harlan, which beat ADM 42-7 in the regular season, is in the state finals for the third straight year and will play for its 14th all-time championship.
Iowa commit Aidan Hall ran for 238 yards and four touchdowns and caught seven passes for 74 yards and another score for the Cyclones. Harlan's Teagon Kasperbauer completed 15 of 20 passes for 138 yards and a TD and ran in a 1-yard score.
ADM quarterback Aiden Flora ran for 238 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 149 and two TDs.
The Cyclones totaled 482 yards of offense, the Tigers 449.
Scoring summary
ADM — Aiden Flora 27 run (kick blocked), 9:27 1st
H — Aidan Hall 3 run (Stephen Leinen kick), 5:59 1st
H — Hall 1 run (Leinen kick), 11:57 2nd
ADM — Flora 36 run (Flora run), 8:50 2nd
H — Hall 14 pass from Teagon Kasperbauer (Leinen kick), 5:35 2nd
ADM — Flora 77 run (Sam Holloway kick), 5:00 2nd
H — Hall 5 run (Leinen kick), 1:37 2nd
H — Kasperbauer 1 run (Leinen kick), 9:53 3rd
H — Hall 62 run (Leinen kick), 5:46 3rd
H — Noah Schmitz 7 run (Leinen kick), 10:37 4th
ADM — Brevin Doll 32 pass from Flora (Holloway kick), 7:16 4th
ADM — Doll 37 pass from Flora (Holloway kick), 0:07 4th
[Box score]