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There will be a new Class 1A champion, since Minneapolis North has moved up to Class 2A. The defending runner-up in Rushford-Peterson eyes another trip to state, but Section 1 won’t be easy.

Rushford-Peterson (7-1) is the No. 2 seed in Section 1 behind unbeaten Goodhue (8-0), which is ranked first in the AP poll. The top-ranked Wildcats’ closest game of the season was 21-0 in their season opener. Goodhue beat Rushford-Peterson 36-0 and No. 3 seed Blooming Prairie 35-13.

All three programs are quite familiar with the state tournament. Rushford-Peterson lost in the 2016 championship game, while Goodhue played in the 2015 tournament and Blooming Prairie was in the field in 2014.

Section 1

1. Goodhue
2. Rushford-Peterson
3. Blooming Prairie
4. Fillmore Central
5. Wabasha-Kellogg
6. Southland
7. Kingsland
8. Hayfield

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