Bulldogs upset Raiders 20-14 in Section 6A opener
Sports | Published on November 5, 2026 at 6:21pm EST | Author: Kendall Koenen
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20-14 in Section 6A opener
By Chad Koenen
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Otter Tail Central had its season come to an end on Saturday afternoon when the sixth seeded Bulldogs fell to second seeded Parkers Prairie by a score of 34-0. The loss comes on the heels of a 20-14 upset over third seeded Lake Park-Audubon on Tuesday night in the opening round of the section tournament.
The Panthers advanced to the section title game against top seeded Breckenridge on Friday night at the FargoDome.
Tuesday
The sixth seeded OTC Bulldogs traveled to Lake Park-Audubon on Tuesday night to take on the third seeded Raiders in the opening round of the section tournament. The Bulldogs struck first with a nine-yard touchdown run by Dawson Rogers in the first quarter as the Bulldogs took a 6-0 lead.
The OTC defense kept the Raiders off the scoreboard in the first quarter, before adding a passing touchdown in the second quarter when Erik Stans found Matt Brandborg on a 16-yard touchdown pass to make the score 12-0.
The Raiders answered with a four-yard touchdown pass of their own and converted the extra point to make the score 20-7 at halftime.
Rogers scored his second touchdown of the game in the third quarter on a two-yard run to give the Bulldogs a 20-7 lead when the two-point conversion was successful. The Raiders made a game of it late when they scored on a 20-yard pass and converted the extra point attempt to make the score 20-14 in the fourth quarter. OTC held on for the 20-14 win and advanced to the section semifinals against second seeded Parkers Prairie.
Just as they had all season, OTC did nearly all of its damage on the ground as they rushed for 270 yards and went just 1-1 of 16 yards passing. The Bulldogs gave up just 102 yards passing and 105 yards rushing to the Raiders.
Rogers led the way for the Bulldogs as he rushed 34 times for 145 yards and a pair of scores. Reece Christensen rushed four times of 68 yards with a bulk of his work coming on a 50-yard run. Keaston Thorpe rushed seven times for 47 yards, while Stans rushed three times for 10 yards.
Brandborg caught the only pass attempted by the Bulldogs for 16 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Saturday
Parkers Prairie took the opening play of the game 69 yards to the house and never looked back as the second seeded Panthers defeated the sixth seeded OTC Bulldogs 34-0 on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers led 21-0 at halftime and added a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to come away with the win. The Bulldogs accumulated just 84 yards in total offense, including 76 yards on the ground, compared to 331 yards for the Panthers, of which 315 yards were on the ground.
Keaston Thorpe led the way offensively as he rushed 12 times for 32 yards, while Dawson Rogers rushed nine times for 23 yards, Erik Stans rushed three times for 12 yards and Reece Christensen rushed three times for nine yards.
Stans went 2-10 passing for eight yards and a pair of interceptions, while Todd Bjerke caught one pass for eight yards and Easton Misegsdes caught one pass for one yard in the loss.