Bismarck Legacy Beats West Fargo 41-21 in Division 3a Championship

Quarterback Weston Kraft delivered a five-touchdown performance to power the Bismarck Legacy Sabers to a 41-21 victory over West Fargo in the North Dakota Division 3A football state championship game at the Fargodome.

The win secured the West Region No. 2 Sabers their first state crown since the program began competing in 2014. Kraft carried the offense by scoring on runs of 2, 1, 26, 9, and 19 yards, building a commanding 27-7 halftime lead after finding the end zone four times in the first two quarters.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Bismarck Legacy head coach Chris Clements said. “I’m very happy with our kids and for our coaches. We put a lot of time into it and it paid off.”

West Fargo tried to spark a second-half comeback. Defensive back Peyton Berg intercepted a pass and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown, and running back Ashton Wigestrand added a 7-yard rushing score to cut the deficit to 33-21 with 9:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. But Kraft answered, sealing the contest with his fifth rushing touchdown and setting up a late 24-yard scoring burst by running back Bridger Bloms.

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“He wants the ball in his hands,” Clements said of Kraft. “We want the ball in his hands and he showed why tonight.”

The loss brought a close to West Fargo’s magical run to the Dakota Bowl. The Packers finished the season 8-4 overall under first-year head coach Eric Peterson.

“That’s just kind of the epitome of our season,” Peterson said. “There’s so many times that we could have rolled over and just called it quits. But we have senior leadership that never would have t our guys just let it go.”

West Fargo graduates key seniors, including quarterback Ryan Camarillo, receivers Wyatt Knudsen and Joaquin Valdez, and Wigestrand. Meanwhile, Bismarck Legacy returns key players including Kraft and Bloms.

“We were a team that didn’t have much for expectations,” Peterson said. “We continued to rise our level. We competed and our seniors led our team.”