JV12 Dakota Lancers win back-to-back Winnipeg high school football championships
For a second straight season, the Dakota Lancers JV12 football team are league champions.
The Lancers went head-to-head with the Oak Park Raiders at Princess Auto Stadium Wednesday.
It was a back-and-forth affair with Dakota coming back and winning 39-33 to claim their second championship in as many years.
There was also JV9 semi-final action Wednesday—a spot in the final on the line.
The Vincent Massey Vikings out of Brandon beat the Steinbach Sabres 29-21, while the Miles Mac Buckeyes got past the Grant Park Pirates 26-9.
The JV9 final goes on Nov. 7.
The rest of the playoff picture will look clearer as there are six games on the docket Thursday.
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