Iowa City Liberty's Charles Roberts (1) shows emotion as Southeast Polk takes a knee in the final minute to win 38-35 during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty defenders tackle Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen (7) as he carries the ball in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) and Iowa City Liberty's Pryor Reiners (34) tackle Southeast Polk's Teague Cantrall (85) in the second quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) carries the ball towards the Southeast Polk end zone in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) passes the ball in the third quarter of the game against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The pass intended for Iowa City Liberty's Sutton Koller (24) is broken up by Southeast Polk's Brayden Lewis (9) in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty head coach Scott Chandler watches as Southeast Polk moves the ball closer to the Liberty end zone in the second quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Southeast Polk's Cooper Martinson (60) reaches out to stop Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) as he carries the ball in the second quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Mason Waterbury (11) goes to tackle Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen (7) as he carries the ball in the third quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Logan Laubenthal (16) tackles Southeast Polk's Gabe Wheeler (2) as he carries the ball in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Caleb Burnett (72) lifts up Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) in celebration after Rettig scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Sutton Koller (24) tackles Southeast Polk's Teague Cantrall (85) and breaks up the pass intended for him in the second quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Southeast Polk's Brodey Brandt (21) tackles Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) as he carries the ball in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty players celebrate with Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the game against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) catches the pass from Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) and runs it towards the Southeast Polk end zone in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) looks back as he carries the ball into the Southeast Polk end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) loses control of the ball as he is tackled by Southeast Polk defenders in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty defenders try to pull down Southeast Polk's Drew Thompson (19) as he carries the ball down the middle in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Dallas Miller (10) catches the pass from Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) and runs it into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the game against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Korbin Howard (43) and Iowa City Liberty's Jackson Williams (48) tackle Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen (7) as he pushes towards the Liberty end zone in the third quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty head coach Scott Chandler reacts after a ruling by the refs is called in favor of Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty students react after refs overrule the pick by Liberty in the fourth quarter of the game against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Mason Waterbury (11) reacts after the pick of the Southeast Polk ball is overruled by the refs in the fourth quarter during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) carries the ball into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the game against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Reece Rettig (17) points to the crowd after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Southeast Polk during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Caleb Burnett (72) reacts as Southeast Polk takes a knee in the final minute of the fourth quarter to win 38-35 during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Sutton Koller (24) goes to tackle Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen (7) as he carries the ball in the third quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Sutton Koller (24) stiff-arms Southeast Polk's Brodey Brandt (21) as he carries the ball in the first quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Southeast Polk's Carter Phillips (8) tackles Iowa City Liberty's Logan Laubenthal (16) as he drives the ball towards the end zone in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty head coach Scott Chandler talks with refs after Liberty’s pick of Southeast Polk’s ball was overruled in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A Liberty player takes a moment after Southeast Polk scored over Liberty in the fourth quarter of the game during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty players embrace after falling to Southeast Polk 38-35 during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty's Jaryn Sertterh (50) shows emotion as he huddles with his teammates after falling to Southeast Polk 38-35 during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Teammates comfort Iowa City Liberty's Charles Roberts (1) after the Bolts lost to Southeast Polk 38-35 during Class 5A state football semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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