Grundy Center defeated MFL MarMac 42-0 to win the Class 1A Iowa high school state football championship at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Brandon Christofferson (3) and MFL MarMac Bulldogs Elias Hatt (4) take down Grundy Center Spartans Brody Zinkula (20) in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Grundy Center Spartans Colin Gordon (7) runs to block as Grundy Center Spartans Tanner Laube (22) and MFL MarMac Bulldogs Eli Hanson (5) both reach up to catch the pass intended for MFL MarMac in the third quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Kade McElwaine (36) and MFL MarMac Bulldogs Bryce Diehl (61) pull down Grundy Center Spartans Colin Gordon (7) in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Dylan Jones (58) and MFL MarMac Bulldogs Tristen Koehn (45) tackle Grundy Center Spartans Justin Knaack (23) in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Elias Hatt (4) and MFL MarMac Bulldogs Hunter Christofferson (15) both reach up to catch the pass intended for Grundy Center in the second quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carter Stoddard (18) holds onto teammate MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carver Blietz-Bentien (2) as he holds up his finger to signal one more play before the end of the game against Grundy Center during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Aiden Schoulte (77) hugs MFL MarMac Bulldogs Dylan Jones (58) after the Bulldogs lost to the Spartans during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carver Blietz-Bentien (2) carries the ball in the second quarter against Grundy Center during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac players hug at the of the fourth quarter after losing to Grundy Center 42-0 during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carver Blietz-Bentien (2) dives to take down Grundy Center Spartans Justin Knaack (23) in the second quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Grundy Center Spartans Ryker Thoren (50) tackles MFL MarMac Bulldogs Quinn McGeough (21) as he carries the ball in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Bryce Radloff (27) carries the ball in the first quarter against Grundy Center during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Grundy Center Spartans Brody Zinkula (20) reaches out to intercept the ball intended for MFL MarMac Bulldogs Brandon Christofferson (3) in the second quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Elias Hatt (4) tackles Grundy Center Spartans Judd Jirovsky (12) as he carries the ball in the second quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac head coach Dan Anderson talks with his players after the Bulldogs fall behind in points in the second quarter to Grundy Center during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carver Blietz-Bentien (2) shows emotion as he watches Grundy Center accept the championship trophy after the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Elias Hatt (4) takes a moment before going back out to play the final seconds against Grundy Center during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Carver Blietz-Bentien (2) shows emotion on the sideline as the Bulldogs fall further behind against Grundy Center in the fourth quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Grundy Center Spartans Tanner Laube (22) knocks the ball away from MFL MarMac Bulldogs Bryce Radloff (27) allowing the Spartans to take control of the loose ball in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Bryce Radloff (27) tries to pull down Grundy Center Spartans Tiernan Vokes (18) as he pushes towards the Bulldogs end zone in the first quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Grundy Center Spartans Judd Jirovsky (12) jumps up and catches the pass with pressure from MFL MarMac Bulldogs Parker Kuehl (9) in the second quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Quinn McGeough (21) pushes to get a couple more yards as he is pulled down by Grundy Center in the third quarter during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The MFL MarMac Bulldogs take the field before the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Elias Hatt (4) holds up the runner-up trophy to the Bulldog crowd after the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

MFL MarMac Bulldogs Kade McElwaine (36) hangs his head on the sideline after the Spartans score over the Bulldogs again during the class 1A state football championship game at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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