Joe Promersberger and Landen Baker were the heartbeat of Mayville's high-powered rushing attack in the Division 5 state championship game at Camp Randall Staduim, in Madison.

The unbeaten Cardinals scampered for 321 yards in a 42-32 victory over Northwestern. Promersberger finished with 134 yards on just seven carries with two touchdowns. Baker rushed for 120 yards with two touchdowns.

Mayville made their seventh finals appearance and its first since 2022. The Cardinals’ lone title came in Division 4 in 1994. They advanced to the title game and finished runner-up in Division 4 in 1991, 1992 and 2006, and then again in Division 5 in 2021 and 2022.

The Cardinals were the champions of Wisconsin Flyway Conference this fall. They defeated Lake Country Lutheran  27-15 in their State semifinal game played at Slinger High School to earn their return to Camp Randall.