Domination.

That was the word Lena-Winslow coach Ric Arand used to describe his team’s play in the second half of a 30-16 win over Stockton in the Class 1A football state semifinals Saturday.

After a tense first half resulted in an 8-8 tie, the Panthers were unstoppable the rest of the way in earning their sixth straight title-game appearance.

“That was a tremendous team we beat,” Arand said of the Blackhawks, who handed Le-Win a 38-14 loss in Week 2 of the regular season. “It ended up being a good thing we lost to them. It made us better, and we grew from it.”

Fullback Aiden Wild, who torched Stockton with 193 yards rushing on 31 carries and two touchdowns, agreed with his coach.

“We’ve thought about that loss all year,” Wild said. “We learned from it, and then the next week we beat

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