Sartell-Saint Stephen defeated St. Thomas Academy 31-29 to advance to the championship game in class AAAA football this past week at the Metro Dome. They will face Totino-Grace this coming Saturday the 28th for the ultimate prize.]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMT Mounds View surprised everyone this year in the way that they just kept winning in spite the loss of a number of key players due to injury. They are a team with heart! But, heart was not enough to stop Eden Prairie who rolled strong in their big win over Mounds View in the Semi-finals. ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT Mitch Purdy is a big cog in the Eden Prairie machine. He knows his role and plays it well. Eden Prairie played very effectively last week and seemed to win their semi-final game with ease. Mitch visited with MinnesotaPreps following the win.]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:00 GMT They both had perfect records when they met at the Dome last weekend. It had to end with a heartbreaking loss for one of them. This time around New London-Spicer prevailed with a 34-14 win over Kasson-Mantorville. ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:10:00 GMT It was a season of adjustment for the Saint Cloud Tech Tiger's football team. The team finished the season with a record of 3-5 and fell in the Section 8 semi-finals. Most guys play one way for the Tigers and over the course of the season a dozen starters went down with injuries]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:23:00 GMT The days got pretty long photographing games this past weekend and with limited internet connectivity at the metrodome onsite updates were pretty slow. Some time has passed and lots of image processing has taken place. ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:42:00 GMT It was a frustrating football season for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sundburg runningback Joel Bauman. He was a four year starter going into a senior season where he was coming off of a state championship in 2008 and facing the possibility of history in 2009. At the beginning of the year the Minnesota state career rushing record was a distinct possibility.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:00 GMT If Eden Prairie and Totino-Grace win this weekend they will join Glencoe-Silver Lake as programs that have won at least half of their respective division's state titles this decade. The three programs have won a combined 14 titles this decade]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT The tenth and final week of Fall leagues for 2009 wrapped up this weekend. The common theme of the final games was very simple. Don't get injured! With practice starting around the state, teams want their full rosters intact]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:09:00 GMT Eden Prairie put themselves back in the state title game with a 17-0 victory over Mounds View. Gage Shaeffer ran 17 times for 127 yards and two TDs while the Eagle defense held Mounds View to five first downs and 47 total yards]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:57:00 GMT Many seem ready to hand Glencoe-Silver Lake their 4th straight state title. Hold the phone Minnesota! New London-Spicer spanked Kasson-Mantorville 34-7 in tonight's semi-final and they are putting teams away with speed, size, and determination]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT In what was expected to be the best game of the semi-finals Totino-Grace ran away from Mankato West 35-0 behind five John Crockett TDs. The Eagles will play for their 5th state title of the decade when they face Sartell next Saturday]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:24:00 GMT Totino Grace continues to win and today they put up 35 uncontested points against former champion Mankato West. Check out the game in pictures and get a feel for the action. ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:54:00 GMT Friday night's AAAAA semi-final between Cretin Durham Hall and Brainerd looked like a mismatch. The CDH Raiders are in most people's book one of the two remaining favorites left in the field. The Brainerd Warriors come into the game with two losses (as opposed to the Raiders one) and come from what many people believe to be one of the weakest sections in the state]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:44:00 GMT Moose Lake/Willow River stopped a Luverne comeback winning 27 to 21 after going up 27-12. The Rebels piled up 283 yards on the ground led by wing back Austin Jacobson who racked up 152 yards rushing on 22 carries]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:00 GMT It was all Glencoe-Silver Lake today over Mora. They have great defense and their can run up the score too. Check out a bunch of action shots in this game slideshow. ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:00 GMT Down a point Sartell's Rob Voshell returned the kickoff 56 yards with under a minute left giving the Sabers hope. Then with seven seconds left Cole Karsky kicked a game winning 28 yard field goal to put Sartell in the class AAAA final]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:00 GMT This was a great one that went right down to the wire with strikes and counter strikes in the closing seconds. Check out a bunch of game pictures and stay tuned for a game story.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT The New London-Spicer Wildcats have had a perfect season. On Saturday the 21st of November they face Kasson-Mantorville at the dome. Kasson has not lost this past season either.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:00 GMT New London-Spicer's senior linebacker John Nething was very pleased with his teams big win over Minneapolis North last week on the campus of St. Cloud State. The game was very tight in the first half with each team putting eight points on the score board.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:58:00 GMT