2011 High School Football

[gator]

So far no hazzing from Elk River... Season starts this Friday for most schools.

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL HUB

[gator]

For what it is worth... Star Tribs Metro Top 10 (before lastnight's games)

1) Eden Prairie (Surprise, Surprise) Won lastnight
2) Wayzata (Surprise, Surprise 2) Won lastnight
3) Cretin-Derham Hall (Surprise, Surprise 3) Plays tonight

And the rest of the field;
4) Totino-Grace (Defending 4A Champions, playing 5A this year) Lost lastnight
5) Lakeville South (South Suburban) Plays tonight
6) Champlin Park (Northwest Suburban) Lost lastnight
7) Rosemount (South Suburban) Won lastnight
8) Blaine (Northwest Suburban) Won lastnight
9) Eastview (South Suburban) Lost lastnight
10) St. Thomas Academy (4A) Plays tonight

[ScoobyDoo]

For what it is worth... Star Tribs Metro Top 10 (before lastnight's games)

1) Eden Prairie (Surprise, Surprise) Won lastnight
2) Wayzata (Surprise, Surprise 2) Won lastnight
3) Cretin-Derham Hall (Surprise, Surprise 3) Plays tonight

[Greyeagle]

For what it is worth... Star Tribs Metro Top 10 (before lastnight's games)

1) Eden Prairie (Surprise, Surprise) Won lastnight
2) Wayzata (Surprise, Surprise 2) Won lastnight
3) Cretin-Derham Hall (Surprise, Surprise 3) Plays tonight 27-6 over Eastridge

I don't think this will last

[Slap Shot]

Wow, I remember when BJHS was a tough out in FB.

[ScoobyDoo]

For what it is worth... Star Tribs Metro Top 10 (before lastnight's games)

1) Eden Prairie (Surprise, Surprise) Won lastnight
2) Wayzata (Surprise, Surprise 2) Won lastnight
3) Cretin-Derham Hall (Surprise, Surprise 3) Plays tonight 27-6 over Eastridge

I don't think this will last

The second string QB destroyed Stillwater last night.

[Greyeagle]

The second string QB destroyed Stillwater last night.

Both QB's did.

[gator]

Been a busy late Summer/early Fall for me and have not paid much attention... Not much change in the rankings for 5A.

1) Eden Prairie (4-0)
2) Wayzata (4-0)
3) Cretin-Derham Hall (4-0)
4) Lakeville South (4-0)
5) Minnetonka (4-0)
6) Lakeville North (4-0)
7) Mounds View (3-1)
8) Anoka (3-1)
9) Shakopee (4-0)
10) Osseo (3-1)

[Slap Shot]

Eden Prairie beat Minnetonka 6-3 in the Sect 6 final. Don't know if it would have mattered if Tonka had their starting QB or not but it's hard to see considering I think he played with EP blew them out the 1st time around.

[Snowcool08]

There was a great game between St. Thomas and South St. Paul tonight. SSP was down 14, scored a TD with 3 minutes remaining, missed the PAT, recovered the onside kick, scored at TD, and made the 2 point conversion to tie. St. Thomas then had a FG blocked at the end of regulation. In OT, St. Thomas scored on 3 plays and was up 31-24. SSP scored on their first play and went for 2 and got it to win the game 32-31.

[ScoobyDoo]

Eden Prairie beat Minnetonka 6-3 in the Sect 6 final. Don't know if it would have mattered if Tonka had their starting QB or not but it's hard to see considering I think he played with EP blew them out the 1st time around.

I was watching UND/Gophers instead of going to the game so I can't say what happened. I will say that I'm concerned that EP just doesn't have the offense they need to compete for the title this year. Scoring 0 points against Wayzata and only scoring 6 on Minnetonka last night.

I hope I'm wrong.

[george]

Eden Prairie beat Minnetonka 6-3 in the Sect 6 final. Don't know if it would have mattered if Tonka had their starting QB or not but it's hard to see considering I think he played with EP blew them out the 1st time around.

I was watching UND/Gophers instead of going to the game so I can't say what happened. I will say that I'm concerned that EP just doesn't have the offense they need to compete for the title this year. Scoring 0 points against Wayzata and only scoring 6 on Minnetonka last night.

I hope I'm wrong.

I hope you're right! (don't know that I've ever sadi that about Scooby before)

[ScoobyDoo]

Eden Prairie beat Minnetonka 6-3 in the Sect 6 final. Don't know if it would have mattered if Tonka had their starting QB or not but it's hard to see considering I think he played with EP blew them out the 1st time around.

I was watching UND/Gophers instead of going to the game so I can't say what happened. I will say that I'm concerned that EP just doesn't have the offense they need to compete for the title this year. Scoring 0 points against Wayzata and only scoring 6 on Minnetonka last night.

I hope I'm wrong.

I hope you're right! (don't know that I've ever sadi that about Scooby before)

Awe. Have I been that bad, really?

EP did not have any problem scoring on Edina in the playoffs.

[gopherguy13]

My alma mater (Prior Lake) finally made it to state, for the first time ever

I'm thinking a few of us will go down to the Dome, seeing as it's only like a 5 minute drive for us. Obviously we'll be able to get tickets (I'm assuming they sell them at the door?), but do people scalp tickets for this? And if so, could we show up right at kickoff to get cheaper tickets? I mean, I can't imagine face would be any more than 10 or 15 bucks, but if we could get in for 5 bucks, why not?

[theskillz]

Go Spuds!

Moorhead vs. Wayzata could get ugly. My poor Spuds are heading to the slaughter..

[mnwildfan79]

My alma mater (Prior Lake) finally made it to state, for the first time ever

I'm thinking a few of us will go down to the Dome, seeing as it's only like a 5 minute drive for us. Obviously we'll be able to get tickets (I'm assuming they sell them at the door?), but do people scalp tickets for this? And if so, could we show up right at kickoff to get cheaper tickets? I mean, I can't imagine face would be any more than 10 or 15 bucks, but if we could get in for 5 bucks, why not?

No scalping. It's general admission. I think it's $11 or so and yeah they sell them at the box office at the dome.

[MhdGopher]

Go Spuds!

Moorhead vs. Wayzata could get ugly. My poor Spuds are heading to the slaughter..

This.

I'd be very surprised if it doesn't get ugly.

[Beauner]

Predictions: EP, PL, Wayzata, LNHS

[Greyeagle]

CDH wins on a last second field goal, hell of a HS football game.

The dome is run by morons.

[Aldy]

The dome is run by morons.

Agreed.

My nephew plays for Prior Lake so the wife and I decided to watch him play against Totino Grace Friday night.

For whatever reason, they decided to open up ony one of the ticket booths to purchase tickets. Plus, they only staffed the booth with 4 people (I saw at least two open stations). You can only imagine the mass of people waiting in line to buy tickets. I stood in line almost 30 minutes to purchase my tickets, and the line was longer once I got my tickets. The game started in 10 minutes and I'm guessing many people missed the kick off.

Then they forced everyone to sit in one side of the dome (Viking's side). Their allocated seating wasn't enough to accommodate everyone so they finally opened up a couple of sections in the corner of the end zone. I felt sorry for the Totino Grace players (sitting on the visiter's side) as there was no fans behind them to cheer them on.

I'm not sure who was in charge of operations, MSHL or the dome, but it seemed like it was done on the cheap.

[Beauner]

Eden Prairie is absolutely embarrassing Anthony LaPanta's Totino Grace squad right now. It is 35-0 with 2:30 left in the 2nd quarter and just recovered a fumble on Totino's 31.

[gator]

PREP BOWL 2011

Friday:
9 Man - Edgerton/Ellsworth (13-0) vs. Wheaton (12-1) @ 11AM
1A - Mahnomen (13-0) vs. Sawson-Boyd (13-0) @ 1PM
2A - Moose Lake/Willow River (13-0) vs. Caledonia (12-1) @ 4PM
5A - Eden Prarie (11-1) vs. Wayzata (12-0) @ 7PM

Saturday:
3A - Fairmont (12-1) vs. St. Croix Lutheran (13-0) @ Noon
4A - Bemidji (12-0) vs. Rocori (11-1) @ 3PM

[streakygopher]

EP can SUCK IT....Class 5A has become a joke. Really, you have either a private like CDH or the Super Public year after year. I will always pull for the other team..

Oh geez, Wayzata falls for trick play to seal their fate....

On a side note, 5A seems down this year..this is not EP's or Wayzata's best team by a long shot.

[gator]

EP can SUCK IT....

Along with football, EP has also won Volleyball and Boy's Soccer State Championships this school year.

[Beauner]

On a side note, 5A seems down this year..this is not EP's or Wayzata's best team by a long shot.

Also evidenced by the fact that Totino Grace made it to the final 4 by beating Prior Lake, who had to beat an Eastview squad that SUCKED this year (3-5 record before sections).

It didn't help that two of the better teams from the South Metro played each other in the 2nd round of sections (Lakeville North and Lakeville South). Lakeville South's three losses this season: Lakeville North (2x including sections) and Prior Lake (5-2 in SSC). Those two teams were pretty easily the best in their section, but since they didn't win their conference they got seeded 5th in the section, destroyed Rochester Mayo and had to play North again.

It'll be interesting to see how the 6th class changes things for next year.

[ScoobyDoo]

Way to go EP!!!!

[streakygopher]

EP can SUCK IT....

Along with football, EP has also won Volleyball and Boy's Soccer State Championships this school year.

Don't forget hockey this calendar year. The Super Public is a joke.

[dailyfbo]

Gotta love the NCAA. Division I football schools are not allowed to host high school all-star football games so the Minnesota high school football all-star game has been moved from TCF Bank Stadium to St. Cloud State. The rule doesn't apply to Division II or III schools.

Here's the bylaw:

13.11.1.10 Non-scholastic Practice or Competition -- Football. An institution [including any institutional department (e.g., athletics, recreational/intramural)] shall not host, sponsor or conduct a non-scholastic football practice or competition (e.g., seven-on-seven events) in which football prospective student-athletes participate on its campus or at an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice and/or competition by any of the institution's sport programs.

So, who do you suppose brought this to the NCAA's attention? Someone obviously cried foul, saying it was a recruiting edge. Maybe a Michigan State complaining that Michigan was getting an advantage by having all these high school kids playing a game at the Big House?

Fun times in which we live.

[streakygopher]

I see the Super Public continues to make a mockery of high school football.

[gator]

I see the Super Public continues to make a mockery of high school football.

I missed the game yesterday and awoke to see EP won State lastnight. I did not even read the article, just said to myself "whatever". EP get's beat twice during the regular season and somehow finds a way to win State.

[Slap Shot]

Mike Grant one of 3 finalists for the St. Johns job:

http://www.gojohnnies.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=2441

[dryfly]

Mike Grant one of 3 finalists for the St. Johns job:

http://www.gojohnnies.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=2441

Works two ways - makes it more likely CDH now wins a bunch of HS titles ... AND SJU gets a premier coach.

[Slap Shot]

Mike Grant one of 3 finalists for the St. Johns job:

http://www.gojohnnies.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=2441

Works two ways - makes it more likely CDH now wins a bunch of HS titles ... AND SJU gets a premier coach.

How many times in the last 5 years has CDH lost to EP in the playoffs?

[dryfly]

Mike Grant one of 3 finalists for the St. Johns job:

http://www.gojohnnies.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=2441

Works two ways - makes it more likely CDH now wins a bunch of HS titles ... AND SJU gets a premier coach.

How many times in the last 5 years has CDH lost to EP in the playoffs?

Not many. But with Grant gone they will be free to recruit some of the talent he was stealing.