The Minneapolis North Polars bounced back from last year's Class A final loss to the Minneota Vikings thanks to an offensive and defensive touchdown from Taylor Johnson that led them to a xxxx win over the Rushford-Peterson Trojans Saturday at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The Polars won their first state football title in their sixth trip to the state tournament and became the first school from the Minneapolis City Conference to win a state football championship since Washburn in 1977.
It took only the second play from scrimmage for the Trojans to open the scoring. Noah Carlson broke through the offensive line and surged 74 yards to give Rushford-Peterson a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Taylor Johnson showcased his talents on both sides of the football. He would score a pair of touchdowns. The first came on a 13 yard pass from Azerick Rodgers near the right sideline to put the Polars in front 8-7. The second came off a Carlson fumble that the junior recovered and scored a 56 yard touchdown. Carlson shook off the turnover and hauled in an 11 yard pass from Landon Skalet that barely got inside the pylon. Mpls. North led at halftime 16-14.
The Polars capped a 14 play drive that took 6:28 off the third quarter clock when sophomore Kehyan Porter went up the middle for an eight yard touchdown run. Mpls. North led 22-14 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Polars put the finishing touches on their first state title when Rodgers on fourth and goal fired a 13 yard touchdown pass to Corleon Powell.
Nazir El Amin was the leading rusher for Mpls. North with 11 carries for 70 yards. Carlson led the Rushford-Peterson rushing attack with 27 carries for 161 yards.
The Polars end their season with a 13-0 record and the Trojans conclude their season with a record of 12-2.
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