The Class AAAA semifinal game Thursday evening turned out to be a bold finish for Holy Angels quarterback Joseph Heimbold as he scored three touchdowns, including the game winner with 3:30 left to play to lead the Stars to a 26-22 win over the Winona Winhawks at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Heimbold accounted for the first quarter's only touchdown, scoring on a 10 yard keeper. Holy Angels led 7-0.
Winona evened the score at seven when quarterback Riley Bosteter completed a 38 yard pass to Dakota Matthees and Dan Jonsgaard completed the drive with a one yard touchdown run. The Stars would regain the lead on a four yard touchdown run from Thomas Shelstad to put the Stars ahead at the half 13-7.
It looked like Holy Angels would open the second half scoring on a touchdown from Keontay Shorter. But it would go for naught due to a holding penalty. The good news for Stars fans is that Heimbold would reach the end zone a second time as he scored on a 13 yard keeper up the middle. The Winhawks would also score following a 28 yard pass from Bosteter to Terrell Hall that would spot the ball on the Star four yard line. Next play, Jonsgaard scores his second touchdown of the game to cut the Holy Angels lead to 19-14.
Winona would take the lead in the fourth quarter when Bosteter threw a 31 yard touchdown pass to Ethan Ringo to put them ahead 22-19. Could the Winhawks remain unbeaten and return next Friday for the Class AAAA finals? Not so as Hembold on fourth and one scores his third touchdown of the game on a 23 yard keeper with 3:50 to go. Winona had another chance to win the game as Bosteter completed a huge third down pass on third and 36 to Ringo. But his next pass was intercepted by Shorter and that would clinch a championship berth for the Stars.
Heimbold led the Stars with 145 yards on 27 carries and Shelstad had 15 carries for 113 yards. Leading the Winahws was Bosteter, completing 13 of 27 passes for 311 yards. Ringo and Matthees had three completions with Ringo accumulating 117 yards and Matthees 114.
Holy Angels improves their record to 11-1 and advances to the Class AAAA championship game on Friday, November 24 at 4 PM at US Bank Stadium against the winner of the South St. Paul-Cloquet game that will be played on Friday, November 17 at 4:40 PM, also at US Bank Stadium. Winona ended their season with an identical 11-1 record.
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