The start of the game was delayed 20 minutes due to an afternoon snowstorm that pelted the turf field.
Both teams had trouble hanging on to the football in the early going as the Orioles fumbled a punt snap and the Hawks recovered at the St. Louis Park 30 yard line. Cooper had an opportunity to open the scoring but the ball was fumbled in the end zone by Onte Burns and recovered by St. Louis Park for a touchback. They would score their only first half touchdown as Sorenson threw a 13 yard completion to Akili Farris and then the Oriole quarterback scored on a one yard keeper touchdown.
Cooper would get on the scoreboard in the second quarter as Cameron King threw a 35 yard touchdown pass to Adrian Adams to cut the lead to 7-6 and that would be the halftime score.
Neither team would score in the third quarter but Cooper had a chance to take the lead but St. Louis Park recovered a fumble at their own one yard line. The Orioles would extend the lead due to a personal foul penalty on the Hawks after a fourth down run by reserve quarterback Aaron Ellingson that would keep their drive alive. It would be first and goal at the Hawk eight yard line.and Sorenson threw a touchdown pass to McCabe with 1:37 left. Could Cooper make a comeback? They came close as King threw a 13 yard touchdown pass to Pedro Amoussou with 1:04 left. The Hawks went for the two point conversion and were stopped by the Oriole defense.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 7-3 and will play the Brainerd Warriors in the Class AAAAA quarterfinals on Saturday, November 11 at 6 PM at Husky Stadium on the St. Cloud State University campus. Cooper finished the season at 9-1.
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