The football schedule gets even tougher for the St. Louis Park Orioles when they head to Richfield Friday night to take on the top ranked team in Class AAAA and the defending state champion Holy Angels Stars.
Last Friday, the Orioles opened their home season against the Cooper Hawks in a rematch of last year's section final and it wasn't even close than the 13-12 win last November thanks to Nascier Borden's three touchdowns that led the Hawks to a 42-14 win over the Orioles.
There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park as junior running back Sajid Nathim had two one yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. The Orioles will need to have a good game from Nathim and quarterback Aaron Ellingson needs tto spread the ball around to his receiving corps that includes Akili Farris and Cole Ewald. The defense will have to have a stellar game against a Stars offense that has averaged 31 points in two games. The defensive highlight last week for the Orioles was a fumble recovery by Aaron Sledge. He will need to force turnovers by Holy Angels.
Last season, the Stars took home their first Class AAAA title trophy with a win over the Cloquet Lumberjacks in the Prep Bowl. So far, Holy Angels hasn't missed a beat as they beat the South St. Paul Packers last week 28-6. Stars quarterback Rook Rowe threw two touchdown passes and caught a pass from Tristin Wiggins to lead Holy Angels. One member of last year's team also excelled against South St. Paul, running back Thomas Shelstad. Shelstad ran for 75 yards and reached the end zone. Mitch Hendrickson added a touchdown and was also a solid defense player along with his brother Jack. The Hendricksons and Shelstad are the keys to Holy Angels on both sides of the football, especially defense where they have give up a combined 13 points in their two wins.
It should be a really warm Friday night in Richfield. Bring a water bottle. Game time is 7 PM.
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