Last May, Stefano Giovannelli pitched a no-hitter to help lead the St. Louis Park baseball team to the state tournament. On a chilly Tuesday night in October, the Oriole senior quarterback helped pitch a shutout by scoring two touchdowns to lead the host Orioles to a 21-0 shutout of the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers in the Section 5AAAAA Football Tournament.
The Orioles got the ball to start the game and Giovannelli concluded a 3:39 drive with outstanding footwork. He kept the ball, cut to the center of the field and went around right end to score a 14 yard touchdown. St. Louis Park would reach the end zone a second time as AJ Foster got the handoff and sprinted up the middle for a 36 yard touchdown to give the Orioles a 14-0 lead.
In the second quarter, St. Louis Park got the ball back after Southwest lost the ball on downs. Once again, it was Giovannelli who would reach the end zone from 14 yards with 1:08 left in the first half. The Orioles would get the ball back when the Lakers punted on fourth down and Mason Amelse returned the ball, breaking several tackles and displaying outstanding moves like the famed dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Unfortunately, Amelse did not cross the goal line and the first half came to a close.
Neither team would tally in the second half though Southwest would come close but they were hurt by penalties that set them back and they would come up empty on fourth and 11.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 3-6 and will travel to Plymouth on Saturday, October 28 to face the Armstrong Falcons at 3:30 PM. Southwest finished their season with a record of 2-7.
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