For the second consecutive week, it will be the "Thursday Night Lights" as the St. Louis Park Orioles head up to New Hope to face the Cooper Hawks.
Last Thursday, the Orioles home opener wasn't happy since they were routed by the Apple Valley Eagles 31-7.
The one bright spot for St. Louis Park was sophomore running back Mason Helfmann. He scored the Orioles lone touchdown and ran for 140 yards. It was the second straight game that he broke the 100 yard threshold. The news then turned bad for St. Louis Park when Apple Valley scored 31 straight points to clinch the victory. Jackson Thornburgh threw two touchdown passes for the Eagles. On defense, Bjorn Anderson recorded nine tackles.
The key to the game for the Orioles is to minimize turnovers and for Helfmann to continue to anchor the running game.
The Hawks were also in action last Thursday as they faced their Robbinsdale district rival the Armstrong Falcons in Plymouth. It turned out to be an outstanding game as Armstrong handed cooper their first loss of the season 20-14 in double overtime. Kevon Johnson, who carried the ball 41 times for 157 yards, scored the game winning touchdown in the second overtime. Cooper was led by quarterback Kameron Fox, as he completed 203 of 39 passes for 207 yards. Defense played a role in the Hawks first touchdown when Emmanuel Karmo recovered an Armstrong fumble and ran 22 yards to the end zone. Anthony Kollie had 16 tackles and Ray Helland 13.
The key to the game for the Hawks is for Fox to keep the Oriole defense from going "Fox hunting." He has to go deep and utilize his receivers to solve St. Louis Park.
It will be a favorable weather picture with temperatures above 80 degrees and no rain in the forecast. Game time is 7 PM.
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