Groves Academy Log: Day 1 A.M.B.(After Malik Bodden). Playing their first game of the 2018-19 season after the graduation of Groves Academy's all-time leading scorer Bodden and the transfer of center Max Bilcik to Benilde-St. Margaret's, it was a tough night for the Griffins as LaShawn Patterson scored a game high 21 points to lead the Minnesota Transitions Wolves to a 72-35 win Thursday night in St. Louis Park.
The game did not begin with a jump ball because during warm ups, the Wolves were dunking which is illegal so the team was charged with a technical foul. Therefore, the game opened at the free throw line with Gabe Gordon shooting the two technical free throws and he made them both. The game went back and forth as both the Wolves and Griffins were tied at two, three, five and seven. Minnesota Transitions would forge ahead on four straight points from Patterson. Groves Academy would later go on a 5-0 run but the Wolves used a balanced scoring attack to pull ahead. Foul trouble would be an issue for Minnesota Transitions as Carreon Christian picked up his fourth foul with 3:08 to go in the first half. They would get help from their bench as Cornell Allen made a shot that widened the Wolves lead that would later be 35-21 at half time.
In the second half, Michael Emory-Miner would open the scoring :22 into the half. It would spark a 15-2 run that would put greater distance between the Wolves and the Griffins. The one bright spot for Groves Academy would be Gorden, who not only ended the Minnesota Transitions run, he would score five straight points. The Wolves physical play and outstanding passing would put the game out of reach as every player listed in the score book for the Wolves had at least one point. The game would go into running time with under 6:00 left due to Minnesota Transitions 35 point lead.
Other players in double figures for the Wolves were Christian with 13 and Emory-Miner had 12. The Wolves were led by Larry Mohamed with 13 points. Sam Goldstein, the newest member of the Groves Academy varsity, added 10 points in his debut game.
Minnesota Transitions began their season with a 1-0 record and will host the Metro Schools College Prep Lions on Tuesday, December 4 at 5:30 PM. Groves Academy fell to 0-1 and returns to action on Wednesday, December 5 as they host the Academy for Science and Agriculture Eagles at 6:30 PM.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Two Straight Class AAAAA Titles for Owatonna Huskies
The end of an era. One of the great players in Minnesota high school football history Jason Williamson played his final game and scored two second half touchdowns to lead the Owatonna Huskies to a 14-3 win over the St. Thomas Academy Cadets in the Class AAAAA Championship game Saturday afternoon at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
It was the third state title for the southern Minnesota school in their eighth trip to the state tournament.
The Cadets scored the only first half points as Charlie Fafinski threw a 37 yard completion to Joe Deyak and John Copeland would end the 10 play drive with a 27 yard field goal. As for the Huskies, who broke the 30 point mark in 10 of their 12 games, they couldn't get the offense in sync as they were forced to punt on their first four drives and on the fifth, they lost the ball on downs. Williamson would also run into a blue and white lagoon of Cadet defenders as they prevented the future Minnesota Golden Gopher from getting a long run. St. Thomas Academy led at halftime 3-0.
But there would be good news for the numerous Huskies fans who made the trip up I-35 to downtown Minneapolis. Williamson would finally solve the St. Thomas Academy defense. In the third quarter, Williamson would break through four Cadet players in the middle of the field and score on a 71 yard touchdown run to put Owatonna ahead 7-3.
Williamson would also close the curtain on his career with 1:27 left to play as he scampered into the end zone from 44 yards. He would finish the game with 23 carries for 184 yards.
St. Thomas Academy was led by Brendan McFadden who rushed the ball 30 times for 105 yards.
The Huskies ended their season with a 13-0 record and the Cadets closed their campaign at 12-1.
It was the third state title for the southern Minnesota school in their eighth trip to the state tournament.
The Cadets scored the only first half points as Charlie Fafinski threw a 37 yard completion to Joe Deyak and John Copeland would end the 10 play drive with a 27 yard field goal. As for the Huskies, who broke the 30 point mark in 10 of their 12 games, they couldn't get the offense in sync as they were forced to punt on their first four drives and on the fifth, they lost the ball on downs. Williamson would also run into a blue and white lagoon of Cadet defenders as they prevented the future Minnesota Golden Gopher from getting a long run. St. Thomas Academy led at halftime 3-0.
But there would be good news for the numerous Huskies fans who made the trip up I-35 to downtown Minneapolis. Williamson would finally solve the St. Thomas Academy defense. In the third quarter, Williamson would break through four Cadet players in the middle of the field and score on a 71 yard touchdown run to put Owatonna ahead 7-3.
Williamson would also close the curtain on his career with 1:27 left to play as he scampered into the end zone from 44 yards. He would finish the game with 23 carries for 184 yards.
St. Thomas Academy was led by Brendan McFadden who rushed the ball 30 times for 105 yards.
The Huskies ended their season with a 13-0 record and the Cadets closed their campaign at 12-1.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Rochester Lourdes Eagles are Lords of Class AAA
This decade, the Rochester Lourdes Eagles have been in each championship game in an even numbered year and now have four wins in five trips to the Prep Bowl as Zach Jungels scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to lead Lourdes to a 24-7 win over the Fairmont Cardinals in the Class AAA title game Saturday afternoon at US Bank stadium in Minneapolis.
The only loss in an even numbered year was 2012 when they lost to the Blue Earth Buccaneers 30-7. It was also the fifth state title for Rochester Lourdes in their 14th trip to the state tournament.
Jake Groteboer would score first half's only touchdown on a four yard run with 1:37 left in the first quarter. He would rush for 63 yards in the first quarter and the Eagles led at halftime 7-0.
The Cardinals would tie the game on a 56 yard left side pass from Garrett Myren to Thomas Johnson. Rochester Lourdes would regain the lead on a 36 yard field goal from Ben Limberg to give them a 10-7 lead.
There would be no bungle in the jungle for the Eagles in the fourth quarter since Jungels would send the purple and gold clad fans home happy down Highway 52 with a pair of touchdowns. He got a right side pitch from quarterback Matthew Hayford and went 50 yards to the end zone. Rochester Loudes wouldget the ball back after Fairmont lost the ball on downs and Jungels ended an 11 play drive that culminatedin a 22 yard touchdown run.
Jungels led the Eagles with 233 rushing yards. Myren led the Cardinals completing 14 of 27 passes for 207 yards. Jordan Wolter had 21 carries for 110 yards.
Rochester Lourdes ended their season 14-0 and Fairmont wrapped up their season with a 11-2 record.
The only loss in an even numbered year was 2012 when they lost to the Blue Earth Buccaneers 30-7. It was also the fifth state title for Rochester Lourdes in their 14th trip to the state tournament.
Jake Groteboer would score first half's only touchdown on a four yard run with 1:37 left in the first quarter. He would rush for 63 yards in the first quarter and the Eagles led at halftime 7-0.
The Cardinals would tie the game on a 56 yard left side pass from Garrett Myren to Thomas Johnson. Rochester Lourdes would regain the lead on a 36 yard field goal from Ben Limberg to give them a 10-7 lead.
There would be no bungle in the jungle for the Eagles in the fourth quarter since Jungels would send the purple and gold clad fans home happy down Highway 52 with a pair of touchdowns. He got a right side pitch from quarterback Matthew Hayford and went 50 yards to the end zone. Rochester Loudes wouldget the ball back after Fairmont lost the ball on downs and Jungels ended an 11 play drive that culminatedin a 22 yard touchdown run.
Jungels led the Eagles with 233 rushing yards. Myren led the Cardinals completing 14 of 27 passes for 207 yards. Jordan Wolter had 21 carries for 110 yards.
Rochester Lourdes ended their season 14-0 and Fairmont wrapped up their season with a 11-2 record.
Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds Win Class A Title
The Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds were go Saturday morning as quarterback Jon Starkey scored three touchdowns, including the game winner with 5:12 left to play that led them to a 22-21 win over the BOLD Warriors in the Class A championship game at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
It was the first state title under the new co-op between the two northwestern Minnesota communities. Mahnomen made 26 trips to the state tournament and won eight state championships.
The scoring went back and forth in the first quarter. First to break in the scoring column was the Warriors as Jordan Sagedahl, facing second and 14 threw a 43 yard touchdown pass to Gavin Vosika to give them the early lead. Starkey would strike first for the Thunderbirds as he scored on a one yard run, following up a six yard run. BOLD, which stands for Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian and Danube utilized the Sagedahl-Gavin Vosika combination as Sagedahl threw a 50 yard pass toward the left sideline and Gavin Vosika hauled it into the end zone with :42 left to give the Warriors a 14-6 lead.
Both teams scored in the second quarter. Mahnomen/Waubun tied the game on a two yard run from Parker Syverson. BOLD would score following a 37 keeper run by Sagedahl and two plays later he ran the ball into the end zone for a three yard touchdown run. The Warriors led 21-14 at halftime.
Neither team would score in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Thunderbirds would cap a 13 play drive that ate up 6:06 on Starkey's 10 yard keeper run. The senior quarterback made the two point conversion to put Mahnomen/Waubun ahead. Could BOLD bring the championship trophy down Highway 212? The answer would be no as Jayden Heisler recovered a Dawson Vosika fumble and that wouldbe the clincher.
Syverson led the Thunderbirds with 30 carries for 189 yards. Sagedahl led the Warriors completing 14 of 19 passes for 251 yards. Gavin Vosika had seven receptions for 140 yards.
Mahnomen/Waubun ended their season 14-0 and BOLD finished with a record of 12-1.
It would also be the final game for Warrior head coach Steve Solem, who is retiring after heading the BOLD program for 33 years.
It was the first state title under the new co-op between the two northwestern Minnesota communities. Mahnomen made 26 trips to the state tournament and won eight state championships.
The scoring went back and forth in the first quarter. First to break in the scoring column was the Warriors as Jordan Sagedahl, facing second and 14 threw a 43 yard touchdown pass to Gavin Vosika to give them the early lead. Starkey would strike first for the Thunderbirds as he scored on a one yard run, following up a six yard run. BOLD, which stands for Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian and Danube utilized the Sagedahl-Gavin Vosika combination as Sagedahl threw a 50 yard pass toward the left sideline and Gavin Vosika hauled it into the end zone with :42 left to give the Warriors a 14-6 lead.
Both teams scored in the second quarter. Mahnomen/Waubun tied the game on a two yard run from Parker Syverson. BOLD would score following a 37 keeper run by Sagedahl and two plays later he ran the ball into the end zone for a three yard touchdown run. The Warriors led 21-14 at halftime.
Neither team would score in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Thunderbirds would cap a 13 play drive that ate up 6:06 on Starkey's 10 yard keeper run. The senior quarterback made the two point conversion to put Mahnomen/Waubun ahead. Could BOLD bring the championship trophy down Highway 212? The answer would be no as Jayden Heisler recovered a Dawson Vosika fumble and that wouldbe the clincher.
Syverson led the Thunderbirds with 30 carries for 189 yards. Sagedahl led the Warriors completing 14 of 19 passes for 251 yards. Gavin Vosika had seven receptions for 140 yards.
Mahnomen/Waubun ended their season 14-0 and BOLD finished with a record of 12-1.
It would also be the final game for Warrior head coach Steve Solem, who is retiring after heading the BOLD program for 33 years.
Friday, November 23, 2018
Lakeville North Panthers Go Unbeaten for Class AAAAAA Title
Lakeville North fans would go "Rah rah!" for RaJa Nelson as he scored three touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 28-21 win over the Eden Prairie Eagles in the Class AAAAAA championship game Friday night at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The game was a rematch of the September 7 game where the Panthers shut out the Eagles 14-0. It was also the first state title for the city of Lakeville since 2003 prior to the split into North and South high schools.
Eden Prairie would get the early lead on a 49 touchdown pass from Cole Kramer to Daejon Wolfe. But the Panthers would vault into the lead with two straight touchdowns. Nelson would score on a seven yard right side run and Brennan Kuebler fired a 68 yard pass to Keaton Mohs to put Lakeville North ahead 14-7.
The Eagles would score a couple of rushing touchdowns in the second quarter. First, Felipe Izumi would score on a one yard run. The second would come as Jordan Amundson would break two tackles and score on an 80 yard run to put Eden Prairie ahead 21-14. The lead wouldn't last as Nelson scored his second touchdown on a one yard run to tie the game at 21 at halftime.
Once again, it was Nelson, the junior running back who would land the ball in the end zone for the eventual game winner in the third quarter as he scored on a 10 yard run up the middle. The Eagles had a chance to send the game into overtime in the fourth quarter as future Gopher Cole Kramer faced fourth and 25 and he threw a 22 yard pass to his brother Cade with :24 left and the Panthers ran out the clock to clinch the win.
Eden Prairie was led by Cole Kramer, who completed seven of 16 passes for 146 yards. Brian Curtis Jr. led Lakeville North with 22 rushes for 100 yards.
Lakeville North ended their season 13-0 and Eden Prairie finished with a record of 10-2.
The game was a rematch of the September 7 game where the Panthers shut out the Eagles 14-0. It was also the first state title for the city of Lakeville since 2003 prior to the split into North and South high schools.
Eden Prairie would get the early lead on a 49 touchdown pass from Cole Kramer to Daejon Wolfe. But the Panthers would vault into the lead with two straight touchdowns. Nelson would score on a seven yard right side run and Brennan Kuebler fired a 68 yard pass to Keaton Mohs to put Lakeville North ahead 14-7.
The Eagles would score a couple of rushing touchdowns in the second quarter. First, Felipe Izumi would score on a one yard run. The second would come as Jordan Amundson would break two tackles and score on an 80 yard run to put Eden Prairie ahead 21-14. The lead wouldn't last as Nelson scored his second touchdown on a one yard run to tie the game at 21 at halftime.
Once again, it was Nelson, the junior running back who would land the ball in the end zone for the eventual game winner in the third quarter as he scored on a 10 yard run up the middle. The Eagles had a chance to send the game into overtime in the fourth quarter as future Gopher Cole Kramer faced fourth and 25 and he threw a 22 yard pass to his brother Cade with :24 left and the Panthers ran out the clock to clinch the win.
Eden Prairie was led by Cole Kramer, who completed seven of 16 passes for 146 yards. Brian Curtis Jr. led Lakeville North with 22 rushes for 100 yards.
Lakeville North ended their season 13-0 and Eden Prairie finished with a record of 10-2.
SMB Wolfpack Wins First Class AAAA Championship
He's best known for his basketball prowess but Jalen Suggs also shines on the football field as he threw three touchdown passes, ran for one and also scored one on defense to lead the SMB Wolfpack to a 44-18 win over the Willmar Cardinals Friday in the Class AAAA football final at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
It was the first state title for the combined team from St. Paul Academy, Minnehaha Academy and Blake in their state tournament debut.
Siegel Howard began the scoring on a four yard run. Then the Wolfpack would go up by 10 on a 19 yard field goal from a member of the Class A state boys soccer champions the Blake Bears, Tate Crosby. Following the field goal, the Cardinals Ethan Roux would return the kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to cut the SMB lead to 10-6.
Suggs would use his speed to score the Wolfpack's first second quarter touchdown as he scored on a 27 yard keeper. Willmar would counter as Drey Dirksen threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to Ty Roelofs. SMB would wrap up the first half scoring as he threw a six yard touchdown pass to his Redhawk basketball teammate Kaden Johnson with :15 to go and SMB led at halftime 24-12.
Both teams would tally in the third quarter. Not only did Suggs play quarterback for the Wolfpack, he also played defense and intercepted Dirksen's pass on fourth and goal to go 97 yards for a touchdown. Willmar got their touchdown on a 21 yard pass from Dirksen to Jake Evans and SMB led 31-18.
The Wolfpack would add two touchdowns to their ledger in the fourth quarter. Both scores came on touchdown passes from Suggs. The first came on a 76 yard completion to Johnson and the second on a 28 yard strike to Tony Avila-Tovalin with 1:17 left in the game.
SMB ended their season with a 13-0 record and Willmar finished 11-2.
It was the first state title for the combined team from St. Paul Academy, Minnehaha Academy and Blake in their state tournament debut.
Siegel Howard began the scoring on a four yard run. Then the Wolfpack would go up by 10 on a 19 yard field goal from a member of the Class A state boys soccer champions the Blake Bears, Tate Crosby. Following the field goal, the Cardinals Ethan Roux would return the kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to cut the SMB lead to 10-6.
Suggs would use his speed to score the Wolfpack's first second quarter touchdown as he scored on a 27 yard keeper. Willmar would counter as Drey Dirksen threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to Ty Roelofs. SMB would wrap up the first half scoring as he threw a six yard touchdown pass to his Redhawk basketball teammate Kaden Johnson with :15 to go and SMB led at halftime 24-12.
Both teams would tally in the third quarter. Not only did Suggs play quarterback for the Wolfpack, he also played defense and intercepted Dirksen's pass on fourth and goal to go 97 yards for a touchdown. Willmar got their touchdown on a 21 yard pass from Dirksen to Jake Evans and SMB led 31-18.
The Wolfpack would add two touchdowns to their ledger in the fourth quarter. Both scores came on touchdown passes from Suggs. The first came on a 76 yard completion to Johnson and the second on a 28 yard strike to Tony Avila-Tovalin with 1:17 left in the game.
SMB ended their season with a 13-0 record and Willmar finished 11-2.
Caledonia Warriors Win Fourth Straight Class AA Title
The Caledonia Warriors have done it again! They took home their fourth consecutive Class AA championship as they shut out the Barnesville Trojans 21-0 Friday at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
It was the 54th consecutive win for the southeastern Minnesota school and 11th overall state title.
The Warriors, who outscored their first two state tournament opponents 81-6 got off to a slow start in the first quarter, going 0-2 on fourth down conversions. They would score their only first half points on a 22 yard touchdown run from Nick McCabe that put Caledonia ahead 7-0 at the half.
There was no scoring in the third quarter but in the fourth, the Warriors would impress the fans in attendance wearing Vegas Gold and Black with a pair of touchdowns. The first came on a one yard run from Tate Meiners. Defense would play a role in Caledonia's final touchdown as Payton Schott intercepted Barnesville quarterback Preston Snobl and return the ball 43 yards to the end zone.
McCabe led the Warriors with 14 carries for 115 yards. Adam Tonsfeldt led the Trojans with 15 carries for 94 yards.
Caledonia concluded their season 13-0 and Barnesville wrapped up the season with a 11-3 record.
It was the 54th consecutive win for the southeastern Minnesota school and 11th overall state title.
The Warriors, who outscored their first two state tournament opponents 81-6 got off to a slow start in the first quarter, going 0-2 on fourth down conversions. They would score their only first half points on a 22 yard touchdown run from Nick McCabe that put Caledonia ahead 7-0 at the half.
There was no scoring in the third quarter but in the fourth, the Warriors would impress the fans in attendance wearing Vegas Gold and Black with a pair of touchdowns. The first came on a one yard run from Tate Meiners. Defense would play a role in Caledonia's final touchdown as Payton Schott intercepted Barnesville quarterback Preston Snobl and return the ball 43 yards to the end zone.
McCabe led the Warriors with 14 carries for 115 yards. Adam Tonsfeldt led the Trojans with 15 carries for 94 yards.
Caledonia concluded their season 13-0 and Barnesville wrapped up the season with a 11-3 record.
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