St. Charles football came into week seven riding high. The Saints entered undefeated (6-0), ranked #5 in state (coincidentally coached by Matt Reinhardt, an R-P guy). But 10th-ranked Chatfield (5-1) lost only to #1 Caledonia, making SC/Chat a pivotal contest in the Southeast-White and Section 1AA. Jeff Johnson’s crew played tough defense, ran the ball hard, and got four … [Read more...]
Tested, Hurricanes Shut-Out Burros
A year ago, Houston football, even down some key players, handed it to Lanesboro 46-12. In this year’s game, the Burros were game. But the ‘Canes moved to 6-1 courtesy of a shut-out victory. Houston had two double-digit-play first half drives go for nada. The stanza’s only score was when Joey Fishel blocked a Burro punt out of the end zone for a safety right before … [Read more...]
Peters/Falcons Cannibalize Falcons
Fillmore Central football came into this season on the wings of three straight excellent campaigns. But this year’s Falcons just don’t have all the horses as in recent memory. FC (2-4) got a little happier in their foraging, doing so on Falcon meat. Chris Mensink’s crew cannibalized Wabasha-Kellogg (1-5). FC put up 28 first quarter and 35 first half points. That was more … [Read more...]
Hermanson’s Effort Propels R-P
Sandwiched between two really big District/Section games (Goodhue/BP), R-P football played Hayfield in week seven. Ethan Hermanson scored TDs three different ways to lead the Trojans to their sixth win. The junior running back returned the opening kick-off 75 yards to pay-dirt. He had R-P’s second score as well, an 8-yard TD run. Then, in the second quarter, he authored an … [Read more...]
The State of Volleyball
By the time this article comes out, the fall sports regular season will be finishing up. The play-offs will just about be underway. Here is the state of volleyball for the county heading to the post-season. Four of seven FCJ covered teams are above five hundred. Leading the way is #5 in Class A Mabel-Canton. The Cougars won their only SEC match of the week, beating … [Read more...]