Grand Meadow entered a week two contest with Houston having won 51 games in a row. The streak started Oct 11, 2013. The Lark’s last loss occurred on Oct. 4 and 5 of 2013. Due to a Friday postponement, Niko Anderson led Lanesboro past GM on Saturday 47-36. The Larks went on to win the 9-Man title. They followed it up with three straight perfect seasons, three more titles to … [Read more...]
Staying Home
There wasn’t a snow day, or a cold day. School hadn’t quite started so technically everyone was staying home anyway. From Houston to Spring Valley to Chatfield to Lanesboro to Harmony to Mabel, the first week of the football season had six of seven county teams playing home games. Six picked up victories. … [Read more...]
Houston’s Thursday Night Lights
With a big Spring Grove versus Cleveland/Emmanuel Lutheran 9-man game scheduled for Friday, Houston got a head start on the season by hosting Alden-Conger/Glenville Emmons Thursday. Joey Fishel and Zach Schneider combined to score the game’s first five TDs and the Hurricanes converted four two-point attempts to build a 38-0 second quarter lead. They cruised past A-C/G-E … [Read more...]
Trojans ‘Two’ Much for Knights
Only one county team didn’t play at home. Defending section champion Rushford-Peterson got two TDs from five different guys in handling Kingsland 58-0 in Spring Valley. Jake Paulson made plays in all three phases (4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TDs, 90 return yards, sack) to lead the way. He and Landon Skalet (8-17, 148 yards, 2 TDs passing) continued their connectivity. Ethan … [Read more...]
Gophers Blast Lancers
In Chatfield, the Gophers dominated La Crescent. Ben Ihrke (7-66, 3 TDs rushing) had all of his scoring runs in the first half. Kyle Nosbisch plowed past the century mark (17-133, 2 TDs rushing). The Gopher defense snared five turnovers, had three sacks, and Ben Brogan authored a 21-yard interception return TD. Freshman Reid Johnson had two interceptions. Carter … [Read more...]
Falcons Blank Vikings
In Harmony, Fillmore Central junior tailback Josh Peters sprinted 54 yards to pay-dirt on the game’s very first offensive play. It was all the points the Falcons needed to secure victory over Hayfield. Logan Corson added a 49-yard TD run on FC’s next possession. Dawson Schmidt authored a 46-yard interception return TD on the Vikings ensuing possession. The Falcons sported … [Read more...]
Kuhn’s Boon Propels Cougars
In Mabel, Cougar Ryan Kuhn amassed a bountiful five total TDs to lead M-C past Grenada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman (GHEC/Truman). The 5’9” 150-pound junior had TD runs of 42, 11, 37, and 3, plus an 83-yard KOR TD. He finished with 16 carries for 192 yards on the ground. Drew Wyffels (3-51, TD rushing; 4-5, 89 yards, TD passing), Brenden Kerns (8-55, TD rushing) and Ethan … [Read more...]
2017 Football Preview
The high school football season begins with what is the new normal per the district format; changes. L-A moves from the Mid-Southeast East District (R-P, FC, Kingsland, etc.) to the Southeast-White (Chatfield, etc.). Cotter does the opposite. BP moves from MSE West to East. Each MSE Sub-District now has nine teams. Cannon Falls joins L-A as a new team in the … [Read more...]
R-P Rips Its Way To Title Game
Rushford-Peterson (11-1) football’s state semifinal match-up with Browerville-Eagle Valley (9-3) can best be summarized by one event. The B-EV coach asked for running time for the entire second half because of how lopsided things already were after just 24 minutes of action. It has been awhile (2006 champs) since the proud Trojan football program has played for a state football … [Read more...]
Trojans Take it to the Bank!
When it comes to football, there is state, and then there is state. Winning section titles is always great, but playing in quarterfinal game in say, New Prague, isn’t nearly like the next step. Twenty-sixteen offers up a new reward to those who get the state quarterfinal win. They get a ground-level look at the new 1.08-billion dollar monstrosity that is U.S. Bank Stadium; … [Read more...]