high school football

It was a chilly rain soaked night in Red Wing on Friday. it was still raining a bit during warm ups and there were puddles on the sidelines. But it's high school football in Minnesota. And as long as there was not any lightning, the game goes on.

When Mark Dorencamp and I covered the Hayfield game with Bethlehem Academy last Friday night, we knew there was a possibility that the Vikings would have some problems with the rest of their season. They only had 22 come out for the team this year and they only had 17 people to put on the field last Friday.

Friday night the Bethlehem Academy Cardinal football team traveled to Hayfield to face the win less Vikings.. Hayfield is having a difficult year with only 22 players out for the team and they only dressed 17 on Friday night.

It was the Battle for the Paddle at Bruce Smith field in Faribault on Friday night as the 1-1 Cardinals of B.A. faced the 0-2 Medford Tigers.

Friday night the Bethlehem Academy Cardinals(1-1) go up against the Medord Tigers (0-2) in the Battle for the Paddle Trophy at Bruce Smith Field. Coverage starts about 6:45pm on KDHL, The Mighty 920 and kdhlradio.com.

The Rochester Lourdes Eagles upended top-ranked St. Croix Lutheran 42-35 to become the third Section 1 representative to win a championship during Prep Bowl 35. Considering the fact there are no southeastern Minnesota teams in Class 6A, (I consider the Lakeville schools and Farmington as part of the metro area) then three of the five remaining classes have a champion from Section 1...

The Grand Meadow Superlarks captured their fourth straight state championship in nine-man football and their 50th consecutive win Friday morning at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Superlarks scored a 41-21 victory over the Cleveland/Immanuel Lutheran Clippers in the first high school title game to be played in the new Minnesota stadium...

Prep Bowl 35 is this weekend at the spacious US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Four state champions will be crowned Friday and three more on Saturday, with just two classes seeing possible repeat champions. In nine-man football, the Grand Meadow Superlarks are going for their fourth straight title...

Football fans can be a little more prepared if they review guidelines from the Minnesota State High School League for the state semifinal games. Owatonna plays at 2PM Friday.

Two of Kenyon-Wanamingo's top players were injured in the first half and were definitely missed in a 14-0 loss to Maple River in the Section 2 Class 2A title game. Gavin Roosen and Matthew Houglum were hurt in the hard-hitting game on the turf in New Ulm's new stadium...