SOUTHWEST TAKES OUT SOUTH

Minneapolis Southwest is taking on Minneapolis South on a sunny afternoon at South high school. Southwest scores the first touchdown on a Danny Kernan reception.

South is looking to run the ball on their first possession. South fumbles the ball and a pile of Southwest players jump on the ball and recovers. Elliot Mathue throws a long pass to Dominique Dawson who was in the corner of the end zone for a Southwest touchdown. Southwest leads 13-0 with 7:00 left to go in the first quarter.

South receives the kick off after the touchdown. They are making good strides up the field. They are being successful on short runs. The Tigers were unable to score a touchdown as they went for it on forth and short yardage but they came up short. Southwest took over on downs.

On the next Southwest possession they were not able to do anything and they went four downs and out.

South is looking aggressive late in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter the score is Southwest 13-0.

Southwest opens the second quarter with the ball and are driving down field. Elliot Mathews has thrown a touchdown pass to Reggie Gandy for the Lakers and are successful on the PAT to make the score 20-0 with 8:04 remaining in the half.

After Southwest scores the touchdown South receives the kick off on their 30 yard line. The Tigers fumbles again and the Lakers recover and take over. On the next play Elliot Mathews found Ledarius Aaron in the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was missed and with 4:45 left to go in the second quarter the score is Southwest 26 and South 0.

South is trying to keep their temper here late in the second quarter, but find the end zone and score 6 points with 2:00 to go in the second quarter.

The Lakers Lederius Aaron has juked his way into the end zone again with 1:00 left in the half and after a successful PAT they go ahead 33-6.

With Mayor RT Rybak in attendance, the Lakers lead the Tiger at the half 33-6.

Southwest comes out swinging to start of the third quarter and Reggie Gandy scores a touchdown on their first offensive play. The extra point was good, making the score 40-6 with 8:00 left to go in the third quarter.

South gets picked off again on their first offensive series and Southwest takes over. The Lakers were making their way down the field before being stopped on downs by the Tigers.

South is trying to get something going but is having trouble moving the ball and Southwest has taken the ball back again and are now trying their spread offense. The spread proves successful as Danny Kernan scores another touchdown as the third-quarter comes to an end with Southwest leading 47-6.

Minneapolis has instituted a new rule this year where the clock will run if the score margin is larger than 35 points in the fourth quarter.

South has the ball to begin the fourth quarter but fail to advance. Southwest takes over but gets picked off by the Tigers on their own 35-yard line. South was not able to do anything with their possession due to another fumble and a Lakers recovery. Elliot Matheu has looked good today and has showed nice patience in his offense. Danny Kernan has just scored another Southwest touchdown. The PAT was missed and the Lakers now lead 53-6.

In a game that was up and down the field, the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers have come away with a 53-6 victory over Minneapolis South. Elliot Matheu had a great game and set a state record with 8 touchdown passes as he spread the ball to all of his receivers. He was 24-41 for 452 total yards and an interception. Lederius Aaron had 10 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Reggie Gandy rushed the ball 14 times for 126 yards.

Next up for the Southwest Lakers is the Twin Cities cross over game. They will have to wait and find out who they will play on Wednesday. This will be their last game before the playoffs start.