REGION 6AAAAA QUARTERFINAL GAME HOPKINS AND MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK TO THE FIELD

In region 6AAAAA football it was Minneapolis Southwest against Hopkins in the quarterfinal game. Hopkins was seeded second in the region and Southwest seventh. Hopkins was 6-2 coming into the game. Southwest was 4-4.

Southwest kicked off and Hopkins took it to the 35 yard line where they started out running the ball. On Hopkins’ first drive Jonny Mydra caught a pass for touchdown. The extra point was good. With 9:45 left in the first quarter the score was Hopkins 7 and Southwest 0.

Southwest got the ball after the Hopkins touchdown. They looked to keep the ball on the ground. Evan Gray was Southwest’s main receiver. Aryton Scott did his share of keeping the ball and running with it under center. Aryton Scott found the end zone with 4:45 left in the first quarter. The two point conversion was no good. After that touchdown the score was Hopkins 7 and Southwest 6.

Hopkins got the ball back after the Southwest touchdown. Hopkins’ Treyvon Smith caught some nice passes early in the game. He was able to catch passes when he was triple teamed. Hopkins’ Trevon Smith rushed for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 50.4 seconds left in the first quarter the score was Hopkins 14 and Southwest 6.

Southwest got the ball back after the Hopkins touchdown.

After the first quarter the score was Hopkins 14 and Southwest 6.

Southwest got the ball to begin the second quarter. They started with third down and on fourth down they decided to punt the ball away.

Hopkins got the ball back and they were on an attack in the end zone, sending receivers toward the end zone on almost every play. Ben Christopher caught a pass for a Hopkins touchdown with 9:26 remaining in the second quarter.

After the touchdown the score was Hopkins 20 and Southwest 6.

Hopkins quarterback Bill Gregg did a good job directing the Hopkins offense. He knew where his players were on the field.

Southwest got the ball back and they tried to get to the end zone. Aryton Scott used some nice footwork to fend off defenders as he scampered down the field. When he was not running the ball himself he was handing off to his running backs.

Aryton Scott was picked off by Tavaughn Blair in the end zone to give Hopkins the ball back. Romar Danals had a nice gain to set up Adam Bevis for a Hopkins touchdown. With 4:11 in the second quarter the score was Hopkins 27 and Southwest 6.

Hopkins looked to score late in the second quarter and they were able to do that as Romar Daniel found the end zone for a touchdown with 2:15 left in the second quarter. The extra point was good the score after the touchdown was Hopkins 34 and Southwest 6.

Hopkins kicked off to Southwest to begin the third quarter. Even Gray looked sharp after the half time intermission. He was able to skirt around the field with the ball when he was given it. Southwest threatened to score midway through the third quarter. With 7:12 in the third quarter Aryton Scott scored a short run touchdown. Sam Beaver scored the 2 point conversion. The score was Hopkins 34 and Southwest 14.

Hopkins was able to string together a nice long drive and they chewed up a lot of time on the clock in the third quarter. DeAndre Adams scored a Hopkins touchdown with 27.9 seconds left in the third quarter.


The score at the end of the third quarter was Hopkins 41 and Southwest 14.

Southwest found the end zone on a Damian Papenfus touchdown. The two point conversion was not good. With 10:30 left to go in regulation the score was Hopkins 41 and Southwest 20.

Danny Kernan made a huge reception for a touchdown and Sam Beaver made a catch for the two-point conversion. With 3:21 left in regulation the score became Hopkins 41 and Southwest 28.

Hopkins was able to come away with the victory over Minneapolis Southwest by the final of 41-28.

I was able to talk with the Hopkins players and Head Coach John DenHartog and Trevon Smith and Bill Gregg about the season and the game.