MINNEAPOLIS NORTH TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

It was homecoming at Southwest High School. The football team took on North High School. North came into the game with a record of 0-4. Southwest came into the game with a record of 1-2.

Southwest kicked off to North to start the game. North got the ball on their 25 yard line. North fumbled the ball and Southwest recovered it.

With Southwest on offense on the first drive they used both the running and passing attack. Southwest went for it on fourth down and seven to go. They were not able to get the first down and turned it over to North.

North also tried to use their balanced attack on the offensive end as they switched between running and passing plays. They had fourth down and four yards to go and they ran a running play but were not able to pick up a first down. That was confirmed as the chain gain had to come out and measure and in fact they didn't get the first down.

Southwest's Dantavian Sears picked up a first down as he was able to plow through the defense. Southwest threatened to score with just under 6:00 left in the first quarter. Dan Champion caught a pass for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was not good.

With 5:34 left in the first quarter the score was Southwest 6 and North 0.

Southwest kicked off after the touchdown. North got the ball near their 35 yard line. North continued to punch the ball down the field. John Porter for Southwest intercepted a pass that gave Southwest the ball back.

Southwest looked to get Camden Kunckles the ball. Knckles was all over the field. Southwest turned the ball over on downs.

North got the ball. Marcus Jackson picked up a huge reception that gave them a first down. North fumbled the ball and Southwest got the ball back.

Southwest’s DeAnthony McKinley picked up a first down to end the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Southwest 6 and North 0.

Southwest got the ball to start the second quarter. DeAnthony McKinley picked up another first down. DeAnthony McKinley scored a touchdown with 8:08 left in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

After the touchdown the score was Southwest 13 and North 0.

Southwest kicked off to North after the touchdown. Aden Lehman intercepted a pass for Southwest and carried it in for a touchdown. The two point conversion was good.

With that touchdown and extra point the score was Southwest 21 and North 0.

North got the ball back they were not able to get a first down so they punted the ball back to Southwest.

DeAnthony McKinley kept powering his way through the defense. Southwest threatened to score late in the quarter. DeAnthony McKinley scored a touchdown with 1:41 left in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

At halftime the score was Southwest 28 and North 0.

North kicked off to Southwest to start the third quarter. The ball went into the end zone so Southwest got the ball on the 20 yard line. They were able to march down the field. Southwest was able to get the ball to the 40 yard line when the North defense was able to slow them down.

Southwest's Patrick England picked up a first down. Patrick England caught a pass for a touchdown with 6:15 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was not good.

With that touchdown the score was Southwest 34 and North 0.

North got the ball back after the touchdown.

North called a timeout with 4:07 left in the third quarter. Southwest's Graham Fritz intercepted a pass that gave his team the ball back.

Southwest was intercepted and that gave North the ball back. Jimmy Roth intercepted a pass and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown. Thee extra point attempt was good.

North called a timeout with 2.8 seconds left in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Southwest 41 and North 0.

North got the ball to start the fourth quarter. On the first play of the quarter they fumbled the ball and Southwest recovered.

North called a timeout with 11:37 left in regulation.

North got the ball back and they were not able to get a first down and they punted the ball to Southwest.

Southwest threatened to score with just under 6:00 left in regulation. On fourth down and 30 to go Southwest punted the ball to North.

North looked to air the ball on late in the fourth quarter and they did as Shelby Deloney caught a pass for a touchdown. The two point conversion was good with 44.2 seconds left in regulation.

The final of the game was Southwest 41 and North 8.

After the game I was able to talk to Southwest head coach John Biezuns and DeAnthony McKinley about the game.

John Beizunes said that he thought that his team is in a state of panic. Even though his team doesn’t say it much they are in a rebuilding year even though he doesn’t think of it like that. His team lost a lot in the defensive backfield. He thought that there was a hangover from the Washburn game. He didn't think that his team was ready to play at Duluth after a long bus ride. Beizunes did think they played well in the game and was a better team than North. He thought that DeAnthony played well today. He has been hurt for a few games this season. Once he gets healthy he will be his main guy.