MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK ON ST. PAUL JOHNSON IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

Minneapolis and St. Paul squared off as Minneapolis Southwest and St. Paul Johnson played a high school varsity football game.

Southwest kicked off to Johnson to start the game. Johnson got the ball on their own 28 yard line. Johnson kept the ball on the ground in the opening series. Johnson got a first down on a Southwest infraction.

Johnson got the ball into the hands of running back Undre Smith-Brewer. Smith-Brewer was all over the field. Southwest had a hard time getting their hands around him. The Southwest defense stepped up big as Jimmy Roth came up with interception.

Southwest got the ball back on their own 44 yard line. Quarterback Darin Richardson made a nice pass to Roth on a slant for a first down. Southwest's DeAnthony McKinley was all over the field.

Southwest found the end zone. On a 15 yard touchdown pass to Darin Richardson to Jimmy Roth. The extra point attempt was good. With 5:43 left in the first quarter the score was Southwest 7 and Johnson 0.

Johnson got the ball back after the Southwest touchdown. Johnson got the ball into the hands of Smith -Brewer once again. He looked to use his quickness as he looked to try to outsmart the Southwest players. Johnson punted the ball back to Southwest on fourth down.

Southwest got the ball back and they got the ball into the hands of McKinley who was a over the field but was not able to get a first down so they had to punt the ball back to Johnson.

Johnson used both the air and the ground attacks to try to get Southwest off guard.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Southwest 7 and Johnson 0.

Johnson got the ball to open the second quarter. They were not able to get a first down and they punted the ball to southwest and Jimmy Roth returned the ball 60 yards for a touchdown . The extra point attempt was good.

With 10:53 left to go in the second quarter the score was Southwest 14 and Johnson 0.

Southwest kicked off after the touchdown. Johnson's running back Smith-Brewer tried to run through the Southwest defense but had trouble doing that. Southwest took over on downs.

The game got rough midway through the second quarter. Tempers flared up as there was some trash talking going on between the two teams. It was a very physical game.

Smith-Brewer came up with a nice run that gave Johnson a first down. Johnson wanted to try to move the ball down the field but were not able to and they had to punt the ball back to Southwest.

Johnson threatened to score late in the second quarter. But they were not successful in doing that.

At halftime the score was Southwest 14 and Johnson 0.

Southwest got the ball to start the third quarter. Roth also got it done on the ground as he got the ball and took off for a first yard run. McKinley and Roth switched up running plays as they were all over the field in the red zone. On fourth down and long Southwest went for it but were not able to get a first down.

Johnson got the ball on their own 17 yard line. Johnson went to the air as they tried to air it out. They had to punt the ball on fourth down and 6 yards to go.

Southwest got the ball back and they once again looked to get it into the hands of McKinley. Johnson did a good job of getting to the Southwest's interior players. McKinley received a 65 yard touchdown pass for a Southwest touchdown.

The extra point attempt was not good.

Darin Richardson for Southwest scored a touchdown on a skippered 46 yards. The two point conversion was not good.

With that touchdown the score was Southwest 26 and Johnson 0.

Johnson was not able to get a first down and they gave the ball back to Southwest.

Talon Benavides for Southwest scored a touchdown. The two point conversion was good.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Southwest 34 Johnson 0.

Southwest continued to pound the ball down the field.

In a game that went back and forth from the start. Southwest was able to pound the ball down the field as they were able to come away with the 34-0 victory over Johnson.