TWIN CITIES CHAMPIONSHIP: IT WAS ST PAUL HIGHLAND PARK AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN

Washburn got the ball to start off the game. They were picked off by Highland Park. Highland punted the ball back to Washburn.

Both teams started out playing aggressively. Myint Mang from Highland made a long running play to set up Tarell McDuffe for the touchdown. The two point conversion was good.

Both teams really went after each other in the first quarter. The Millers were able to make first downs in the second quarter and they threatened to score midway through the second quarter.

With 1:39 left Tyler Morrow caught a touchdown reception for Highland Park. The two point conversion was no good.

Washburn’s Montrell Wade found the end zone for a touchdown. He made a nice rushing touchdown. With 9:22 left in the third quarter the score was St Paul Highland Park 14 and Minneapolis Washburn 6.

Minneapolis Washburn elected to do an onside kick and Washburn recovered. Washburn looked to keep their running attack going. Highland Park tried to figure out what Washburn was going to do.

Darius Flowers caught a pass for a Highland Park touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.
At the end of the third quarter the score was Highland Park 20 and Washburn 6.

Washburn went to a hurry up offense and it went well as Chdric Chapell was open in the end zone for a touchdown. The two point attempt was no good.

The final in this game was St Paul Highland Park 20 and Minneapolis Washburn 12. With this victory Highland Park is the 2009 Twin Cities boys football champion.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST AND ST PAUL HUMBOLDT SQUARE OFF IN TIWN CITIES FOOTBALL

The Minneapolis city conference and the St Paul city conference play each other in the last game of the regular season. This series is also known as the Twin Cities Crossover Series . Minneapolis Southwest kicked off to St Paul Humboldt. Humboldt was not able to convert on their first series.

Matt St Anthony caught a pass from Ayrton Scott for a Southwest touchdown. Scott scored the two point conversion. Humboldt fumbled the kickoff and Southwest got the ball back.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Southwest 8 and Humboldt 0.

Southwest’s Scott found the end zone on a quarterback keeper and scored a touchdown. The extra point was no good. With that touch down the score was Southwest 14 and Humboldt 0.

Davon Massie scored a Humboldt touchdown with 1:53 left to go in the second quarter. The two point conversion was no good.

Danny Kernan caught a pass from Scott for a Southwest touchdown. The two point conversion was no good.
At the half the score was Southwest 20 and Humboldt 0.

Humboldt kicked off to Southwest to start the third quarter. Southwest got the ball to begin the third quarter. Southwest took to the air to being the second quarter.

Southwest was not able to convert on fourth down and they turned the ball over to Humboldt. Humboldt kept the ball on the ground for the most part in the third quarter.

Southwest was able to march down the field and score a touchdown.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Southwest 26 and Humboldt 6.

Southwest’s Sam Beaver found the end zone and got a Scott pass for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

Both teams played really aggressively throughout the game. Even though the field conditions were wet, cold and soggy each team was able to play within themselves.

Minneapolis Southwest was able to come away with the 32-6 victory over St Paul Humboldt.

THE SHAKOPEE SABERS TAKE OUT THE HOLY ANGELS STARS

Holy Angels kicked off to the Shakopee Sabers. Shakopee was not able to convert on downs on their first drive and they had to punt the ball to Holy Angels.

Holy Angels looked to get the running game going early on as they were looking to get the ball into their running backs hands. Danny Shields the Holy Angels quarterback looked sharp to begin the game. His passes were right on. They were able to convert and pick up a few quick first downs early.

Shakopee was able to convert on third down quarterback Scott Hauer made good decisions early on in the game as he knew what play he was going to run and he was able to guide his offensive players.

Willie Dellwo for Shakopee had a nice yard touchdown run with 4:44 in the first quarter. The extra point attempt was no good.

Holy Angels got the ball back after the touchdown. Holy Angels was not able to convert on third down and they had to kick the ball back to Shakopee.

Matthew Sotelo had a nice short run for Shakopee as he found the end zone for the touchdown. He also ran in for the two point conversion. After the touchdown and two point conversion the score was Shakopee 14 and Holy Angels 0.

Dylan Ufers intercepted a Holy Angels pass late in first quarter to give the ball back to Shakopee.

At the end of the first quarter the score was the Shakopee 14 and Holy Angels 0.

Shakopee got the ball to start the second quarter. They used a running attack to open the second quarter.

Shakopee used both a running and air attack in the first half. Shakopee threatened to score midway through the second quarter. Willie Dellwo made a short rushing touchdown with 6:26 remaining in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good. After that touchdown and extra point the score was Shakopee 21 and Holy Angels 0.

Willie Dellwo scored a touchdown with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter. The extra point was also good. The score was Shakopee 28 and Holy Angels 0.

In a first half that was played both in the air and on the field the Shakopee Sabers had a 21-0 lead advantage at the half.

At the beginning of the third quarter Holy Angels tried to get things going as they aggressively looked to get the ball into the end zone.

Danny Shields was able to find the end zone for a Holy Angels touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 8:44 left in the third quarter the score was Shakopee 28 and Holy Angels 7.

Shakopee’s DeShawn Goines found the end zone with 8:03 remaining in the third quarter as he scored a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With that touchdown and point after the score were Shakopee 35 and Holy Angels 7.

Holy Angels looked to get the ball down the field and try to get the ball into the end zone. Holy Angels offense was having difficulties converting on third down conversions.

Shakopee’s offense looked way to powerful in the third quarter as they were all over the field. Near the end of the third quarter Joel Hergott got a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 1:25 remaining in the third quarter the score was Shakopee 42 and Holy Angels 7.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Shakopee 42 and Holy Angels 7.

Jason Mareck intercepted a Holy Angels pass and he ran it back for a Shakopee touchdown. The extra point was good. With 11:08 in the fourth quarter the score was Shakopee 49 and Holy Angels 7.

Shakopee has able to pick the Holy Angels team apart for most of the game. They did a good job of knowing what plays Holy Angels was going to run.

Holy Angels was able to hold off Shakopee deep into their territory and they forced Shakopee to turn the ball over on downs.

Danny McMahon for the Stars found the end zone with 45 second left for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

Shakopee was able to come away with the 49-13 victory over Holy Angles.

MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST IN A CONFRENCE FOOTBALL SHOW DOWN

The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers and the Minneapolis Roosevelt Teddies football teams clashed in early October. The Lakers kicked off to the Roosevelt Teddies. On Roosevelt’s first drive Devante Riser came up with some good running plays. early in the first quarter. Roosevelt looked to keep the ball on the ground early. They threatened to score on their first dive but they could not convert on fourth down.

Starlon Pruitt for of Roosevelt played very aggressively in the first quarter. He was all over the field. He was used to carry the ball in short yardage situations.

At the end of the first quarter the score was tied at 0.

The start of the second quarter the Roosevelt Teddies threatened to score as they got the ball with in the twenty yard line. Roosevelt was able to find the end zone when Devante Riser had a short yard touchdown.

With that touchdown the score was the Minneapolis Roosevelt Teddies 7 and Minneapolis Southwest 0.

Minneapolis Southwest got the ball back and they were looking to score. Then they coughed it up and they gave it back to Roosevelt deep in their territory.

Both teams really got after it. Khalf Vant found Shane Hollie in the end zone in a 47-yard touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 1:20 left to go in the second quarter the score was Roosevelt 14 and Minneapolis Southwest 0.

At the half the score was Roosevelt 14 and Southwest 0.

Southwest got the ball to begin the third quarter. They were looking to score quickly. Danny Kernan found the end zone with 11:37 left in the third quarter for the touchdown from a pass from Aryton Scott. With 11:37 left in third quarter the score was Roosevelt 14 and Minneapolis Southwest 6.

Khalef Vant found a big hole in the Southwest defense as he was able to gain major yardage and then On the next play Judge Rissman intercepted the ball to give Southwest an interception possession.

Aryton Scott was tacked in the end zone for a Roosevelt safety. Roosevelt looked to score again late in the quarter as they kept driving the ball into the end zone. Then they were intercepted to give Southwest the ball back.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Roosevelt 16 and Southwest 6.

Roosevelt threatened to score on their first drive of the fourth quarter. They did just that as Khalef Vant had a two-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown. The extra point was good. With 9:04 remaining the score was Roosevelt 23 and Minneapolis Southwest 6.

With 7:24 left in the fourth quarter Aryton Scott found Danny Hupp in the end zone for a Southwest touchdown. The two-point conversion was no good. With 7:24 left in the fourth quarter The score was Roosevelt 23 and Southwest 12.

Devante Riser came up with a nice catch and a long reception to bring the Teddies into scoring chances. But Southwest’s Sam Beaver intercepted the ball on the two-yard line.

Ayrton Scott found major ground and found Sam Beaver who was covered by five Roosevelt players for a Southwest touchdown. The two-point conversion was intercepted by Devante Riser. With that touchdown the score was Roosevelt 23 and Minneapolis Southwest 18.

Both teams played very well the whole game. Minneapolis Roosevelt was able to come away with the hard fought 23-18 victory.

ST PAUL COMO PARK AND ST PAUL HARDING SQUARE OFF ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD

The St Paul Como Park Cougars faced off against the St Paul Harding at Griffin Stadium in a conference match up. Coming into the game St Paul Como Park had a record of 3-2 and St Paul Harding also had a record of 3-2.


St Paul Como Park got the ball first on the offensive end. Como Park tried short running plays on their first drive. They were able to convert on fourth down and short yardage on their first drive. Como Park was just able to keep pounding the ball down the field in the opening series. Jon Carr did a nice job running the ball in the early goings for Como Park. Como wanted to try to get it in his hands in the early goings. With 6:09 remaining in the first quarter Jon Carr found the end zone with an 18-yard touchdown scamper. The extra point was no good.

With 6:08 remaining in the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

St Paul Harding got the ball back after the touchdown but they were not able to do anything with the ball. John Carr once again came up big on their next series but they were not able to convert and they ended up punting the ball to Harding.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

Como Park got the ball to start the second quarter and Angelo Williams made a nice running play to start off the quarter. Como Park kept the ball on the ground for the most part in the first half. They kept looking to run the ball rather then pass it. They were having success making short running plays. That is what lead them to another touchdown as John Carr found the end zone again for a Como Park touchdown on a short yard run.

Como Park intercepted a pass late in the second quarter and they were not able to find the end zone. At half time the score was Como Park 12 and Harding 0.

As the second half got underway Harding got the ball to begin the third quarter. They were determined to find the end zone. They were not able to get the first down so they turned the ball over to Como Park.

Terrance Williams for Como Park came up with a big running play with about 5:00 left in the third quarter as he was able to find a hole and go in for a first down.

Harding tried to use some trickery in the third quarter as they tried a reverse option. They wanted to just find the end zone for once in this game. They were having difficultly doing that the whole night. They did give it their all and they did give Como Park all that they could handle.

John Carr found the end zone again as he ran for 35 yards for the Como Park Touchdown. John Carr also ran it in for the successful two-point conversion.

With 45 seconds left in the third quarter the score was Como Park 20 and Harding 0. That was the score at the end of the third quarter.

Harding got the ball to start the fourth quarter. They really wanted to get something together in the fourth quarter. They were trying to do all they could. They were just not able to convert on plays that they needed to. That was one of the major factors all evening.

Both teams really went at each other throughout the game. It was a very physical game. Both teams played with intensity. It was also a very crisp cold evening. A few of the players who got banged up had to be attended to by trainers and coaches. They bodies were not able to sustain getting hit and injured in the cold. Both teams were dealing with guys cramping up in the legs. No one got seriously hurt in the game.

I thought both teams played very well. The intensity was there by both teams throughout the whole game. St Paul Como Park was just able to get the ball into the end zone and they didn’t cough if up in critical times in the game. They were able to make plays in critical points in the game especially in third and fourth down situations.

I really thought that John Carr was the player of the game because of his play on the field. He was able to find the end zone and he kept his players into the game.

St Paul Como Park was able to come away with the 20-0 victory.

LET THE 2009 MINNNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE FOOTBALL SEASON BEGIN

Monday August 17, 2009 was the first day that football teams can officially start practicing football in Minnesota. Traditionally this week is called Two A Days or Hell Week. This is because most teams will be inserting a whole lot of different plays on both ends of the ball.

During the football season I am always interested in who you the fans think are the best players across the country and the state of Minnesota. If you think there is a team or a player who is really good, feel free to drop me an email at stevenmgr@hotmail.com