One more round of playoffs, one more team eliminated. For the first time in five years, Town Square Television gets two teams to the state tournament.
3AAAA:
#3 South St. Paul 32 @ #1 Saint Thomas Academy 31 in Overtime
One of the best games I’ve seen in 10+ years of covering high school football. The Packers were down 10-24 midway through the 4th quarter. They drove to score a touchdown, missed a PAT, got an onside kick, converted a 4th and 18, punched in another touchdown, converted the 2-point conversion, blocked a FG to force overtime, gave up seven points, scored a touchdown, and then converted another 2-point conversion to go to state.
Did you follow all of that?
4AAA:
#2 St. Anthony 0 @ #1 St. Croix Lutheran 46
I’m not sure what’s more impressive: The 46 point win, or the 0 points allowed to the #2 seed in the section final. The 0 points allowed is what leads me to believe that the Crusaders are going to win a state championship this year. St. Croix Lutheran wins big again as Wesley Tucker rushes for four touchdowns.
State Quarterfinal Preview:
2AAAA Mankato West {10-0) vs 3AAAA South St. Paul (10-1)
These might be the two best teams in the state tournament in Class AAAA, but this is a tough matchup for the Packers. Future Gopher QB Philip Nelson will go after the SSP secondary all night as the Packers are big ‘dogs in this one.
1AAA Plainview-Elgin-Millville (11-0) vs 4AAA St. Croix Lutheran (11-0)
It’s #1 vs #2 as the only two remaining unbeatens in AAA square off in the quarters. Why MSHSL, Why? I’ve got the Crusaders winning by two touchdowns.
