From a distance, Week 3 always looked like a good one, but an upset could have lessened it. No such upset occurred, and that means it will be No. 1 vs. No. 2, the top two teams in Jim Paulsen's Metro Top 10 since the preseason, facing off on Friday night. Lakeville South, the defending Class 6A champion, will take on the Eagles, a perennial Minnesota football power, at Eden Prairie.
Here's Paulsen's latest Metro Top 10, with his comments:
1. Lakeville South (2-0): Def. Lakeville North 34-0. The Cougars are like a herd of rampaging elephants, trampling everything in their path.
2. Eden Prairie (2-0): Def. Farmington 51-7. Are the Eagles ready for their showdown with Lakeville South on Friday? Certainly depth is in place. Fourteen players carried the ball against Farmington.
3. Prior Lake (2-0): Def. Shakopee 24-16. Joey Krouse made a game-saving tackle at the goal line on the last play of the game. Is destiny coming into play?
4. Maple Grove (2-0): Def. Totino-Grace 45-7. In two games, the Crimson have recovered a fumbled punt snap for a touchdown, returned a punt and an interception for scores and gotten a safety.
5. Minnetonka (2-0): Def. Blaine 21-14. The Skippers are finding ways to pull out the close ones. That says grit.
6. Stillwater (2-0): Def. East Ridge 45-17. Get out now and see Ponies QB Max Shikenjanski, who has thrown for eight touchdowns and 791 yards. He's playing basketball in college.
