Meet the Prep Spotlight matchup: Minneapolis North at Fridley in the free streamed game of the week

The game, a pairing of metro teams from Class 4A and 3A, will be available on startribune.com.

October 18, 2023 at 4:03PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Prep Spotlight, a series of high school football games streamed for free at startribune.com, is down to its last stop of 2023. This week it features a matchup of metro teams: Minneapolis North at Fridley, and note the kickoff time, 6 p.m.

Here's a look at the details:

Records: Minneapolis North is 6-1 and ranked sixth in Class 3A. Fridley is 5-2 and unranked in its class, 4A. They have common opponents in DeLaSalle and St. Anthony. North defeated DeLaSalle 56-0 and St. Anthony 59-0. Fridley defeated DeLaSalle 21-14 and St. Anthony 27-21.

Key facts: Fridley is on a four-game winning streak. North has won five in a row and has held opponents scoreless in the past three games.

Last season: Fridley went 7-3 and lost 43-42 to Chisago Lakes in the Class 4A Section 4 final. North went 8-1, losing to Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 21-20 in the Class 2A Section 4 semifinals.

The Prep Spotlight games are produced by Neighborhood Sports Network. The stream, linked to here, will be live at 6 p.m. Wednesday at startribune.com/sports.

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Kevin Bertels has led the Minnesota Star Tribune’s high school sports coverage since fall 2021. Before that, he spent 23 years as the newspaper’s night Sports section coordinator, placing him in charge of the Sports copy desk.

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