Collin Boese ran for a 19-yard touchdown with 5:07 left Saturday, giving Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted a 21-20 victory in the section semifinals and driving host Minneapolis North out of the playoffs.
Saturday's football roundup: Minneapolis North is ousted from playoffs
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted knocked off the Polars, ranked second in Class 2A.
October 30, 2022 at 12:29AM
Minneapolis North (8-1) held the top seed in Section 4 and the No. 2 ranking in Class 2A. The Polars hadn't given up any points since Sept. 23. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (8-2) was seeded fourth in the section.
The Polars trailed 15-6 at halftime but scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 20-15 lead.
Keishaude Gilmer threw two touchdown passes for the Polars. Boese had two TDs for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, the other on a first-half reception.
In other sections:
Class 5A, Section 3: Gabriel Goldenman threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Owen Watson with seven seconds left to give sixth-seeded Two Rivers a 32-28 victory over second-seeded Bloomington Kennedy at Bloomington Stadium.
The teams combined for five touchdowns in the final 4 minutes, 10 seconds. The Warriors led 17-14 after a 20-yard touchdown run by Goldenman with 4:10 left.
Kennedy regained the lead, 28-17, on a pair of touchdowns involving Marques Monroe. He ran for a score and threw a scoring pass to Rayzjon Walker in a 1:48 span.
Goldenman got the Warriors within three points with 1:10 left on a 3-yard touchdown run.
In the other semifinal in the section, top-seeded St. Thomas Academy defeated fourth-seeded Apple Valley 55-19. Savion Hart ran for three touchdowns, Love Adebayo ran for two for the Cadets. Noah Mergerson ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass from Jackson Thornburgh for the Eagles.
Class 5A, Section 6: Anthony Powell ran for three touchdowns to lead third-seeded Rogers past second-seeded Monticello 20-12. He made touchdowns runs of 33 and 40 yards in the fourth quarter to put the Royals ahead for good.
In the other section semifinal, top-seeded host Spring Lake Park scored four second-half touchdowns to defeat fifth-seeded Irondale 28-7. Lamari Brown ran for two touchdowns for the Panthers, and Brayden Talso ran for one and passed for one.
Class 5A, Section 4: Corey Bohmert rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns in top-seeded Mahtomedi's 44-10 victory over Cretin-Derham Hall at Mahtomedi.
Class 4A, Section 6: Victor Ruhland ran for a 4-yard touchdown, his second TD of the game, with 1:33 left to give third-seeded Orono a 29-26 victory over second-seeded host Princeton. The Tigers trailed 21-6 with 5:01 left but scored three consecutive touchdowns. Cooper Drews threw three touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown for Princeton.
Class 4A, Section 5: After going winless in the regular season, sixth-seeded Benilde-St. Margaret's picked up its second postseason win, 25-7 over second-seeded SMB.
Class 4A, Section 4: Top-seeded host Fridley stopped fourth-seeded Columbia Heights 28-0. Lex Korti ran for two touchdowns, and Isaiah Watson ran for a touchdown and passed for one.
Class 4A, Section 3: Tay'vion McCoy ran for a touchdown and returned an interception for a score to lead top-seeded Simley past fourth-seeded visitor South St. Paul 31-13. Gavin Nelson ran for two touchdowns for the Spartans. Elijah Bryant threw two touchdown passes to Bruce Doeren for the Packers.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
