Friday updates: Minnesota high school football semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium

November 19, 2022 at 5:10AM
Elk River quarterback Cade Osterman (2) stiff arms Mahtomedi defensive back Nicholas Rollinger (28) in the third quarter of a Class 5A semi-final game Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. ]
Elk River quarterback Cade Osterman (2) stiff-armed Mahtomedi defensive back Nicholas Rollinger on Friday during a Class 5A semifinal. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The state high school football semifinals run throughout the day with five games, finishing with the 6A battle between Eden Prairie and Rosemount at 7:30 p.m. You can get score updates, game reports and more here.

Today's schedule:

Class 2A: Barnesville 41, Jackson County Central 12 (box score)

Barnesville piled up 348 rushing yards, with fullback John Roller accounting for 140 and two touchdowns. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Class 2A: Chatfield 27, Eden Valley-Watkins 12 (box score)

Sam Backer rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and passed for two more touchdowns for defending champion Chatfield. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Class 5A: Elk River 38, Mahtomedi 21 (box score)

Quarterback Cade Osterman rushed for a game-high 218 yards and two touchdowns for Elk River. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Class 4A: Hutchinson 42, Zimmerman 28 (box score)

Hutchinson scored the first three touchdowns of the game, then kept Zimmerman down. (Tap here to read the full story)

Class 6A: Rosemount 14, Eden Prairie 10 (box score)

Rosemount scored all the points it needed in the first half and set up a Class 6A Prep Bowl against another unbeaten team, Maple Grove. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Thursday's games:

Nine-Man: Mountain Iron-Buhl 36, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 15 (Box score)

Senior quarterback Asher Zubich passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, leading the Rangers to victory in a clash of undefeated teams. (Tap here to read full story.)

Nine-Man: Spring Grove 27, Fertile-Beltrami 6 (Box score)

Spring Grove scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to break open a tight game and qualify for the Prep Bowl for the third time in six years. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Class 4A: Simley 17, Rocori 16 (Box score)

Simley dominated statistically, but the Spartans needed a 33-yard field goal by Reid Remackel with 5 minutes, 22 seconds left to lock down victory. (Tap here to read the full story.)

Class 6A: Maple Grove 14, Lakeville South 7 (Box score)

Quarterback Jacob Kilzer hit Jacob Anderson with a 72-yard touchdown pass with 2 minutes, 45 seconds left in the second quarter, giving the Crimson a lead they never relinquished. (Tap here to read the full story.)

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