Through the first four weeks of the high school football season, there have been upsets, last-minute game-winners and new chapters written in some of Minnesota’s most storied high school sports rivalries.
We asked Minnesota Star Tribune high school sportswriters David La Vaque, Jim Paulsen, Ron Haggstrom and Cassidy Hettesheimer to compile a list of the most surprising teams — and players — of the season thus far … and they delivered.
Teams
(In no particular order)
Eagan (3-1): Served notice with upsets of Rosemount and Lakeville South.
Minneapolis Washburn (4-0): Returning to prominence in the city.
Totino-Grace (4-0): Program’s stature is reignited, albeit in Class 4A.
Duluth Denfeld (4-0): Four consecutive victories in which the Hunters scored at least 48 points.
Providence Academy (3-1): Taking care of business thus far, with victories against Mound Westonka and Chisago Lakes.