St. Michael-Albertville got two stops inside its own 30-yard line late in the fourth quarter to upset Class 6A, No. 2 Maple Grove 14-13 at home on Thursday night.
Thursday's high school football: St. Michael-Albertville's defense holds up in upset of No. 2 Maple Grove
The Knights rallied, then got two key stops late in the fourth quarter to defeat the Crimson.
By Joe Gunther, Star Tribune
October 13, 2023 at 3:32AM
The Knights (4-3) took the lead with 11:56 left in the game on a two-point conversion pass from Will Barthel to Drew Luster. That came after Madden Grabau scored a touchdown on a 3-yard run.
The Crimson (5-2) recovered a fumble at the Knights 21-yard line with 8:55 left, but their field-goal attempt was blocked. After forcing a punt, Maple Grove failed to convert on fourth down in the final minute.
The Crimson had a pair of leads, but St. Michael-Albertville overcame both. Barthel scored on a 1-yard touchdown late in the first half to get the Knights on the board.
Charles Langama ran for a touchdown and Nathan Hromadka caught a TD pass from Kaden Harney for Maple Grove.
Simley 24, DeLaSalle 6: Danny Martin rushed for two touchdowns for the host Spartans (5-2), who also scored on a touchdown pass from Tim Pietsch to Isaiah Wilson and a field goal by Charlie Martin. DeLaSalle (2-5) scored on a touchdown pass from Anthony Starks II to Carson McCauley.
Norwood Young America 12, Mayer Lutheran 6: Andrew Eggers made two field goals to provide the difference for the host Class 2A, No. 8 Raiders. Jack Strickfaden got the Raiders (7-0) on the board in the first quarter. Levi Hahn ran for a touchdown for the Crusaders (5-2).
Litchfield 38, Glencoe-Silver Lake 8: Brandon Jansky ran for four touchdowns to lead the Class 3A, No. 4 Dragons past the visiting Panthers. Garrison Jackman threw a TD pass to Jack McCann for the Dragons (6-1). Luke Roepke ran for a score for the Panthers (1-6).
Blaine 20, Coon Rapids 13: Michael Douglas scored his second of two touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to lead the Bengals past the host Cardinals. Sam Shaughnessy threw a touchdown pass to Donovan Torgerson for Blaine (3-4). Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman ran for two TDs for Coon Rapids (2-5).
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