The seven football state championship games go on all day at U.S. Bank Stadium.
This week's Prep Bowl is back on its traditional schedule, the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, after a year away from that spot on the calendar. U.S. Bank Stadium is the site for all championship games.
Tickets range from $10 to $16 and are available at mshsl.org/tickets.
Ch. 45 will broadcast each game, and a livestream will be on its website.
Score updates and statistics for the game in progress
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Star Tribune Friday game predictions
Class 1A, 10 a.m.
Minneota (13-0) vs. Springfield (12-1)
What to know: If somebody is going to make a run at eight-time champion Minneota, perhaps it's a team whose quarterback has passed for 52 touchdowns. That's where Springfield's Jakob Nachreiner stands.
Class 2A, 1 p.m.
Barnesville (13-0) vs. Eden Valley-Watkins (12-0)
What to know: Barnesville, ranked No. 1 and the defending champion, is in the final for the third time in six years.
Class 4A, 4 p.m.
Hutchinson (10-2) vs. Rocori (10-2)
What to know: Rocori defeated Hutchinson 11-0 in late September. The score alone indicates something: Each team leans on defense.
Class 6A, 7 p.m.
Edina (9-3) vs. Centennial (11-1)
What to know: Edina last won a state title (as Edina West) in 1978. Centennial has never won but played in the title game in 1984.
Nine-Player, 10 a.m.
Kingsland (13-0) vs. Nevis (12-0)
What to know: Nevis' defense, strong in the playoffs, will be challenged by Beau Wiersma, who has rushed for 2,117 yards and 38 touchdowns.
Class 3A, 1 p.m.
Annandale (12-0) vs. Stewartville (13-0)
What to know: It's No. 1 vs. No. 3, and that's thanks to No. 3 Annandale, which knocked out No. 2 Esko in the quarterfinals.
Class 5A, 4 p.m.
Chanhassen (12-0) vs. St. Thomas Academy (10-2)
What to know: Two All-Metro running backs are in play, Chanhassen's Maxwell Woods and St. Thomas Academy's Savion Hart.
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