Mahtomedi 21, Mankato West 19: A three-win team a year ago, the Zephyrs are already setting a different tone this fall with a season-opening win over a perennial power.
Jacob Reubish, Gavin Kruse and Mark Graff all tallied rushing scores, with Kruse taking his 81 yards to the house to put Mahtomedi up 14-0 in the second quarter.
Osborne Lorenz threw three touchdown passes for Mankato West, two of which went to Ayden Betts.
Johnson 57, St. Agnes 30: Johnson has some of the most explosive offensive firepower in the metro with quarterback Ali Farfan and receiver Justice Moody.
The Governors’ put their big-play ability on full display Friday in St. Paul, scoring 24 second-quarter points en route to the Week 1 win. They scored 54 points over the first three frames alone.
If Johnson can stay healthy, it could make some serious noise in the cities this season.
Apple Valley 35, Rochester John Marshall 29: Trailing 14-7 at the break, Tylan Ward returned the opening kick of the second half 80 yards for the game-tying touchdown to spark the come-from-behind victory.
Eagles quarterback Quieris Barnslater, a North Dakota State commit, gave the Rochester John Marshall defense fits throughout the evening with his elusiveness and playmaking ability. His five-yard rushing touchdown with six minutes to play put the Eagles up multiple scores, effectively putting the game on ice.
South St. Paul 43, Minneapolis Camden 0: The Packers expect to contend for titles this fall and, well, their opening statement backed up those aspirations.
The 43-point victory marks the Packers’ biggest margin of victory since the 2015 playoffs.
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