White Bear Lake was inside the red zone, trailing by six in the fourth quarter when star quarterback Oluwatomi Animasaun sustained an injury that forced him to exit the contest on fourth down.
That left the Bears with their backup signal caller in a must-convert situation. But it was a Farmington star making the game-altering play in the clutch moment.
Minnesota-Duluth commit Danny Sather intercepted a desperation pass at the goal-line and returned it 98 yards for a score, shedding multiple potential tacklers along the way to put the Tigers up 19-6 in the final frame.
Farmington then forced a stop, and proceeded to march its ensuing drive down for a chip-shot field goal with 3 minutes to go to secure a 22-6 victory and move to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 2020.
The Tigers led for much of the night, utilizing an intriguing offense in which it has four players in the backfield out of a shotgun formation. Multiple different players could take the ball on any single snap, with various potential handoffs and pulling linemen.
Farmington is running the ball 40-plus times per game, and Friday was no different.
The Tigers scored on their first drive of the night as Christopher Rehak ran in a 31-yard score.
But White Bear Lake’s defensive front held up relatively well for much of the night from there, keeping the Bears in the game. White Bear Lake’s dynamic offense seemed to be inches away from a big play for much of the night, with deep passing glancing off the fingertips of receivers at various points.
Farmington’s defense has now held each of its last two opponents to single-digit scoring outputs.
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