Our picks for the best East Metro area football games on Friday:
South St. Paul (4-0) at Hill-Murray (3-1), 7 p.m.
Hill-Murray’s defense has three impressive performances outside of its loss to top-ranked Byron.
South St. Paul’s offense hasn’t been held to fewer than 30 points yet this season. Something figures to give on Friday in a game that will likely decide not only a subdistrict title, but also the top seed in Class 4A, Section 3.
Our pick: South St. Paul 27, Hill-Murray 21
Mounds View (1-3) at East Ridge (3-1), 7 p.m.
This feels like last call for Mounds View, who would dig itself a massive hole in terms of section seeding if it fell to 0-2 in subdistrict play, on top of the 1-4 record.
But East Ridge presents another tall task, as the Raptors not only present a grinding running game that wears teams down over the course of 48 minutes, but also feature a potential rising star in the receiving core in Akeed Ali, who tallied 162 yards and a score last week in a win over White Bear Lake.
Our pick: East Ridge 24, Mounds View 20
Rosemount (3-1) at Farmington (3-1), 7 p.m.
Both of these teams took on South metro powers last week, with varying results. Rosemount knocked off Shakopee to officially re-establish the Irish as a contender to make a deep Class 6A playoff run, while Farmington’s momentum was halted in a decisive loss to Lakeville South.
Were those contests signs of things to come the rest of the season?
Our pick: Rosemount 21, Farmington 7
Hudson (5-0) at River Falls (4-1), 7 p.m. at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls hung around last week against New Richmond, but ultimately succumbed to the Tigers as the Wildcats weren’t able to generate enough offensively.
Hudson presents similar problems, and looks like the type of well-rounded team that could make a deep Division-I playoff run.
Our pick: Hudson 31, River Falls 19
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