2024 MN High School Football thread

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MaxyJR1 said:
5A is pretty open this year. I'm not sure these teams are as good as last year. We shall see. Moorhead might be best team in 5A.
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I think Alex is best 5a team. Unfortunately same section
 


short ornery norwegian said:
with all of the conference shuffling, the move to District scheduling for football, and the emphasis on Sections for post-season play, it has become harder and harder to follow Conference races - and even to care about Conference races. Winning your Conference is nice, and you can put up a banner if you want to, but what really matters is doing well in the post-season.

this may be a minority opinion, but you could do away with conferences in all sports - just go to district or section scheduling, and I would be fine with that.
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Conferences are really for all sports, not football. All other sports follow conference scheduling.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
5A is pretty open this year. I'm not sure these teams are as good as last year. We shall see. Moorhead might be best team in 5A.
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Mankato West lost quite a bit from last years team but still think it's them or Chanhassen coming out of section 2. Andover will be a tough test for them tonight.
 

disco said:
How so? You can't just toss that out there without explanation.
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Sorry, they’re bleeding students to Byron, Stewartville, Kasson, and even Dover Eyota. City council and school board are dysfunctional. Raising taxes 20%. Maybe it’s growing pains.
 


State of Football said:
Sorry, they’re bleeding students to Byron, Stewartville, Kasson, and even Dover Eyota. City council and school board are dysfunctional. Raising taxes 20%. Maybe it’s growing pains.
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back in the day, there was a perception that living in Rochester was really expensive, because the businesses think that everyone is a wealthy doctor or a rich patient. I have no idea if that holds any iota of reality, but that was the idea. there is a lot of money going into this 'Destination Medical Center' project, but with growth comes a demand for more services.

read an article a while back that the City Council in Rochester was talking about the need to hire more police officers and that expense was having a major impact on the city budget.
 

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State of Football said:
Sorry, they’re bleeding students to Byron, Stewartville, Kasson, and even Dover Eyota. City council and school board are dysfunctional. Raising taxes 20%. Maybe it’s growing pains.
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It's grown a LOT just in the past 20-30 years.

18601,424—
18703,953177.6%
18805,10329.1%
18905,3214.3%
19006,84328.6%
19107,84414.6%
192013,72274.9%
193020,62150.3%
194028,31237.3%
195029,8855.6%
196040,66336.1%
197053,76632.2%
198057,8907.7%
199070,74522.2%
200085,80621.3%
2010106,76924.4%
2020121,39513.7%
2023 (est.)122,413[5]0.8%
 

When I was living down there in the late 2010s, there was already discussion about a 4th high school in Rochester.

Also, I'm having a hard time believing that the Osseo board will approve the move of MG to the Lake.
 

GopherRock said:
When I was living down there in the late 2010s, there was already discussion about a 4th high school in Rochester.

Also, I'm having a hard time believing that the Osseo board will approve the move of MG to the Lake.
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mgsh.district279.org

Athletic/activity program to switch to Lake Conference fall 2025

Many of the 100+ athletic/activity programs our school offers are part of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). Currently, Maple Grove Senior High School (MGSH) is a member of the Northwest Suburban Conference (NWSC), but starting fall 2025, our school will join the Lake Conference (LC).
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GopherRock said:
When I was living down there in the late 2010s, there was already discussion about a 4th high school in Rochester.

Also, I'm having a hard time believing that the Osseo board will approve the move of MG to the Lake.
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It's already official. Also...

Currently, growing student enrollment has expanded our athletic/activity program so much that teams are traveling more often and further away to meet competition needs. Transportation costs are also quickly rising making it more challenging to maintain such a varied schedule.

Transportation my ass.
 

a few scores of note from SW MN:

4A: Marshall 33, Willmar 7

3A: Fairmont 41, Belle Plaine 13
-- Waseca 36, St. Peter 0

2A: Windom 21, St. James 20 (Windom throws TD pass with 1:46 left to get the win)
-- Jackson County Central 62, Worthington 7 (Roman Voss runs for 3TD, passes for 2 TD)

1A: Minneota 61, Yellow Medicine East 0
-- BOLD 70, Maccray 6
-- Springfield 28, Murray County Central 18 (Springfield comes from behind in 2nd half)

9-man: Hills-Beaver Creek 44, Renville County West 6
-- Mt Lake Area 38, Edgerton 14

(if JCC stays healthy, I don't see anyone giving them a test in the regular season.)
 

2 weeks in and there are only 6 undefeated teams left in 6A.
 




Edina beat EP
Tonka beat Wayzata

Sorry for the likely ignorant comment here, but ..... why are these games being played in Week 2??

These feel like they should be saved for the last week of the season "rivalry week" or something like that? And then rematches as section finals?
 


GopherGrit said:
Edina beat EP
Tonka beat Wayzata

Sorry for the likely ignorant comment here, but ..... why are these games being played in Week 2??

These feel like they should be saved for the last week of the season "rivalry week" or something like that? And then rematches as section finals?
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In 6A, especially the Metro West, every week is a big game.
 



disco said:
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It's grown a LOT just in the past 20-30 years.

18601,424—
18703,953177.6%
18805,10329.1%
18905,3214.3%
19006,84328.6%
19107,84414.6%
192013,72274.9%
193020,62150.3%
194028,31237.3%
195029,8855.6%
196040,66336.1%
197053,76632.2%
198057,8907.7%
199070,74522.2%
200085,80621.3%
2010106,76924.4%
2020121,39513.7%
2023 (est.)122,413[5]0.8%
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Tommyboy said:
Grants old school methods are being outdated with teams in 6A incorporating an effectively throwing the ball.
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Throwing the ball doesn’t win State Championships in 6A
 

GopherGrit said:
Edina beat EP
Tonka beat Wayzata

Sorry for the likely ignorant comment here, but ..... why are these games being played in Week 2??

These feel like they should be saved for the last week of the season "rivalry week" or something like that? And then rematches as section finals?
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With section play its rivalry week almost every game in 6A
 

GopherGrit said:
Edina beat EP
Tonka beat Wayzata

Sorry for the likely ignorant comment here, but ..... why are these games being played in Week 2??

These feel like they should be saved for the last week of the season "rivalry week" or something like that? And then rematches as section finals?
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6a playoffs you can’t play someone from your section until the 3rd round
 

Thanks for the comments.

If anyone knows, does Edina have the biggest "on campus" stadium in the state? If not, no worries

EDIT: technically their stadium I think is at the middle school not the high school, that's fine, I just mean not a city owned stadium or some other organization's stadium (like the Viking practice field stadium for Eagan).
 

short ornery norwegian said:
a few scores of note from SW MN:

4A: Marshall 33, Willmar 7

3A: Fairmont 41, Belle Plaine 13
-- Waseca 36, St. Peter 0

2A: Windom 21, St. James 20 (Windom throws TD pass with 1:46 left to get the win)
-- Jackson County Central 62, Worthington 7 (Roman Voss runs for 3TD, passes for 2 TD)

1A: Minneota 61, Yellow Medicine East 0
-- BOLD 70, Maccray 6
-- Springfield 28, Murray County Central 18 (Springfield comes from behind in 2nd half)

9-man: Hills-Beaver Creek 44, Renville County West 6
-- Mt Lake Area 38, Edgerton 14

(if JCC stays healthy, I don't see anyone giving them a test in the regular season.)
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I was just discussing with someone that JCC could hang 70 on a couple of teams in their section.
 

GopherGrit said:
Thanks for the comments.

If anyone knows, does Edina have the biggest "on campus" stadium in the state? If not, no worries

EDIT: technically their stadium I think is at the middle school not the high school, that's fine, I just mean not a city owned stadium or some other organization's stadium (like the Viking practice field stadium for Eagan).
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I don’t think it’s the largest. Many others host state tournament games, but I don’t know capacities.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
I don’t think it’s the largest. Many others host state tournament games, but I don’t know capacities.
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Yeah, Wayzata, Tonka, Prior Lake, White Bear and Stillwater are all big and can easily hold 6,000. There’s so many that don’t sit at those games too
 

GopherRock said:
When I was living down there in the late 2010s, there was already discussion about a 4th high school in Rochester.

Also, I'm having a hard time believing that the Osseo board will approve the move of MG to the Lake.
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I am not sure if Rochester will need a 4th high school for awhile. I know they did a total remodel of John Marshall high school instead of building a new JM in northwest Rochester where all the growth is. I think it was because of the expense. They could still be paying for Century HS and the new middle school.
 

Ope3 said:
Tonight Northfield downed arch rival Faribault 14-12 and brings back the Bertha Cannon Trophy home with them on the short journey up Hwy 3.

You wouldn't guess by the Final Score that there were 3 TDs in the last 4 minutes of the game including the Raiders game winner with 14 seconds left.

Ultimately, the Falcons botched snap on a punt in the 2nd Quarter which resulted in a Safety, was the margin of victory.
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One of the great HS trophies. Bertha the cannon and the rivalry between Faribault and Northfield. It is a cannon because the Cannon river flows through both cities.
 

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maroonfive said:
One of the great HS trophies. Bertha the cannon and the rivalry between Faribault and Northfield. It is a cannon because the Cannon river flows through both cities.
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Back home where it belongs.
 

Coon Rapids Season Summary after Week 2:

Cardinals - 7
Other Guys - 91

Up next: St. Michael/Albertville
 

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