2024 MN High School Football thread

[MaxyJR1]

6A:
(left side of bracket)
Minnetonka vs Blaine - Thurs 6pm Osseo HS
Lakeville North vs Anoka - Fri 7pm Farmington HS

(right side of bracket)
Maple Grove vs Edina - Thurs 7pm Park Center HS
Mounds View vs Shakopee - Fri 7pm Spring Lake Park HS

Minnetonka
Anoka (Game at Farmington so a bit of a closer to home advantage here for Lakeville N.)
Maple Grove
Shakopee. (Mounds View with the 5 minute commute but I don't think it matters.)

If Blaine were to pull off the upset and Anoka, MG, and Shakopee advance, it would be Blaine and the 3 losses they have in the final 4.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Several Big 9 schools still play on natural grass in addition to Mankato East & West:

Northfield
Faribault
Rochester Century
Rochester John Marshall

I'm not sure about Austin, Albert Lea & Red Wing because they are no longer in the same district, but all had grass the last time I was at each.

I think the only 2 with artificial turf are Mayo & Owatonna, and the Huskies new stadium is only 1 year old.

EDIT Update - Albert Lea, Austin & Winona (Paul Giel Field) have artificial turf to go along with Mayo and Owatonna (new stadium 1 year ago), just from some internet research, so about 50-50 from the Big 9 (5 of 12). Red Wing looks like still grass.

Austin has two turfed fields