Friday, November 2, 2012
Lakeville North dominated Roseville, winning 42-0. It's also totally bananas what the Class 6A State bracket will look like.
UPDATE Lakeville North's next game: The Metrodome. The Panthers qualified for a berth in the 2012 Class 6A State Tournament with a decisive win at home Friday night over Roseville, beating the Raiders 42-0. North, now 9-1, will face a yet to be determined opponent next Thursday or Friday. In something that can only be historic: of the eight teams headed to State, four come from the South Suburban Conference as Section 3 representatives. Prior Lake, Rosemount, and Eastview, along with Lakeville North, all beat their Section 4 opponents on Friday night—Rosemount and Eastview in upsets. But if that wasn't silly enough, all of the Section 6 teams—Wayzata, Edina, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie—beat their Section 5 opponents. All four teams are …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Lakeville North will play an unfamiliar foe in section crossover game.
The Minnesota State High School League has called an audible—changed the play at the line. And now, after routing conference foe Eagan 48-21 in its section playoff opener, the Lakeville North Panthers are scheduled to face a relatively unknown opponent Friday as the section football playoffs continue. In addition to creating the new Class 6A this season for the 32 most populous schools, the MSHSL has also altered the playoff structure for the class, meaning Lakeville North, the No. 2 seed in Section 3AAAAAA, will host Roseville, the No. 5 seed in Section 4AAAAAA, in a combined section matchup. The Panthers (8-1), are scheduled to welcome Roseville at 7 p.m. The Raiders (4-5), seeded fifth in Section 4, upset White Bear Lake 21-14 in the …
Friday, October 12, 2012
After returning to their triumphant ways last week at Burnsville, the Panthers host one-win Eagan Friday night.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Eagan CHEAT SHEET SITE: North High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE North plays at home for the first time since being stunned by visiting Prior Lake in a 10-6 loss two weeks ago. The Panthers quickly got back on the good foot last Friday with a 28-7 win at Burnsville and look to hold on to at least a share of the South Suburban Conference lead with the Lakers this week against an Eagan team that got its first win of the year, 35-0, at woebegone Bloomington Jefferson last Friday. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Quarterback Zach Creighton led the Panthers with 122 passing yards and 174 rushing yards at Burnsville, also running in two scores. Fullback Tanner Jacobus and running back Jamiah Newell also tallied …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Panthers play at Burnsville Friday night after getting stunned by Prior Lake last week.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Burnsville CHEAT SHEET SITE: Burnsville High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE An unexpected thing happened last week on North's way to an unbeaten regular season -- a 10-6 loss to visiting Prior Lake that dropped the Panthers into a first-place tie with the Lakers and Apple Valley atop the South Suburban Conference standings. To keep things from getting out of hand, North must get back in the win column at Burnsville -- a team that lost 35-10 to Lakeville South last week. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Quarterback Zach Creighton passed for 121 yards and ran for 45 more while wide receiver Lee Edwards logged 50 receiving yards, but it was kicker Hunter Cobb that accounted for all of North's points with field …
Panthers play at Burnsville Friday night after getting stunned by Prior Lake last week.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Burnsville CHEAT SHEET SITE: Burnsville High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE An unexpected thing happened last week on North's way to an unbeaten regular season -- a 10-6 loss to visiting Prior Lake that dropped the Panthers into a first-place tie with the Lakers and Apple Valley atop the South Suburban Conference standings. To keep things from getting out of hand, North must get back in the win column at Burnsville -- a team that lost 35-10 to Lakeville South last week. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Quarterback Zach Creighton passed for 121 yards and ran for 45 more while wide receiver Lee Edwards logged 50 receiving yards, but it was kicker Hunter Cobb that accounted for all of North's points with field …
Friday, September 28, 2012
North is back home this Friday, one week after dismantling Bloomington Jefferson.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Prior Lake CHEAT SHEET SITE: Lakeville North High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE The Lakeville North football team did exactly what it was supposed to do on the road last week, throwing up 42 first-half points in a 56-7 pasting of Bloomington Jefferson. This week, the Panthers host a Prior Lake team that is just one game behind the Panthers in the South Suburban Conference standings. However, the Lakers' one loss was a 49-14 schellacking at home against Lakeville South. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Quarterback Zach Creighton went wild last week, throwing for 277 yards and four touchdowns before the Panthers called off the dogs at Jefferson. Running back Jamiah Newell also ran in a pair of scores. Lakers …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The lone remaining undefeated team in the South Suburban Conference travels to Bloomington to take on the cellar-dwelling Jaguars.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Bloomington Jefferson CHEAT SHEET SITE: Bloomington Stadium TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE Lakeville North, the lone remaining unbeaten team in the South Suburban Conference, travels to Bloomington Stadium to take on one of three winless sides in the circuit, Bloomington Jefferson. The Jaguars should be little more than a speed bump for a team in search of an undefeated season. PLAYERS TO WATCH North North actually trailed for all of 14 seconds in the second quarter of last week's 24-7 win at Eastview, before wide receiver Brandon Morgan claimed a 95-yard kickoff return to squelch any momentum the Lighting had following what would be their only touchdown. running back Jamiah Newell added two rushing scores…
The lone remaining undefeated team in the South Suburban Conference travels to Bloomington to take on the cellar-dwelling Jaguars.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Bloomington Jefferson CHEAT SHEET SITE: Bloomington Stadium TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE Lakeville North, the lone remaining unbeaten team in the South Suburban Conference, travels to Bloomington Stadium to take on one of three winless sides in the circuit, Bloomington Jefferson. The Jaguars should be little more than a speed bump for a team in search of an undefeated season. PLAYERS TO WATCH North North actually trailed for all of 14 seconds in the second quarter of last week's 24-7 win at Eastview, before wide receiver Brandon Morgan claimed a 95-yard kickoff return to squelch any momentum the Lighting had following what would be their only touchdown. running back Jamiah Newell added two rushing scores…
Friday, September 14, 2012
Lakeville North football travels to Eastview Friday after annihilating Bloomington Kennedy, 70-25, last week.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Eastview CHEAT SHEET SITE: Eastview High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE Lakeville North looks to continue its domination over the South Suburban Conference Friday when the Panthers point-scoring parade marches into Eastview. North boasts a 117-49 point differential through two games and is merely looking to continue that trend against the 1-1 Lightning in the second contest of a three-game road trip. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Quarterback Zach Creighton threw for just 92 yards last week, but logged three touchdowns through the air. Running back Nick Valentini rushed for 106 yards, the majority of which came on back-to-back 48-yard touchdown runs to close out the third quarter and open the fourth. …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Coming off a season-opening victory over its cross-town rival, Lakeville North hosts Bloomington Kennedy.
Football: Lakeville North vs. Bloomington Kennedy CHEAT SHEET SITE: North High School TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday ON THE LINE After defeating Lakeville South 47-24 in Week One last Thursday, North looks to improve to 2-0 in its home opener versus Bloomington Kennedy. The Panthers dismantled the Eagles 35-7 at Bloomington Stadium last season and have not lost to them since a 30-27 setback in 2006. PLAYERS TO WATCH North Fullback Tanner Jacobus led the North rushing attack last week with an even 100 yards on the ground, while quarterback Zach Creighton passed for just 38 yards, but two touchdowns. Kennedy Qurterback Tra Hearns threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns last week in a 45-33 home loss to Hopkins, with running back James Ellis …
