Football Friday

Off to State: Lakeville North Routs Roseville, Heads to Metrodome

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 …

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MSHSL Calls Audible, Lakeville North Hosts Roseville in Altered Section

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 …

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