High school football roundup: Wayzata upsets Stillwater to advance to state
Nov. 6—Wayzata 28, Stillwater 7: Julian Diedrich ran for three touchdowns — a 42-yarder in the first quarter to give the Trojans (8-2) a 7-0 lead that held for three quarters — and then two more long scores late in the fourth quarter to officially end Stillwater's season.
The lone score for the Ponies (8-2) came on a 3-yard run by Edward O'Keefe early in the fourth quarter.
Eden Prairie 14, Lakeville North 10: Noah Ekness ran for two touchdowns, each digging the Eagles (9-1) out of a hole. The first tied the game in the first quarter, the second put Eden Prairie up 14-10 in the fourth quarter and proved to be the game-winning score.
Lakeville North's lone touchdown came in the first quarter, as Tommy Niggeling scored from 40 yards out to give the Panthers (4-6) a 7-0 lead.
Maple Grove 42, East Ridge 13: Tanner Zolnosky hit Brayden McDougall for an 11-yard scoring strike in the first quarter to put the Raptors (6-4) up 7-0 in the first quarter.
It was all Maple Grove (9-1) from there. The Crimson scored the game's next 42 points, including two touchdown runs and a passing score for Jacob Kilzer and a couple touchdown runs for Derrick Jameson.
Farmington 34, Minnetonka 0: The Tigers (6-4) blanked the Skippers (8-2) while Rod Finley ran for three touchdowns.
St. Michael-Albertville 38, Centennial 35: Centennial (5-5) built a 28-7 first half lead, only to have the Knights (6-4) score 31 of the game's final 38 points.
With St. Michael-Albertville trailing 35-31 with fewer than two minutes to play, Jarrett Bennett ran in the game-winning score from four yards out. It was Bennett's fourth touchdown of the game.
Lance Nielsen Jr. ran in two scores for the Cougars.
Minneapolis North 42, St. Agnes 6: Jaylon Washington ran for 244 yards and three touchdowns for the Polars (10-1), while Rio Sanders added 73 yards and two touchdowns.
Isaac Schmidt ran in the lone score for the Aggies (9-2).
