As @SkiUMahLaw can attest Mankato West's regular season schedule is a grinder now so they will be battle tested before getting to section play. Don't buy the hype on McAnnich or Smith, they are above average players but not other worldly. Phillip Nelson and Mehki Collins are two players at those positions that were better players.
Smith has speed over Collins but Collins ran better routes and had better hands, but neither blocked for the run that well. Fleck will find that out when Smith gets on campus. Nelson just could do everything better than McAnnich, McAnnich is an average to good throwing QB in a running offense where he is the third best running QB out of the last three QB's Mankato has had.
Anyway, I am biased to my son's class that just graduated but they were a damn talented team that the coaches didn't believe would do what they did last season. Now those same coaches believe that this current class is going to duplicate what the previous two did...that is a tall, tall order to place on this class.
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As @SkiUMahLaw can attest Mankato West's regular season schedule is a grinder now so they will be battle tested before getting to section play. Don't buy the hype on McAnnich or Smith, they are above average players but not other worldly. Phillip Nelson and Mehki Collins are two players at those positions that were better players.
Smith has speed over Collins but Collins ran better routes and had better hands, but neither blocked for the run that well. Fleck will find that out when Smith gets on campus. Nelson just could do everything better than McAnnich, McAnnich is an average to good throwing QB in a running offense where he is the third best running QB out of the last three QB's Mankato has had.
Anyway, I am biased to my son's class that just graduated but they were a damn talented team that the coaches didn't believe would do what they did last season. Now those same coaches believe that this current class is going to duplicate what the previous two did...that is a tall, tall order to place on this class.
I'll just say that I am dang glad to not see the Scarlets on our schedule!
(Hopefully see them at our scrimmage though!!!)
Wow.....just saw the highlights from the Edina-Centenial 5A game, amazing finish.
Edina scores with less than 20 seconds (2 TDs in the last 3-4 minutes) left to bring it within one and they went for two. Stuffed at the goal line. Reminded me of the Blaine-Cretin game in 1988 (?) when future Gopher goalie and Blaine QB Tom Newman converted a last second two pointer to win the game.
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Jeez, I was watching that one and turned it off at 28-14.
The 6A final was an epic final seconds.
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Happy for Chanhassen taking down St Thomas Academy in the 5A final on Saturday.
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Happy for Chanhassen taking down St Thomas Academy in the 5A final on Saturday.
You have to hand it to St. Thomas to rally when down 2 touchdowns in the second half to even get to overtime. I am sad it ended the way it did, but c'est la vie.
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You have to hand it to St. Thomas to rally when down 2 touchdowns in the second half to even get to overtime
You do, I only watched the first half and Chan seemed to have the game in hand. You can't count out the Cadets though, they are usually as good as the second half made them out to be.
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Edina won both boy’s and girl’s state hockey championships. Now Minnetonka wins both the boy’s and girl’s state basketball championships.
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Not the two I prefer but good on those Skippers!!
Minnetonka is clearly a basketball school. 😉
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The Star Tribune is adding more focus on high school sports. They hired Randy Shaver to host a show about high school football on Friday nights.
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Preseason football rankings… interesting seeing EP at #18 in 6A.
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Tried to verify how many of the Top 10 in 6A are the in the same conference, but the new sports hubs are freaking garbage. Is there another resource out there that tracks this stuff?
OMG...they totally ruined the hub. With that said you could have knocked me over with a feather to see Mankato East ranked #3, I knew they were a better team this year than West but did not know they were that good. The jug might finally head east this season making @viking a happy Cougar.
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Tried to verify how many of the Top 10 in 6A are the in the same conference, but the new sports hubs are freaking garbage. Is there another resource out there that tracks this stuff?
I don't about high school football... just had a hard time believing especially 6A. Was hoping someone else could chime in and have better insight.
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Osprey Nest Forces Apple Valley High School to Play Football Under the Sun
Saw this last week, but a fun read about the Osprey nest on the light post at Apple Valley's football stadium.
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Tried to verify how many of the Top 10 in 6A are the in the same conference, but the new sports hubs are freaking garbage. Is there another resource out there that tracks this stuff?
I don't about high school football... just had a hard time believing especially 6A. Was hoping someone else could chime in and have better insight.
What's the concern with 6A? I mean a lot can happen but EP is no longer the juggernaut they used to be.
Tried to verify how many of the Top 10 in 6A are the in the same conference, but the new sports hubs are freaking garbage. Is there another resource out there that tracks this stuff?
There aren't really conferences anymore. Now scheduling in football is all done by district.
@slap-shot Metro south is basically the South Suburban Conference minus Apple Valley, Burnsville and Eastview. Other Conferences are more split up.