Eden Prairie 42, Woodbury 15: Senior Elijah Rumph scored three touchdowns on runs of 4, 12 and 75 yards as the No. 6 state-ranked Eagles (6-3) soared above the Royals (2-7). Classmate Jeremy Fredericks added two scoring runs of 11 and 19 yards, both coming in the second quarter.
Forest Lake 45, Buffalo 7: Sophomore Mack Jurkovich ran for three consecutive touchdowns in the first half, scoring on runs of 3, 23 and 50 yards, as the Bison (5-4) defense didn’t have an answer for the Rangers’ ground game. Junior Kevin Ndirangu added a 6-yard scoring run late in the second quarter as the seventh-ranked Rangers (7-2) built a 31-0 lead at halftime. Both added another touchdown run in the second half.
Lakeville North 50, Hopkins 7: Riley Grossman threw three of his four touchdown passes and Sam Ripplinger ran for two scores in the first half as the Panthers’ senior leadership dominated the Royals (3-5). No. 4 state-ranked Lakeville North (8-1) built a 43-7 lead at halftime.
Maple Grove 55, Burnsville 6: The No.1-ranked and lone unbeaten Crimson (9-0) had five different players score in the first quarter, overwhelming the winless Blaze (0-9). The defense also got on the scoreboard during the quick start when junior linebacker Will Raymond picked up a fumble and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown. Teammate junior Beaux Theyen added a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown in Maple Grove’s 49-point first half. It was his fourth pick of the season and second returned for a touchdown.
Minnetonka 47, Park of Cottage Grove 7: Senior Chase Conrad and sophomore Caden Gutzmer each scored two touchdowns in the first half when the No. 5-rated Skippers (7-2) scored 34 points en route to an easy victory over the Wolfpack (2-7). Conrad scored on runs of 4 and 29 yards while Gutzmer scored on a 5-yard run and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from senior Vincent May. Conrad added a 41-yard scoring run in the third quarter.
Rochester Mayo 28, Centennial 24: Isaiah Beale scored his fourth touchdown on a 14-yard run with 1:29 remaining as the Spartans (3-6) edged the Cougars (4-5). Beale earlier scored on runs of 3, 5 and 58 yards. Centennial took a 24-21 lead on junior quarterback Isaac Belinske-Struass’ 3-yard run two minutes earlier.
