Edina Football Plays Hard, Falls to Wayzata

If you came to the game Thursday night looking for pretty, you might have found it in the halftime show. But perhaps not when the pigskin was flying. Watching the game was like watching coal miners going to work; it was dirty and both teams were just trying to get the job done. At the end of hte night, Edina just wasn't able to do it.   

Edina spent most of the game stuffing the box in an attempt to stop the Wayzata rushing attack. But the Trojans didn’t mind. They decided to pass the ball, allowing them to connect on a pair of touchdown passes.

Offensively, the Hornets struggled to run the football. They spent the night trying to compete with a dominant Trojan defense, but came up with lost yardage. Edina ended the game with -18 yards on the ground.

Moments of greatness came within the passing game, which generated Edina’s only points of the night, but inconsistency in execution plagued the Hornets all night. The Trojans also brought continuous pressure on Edina quarterback Mark Handberg, forcing him to make decisions before he wanted to.    

Game Recap

The scoring started in the first quarter when Martin connected with Zeidler for a 14-yard touchdown pass. The Trojans led 7-0.

Zeidler later caught another touchdown pass from Martin in the second quarter to double the Wayzata lead, 14-0.

Then, with less than two minutes to go in the first half, Martin led the Trojans down the field, capping it off with a 13-yard touchdown scamper. Wayzata went into halftime with the lead, 21-0.

At the beginning of the second half, the Trojan running game began to come to life. Wayzata running back Antonio Ford ended up running the ball into the end zone from nine yards out to extend the lead to four touchdowns, 28-0.

Edina scored their first points in the fourth quarter when quarterback Mark Handberg connected with wide receiver Marley Allison for six. They missed the extra point.

Next Game

Friday, Oct. 14 at home against Eden Prairie. Game starts at 7 p.m.