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Totino-Grace Football Falls To Skippers 28-0
The loss is the Eagles' first home regular season defeat since 2005, a span of 22 games
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The football team dropped its 2011 season opener on Thursday at home, falling to Minnetonka 28-0 in Fridley.
The Eagles (0-1), coming off the Class 4A state championship and four titles in the past five seasons, this season and will compete against the biggest schools in the state come postseason play.
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But on Thursday against the Skippers—which hail from a perennially powerful Lake Conference—Totino-Grace couldn’t get its offense rolling and fell at home for the first time since Sept. 16, 2005 (a 29-28 overtime loss to ). The winning streak spanned 22 regular season games.
Last year, Totino-Grace defeated Minnetonka 21-0 on the road.
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The Eagles look to bounce back from Thursday’s loss next week when they travel to North Suburban Conference rival Benilde-St. Margaret’s. Game time is set for 7 p.m. on Friday in St. Louis Park.
