Sports
Providence/Heritage Football Game Preview
The co-op high school football team consisting of players from Providence Academy in Plymouth and Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove take on St. Croix Lutheran in their first game of the season.
The Providence Academy/football team (0-0, 0-0 Tri-Metro West Conference) will go head to head with St. Croix Lutheran (0-0, 0-0 Tri-East Metro Conference) Friday, Sept. 2 at an away game.
PLAYMAKERS
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With this being the first game of the season, any one of these players can step up. It’s a whole new year and a whole new ball game. The Lions will win if they don’t allow St. Croix Lutheran to jump out to a huge lead in front of their home crowd. The Crusaders will win if they stay within themselves and don’t get overlay excited playing their first game of the season at home.
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TWO-MINUTE DRILL
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2
Weather: Expected to be partly sunny and 82 degrees
Last meeting: The teams have not played in the past five years
PROVIDENCE/HERITAGE SEASON SCHEDULE
Sept. 2 at St. Croix Lutheran High School
Sept. 9 at St. Agnes (Concordia University)
Sept. 16 home against New Life Academy/St. Croix Prep
Sept. 23 at Blake
Sept. 30 home against DeLaSalle
Oct. 7 at Minnehaha Academy
Oct. 14 home against Breck
Oct. 19 home against St. Paul Academy-Summit/Mounds Park Academy
All game times are at 7 p.m. with the exception of a 6:30 p.m. game time Sept. 23 and 4 p.m. game time Oct. 7.
