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Football Friday: Minnehaha Academy at Concordia Academy
Concordia's Beacons have to contain Redhawks passing game to have a shot at a victory.
Both teams had success through the air last week, so this one could turn into a shootout.
LAST WEEK
Concordia Academy (0-1, 0-0 Tri-Metro East) fell to a tough DeLaSalle team 36-20; Minnehaha Academy (1-0, 0-0 Tri-Metro West) drilled Brooklyn Center 41-7
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PLAYMAKERS
-Ryan Donahue (Concordia Academy, wide receiver)
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The senior hauled in nine catches for 130 yards and a pair of scores in a losing effort last week.
-Dan Hartman (Concordia Academy, quarterback)
Hartman threw for 206 yards against DeLaSalle in the Beacons' opener.
-Gavin Farley (Concordia Academy, linebacker)
Led the Beacons with 10 tackles last week.
-Bjorn Halvorson (Minnehaha Academy, quarterback)
Threw for four touchdowns (and 280 yards) and ran for another in the Redhawks' win over Brooklyn Center.
BEACONS WIN IF …
They can maintain their defensive intensity in the second half. Last week they held DeLaSalle to eight points in the first half, but could not protect a 20-8 third-quarter lead as the Islanders scored the game's last 28 points.
REDHAWKS WIN IF …
Halvorson has another big game. He completed 14-of-15 pass attempts a week ago, and a 93-percent completion rate will win you a lot of ballgames.
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
- SITE: Concordia Academy
- TIME: 7 p.m. Friday
- WEATHER FORECAST: 80 and mostly clear
- LAST SEASON: The teams last met in 2009, when Minnehaha Academy prevailed 39-20
CONCORDIA ACADEMY SCHEDULE
Sept. 2: DELASALLE 36, Concordia Academy 20
Friday, Sept. 9 vs. Minnehaha Academy, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 16 at Breck, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 23 vs. St. Anthony Village, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 30 vs. Brooklyn Center, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7 at St. Croix Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14 vs. St. Agnes, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at New Life Academy/St. Croix Prep, 7 p.m.
MINNEHAHA ACADEMY SCHEDULE
Sept. 2: Minnehaha Academy 41, BROOKLYN CENTER 7
Friday, Sept. 9 at Concordia Academy, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 16 vs. St. Anthony Village, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Breck, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1 vs. Blake, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7, vs. Providence Academy, 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14 at St. Paul Academy/Mounds Park Academy, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs. DeLaSalle, 3:30 p.m.
