Heartbreaker: Rosemount Upsets Stillwater 7-6

The No.1-seeded Stillwater Ponies will play Rosemount tonight at Pony Stadium for a state playoff berth in the Class AAAAAA football tournament. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

Stillwater (8-1) advanced to the state qualifying game after dismantling North St. Paul 41-13 in a Section 4AAAAAA quarterfinal. Rosemount (5-4) beat Lakeville South 20-7 in a Section 3AAAAAA.

The Ponies have played solid football all season long—and ride a six-game wining streak into the playoffs.

“They’re a good football team in a good conference and they played a good schedule. They had Eden Prairie for a nonconference game, so they’ve seen good competition,” Stillwater coach Beau LaBore told the Stillwater Gazette. “They have been in a lot of close games and they’ve won some of those games and they’ve lost some of those close games. It appears they have improved over the season and they have found a way to win more of those games in the second half of the season."

RELATED: Click here to read the Stillwater Gazette's preview of tonight's game.

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The forecast for Friday night's game is a partly cloudy evening with a low of 31 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Keep up with the Ponies this season by following @Ponies Football on Twitter, or liking the Ponies Football Facebook page.

Click here to read stories about some of the Ponies volunteer efforts during the off-season.

You can also listen to the game on the radio by tuning into KLBB AM-1220. 

Schedule:

Aug. 31: at Woodbury 7 p.m. (W, 20-18)

Sept. 7: White Bear Lake 7 p.m. (W, 28-19)

Sept. 14: at Cretin Derham Hall 7 p.m. (L, 27-13)

Sept. 21: Forest Lake 7 p.m. (W, 48-0)

Sept. 28: Mounds View 7 p.m. (W, 17-14)

Oct. 5: at East Ridge 7 p.m. (W, 24-21)

Oct. 12: Roseville 7 p.m. (W, 28-19)

Oct. 17: at Hastings 7 p.m. (W, 21-14)

Section Playoffs: North St. Paul 7 p.m. (W, 41-13)