Wayzata and running back Owen Winston (7) face a challenge against 2-0 Shakopee on Thursday. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The high school football weekend arrives early for only a few teams this week, but it’s a prominent group.
Three of the Thursday night games pit Class 6A teams, and four of the 6A teams playing are ranked in the state’s top eight in the class-by-class rankings released Tuesday. The 6A games on the Thursday schedule: No. 1 Edina at No. 5 Minnetonka, Prior Lake at No. 7 Eden Prairie, No. 6 Shakopee at Wayzata.
This all means the prognosticators’ week starts early, too. Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque have included a Thursday game among the ones they’ll analyze this week as part of their annual competition of picking high school football winners.
Each of them has missed only once in nine tries this season. Jim didn’t anticipate Edina’s victory over Eden Prairie last week, and David didn’t see Holy Angels defeating Minneapolis North the week before.
To see their picks and analysis for three Week 3 games, click here to read the story on startribune.com.
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- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 09/16/2024, 12:00pm CDT
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