The Minnetonka defense runs to the sidelines after a fourth-down stop in the red zone in the Skippers' 21-13 home victory Friday night. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The similarities are too obvious to ignore, but this time, it just felt different.
After holding off a second-half surge by Shakopee, Minnetonka improved to 5-0 with a 21-13 victory Friday in a battle of unbeaten Class 6A powers before a homecoming crowd of 8,145.
The Skippers, proudly showing off their new, attacking defense installed by defensive coordinator Matt Lombardi, suffocated Shakopee’s run-heavy veer offense for three quarters.
Meanwhile, the Skippers offense staked a 21-0 lead midway through the third quarter.
Football, however, has a way of humbling teams when things come too easy. For Minnetonka, that appeared to be the case in the second half.
Shakopee got on the scoreboard late in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 21-6.
One touchdown, right?
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