Adam Spurrell has a message for Maple Grove High School football fans and parents.
Relax.
He may be a first-year head coach, but Spurrell has spent the better part of two decades coaching the Crimson in some capacity. He knows his team. He knows what he has and what they can do.
Undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Class 6A — and No. 1 in the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Top 20 class-crossing football rankings — Maple Grove has been in a class of its own all season.
For more on Maple Grove and its first-year head coach heading into Friday's showdown with Eden Prairie, click here to read this story on startribune.com.