Friday Night Lights Scoreboard
Friday night brought another busy slate of high school football across Minnesota, with several statement wins, a handful of close finishes, and plenty of action involving teams across the Ingstad Minnesota Radio Network coverage area.
One of the biggest games in the state took place in the Twin Cities, where Moorhead handed previously unbeaten Wayzata a 41-22 loss. The Spuds entered the night undefeated and ranked No. 1 in a statewide High School On SI ranking. With the victory, Moorhead improved to 4-0 on the season.
Thief River Falls also turned in one of the strongest performances of the night, rolling past Roseau 43-6.
Across northwest Minnesota, Kittson County Central edged Goodridge-Grygla 20-14, while Win-E-Mac powered past Fertile-Beltrami 58-12. Fosston won a close battle over Stephen-Argyle 26-21, and Red Lake County Central defeated Bagley 36-22.
Crookston picked up a 13-6 victory over Cass Lake-Bena, Mahnomen/Waubun rolled past Nevis 49-6, and Clearbrook-Gonvick defeated Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 34-14.
In central Minnesota, Hutchinson came up short against Marshall, falling 27-13.
Annandale turned in a dominant performance with a 42-7 win over Watertown-Mayer, while New London-Spicer slipped past Dassel-Cokato 16-14 in one of the closest games of the night.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City defeated Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 26-6, Kimball beat St. Cloud Cathedral 28-3, and Renville County West topped Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 20-6.
Central Public Schools fell to Waseca 35-0, while Mankato West defeated Waconia 21-6.
West Central Area came away with a hard-fought 12-8 win over Ashby/Brandon-Evansville. Hancock also won a thriller, edging Ortonville 24-20.
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta fell to Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 28-18, while Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa defeated Browerville/Eagle Valley 41-26.
Lac qui Parle Valley had a strong night offensively, beating MACCRAY 38-16.
Willmar continued its strong start to the season with a 28-7 victory over Rocori in Cold Spring. The Cardinals entered Friday as one of the state’s top teams and came away with another convincing win.
Springfield defeated Dawson-Boyd 21-10, while Litchfield rolled past Montevideo 59-6. Minneota defeated Lakeview 42-12, and Paynesville Area shut out BOLD 36-0.
The New Ulm Eagles earned one of the night’s most dramatic wins, holding off Belle Plaine 14-12.
The victory improved New Ulm to 3-1 on the season and put the Eagles back in the win column following their first loss of the year the previous week.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran also had a big night, shutting out Windom 35-0.
It was another action-packed Friday night across Minnesota, with teams throughout IMRN country turning in big performances as the high school football season continues.
