All of the spirit and pep couldn’t help the Amundsen High School football team as they fell 30-0 Friday at Homecoming against Steinmetz College Prep.
“You always wish for better, but it happens, we’ll be ok. Steinmetz is a solid team,” coach Grant Jones said.
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The conditions were tough on Friday. The field turned into a muddy pit after several inches of rain this week.
“What we tried to do was keep Steinmetz on a shorter field,” Jones said. “We knew they would run to the grass and we tried to defend the grassier areas, but it’s tough slipping all over the place.”
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The coach said he was just happy to get through the game without any injuries.
Steinmetz scored twice in the first quarter and completed two 2-point conversions. Another touchdown and conversion came in the third, and one more touchdown topped it off in the fourth.
The Vikings went 1-8 on the season, which ended on Friday. With two juniors at the quarterback position, Jones said they’d be a solid team next year.
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