Knights Football Team Falls To Lakeville South In State Semifinal

ST. MICHAEL, MN — The St. Michael-Albertville football team’s playoff run came to an end Friday night in the Class 6A state semifinal game. The Knights gave up two early touchdowns against Lakeville South and never recovered, losing 40-14.

Top-ranked Lakeville South scored two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters to open up a 40-0 lead before St. Michael-Albertville found the end zone twice in the final quarter, according to statistics from MN Football Hub.

The Cougars held a 14-0 lead after running just three plays on offense, with junior running back Carson Hansen twice punishing fumbles by the Knights with long touchdown runs.

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Cougars quarterback Camden Dean completed two touchdown passes in the second quarter, one to senior tight end Chase Androff and one to Hansen to open up a 27-0 lead at halftime.

Junior running back Ian Segna added to Lakeville South’s lead with a 4-yard touchdown run with just under seven minutes left in the third quarter before Hansen capped the Cougar’s scoring with a 47-yard touchdown run.

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The Knights hit back in the fourth quarter to avoid a shutout, with junior running back Conner Luongvan scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run before senior Jarrett Bennett converted a two-point attempt.

Senior quarterback Owen Neros connected with Rylan Maynard on a 12-yard touchdown pass to take the score to 40-14 with just under five minutes left in the game.

Neros finished the game with 78 passing yards after completing 12 of 24 passes. Bennett earned 84 rushing yards on 21 carries, while Luongvan added 56 yards on the ground from 12 carries, according to statistics on MN Football Hub.

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Lakeville South’s Carson Hansen racked up 201 rushing yards on just 14 carries and finished with two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown. Six other Cougars combined for another 132 rushing yards from 27 carries.

Cougars quarterback Camden Dean only threw the ball three times, completing two passes — both for touchdowns.

Lakeville South will play Maple Grove on Friday night at the U.S. Bank Stadium in the Class 6A state final. Maple Grove dominated Eden Prairie in the other Class 6A semifinal to reach its first-ever state title game.