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Football Friday Preview: St. Thomas Academy vs. Mahtomedi
St. Thomas Academy travels to Mahtomedi in a battle of Classic Suburban Conference powers Friday night.
FOOTBALL FRIDAY/GAMEDAY
St. Thomas Academy (2-0, 2-0 Classic Suburban Conference) vs. Mahtomedi (2-0, 2-0 Classic Suburban Conference)
PLAYMAKERS
—Nick Waldvogel (St. Thomas Academy – Running Back)
The junior leads the Cadets in rushing and receiving yards.
—Jeremiah Kracker (St. Thomas Academy – Linebacker)
Paces the Cadets with a team-best 19 tackles and three tackles for loss.
—Ben McDonald (Mahtomedi–Running Back)
The KARE-11 preseason All-Metro selection. Getting recruiting looks from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
—Luke Lindahl (Mahtomedi–Linebacker)
A starting linebacker who splits carries at running back. He is a big, strong back with good speed.
CADETS WIN IF...
They can continue their balanced offensive attack. Ten different players have scored touchdowns through the first two games.
ZEPHYRS WIN IF...
They can continue to get strong play from junior quarterback Jordan Goodmanson. He has helped the Zephyrs survive the loss of projected starter of Andrew Lindquist, who is sidelined for a month with a stress fracture.
2-MINUTE DRILL
SITE: Mahtomedi High School
TIME: 7 p.m. Friday
WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 56 degrees
LAST MEETING: St. Thomas beat Mahtomedi 22-21 at home in the third game on the 2010 season. Many observers felt it was the best game of the year.
ST. THOMAS SCHEDULE
Fri, Sept. 2 at Simley W 42-0
Fri, Sept. 9 vs. Richfield W 45-0
Fri, Sept. 16 at Mahtomedi
Fri, Sept. 23 vs. Tartan
Fri, Sept. 30 vs. North St. Paul
Fri, Oct. 7vs. Holy Family Catholic
Fri, Oct. 14 vs. Hill-Murray
Wed, Oct. 19 at Henry Sibley
MAHTOMEDI SCHEDULE
Fri, Sept. 2 at Tartan W 19-7
Fri, Sept. 9 vs. Simley W 28-0
Fri, Sept. 16 vs. St. Thomas Academy
Fri, Sept. 23 at Totino-Grace
Fri, Sept. 30 vs. Henry Sibley
Fri, Oct. 7 at North St. Paul
Fri, Oct. 14 vs. South St. Paul
Wed, Oct. 19 at Hill-Murray