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The Trojans soundly beat the Rosemount Irish with their outstanding running game and a stout defensive effort. With spectacular performances by the Wayzata offensive line and running backs Garrett Englehardt and Kris Kroeten, the Trojans defeated the Irish 34-10 to advance to the Class 5A Prep Bowl and will play the Blaine Bengals in two weeks, the day after Thanksgiving. Photo by Eric Berg.

1ST QUARTER

John Ries and the Trojans started from their 17 yard line. Ries tried to get the ball to Fritz Rock in the flat to no avail. A handoff of second down to Garrett Englehardt gained 2 yards to make it 3rd and 8 from thier own 19 yard line. Ries dropped back and threw it to Rock who gained 7 yards to bring up 4th down. Ryan Macgregor punted the ball away to the Irish.

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Rosemount started at their own 41 yard line. Chase Vogler started at quarteback, but Wayzata lined up in the nuetral zone to give the Irish a free 5 yards. Vogler tried to get another snap and an offsides penalty against the Trojans gave the Irish a free first down. Andy Malicki gained 6 yards to his left. Rosemount picked up a false start, and the Wayzata gave it right back with another offside to give back the five yards. After all of that, it was 2nd and 4 on the Rosemount 43 yard line. Garrett Glaus was met by AJ Troup after a gain of 1. Vogler was stopped for a small gain to make it 4th and short. Rosemount picked up a first down on strong running by Malicki. On 1st and 10 from the Wayzata 39 yard line, Vogler threw into double coverage and the ball fell incomplete with good coverage. Vogler threw a screen pass to Glaus who gained a bunch and pushed the ball to the Wayzata 11 yard line for a 1st down. A carry by Malicki brought the ball to the 5 yard line. Vogler ran the option to his left and was stopped by Chris Meyers for no gain to bring up 4th down. Andrew
Hausmann kicked a field goal to make it 3-0.

Wayzata started at their 19 yard line. Ries and Company tried an out to Fritz Rock who picked up an easy 4 yards to make it 2nd and 6 from the 25. Englehardt gained a couple to his left to make it 3rd and 3. Another Ries handoff to Englehardt ran through a big hole to pick up a first down. From the 33 yard line, Ries rolled to his right and passed it to Tarpley who picked up 17 yards to advance the ball to the 50 yard line for another 1st down. Englehardt gained 5 to his right to make it 2nd and 5. Garrett followed some great blocks to his right to pick up another 1st down on the Irish 44. A quick slant pass to Adan Hassan gained 5 yards to make it 2nd and 5. Ries tried a deep pass to Nolan Odland who ran into the end zone who was flanked with double coverage to bring up 3rd down. Englehardt zipped straight up the middle for another Trojan first down at the Irish 26 yard line. Ries handed off to Garrett for a short gain. Englehardt gained 7 up the middle to make it 3rd and 4. Ries threw to Aaron Roth to pick up some nice yardage.

2ND QUARTER

On a 1st and 13, Kris Kroeten followed the Hogs blocking to break off a 13 yard touchdown run. David Stranghoener added the extra point to make it 7-3 in favor of the Trojans with 11:55 remaining in the 2nd Quarter.

The Irish started at their 30 yardline with Vogler pitching back to Tyler Sandoz to gain 3 yards. Another handoff to Malicki to pick up a couple. A pass into the flat was well defended by Grant Olson and Daryl Brown to bring up 4th down. The Irish punted it away.

Wayzata started with better field position at their 31 yard line. A Ries handoff to Englehardt gained a couple. A screen pass to Fritz Rock picked up a bunch of yards, and a first down at the 42 yard line. Some tough running by Kroeten gained 7 yards and brought the ball just shy of the 50 yard line. A quick slant to Cecil Doe fell incomplete to bring up 3rd down. Englehardt tried his right side and was turned away from the 1st down to make it 4th and 2. Ryan Macgregor punted the ball away.

Rosemount took over at their 23 yard line. Vogler handed off to Malicki who gained 4 yards to make it 2nd and 6. Zachary Vraa caught a Vogler pass for a first down, and was tacked by Daryl Brown. Vogler was stopped after a gain of 1 by the d-line. Vogler tried to get it to Vraa and was well defended by Brown. A blitzing Trojan defense forced Vogler to throw the ball away to bring up 4th down. Hawley punted the ball to the Trojan 26 yard line.

Ries and Company started again with a pass to Matt Tarpley who gained 7 yards. A Ries handoff to Kroeten gained another 7 yards for a well deserved 1st down. A false start backed up the Trojans to thier own 35 yard line to make it 1st and 15. Ries hit Rock in stride on a bullet slant to gain 17 yards for a Trojan first down. Englehardt followed the blocks the Hogs gave him for a 8 yard gain to the Irish 40 yard line. Kroeten carried the ball to his right side for a 1 yard gain to bring up 3rd down. The Trojans came out in an I formation, and Ries gained a couple on the QB keeper to pick up the 1st down. Englehardt broke off another 5 yard run to make it 2nd and 5. Ries flipped it to Tarpley to gain 4 yards to make it 3rd and 1 with 2:00 left in the half. Kroeten followed the blocks of the Hogs to scamper up the middle for a 28 yard touchdown run. Stranghoener added the extra point to make it 14-3 with 1:45 left in the 2nd quarter.

The Irish started at their own 23 yard line with a 1st down and 1:45 left in the half. Grant Olson sacked Vogler for a loss of 3 to make it 2nd and 13. Vogler tried to throw the ball downfield, the ball was tipped, and hit Daryl Brown in the midsection, then fell to the ground. Vogler tried to get it to Vraa, but the ball hit the ground to bring out the Irish punting unit. Jack Pauley kicked it out of bounds at the Trojan 46 yard line.

Ries and Company came out with :49 left on the clock. Ries tried to get it to Cecil Doe but overthrew him. Ries flipped a screen pass to Odland for a gain of 7 to make it 3rd and 3. Ries threw it to his right, and Irish defender Jack Pawley who returned it to the Trojan 38 yard line.

Vogler threw it to an unidentified Rosemount reciever, but Hoffer and Brown provided outstanding coverage to keep the Irish from gaining yards with just seconds left. Vogler threw it as far as he could on a hail mary, to have it intercepted by AJ Tarpley to end the half.

HALFTIME STATS

Wayzata picked up 11 first downs in the first half. They ran 33 plays for 194 yards compared to Rosemounts’ 23 plays for 61 yards. Time of possesion favored Wayzata with 14:52 for the Trojans compared to 8:59 for the Irish. The Trojans were 5 for 8 in 3rd down conversions, and Rosemount went 1 for 6.

3RD QUARTER

The Irish started at their own 30 yard line. Vogler kept it for a yard to bring up 2nd and 9. Another Vogler keeper was stuffed by Carl West for no gain to make it 3rd and 9 at their own 31 yard line. Grant Olson sacked Vogler for 11 yards to make it 4th and 20. Pawley kicked it away and it bounced out of bounds to the Irish 48 yard line.

Ries and Company started the second half with great field position at the Rosemount 48 yard line. Ries handed off to Englehardt who carried a defender on his back to the 40 yard line for an 8 yard gain. Another Englehardt carry picked up a yard to make it 3rd and 1. A bruising Kroeten picked up a 1st down at the Irish 34 yard line. Ries threw it to Grant Olson who scampered up the sideline, ran over an Irish defender, and was pushed out of bounds at the 9 yard line. Kroeten picked up 4 yards to his left off of blocks by the Hogs to make it 2nd and goal at the Rosemount 5 yard line. Englehardt took a Ries handoff into the end zone off a massive block by Bennett Rustad. Stranghoener added the extra point to make it 21-3 in favor of the Trojans with 7:30 left in the 3rd quarter.

The Irish started at their own 37 yard line. Vogler threw it backwards, but the Irish held onto it. Vogler threw it to an Irish receiver who was met immediately by Daryl Brown. A Vogler pass was well defended by Paul Hoffer to bring up 4th down. Rosemount faked the punt, and threw it to Vraa to pick up the 1st down at the Wayzata 42 yard line. Milicki gained 1 yard up the middle. A Vogler option keeper gained another yard to make it 3rd and 8. Vogler threw a rocket to Vraa who was tackled immediately by Trojan defender Brown to make it 4th and 2. A Vogler pass to Vraa fell imcomplete to turn it over on downs.

Wayzata started at their own 34 yard line. Ries and Company came out passing to Cecil Doe, but it was well defended by Rosemount defender Glaus. Kroeten picked up 2 yards to make it 3rd and 8. A screen pass to Fritz Rock gained 7 yards, just shy of the 1st down marker to bring on the Trojan punt unit.

The Irish took over at their own 26 yard line. Ben Lucious replaced Vogler, and gained 1 yard. Lucious pitched it to Vraa who threw it down field, and Chris Meyers intercepted the ball, and pitched it to Jack Egan who advanced the ball to the 36 yard line.

Englehardt gained 9 yards on a carry to the left. Garrett also carried the ball for 3 yards to gain another Trojan 1st down.

4TH QUARTER

Ries and company started the 4th quarter with a Kroeten 7 yard rush to the Wayzata 45 yard line. Englehardt was stopped for no gain by Jay McPhillips. Kroeten gained a yard up the middle to bring up 4th down. Ryan MacGregor kicked it away to the Irish deepman Glaus.

Glaus was well covered and stopped at the Rosemount 15 yard line. Vogler handed off to Tyler Sandoz who was stopped after a 5 yard gain. Vogler threw it towards Glaus, but Robbie Heflin provided excellent coverage to make it 3rd and 5. A pass attempt by Vogel to Glaus was well defended by David Boegel to bring up 4th and 5. Pauly kicked it to the Trojan 36 yard line.

Ries and Company came out with a false start to make it 1st and 15 from their own 31 yard line. A Ries rollout pass to Tarpley picked up 9 yards to make it 2nd and 6. Kroeten broke off 30 yards to advance the ball to the Irish 35 yard line and a Trojan 1st down. Englehardt smashed his way up the middle for a 6 yard gain to make it 2nd and 4. Englehardt lost a yard on the next play to make it 3rd and 6 with 6:30 left in the game. A Ries screen pass to AJ Tarpley gained another 30 yards to make it 1st and goal from the 4 yard line of the Irish. Englehardt picked up 1 to his left. Englehardt followed Bennet Rustad into the end zone to score the touchdown. Stranghoener’s extra point attempt was blocked to make it 27-3 in favor of Wayzata with 5:40 left in the game.

The Irish started their next drive at their own 34 yard line. A Vogler pass attempt to Vraa was out of bounds. Vogler ran to his right to gain 7 yards to make it 3rd and 3. Vraa caught a Vogler pass for a 1st down, and was tackeld immediately by Chris Meyers. Broback gained 7 to his left. Vogler passed to an Irish reciever and David Boegel provided the coverage. Toby Okuyemi sacked Vogler who put the ball on the turf; Jack Egan scooped it up and returned it about 40 yards for a touchdown. Stranghoener added the extra point to make it 34-3 in favor of the Trojans with 3:32 left in the game.

The Irish started at their own 42 yard line. The Trojans put in their 2nd defensive unit. Vogler rolled to his right with Trojans in pursuit who forced him out of bounds for a gain of 3 yards. Vogler rolled to his left and threw it to Jordan Maeck for an Irish 1st down. Vogler heaved it to Vraa who came down with it on the Trojan 3 yard line. Maxwell Busher caught a Vogler pass in the end zone for their 1st touchdown of the evening. Brobeck’s extra point attempt was good to make it 34-10 in favor of Wayzata with 2:27 left in the game.

Kramer Berg under center for the Trojans handed off to Chris Lindsey who gained a couple yards. Another Lindsay carry gained another yard to make it 3rd and 7 on thier own 36 yard line. Aaron Roth carried the ball for a couple more yards. Ryan Macgregor punted the ball away.

The Irish’s Kevin Larson ran a play and was tackled by Max Baker for the last play of the game.

Stay tuned to Wayzata.com for stats, a scoring summary, and the media report.

FIRST QUARTER
R- Hausmann 22 FG
SECOND QUARTER
W – Kroeten 13 run (Stranghoener kick)
W – Kroeten 29 run (Stranghoener kick)
THIRD QUARTER
W – Engelhardt 5 run (Stranghoener kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
W – Engelhardt 4 run (kick blocked)
W – Egan 50 yd fumble return (Stragnhoener kick)
R – Busher 2 pass from Vogler (Hausmann kick)

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The Wayzata Trojans well be appearing in the Semi-finals for the Class 5A Championship in football, aka the Prep Bowl tomarrow night at 8:15 in the Metrodome. Head Coach Brad Anderson joined me for our regular segment to put the Final Word on the victory over St. Cloud Tech and to Preview the Rosemount Irish.

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Head Coach Brad Anderson joined me for our regular segment this morning to put the Final Word on the Champlin Park vitory and to Preview St. Cloud Tech as the Wayzata Trojan Football team gets ready to enter the Minnesota State Tournament.

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The Wayzata Trojans football team defeated a pesky Anders Lee and the Edina Hornets team tonight to clinch the Classic Lake Conference Championship and go undefeated in the regular season with a record of 8-0. Strong performances by John Ries, Matt Tarpley, Chris Meyers, Daryl Brown and Garrett Englehardt, and the entire Wayzata Trojan defense lifted the Trojans above the Hornets with just minutes left in the game.

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1st QUARTER

Edina started the game from their 37 yard line. Anders Lee picked up a couple yards on the first play. A swing pass to the left picked up 3 more, and a Trojan penalty gave the Hornets a first and 10 at their own 48 yard line. Lee’s pass to Stephen Asp was defended by Robbie Heflin who was called for pass interferance, getting their just a hair early. The Hornets were know at their 37, and Lee picked up 7 yards on a quarteback keeper to make it 2nd and 3 from the Wayzata 31 yard line. Edina came out in a trips to the right formation, and got a delay of game penalty to make it 2nd and 8. Lee on the keeper was brought down by John Connelly after a gain of 2 yards. Pressure by the Wayzata defensive line forced Lee to throw it away. A screen pass to the Hornets running back was well defended by AJ Tarpley to take over on downs.

Wayzata started with a quick pass from John Ries to Matt Tarpley for a 4 yard gain. A handoff to Kevin Knight picked up a bunch of yards to bring Wayzata to the Hornet 43. Chris Kroeten dove to the left for a gain of 7 yards to make it 2nd and 3. Garrett Englehardt ran to the right for two yards to make it 3rd and 1 on the Edina 34. Kevin Knight got no gain to bring up a 4th down. Chris Kroeten followed his blocking back to the right for a Trojan First Down on the Edina 24 yard line. A play action pass to Ryan Macgregor down the right sideline gained 10 yards and a first down at the Hornet 15 yard line. John Ries threw a bullet to Fritz Rock on a slant pattern for 12 yards as the Trojans crept ever closer to the end zone. A hand off from Ries to Chris Kroeten lost 1 yard. Garrett Englehardt also was stopped for no gain to bring up 3rd down on the Edina 4 yard line. A pass to Grant Olson was defended well to bring up 4th down. David Stranghoener kicked a field goal to make it 3-0 Wayzata with 3:37 left in the first quarter.

Chris Lindsey stuck a Hornet kick returner from their own 15 yard line. An Anders Lee keeper was met by AJ Tarpley for a 1 yard loss. Kevin Potas corralled Lee after a host of Trojans forced him out of the pocket to bring up 3rd and 10. Lee’s pass to a Hornet receiver picked up 19 yards with Paul Hoffer on the coverage. Tobi Okuyemi stuffed an Edina run for no gain. A prayer by by Lee to Joey Herring was cought for 35 yards to bring the Hornets to the Wayzata 27 yard line. Kevin Potas sacked Anders Lee for a loss of 10 yards to make it 2nd and 20. A Lee pass attempt to the left sailed out of bounds.

2nd QUARTER

A field goal attempt by Edina on 4th down fell short.

Wayzata took over on downs at their own 20 yard line. A John Ries pass to Matt Tarpley gained 7 yards to make it 2nd and 3. A Ries handoff to Englehardt picked up a couple of yards to make it 3rd and 1. A quarterback sneak by John Ries was enough for a Trojan 1st down. A shoestring catch by Chris Kroeten was negated by a Wayzata holding penalty. A pass attempt by Ries was tipped at the line of scrimedge to bring up 2nd and 28 yards. A swing pass to Fritz Rock gained 7 yards. A long strike to Cameron Krugerud fell incomplete to bring on Mac Cameron and Trojan punting unit.

Edina took over on their own 47 yard line. Lee started in the shotgun formation and missed John Eppel. A Lee keeper picked up 4 yards, he was brought down by a host of Trojans. Lees next pass also missed the mark and was well defended by Grant Olson. A Hornet false start ensured that the punting unit would kick it away.

Darryl Brown brought it out 5 yards to the 20 yard line. Garrett Englehardt scampered to the left for an 80 yard touchdown, only to have it called back on a holding penalty. It brought up 1st and 12 from the Trojan 17. A Tarpley pass to Adan Hassan gained 3 yards. A Tarpley pass to Nolan Odland fell incomplete. An end around by Englehardt gained a yard, to bring out the Trojan punting unit. Ryan Macgregor punted it to Edina’s Anders Lee for 40 yards with no return.

Edina started their next series from their own 37 yard line. An attempt by Lee to one of his recievers was well defended by Jack Egan to make it 2nd and 10. A wide receiver screen to John Eppel gained 38 yards, and Paul Hoffer made a touchdown saving tackle. Anders Lee ran up the middle for another 10 yards. Lee handed off to Colin Moynihan for a gain of 5. Chris Meyers brought Moynihan down. Anders Lee was tackled by Myers and Grant Olson after a gain of 4 to bring up 3rd and inches at the Wayzata 4 yard line. A fake handoff and keeper by Lee was stuffed by a host of Trojans for a loss of 1 to bring up 4th and 1. John Eppel attempted 27 yard field goal for the Hornets and made it. Wayzata 3, Edina 3 with 4:07 left in the 2nd Quarter.

The Trojans tried a pass for no gain. Grant Olson picked up a 1st down. A Garrett Englehardt rush was for no gain. A Ries attempt to Nolan Odland fell incomplete. The Trojan punting unit came onto the field and Ryan Macgregor sailed one to the 35 yard line.

An Anders Lee pass attempt was intercepted at about the 45 yard line by Chris Meyers and returned to the house for the Trojans first Touchdown of the evening. Stranghoener added the extra point to make it 10-3 Wayzata with 2:37 left in the game.

Edina started from their own 11 yard line. A 3 yard pickup by Lee brought up 2nd and 7 yards. Another Lee pass attempt fell incomplete. A Lee keeper picked up 3 yards. Edina punted the ball away to AJ Troup, who brought it out to the Wayzata 47 yard line.

Garret Englehardt took a handoff from Ries for a gain of 3. John Ries flipped the ball to Matt Tarpley for 6 yards to make it 3rd and 2. Ries, under pressure, threw the ball away to make it 4th and 2 on the Hornet 45. Kevin Knight was turned away on 4th.

Lee’s pass attempt fell incomplete. A heave by Lee down the field brought the ball to the to the Trojan 25 yard line. With 15.4 left on the the 1st half clock, Lee was persued heavily by the Trojan defensive line, and forced to throw it away. A screen pass attempt to Colin Moynihan fell incomplete with 2.5 seconds left. A field goal attempt by John Eppel was blocked as time expired on the first half.

3rd QUARTER

The Trojans started at their own 21 yard line. Kroeten gained 4 yards on the first play of the second half with a run. Garrett Englehardt picked up a couple more to make it 3rd and 4. A Ries pass attempt to Fritz Rock fell incomplete. A short punt by Ryan Macgregor gave the Hornets great field position.

Edina started on the Trojans 36 yard line. Moynihan was tackled by John Connelly. Another rush by Moynihan was stopped for a 1 yard loss by Grant Olson to bring up 3rd and 6. Anders Lee scramble to the left side and was pushed out of bounds by Kevin Potas to make it 4th and 4 at the Trojan 30. A double screen to Anders Lee picked up 17 yards and a Hornet 1st down. Lee kept the ball and ran to the 4 yard line and was tackled by John Connelly to make it 2nd and 3. A host of Trojans stopped Lee on another keeper. Lee dashed into the end zone for a touchdown, and John Eppel added the extra point to make it 10-10 with 7:10 left in the 3rd quarter.

Wayzata started it’s next drive on the Trojan 20 yard line. A rushing attempt netted no yards, and a follow up pass from Ries to Adan Hassan fell incomplete. Edina’s Zach Budish sacked Ries on the Wayzata 10 yard line to make it 4th down.

The Hornets started their next drive. Lee tried another keeper and was tackled by Connelly. A deep toss down the field was overthrown to make it 3rd and 6. Lee’s next pass was well defended again by Connelly to make it 4th and 6 at the 38 yard line. Eppel punted the ball to the Trojan 3 yard line.

4th QUARTER

Englehardt carried the ball for a gain of 7 yards to kick off the Trojan drive from their own 3. He then bit off another bunch of yards for a 1st down. Chris Kroeten ran aroun d defenders to pick up 5 yards to make it 2nd and 5. He tried the left side for a gain of 3. Garrett Englehardt played some smash mouth football to pick up a difficult 1st down and keep the chains moving. Kroeten was stopped after a gain of 3 yards. A Ries attempt down the field to Odland fell incomplete. Another attempt to Fritz Rock in the flat gained 19 yards to give the Trojans 1st and 10 at the Wayzata 47 yard line. Kroeten was stopped for a small loss on the next rushing attempt. Garrett Englehardt cut back to his right to pick up 14 yards on the next play and a new set of downs. Kroeten gained 10 yards to his right as scampered up the sideline for another Trojan 1st down. Englehardt tried to go up the middle and was met by the Hornet defensive line. Kroeten tried the right side again and earned a couple of yards. Kroeten was tripped up to make it 4th and 3 on the Hornet 24 yard line. A Ries pass to Chris Lindsey coming out of the backfield gained the necessary yardage for a Trojan first down. Englehardt tried up the middle for no gain. A Ries pass to Matt Tarpley along the left sideline gained 9 yards and left the Trojans with 3rd and 1 on the Edina 12. Kroeten fumbled the ball on the half yard line and Edina fell on it.

Edina started at their half yard line. Lee had a keeper for a couple yards. Another Lee keeper made it 3rd and 1 on the Hornet 9 yard line. Another Lee keeper picked up a Hornet 1st down. An Anders Lee pass attempt bounced off Grant Olson. On third down, AJ Tarpley stuck Lee for no gain to bring up 4th down. The Edina punt rolled to the Wayzata 47 yard line.

Ries and company started at their own 47 yard line. A handoff to Englehardt lost 2 yards. Another Englehardt carry picked up 1o yards to make it 3rd and 2. A handoff from Ries to Kroeten to the right picked up 2 and a half yards and a Trojan 1st down. A Ries screen pass to Adan Hassan picked up 3 yards. Englehardt bruised his way to another Wayzata first down at the Edina 32 yard line. Englehardt’s 2nd consecutive carry brought the Trojans to the Edina 27 yard line. With just a couple minutes remaining, and Wayzata driving, it was all tied up at 10-10. Ries had a great play with a a naked bootleg for a 7 yard gain to crack the Edina red zone with a 1st down. Englehardt smashed his way behind his offensive line for 8 yards. Another hand off to Englehardt from Ries brought the Trojans to the Hornet 1 yard line with 1:30 left. Coach Anderson again entrusted the ball to Englehardt, who dove over the goal line to score the touchdown. Stranghoener’s extra point attempt was blocked to make it 16-10 with 1:18 remaining in the 4th quarter.

Edina started at their own 32 yard line. Lee dropped back from the shotgun formation and threw it into the arms of Trojan Daryl Brown for the interception to seal the game for Wayzata.

Ries and Co. took a collective knee to end the game. Trojans remain unbeaten in the regular season, and are Classic Lake Conference Champs.

FIRST QUARTER
W- Stranghoener 22 FG
SECOND QUARTER
E- Eppel 27 FG
W – Myers 41 interception return (Stranghoener kick)
THIRD QUARTER
E – Lee 4 run (Eppel kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
E – Engelhardt 2 run (kick blocked)

Head Coach Brad Anderson had this to say after the game, “We knew this was a big game for a couple or reasons. One, the number one seed in our section, that’s a very important thing to have because it gives you a day off. While everyone else is playing next Tuesday we get to rest up and get a day off. And we also know we get to play at home throughout our sections. Both those things were huge as far as motivation. The other one is that we believe our Conference Championship means something, we start off the season talking about a conference championship to beat all 4 of the other teams in our Conference.”

Wayzata quarterback John Ries had this to say, “…that last drive, you can see it tonight. We have drive, we have motivation, we know we are a good team, we just have to execute.” Asked about a critical completion to Matt Tarpley, Ries had this to say, “We were developing that the previous plays. We were handing off, handing off, and then I just booted out and almost fell on my face, but I made a good play, it came through, and we got a first down…”

Chris Meyers talked about his 3rd interception returned for a touchdown in two weeks, “We got a lot of pressure from the [defensive line] and [Anders Lee] through it right to me, and had the sideline to go down the field.”

Daryl Brown talked about the interception late in the fourth quarter to seal the game, and what it meant to him and his team, “It means a lot to me. The guys on the sideline kept telling me, you are going to get it, going to get it. I just went with that!”

Stay tuned to Wayzata.com for a full media report on Wayzata’s win over Edina.

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Wayzata Football Head Coach Brad Anderson was kind enough to join me for our regular segment this evening in a short week for the Trojans. They beat Burnsville 70-0 last Friday night and take on the visiting Edina Hornets Wednesday night at Trojan Stadium, 7:00pm.

Dan Gustafson: Congratulations on the win over Burnsville last night Coach. Did you accomplish everything you wanted to accomplish there?

Brad Anderson: We wanted to go in and come away with a win. So that was number 1 and we did that. We played a lot of players, we got a lot of kids who normally wouldn’t get a chance to play in a varsity game, and that was good. From that perspective, I thought it was great. You are never totally happy with how you play, but overall I thought we played a pretty good game.

DG: How did you feel about setting your scoring record?

BA: That wasn’t high on my priority list ever to do. I don’t know if you ever really feel good about a game like that, on either side. I never want to see a team be on the other end of that, and it is not something that we set out to do. I guess it is a result of their play and our play that night. It does take something to score 70, I think the fact that the defense played so well had a lot to do with it.

DG: Your defense played extremely well. Chris Meyers had 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns…

BA: We had 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns, Chris had them both. We had a punt return for a touchdown, a blocked punt for a touchdown, and then a couple of other punt returns that set us up in good field position. All those parts came together.

DG: What do you know about Edina?

BA: They are a very well coached team. They run a spread offense. The have a quarterback, [Anders Lee] who runs it extremely well. He is a double threat in the fact that you have to play him as a passer and as a runner. Defensively, they have been very tough on us over the years. The run a defense that we don’t see throughout the regular season, other than when we play them. We play them with only a couple days practice, and it makes it even more difficult. They are a good club, and they were last years [Classic Lake] Conference Champs. We respect them very much.

DG: How do you anticipate you will handle Anders Lee?

BA: I think the big thing is we are going to make their team beat us. He is one part of the team, he’s obviously a very important part of their team, but defensively we really go out their and try to make them play not to their strength. Coach Lombardi does a good job of making people do things that maybe they don’t want to do. That’s our number 1 objective. Maybe make them play left handed.