Prep Football

The Crusaders narrowly avoided a big upset in their playoff opener, topping Milaca 15-12 on a 75 yard touchdown pass from Jeff Fasching to Brady Yoerg with under ten minutes to play. Cathedral enters their semifinal matchup with the Mustangs at 5-4 overall...

The Sabres might be the hottest team in the area at the moment, as coach Scott Hentges’ squad is currently riding a five game winning streak to put their record at 6-3. Sartell-St. Stephen topped winless Sauk Rapids-Rice 28-6 in the opening round of the playoffs...

The Eagles finished the season as Central Lakes Conference South Division champions with a 6-2 record. Apollo beat Moorhead 27-20 back in week two. Their successful regular season earned them a first round bye, head coach Justin Skaalerud discusses the team's routine during the bye and previews the game with the Spuds...

The Spartans ended a tough regular season on a high note with a 16-15 win over Sauk Rapids-Rice in Cold Spring to finish 2-6. ROCORI rode that momentum into Little Falls, where the upset the Flyers 24-21 to open the section playoffs. 8/30 @ Apollo (L 15-27) 9/6 vs Fergus Falls (L 33-12) 9/14 (Sat) @ Tech (L 34-20) 9/20 vs Alexandria (W 26-21) 9/27 @ Bemidji (L 40-20) 10/4 @ Sartell (L 56-24) 10/11

The ROCORI Spartan football team suffered through some growing pains in 2013, finishing the regular season with a 2-6 record. However, that did not stop the Spartans from upsetting Little Falls in the opening round of the section playoffs Tuesday night...

The sixth-seeded ROCORI Spartans football team upset three-seed Little Falls 24-21 Friday night. The Spartans improved to 3-6 with the win and have won back to back games for the first time this season. ROCORI recovered their own opening kickoff at the 31 yard line of Little Falls after the ball bounced high into the air and the aggressive Spartan special teams pounced on the ball...

Sauk Rapids-Rice fell to 0-8 on the season with a narrow 16-15 loss at ROCORI on Wednesday night. The Storm will head to Sartell to take on the Sabres in the opening round of the section playoffs Tuesday night. 8/30 vs Willmar (L 42-30) 9/6 @ Bemidji (L 45-22) 9/13 vs Apollo (L 42-20) 9/20 @ Fergus Falls (L 35-34) 9/27 vs Moorhead (L 49-28) 10/4 @ Tech (L 21-14) 10/11 vs Sartell (L 56-7) 10/16 @ R

Scott Hentges joined the Saturday Morning Coaches' Show to talk about his team's comeback win Wednesday over Apollo at Sartell. The Sabres will host Sauk Rapids-Rice on Tuesday to open the playoffs. 8/30 @ Tech (SCSU) (L 0-14) 9/6 @ Alexandria (W 27-19) 9/13 vs Willmar (L 46-7) 9/20 vs Bemidji (L 31-24) 9/27 @ Grand Rapids (W 38-7) 10/4 vs Rocori (W 56-24) 10/11 @ Sauk Rapids (W 56-7) 10/16 vs Apo

ROCORI finished out their regular season with a 16-15 nail-biting win over Sauk Rapids-Rice in Cold Spring. The Spartans will face the Little Falls Flyers in Little Falls on Tuesday night to open the playoffs. 8/30 @ Apollo (L 15-27) 9/6 vs Fergus Falls (L 33-12) 9/14 (Sat) @ Tech (L 34-20) 9/20 vs Alexandria (W 26-21) 9/27 @ Bemidji (L 40-20) 10/4 @ Sartell (L 56-24) 10/11 vs Willmar (L 56-14) 10

Apollo suffered a 21-17 setback against Sartell-St. Stephen to close out the regular season, but there is plenty of positivity surrounding the Eagles heading into the postseason. Apollo secured their first division title since 1995, and earned a first round playoff bye...