Tech Football

Sartell-St. Stephen 21, Tech 20 (Parker Hagen threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jake Wensel with :07 left to tie the game and the extra point was the game-winner. Jake Peterson ran 39 times for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns for Tech. Peterson passes Scott Schmitz to become the all-time leading rusher in Tech Football history. Eric McAfee ran for 91 yards and 1 touchdown for Sartell. Parker Hagen threw for 182 yards and 1 touchdown with a rushing score. Tech is 3-3 and will play at Apollo next Friday. Sartell is 5-1 and will host Willmar next Friday night).

Week 6 of the High School Football season is tonight. The games on the schedule include Sartell-St. Stephen (4-1) at Tech (3-2) at St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium. The winner of this game will likely be the #2 seed in Section 85A behind top seeded Moorhead. Tech lost 48-40 at home against Moorhead last Friday. Sartell was ranked #10 in the State in Class 5A last week before losing to Fergus Falls.

#7 Moorhead 48, Tech 40 (Tech led 20-6 in the first half and 27-20 at halftime. Jacob Peterson had a hand in all 6 Tech touchdowns. He ran for 4 touchdowns, returned a kick for a score and threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Jay Kedrowski. Tech falls to 3-2. Moorhead is 5-0 and has the inside track for the #1 or #2 seed in Section 85A)

Tech 28, Sauk Rapids-Rice 6 (Jacob Peterson ran for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns and Tanner Skaja had a 47-yard touchdown run. Brandon Morrison had a 90-yard punt return touchdown. Tech is 3-1. Sauk Rapids-Rice is 0-4) Sartell-St. Stephen 27, Grand Rapids 8 (Eric McAfee ran for 103 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown for the Sabres. McAfee left the game after the first quarter with hip flexor injury and head coach Scott Hentges says McAfee is expecting to play next week. Sam Neeser and Mathew Worzala each scored rushing touchdowns for the Sabres. Sartell-St. Stephen is 4-0).

The High School football regular season will be half over after this weekend. The week 4 schedule includes St. Cloud Tech playing at Sauk Rapids-Rice at 7pm. The game is a "Tackle Cancer" game with opportunities to contribute to the battle against Cancer. Randy Shaver of KARE 11 and the Minnesota High School football coaches have gotten together to help fight cancer.

Tech 47, Grand Rapids 35 (Tech led by as many as 34 in the 2nd half before Grand Rapids made a comeback. Jake Peterson ran for 278 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Tigers. Tech is 2-1) Sartell-St. Stephen 28, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0 (Eric McAfee ran for 210 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Sabres. Sartell is 3-0. Sauk Rapids-Rice is 0-3)

The Tech football team will play home games this season at St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium. Tech head coach Gregg Martig told Emmett Keenan on St. Cloud Sports Saturday on AM 1390-the Fan that large amounts of mold was detected in both the locker rooms and concession stands at Clarke Field. A decision has been made by the school district to play away from Clarke Field this season.

Tech 28, Alexandria 13; Sartell-St. Stephen 6, Apollo 0; Fergus Falls 28, Sauk Rapids-Rice 27; Rocori 42, Brainerd 28; Cathedral 14, Holdingford 6;

High School football practice began in the St. Cloud area Monday. Sartell-St. Stephen has a new head coach, Scott Hentges, Justin Skalerud returns as the Apollo head coach, Gregg Martig is back at Tech, Dean Taylor returns at Cathedral, and Bill Magnuson is back at Sauk Rapids-Rice. Mike Rowe is back as Rocori begins defense of the Class 4A title.

Section 85A Quarterfinals Tech 35, Buffalo 28 (Jake Peterson ran for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns and Bryant Amundson ran for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns for Tech. The Tigers are 7-2 and will play at Brainerd at 2pm Saturday)