#1 Lakeville South football too much for rival Lakeville North
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The #1 Lakeville South Cougars defeated the Lakeville North Panthers 35-15, Friday evening at South High School.
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South kicked things off when sophomore running back Carson Hansen caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Reid Patterson to make it 7-0 Cougars with 2:37 left in the first.
North would answer right back when junior running back Gavyn Schraufnagel scored a short rushing touchdown to even the game at 7-7.
However, Hansen would have an answer of his own, scoring on a 75-yard touchdown run to make it a 14-7 game with 6:07 left in the second quarter.
The #1 Lakeville South Cougars defeated the Lakeville North Panthers 35-15, Friday evening at South High School.[KSTP Sports]
In the third quarter, Hansen set his team up with another long run. From there, Patterson found junior tight end Chase Androff in the end zone to make it a 21-7 game early in the third quarter.
Following a South fumble, North’s Logan Freeburg scored a short rushing touchdown. North converted a two-point conversion to make it 21-15 South with 1:06 left in the third quarter.
But, South would not quit. Running back Josh Jacobson scored on a sweep to make it a 28-15 game with just over nine minutes left in the game. North was trying to mount a comeback, but South’s senior Joe Abbot got himself an interception. Then, senior running back Garrett Savard scored on a 64-yard touchdown run to ice the game. 35-15 South remains unbeaten.