The Anoka football team will have at least another week of their season after knocking off one-seeded Lakeville North, 14-10 in the 6A state quarterfinals Friday night in Farmington.

Lakeville North scored the first touchdown of the game, Panthers senior quarterback Riley Grossman threw a touchdown pass to Blake Krause for a 7-0 Lakeville North lead.

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Anoka tied the game later in the first quarter. Zach Welch rushed for a touchdown, the scoreboard read 7-7 at halftime.

More points didn’t get added for either team until the fourth quarter, Drew Kolander made a 22-yard field goal to give the Panthers a 10-7 lead.

Late in the fourth, on fourth down Anoka quarterback Peyton Podany threw a go-ahead touchdown with 3:27 left in the game for a 14-10 lead.

This was nuts.

Trailing 10-7 with 3 minutes left, on 4th down, Anoka senior Peyton Podany spins out of a sack, and throws a go-ahead TD pass. @AnokaFootball beats Lakeville North 14-10 advancing to the 6A state semifinals. Crazy game. @KSTPSports pic.twitter.com/AZVN3YM06L

— Alec Ausmus (@A_TwiceKSTP) November 9, 2024

Anoka intercepted a Grossman pass to seal the win.

With the win, Anoka is 8-3 overall on the season, and will play another No. 1 seed in Minnetonka on Thursday, November 14 at U.S. Bank Stadium in the 6A state semifinals.

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