Columbia Heights tops Minneapolis South in football season opener
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Led by Gophers commit Spencer Alvarez, road team Columbia Heights beat Minneapolis South, 35-0 in the season opener for each team on Thursday.
KSTP Sports was there to capture some of the action.
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After an hour delay because of a lack of officials, Columbia Heights jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter. Jonathan Hackett scored on an 11-yard run, and the Hylanders converted a pass for the two-point conversion. Hackett later scored on a 66-yard run.
Columbia Heights quarterback Matt Rockwell, a returning starter, played well. He ran for one score and threw for one to Alvarez. The 2022 Gophers commit, Alvarez, plays both ways, but is considered a tight end at the next level.
The Minneapolis South football team huddles up before its game on Thursday vs. Columbia Heights.[KSTP/Jeff Brioschi]
Columbia Heights returns to action next Friday vs. St. Paul Harding/Humboldt, while South takes on Roosevelt.