Park Center football goes from 20-game losing streak to verge of State Tournament
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Over the last three seasons, the Park Center football team endured a 20-game losing streak. They finally snapped the skid in the first game of the 2021 season, which springboarded them to a remarkable 8-1 campaign that has them playing Friday for a spot in the State Tournament.
Click the video box on thios page to watch KSTP Sports’ conversation with the Pirates about their incredible season, what making the State Tournament might feel like and the momentum they’ve created within the program that’s made a three-season long losing streak a distant memory
After losing the final 5 games of the 2018 season, the Pirates went winless in 2019 (0-9) and 2020 (0-6).
In 2021, their lone defeat came to Mound-Westonka with wins over rivals like Buffalo, Washburn and perennial powerhouses DeLaSalle and S-M-B.
Park Center plays Rogers on Friday for the Section Championship.
Park Center senior RB Micha Hobin carries the ball moments before breaking loose for a touchdown in the Pride's Section Semifinal win over Buffalo[KSTP Sports]
A win would deliver their second-ever appearance in the State Tournament – the first since 1985.