There was a bevy of great football games in Week 2 of the 2025 Minnesota high school football season.

Strib Varsity reporters were providing updates from some of the biggest games in the state, including Maple Grove vs. Eden Prairie, Lakeville South vs. Shakopee and Champlin Park vs. Andover. Here are the recaps:

• Shakopee survives difficulties in football victory over Lakeville South
• Champlin Park pulls off rally for a football victory over Andover

Also:

• Check final scores from across Minnesota
• Watch Episode 3 of “Strib Varsity Live with Randy Shaver.”
• Replay the stream: Benilde-St. Margaret’s football at Holy Angels
• How the Minnesota Top 25 fared in Week 2 high school football

Below is a recap from some of Friday night’s games:

Final scores from around Minnesota

Holy Angels 14, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 6: The Stars won it in the first overtime period.

Forest Lake 31, Anoka 20: Forest Lake added to its lead with a late field.

St. Thomas Academy 17, Rochester Mayo 12: Mayo made it close with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Final: Champlin Park 28, Andover 24

Champlin Park leaned on its size advantage, running the ball straight at the Andover defense, then occasionally taking to the air for big plays, to rally from a 14-point deficit and defeat Andover. The Huskies had a chance to pull it out with a long completion in the game’s final seconds, putting them at the Champlin Park 19, but Joseph Mapson’s final pass was intercepted at the goal line.

— Jim Paulsen

Final scores from around Minnesota

Minnetonka 40, St. Michael-Albertville 7: Caleb Francois finished with four rushing touchdowns for the Skippers.

East Ridge 34, Hopkins 18: The Raptors improved to 1-1.

4Q: Champlin Park 28, Andover 24

Champlin Park drove downfield, playing smashmouth football on the ground, then took the lead on a 19-yard scoring pass from Miles Felton to Isaac Axness with 59 seconds to play. It was the second time they’ve hooked up for a touchdown in the game.

— Jim Paulsen

Final: Shakopee 16, Lakeville South 12

Joseph Taye made certain Shakopee overcame its mistakes. His 20-yard TD run in the fourth quarter settled it.

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

A couple of final scores here:

Edina 40, Wayzata 14: The fourth-ranked Hornets did their work in the first half, scoring 33 points.

Byron 32, Orono 13: Byron finished off the No. 14 team in the Minnesota Top 25, getting four touchdowns from Carson Heimer.

Final: Maple Grove 28, Eden Prairie 14

End 3Q: Champlin Park 21, Andover 17.

Penalties at the worst possible time are costing Andover. After having a touchdown called back because of holding, Andover settled for a 29-yard field goal by Caden Roessler.

Champlin Park moved downfield for the go-ahead score. Preston Nelson took a pitch and cruised around right end for a 37-yard touchdown. The Rebels were aided by a questionable personal foul call that drew the ire of the Andover bench.

Andover is facing third-and-7 from the Champlin Park 13 when the fourth quarter begins.

— Jim Paulsen

4Q: Shakopee 16, Lakeville South 12

Shakopee stops Lakeville South’s Nic Swanson for no gain on fourth-and-2 on the Sabers’ 32-yard line. Home team takes over up 16-12 with 1:24 to play

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

Final: Minneapolis North 59, St. Agnes 0: The Polars have scored 114 points in two victories this season.

Final: Becker 43, Hutchinson 6: Does this ease the pain of a season-opening loss?

Minnetonka 40, St. Michael-Albertville 0: Caleb Francois has scored four rushing touchdowns for the Minnesota Top 25’s No. 2 team.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s 6, Holy Angels 6: The Red Knights tied it with a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Updates from around Minnesota

Final: Rogers 20, Blaine 0: Rogers shut out the No. 12 team in the Minnesota Top 25.

Edina 40, Wayzata 7: Still not a final score. Chase Bjorgaard scored his third TD of the game for the Hornets.

Updates from around Minnesota

Final scores are arriving. Here are two:

Centennial 49, Osseo 14: Centennial scored seven rushing TDs, by five players. Isaac Belinske-Strauss and Calvin Coppersmith each scored two.

Elk River 60, Sauk Rapids-Rice 20: Two more TDs in the fourth quarter got the Elks to 60.

Q4: Shakopee 16, Lakeville South 12

Shakopee’s Blake Betton is usually a star defensively, but his 29-yard catch came at the ideal time to end the third quarter. The Sabers used Betton’s big play to eventually score on a 20-yard run from Joseph Taye to take back the lead opening the fourth quarter.

— Marcus Fuller

End of 3Q: Maple Grove 21, Eden Prairie 7

3Q: Lakeville South 12, Shakopee 10

Lakeville South forced a fourth fumble from Shakopee to take momentum in the third quarter. Griffen Dean had 46 yards on three consecutive carries, including a 24-yarder that put the Cougars into scoring position. Gavin Stuart scored on another 1-yard run to put his team up 12-10 with 1:35 left in the third quarter.

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

Final: Moorhead 34, Woodbury 27: Moorhead is No. 6 in the Minnesota Top 25.

St. Francis 28, New Prague 16: The Saints are 2-0, but next week they play Elk River. They gave up 112 points to the Elks over two games last season.

3Q: Maple Grove 14, Eden Prairie 7

Halftime: Andover 14, Champlin Park 14

After moving the ball almost at will in the first quarter, the Andover offense sputtered in the second. Giving the ball back to Champlin Park after failing to convert on fourth-and-1 was a big momentum flip. A few halftime stats: Andover — Joseph Mapson was 9-for-13 for 97 passing and ran seven times for 50 yards and two TDs. Champlin Park — Miles Felton was 6-for-11 for 101 yards and a touchdown.

— Jim Paulsen

Updates from around Minnesota

Edina 33, Wayzata 7: We have a blowout building. Seconds before halftime, Mason West scored his second rushing touchdown for the Hornets.

Byron 19, Orono 0: Carson Heimer participated in all three touchdowns, scoring on two runs and a pass reception

Updates from around Minnesota

Minnetonka 28, St. Michael-Albertville 0: Caleb Francois is up to three TDs for the Skippers, all on short runs, and now Caden Gutzmer, who replaced Francois at QB this season, has thrown a 40-yard scoring pass, to Kirion Vogel.

Stillwater 15, Park of Cottage Grove 3: No. 19 in the Minnesota Top 25 is ahead as the Ponies work to atone for a season-opening loss.

Halftime: Maple Grove 7, Eden Prairie 7

Kaden Harney scored on a run just before halftime, and it’s tied between Maple Grove, No. 1 in the Minnesota Top 25, and Eden Prairie, No. 8.

2Q: Andover 14, Champlin Park 14

How quickly the game has changed. Champlin Park got on the scoreboard with a 30-yard pass from Miles Felton to Isaac Axness with 3:28 left in the half. The Rebels defense then stiffened and dropped Joseph Mapson for a loss on fourth-and-1 in Andover territory. Four plays later, Preston Nelson squirted through a hole and scored from 10 yards out, tying the score.

— Jim Paulsen

Halftime: Shakopee 10, Lakeville South 6

Lakeville South junior quarterback Gavin Stuart scored on a 1-yard touchdown run as time ended in the second quarter, but the extra point kick was missed. Shakopee managed to take the lead into halftime despite three lost fumbles in the first half.

— Marcus Fuller

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2Q: Andover 14, Champlin Park 0

Andover extends the lead to 14-0 on a 5-yard read-option run by Mapson. The senior quarterback led the Huskies on an 80-yard, seven-play drive. The big play was a 30-yard catch-and-run by receiver Tristen Chenoweth. Worth noting: Both of Andover’s extra points were kicked by Payton McKnight, also a starter on the school’s girls soccer team.

— Jim Paulsen

Updates from around Minnesota

Moorhead 34, Woodbury 13: The Spuds are at it again in the second half. Taye Reich scored his third touchdown, another short run.

Becker 14, Hutchinson 0: After a season-opening loss, the Bulldogs are up two TDs.

2Q: Shakopee 10, Lakeville South 0

Mistakes slowed Shakopee’s offense until senior running back Chris Peris took a pitch from junior quarterback Jake Counts and scored on a 29-yard run. Counts also completed the first pass of the game, a 25-yarder to Peris to extend the drive.

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

Edina 14, Wayzata 7: Chase Bjorgaard gave the Hornets the lead with a 6-yard TD run late in the first quarter.

Minnetonka 14, St. Michael-Albertville 0: Caleb Francois scores again for the No. 2 team in the Minnesota Top 25.

End 1Q: Shakopee 3, Lakeville South 0

Fumble. Fumble. Fumble. That was the theme of the first quarter, three fumbles combined, two by Shakopee. But the Sabers forced a Lakeville South turnover inside their own 10-yard line to maintain the lead.

— Marcus Fuller

1Q: Andover 7, Champlin Park 0

Andover quarterback Joseph Mapson showed why Huskies coach Tom Develice called him “special” before the game. After a penalty knocked the Huskies back 15 yards, forcing a third-and-17, Mapson avoided the pass rush and ran past the Champlin Park defense for 32 yards, moving Andover into the red zone. Five plays later, Mapson scored from 1 yard out, giving Andover a 7-0 lead.

— Jim Paulsen

1Q: Eden Prairie 7, Maple Grove 0

Andrew Johnson scored from 3 yards in the first quarter and gave the Eagles, ranked eighth in the Minnesota Top 25, a lead over the No. 1 team in the rankings.

Updates from around Minnesota

Byron 13, Orono 0: Carson Heimer has a TD run and a TD catch for the Bears against the No. 14 team in the Minnesota Top 25.

Edina 7, Wayzata 7: Edina QB Mason West tied it up with a touchdown pass to Jabari Strader.

1Q: Shakopee 3, Lakeville South 0

Shakopee’s Judah Forsberg made up for his early fumble with a 30-yard punt return deep into Lakeville South territory. The Sabers strike first, ending the drive with a 26-yard field goal from Quinn O’Fallon with seven minutes left in the first quarter.

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

Elk River 31, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0: Carsyn Kleffman is up to three rushing touchdowns.

Wayzata 6, Edina 0: Thor Soukup threw a short touchdown pass to John Evans to get the Trojans ahead of Edina, No. 4 in the Minnesota Top 25.

Minnetonka 7, St. Michael-Albertville 0: Caleb Francois scored on a 2-yard run for the Skippers, No. 2 in the Minnesota Top 25.

1Q: Shakopee 0, Lakeville South 0

The Sabers rushed for 50 yards on their first three plays to get into Lakeville South territory, but a lost fumble near the sideline cost them an early score. Shakopee responded by forcing a punt to keep it scoreless.

— Marcus Fuller

Updates from around Minnesota

Final: Kittson County Central 26, Stephen-Argyle 24: Kittson County Central is already 3-0 after a victory Friday afternoon over seven-time Nine-Man state champ Stephen-Argyle.

Brainerd 21, Duluth East 0: Brainerd, a winner by a point against Buffalo last week, is rolling.

Elk River now up 24-0 over Sauk Rapids-Rice

Updates from around Minnesota

2Q: Moorhead 27, Woodbury 13: Moorhead, No. 6 in the Minnesota Top 25, started early and scored early, leading Woodbury 21-0. Taye Reich’s 2-yard touchdown run started it, and then Jett Feeney passed to Jaimeson Dunlap for another first-quarter TD before Feeney hit Reich with a 50-yard pass for a third TD early in the second quarter. Feeney connected with David Mack for a 51-yard TD before halftime. QB Emmett Snuggerud has two TDs for Woodbury.

2Q: Elk River 24, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0Elk River, No. 10 in the Minnesota Top 25, is rolling. The Elks got an 8-yard rushing TD from Carsyn Kleffman in the first quarter and one from 3 yards in the second quarter. QB Levi Harris also scored in the second quarter.

Young fans take the field in Andover

Always one of my favorite parts of the high school football game experience: bringing the youngsters out on the field. It’s a big deal for them. And they’re always so excited. Parents, too!

— Jim Paulsen

Pregame: Wayzata at Edina

Edina, ranked No. 4 in the latest Minnesota Top 25, is looking for a 2-0 start, while the Trojans are trying to bounce back after losing to Andover last week.

Big 6A battle tonight as defending champs Maple Grove host Eden Prairie

Pregame: Lakeville South at Shakopee

I’m here at Shakopee to see the Sabers take on Lakeville South, a matchup of teams with similar styles and strengths. Both rely heavily on running the ball and stopping the run. That’s no secret. The team with the slight edge in either phase of the game is likely to finish on top after a physical battle up front.

The Sabers, who were Class 6A semifinalists last year, enter their home opener having posted a 41-0 shutout last week at Eagan. After falling in the second round at state in 2024, the Cougars opened with a 34-7 win vs. Mounds View. They’d love to add to that early statement.

— Marcus Fuller

Pregame: Champlin Park at Andover

Here’s an interesting tidbit: Despite both teams being intradistrict rivals, tonight’s matchup will be the first time they’ve faced each other on the football field since 2016. Champlin Park won that time, 41-16. The reason for the lack of recent history between the teams can be blamed on the switch to district scheduling. Until this year, Andover was a Class 5A team, Champlin Park Class 6A. Andover bumped up to 6A this season, and the Huskies showed they were ready to join the big boys with a 44-20 drubbing of Wayzata.

Andover coach Tom Develice said his quarterback, Joseph Mapson, was clearly the star of the game, running for five touchdowns and passing for another, but he thinks Mapson could be even better tonight. Develice felt Mapson showed some first-game jitters. He expects Champlin Park to do everything possible to take away the read-option and speed-option from Mapson.

“They’re always big and they’ll take those away,” Develice said. “We’ll have to do some things differently.” He acknowledged that no matter what the defense brings, Mapson has the skills to overcome whatever they throw at him.

— Jim Paulsen