Eight spots were up for grabs in the Class 2A wrestling state tournament, and Strib Varsity subscribers watched one team punch its ticket on Saturday, Feb. 14, when Totino-Grace won the Section 5 tournament.

The semifinals and final of Class 2A, Section 5 were all streamed exclusively here and are available for replay. All three video players (both mats for semifinals and one for the final) are below in this story.

The field included No. 1 seed Totino-Grace, No. 2 seed Minneapolis Roosevelt, No. 3 seed Bloomington Kennedy, No. 4 seed Brooklyn Center, No. 5 seed Fridley, No. 6 seed Minneapolis South, No. 7 seed Benilde-St. Margaret’s and No. 8 seed Minneapolis Southwest.

In the quarterfinals, Totino-Grace beat Minneapolis Southwest 77-0, Brooklyn Center beat Fridley 39-32, Minneapolis Roosevelt beat Benilde-St. Margaret’s 60-12 and Bloomington Kennedy beat Minneapolis South 57-12.

Totino-Grace won its semifinal against Brooklyn Center 65-12 (watch the replay in the Mat 1 video player below), and Minneapolis Roosevelt won its semifinal against Bloomington Kennedy 54-19 (watch the replay in the Mat 2 video player below). The Eagles then beat the Teddies 40-33 in the final to advance to the state tournament.

Watch the replay of Totino-Grace vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt in the championship here:

Semifinal replays

Mat 1: Totino-Grace vs. Brooklyn Center

Mat 2: Minneapolis Roosevelt vs. Bloomington Kennedy

Tournament preview

Totino-Grace has advanced to the state tournament each of the past five seasons and will look to do so again. The Eagles have floated on the fringes of The Guillotine’s Class 2A rankings all year.

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All of Strib Varsity’s wrestling coverage lands in one spot: our Strib Varsity Wrestling Hub. With the state tournament right around the corner, make sure this page becomes a part of your daily reading habits. Strib Varsity will produce expanded coverage of wrestling leading up to and all the way through the annual state tournament later this month.