Members of the difficult Metro West district, the Spuds and Trojans will play at 6 p.m. Friday in a game streaming on Strib Varsity.

Minneapolis North is off to its best start since 2022, when it finished 9-1. The Polars are tied for No. 5 in Class 3A with Holy Family.

Edina rolled past Wayzata after giving up the game’s first TD, Totino-Grace challenged Stewartville’s 30-game winning streak, and Centennial got past Osseo with defense.

Eden Valley-Watkins at Minneota could very well be the most interesting high school football game of the week.

Two of the top 10 teams, Wayzata and Mankato West, endured upset losses.

QBs are in the middle of matters for the top two in Jim Paulsen’s preseason ranking of the best teams in the state regardless of class.

Randy Shaver and Strib Varsity reporters discuss the top teams, 25 to 1.

Lakeville South got its Power-T offense cranked up and used a series of big plays to take control of the game. The Cougars scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, all on runs of 50 yards or longer.

Champlin Park-East Ridge, Rocori-Princeton and Rosemount-Blaine high school football matchups rise to the top of weekend playoff predictions.

In other games Wednesday, Class 4A’s Princeton tops 3A’s Dassel-Cokato 23-13 in matchup of two undefeated teams.