Thursday, November 3, 2011
Top seed Holy Family Catholic will play Washburn High School Friday in the Section 2AAA finals.
THE MATCH-UP Washburn High School (7-2, 5-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Holy Family Catholic (7-2, Independent) PLAYMAKERS Antonio Ayala (Washburn - Quarterback) The junior signal caller completed ten of 20 passes for 171 yards and three scores against Belle Plaine last Saturday. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in their first round playoff win. He has thrown for 1,301 yards and 15 scores this season. Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back) The sophomore rushed a rushed a season-high 26 times for 213 yards and four touchdowns in their win over Bell Plaine Saturday. He had two touchdowns in 21-12 first round playoff win over Richfield as he rushed 19 times for 158 yards. He has gained 1,257 yards and has 24 …
Friday, October 28, 2011
Washburn football hosts Belle Plaine in the second round of the playoffs Saturday afternoon.
THE MATCH-UP Washburn High School (6-2, 5-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Belle Plaine (7-2, 5-2 Minnesota River Conference) PLAYMAKERS Antonio Ayala (Washburn - Quarterback) The junior signal caller completed 14 of 24 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in first round playoff win. He has thrown for 1,130 yards and 12 scores this season. Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back) The sophomore scored two touchdowns in 21-12 playoff win over Richfield as he rushed 19 times for 158 yards. He has gained 1,044 yards and has 20 rushing touchdowns this season. Jayden Howie (Belle Plaine – Running Back) The junior signal caller has completed 88 of 167 passes for 1359 yards and nine touchdowns. He scored on a one-yard touchdown run in 20-10 first …
Monday, October 24, 2011
Washburn faces RIchfield at home in playoff action Tuesday.
THE MATCH-UP Washburn High School (5-2, 5-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Richfield High School (1-7, 1-6 Classic Suburban Conference) PLAYMAKERS Antonio Ayala (Washburn - Quarterback) The junior signal caller has completed 49 of 86 passes for 927 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back) The sophomore has rushed 85 times for 886 yards and 18 touchdowns this season. Corban Halbur (Richfield – Quarterback) Has completed 65 of 152 passes for 805 yards and four passing touchdowns. He has rushed for 257 yards and six rushing touchdowns. Desmon Martin (Richfield – Running Back) Has rushed for a team-best 634 yards this season on 151 carries and six touchdowns. MILLERS WIN IF... They can play better in the second half…
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Washburn hopes to improve to 5-1 as they face North at home Friday night.
THE MATCH-UP Washburn (4-1, 4-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. North (0-6, 0-5 Minneapolis City Conference) PLAYMAKERS Antonio Ayala (Washburn - Quarterback) The junior signal caller has completed 38 of 68 passes for 707 yards and nine touchdowns. Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back) The sophomore has rushed 62 times for 634 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Shelby Deloney (North – Running Back) Scored on an 80-yard touchdown run against Henry last weekend. Javar Fowler (North – Quarterback) The sophomore can hurt an opposing defense with his arm and legs. MILLERS WIN IF... They can continue to open up holes for Jones, who is one of the top sophomores in the state. POLARS WIN IF... They can play better in the second quarter. North has…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Lakers are playing their first game at Southwest Stadium under the lights Friday when they face crosstown rival Washburn.
THE MATCH-UP Southwest High School (1-1, 1-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Washburn High School (2-1, 2-0 Minneapolis City Conference) PLAYMAKERS Dantavian Sears (Southwest – Running Back) Junior has rushed for 148 yards on just 17 carries with three touchdowns this season. Cam Knuckles (Southwest –Wide Receiver) Has caught seven passes for 194 yards this year. Shakeel Nelson (Washburn – Wide Receiver/Cornerback) Scored on a 90-yard kickoff return and a 72-yard pass last week against Waseca. Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back) The sophomore rusher has scored nine touchdowns and rushed for 282 yards in only three games. LAKERS WIN IF... They can win the turnover battle. The Lakers returned two interceptions for touchdowns and a fumble …
Friday, September 16, 2011
Two undefeated teams with outstanding running backs meet in key non-conference matchup.
THE TEAMS Washburn High School (2-0, 1-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Waseca (2-0, 1-0 South Central Conference) THE PLAYMAKERS MILLERS WIN IF... They can continue to open up holes for Jones, who is one of the top sophomores in the state. BLUEJAYS WIN IF... They can dominant the line of scrimmage for Kolander, who is fourth in the state in rushing. 2-MINUTE DRILL SITE: Minneapolis Washburn High School TIME: 7 p.m. Friday WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 56 degrees LAST MEETING: Waseca defeated Washburn 27-26 in the Section 2 AAA title game in 2009. WASHBURN'S SCHEDULE Thu, Sep 1 Minneapolis Henry W 40-12 Fri, Sep 9 at Minneapolis South W 45-6 Fri, Sep 16 Waseca Fri, Sep 23 at Minneapolis Southwest Fri, Sep 30 Minneapolis Edison Fri, Oct 14 …
James Sanna
4:39 pm on Friday, September 23, 2011
Not sure, but tonight's the first time Pershing Park's new lights will be put to use at a high school game! more ›