11:50 PM - FINAL UPDATE 

Here’s a few late scores, from around the state:

AlBrook 27, Cook 6
Bethlehem Academy 53, New Life Academy 6
Hill-Murray 24, Holy Angels 21
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 35, Pillager 0
Lakeview 20, Holdingford 0
Lakeville North 35, Chaska 14
Moose Lake/Willow River 10, Pine City 0
Pine River-Backus 32, Cass Lake-Bena 12
Silver Bay 40, Babbitt-Embarrass 22
St. Paul Johnson 30, St. Paul Arlington 8
Staples-Motley 16, East Grand Forks 8
Two Harbors 41, Aitkin 20
Upsala/Swanville 42, New York Mills 0

That’ll do it for us; if you were at a game tonight, let us know your thoughts.

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11:05 PM - The latest update:

Mpls. North 47, Mpls. Henry 0 - Leandro Dower rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns for the Polars.

Elk River 30, Maple Grove 29 - Jack Gavin hit Logan Brummer with a 39-yard pass with 1:21 left, lifting the Elks over the Crimson.

Mayer Lutheran 41, Maple Lake 13

A few outstate scores:

• Albert Lea 6, Waseca 0, OT
• AlBrook 27, Cook 6
• Bigfork 60, Mesabi Academy 0
• BOLD 41, Melrose 13
• Cherry 42, Tower-Soudan 14
• Clearbrook-Gonvick 32, Ulen-Hitterdal 6
• Dawson-Boyd 18, Canby 8
• Edgerton 26, Westbrook-Walnut Gr. 18
• Granada-HEC 56, Truman 20
• Grand Meadow 41, LeRoy-Ostrander 13
• Hills-BC/E 38, Janesville-W-P 8
• Lake Park-Aud.34, Barnesville/Rothsay 7
• Lyle/Pacelli 50, Glenville-Emmons 14
• MACCRAY 28, Adrian 21, OT
• Minneota 42, Fulda 14
• Mora 49, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
• Murray County Central 19, Ortonville 18
• Nicollet 14, Cleveland 6
• Norman Co. East 22, Northern Freeze 20
• Northland 22, Cromwell 0
• Orr 36, Cotton 0
• Ottertail Central 20, Osakis 6
• Royalton 49, Parkers Prairie 16
• Staples-Motley 16, East Grand Forks 8
• Stephen-Argyle 41, Ada-Borup 8
• Tracy-M-B 43, Russell-T-R 7
• Triton 20, Byron 0
• Waubun 14, Goodridge/Grygla-Gatzke 6
• Win-E-Mac 40, Climax/Fisher 20

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10:45 PM - Here’s the rest of the metro scores so far:Rosemount 17, Lakeville South 14 - Rosemount QB Chase Vogler completed just three of his first 12 passes, but shook it off for the game’s final drive.  He connected on three consecutive passes on last-chance drive for the Irish, capped off with a game-winning six-yard scoring pass to Zachary Vraa with 21 seconds left.

Andover 48, Park Center 0
Austin 27, Red Wing 8
Apple Valley 28, Kennedy 18
Anoka 19, Centennial 14
Belle Plaine 28, United South Central 12
Breck 27, Concordia Academy 20
Lakeville North 35, Chaska 14
Holy Family 28, Mpls. South 7
Mpls. Washburn 53, Mpls. Edison 6
Norwood-Young America 27, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 14
Rogers 29, Spring Lake Park 7
St. Louis Park 35, St. Francis 22

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10:25 PM - A few more scores trickling in to Star Tribune World HQ…. - It was 14-14 midway through the second quarter, but Eden Prairie pulled away from Bloomington Jefferson from there on, winning 38-14.  Sam Gotham threw three touchdowns for the Eagles; Moses Alipate led the Jaguars with 185 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

- Minnetonka started on the right foot, beating Rochester Mayo 48-13.

- Coon Rapids held on for the upset at #6 Champlin Park, winning 29-20.

- Blaine scored with 28 seconds left to take a 14-7 win against Osseo.  Standout linebacker Tobi Saporu got involved on the offensive end, scoring on a fade to the corner of the end zone from quarterback James Peterson to seal the victory.

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10:02 PM - Michael Rand checking in from Hamline, where Hibbing has just snapped a 17-game losing streak that dated back to early in the 2006 season by defeating St. Agnes 13-6. Hibbing broke a 6-6 tie on a 40-yard TD connection from Ryan Johnson to Mike Belich with 1:06 to play in the game. Watching Hibbing celebrate in the end zone — particularly the seniors — was a sight to behold.

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9:40 PM - John Millea checks in: the Owatonna - Hopkins tilt has gone final. Hopkins made the second-half comeback, holding the Huskies to just six points and winning 48-30.

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9:15 PM - Stephen-Argyle is off and running for the year, as it rolled over Ada-Borup 41-8. That’s the Storm’s 68th consecutive victory; they have won five straight state titles in nine-man.

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UPDATE 8:20 PM: I’m the “very capable” Jon Marthaler… and we’ve got halftime scores from our reporters in the field:- Owatonna 24, Hopkins 21

- Coon Rapids 22, Champlin Park 14

- St. Agnes 0, Hibbing 0

And there’s one early score from the Minneapolis City Conference, as Southwest beat Roosevelt, 48-0. Sophomore running back Reggie Gandy was the star, scoring three touchdowns and going over the century mark both rushing and receiving.If you’ve got others, leave them in the comments below.

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It’s that time again, and it feels good. Prep football games across the state kick off tonight, and so does a new game night blogging feature here at the Star Tribune. Jon Marthaler, whom you might remember from his insane blogging output from many of the fall and winter state tournaments, will be updating this blog post with scores and highlights as they come in starting around 9 tonight and (hopefully) every other football game night this season. You are also encouraged, in the comments, to contribute to the discussion if you were out at a game and have insights to share. In addition, check out our new photo and video uploading feature, where you can send us images from the games you were out at.Thanks, and we hope you enjoy the season.

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