Quarterback Drew Brinkman accounted for three touchdowns and Luke Watkins rushed for 113 yards and two scores as Prior Lake defeated White Bear Lake 49–22 to earn a rematch with Minnetonka for a trip to state.
RUNNING BACK/WIDE RECEIVER AIDEN MBINDA SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS — INCLUDING AN 88-YARD KICK RETURN — AS PRIOR LAKE CLOSED THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 29–15 WIN OVER FARMINGTON ON SENIOR NIGHT AT DAN PATCH STADIUM.
Quarterback Drew Brinkman set the school’s single-game passing yards record with 269 yards, surpassing his uncle Chris Rooney’s 1984 mark, but a late Cougar drive sealed a 27–23 Prior Lake loss in Lakeville.
PRIOR LAKE SCORED EARLY AND OFTEN TO DEFEAT SIXTH-RANKED SHAKOPEE 38–28 AT DAN PATCH STADIUM, SECURING THE PROGRAM’S FIRST HOMECOMING WIN OVER THE SABERS SINCE 2006.
SECOND-RANKED MINNETONKA PILED UP 417 RUSHING YARDS, INCLUDING A BACKBREAKING TD RUN IN THE CLOSING SECONDS OF THE HALF, TO DEFEAT PRIOR LAKE 33–15. NEXT UP IS A TRIP TO LAKEVILLE NORTH.