Football: Brainerd gets rematch with SLP in state quarterfinals

COLD SPRING — Ninety-four points. That’s what the Brainerd Warriors and Spring Lake Park Panthers combined to score in the final week of the regular season, a 52-42 Brainerd win, Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Adamson Field. Now, the two teams meet in the Class 5A State Quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Rocori High School. “Anytime you play someone, you get an idea of what their personnel is like and kind of what their schemes are,” Warriors head coach Jason Freed said. “There is some comfort in that. When I looked at that first game, we had a hard time getting off the field on third down. We need to hone in on those key downs.” The Warriors (9-1) earned the No. 2 seed in the Class 5A North bracket. Brainerd’s only loss is to North's top-seeded Monticello in Week Six. Spring Lake Park (6-4) earned the No. 3 seed and is the defending Class 5A State Champion. The Panthers won Section 6-5A with a 21-14 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong Friday, Nov. 6. The Panthers were the No.

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