Minneapolis North wins Class A: Best Moments
Goodhue’s comeback — After a tough deficit in the first half (14-2), Goodhue came back and went up, briefly, at 26-25 going into half. The Goodhue faithful (they showed up in NUMBERS) went absolutely nuts. You have to wonder what…
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Continue ReadingGoodhue’s comeback — After a tough deficit in the first half (14-2), Goodhue came back and went up, briefly, at 26-25 going into half. The Goodhue faithful (they showed up in NUMBERS) went absolutely nuts. You have to wonder what McKenzie said to North at halftime, because they came out and immediately built up a double-digit lead and cruised from there.
Tyler Johnson jumps over someone — Just watch.
This sign — Lots of people talking about this topic. I can see both sides. There are seven public schools in Minneapolis with sports teams plus a few more privates, so North doesn’t exactly get to pick from a population of all 400k people. Plus, the school has grown rapidly; it wasn’t more than a few years ago that it only had 70-some students. Sure, the talent on that team could have competed with any Class in Minnesota, all the way up to AAAA; that’s why the state tournament seemed unfair. They were that much more imposing physically. I think that based on North going over 300 kids in 2016, it will be placed in AA the next time things are shuffled.
The city — Regardless of your school affiliation, it’s generally good to see a city school achieve success. If this school would have closed (a few years ago it was a real possibility), a ton of city history would have been lost and the pride on the North side would have taken a real hit. But to see a neighborhood school win a state title is huge for the community, especially one that has endured as much controversy as North. One of a city’s most important assets is its public school system, and this was a win for Minneapolis.