Football Friday: Hopkins vs. Eden Prairie

FOOTBALL FRIDAY

Hopkins (2-1, 0-0 Lake Conference) vs. Eden Prairie (3-0, 3-0 Lake Conference)

PLAYMAKERS

• Andre McDonald (Hopkins- Wide Receiver): The Vanderbilt commit caught three touchdowns in the win over Irondale.
• Richard Cliett (Hopkins- Running Back): The junior scored two touchdowns against Irondale, his first two of the year.
• Andrew Larson (Eden Prairie – Running Back): KARE-11 preseason All-Metro selection who scored three touchdowns in Maple Grove win last Friday. He has 415 yards in three games and scored seven scores. Larson has scholarship offers from North Dakota and South Dakota State.
• Nick Davidson (Eden Prairie –Tackle): The North Carolina transfer is considering Stanford, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon and Colorado.

ROYALS WIN IF ...

• They can slow down a Eagle offense that has outscored their opposition 94-7 and will be playing in front of a large homecoming crowd. 

EAGLES WIN IF ...

• They can continue to dominate the line of scrimmage with an All-State rusher and a huge offensive line and keep the ball away from the high-powered Royals’ passing offense and All-State wide receiver Andre McDonald.

2-MINUTE DRILL

• SITE: Eden Prairie High School
• TIME: 7 p.m. Friday
• WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 56 degrees
• LAST MEETING: Eden Prairie defeated Hopkins 45-36 in the regular season and 42-7 in the playoffs. Both games were played at Eden Prairie.

HOPKINS SCHEDULE
Thu, Sep 1 vs. Apple Valley W 47-9
Fri, Sep 9 vs. Blaine L 26-20 OT
Fri, Sep 16 vs. Irondale W 39-21
Fri, Sep 23 at Eden Prairie
Fri, Sep 30 at Edina
Thu, Oct 6 at St. Louis Park
Fri, Oct 14 vs. Wayzata
Wed, Oct 19 at Minnetonka

EDEN PRAIRIE SCHEDULE
Thurs, Sep 1 Champlin Park W 24-7
Fri, Sep 9 Bloomington Kennedy W 35-0
Fri, Sep 16 at Maple Grove W 35-0
Fri, Sep 23 Hopkins
Fri, Sep 30 Minneapolis South
Thu, Oct 6 Minnetonka
Fri, Oct 14 at Edina
Wed, Oct 19 at Wayzata