The Bay Bell Trophy will head north.

In certain terms, Wayzata passed another test on its demanding schedule Friday night in Minnetonka as the Trojans slashed through the host Skippers 28-10.

It's a rivalry victory that sent the traveling trophy on the bus back past the north shore of Lake Minnetonka to reclaim its place at Wayzata High School after spending the last 12 months in Minnetonka.

"This one feels good," Trojans senior quarterback Jake Marsh said afterward. "We grew up playing those guys, I've known some of them since fourth grade. It's a familiar and fiery rivalry, and this is an exciting moment to share with my group of brothers."

Wayzata, ranked No. 4 in Class 6A according to this week's Associated Press rating, moved to 4-0 by seizing victory in a contest it controlled from the second quarter onward.

The hungry Trojans defense put forth a cogent plan of attack that kept the Skippers offense from establishing a rhythm, while their offense controlled the ball and moved it effectively enough to dictate the tempo and flow of the clock.

"The game of football is truly a game of momentum," Wayzata coach Brad Anderson said. "When it's going your way, you do everything you can to keep it going and not break it. When momentum goes against you, as a coach, you try to find anything you can to stop it. Whether it's a timeout, or a substitution or (deviating) from your normal play script.

"I think there were a couple times, when we needed to, we were able to break their momentum."

The Trojans never trailed and led 14-3 at halftime. But the harbinger might have come at the start of the third quarter when Minnetonka fumbled away its first snap and Wayzata set up at the the Skippers’ 18-yard line. One play later, the Trojans struck through the air to push its lead to 21-3, and one could feel Minnetonka’s hopes starting to deflate.

Marsh completed 10 of 16 pass attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns to help lead Wayzata’s offense. The Trojans were helped on the ground by Foster Conzet's 46 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and by senior Brady Galbraith, who hauled in three catches for 43 yards and two TDs. 

Marsh finished with a rushing touchdown as well, giving him three for the night, as his steady hand guided Wayzata’s offense.

"Jake's a heady leader who knows how to run the offense," Anderson says. "He understands how to keep the rhythm going and he keeps the guys functioning."

Marsh said perhaps the reason things are going so well for the offense this season is the guys up front are winning the battle at the line of scrimmage on a consistent basis.

"The biggest thing was our ability to run the ball," Marsh said. "Once we were able to pound the rock, that really opened up our passing options, especially the play-action. Credit the guys up front, because that's been the biggest difference all season. We have a team that can run with the best of them."

Defensively, the Trojans starters kept the lid on the Skippers offense after allowing an opening-drive field goal. 

Minnetonka started a new quarterback in junior Garrett Olson, and the offense added a couple never-before-seen wrinkles, but five first-half punts coupled with two turnovers prevented the Skippers from finding their way.

"Our defensive motto is to play relentless and play as a family," senior defensive end Nick Kramer said. "Tonight we were relentless, and we played as a family. The line, the backers and defensive backs, everyone dug deep, and we stuffed most everything they had to offer."

Minnetonka scored its first touchdown of the game on an 8-yard touchdown run by junior Jason Fredrickson with 58 seconds left.

The victory has Wayzata sitting with a 4-0 record at the midway point of the season. Up next for the Trojans is Maple Grove, and after that comes Hopkins, Edina and then a Week 8 showdown with No. 1-6A Eden Prairie.

But Marsh said the team understands that the last game won't mean as much if they don't take care of business on the road leading up to it. The Trojans will emphasize one game at a time and one practice at a time.

"We will celebrate this win for tonight, but tomorrow we will get back to work," Marsh says. "Certainly we have things to improve on. We want to become a better team each week."

The Bay Bell Trophy is heading north.

In convincing fashion, Wayzata passed another test on its demanding schedule Friday night in Minnetonka as the Trojans slashed through the host Skippers 28-10 to keep its perfect record intact.

Wayzata, ranked No. 4 in Class 6A in this week's Associated Press state high school football poll, moved to 4-0 by seizing victory in a contest it controlled from the second quarter onward.

Senior quarterback Jake Marsh completed 10 of 16 pass attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Wayzata offense. On defense, the Trojans starters kept the lid on the Minnetonka offense after allowing an opening-drive field goal.

Wayzata was helped on the ground by Foster Conzet's 46 yards and one touchdown on nine carries, and through the air by senior Brady Galbraith, who hauled in three catches for 43 yards and two TDs.

The Skippers scored their first touchdown of the game with 58 seconds left in the game on an 8-yard touchdown run by junior Jason Fredrickson.

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