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Chart: Prep football metro top 10

By Star Tribune, 08/24/15, 7:39PM CDT

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Staff writer Jim Paulsen ranks his top 10 high school football teams in the metro area following the first weekend of games.

Staff writer Jim Paulsen ranks his top 10 high school football teams in the metro area following the first weekend of games.

1. Eden Prairie (1-0): The Eagles withstood a fierce first half from Totino-Grace and asserted themselves with a dominant second-half in a 38-20 victory, their 31st in a row.

2. Osseo (1-0): What a game for Damario Armstrong in the Orioles’ 22-15 victory over rival Maple Grove. Armstrong scored the game-winning touchdown and made a game-saving interception.

3. Prior Lake (1-0): Jimmy Larson (13-for-17, 181 yards, 2 touchdown passes in a 34-13 victory over Centennial) appears to have solidified a quarterback position that was a bugaboo in 2014.

4. Mounds View (1-0): As usual, the Mustangs defense led the way in a 28-7 victory over Farmington, giving up only 93 yards of total offense to the Tigers.

5. Edina (1-0): The Hornets got their running game cranked up in the second half of a 28-15 victory over Andover, finishing with 401 yards on the ground.

6. Maple Grove (0-1): Expect the Crimson, on everyone’s short list as possible state championship contenders, to come out a little ornery in Friday’s home opener against Hopkins.

7. Lakeville North (1-0): Apparently, some obviously uninformed sportswriter left the Panthers, who smothered East Ridge, out of the preseason metro rankings. Lesson learned.

8. Burnsville (1-0): The Blaze got off to a convincing start by blanking Roseville 28-0. This week’s foe, Lakeville South, will be a huge measuring stick.

9. Totino-Grace (0-1): The Eagles played Eden Prairie to a standstill in the first half. A lack of depth on the lines became obvious after a long lightning delay, however.

10. Cretin-Derham Hall (1-0): That 21-12 victory over a good Lakeville South team will look impressive as the season goes on.