St. Michael-Albertville's one-two punch flattens No. 3 Blaine

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St. Michael-Albertville's one-two punch flattens No. 3 Blaine

By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune, 09/08/17, 9:45PM CDT

Running backs Mitch Kartes and Desean Phillips led the Knights to a 40-20 victory, their second consecutive thumping in their first season in Class 6A.

St. Michael-Albertville's Xavier Thurman (4) makes a circus catch near the 2-yard line while being covered by Blaine defensive back Mikey Gottschalk (21) in the first quarter Friday at Blaine High School. Photo: DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com

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