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Forest Lake makes early touchdown hold up in high school football victory over Eagan

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 10/11/24, 10:00PM CDT

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Forest Lake scored on its first possession and added three quarters of stern defense to defeat Eagan 7-0.

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Forest Lake's Kevin Ndirangu scores a touchdown while dragging Eagan defenders in the first quarter. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Forest Lake football vs. Eagan, MSHSL MN high school football, Oct. 11, 2024

Howie Johnson, Forest Lake’s superbly physical junior defensive lineman, stood at about the 20-yard line at one end of the Rangers’ home football field, beaming at the throng around him.

Sweat dripped from his strawberry blonde crewcut, a permasmile plastered across his face.

A rough and rugged 6-4, 260-pound, nearly unblockable beast in the middle of the Forest Lake defense, Johnson has committed to take his myriad skills to the Gophers upon graduation.

But that’s still two years away. For now, Johnson’s gridiron satisfaction comes from being the biggest, baddest dude on the field in high school.

He was exactly that Friday, leading a punishing Forest Lake defense that stonewalled Class 6A No. 5 Eagan all night, winning a 7-0 decision that didn’t earn any points for style but was a thing of beauty to Johnson and his teammates.

For more on Johnson and the Rangers' victory, click here to read this story startribune.com.

For more on Johnson and the Rangers' victory, click here to read this story startribune.com.

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