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Becker routs Little Falls in 56-14 high school football playoff ‘mismatch’

By David La Vaque, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 10/26/24, 6:00PM CDT

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Saturday’s Class 4A, Section 8 football semifinal was essentially over at halftime, with Becker up by seven touchdowns.

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“Their coach [Joe Bartos] started the conversation of going to running time for the second half,” Becker coach Dwight Lundeen said. “I was in full agreement, and I was hoping he would have that conversation. Because we had a mismatch today.”

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Even the sharpest football observer likely wrote off Saturday’s Class 4A, Section 8 football semifinal victory as another lopsided victory for the favorite: In this case, top-seeded and No. 1 ranked Becker, against an overmatched foe, in this case, Little Falls (3-7).

And while Little Falls conceded at halftime of what became a 56-14 Becker rout, the coach who the stadium honors, Dwight Lundeen, threaded the needle with the moxie of a coach drawing from more than 50 seasons on the sidelines.

For more on Becker's victory, click here to read the story on startribune.com.

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