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MN high school football state tournament: Shakopee turns back Mounds View in Class 6A football quarterfinal

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 11/08/24, 10:00PM CST

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Shakopee let a chunky lead get away, then regained its footing with the support of a big defensive play and the running of T.J. Clark.

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T.J. Clark had tunnel vision.

Shakopee had let nearly the entire 17-point lead it built in the first half slip away. But the Sabers defense had just come up with a game-rescuing, fourth-down sack of Mounds View quarterback Jacob Sampson, giving Shakopee the ball at midfield with the chance to regain control of the game.

It was an opportunity Clark, a determined 5-9 running back, wasn’t about to let slip away.

He carried the ball on seven of eight plays on a drive that started at the 50-yard-line and scored a 6-yard touchdown that helped Shakopee rebuild its double-digit cushion and basically salt away a 24-17 victory over Mounds View. The Sabers earned a chance to play in the climate-controlled coziness of U.S. Bank Stadium next week in the Class 6A semifinals.

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

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