Albany Football Faces Tough Task in State Semis

Albany takes their unbeaten 11-0 record to U.S. Bank Stadium today to face defending champion and 12-0 Stewartville in the Class 3-A State Tournament semifinals.  The Huskies snuck out a 28-27 win over Fergus Falls in the State Quarterfinals in Alexandria last week.

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Albany Head Coach Michael Ellingson joined me on WJON Friday. He says Fergus Falls had the momentum late in the game last week after scoring a touchdown to cut the Albany lead to 1 point.  The Otters went for 2 and didn't get it.  Ellingson says if they were in the same situation as what Fergus Falls was in, they would have gone for 2 as well.  He says they did that last season against New London-Spicer and they converted the 2-point play.

Albany has met every test to this point this season but the game today appears to be the team's toughest test.  Stewartville has shutout 7 opponents this season and hasn't lost a game since 2022 when they lost to Hutchinson in a State Quarterfinal game.  Stewartville has won 26 straight games.  Albany and Stewartville are set to play at 4:30 p.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium Saturday.

If you'd like to listen to my conversation with Michael Ellingson, it is available below.