Sartell-St. Stephen Football

Tech 47, Grand Rapids 35 (Tech led by as many as 34 in the 2nd half before Grand Rapids made a comeback. Jake Peterson ran for 278 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Tigers. Tech is 2-1) Sartell-St. Stephen 28, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0 (Eric McAfee ran for 210 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Sabres. Sartell is 3-0. Sauk Rapids-Rice is 0-3)

Week 3 of the High School Football season is tonight. The matchups this week include a showdown between Sartell-St. Stephen and Sauk Rapids-Rice, Rocori at Apollo, Grand Rapids at Tech, and Cathedral at Albany. Tech will play a home game at St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium because of mold and lead paint concerns at the Clarke Field concessions stands and in the locker rooms.

Tech 28, Alexandria 13; Sartell-St. Stephen 6, Apollo 0; Fergus Falls 28, Sauk Rapids-Rice 27; Rocori 42, Brainerd 28; Cathedral 14, Holdingford 6;

The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres begin the Scott Hentges era this season. He replaces longtime head coach and current Athletic Director John Ross. Hentges had been the defensive coordinator under Ross. Hentges comes from a coaching family. His Dad, Bruce had been the head coach at St. Cloud Tech in the late 1980s and 1990s and is assisting Scott in Sartell.

Sartell-St. Stephen has hired Scott Hentges as their new head football coach. The decision was announced today on the Sartell-St. Stephen website. Hentges replaces John Ross who remains at Sartell as the Athletic Director. Hentges has held many different positions within the Sartell-St. Stephen football program. He has coached quarterbacks, running backs, linebackers, defensive backs and most recently defensive coordinator.

Longtime football coach at Sartell-St. Stephen John Ross is stepping down as head football coach after 17 seasons. He made the announcement to his team at their football banquet this weekend. Ross led the Sabres to State runners-up finishes in 2004 and 2009 and won Central Lakes Conference titles in 2006 and 2009.

Section 84A Semifinals Sartell-St. Stephen 28, Fergus Falls 21 (Eric McAfee ran for 199 yards and 1 touchdown and Eric O'Leary scored 2 touchdowns for the Sabres. O'Leary scored his touchdowns on a 96-yard kickoff return and a 16-yard reception from Blake Guggenberger. Sartell 4-6 and will play Rocori at 7pm Saturday November 5 at SCSU. Hear the game on AM 1390-the Fan)

Section 85A Quarterfinals Tech 35, Buffalo 28 (Jake Peterson ran for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns and Bryant Amundson ran for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns for Tech. The Tigers are 7-2 and will play at Brainerd at 2pm Saturday)

Colonel Tom Linnemann of Fox Sports North makes his high school football picks for tonight: Sartell-St. Stephen over Little Falls Fergus Falls over Apollo Alexandria over Sauk Rapids-Rice

The high school football playoffs begin tonight throughout the area. In the section 84A quarterfinals WJON will broadcast the Little Falls at Sartell-St. Stephen game at 7pm, pregame at 6:50 with Ty James. The Flyers are seeded #6 while Sartell is the #3 seed. Elsewhere #5 seed Sauk Rapids-Rice plays at #4 Alexandria and #7 Apollo plays at #2 Fergus Falls.