Cougars get revenge on Irish
by Andy Rogers
Thisweek Newspapers
In a rematch of last season’s state quarterfinal game, the results were reversed this time around.
Lakeville South shutout Rosemount 17-0 on Friday night to move to 5-0. It was Rosemount’s second straight loss to a team from Lakeville dropping the team’s record to 3-2. Rosemount ended Lakeville South’s season last year in the state tournament beating the Cougars 24-14.
“We’ve been waiting all offseason to get our revenge,” Lakeville South quarterback Mitch Leidner said.
Both teams spent much of the first half trying to figure out each other’s defense.
“Our defense was playing great, but their defense was stopping us,” Leidner said.
The Cougars found it difficult to run or convert on third down, while the Irish struggled throwing. Turnovers were the difference again for the Irish. A week after losing four fumbles against Lakeville North, the Irish gave up possession on a fumble and an interception.
“I thought we were a little tight to start with,” Lakeville South coach Larry Thompson said. “We knew this was a big game and we haven’t had one in a couple weeks. It took us a while to adjust to their speed and toughness, but it was a good win. We got the turnovers. That was big.” (more…)






