OHS football

Offense rules at this year's Minnesota state high school football tournament. Owatonna and Elk River, who will meet in Saturday's Class 5A Prep Bowl final, are good examples. The Huskies have outscored their two opponents by a combined 115-62. The Elks have pummeled their opponents 117-100 through the quarterfinals and semifinals.

Owatonna Senior quarterback Abe Havelka set school records with seven touchdown passes and 451 yards in Saturday's 56-38 semifinal victory over Brainerd at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Huskies will play Elk River in the Prep Bowl Saturday, November 25 at 4PM.

In a rematch of the 2013 Prep Bowl championship game held at the Metrodome, Owatonna and Brainerd will clash in the semifinals Saturday, November 18 at U.S. Bank Stadium. While the players are all different, the coaching staffs and schemes remain mostly the same.

Owatonna returns to U.S. Bank Saturday for the state football semifinals and a 7PM game with Brainerd. A year ago, the Huskies gave Elk River the toughest challenge they saw on the way to a title.

Owatonna High School has an experienced coaching staff leading their football team into the state semifinals Saturday night at U.S. Bank Stadium. But their years of working together pales in comparison to the group that will line up across from them for the second time in five years.

Eight Owatonna football players were named to the Big Southeast All-District team, including the Offensive Player of the Year. Four others earned a spot on the honorable mention team. Junior Jason Williamson landed the top offensive honor for the Red Division after racing for nearly 2,000 yards.

Offense was on full display in Owatonna's 59-34 state tournament football victory Saturday night over Mahtomedi at Lakeville North High School. The win propels the Huskies back to U.S. Bank Stadium for the semifinals for the second straight year. OHS will face Brainerd Saturday, November 18 at 7PM.

Owatonna is back at the state tournament, along with five others from last year's field of teams. The Huskies beat Apple Valley before losing to eventual state champ Elk River is 2016. The Eagles and Elks are back.

Owatonna scored all the points they would need in the opening minute of the Section 1-5A football championship game at OHS Friday night. Abe Havelka tossed a screen pass to Noah Budach in the right flat and he sprinted up the sideline for a 55-yard touchdown to put the Huskies up 7-0 just 54 seconds into the game. Owatonna went on to a 37-0 win over Rochester Century to repeat as section champs.

Owatonna football is back into the Section 1-5A final after making it all the way to the state semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium last year. To the surprise of many, the Huskies host the title game after Rochester Century upset top seed Northfield in Saturday's semifinals.