High school football: Week 3 predictions

Here are our picks for a few of the biggest games in the East Metro on Friday Farmington - at White Bear Lake - p m Bears quarterback Oluwatomi Animasaun has lifted White Bear Lake to a - record with his dual-threat capabilities But now the Bears take a massive step up in competition Farmington is fresh off a - win over Lakeville North Defensively White Bear Lake s defensive front will have to hold up against a Tigers squad that ran the ball times in each of the first two games Our pick Farmington White Bear Lake Apple Valley - at Two Rivers - p m A big tilt for future Class A Section tournament seeding Two Rivers Drew Altavilla and Apple Valley s Quieris Barnslater are dual-threat quarterbacks that figure to give each opposing defense issues But Two Rivers running battle which exploded for yards last week against Simley will be the key to this contest Our pick Two Rivers Apple Valley Chaska - at Hastings - p m Zack Shatek ran for yards and five scores for the Raiders last week against Bloomington Jefferson Half of that would be a great night against Chaska who has the look of a legitimate contender in Class A this season This is Hastings chance to prove it can leap into that company this fall as well Our pick Chaska Hastings Shakopee - at Stillwater - p m Shakopee has been wildly impressive across the board en track to its - start Stillwater s Charlie Zollar is fleetly establishing himself as Jack Runk s No receiving target after scoring three touchdowns last week against Park Can Stillwater hold up against a Shakopee run challenge that averaged nearly yards per carry on the ground last week in a come-from-behind win over Lakeville South Our pick Shakopee Stillwater New Richmond - at Hudson - p m The two Big Rivers Conference title favorites clash in a meeting that very well could determine the champion at season s end Hudson is fresh off an -point win over Menomonie while the Tigers have scored -plus points in all three games this season Our pick Hudson New Richmond Related Articles With St Paul football programs back together more than pride on the line High school football Two Rivers rushing attack leads to win at Simley High school football St Croix Lutheran improves to - by beating Johnson High school football Predictions for Simley-Two Rivers Woodbury-Moorhead and more High School Football Roundup Mahtomedi edges Mankato West