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North 48,
South 14
North Wins for the First Time Since June 2016 with a 48-14
Victory Over the South in the 50th Annual Minnesota High
School Football All-Star Game
(Game story by Dave Giles, Minnesota All-Star Football Game
Historian)
Complete Game Story
Stats and Box Score
After six straight losses to the South, including a 29-0
shutout loss in 2022, the North All-Stars outscored the
South 33-0 in the second half to win convincingly 48-14 in
the 50th Annual Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game
before a crowd of 2,184 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The North scored twice in the first quarter to take a 12-0
lead. The South scored on a 60-yard touchdown pass on the
final play of the first quarter to come to within 12-6.
In the second quarter, Carter Holcomb’s (Rochester Mayo)
54-yard punt return touchdown (plus a two-point conversion)
put the South ahead 14-12.
The North kicked a 32-yard field goal with 0:00 left on the
clock in the second quarter to take the lead for good (15-14
at halftime).
In the decisive third quarter, the North outscored the South
21-0, including two touchdowns only 9 seconds apart, to take
control of the game. The North added two more touchdowns in
the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.
The South leads the all-time North-South series 18-11-1. The
South leads the current North-South series (2011-2023) 10-3.
The North All-Stars won for the first time in seven tries at
U.S. Bank Stadium. |
