Edina tops Minnetonka in Minnesota high school football Class 6A semifinal: Live score recap - November 13, 2025

The Hornets passing attack was too much for the Skippers in the MSHSL playoff semifinal

Minnetonka faces No. 4-seed Edina in the 2025 Class 6A semifinals. / Mark Bloom

MINNEAPOLIS — “Boogie Show” was the play call from the Edina sideline. Trailing 28-7 in the second quarter, senior running back Chase Bjorgaard caught a backwards pass from senior quarterback Mason West. Bjorgaard then planted his foot and ripped a pass to senior wide receiver Sammy Stephenson for a 46-yard gain. 

Two plays later, Bjorgaard ran for a touchdown to cut the lead to 28-14. It was the start of Edina’s momentum swing, and the Hornets outscored the Skippers 35-13 for the remainder of the game. 

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“All of a sudden, we just started rolling from there,” Bjorgaard said. “Obviously, our offense is never dead with [West] and our passing game. We’re a super resilient team, and we never doubt ourselves in those moments.” 

The Hornets chipped away at the Minnetonka lead while injuries mounted for the Skippers in a 42-41 win in the 2025 MSHSL Class 6A semifinals on Thursday at U.S. Bank Stadium. 

“I know Minnetonka had a lot of injuries,” Edina head coach Jason Potts said. “We took advantage of that, especially in the secondary.”

The Skippers were down three defensive backs by the game’s end, which is not a good position to be in against Edina’s talented passing attack. The Hornets were able to quickly cut the Skippers' lead with explosive plays to wide receivers Stephenson and Jabari Strader. Edina finished with 360 passing yards, and West went 16-for-25 for 314 yards and four touchdowns.

Minnetonka’s run-heavy offense started well. Senior running back Caleb Francois, who battled through injuries himself, had three rushing touchdowns in the first half, and the Skippers scored on their first four drives. 

Francois did have a costly mistake, however. Edina defender Luke Norman forced a fumble from Francois, which led to the Bjorgaard pass and eventual touchdown. From there, Edina’s run defense grew stronger, and Minnetonka's yards per run average fell each quarter. Francois finished with 255 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

“I think we stole some momentum,” Potts said. “We got a turnover. Our defense started to punch the ball out. We had a hard time stopping their run game, and as soon as [our defense] got a stop or they got a turnover, that’s when our offense really took the momentum.”

Minnetonka’s offense rallied from its own deficit in the fourth quarter. After the Hornets built a 42-28 lead, junior quarterback Caden Gutzmer led two touchdown drives. The Skippers had a chance to take the lead when they opted for a two-point conversion with one minute, 42 seconds remaining while trailing 42-41. 

Francois, who ran for 1,800 yards and 28 touchdowns this season, took the handoff to his right, but he couldn’t make it to the end zone. The Edina run defense held. 

“The decision to go for two came down to being pretty light on defense,” Minnetonka head coach Mark Esch said. “We were losing guys, so we were going to go for two to try and win it. We just came up a yard or two short.”

For the Hornets, they know what it’s like to be on the losing side of a 2-point attempt in U.S. Bank Stadium. In 2023, Edina did not convert an attempt, and Centennial won the title. Bjorgaard had the ball in his hands on a pitch, but that time, he couldn’t make the play. 

He and Edina will have a chance at redemption on November 21 when they play either No. 6-seed Moorhead or No. 2-seed Lakeville South in the Class 6A Prep Bowl on Friday, November 21. 

“It means a lot,” Bjorgaard said. “I feel like, in my opinion, I’ve got to pay some debts back to those seniors from that game. I’m working my butt off every week to try and win this thing.”

Edina tops Minnetonka in Minnesota high school football Class 6A semifinal: Live score recap - November 13, 2025

Minnetonka has won the toss and elected to differ. Edina will receive the kickoff.

First Quarter Updates

INTERCEPTION BY MINNETONKA! The Skippers intercept Edina quarterback Mason West on the first drive. West threw a wide receiver screen, and the ball went through the receiver's hands and to Minnetonka defender Brady Young — 8:57 - 1Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Running back Caleb Francois runs for a 12-yard touchdown. He carried a few Edina defenders into the end zone. Minnetonka ran seven plays for 67 yards on the scoring drive — Minnetonka 7, Edina 0 — 5:45 -1Q

Edina punts on its second drive. The Skippers defense holds Edina running back Chase Bjorgaard to minimal gains. The Skippers begin at their own 33-yard line — 3:39 1Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Quarterback Kaden Gutzmer connects with Parker Burckhardt on the first play of the drive for a 67-yard touchdown pass. Burckhardt was open down the sideline and broke the safeties' tackle to reach the end zone — Minnetonka 14, Edina 0 — 3:27 - 1Q

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! West finds receiver Jabari Strader open in the middle of the field for a 28-yard touchdown pass. The Hornets scoring drive was six plays, 72 yards — Minnetonka 14, Edina 7 — 1:43 - 1Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Francois runs up the middle for a 41-yard touchdown. The Skippers offense has three touchdowns in its opening three drives — Minnetonka 21, Edina 7 — 0:02 - 1Q

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Minnetonka 21, Edina 7

Second Quarter Updates

Edina punts, and it's only a 14-yard punt, so the Skippers will take over on their own 42-yard line — 9:30 2Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Francois with his third rushing touchdown of the day, this one for four yards. The Skippers complete a 10-play, 58 yard touchdown drive — Minnetonka 28, Edina 7 — 4:46 - 2Q

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! The Hornets get a much-needed touchdown. Bjorgaard runs in a direct snap for a 2-yard touchdown. The score was setup by a 46-yard running back pass from Bjorgaard to Sammy Stephenson — Minnetonka 28, Edina 14 — 3:11 2Q

FUMBLE BY MINNETONKA! The Hornets recover Francois' fumble. Luke Norman forced the fumble, and Cooper Drake recovered it. It's a break for Edina, who had kept the Skippers offense on the field with penalties earlier in the drive. Edina will have the ball on the Skippers' 45-yard line — 1:40 2Q

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! West finds Strader in the corner of the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown. West pinned the ball on Strader's back shoulder and over the Minnetonka defender — Minnetonka 28, Edina 21 — 1:15 2Q

FUMBLE BY MINNETONKA! Edina defensive lineman Sawyer Jezierski hits Gutzmer while he threw, and the ball flew forward, and Samuel Hoy recovered. Edina will have the ball at midfield with 11 seconds remaining in the first half.

2-POINT ATTEMPT NO GOOD! The Edina defense stops the Minnetonka 2-point conversion attempt. Francois took a handoff to the right, but the Hornets defense stopped it. —

HALFTIME: Minnetonka 28, Edina 21

First half total yards: Minnetonka 318, Edina 239

Third Quarter Updates

Minnetonka receives the second-half kickoff, and we're underway.

The Skippers get to the Edina 40-yard line, but the Hornets force a punt. Edina will have the ball at its 6-yard line to start its drive — 9:07 - 3Q

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! West completes a 70-yard touchdown pass to Stephenson down the sideline. The Hornets go 94 yards in five plays for a score — Minnetonka 28, Edina 28 — 7:06 3Q

Minnetonka goes for it on 4th-and-6 on the Hornets 29-yard line, but Gutzmer's pass is incomplete, and it's a turnover on downs — 1:44 3Q

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Minnetonka 28, Edina 28

Fourth Quarter Updates

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! West scrambles for an 8-yard touchdown run. He put the ball over the pylon for the score. West connected with Stephenson multiple times on the drive, and now the Hornets have the lead — Edina 35, Minnetonka 28 — 10:20 4Q

Drops continue to hurt Minnetonka. Multiple Skipper receivers have dropped open passes that would have been big gains. They did it again on the Skippers latest drive, and so Minnetonka punts, and Edina will have the ball at the 50-yard line — 9:40 4Q

TOUCHDOWN EDINA! West finds Strader in the middle of the field for the 44-yard touchdown pass. It's Strader's third touchdown of the game — Edina 42, Minnetonka 28 — 8:55 4Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Gutzmer threads a pass to Charles Simonsen for a 9-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone. The Skippers relied on Gutzmer's arm on that drive, and he led them on a 10 play, 80-yard drive — Edina 42, Minnetonka 35 — 4:49 4Q

Now Minnetonka defense gets the stop it needs. West can't connect with Stephenson on third down, so Edina punts, and the Skippers have the ball on Edina's 47-yard line trailing by seven points — 3:08 4Q

TOUCHDOWN MINNETONKA! Gutzmer gets the Skippers into the red zone, and running back Quinton Restrepo scores on a 6-yard rush up the middle. Minnetonka takes a timeout, and the PAT is pending — Edina 42, Minnetonka 41 —1:42 4Q

Minnetonka lined up to go for the 2-point conversion to try and take the lead, but Edina called a timeout.

2-POINT ATTEMPT NO GOOD! The Edina defense stops the Minnetonka 2-point conversion attempt. Francois took a handoff to the right, but the Hornets defense stopped it.

The Skippers had to use a timeout before the play, so they only have one with 1:42 remaining after Edina recovered the onside kick.

FINAL: Edina 42, Minnetonka 41

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