Minnetonka capped off their Minnesota state HS season with an impressive win over Hopkins 60-7.
It was all clicking for a Minnetonka team that moved the ball smoothly through the hands and, as a result, forced the Hopkins defense to backpedal.
"Our 'average' player has better overall skills than the 'average' player on most other teams," said Head Coach Josh Johnson. "It's really not a battle of your best players; it’s a battle of how good you are as team. We played a 15-man game from whistle to whistle, regardless of who was on the field."
This was certainly evident on both sides of the ball as Minnetonka players trusted their teammates to catch and pass, and also to make tackles. As a result, the the rest were able to stay in the right position to be effective. Meanwhile, a couple of key skill breakdowns hurt Hopkins.
The interior back trio of Antonio Castillo, Bora Kalayci, and Thomas Poston worked very nicely together and John Meuller got plenty of go-forward at No. 8.
