![Eden Prairie's Collin Penn (5) celebrated after rushing the ball for a first down in the fourth quarter against Blaine Thursday night. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Eden Prairie played Blaine in a Class 6A state tournament semifinal football game on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/W5EE67GNBS4NL7T2OJK54LEMIM.jpg?&w=1080)
The inherent cruelty of any semifinal game is that the remaining teams are convinced they're title-worthy, and half of them are sent packing. Eleven-time state champion Eden Prairie rarely is among them, and Collin Penn's exuberance after a first-down run (above) helped the Eagles dispatch Blaine in Class 6A. SMB, Caledonia and Spring Grove also advanced. Coverage on C6
prep football state tournament
semifinals at u.s. bank stadium
THURSDAY's results
CLASS 6A
Eden Prairie 34
Blaine14
CLASS 4A
SMB23
Waseca15
CLASS 2A
Caledonia40
Paynesville Area6
