1. Eden Prairie
vs. Champlin Park
2. Wayzata
at Prior Lake
3. Cretin-Derham Hall
vs. East Ridge
4. Totino-Grace
vs. Minnetonka
The metro's top-ranked teams, as selected by staff writer Brian Stensaas, and their Week 1 foes:
1. Eden Prairie
vs. Champlin Park
2. Wayzata
at Prior Lake
3. Cretin-Derham Hall
vs. East Ridge
4. Totino-Grace
vs. Minnetonka
5. Lakeville South
vs. Eagan (at L'ville North)
6. Champlin Park
at Eden Prairie
7. Rosemount
at Bl. Kennedy
8. Blaine
vs. Coon Rapids
9. Eastview
at Lakeville North
10. St. Thomas Academy (4A)
at Simley
The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.