The Star Tribune is celebrating 50 years of high school football state tournaments one day at a time for 50 days.
Year: 1993
"I was looking into the quarterback's eyes." — Detroit Lakes' Toby Steinmetz about his interception against Northfield with 40 seconds left
The magic number was three in 1993.
Senior quarterback Brian Rasmussen threw three touchdown passes, all to different receivers, as Apple Valley rolled over Rochester John Marshall 29-7 in the Class AA final.
"Our receivers and running backs ran picture-perfect routes," Rasmussen said. "And our offensive line gave me time."
Toby Steinmetz's interception with 40 seconds remaining preserved Detroit Lakes' 27th consecutive victory, a 21-14 triumph over Northfield for the Class A crown. Detroit Lakes' three touchdowns were scored three different ways, on a run, a pass and a fumble return.
Northfield quarterback Sam Richardson had connected on three of four passes, moving the Raiders to the Detroit Lakes 38, when Steinmetz noticed a flaw in his team's coverage.
"I was playing deep, but they had somebody in the flat and I didn't think one of our linebackers could get over there in time," Steinmetz said. "I was looking into the quarterback's eyes."
