High Schools

Running backs as receivers has some high school football teams running wide-open offenses

More intentional efforts by coaches to involve their talented rusher in the passing game has provided even run-heavy teams with a potent play calling alternative.

By David La Vaque

September 30, 2021 at 11:41PM
Lakeville South running back Carson Hansen (28) caught a touchdown in the first half. ]
(Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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