EAST CENTRAL (picks by La Vaque)
North subdistrict
Champion: Albany
Has a chance: Zimmerman
South subdistrict
Champion: Dassel-Cokato
Has a chance: Litchfield
METRO GOLD (picks by La Vaque)
North subdistrict
Champion: Maple Grove
Winners and others: Star Tribune reporters make predictions subdistrict by subdistrict
David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen pick football champions and their top challengers in metro districts.
September 1, 2022 at 9:10AM
![Dassel-Cokato High School players run toward the student section to celebrate with their classmates after defeating Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School 28-21 in the Minnesota High School football Class 3A State Championship Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RPKKQPNNFF4AZ4NHKQY2RLP4PQ.jpg?&w=1080)
Has a chance: St. Michael-Albertville
South subdistrict
Champion: Lakeville South
Has a chance: Prior Lake
METRO MAROON (picks by La Vaque)
North subdistrict
Champion: Stillwater
Has a chance: Anoka
South subdistrict
Champion: Woodbury
Has a chance: East Ridge
NORTH CENTRAL (picks by La Vaque)
Black subdistrict
Champion: Andover
Has a chance: Rogers
Blue subdistrict
Champion: Sauk Rapids-Rice
Has a chance: Monticello
White subdistrict
Champion: Hutchinson
Has a chance: Willmar
SOUTH CENTRAL (picks by Paulsen)
Blue subdistrict
Champion: Blue Earth Area
Has a chance: Maple River
Red subdistrict
Champion: Jordan
Has a chance: St. Peter
White subdistrict
Champion: Fairmont
Has a chance: Waseca
Silver subdistrict
Champion: Pipestone
Has a chance: Redwood Valley, Jackson County Central
SUBURBAN (picks by Paulsen)
Blue subdistrict
Champion: Cooper
Has a chance: Spring Lake Park
Gray subdistrict
Champion: Mahtomedi
Has a chance: Simley
Maroon subdistrict
Champion: St. Thomas Academy
Cretin-Derham Hall
White subdistrict
Champion: Chanhassen
Has a chance: Waconia, Chaska
Red subdistrict
Champion: Holy Angels
Has a chance: Orono
TWIN CITY (picks by Paulsen)
Blue subdistrict
Champion: Providence Academy
Has a chance: St. Agnes
Gold subdistrict
Champion: St. Paul Central
Has a chance: St. Paul Highland Park, Como Park
Green subdistrict
Champion: Minneapolis North
Has a chance: SMB
Maroon subdistrict
Champion: Mound Westonka
Has a chance: Fridley
Red subdistrict
Champion: Columbia Heights
Has a chance: Brooklyn Center
Silver subdistrict
Champion: Richfield
Has a chance: Minneapolis Southwest
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