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WATCH: Broken play turns into improbable TD for Alexandria in victory over Sartell

Alexandria moved to 1-1 this football season thanks in part to a wild touchdown all caught on camera.

By Brian Stensaas

September 8, 2018 at 4:11AM

Alexandria's Matthew Carlsen on Friday night made ESPN's "SportsCenter" with this broken-play-turned-touchdown early in the fourth quarter against Sartell. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Some plays were meant to be broken. In this case, Alexandria's Matthew Carlsen on Friday night made ESPN's SportsCenter with a broken-play-turned-touchdown early in the fourth quarter against Sartell.

Alexandria Echo Press editor Eric Morken caught the wild third-down play on camera and the folks in Bristol took note.

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That play cut Sartell's lead to 16-14. Alexandria's Zach Wosepka capped a memorable night for the Cardinals when his 32-yard field goal with under 2 minutes to play put Alexandria ahead 17-16.

It's only Week 2 of the prep season. What more will we see before November?

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Brian Stensaas

Multiplatform Editing Team Leader

Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.