Minnetonka advances to 6A Semis with 19-6 win over Lakeville South

Minnetonka quarterback Caden Gutzmer threw two touchdown passes to eighth-grader Theo Brown and added a rushing touchdown as the Skippers defeated Lakeville South 19-7 Thursday night in the Class 6A state quarterfinals at Eastview High School.

Lakeville South (7-4) struck first on a 2-yard touchdown run by senior Griffen Dean in the second quarter. Minnetonka answered with a pair of Gutzmer-to-Brown touchdown passes covering 8 and 15 yards, taking a 13-7 lead into halftime.

Gutzmer, a senior captain, extended the Skippers’ lead with a bruising 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter.

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