2009 Lake Conference Enrollment (9th - 12th)
Eden Prairie 3,079
* Burnsville 2,794
Chaska 2,446
* Eagan 2,324
* Eastview 2,138
* Rosemount 1,982
* Apple Valley 1,910
* Lakeville South 1,758
* Lakeville North 1,725
* Bloomington Jefferson 1,614
* Bloomington Kennedy 1,376
Chanhassen 1,000
2010 "South Suburban Conference"
* Prior Lake 2,003
* In 2010, the Lake Conference members that are asterisked above (*) have tentatively agreed to form a new conference. There has been a proposal voted on and approved by the Lakeville School Board and is very likely to be approved by the remainder of the school districts involved as well.
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- The LONGEST unbeaten streak in state high school football history was accomplished by Minneapolis Washburn with 60 consecutive unbeaten games from 1966-1973.
- Joe Mauer (MN Twins Catcher) Holds the single season AAAAA record for touchdown passes thrown in a season with 41 TD passes in 2000. (He had 73 in his career)
- Larry Thompson is 26th in state history for victories with 218 victories at the start of the 2009 season. (He is #9 among active coaches)
- Adam Platt from Lakeville (1992) is second in state history for interceptions in a season with 15. (Record is 17)
- Kirk Goldberg, Lakeville South Assistant Coach, played in the first "Prep Bowl" played in the Metrodome in 1982 with his Owatonna team losing to Stillwater 34-27.
- Despite 18 appearances in the State Tournament in the past 19 years since 1990, Cretin Derham Hall has only won the state championship once during that time, in 1999. (CDH mised the State Tournament only once during this period, in 2006 when they lost to Lakeville South in the Section Final)
- Among the 17 Class 5A teams that were "Academic All-State" in 2008, two were from Lakeville. Both Lakeville North & Lakeville South earned Academic All State honors in 2008.
- The all-time state record for all-purpose yards by an individual in a game was set in 2008 by Edina's Anders Lee, who gained 477 yds passing and 104 yds rushing for a total of 581 yds.
- The first recorded high school football game in Minnesota was contested in 1894 between Northfield and Faribault. Coach Knutson led the Northfield squad to a 104-0 victory. :-)
- In the past 20 years since 1989, a Lake Conference school has won the state championship 11 times. (Eden Prairie 6, Lakeville 2, Burnsville 2, Apple Valley 1)
- In the past 20 years, a Lake Conference school has only lost twice when reaching the state championship game and both times to another Lake Conference school. (Lakeville lost to Burnsville in 1991 and Lakeville South lost to Eden Prairie in 2006)
- In 2009, the MSHSL instituted a new "Mercy Rule" which states that any game that has a 35 point difference in the 4th quarter will be running time. The clock will run continuously other than after touchdowns or official/team time outs. The clock will go back to normal timing if the score difference drops to 30 points or less during the 4th quarter.
- The last Lakeville team that won a state championship was in 2003 when the Lakeville schools were still combined. In the state playoffs, Lakeville beat Eden Prairie 35-14, Robbinsdale Armstrong 38-28 and Hastings 34-9.
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2009 STATE MSHSL FACTS
In 2009, the Section 1AAAAA champion will play the Section 2AAAAA champions in the first game of the State Tournament. Section 2AAAAA participants include Irondale, Mounds View, Roseville, Stillwater, Tartan & White Bear Lake.
Also in 2009, Section 5AAAAA & Section 6AAAAA are scheduled to play each other in the first game of the State Tournament. Currently the #1 & #2 ranked teams in the state, Eden Prairie & Wayzata are favored to win those respective sections.
Schools with enrollments of 1,246 or more will be classified AAAAA, plus those schools opting up. Schools with enrollments of 623 to 1,245 will be classified AAAA, plus those schools opting up. The remaining number of schools, less the number of 9-Man schools, are divided by three to determine the number of schools in AAA, AA, and A. Schools must have an enrollment of 165 or less in order to qualify for 9-Man.
If, at the end of the fourth quarter, the teams have identical scores the tie will be resolved by the "Ten-yard line Overtime Procedure" as outlined in the National Federation Football Rulebook.
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Top Ten Strangest High School School Mascots
#10 Yuma Criminals (Yuma, AZ)
#9 Jordan Beet Diggers (Jordan, Utah)
#8 Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL)
#7 Canon-Mcmillan Big Macs (Canonsburg, PA)
#6 Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers (Mt. Clemens, MI)
#5 Springtown Fighting Porcupines (Springtown, TX)
#4 Poca Dots (Poca, WA)
#3 Benson Bunnies (Omaha, NE)
#2 Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms (Blooming Prairie, MN)
#1 Watersmeet Nimrods (Watersmeet, MI)
