High School Football: Friday’s state semifinal predictions

A look at Friday s state semifinal games along with our picks for who will prevail and advance to the state finals A Jackson County Central vs Eden Valley-Watkins a m Gophers commit Roman Voss is the top recruit in the state and has led Jackson County Central to a dominant season that shows no signs of slowing down Our pick Jackson County Central Eden Valley-Watkins A Kasson-Mantorville vs Grand Rapids a m Grand Rapids quarter final win over Benilde-St Margaret s featured runs and one pass Could a similar recipe be on top Friday Our pick Grand Rapids Kasson-Mantorville A St Thomas Academy vs Spring Lake Park p m Two dominant defenses that haven t allowed -plus points in a single encounter all season Which offense can muster those one or two big plays that figure to win this bout Our pick St Thomas Academy Spring Lake Park A Goodhue vs Holdingford p m Jack Carlson is a yard rusher this year for Goodhue He ll need to get going if the Wildcats are to chew clock and keep Holdingford quarterback Jaxon Bartkowicz and his high-powered offense off the field Our pick Holdingford Goodhue A Lakeville South vs Marshall p m A fun clash of styles as Lakeville South s dominant rushing attack squares off with Marshall star quarterback Jett Feeney On the menu Points and a lot of them Our pick Lakeville South Moorhead Wisconsin Division River Falls vs Notre Dame p m at D C Everest High School River Falls offense has been high-powered all season The same or more will be required Friday as the Wildcats attempt to keep up with Notre Dame running back Kingston Allen who s ran for yards and touchdowns this season Our pick River Falls Notre Dame Division Baldwin-Woodville vs Winneconne p m at Marshfield High School Two defenses that have been largely dominant throughout the season meet up in a battle of - squads Baldwin-Woodville is one win away from making a second consecutive state title contest trip and experience may win out here Our pick Baldwin-Woodville Winneconne