The Blake boys' soccer team is returning to the State Tournament for the second time in three years after a dramatic late goal by senior forward, Jake Lundberg, gave the team a 2-1 victory over Class A's #1 team, Totino-Grace.
Blake, the only team within the state to defeat Totino-Grace over the last two seasons (Blake defeated Totino-Grace 4-0 last season as well), went down a man after a red card was given out with 11:34 to go in the second half. Lundberg's heroics came with 1:40 left as he was able to re-direct a throw-in from senior Haluk Ercan-Fang.
The victory on Thursday night allowed the Bears to earn the #1 seed in the Class A State Tournament scheduled to begin on Wednesday, October 24th when they will square off against Duluth Denfeld at Chisago Lakes High School. Kickoff is at 7:30pm.
For a complete Class A State Tournament Bracket click here.